Champ Superstar

MY LIFE AS A LIBERTINE. You can't stop the forces of my hurricane heart. Words, life, love, beer, books and music from a girl in New Orleans.

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    My Life IS Merry Mayhem...And I Owe It All To You.

    My life is so amazing right now.

    I have never been so grateful to exist.  The decision to move back here after 10 long years away was an easy one. It was made in about half a second. It just FELT RIGHT and now I know why: because it is right.  It's the smartest move I have ever made.  I've had some personal heartbreaks this year.  My uncle committing suicide and the relationship with the man I was about to marry falling completely apart are the two biggest knock-downs.  I didn't think I'd get up from either. But, I did. Something always kept me going.

    New Orleans.

    I mean, I have an ok job and I'm doing alright at Tulane, but what keeps me motivated and active and energetic is this city and its people.  All of you. You guys keep me going every day. You all inspire me to be a better person than I've ever been.  To work harder, get smarter, live like a warrior. You and this city both inspire me to "be awesome or leave" (to borrow a quote from @sheri_nola's rad kids). 

    I work hard, I play hard, and I dedicate everything I do to sustaining the things in this city: technology, art, culture, education, music, history, legacy, love.   These things that I immerse myself in. These things that I desire, yearn to be a part of...and sometimes need.  None of these things would exist without the people I know.  Sure, tech, art, culture...all that would still be around, but my urge to actively help sustain it wouldn't be.  You people that I know, you people that I call friends...if you think I'm talking to you right now, I am...you're the ones who move me.  These words are for you.

    In almost everything that we do, every event we attend, sponsor, promote, donate to, whatever, there is a valuable return.  We see our progress in action, we make change, we influence.  I think that's brilliant.  I love being a part of it. But, I also think that having fun and letting ourselves relax without an agenda is valuable, too.  What better way to do that than with a party? With that said, I invite/remind you about the Merry Mayhem party tomorrow night at the Foundation Room.  I invite you all, friends.  Friends I know well, friends I hope to know better, and friends I haven't even met yet.  I invite you with no agenda and no responsibilities but to show up and have fun with me and my two best friends, Sheri Nola and Liz Money.

    We've put this event together as a fun party at the Foundation Room, but more and more I feel like I want to bring everyone together and thank you all individually for continuing to inspire and challenge me.

    I hope hope hope to see you there.  Every year, from now on.

    Thanks for everything.  You will never, ever know how much you've done for me.

    With all the love and respect in my heart,

    Champ

    Details are here:

    http://twtvite.com/jprth7

    And here:

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203114749792&ref=ts

    Sponsored by the extremely generous and always MINDBLOWINGLY AWESOME Will Scott of Search Influence (@w2scott and SearchInfluence.org) and Robby Moss of Hartwig Moss Insurance (@hartwigmossins and hmia.com).  You guys are the best.
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    I'm one in 2 million. Literally.

    I live life as a libertine.

    I love books, beers and bands.

    I drink Smithwick's and Jager shots.

    I love and miss my Grandma and My Best Girl Bigsby.

    I like geeks, writers and responsible people.

    I like dangerously clever people with multisyllabic vocabularies and twisted logic.

    I like to fall sleep in the Whedonverse and wake up on my own.

    I like kickin' it old school. I like the Doctor on Friday nights and Zach Morris on Saturday mornings. I like tat'd greasers with bad attitudes and soft hands. I like epic books and shifts in the paradigm. I like Centro-Matic at midnight and a full moon view from my front porch.

    I like my cocktail hour to start at noon. I like Lester Bangs and the rock writer ethos. I like bad movies and gossip sites. But, I loathe bad writing and insincere fandom.

    I like Ernie Cline and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I like sidewalk orgasms and rock overload in spring.

    I like Elvis Costello and My Name is John Michael. I love Kathleen Edwards. I like F U songs with bitter lyrics. A lot. I like words: well spoken, well written and well justified.

    I like epidemiology. I like late nights in dark rooms in a self-conscious haze. I loathe the daylight. I like cozy bars and strong cocktails. I like making lists. I love Saints football, cold days and hot toddies.

    I like people who don't question my motives.

    I like beans and rice at Juan's and Torchy's tacos. I like socialist theory and the history of salt. I like being guided by Robert Pollard. I like dirty, rotten scoundrels. The movie and the rogue class.

    I like playing unfair. I like holding grudges. I like to rage. I like to make out in random places. I like to wake up in my own bed. I like the occasional karmic kick in the head.

    I like to find out how people who got married in high school are doing these days. I like people who f**k for validation. I like cribbage and farkle and games with interpretable rules.

    I like when the universe tells me to jump already.

    I like Chicago. The city, not the band. I like New York and Nashvegas.

    I love New Orleans.

    I like expensive hotels and cheap drinks with men of dubious character.

    I like random magic tricks, well-practiced bad jokes and short road trips with people who listen to good music. I like vampires, the Chupacabra and Roberto Clemente. I like Bigfoot and Godzilla and UFOs and Jandek.

    I like to change my mind. I like when others don't.

    I like a sincere laugh. I like irony not defined by Americans or Emo kids. I like screw-ups and screwing with people. I like being serenaded by boys who sing me Death Cab songs.

    I like to try and hide the pain for the things I can't explain.

    I like WILCO.

    I like to geek out.

    I like the slow descent into a life I never meant.

    I do not like hugs. I am never bored.

    STALK ME:

    Twitter: @champsuperstar

    Email: champsuperstar@gmail.com

    Google Voice: 504.383.4277

  • About Champ Superstar

    I'm one in 2 million. Literally.

    I live life as a libertine.

    I love books, beers and bands.

    I drink Smithwick's and Jager shots.

    I love and miss my Grandma and My Best Girl Bigsby.

    I like geeks, writers and responsible people.

    I like dangerously clever people with multisyllabic vocabularies and twisted logic.

    I like to fall sleep in the Whedonverse and wake up on my own.

    I like kickin' it old school. I like the Doctor on Friday nights and Zach Morris on Saturday mornings. I like tat'd greasers with bad attitudes and soft hands. I like epic books and shifts in the paradigm. I like Centro-Matic at midnight and a full moon view from my front porch.

    I like my cocktail hour to start at noon. I like Lester Bangs and the rock writer ethos. I like bad movies and gossip sites. But, I loathe bad writing and insincere fandom.

    I like Ernie Cline and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I like sidewalk orgasms and rock overload in spring.

    I like Elvis Costello and My Name is John Michael. I love Kathleen Edwards. I like F U songs with bitter lyrics. A lot. I like words: well spoken, well written and well justified.

    I like epidemiology. I like late nights in dark rooms in a self-conscious haze. I loathe the daylight. I like cozy bars and strong cocktails. I like making lists. I love Saints football, cold days and hot toddies.

    I like people who don't question my motives.

    I like beans and rice at Juan's and Torchy's tacos. I like socialist theory and the history of salt. I like being guided by Robert Pollard. I like dirty, rotten scoundrels. The movie and the rogue class.

    I like playing unfair. I like holding grudges. I like to rage. I like to make out in random places. I like to wake up in my own bed. I like the occasional karmic kick in the head.

    I like to find out how people who got married in high school are doing these days. I like people who f**k for validation. I like cribbage and farkle and games with interpretable rules.

    I like when the universe tells me to jump already.

    I like Chicago. The city, not the band. I like New York and Nashvegas.

    I love New Orleans.

    I like expensive hotels and cheap drinks with men of dubious character.

    I like random magic tricks, well-practiced bad jokes and short road trips with people who listen to good music. I like vampires, the Chupacabra and Roberto Clemente. I like Bigfoot and Godzilla and UFOs and Jandek.

    I like to change my mind. I like when others don't.

    I like a sincere laugh. I like irony not defined by Americans or Emo kids. I like screw-ups and screwing with people. I like being serenaded by boys who sing me Death Cab songs.

    I like to try and hide the pain for the things I can't explain.

    I like WILCO.

    I like to geek out.

    I like the slow descent into a life I never meant.

    I do not like hugs. I am never bored.

    STALK ME:

    Twitter: @champsuperstar

    Email: champsuperstar@gmail.com

    Google Voice: 504.383.4277

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