Bowl-A-Palooza 4

Ode to Stella Artois

By George Sand

Sung to the tune of “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-z and Alicia Keys

Yeah, yeah I'ma up at Burbank
Now I'm down in Hollywood
Right next to the Orchid
And now at Celebrity
I've brought Stellas with me
And since I brought it here
I will drink it anywhere
Yeah pour me another beer

I used to drink on rooftops
All my Trigger Streeter stunnas (Hey yo!)
Right there off of Franklin
Brought me back to that night last year
When Palace took a drop
Or was it before
With two girls and a cup
What’s in store this year? Fo sho…

Hanging with Aaron,
Andrew, Alex,
Jon, Matt, Jared,
And Nick from San Francisco.
Me? I'm out and will miss
Maddox vs. Sheila.
Get it on video.
Will Sophie bring her mom with her?

Say what up to Mickey
Mark, Chris, and Vivi
Sitting poolside
Ken and Ben give Ted high-5s
What up with the others?
I won’t take no “Mebbe’s”
Tell by my attitude that I'm really drunk on...

STELLA!!!
Weekend of Bowl-A-Palooza
There's nothing you can’t do when you drink Stella.
Stella will make you feel brand new,
Stella will inspire you,
Let's hear it for Stella, Stella, Stella…

Punchlines

Dear Abby: The latest incident with my boss involved a huge fight over a thumb drive. I thought we should resolve it by thumb wrestling, but he was at a disadvantage physically. Do you have any other suggestions?

I think you should familiarize yourself with Human Resources and finger him.

When in Rome

When I saw the photos taken by my friend's little brother of their Christmas spent in Europe, I felt an obligation to share it. Just look at these... They are all simply works of art! 

All photos by Ernest Lee.

Punchlines

The FIVE worst things to say at a job interview:

5. Yes, I do believe in ghosts. Doesn't everyone?

4. When is the earliest possible date I could take a holiday?

3. It seems lately I've lost the will to live.

2. They couldn't pin anything on me and so they let me go.

1. "Face time" at my old job wasn't anything like I imagined it would be. How do you define it here?

Amazon First Round

The hopes of roughly 8,000 people will be dashed today when the Amazon.com Break-through Novel Award make their announcement. Only 2,000 entries will move to the second round based on 300-word pitches. The evaluation is not made on the manuscript itself, but on the strength of the pitch, the originality of the idea and the quality of the writing of the pitch.

Tension is building on the forums, as no one quite knows whether the announcement will be made via email or appear on the website itself. 

Many are holding vigil, clicking on the refresh button every few minutes. Others are patiently scheduling their visits every four hours. 

Still others are convinced this year email notifications will go out on this day. But if the past is any indication, that wait may last four or five days. 

While some are participating in a virtual party as they wait, others are sharing their coping plans; chocolate and Thai food seem to be in favor as well as excessive drinking. 

While waiting, I've been playing with word clouds (see above). I haven't quite decided on my plans for today other than lunch. Thai seems like a good idea.

Punchlines

Will you please sign my petition? I'm collecting signatures for...

...my priest. He wants to get reinstated but the parents weren't too pleased with his oral performance.

The boys were, however.