I do have to tell any readers that haven't had a chance to yet to go check out the has-been page that Dave connected to the site. To quote Brian Mason, "Mr. Martingale, that's some funny stuff." I even got to find out what Gil Gerard of "Buck Rogers" fame has been up to. There was an ugly rumor that Lee Majors of "The Fall Guy" and "The Six Million Dollar Man" is having to work in a cafeteria to make ends meet. The best part is that at the end of each entry, the guy rates the amount the performer's signature is worth compared to Joe Piscopo's (apparently, Joe Piscopo's autograph goes for exactly $10). While this is extraordinarily humorous, it pales in comparison to the greatest series of web pages to hit the scene yet (at least for those of us with a truly twisted sense of humor), the "Ate My Balls" pages. The first 2 were "Mr. T Ate My Balls" and "Chewbacca Ate My Balls." There have been many imitators since. Each page has pictures of the character or celebrity with word bubbles added in to have them say things about eating balls. Absolutely vile concept with some hysterical lines coming out of it. I'd better stop now or everybody will think I'm completely off of my rocker.
Dana came into town to celebrate my birthday on Friday with me. I
didn't
really have all that much to drink on Friday night; I was just drinking
on an empty stomach. The only thing I had to eat before going out was a
chocolate chip cookie. I drank well within my usual limits, but wasn't
prepared for the effects. Now I know. I had what had to be one of the
nicest birthday's and Valentine's days I can remember. I got to see
Mike
and
Pete, spend time with Dana, eat some great food (I got buffalo food
at Bennigan's), drink some crappy vodka, and just share my time with good
people. I found out that my parents got me another pair of cowboy boots
for my birthday...whoohooo!! It's nice to finally have enough pairs of
shoes that I don't have to wear the ones pictured below if I don't want
to. 
These were rated one of the
ugliest pairs of sneakers in existence
by almost everyone I know who was paying attention to my footwear (Dana,
some of her friends, and my brother-in-law). They used to have velcro,
but I cut it off. They were much uglier before that.
One of the things that has hit me is that I'm doing everything to extremes these days. I'm eating too much, smoking more than I used to, buying more CDs and comic books, staying up too late, etc. It's been going off and on since the middle of last semester and I'm not sure why. It may be due to having to go out into the real world really soon, but I'm not sure I want to be too quick to slap an excuse on it like that. So I'm trying to relax a little bit and show some more restraint, at least in some things. I haven't been smoking as much and cutting back on the food is the next step. Its not dieting so much as not eating a half gallon of mint chocolate chip ice cream in two sittings. Oops.
We have a new chapter of Alpha fraternity in the works. Its up north (no, I don't plan on telling you what state or anything) and it looks like things are moving along nicely. I'm national treasurer for Alpha and I was just talking with the national president and executive secretary about the specifics of bringing the new chapter into the fold. We're making a road trip next weekend to meet the group and make sure everything is going smoothly. Wish us luck.
I got 2 new discs: Miles Davis's "Miles Smiles" and Leon Parker's "Belief." Both are big recommendations. Parker is a phenomenal drummer and percussionist who I first heard about through his work with pianist Jacky Terrasson. "Belief" is great if you want a little more energy and danceability (is that a word?) than you can get in most modern jazz.
It's All My Fault,
Buffalo Bill
bxmar1@maila.wm.edu
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