He's a Reeves

My brother Ben kickin' @$$ at the rodeo.

The sun'll come out

IMG_9206, originally uploaded by LukeReeves.

From the early morning drive from Abilene to Belton yesterday:

GrasSPing for another victory

Check out brother Ben directing Gamma Sigma Phi to a win. And listen at the very end of the video for the videographer's take.

Choices, Barry Schwartz TED 2005

It's a good Friday: got a bike yesterday, watched this talk this morning, going home tonight.  See you cats in Abilene and I'll quiz you on this video.

Make it Chain

Even in the ghetto there are social classes. I know because I've recently moved up. I, and my roommates, used to be members of the boondock ghetto. We were bottom-feeders. We performed our task, but nobody noticed. Nobody respected. We needed street cred. Bad. Yesterday we reached the tipping point. We rose above. Now we're visible. We're respectable. We're members of the chain gang. Still a ghetto social class, but now people reconize' yo. Let me show you what I mean.

Where we used to make it rain,





Now we make it chain

For the Ladies

This post is for any female Blahglievers (...so, mom), or any of my high school friends out there whose prisons allow them web access.

Remember that sewer-rat of a dog we had back in Boulder? Willow Dane Reeves? (Sidenote. I love my brother Josh, who came up with that name. In fact he's my tallest brother. But if there's a name that will basically turn a dog gay, it's "Willow Dane") Remember how we thought he was a mix between a mop and a tumbleweed? It's taken 7 years, but I figured out half of his genetics. He was mostly Bichon Havanese. Have a look:


Now a true Havanese (above) is in the toy group, which Will wasn't. But if Will had a pygmy brother, wouldn't it look just like that?!

Transition

My brother the Sing Song Host helped organize a 68 hour volleyball game this weekend to raise funds for OIF. If you're in Abilene, stop by Moody Colosseum any time to see some action. The game starts today (Friday, April 11) and ends Monday at 11:00am, where Ben will lead singing in Chapel. Bring your camera and a nose plug as Moody will probably smell horrible after 60 guys spend 68 hours inside.

Adios.

Have you ever...

...been riding your bike in the middle of a crack and prostitute neighborhood* with 5 other college students and gotten pulled over by a cop last night? I wish he would have given me a sobriety test; would have made for a better story.

Current Reading
Fancies Versus Fads
by G.K. Chesterton

* cop's words, not mine

The Bermuda Pull Up Bar

True or False:
1. The Bermuda Triangle is portable.
2. An event horizon can be stepped through.
3. Laws of gravity and friction can cease to exist in a given space provided that said space contains the conditions of questions 1 and 2.

Answers:
1. True.
2. True.
3. Been there. True.

Imagine a place where friction isn't welcome, regular laws of gravity are broken, and most of your dreams come true. I live in that place.

The pull up bar in the doorway. That's the place. Hang and swing, I dare you. The apex of your swing will NEVER CHANGE. Don't pump your body at all; if you can hold on, you will swing forever. An uncountably large number of people have tested it a limitless number of times. Confirmed every time. I submit to you what I submitted to Science Magazine: empirical proof. You be the judge.

Capitan's log

Stardate 03.07.08 Friday
4:30pm Leave Abilene. Destination- Austin
4:35pm Restroom stop
5:00pm Gordan predicts arrival time of 7:55
7:55pm Arrival
8:00pm Seated at Chuy's
8:02pm Order food and meet our grumpy, dazed waitress
8:03pm Waitress walks away. I comment on the crappiness of our waitress, then realize her exceptional hearing ability
10:30pm 10,000 B.C.= Top ten worst films of all time
1:30am Sleep

Stardate 03.08.08 Saturday
7:00am Rise
7:45am McDonald's Drive-through
7:47am Regret McDonald's decision
7:50am Arrive at Frank Erwin Center
7:55am Do some business with a scalper
8:30am-12:00pm Go 3 for 3 in my predictions of the 1A, 2A, and 3A Championship games.
12:30pm Lunch with Bo and Marie at some garbage burger joint
2:00pm-6:30pm Predict 4A and 5A games for a combined record of 5 - 0
6:45pm-7:45pm Nap
8:00pm Rainbow Trout with a subtle Cajun sauce, rice and steamed broccoli
9:30pm Sadly watch Duke game
10:30 "Earth Quake" from Amy's Ice Cream
10:31 Regret Earth Quake
11:30 Coma

Scouting Report: Willie Warren; 6'4" guard from Dallas North Crowley. He put up 29 in the Championship game (19 in the second half). In the Regional Championship game a few weeks ago, he put up 47 and only played 3 quarters. Watch for him next year at OU.

And1 in Abilene

Yesterday the And1 Mix Tape Tour stopped in Abilene when their tour bus blew a radiator hose. Highlights include dressing up as a photographer (complete with faux press pass) so I could bypass the 300 person line and stand on the gym floor where a normal person wouldn't be allowed. I guess confidence passes as an event ticket these days.

The And1 team, complete with Philip Champion (Hot Sauce), Dennis Chisolm (Spyda), and Taurian Fontenette (The Air Up There), played the "Abilene All Stars." These so called all stars...weren't. It was a blast.

I snapped about 300 pics. Here's a quick taste. Click on each image for large view.

Below- "Hot Sauce" freezes the Abilene All Star


And freezes another



Takeoff

I wonder if he thinks he's posing for the newspaper...

"The Air Up There" flying

Abilene All Star getting clowned (the And1 player just dribbled the ball through Abilene's legs)

"The Air Up There" flying again. Notice the ratio in the frame: all 5 defenders and 0 other And1 players

Hot Sauce ices another victim



"Hot Sauce" loves to embarrass people

"Hot Sauce" dishes the ball off some poor sucker's dome

Thanks for tuning in Blahglievers.

Food, Festivals, and Freedom: A QWERTY Conversation

joseph.halbert: my german prof bought us breakfast this is phenomenal

muffins, cheese, cookies, orange juice

me: was this penance for that time he brought a bow and arrow to class to bring down the family of bats in the rafters and accidentally tagged one of the students?

joseph.halbert: i think so bc he's wearing a t-shirt that says "bats are whack" in fake airbrush font

me: from the caricature stand at the fair?

joseph.halbert: either the fair or fiesta, tx

me: you ever go to the fair in abilene?

joseph.halbert: no i go in austin sometimes tho

how is the key city fair?

me: like a piece of food stuck in a mullet mated with a blind bowl of cabbagejoseph.halbert: i saw movie like that once. i'm not proud of it

me:did you need a parent permission slip signed?

joseph.halbert: no i was 18 but still in hs

me: 18 in hs is like being a freed slave still living on the plantation

joseph.halbert: hahaha

ACU's New Mascot

A bit of exciting news was just announced here in Abilene- All incoming freshmen will receive an iPhone. Story here. "Re-enroll" on three.

Current Reading
All Is Grist
by GK Chesterton

Melanin: The Mark of a Champion

I took my first sunburned shower of 2008. Remember how awesome those are?

My roommate Trey Watten represented ACU Baseball pitching a complete game yesterday with 11 K's against 10th ranked Central Oklahoma. The weather was too nice to go inside after that, and although I could have put sunscreen on, I decided to wait until dark so as not to miss a single moment of daylight.

Current Listening
The Inside
by Moses Mayfield

Lunar Eclipse

Taken last night (2.20.08). Click image for larger view. It's a bit fuzzy, because the best my current equipment can do is 210mm, and no Image Stabilization. IS is a must have on the next lens.

Current Reading
Ninety-Three
by Victor Hugo

Benjammin'

Good weekend. George Winston's show on Friday was a dream come true; a beautiful piano, guitar, and harmonica filled dream come true. It was like God took a dozen sleepy puppies and dipped them in clouds, then put them in your lap next to a cozy fireplace and wrapped you in a cashmere blanket then handed you a suitcase filled with large, non-sequential bills and tossed you the keys to his Winnebago. It was that good.

In family news, Ben rocked Sing Song. The Blu Ray is expected to go platinum. Highlights include head-to-toe denim with a dinner plate sized belt buckle.



I'll upload more pics soon. Have a good one Blahglievers

Day of lament

One of my favorite local hole-in-the-wall food joints closed down. Driving down Treadaway yesterday I saw boarded up windows, a scratched out sign, and an empty parking lot where Ann Thai Kitchen used to be. The restaurant is survived by memories of delicious curry and Rolaids.

Thanks for riding Luke Lines today

I love to drive. I love music. I don't hate kids. Add it up and you've got my Thursday morning. In the ACU bus, I just drove the Children of the World Choir to Frontier Texas for the start of their fun day during their visit to Abilene.
In a few minutes I'll pick them up and we'll all head to Chucky Cheese, then to watch the Veggie Tales movie, then back to campus so I can show these whippersnappers how to bowl. $5 says I break 100.

Television eats souls

Yesterday, in a Lectureship class, I heard an eyebrow-raising quote:
"The death of Christ is not necessary for the forgiveness of sins."-Dr. Mark Love

Transition

Last night found 2025 Lincoln Drive celebrating the first weekly Roommate Night at the Sardine (the name of our house- there are 7 occupants). Congregating in the freshly-cleaned and newly-accessorized living room, we turned off the tv and just spent time together. Seriously, we had a ball. No agenda. We threw darts and talked. It was embarrassing to think of how often we had been in the same room at the same time, but the main reason for congregating was the television. Thanks to Giroshima for cooking a delicious dinner. I look forward to next week.
I also look forward to seeing old friends this weekend for Bid Night. Safe travels everyone.