In which I welcome the contemplatives

January 15, 2009

Well, the ones from The Contemplative Tulsan anyway!

I’ve been featured by Trait over at The Contemplative Tulsan this week. Trait and I go back a few years. Trait and Brian also served in student government together – Brian as VP of Services and Trait as the President. I’ve also “met” his wife through online interaction and quite like her as well (girl cracks me up….turd pudding….go check out her blog).

I have a few stories I could tell about Trait but I’ll keep it clean.

Since he’s an enormous Colbert fan, here is a Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger for Trait.

First of all, a wag of my finger, sir, for this:  he’s the first one that deep-fried a turkey for us. He even did this odd thing where he “injected” ranch dressing into it. Bizarre, my friends. Bizarre. Who does this strange thing? He also admitted to dressing up goats in people clothes, parading them down the streets of Brady, Texas with its citizens before all of the goats are butchered and eaten. Texans.

But a tip of the hat for good taste in beer. Brian and I will remain eternally grateful for the fact that he also introduced us to Shiner Boch, Americana music and the Texas pace. And another tip of the hat for not ratting us out all of those times he caught us making out down in the Student Association offices. Good form, my good man.

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  • Sarah

    Congrats! I enjoyed reading more about you. I would still love to see you do an expanded blog on the differences between Americans and Canadians. AND if I knew then what I know now about the SA offices, I totally would have run for office.
    1/15/2009 12:26 PM brittaney (site) delete reply

    Thanks for keeping the stories above board! Ha! In my own defense, the prospect of a fried turkey was quite captivating to you and the rest of your Canadian family. I didn’t hear any complaints about the meal, but I’ve never been invited back to cook again, either. As for Goatfest, well, it’s a cultural experience all its own and until you’ve experienced it, I think all the loyal readers out there should withhold judgment.

    As for not ratting you out in the SA offices, I was only jealous of you two as my own office had more resemblance to the fortress of solitude instead of a love shack.

    Here’s to Shiner Bock and good tunes. Hopefully, one day we can all get together again, tip back a cold one, and talk about the days that were and the days yet to come.
    1/15/2009 2:12 PM Trait (site) delete reply

    Now I’ve gotta take Trait back to the SA offices so he can have the make-out experience. Apparently, he missed out on that one. I loved reading your answers. I knew your interview would be fabulous! Thanks for the shout-out, too!
    1/15/2009 4:36 PM Sara (site) delete reply