it's been 10 years since i 1st enrolled at ole miss. don't know bout ya'll, but wow, i feel old. still remember when "carmaggedon" was considered "fresh". excuse me while my head gets placed under an open gas main.

That last guest on the Daily Show was a real toolbag. But if he's right, then I can stop studying for this environmental science test, crack open a beer, and surf for porn. Hmm....who to believe, who to believe...

In case anyone wanted to catch that last Super Bowl halftime show:

Game.......Blouses.

It's snowing in the marina. A camera, a camera, oh my kingdom for a digital camera!...with 5x optical zoom...and 6.1 megapixels...and lots of memory storage...ah hell, I'll just make a sketch.

The Saints have 1 playoff win under their belt, and they might have lost that one if Az-Hakim didn't fumble the punt. Matter of fact, I'm sure there's no possible way they can win. Philly is due. Garcia is a vet, and will keep the ball away from the Saints offense. This game means way too much to the Saints, and they have too much baggage. ( Read more... )

Gulf Coast style.

"...right after intermission, when the white people get back, and find out....niggas done stole they seats."

R.I.P., Richard Pryor.

Honestly, I'm not very familiar with much of his original stand-up material (other than Live on the Sunset Strip, but I can never forget Brewster's Millions (way underrated) and The Toy, not to mention Eddie Murphy ( Read more... )

New Orleans - related. Click on the top "Canal St., New Orleans" on the left hand side, then check out the red box marked "Katrina". Wish I had info like this for the Coast. From talking with one of the guys in the Geology Dept., NOAA is sending them tons of raw satellite data, and they're compiling it into these kinds of maps. For the Miss. ( Read more... )

Updates: As of today (from the Mississippi Press):

Ice and Water Pickup in OS

- Intermittently at O.S. Middle School at Hanshaw and Gov't. St.
- Soon to be at O.S. High School on Gov't. St.

Drop-off locations for bagged household garbage- The empty lot at Cleveland Ave. and Porter Ave ( Read more... )

Looks like the best I can do right now is stay in Oxford for a few days and gather/redistribute Coast information. Got ahold of a few co-workers down in Biloxi, and they all recommended I keep up the data search. Also talked to Bill again and he broke the good/bad news (neighbors safe and the Shell station made it, but everyone got flooded). ( Read more... )