the only good thing to come out of knoxville this weekend.

look who rachel met / hugged!

gchatz w/ rachel

just got done firing rachel up, and now i'm going to do it for you too.

me: ARE YOU FEELING AWESOME ABOUT TOMORROW
rachel: YESSSS
i cant even hardly stand it
it feels like college days
that glimmer of hope
that chance that ill see goal posts go down
it feels so vintage UT!
basically, i feel alive again
me: i know
i think we are now the favorite
rachel: i think so too, but i dont really want it
makes me too anxious
me: im not even worried at all
i feel like i KNOW we're going to win
rachel: really?
me: and decisively
rachel: i want to feel that way
i really do, but i cant get there
me: it just has to happen
we cant go on being losers any longer
rachel: no we cannot
and we wont
me: this is our moment
if not now....then i dont know when
rachel: you just gave me goose bumps
me: this is when all is set right in the world again
when things go back to normal
rachel: it does feel that way

me: MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK, AND THE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS ARE WINNERS.

i want that.

internet rumors suggest that this shirt, featuring tyler bray's infamous back tat, will be sold outside of the stadium tomorrow.

RACHEL CHEEK THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL EARLY 30TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT JUST SAYING.

that's all for now. GO VOLS!

Have you eaten at Aldo's in Memphis?

Yella Bear's mom is a working girl who greets gentlemen there in the evenings. They have  BBQ pizza like most places, but get this... they put coleslaw on top!

Get in line.

I wonder if our pizza friday correspondent could possibly maybe review a slice?

also lookin' good!

another runnin' photo! this one is from rachel. she expressed her dismay that the copyright obscures her justin hunter jersey, in whose honor she ran the race, and lives her life.

#protip

john's helpful tips for rachel, regarding her halloween costume.

blog sneak attack

me: brb work
rachel: when you get back, i think i went on a date with a mennonite

for bun-bun (and justin hunter)

y'all know rachel, right? well, she's trying to disguise drinking as charity, and would like your help. she writes:

In a couple of weeks I am going to Kentucky to run a 200 mile relay and drink bourbon, possibly in tandem. My team, which consists of 11 people you don’t know + me, is participating on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The only way I know to cure kancer is by running and drinking. Because we all itemize, I know you’re looking to tack on some more charitable contributions this year. You probably also want to win points with Bun Bun. So, here is where you can make a generous donation. It’s nothing fancy like a Booze Cruise, but it’s the best I can do.

go on. make a donation, if you believe her. which i dont.

jk, i do. brb donating!!

oh and ps, justin hunter doesn't have kancer or anything. she just loves him a whole lot.

THIS JUST-IN.

you'll never guess what justin hunter's nickname is!!

BONES!!!!!!

rachel told me that!

what is yella bear doing?

recuperating from an exhausting weekend in the boro, where he met his uncle nike for the first time. they just wore each other out.

thx rachel!

help name rachel's new puppy!

and by puppy, i mean new old dog. here he is! isn't he cute?!

vote in the poll at the top of the page. and, of course, write-in any new ideaz in the comments of this post.

what's for lunch?????

"This is what a flood victim eats. Red pepper, seedless cucs, black bean hummus, topped off with an attractive drinking vessel." -rachel

attractive, indeed. thanks for sharing, rachel! what did the rest of you have for lunch?

announcement!

last night i called rachel, and she was in SMYRNA!!!

that is all.