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An earthquake, Godzilla, Gundam and small children stuck in hexagons — Tokyo did not fail us.

This year’s trip took AJ and me to Tokyo and the foothills of Mount Fuji. A sushirific way to spend Thanksgiving. I’m probably still a bit overstimulated from our stroll through the electronics district.

  

4.16.02
Tim: You’re my new courier.
Joe: Actually, I feel more like Helvetica Oblique.
Tim: Unless you default.

4.04.06
Tim asks: Remember that test we had to take that would tell us things like if we’re inverted?
Leigh: Uh, introverted?
Tim: … maybe.

10.11.06
Tim: If it didn’t have a face on it, I won’t eat it. … So how do French fries fit into that, you wonder? They’ve got eyes.

10.18.06
Tim thinks about whether he has an old marketing flowchart on file: I’ve got some jewels in my drawers.

10.20.06
Tim: Everywhere I go, there’s a bowl of candy.
Joe: What about the bathroom?
Tim: There was a bowl, but it wasn’t candy … to some.

11.02.06
On Tim’s desire to have invisible powers:
Leigh: His name could be “Super Fly on the Wall.”
Phil: If invisibility is your favorite power, what would be your favorite thing to do with it?
Tim: … Uh, I’ll talk with you privately later.

Tim's affinity for cotton clothing got him hanging out with a rough crowd.

10.02.07
Tim: PrintCo is using pumpkin-based inks instead of soy-based inks.
BTW: We need to squash that.

11.23.07
Leigh: On MythBusters they tested what best eased the pain of spicy food — milk, water, beer, vodka, toothpaste, petroleum jelly and wasabi.
Tim: That just sounds like my Saturday night.

11.27.07
Tim: They should sick Sallie Mae after Bin Laden. If he had a student loan, they’d find him in a second.

12.3.07
Leigh: What are you hungry for?
Tim: Justice … and we’re not going to be getting any of that today.

7.9.08
Tim: You guys shouldn’t care like I don’t.

8.22.08
Tim: I never expected to use the words “strong” and “the French” in the same sentence … unless I was talking about odor.

Tim is an evil master of disguise. He's so Zartan.

9.5.08
Tim about McNiven’s Coke: It’s as flat as the earth in 1492.

9.5.08
Tim on “denouement”: I could shave at least three letters off that word.
Leigh: Most of the letters are just for show. It’s very French that way.
Tim: I could shave a lot off the French, too.

9.9.08
Tim: Good recommendation on the chili. It burns going in. And on the way down. And on the way out.

3.10.09
Tim: I’m tingling with adequacy.

4.16.09
Tim: Animals are cuter when they’re closer to extinction.

5.6.09
Tim: I’d like to party with me.

5.26.09
Leigh: Who sits like that on a motorcycle?
Tim: I don’t know, but I’m really glad she does.

Two words describe Tim: work ethic. But not necessarily this Tim.

8.20.09
Adrianne C.: I’m so glad the teal bras worked.
Tim: Teal’s my favorite new color.

8.20.09
Tim: Get your flutter ponies away form my satellite computer.

5.25.10
Tim: It’s a great day to be a tropical bird.

6.17.10
Tim: That’s a really nice rack.
Beth and Leigh awkwardly hope he was referring to the newsstand.
Tim tries to rectify his situation: I nearly said, “That’s a lot of wood.”

1.23.11
Joe: We’re still looking for seven brides for your seven stomachs.
Tim: Just give them seven meatballs.

  

There were llamas of all stripes at Friday night’s Indiana State Fair costume contest.

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For starters, our contestants included a zombie, vampire, pirate, Christmas tree and Easter egg. Characters included Nancy Drew, the Pumpkin King, the Cat in the Hat, Princess Peach with her Super Mario llama and a tribute to Lucille Ball. Laundry llama brought in a first-place ribbon, as did a princess with her unicorn/Pegasus llama.

This princess with her unicorn/Pegasus claimed a first-place ribbon.

The premise of the contest is that the llamas don’t really like wearing clothes. So, the more coverage with the costume, the better. More coverage on the head and legs seems to score well, too.

This year’s competitors seemed more content in their outfits than in years past. Only a few items fell off while on parade, and only one fellow took his clothes off completely. While several found the spotlight the perfect time to do their business, one decided it was break time and only reluctantly left the ring.

It was sad to go to this year’s contest without Jocelyn, but a million thanks to her for introducing me to this in the first place.