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Brent

When I die bury me deep. Put two bottles of whiskey at my feet I want 6 young girls across my chest

About Me

Arising from the southwestern burbs of Chicago, I live in North Center now and am currently looking for a library job. I enjoy hockey, metal, rum drinks, and am always looking for new people to come drink whiskey cokes at Delilah's with me. If you ever need me just go to the window and scream TEXAS!! I'll respond with FIGHT!!!!

My Interests

Texas Basketball, Calypso, Rum Drinks, Talkin' Smack, Making Fun of Okies, Playing With My Cats, NCAA Football 2008, Breakin Hearts.

I'd like to meet:

Bevo XIV, Mack Brown, Stan Mikita, Craig MacTavish, Rick Barnes, Barack Obama, Ozzie Guillen, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, Dick Butkus, and your mother.

Music:

Johnny Cash, AVAIL, Atmosphere, Lord Mike's Dirty Calypsonians, Hepcat, The Geto Boys, Discount, The Impossibles, Converge, Bane, Lifetime, and Kid Dynamite. The sound of an Aggie in pain also is music to my ears.

Books:

Anything thats not an engineering report on Hot Mix Asphalt.

Heroes:

Vince Young, Daniel Gibson, Mark Buerhle, Brian Urlacher, Stan Mikita, Clark W. Griswold, Darrel K. Royal, Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams, James Street, Brian Robison, Richard M. Daley, and Jesus because he is a Longhorn fan.

My Blog

Super Long Blog Post Part 1.

So in the month that has transpired since my last blog post a ton of stuff has gone down.  In order to recap all of my travels for everyone I'm gonna break the adventure in to chunks.  This ...
Posted by Brent on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:55:00 PST

Trying to Find a Balance

So as I was telling Alex and Caroline last night, I finally feel like myself again. I was driving in to the city from my parents house listening to Kid Dynamite and Less Than Jake and as I hit lakesh...
Posted by Brent on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:32:00 PST

Back From the North Woods

So, as many of you know Erica broke up with me last week. I figured that I would include that little tidbit for anyone who hadn't heard the news yet. While this was a somewhat surprising turn of eve...
Posted by Brent on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:18:00 PST

Night Windows

Well, It's been a long time since I posted on the old blog but I've been wanting to for a while so the time is right for blog. I still have not found a job yet but I think these things take time. I ...
Posted by Brent on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:07:00 PST

Two More Months

So much has been going on lately.  South by Southwest is thankfully over and all of the music industry assholes who come to Austin for that have left town.  I sure wont miss SXSW when I leav...
Posted by Brent on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:53:00 PST

This Hand is a Fightin Hand

My time down in Texas is drawing to a close and I'm not quite sure how I feel about leaving.  When ever I am home in Chicago I know its the place that I'm supposed to be and that I can't fight ho...
Posted by Brent on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:43:00 PST

Chips Ahoy!

Sometimes in your travels you happen into somthing that just kind of resonates with you. I feel one of lifes greatest joys is to hear a new song the is really good. I was screwing arround on the int...
Posted by Brent on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:51:00 PST

Why can't football be here now???

So school has started and that means only one thing, FOOTBALL!!  I've been watching the days count down until the longhorns kick off and with less than a day to go I'm dying.  I personally c...
Posted by Brent on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:14:00 PST

Only Anarchists Are Pretty

So, last night I had a life affirming experience.  I went and saw the World Inferno Friendship Society on the South Lamar pedestrian bridge at 2 in the morning.  I can't really capture the m...
Posted by Brent on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:28:00 PST

Reflections from the ATX.

So this has been an interesting week so far and there are just a few tidbits that I feel it would be helpful to share with people.1.  Nothing will remind you that you live in Texas like eating be...
Posted by Brent on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:30:00 PST