contentment

contentment, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Doug speed "reading" a book on the beach.

"Wade, I just can't understand how cool you are."

beachchat, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Colin and Wade chatting things up on the beach front.

beach scenes

beachdiesel, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Ah yes, all the elements of the beach atmosphere: Sunbathing, swimsuits, relaxation, a huge, thunderous, diesel Caterpillar machine rumbling past.

two

danjdo, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Dan and J-do ready to pick up chicks on the beach. Dan said he was looking for a "nice blonde" particularly.

two dudes and a baby

danwhitwade, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Dan, Wade and Whit pose for a nice photo. Whit is actively drooling down Wade's neck in the picture, accounting for Wade's expression.

dinner time

dinner time, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Mmmhhh, beef...
Friday night's meal was rather nice. Steak and taters for hungry conferencers.

mental health

mental health, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Good to know...

spike

spike, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Mr. T. Cook in action.

beach bums

beach bums, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Julie and Della work on promoting melanin production while cheelling on the sand.

three

three, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

The BA's of the summer conference right here. Need I say more?

volley

volley, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Tanner grabs a sandy volley, doing his best to support his non-native St. Louis RUF team. He was grafted into the team, becoming the active MVP.

warning

warning, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

The Laguna Beach authorities came up with a new warning system for their beach flags. Fortunately, the red flag denoting no swimming did not fly the post at any time during the week, unlike last year in which two days were deemed red flag worthy on account of riptides.
My favorite flag on the new system is the purple one at the bottom of the sign. "Dangerous Marine Life." It leaves much to the imagination.

washer toss

washer toss, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Colin tosses a washer during an intense game of you guessed it, Washers. Kat and Colin got schooled 21-3 by Doug and Carilyn.

hotties

hotties, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Dan and Tanner putting out the vibe in our sub-zero "hotel" room at the Laguna Beach Christian Retreat Center. The one on the left is available ladies, you just have to go to Singapore to get him.

indolence

indolence, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Here Mr. Roosevelt catches some rays while seriously taking it easy on Laguna Beach. All that sanctification can be quite tiring, no?

florida cowboy

florida cowboy, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Behold, Roberto Linn, truly a man of mystery and intrigue. Robbie borrowed Becky's hat in this photo and he looks quite hot. Beach babes were frolicking around ol' Rob for sure. Sort of.

donathans

j-do, t-do, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Here we have the Donathans. J-do and T-do respectively. Summer Conference was T-do's first RUF outing and it seemed to go over quite well with her. We should get her to come to OU people.

Herb Lump

Herb Lump, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Yet another momento of Mr. Shook's tea collection. Here you see a sizeable mound of formed green tea. Just take a pinch and add hot water.

Hot water and a little love

Hot water and a little love, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Here Dave's impressive tea collection is shown in all its glory. With over 50 teas from black to green, you'll have no problem cooking up a specialty brew all your own in this steeping repertoire.
Dave now has the fun job of packing all these delicious teas to move out of the dorm.

Know Your Neighbor: Bob E.

Know Your Neighbor: Bob Elliott, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

In this week's issue of KYN, we turn to Robert.

Bob is a former oil field worker and has done about everything else you can think of. He has lived in Wyoming and New Mexico for most of his adult life after graduating from OU with a degree in Chemisty.

Bob likes powerful tools and is really pretty crazy.

Here you can see him elbows deep in the engine compartment of the Stu Family Suburban. Daddy Stu was changing the serpentine belt, preparing the beast for Florida adventures, when Bob caught wind of heavy labor being done and came over to "help" (a.k.a. take over the project).

He really is something. With a raspy voice caused from years of chain smoking, Bob can swear with the best of them.

What you can't see in the picture is that his right arm is all bloody. Only he could get bloody changing a serpentine belt, a part that has no sharp points or edges.

You really should meet this Okie turned tradesman/laborer. Bob is larger than life. He is someone you would want in battle with you.

Beyond Unsanitary

Beyond Insanitary, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Here we have the room of a fellow Jones House resident. I couldn't resist documenting this marvel of masculine filth. I would note that the individual whose room this is happens to be a wrestler. Notice the old cup of McCalester's tea with a dried up lemon in it on the desk. Yummy.

Memory lane revisited

Doug's Senior Pic, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

I just can't put this picture away. It screams at me from the cavernous fissures of my hardrive. It must be seen. It demands to be seen. "It wants to be found," as Gandalf put it.

A Man's Man

A Man's Man, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Here The Moose operates heavy equipment while also revamping Doug's parents' garden during Week in the Word '03. Such poise, such dexterity, such technical intuition.

So it began

So it began, originally uploaded by johnniestu.

Chuck takes a break from the labors of Week in the Word to read the day's headlines on that fateful day in March 2003 when the U.S. invaded Iraq.