SEC Championship

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It’s been a great season.  We were up in the first quarter.  I was getting PUMPED, but then the ole “honey badger” (<– worst nickname in sports history), returned that punt and squashed our momentum.  It is as simple as that.  Damn good season though.

Walsh made his first field goal of the game...

Aaron Murray came out of the gates smokin' HOT.

It's great. To be. A Georgia Bulldog.

Malcom Mitchell reflects on the play that should have put it away.

Shoulda had it.

Bacarri Rambo in pursuit.

Boykin with the sack. Hell of a year Boykin had.

Credit our defense for keeping LSU from a single first down the entire 1st half.

Carlton Thomas hits a hole.

Jefferson calls an audible.

Jarvis Jones makes a plan.

This is his second return.

Murray threw two interceptions.

Ouch.

Fact.

Meteor Shower

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Grab your telescopes folks, there is a meteor shower tonight, Nov. 17, 2011, that will be best viewed around midnight.  Earth will be passing through debris left by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.  Everybody should check it out.  That’s one hour from now.

University of Georgia's Dr. Shaw looks at Jupiter through the 24" Cassegrain Reflecting Telescope at the observatory on top of the physics building on Nov. 17, 2011.

On my way to my car from class…

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There I am, carrying a massive Canon 500mm f/4.5 lens in my right hand; a Canon 300mm f/2.8 in the left; my backpack had a Canon 1D Mark 2N, the battery charger, my notebook and my laptop in it…on my back of course; my man purse had my Canon 60D, a 17-40mm f/4, a 50mm f1.8, a 28-70mm f/2.8 and a 70-200mm f/2.8… around my shoulder; then there was the Canon monopod in my hoody pocket.

My gear for the weekend.

I was walking to my car after class with over $10,000 and 200lbs of Canon gear on my person.  I was struggling, but it was all about pace because it was about to rain.  I had made it all the way across Lumpkin from the Journalism building when I came across this piece of cardboard in the parking lot.  I had to take a picture, which, of course, meant breaking my stride and putting everything down to get my camera out.  I used the 28-70mm.

I thought to myself, "Ahh, what could this be?"

Looks like one to me...

I wish I could have been there to see the look on this person’s face when they wrote this.

Ron Burgundy in downtown Athens…

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Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News Team were covering Occupy Athens last Saturday.  Ron and the gang went bar hopping after an exhausting day capturing footage underneath the arch.  A couple scotches in, the guys found themselves in the middle of the Wild Rumpus Halloween Parade.  ”Just another day in Hollywood,” Burgundy told reporters.

The Channel 4 News Team follows a llama up Clayton Street.

Uh oh. Our photographer has been spotted.

Hundreds of people march to the beat of their own drums.

A wizard jams out on a sax.

Security keeps everything under control.

Stay classy.

Galactic @ The Georgia Theatre

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Galactic, along with trombonist Corey Henry and Living Colour’s vocalist Corey Glover, tore it up Friday night, Oct. 21, 2011 at the Georgia Theatre.

This is my only decent shot of Richard Vogel, keyboard, but that doesn't mean he didn't make it happen.

I told AJ (my editor) that I wanted a good trombone shot this semester.... Corey Henry gave me a couple of opportunities.

Ben Ellman. What more can I say?

How could you not be pumped up for Galactic's first show back at the theatre?

Corey Glover had the crowd's attention.

Glover does a mean Robert Plant.

"Whole Lot of Love!"

Horns.

Ellman on the harp.

Bustin out the baritone!

Stanton Moore on the drums.

Robert Mercurio steps up for a bass solo.

Two words: Sold Out.

Lungs and Cheeks.

It was Corey Henry's first time at the theatre.

Encore!

SUNDAY SAUCE: You have the ability to touch the lives of many people.

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You have the ability to touch the lives of many people.

The half vacant booth couldn’t have cared less about the arrival of my soup.  One forlorn won ton lay floating on it’s back as I dumped soy sauce all over it.  I added two golden drops of spicy mustard.

There was no more horsing around.  When the pot stickers showed up, I stared blankly into the three spare dumplings on the other side of the plate.

Waiting for my glass of water to be refilled, I drowned the last of my wok-fried app, holding it under the house sauce long enough for my eyes to close momentarily.   My thoughts returned to my empty water glass.

I’m an Ox, trustworthy with an open mind.  Oxen are compatible with Rats and Roosters.  We’re incompatible with Tigers and –

Finally, a giant plate of Mongolian Beef arrived that was enough to feed a horse.  I wasn’t hungry anymore.  Blandly poking at the heap of brown and green, I knew I wasn’t going to finish it, but I also knew it wouldn’t go to waste.  Whiskey usually sparks my appetite.

The check came with a Styrofoam box, a single slice of orange, and a lone messenger.

My fist landed maliciously, popping the unopened wrapper, crushing the fortune cookie, spilling crumbs onto the table.

Late Night @ Little Italy

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I showed up to Little Italy after shooting the Galactic show at the theatre... Every booth was full, so I had to walk to the back to look for a seat. This is what I stumbled upon.

Two school girls, a native and a disco girl passed out in the back of Little Italy in Athens, Ga. Friday night, Oct. 21, 2011.

Wait a second! She's not passed out. She's just texting like a freak.

Disco girl popped up out of nowhere. She went straight to the Men's bathroom to puke.

So, naturally, drunk dudes had to use the women's.