riley_ross’s blog

I realized I haven’t written anything about my internship on my Baylor Blog.  Let it be known that things are going well with the internship.  There really is not too much to report about my job.  In fact most of what I’m doing, I can’t talk about, because it’s all top secret.  I am doing some guerrilla marketing on a few of our products as well as the brand itself.

In more depressing yet exciting news Starbucks is in Argentina.  It was made official around three months ago and then one finally went up on Santa Fe, right next to Palermo Alto, the mall.   I haven’t seen a line so big since they introduced the Texas Giant at Six Flags over Texas.  It wrapped around the restaurant and into the mall, yes, it was that big.  Carmen and I decided that it wasn’t that great in the states to wait for, why the hell would we wait for this.  So we left.  Three days later, we were walking by on our way to somewhere and the line was only out the door.  We hopped in line and I got a Dulce de Leche frappucino.  Even though there is threat of me sounding like a pansy (although I did advocate for a station wagon) it was delicious.  I know frappucinos aren’t supposed to be my thing but c’mon, they got me by my huevos.

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of bacon.  If you didn’t know that, then it’s probably your fault.  As a matter of fact I think bacon is one of the five best five letter words on the planet.  The complete list is here, http://rileye.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/thousands-of-years-of-thought-come-full-circle/.  But things are about to get serious.  One of my beloved class mates, Haley, was kind enough to tell me about The Grateful Palate Bacon of the Month Club (http://www.gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11).  This is amazing; and you can bet your sweet pork fried behind that it will be on my Christmas list this year.  For $150 you get a package of artisan bacon each month along with a t-shirt, a wine list, a ball point pen, a membership card, a pig nose, and a newsletter.  DID YOU READ THAT?  A newsletter.  Okay, maybe it isn’t the newsletter I’m so concerned with but seriously, artisan bacon and a complimentary wine selection?  They also have ideas on complimentary coffee as well.  I don’t know if I’m becoming more of a food snob but hopefully that means I’m be more picky on how I eat.  My fiancee can already attest to how much of a music snob I am, so why not throw food and coffee in there as well?  How much cooler can this deal get?  That’s all I had to say… carry on.

- He’s a bit like a hippie;

and a bit like a narc.

He reads stories from the bible

like Jesus and the Arc.

- He rides his bike around

through the woods around trees

He runs kinda like a girl

to protect the cartilage in his knees.

- He’s not too culturally sensitive,

in fact his jokes are sometimes racist

but he cares for all of mankind

from different lands and different places.

We are doneski.  Tim , Swanny, myself and 7 other MBA’s got back from Denver on Friday night following a fantastic visit and presentation at Dish Network.  Tim, Matcek, and I had the perfect opportunity to reminisce about our trip and talk about things like internships and the fact that we won’t have to meet for a Focus Firm meeting this weekend or any time.  It may not be important but Tim had a British car magazine that had an Audi RS6 Avant in it.  This is rather uncharacteristic of me to read about, talk about, or even desire cars but this car is bad.  It is an Audi wagon that has a twin turbo v10 that pushes about 580 hp.  Pretty impressive for a soccer mobile. 

Any way… now that FF is over that could lead some people to think, “what to do now?”  Not me.  Next Tuesday I have a 15 page paper due in my international economics class.  I’m writing about the most recent Argentine macroeconomic policies and how they all relate to Argentina’s history since the 1950’s.  Also, there is a strategy paper I have due by the 30th.  It’ll all be alright, but the idea that it’ll be smooth sailing from this point forward has been misguided, at best. 

The poetry and book stuff is coming along okay.  I’ve been writing a few more poems and picking up more and more songs on the guitar and bass.  Stringed instruments are just not the same as drums. 

What?

That’s right.  I’m going to begin my book, again.  I am going to be doing most of my writing in Word and the transferring it to my other wordpress blog, without content blockers.

I started writing this book when I turned 22.  I actually wrote on it for about two weeks and put it away.  I have to find my zip drive with the original content on it, but when I do I will be sure to post it asap.  Just click on the link that says something about being my other blog.  It says “Moderates of the World Unite” under “Blogroll”. Peace

He doesn’t understand Binary

He runs off of human energy

He uses most normal words

Except paradigm and synergy

Some may call him a robot

To me he’s just a guy

But when the robot revolution comes,

I’ll probably be first one to die

May-Wine Note-Taker,

could be characterized as glad

She sits there scribbling notes so quiet

and makes us feel so bad

She always sits so quiet

No, she doesn’t like to talk

She eats a simple breakfast

And for lunch, a celery stalk

Her last name, she says, is Nyi-Nyi,

I don’t know that too be true

I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced “Note-Taker”

Which makes the rest of us feel blue.

You’re a tall glass of water to drink

You think that your poop don’t stink

Dr. Grinols might be smitten

With the rhymes that you’re spittin’

But, in my rhythmic quicksand, you’ll sink

There was a boy named Swanny,

A skinny lad was he

He thought himself a poet;

A better one than me

His vocab is horrendous

His lexicon truly sucks

He can’t complete a sentence

Without a “bulls***” or f***

I recommend a thesaurus

You might like a dictionary

Instead of flapping you jaws around

Like a mouth with dysentery

I recently gave a eulogy at my grandmother’s funeral.  I know it’s kind of a downer but if you would like to know how I saw her, please click on this link:

http://rileye.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/reflections-on-a-good-woman/