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the fallen ones

paulo — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:42:11 +0000

i probably loved her most when she punched the pop machine. she’d run from me into the dorm’s kitchen and squarely (and impressively) punched straight into the “o” in the giant, glistening “coke”. i watched her from the couch, watched (…)

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frisbies and brown people

paulo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:58:38 +0000

i forget the occasion, and there may not have even really been one.. but one of my favorite memories is of playing volleyball at red river outdoors in the red river gorge. actually, it only started with volleyball.. bourbon volleyball, (…)

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thank you for smoking, pt. 1

paulo — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:35:59 +0000

the other day, while answering questions for our health plan, i was asked if i’d used tobacco products within the last year. slightly disappointed, i’d answered no, i hadn’t. it got me to thinking about a few of the times (…)

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skipping college

paulo — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:28:24 +0000

in high school starting in my sophomore year, i took college courses at the local extension campus. now, i have to say, while that sounds like heavy hitting, believe me.. it wasn’t. it didn’t take me long to realize that, (…)

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how i became the mariner..

paulo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:03:32 +0000

so to about twenty people in the world, i’m better known as “the mariner”. the story on how i acquired such a title is longer than i have the sobriety to explain tonight.. but i’ll give you the overview ok, (…)

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whitesnake

paulo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:45:39 +0000

most of the time i was passed out in the back, sitting on a steel beam that probably left me permanently bruised.. but whitesnake was a blast. ten or so of us packed into the beast and we traveled around (…)

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the loaded hog

paulo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:43:31 +0000

after i made the entire sea kayaking portion fubar, we headed to christchurch to meet up with the other group. needless to say, there was plenty of drinking to be had. somehow i managed a bottle of wine and some (…)

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coffee in tonga

paulo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:30:06 +0000

for whatever reason, i’ve had tonga on my mind. one thing that keeps coming back to me – the coffee shop that was just down the way from our hostel. it had the best fruit smoothies.. it was great to (…)

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