In early 2005 I participated in a youth poetry slam. I made it into the final competition and it was there that I met Shannon Leigh. I had seen her perform once as an opening act to the 2004 Austin Ego's Poetry Slam final and was very impressed. When I realized that I'd be competing with her in the youth finals I was honored and frightened ( Read more... )

I am drunk and petting my cat at 6:30 in the AM ( Read more... )

Go here: myspayche

Listen to the four songs labeled "Fever Medicine EP".

Then download them, burn them to a CD and give it to your mom for mother's day.

Come on, it's free!

Thanks,
-Phil

There are a few things I've done in my life that make me very proud:

- I've performed a fair amount of decent improv shows with two very good (and very different) improv troupes and a slew of other awesome people.
- I was the 2005 Austin Under 21 Poetry Slam Champion (Some videos here). I got to go to San Francisco for a week and it was one of the ( Read more... )

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are you not you ( Read more... )

I am posting here because I had a chance encounter of the third kind with my manager from Fazoli's, where I worked 8 years ago. He's the one who gifted me with the nickname Flounder, which for a long time was my online handle or whatnot. Hence the name of this journal. He's a manager at Whataburger now and he gifted us with free pies. FREE PIES ( Read more... )

I've broken at least 5 of my favorite pairs of sunglasses during SuperHouse shows. Tonight was no different ( Read more... )

One of the weirdest/coolest things I've heard today:
Listen to this, it was made by them.

Days like today remind me to breathe ( Read more... )