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alligators and draw bridges

team brickwall is away on holiday in louisiana. eating good food. too much likely. fuggit!

the gunners drew nil nil at pompey on boxing day. ugly.

away to everton on saturday. let's get back on track lads.

my dear family gave me the deluxe penguin edition of paul auster's new york trilogy for christmas! diggin in as we speak! dispatches to follow.

in the words of canadian metal gods triumph... fight the good fight!

brickwallboyoverandoutfromcajuncountry.

george rodrigue, betsy (2002), from his hurricane series

christmas cheer

a brief rant to wish you all a very merry christmas! i hope the fat bearded guy brought you all the gifts you so desired!

we enjoyed a fine 'ol christmas this morning at brickwall manor.

a bag-full of goals against pompey tomorrow would be a nice capper!

you think baby jesus got a nano or a shuffle?... ehhh... a shuffle for the wee lad i'd guess.

peace.

brickwallboyout.

sandro botticelli, the mystical nativity (1500)

hot rod pops

he died today.

eight years back.

the old man. pops. dad. father. padre.

his heart was large and often broken.

he was a badass and often bad.

i miss him.

 

 

often.

what a game what a year

"When I see the fans in the street, they tell me that the Tottenham game is the one they want us to win."

-robin van persie, arsenal striker

yes yes, chapter 2 of this seasons north-london-derby. bright and early this fine december morning (6:45 CST). we appear to have all our previously hobbled stars back and the spurs defense has been somewhat porous... so goals should there for the taking. lets get 3 points and move on shall we?

they say if you want to be the best, you must beat the best. that sets up real neat-like as the gunners have drawn defending champions ac milan in the champions league round of sixteen. nothing like a stern test right out of the chute ay!

 

it was right about this time last year that

i

 

fell

         off

 

the

 

                           wagon.

THUD!

it is weird to think back at it. the time i mean. the event. the lead-in. still unsure what pushed me down. pills? yea probably. holiday cheer (sic)? likely. like i said it is strange to ponder it as i have no inclination to medicate in any way. 2007 has been my year of change. so much shit has happened. started the year on hobbs' couch. my marriage went from the brink of failure to a breath of fresh air. double a meetings. head shrinkin'. understanding of the destructive nature of my maternal relationship. walked on old job. new job. head job (psychoanalytically speaking of course).

KABOOM!

ok, so there's my little year-in-review. overall not bad i'd say. learn something terrifying every year.

 

oh man, look at the clock would ya... so yea, we should know the weekend forecast pretty early on... gotta go... kick-off approaches!

brickwallboyout.

zoey 101 (intro to teen pregnancy)

Funny thoughts and funny words I've said
Are rattling around inside my head
This world ain't exactly what it seems
These days things are weird and everybody's mean
I'm doing okay, don't you know, can't you see
I guess I got you and I guess you got me
The shit that I take and the shit that I hear
You better sit down and give me your ear

Definitely alright, definitely outta sight
Definitely so cool you're my girl

-the queers, definitely (1995)

 

and you thought...

lemon crispies

1 pkg lemon cake mix

1/2 cup rice crispy cereal

1/2 cup butter

1 egg

juice of 1 lemon

-roll into small balls

-bake at 350 11-13 minutes

 

as for that other thing...

be honest. with yourself.

 

 

and don't stray too far from your weapon.

(gun, bottle, bong, syringe, bible, etc)

 

oh! almost forgot... boy you sure raised them there girls of yours right mrs spears!

peter paul rubens, the judgement of paris (1638)

b r i c k w a l l b o y o u t.

our kids can beat (up) your kids

the gunner kids (literally) visited blackburn in a carling-cup quarter final today...

eduardo nets his second of the match in extra-time securing a 3 - 2 victory!

rejoice!

no

 

 

really!

 

from the cat that runs chuck palahniuk's website:

Happy Sunday all,
I've been trading emails back and forth with Chuck this week about various things. First he shot me an update on "Choke" and its status at The Sundance Film Festival this year:
Hello Dennis --
Turns out that "Choke" will get five showings at Sundance. The 21th through the 25th in different venues.
There's more to that email that I can't show you yet. ::evil grin::

from brickwallboy:

genius!

good day.

el greco, the tears of saint peter (1607)

hey ho, let's go!

a william gallas header off a fabregas corner netted the games only goal!

arsenal 1 - 0 chelsea

great match, intense as a fight-night at michael vick's!

what i wouldn't give to attend a match of that sort! 60,000+ screaming-singing-rocking!

oi!

(the football, not the dog murder)

 

reading michael crichton's next... needed a bit of literary junk food as i have some heavy-hitters on deck.

 

the answer to all of life's questions and a really good cookie recipe coming soon!

 

william bailey, still life with eggs, bowl and vase (1971)

brickwallboyout.

steroids have bean berry berry good to me

roger frickin' clemens on steroids?

no...

in baseball vernacular

a... prick

a... fake

a... cheater

strike 3! you're a dickhead!

 

 

 

 

still.

brickwalldudeout.

billy idle death threats

tell us we'll regret the things we did
but we're just gonna give you a big wet kiss
cause we don't give a shit about tomorrow

hey suburbia  hey suburbia  hey suburbia

we're in love with you

-screeching weasel, hey suburbia (1988)

_________________________________

i know him as skip

we worked together. became friends. we made signs and punk rock and emptied a few bottles of ale.

i always felt like the big brother. ten-plus years his senior.

funny how shit gets turned around on you. seems while i was attempting to teach him lessons i was often the student.

small man. big heart.

we joked about maybe "hooking up". never happened but hey, we both decided we liked girls. more.

yes our skip was the boy of the clan.

learning. loving. losing. experimenting.

teaching.

boy no more.

you can call him dad.

___________________________________

and the hits keep coming, he just turned me on to banksy.

recent banksy news here.

 

very very rarely nowadays does a band or record come along that captures the days of green hair, flipping off cops and making comp cassettes for my then girlfriend, now dear wife. the chinese telephones debut full-length is one such record!

word to yo brother

brickwallboyout.

banksy

defining moments

ad·ver·si·ty  [ad-vur-si-tee] –noun, plural -ties for 2.

1. adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: A friend will show his or her true colors in times of adversity.

2. an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance: You will meet many adversities in life.

 

re·sil·ience  [ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] –noun

1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.

Also, re·sil·ien·cy.

 

middlesborough 2 - 1 arsenal

so it is that we are now no longer unbeaten in the league and the test of the young lads' mettle is officially underway. there are 2 words that have an enormous impact on the match-day fortunes of the gunners: cesc fabregas. he is the team

tal·is·man  [tal-is-muhn, -iz-] –noun, plural -mans.

1. a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.

2. any amulet or charm.

3. anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions.

and his presence is sorely missed for a myriad of reasons. steau bucharest visit on wednesday and a wee club called chelsea come-a-calling on the lords day forthcoming.

 

to come: a word on a side-project of some little outfit called green day (cheers to skip) and the memory inspiring debut full-length from chinese telephones.

brickwallboyout.

walker evans, city lunch counter (1929)