Beats to Pillage and Conquer By...

Between Rhapsody and Pandora, I have spent a lot of time finding good background grooves to keep my practices moving and also to keep a subtle layer of smooth beneath the stress. I stumbled across Rob the Viking while I was searching for something else entirely.

Go ahead. Type "Rob the Viking" into your Pandora playlist. You will be introduced to some of the smoovest instrumental, experimental trip-hop tracks and artists you never found because you didn't know you were searching for them.

Seriously. It's not a rap thing. Give it a try. You can't deny the awesomeness.

I think I'm in love...

I love you, Royal Red Robin.

There; I said it. It's out there now and I can't take it back.

I know that our relationship started in a way that might seem dirty and lustful to most. We met at the bar. I was intrigued by your bottomless fries and I thought that the way you wear your fried egg was cute, almost as if it were a throwback in honor of a comforting breakfast sandwich from my youth. I decided to muster up the courage to order you and I have never looked back since. One flirtatious glance, and I was all yours.

I have been trying to eat healthier, really. I choose salads when I visit Wendy. With the Colonel, I have switched to the grilled chicken. Even last night, in the throes of our passion, I only ate two baskets of fries, when in the past I might have eaten so many more. I feel our relationship has matured over time, but I still am worked up into such a frenzy when you are near, that I couldn't resist adding the extra burger patty and gulping down that chocolate shake last night.

I am hooked on you.

Royal Red Robin, I guess what I am trying to say is, I am ready to commit. Let's cast away the trivialities of the modern hustle and bustle of city life. I no longer need other foods to sustain me and even Chinese buffet's now seem promiscuous and silly. Let's run away together. I am on my knee here.

I can't believe I am doing this...

Royal Red Robin... will you marry me?

Red Robin... YUM!

Missouri State Bears Alumni Weekend!

Let's all get together and chat about how glad we are that they got rid of the stupid "Bear jumping through the U" logo!

The picture above is a link to it so you can declare whether you are coming or not. Please click it. This is the info, straight from the facebook event page:

Time	Friday, October 22 at 12:00pm - October 23 at 10:30pm
Location	Springfield, MO
Created By	Joshua Udermann
More Info	Fri. October 22, 2010 -- Meet vs. Drury 5:00 PM Sat. October 23, 2010 -- Football Game vs. Western IL 1:00 PM ... -- Alumni Intrasquad Meet 5:00 PM -- Alumni Social @ Mille’s Cafe 8:00 PM (appetizers provided) BRING YOUR SUITS! Alumni Challenge- Swimmers will compete in 4 x 50’s (1 of each stroke). Their time will be handicapped based on how many years since they last competed for the Bears. Based on the cumulative time for the 4 x 50’s an overall Male & Female winner will be crowned. Handicap Formula: 1-5 years out (.10 seconds per year) 6-10 years out (.20 seconds per year) 11-15 years out (.30 seconds per year) 16-20 years out (.40 seconds per year) 21 years + (.50 seconds per year) Example: Bryan Cavaness (last year of competition ’82) 14 seconds off each 50 time. Allison Zeller (last year of competition ’06) .40 seconds off each 50 time. Please RSVP on this event page or by contacting Joshua Udermann. 612-804-7316 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 612-804-7316 end_of_the_skype_highlighting udermann1@live.missouristate.edu Feel free to contact me with any questions! Also please help us spread the word and invite other alumni! See you at the meet!

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Wait... What's this? She's the last person I thought I'd see here!

That’s right! If you’ve had a night out clubbing in LA recently, you might have run into Aussie swim star Stephanie Rice out having a good time. But she is not just hitting any clubs; she is gaining a presence on the gay scene in an effort to restore her image after losing her Jaguar sponsorship over an anti-gay slur posted on her twitter account. Apparently, lots of people were upset over the tweet in which she told the South African Rugby team to “suck on that, Fa**ots!”

According to her publicist, Steph will be rebuilding her marketability on a 12 city American tour of gay bars that will end with an appearance on June 26th at San Francisco’s gay pride parade.

When asked about her anti-gay tweet, Steph had only this to say, “I did not mean to cause offense and I apologize. I have deleted it from the site. I only hope that people understand that I am an avid rugby fan and I tweeted in the high emotions of a hotly contested match. Many of my friends are gay South African rugby players. Really! I only meant for the word fa**ot to come across in the most non-homophobic way possible.”

Good luck with that Steph! We at TSV support your efforts to bring a little tolerance to the world of sports, and to look good doing it!

Stephanie Rice at a totally gay after party, looking hot as usual!