Georgia Pok Guy

Why does Ben Fold’s “Kylie From Connecticut” remind me of a heaping bowl of staple sauce?

Are you excited about the new Guns n’ Roses album?  Ever star in a movie with Axl Rose, where you were lost in the desert and giant scorpions roamed the land?  Do you like Dr. Pepper?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might be interested to know that Dr. Pepper (the corporation) is giving out a free Dr. Pepper (the soft drink) to every American person (you don’t need to be a citizen, just live here) in honor of a pledge it made that it would do so if Guns n’ Roses actually released a new album this year.  Apparently you shouldn’t underestimate Axl Rose.  I know I never will again.  I do applaud Dr. Pepper (the corporation) for sticking to an inane promise it made; this sets it a cut above the vast majority of corporations.  For once, hubris has the sweet taste of Dr. Pepper (the soft drink)…

According to Google Maps, it’s an 11 hour drive betwixt here and Atlanta.  Limozeen is playing the Tabernacle on November the 8th.  It’s kind of a long weekend (sort of, since I get the Tuesday afterward off).  Is this a recipe for an epic journey?  Or the trappings of epic fail?  Can’t decide if I want to do something this reckless, even with a guarantee Waffle House payoff…

These past two weeks I have been taking a class through my place of work, all for the good of the planet.  I thoroughly enjoyed the course, learning a good deal and getting to show up a few people in the process (that’s right, I’m awesome).  A big part of what made this course awesome was the teacher, who knew the material like the back of his hand (don’t we all waste time mapping the backs of our hands?  Seriously?  You don’t?).  What I didn’t know about the teacher until yesterday is that he is a They Might Be Giants fan; I was looking up his e-mail address on the corporate directory, and under his description field he had “Put your hand inside the puppet head“.  I knew there was something special about him, I just didn’t know it would be so cool.