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Archive for September, 2008

Still peddlin

Posted by juplife on September 30, 2008


Still peddlin

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Brand new peddlers license today. It’s always fun to think of myself as such.
sanford

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Bunny found herself a comfortable chair.

Posted by juplife on September 30, 2008

Good thing she likes to relax just as much as me.
sanford

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Oh that’s right the sanman is partying tonight.

Posted by juplife on September 28, 2008

Can’t believe we actually did this. the weekend of sanman is as advertised.
sanford

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Making pantera a tradition

Posted by juplife on September 27, 2008


Making pantera a tradition

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Drew was mia for a good portion of the day to catch the warhol exhibit at his wexner.
sanford

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Uh…we just came from the buckle

Posted by juplife on September 26, 2008

And drew is looking for columbus.
sanford

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These are the most amazing negburns ever.

Posted by juplife on September 26, 2008

What would drive a man to do this intentionally.
sanford

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This never gets old.

Posted by juplife on September 25, 2008


This never gets old.

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Seriously, the day sonic stops amusing me is the day farts are no longer funny to john williams.
mr john

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The final shipment of the Tressel shirts is in

Posted by juplife on September 25, 2008

You know, it’s fun to have all of these shirts, but it’s not so fun to have the bill that comes with them.
mr john

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maybe email is done with, too. (stop ignoring me)

Posted by juplife on September 24, 2008

i sent what i thought was a very funny article to a few friends today. it failed to elicit the response i hoped for, or any response for that matter. since this blog is on your time, not mine, i thought i’d repost it here and hope for at least one response that agrees with the humor in this obituary (found via edsbs.com).

Jim, who had tired of reading obituaries noting other’s courageous battles with this or that disease, wanted it known that he lost his battle. It was primarily as a result of being stubborn and not following doctor’s orders or maybe for just living life a little too hard for better than five decades.

He was sadly deprived of his final wish, which was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy booze for a date. True to his personal style, he spent his final hours joking with medical personnel, cussing and begging for narcotics and bargaining with God to look over his loving dog, Biscuit, and his family.

He would like to thank all “his ladies” for putting up with him the last 30 years.

During his life, he excelled at anything he put his mind to. He loved to hear and tell jokes and spin tales of grand adventures he may or may not have had.

In lieu of flowers, he asks that you make a sizeable purchase at your favorite watering hole, get rip roaring drunk and tell the stories he no longer can.

this is also funny, yes?

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the cougar got jacked up!

Posted by juplife on September 23, 2008


the cougar got jacked up!

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briney sucks!

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everyone loves the sanman - ohio state’s superfan and relation to art tatum

Posted by juplife on September 23, 2008

‘i can’t answer that question. i might tell you a lot.’

‘der it is. you know it is.’

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videos from the visit to the land of pat.

Posted by juplife on September 22, 2008

i took a few videos when i was in los angeles visiting pat and figured you might want to see them. because if you’re here you must oddly be interested in the life of rohn. so here we go…

pat has an unnatural ability to function on very little sleep. on saturday he woke up at 4 am for his tri. he finished an olympic tri in very solid fashion, came home, then went and sold shirts with me at the coliseum. by the time we get back to santa monic, pat’s already working on a 14 hour day. clearly the fun, and the second half, is just beginning so we watched the second half. the night culminated in pat falling asleep on the couch at 2 am. pretty impressive. it also allowed me to sleep in his bed. 

pat has some great friends. near the top is eric king. the video explains why better than anything i could write.

there are several reasons why pat doesn’t mind the long hours he works. high on the list is his boss. this is him, paul. 

the smith’s of encino had two children that are polar opposites. the eldest and most afro haired, brian thomas, is very parental. here he shows you how to eat bbq like it’s corn.

finally, is the video of the mount moriah baptist church. this is the most unreasonable man ever. they double parked pat’s car, and at least 3 other’s, in during the osu usc game, claiming it had never happened before. when we told them that we needed to leave, the claimed no responsibility and wouldn’t pay for our cab ride back to santa monica which was a $60 cab. i don’t understand how a church could act this way. watching this video still makes me upset. i’m posting this with the hope that it will damage the reputation of this church. hey, i’m young and emotional. i take things too personal still.

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focker and sanman are ohio state’s super fans (fandome.com)

Posted by juplife on September 22, 2008

shortly after the video of focker and sanfor tatum dancing at the youngstown state game hit the youtube, i received an email requesting i add the video to an online fan contest at fandome.com. since i didn’t star in the video i first got focker’s permission to post it. that wasn’t too hard since the winner gets a free wii and focker loves free. 

since we all appreciate focker’s help at the games and incredible dance moves, please stop by the contest at fandome.com and give his video a thumbs up. here’s the link:

der it is! focker and sanman dance off in columbus

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updates to jupmode.com: grocery tote bags, jim tressel onesies, gray vest tees and more

Posted by juplife on September 22, 2008

skeets in the gray vest tee

skeets in the gray vest tee

just finished a major update to jupmode.com tonight. toledo.com has been helping me with it for a while and we finally went live. 

 

jack pav and the tressel onesie

jack pav and the tressel onesie

i’m pretty excited about this because it really expands the product base. we’ve been selling the gray vests, and onesies and youth and toddler sizes for a few weeks now, so it’s great to finally offer them online. the onesies are a huge hit and people really like that we have gray sizes as well. 

last friday some new grocery tote bags were delivered. they’re only $4 and jackie green sold quite a few at the game saturday.  one lady even bought 11. this green movement is a big deal and i think we’re filling a big void here. i mean, it’s only $4. 

 

the ohio state grocery tote bag

the ohio state grocery tote bag

there are a few other great (obviously great) items on jupmode. alissa weaver designed an andy warhol-esque brutus buckeye shirt that is very cool as well. 

so when you get a chance, check out the new site. let me know if you have any criticisms or suggestions. i need them. and don’t forget to pass it on to your osu friends.

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Driving home by my lonesome

Posted by juplife on September 20, 2008


Driving home by my lonesome

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No thanks to drew. if i crash, burn and die feel free to blame him.
mr john

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