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JPG'd

This morning, two things caught me by surprise. The first, a long-forgotten interview with yours truly has been published in JPG. Secondly, I found out I'm from Dallas. Who knew!

View the article here.

Uploaded on Nov 2, 2009

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Inigo Montoya

Houston is known for two things. Oil and Conquistadors. Look it up. It's in a book.

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2009

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The Origin of Species

I've been doing a bit of family research lately. Here's what I've found:

Ball is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. First found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman invasion of 1066.

Freaking Normans. Wait, what's that you say? I'm 1/4 French on my mother's side? Lovely Normans!

Genetically speaking, I'm 50% English, 25% French and 25% Italian.

And historically speaking, Ball is more American than apple pie, seeing as we settled "the colonies" long before independence. That said, I'm only third generation American on my father's-mother's side and my mother's-mother's side.

The later is where I get my Italian roots. And excessive body hair.

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2009

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Three Sheets

A title synonymous with two things:

1. The world's greatest drinking show. Watch it. It's on Hulu.

2. Thursday nights. Which have become our de facto 'guy's night'. We have a regular group of six, but if you're in the neighborhood, stop in for a pint.

FYI: That invite is very much extended to you, Zane Lamprey, host of said drinking show. Austin awaits your arrival. We make our own beer and award-winning vodka. Plus, first drink's on me.

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2009

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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

I'll admit it. I watched a Smiths documentary in boredom. Immediately following I was compelled to rummage through old CDs and download their entire catalog onto my iPod.

Which has nothing to do with this picture of Alex. Although we were in a Scottish pub. And Scotland is *only* 150 miles from Manchester. So there's your connection.

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2009

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