hello!

Greetings, welcome, and good day to you sir. I thought I might do the introduction.

This is our family. I am Annunziata Shrimpstein, second-youngest member of the Shrimpstein family. Here are the other members, in order of age, from oldest to youngest:

The Elder Ms. Shrimpstein.
Saratoga Shrimpstein III.
Tweeter Shrimpstein.
Annunziata Shrimpstein.
Curry Shrimpstein.

We are siblings. Our median age is 24. Our mean age is 26. Our parents, like all good things-- this includes Gregory Peck, passenger pigeons, and rock n' roll-- are dead. They died in a very awkward accident involving, of all things, passenger pigeons. It's painful.

Here again are the siblings, but in order of height, from tallest to shortest:

Curry
Tweeter
Saratoga III
Annunziata
The Elder Ms.

And so we see that again I am the second-lowest. This is a recurring trend. Watch. Here are the siblings, listed in order of best sense of direction, from best to worst:

Tweeter
The Elder Ms.
Curry
Annunziata
Saratoga III

This is our house.

Located in Gainesville. We moved in August 2007. Curry is a big fan of an annual music extravaganza called either "The Fest" or "Fest" or "A Fest" or "My Favorite Fest." I can't remember the name. We all traveled here last year to see the "Fun Fest" and were quite taken with the town. We made plans to come here and live in the house you see above.

Coincidentally, the house was already named Shrimp Fest when we moved in. There is a long history to this, but fuck if I know it. The house has four upstairs bedrooms and one downstairs bedroom (Saratoga III's room). We all get along fairly well, though I have been known to snarl, grumble, and make other dog-type noises concerning the piss-poor interior decorating notions of my brothers. They also have a band, which I am not part of, because I lose my musical abilities after 2 am, and the band only "practices" in the dark quiet of the early morning.

But enough bitchery. I love my family with all my heart. They are kind and generous. Why, earlier this evening, Tweeter gave me 37 cents which he owed me after I spotted him 36 cents to buy a tiny plastic pig from a museum gift shop (the last cent we found on the ground). Can you believe that? What kind of gentleman pays you back so quickly for such a small amount of money? I believe now it is time to list the positive attributes of the family. I will list them in order of berry-picking speed, from fastest to slowest:

Saratoga III. -- Wonderful voice. Energetic and fun. Lovely legs (see photo below)
Curry -- Powerful leadership skills. Shares pizza. Looks good in a newsboy cap.
The Elder Ms. -- Excellent cook. Fast at furniture assembly. Cartwheels like a mofo.
Annunziata -- Proficient in applying eyeliner. Good visual aesthetic. Easily persuaded.
Tweeter. -- Poor, but generous. Enviable eyelashes. Very well-endowed.

This is our blog. After living here two months, we thought we should begin documenting our experience at Shrimp Fest. Fun is often had. Guests drop by frequently. Pizza is made on a twice-daily basis. Passive voice is used only on rare occasions. Drinks and merriment, cigarettes on the porch, dancing singing love sex bj etc. Hope you enjoy it.