Stinky, Yet Beautiful View

Working at "Dead Pidgeon" (aka 057), one must contend

with the fact that, for months after leaving, one's clothes

will still smell like rotting birds and whatever they store

in that scary old warehouse.

But then you get a chance to end an otherwise crappy

day with this view--not to mention a path that came

RIGHT IN--and it all just seems worth it.

That's Ollie, by the way. If you want on here more,

I guess you've got to be in the right place at the

right time more often!

Mystery Bus

After Ollie and I got the microwave pathed in at

"Dead Pidgeon," we were climbing down and noticed

this peculiar scene. The bus was covered in hippy grafitti

and had people inside, sitting in lawn chairs around

kerosene heaters. Some milled around quietly outside.

We surmised that it was a homeless warming station,

but thought it would be cooler if it was really a mobile

meth lab.

Ollie the Avian Bomb Target

Working in Soulard is bad enough. Working on a COW

is even worse. But working on a COW in Soulard while

being crapped on by a flock of pidgeons is just too much.

DUMPSTER DIVERS

"You guys are going to THROW IT AWAY?!!

Can I have it? Sweet!"

Justin and Cody were really hurt when we told them we

weren't buying lockers for everyone. I guess this is their

attempt to prove that it's a money-making venture...

Justin's Weapon

This is my broom.

There are many others like it,

but this one is mine.

My broom and I are one

and we sweep many dirty corners

together.

On occasion, we even clean snow when

we are too lazy to find the shovel.

THE WHOLE GANG SHOWED!

The group was so big, I took TWO pictures!
Since I skewed the balance by showing up fashionably single,
Ollie had to sit on the end. But Ollie probably wouldn't be
happy in a situation that wasn't somewhat skewed.

tHE mOWRYS

"I impregnated her!"

said Justin, as I shook Jessica's hand after

meeting her for the first time.

Swell, Justin, just swell.

Ollie's cool Chick

We all thought Ollie was pretty cool...

until we met Jessica.

Now he's my idol.

Beauty and the Train Wreck

Cody must be secretly wealthy...

to score a babe like Monica.

Nice manners, Code.

What the Hell?

Dan must be hung like a porn star...

that's the only explanation I can come up with.

Life O' The Party

It makes me sick to see two people who are married

AND can get along like these two.

I'm still glad I'm not married, though, so up yours.

The Littles

Mark and Morgan met under a rainbow

at the end of the yellow brick road.

The Cheese Factor

Nick and Becky make a cute couple.

That is her name, right, Nick?

Positive and Neutral

Brittney smiles at appropriate moments.

Ted only smiles when someone is seriously injured...

usually me.

RING LEADERS

Amy did the leg-work, Chad okay'd it.

Thanks, guys!

Wishful Thinking

Of all the couples present, I like this one the best.

Dan and Mark chose that night to come out about

their feelings for one another.

My Date

This is my date. She had a great time.

Her name is Amber.

Soon after I'd had my fill of Amber, I traded her

for a blonde.

The Food

The food tasted good.

This isn't mine, but it looks like something

I would eat.

I had the Chicken something something.

It was delicious.

Don't get the smoked Scottish ale. It's not delicious.

Brandon Was There

Brandon was there. He wore his best hat.

Nice Dismount

We think Ted may have broken his arm

showing off here. He was demonstrating

how, even in the midst of thrashing about

in a semi-drunken state, he could still

avoid going over the foul line.

To play it off, he threw his legs into the air,

twisted on one hand, landed on his back,

still spinning, then came to a stop facing

us, legs crossed, with his hand supporting

his head.

W'sup?

The Gamblers

Smoking, Bowling, and Gambling....

Insert whiskey-tango joke here.

Orange Hair, Orange Balls

"Where are the ORANGE balls?" he asked.

The guy at the counter thought he was joking.

Then he said "Orange BOWLING balls."

MY Ball

I prefer green balls.

Oriental Ollie

I had always suspected Ollie of

being Oriental. You never hear

that term anymore, do you?

I guess, technically, he's "Asian".

Poor Ollie

I don't know the context of this

shot, but I'm pretty sure Jessica

is testing Ollie's patience.

I guess you have to be patient

when your girlfriend teaches FRENCH.

Chad's Brown-Eye

We were discussing how his iris looks

like a close-up of the clouds on Jupiter,

but that sounded gay.

I prefer to think it looks more like

the T-Rex's eye in Jurassic Park.

Or maybe a giant squid as it peers through

a porthole, looking for some unlucky soul to eat.

Synconized Bowling

Little did we know that Montana is

the world headquarters--and home of the

reigning championship duo--for

synchronized bowling.

Ted and Chad were not on the same

team back home, which explains the

difference in follow-through techniques.

Nick the Lush

I think Nick looks like a hobo

when he wears Ollie's fedora.

Nick says to me "I've got a fool-proof

method in roulette, Steve. It's got a 67%

success rate. Of course it's also got a 33%

failure rate, so I'll probably lose."

Good plan, Nick.

Cody Explody

Cody thinks I'M "comic relief".

I have no idea what he's talking about...

unless their all laughing at me

behind my back.

Here, he demonstates one of his

"Bowling Terrorist" moves.

Nice Nose Hair

This is why I'm the photographer...

not the model.

Evil Amy

I was taking this shot of Brittney's hair

because I thought it was cute.

Then I noticed Amy in the background.

You've got to keep an eye out

when she's been drinking.

Here, she laughs at the people at the

next lane after they discover she put their

phones in their pitcher of beer.

Pure Evil.

The "Deep Snap" Technique

Angie Tarrant, bored with the norm,

decided to show us a skill she learned

in college while dating the football team's

deep-snapper.

Oh wait, Brandon reads this thing too.

I meant to say while she was dating

the team's deep-snapper "on the side."

Accuracy every time, that's us.

Cody's Phone

Cody has a vast collection of film clips on his camera.

This one is probably of someone having a

bowel movement.

I know this because Ted puked

right after he watched it.

Clown Shoes

Why?

I guess so no one feels the overwhelming

urge to steal shoes...that about 300 OTHER

people have worn...AND SMOKED IN!!!

Happy AND Married!

The Mowrys seem to have had a good time.

Justin won the award for "Best Dressed,"

arriving in his least-dirty hoody and ball cap.

Jessica has agreed to give us all Mohawks

before our next outing.

The Ringer

Ollie turned out to be quite the bowler.

After picking up a few pointers from

Cody and bowling like, a million points,

I decided to buy him a bowling shirt...

or maybe a loincloth.

Bowling is Good Exercise

It's a good thing, too, because my butt looks a

LOT BIGGER

on film than it does in the mirror.

Thanks, whoever took this pic.

And yes, I do look at it in the mirror.