Post-Schna-ulations

Return of the Schna-di

I have returned from the lovely (note sarcasm) St. Louis. Highlights of the week:
- The conference was great and my poster session went very well. Woo hoo, go me!
- I ate and ate and ate........you get the idea. LOTS of good food, including Thai, pizza, burgers, Sushi (I'm addicted, I love it!), Slingers (mmm, slingers...*drool*), and probably a whole box of frozen thin mints (mmm, girl scouts....*drool*).
- I went to both the Tap Room AND Growlers, both in the same night. The beer at the Tap Room was rather tastey, but our waitress was really crabby and brought us our check before we even had a chance to order another round. Stupid waitress. SO, we went to Growlers where I proceeded to drink and eat some more.
- I got to play a video came which involved trying to produce the largest car accident possible in various situations. Crashing a fire truck into an intersection full of cars (or the side of a flammable tanker truck) is really more fun than it should be. :)
- Despite being on a "business trip", I had the chance to hang out with friends I don't get to see often enough, AND Jon was able to come out for the weekend too, so it was a micro-vacation for us.

And now for some news that is not about ME:
Florida Man Charged with Biting Head Off of Bird

Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said witnesses told deputies that the off-duty Coates was at a party early Sunday when he took the Quaker parrot, valued at $200, off someone else's shoulder, put the bird's head in his mouth and bit it off.

Oh the bad things that can happen at Super Bowl parties (or just in general when you mix stupid people with alcohol).

Speaking of mixing stupid people with alcohol...
Well, at Least He Won't Be Fathering More Fans...

LONDON (Reuters) - A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles to celebrate Wales beating England at rugby, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.

Geoff Huish, 26, was so convinced England would win Saturday's match he told fellow drinkers at a social club, "If Wales win I'll cut my balls off," the paper said.

Friends at the club in Caerphilly, south Wales, thought he was joking.

But after the game Huish went home, severed his testicles with a knife, and walked 200 yards back to the bar with the testicles to show the shocked drinkers what he had done.

Huish was taken to hospital where he remained in serious condition, the paper said.

Wales's 11-9 victory over England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was their first home win over England in 12 years.

posted by Schna @ 9:49 AM