All about the Brenjamins!

Wednesday night chat recap by Atrophy:

POLITICS

• He didn't watch the State of the Union last night (swim practice get in the way, maybe?)
• He didn't vote in the last election, because he wasn't sure which state he was registered in.

BOOZE & FOOD

• Apparently, he has learned nothing from the Trudy's Bar Crawl and, upon finding out that Lena was already drunk, wished he was drunk too. Do you miss the fetal position, Bren?
• Steak? Steak is good.
• His favourite Skittle colour is red.
• As he was typing to us, he was eating almonds. Because almonds are a good source of protein and he has to "grow up to be big & strong."
• Diet? What diet? He's on the "eat everything diet." (And, as a swimmer, he can afford to be on this diet.)
• He still doesn't like Ramen.

SUPER BOWL + FOOTBALZZZZZZZ

• He's having Lena cook for his Super Bowl party. Better check the mailbox, Lena, your plane ticket is there!
• He wonders why, exactly, StephieMc wants to go to the party, since Sean (aka Cutie McHottie) won't be there.
• Big surprise: Brendan predicts the Eagles will win the Super Bowl. I'd say something about how right or wrong he is, but I know nothing about football, so I'll go with it.
• Super Bowl commercials? "Rule."
• If you're lucky enough to be invited to his swinging Super Bowl party, you'll have the privilege of watching the event on his 50 inch plasma TV. Yes, 50 inch TV. Brendan, I'm moving in tomorrow.
• Even though he has this gorgeous, gorgeous TV, he never has time to watch it. I will gladly take the TV off your hands for you, babe.

ABOUT HIS DAY

• Classes were alright, but he was way tired…
• Because practice was "sooooooo hard." Eddie tore him up and he "was dead." And his legs hurt just walking up the stairs. (That's what happens when you're an Olympian, Brendan!)
• In response to his legs hurting, he got many people offering to give him a massage.

HOME, SWEET HOME

• The only thing his house doesn't have is an elevator.
• Aaron lives in "the west wing" of the house.
• His mom has seen his home and loves it.
• He loves his house too. Which is good, considering he has to live there.

HEAVEN

• He has "sick sheets." They're the best, 1200 thread count, four pillows.
• His bed is a king-sized pillow top, not a waterbed.
• He doesn't mess around with bedding. Which is why he calls his bed 'heaven'.
• Bed is where he spends most of his time. And with a bed like that and a TV like that, I will gladly join you in there.

SCHOOL

• He may need some tutoring for his Communications classes. (Brendan, call me!)
• One of his classes this semester is Organizational Leadership.
• He could always use tutors. We don't know if this is in the "wink, wink; nudge nudge" sense or seriously, but there you go.

DESTINATION: AUSTIN, TX

• He could live in Austin for awhile longer
• He doesn't miss Havertown too much (Sorry, Mrs. H) - he "loves Austin."
• Brendan's never been to the Alamo.
• He likes to eat at Rudy's. (calls up Rudy's staff to warn them of mass crowds rushing in)
• He says "y'all" all the time.

LABS AND DUCKS AND DOLPHINS, OH MY!

• Jack is two and he knows some tricks. One trick he knows is that he can push the water dispenser on the fridge and get water whenever he wants. That is some trick.
• As the chat was going on, Jack was staring at Brendan's almonds. He thinks they were a jar of treats.
• He used to have a pet duck that lived in his bathtub. Then Jack came and Jack wanted to eat the duck and Brendan had to choose between the two, so he picked Jack. (Good choice.) No word on what happened to the duck though. (Was there some roast duck for dinner that night? Who knows.)
• He finally got the blue dolphin crap cleaned up. "Michelle, damn her," says Brendan.

SWIMMING STORIES

• One time, he came up after a turn in the wrong lane. Brendan then thought that the kid was in his lane, so he shoved him out. This was last year. (Kidding! This is when he was a tot.)
• He chose breaststroke because "it's the best stroke." I have to agree.
• He once broke his piggy (pinky?) toe while swimming - he kicked the lane-line during a breaststroke kick. But you should have seen the other guy - he broke the lane-line too.

OLYMPIC STORIES

• The funniest thing that happened was at the Red Bull Party.
• That's all we know. Because he wouldn't share anything more with us.
• Another time, the team was getting off a bus, and a South African guy was staring at Amanda Beard. The guy then walked into a pole because he was staring so hard. People laughed. (The South African guy wasn't Ryk Neethling.)
• Apart from training, the team didn't do much else in Valldemosa, Spain because they weren't really allowed to do anything.
• He saw all of Athens and there wasn't anything about the city he didn't like.

UP NEXT

• He will be at the UT vs. TAMU meet this weekend.
• His next big meet is in April (US Nationals).
• He will be "soooooo ready" for the Worlds & will be expecting a personal best time.
• He plans to keep swimming until 2008, at least.
• He will be filming a commercial for Nike, but hasn't done anything for it yet.
• He'll be in Southern California in May, and I will be buying him a beer. I mean, he will be at a swim clinic. And then I will be buying him a beer.

ET CETERA

• The Trio are never far from each other, apparently - Aaron lives with him (which we knew) and Ian Crocker lives about a mile away.
• They went out last Saturday (Jan. 29th) and got into some "Calvin & Hobbes" trouble.
• Speaking of "Calvin & Hobbes," that's his favourite comic.
• The best gift from a fan? A blue dolphin for Jack. (Yay, Michelle!)
• Usual bedtime is 10 p.m.
• Someone once told Brendan that he looks like Nick Lachey. The entire room disagreed with that person.
• If he could race anyone, it'd be Mark Spitz. If he could compete in any other Olympic sport, it'd be snowboarding.
• Sunday mornings rule. Because he "sleeps, wakes up, falls back to sleep - oohhh [he] loves it."
• His favourite book is "Catcher in the Rye."
• He hasn't been to church since Christmas.
• Sean and Brendan always share a birthday celebration since their birthdays are a day apart.
• He "refuses to go on thefacebook.com." So, lets put that topic away.
• Green Day is good & he likes the new song.
• The most outrageous thing he's done for a girl? Bought her diamond earrings. He didn't say who this girl was though.
• He has no lady in his life right now.
• "Groundhogs rule."
• Brendan is aware that his mother's computer is out of commission. There was no response to the room's demands that he buy a new computer for her. (btw, Mrs. H is now back online! Woot!)