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I think im ready now.
I think im ready now.
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| 09.18.06 || A WEEKEND OF SHOWS!!!!! || andrew || (missing file)
| 09.18.06 || A WEEKEND OF SHOWS!!!!! || andrew || This weekend we visited three of our favorite cities: Champaign, Madison, and Chicago. Music was played, people were seen, and that’s about it. I’ve condensed the trip into four important moments/observations.
 
1. Cookies.
 
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2. Heinz made mustard easier by giving it a new name. I always wondered how mustard bottles worked...
 
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3. Ross read a review in [http://web.archive.org/web/20070213154228/http://www.drummagazine.com/html/ Drum! Magazine] and got a little too excited. He played so fast one night that his drum set caught fire and proceeded to explode. A lot of people died. We did not.
 
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4. Zubin proposed to Rob. The event was re-enacted by our bus friends Jen and Dan. Congratulations!
 
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I do!!!
 
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Jen and Dan pose with Zubin...
 
Thanks to everyone who attended the shows. We had a great time.
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| 10.06.06 || PARTY TIME! || rob || (missing file)
| 10.06.06 || PARTY TIME! || rob || (missing file)
It was harvest season, and the balloon tree was ripe. With balloon prices soaring, the plentiful crop meant we'd be rich! We decided to celebrate by throwing a party.
I concocted a plan: I'd tell all my friends it was my birthday party, and score a load of radical presents.
I casually suggested to my family that we should have entertainment at the party. Specifically, a clown act of some kind. "That's a great idea, Rob" said Auntie June.
Later, I found Granny Apple and suggested a cake. "I'll walk down to the cakery and buy it. You can trust me. It'll be a great cake, specially designed to fit our clown theme!" She thought the idea sounded delicious, so she gave me a dollar and sent me on my way. I chose the perfect cake, and made it home in time to do some last minute decorating before the guests arrived.
People began to file in. Nametags were needed since so many guests showed up. This party was going to be OFF OF THE HOOKS!
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But my devious plot was distracting me from the great festivities; I was too worried to enjoy the party. But when I saw the pile of gifts by the door, I knew it was all worth it. I needed to stash them somewhere until I could secretly open them, so I put them in a sock and acted casually.
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I introduced myself to the clown, and she complimented my midriff. I asked her when the show would begin, and she looked at her wrist. "How about right now, Mr. Rob?"
"Sounds good, Clowny. See you on the other side." We kissed long and hard, which was surprising. I walked away.
The show started off with a bang. This clown loved sound effects. The show-stopper, though, was the bean-bag-on-the-head dance.
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We were all enjoying the show when I noticed that Great Grandpa Clifford was eyeing the huge gift-filled sock. I was worried my whole plan would unravel because of his incorrigible curiosity, so I kept a close watch on him. He kept staring at it and began poking it. I knew what needed to be done.
"Grandpa Cliff, can you help me tie my shoe?"
"Sure, kiddo!"
"It's in the garage."
"The garage? Why do you need me to tie it if..."
He was asking too many questions, so I clubbed him with his cane and dragged him into the river.
When I finished washing the blood off my fingers, the show was coming to a close, and it was almost time for cake. My mom grabbed the box and took it outside.
As she cut the baker's string, I realized that I had made a careless mistake. I had unthinkingly ordered myself a BIRTHDAY CAKE! How could I let this happen? I had to stop her from opening the box!
But it was too late.
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All was lost. "Robert, why does this cake say 'Happy Birthday?' Are you trying to fool our guests into thinking this is your birthday party?!?!�"
I apologized as adorably as possible.
"Oh, you're adorable when you apologize! Don't let it happen again."
"Well, what should I do with all the gifts?"
"Why, you should OPEN THEM, SILLY!!!"
So I did.
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"Has anyone seen Cliff?" asked Great Grandma Sally.
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| 10.08.06 || PUMPKIN SHORTAGE || ross || (missing file)
| 10.08.06 || PUMPKIN SHORTAGE || ross || In case you haven't already heard the harvest news this year, I should inform you all that there is a pumpkin shortage. The pumpkin, source of much joy and celebration during Halloween, will not be as plentiful this October. The combination of too much heat, followed by too much rain has brought what CNN is calling a "one-two punch to the pumpkin patch."
 
I traveled to some local farms to see the reaction from the pumpkins themselves. Most seemed to be sad that so many of their brothers and sisters did not make it through the season.
 
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Other pumpkins were very angry at the loss of their fellow comrades.
 
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While it seemed as though there was little hope left for this Halloween, I was able to find a town that was unaffected.
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070105150059/http://www.mrtimes.com/issues04/104104/news/104104nn1.html Maple Ridge, British Columbia]
 
If you can't make the trip up there though, and would still like a pumpkin, I would get out there soon, before there are none left.
 
The good news, flu shots seem to be plentiful.
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| 10.16.06 || Apples. || rob || (missing file)
| 10.16.06 || Apples. || rob || (missing file)
Since the dawn of time, they have tempted us with their sweet flesh, their crisp skin, and their subtle aroma. From the earliest cave drawings to the height of modern society, apples have been witness to the whole of mankind's evolution. Today, the apple industry boasts gross earnings of nearly $16 million annually, and over $76 billion altogether!
As bold in spirit as they are in taste, apples are not afraid of change. A new strain, called Honey Crisps, have taken the apple world by storm, appling up the apple chain at an astounding rate, and out-appling all other apples by a factor of TWO TO ONE!
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Honey Crisp apples were developed by an eccentric but brilliant apple genius at the University of Minnesota. A hybrid strain combining the best attributes of previously existing apples, Honey Crisp seeds were generated and planted twelve years ago. 2005 saw the first harvest of the new fruit.
The apples have garnered an unprecedented level of acclaim. Not since the release of colored apples has the apple community been so abuzz with apple fervor. Apple pundits the world over proclaimed the Honey Crisp "'the' best!"
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So what’s next for apples? I asked a local vendor to get the scoop.
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"Kiddo," he said with a knowing laugh, "nobody knows what the apples are planning. Here’s a free pen."
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Also, we're on tour now.
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| 10.23.06 || A Night Off || rob || [[File:102306-0.jpg]][[File:102306-1.jpg]][[File:102306-2.jpg]][[File:102306-3.jpg]][[File:102306-4.jpg]]
| 10.23.06 || A Night Off || rob || -This journal comes to you in bullet-point format.
-It contains words AND PICTURES, like this one:
 
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-Our tour started in Minneapolis, our nation's leading city.
-We opened for teen heartthrob Teddy Geiger.
-Teddy was recently declared to be attractive by a number of publications.
-These young ladies were waiting outside for the Geigenator.*
 
[[File:102306-0.jpg]]
 
-* = This nickname was not approved by Teddy Geiger or any representative thereof.
-We trekked to and fro across the Midwest.
-We passed a boat.
 
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-We stopped for lunch in the world's largest truck stop.
-I have proof.
 
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-It truly was quite large.
-It's not only a haven for truckers, it’s HEAVEN for truckers.
-I just made that up, but it could really be their slogan.
-Here are some of the amenities they offer.
 
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-While in Chicago, we stopped into our booking agent's office.
-He pretended to look busy while we photographed him.
-There's no one on the phone. Just a dial tone.
 
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-Now we're in New Jersey.
-It's our night off.
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| 10.26.06 || Guess Who || zubin || [[File:102606-0.jpg]][[File:102606-1.jpg]][[File:102606-2.jpg]][[File:102606-3.jpg]]
| 10.26.06 || Guess Who || zubin || Since we have been touring with [http://web.archive.org/web/20061108201010/http://www.myspace.com/thechanges The Changes], I thought it'd be fitting to play our old favorite game:
 
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+?!? Guess Who’s Shaking ?!?+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
 
 
Rules: One member of Tally Hall and one member of The Changes will shake hands.
 
Disclaimer: One participant was neither in The Changes nor Tally Hall.
 
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1) ??? & ??????
 
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2) ???? & ???
 
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3) ????? & ????
 
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4) Mr. ????????? & ??????
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| 11.02.06 || SUMMER REMINISCENCE: DOUBLE-JOINTED FINGERS LOCKING WITH TENSION AS A DIRECT RESULT OF GETTING STUNG ON THE LOWER BACK BY A LARGE BUMBLEBEE WHILST RIDING A ROLLERCOASTER WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR ROB'S GENERAL COUNTENANCE || joe || [[File:110206.jpg]]
| 11.02.06 || SUMMER REMINISCENCE: DOUBLE-JOINTED FINGERS LOCKING WITH TENSION AS A DIRECT RESULT OF GETTING STUNG ON THE LOWER BACK BY A LARGE BUMBLEBEE WHILST RIDING A ROLLERCOASTER WITH NO EXPLANATION FOR ROB'S GENERAL COUNTENANCE || joe || [[File:110206.jpg]]
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| 11.07.06 || ELECTION DAY! || rob || [[File:110706.jpg]]
| 11.07.06 || ELECTION DAY! || rob || For far too long the thrilling, distinguished, and morally defensible sport of DOVE HUNTING has been oppressed by the corrupt dove lovers in congress. Finally, we can end the tyranny. If passed, proposal 06-3 on Michigan ballots will grant us, at long last, a DOVE HUNTING SEASON.
 
[[File:110706.jpg]]
 
VOTE YES ON DOVE HUNTING!
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| 11.17.06 || !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! || tally hall || (flash player)  
| 11.17.06 || !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! || tally hall || (flash player)
 
(good call speags)
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| 12.07.06 || Trip to Los Angeles || zubin || [[File:120706-0.jpg]][[File:120706-1.jpg]]
| 12.07.06 || Trip to Los Angeles || zubin || Dear Reader,
 
Few things could top the previous journal entry. So, instead of trying to beat our last submission, I decided that I would just give you the facts. So listen up:
 
On our second trip to Los Angeles, we decided live it up big time. For breakfast we taunted sophistication by eating mouth-watering crepes.
 
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They were exquisite. We followed our ambrosial meal with an equally evolved adventure…
 
[[File:120706-1.jpg]]
 
SEGWAY RIDING!
 
…it just doesn’t get any cooler (or unnecessarily high tech).
 
Love you and miss you,
 
-Zubin
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| 12.22.06 || Example || Example || [[File:122206-0.jpg]][[File:122206-1.jpg]][[File:122206-2.jpg]][[File:122206-3.jpg]][[File:122206-4.jpg]][[File:122206-5.jpg]][[File:122206-6.jpg]][[File:122206-7.jpg]][[File:122206-8.jpg]][[File:122206-9.jpg]][[File:122206-10.jpg]][[File:122206-11.jpg]][[File:122206-12.jpg]](missing file)[[File:122206-13.jpg]][[File:122206-14.jpg]][[File:122206-15.jpg]]
| 12.22.06 || HOLIDAY TIME PIXPLOSION!!! || rob || [[File:122206-0.jpg]]
 
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(this is bora after we got back from THE PRICE IS RIGHT. regretfully, we were not called on down. but bob did commend joe's ability to "ooh." seriously.)
 
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(fan butts.)
 
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(a little bit of [http://web.archive.org/web/20070212133906/http://www.zoxband.com/ ZOX])
 
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(a little bit more of [http://web.archive.org/web/20070212133906/http://www.zoxband.com/ ZOX])
 
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(a delightful bunch of hooligans that call themselves [http://web.archive.org/web/20070109073552/http://www.parkerhouseandtheory.com/ PARKER HOUSE AND THEORY].)
 
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(this is [http://web.archive.org/web/20070201210654/http://ludorock.com/ LUDO] at their christmas spectacular. immediately following the taking of this photo, we ran onstage (along with [http://web.archive.org/web/20070527040647/http://www.buildingromerock.com/ BUILDING ROME], frosty, rudolph, and various other christmastime notables for a rousing end-of-the-night rendition of "frosty the snowman" and the tossing-out of many LUDO-supplied gifts.)
 
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(congrats, ross!!)
 
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(on our way to california.)
 
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(the best thing we've ever seen.)
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| 01.12.07 || WELCOME TO 2007!!!!!!!! || andrew || First off, happy new year.
 
Now down to business. Yesterday in rehearsal we had a debate. While listening to a certain song, we could not agree on what was being played by the backup guitar. We're not talking about the rhythm guitar. Listen to the single line backup guitar part. Some of us believe it to be one way, while others believe it to be the other. Take a couple of minutes and vote. Which, out of A, B, and C, is the correct guitar part as played in the song?
 
SONG CLIP
 
(flash player)
 
EXCERPT A
 
(flash player)
 
EXCERPT B
 
(flash player)
 
EXCERPT C
 
(flash player)
 
(defunct poll)
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| 01.16.07 || ANSWER || joe || [[Journal Page|Thank you, Bora.]]
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| 01.30.07 || ROSS'S BIRTHDAY 2007!!! || andrew || TODAY IS ROSS’S BIRTHDAY! HE TURNED 7! TO CELEBRATE WE TOOK HIM ON AN ADVENTURE! FIRST WE PICKED HIM UP AT HIS HOUSE!
 
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THEN WE COVERED UP HIS EYES!
 
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ZUBIN GOT LOST AND HAD TO CALL FOR DIRECTIONS!
 
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THEN WE SPRUNG THE ULTIMATE SURPRISE ON HIM!
 
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CHUCK E. CHEESE'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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WE ALL LOST AT THIS ONE GAME CALLED FLAMING FINGER! IT WAS RIGGED! PLEASE ENJOY THIS BIRTHDAY MONTAGE!
 
(flash player)
 
(ps. music performed by the Chuck E. Cheese's Canton House Band and Evan and Jaron)
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| 02.06.07 || ZUBIN RECOMMENDS: Part 1 || zubin || The internet is a great way to kill some time...and lets be honest, time deserves it. So, to help you out, I've compiled a short list of websites that I find useful:
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070210045626/http://www.howstuffworks.com/ How Stuff Works]
 
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070209233441/http://www.cnn.com/ the news]
 
[http://www.zubin.com the coolest website] (and no, i didn't make it, but i do fully support the soundtrack)
 
[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/virus.gif DON'T CLICK THIS LINK...IT'S A VIRUS!!!!]
 
for when you are [http://web.archive.org/web/20070209234246/http://puzzles.usatoday.com/ bored]
 
...and just in case you need to [http://web.archive.org/web/20070209235004/http://www.timeclockplus.com/default.aspx keep track].
 
Tell dad I say hi,
-Zubin
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