come early saturday AM, tommy and i, with an assortment of other bloggers and non, will head off to the wild reaches of the outer banks, land of the pickup truck and sonic. beer will be drank, boogie boards will be ridden, and dead dolphins will most likely be poked. in the spirit of making you all SO JEALOUS, here are the pictures from last year, including a totally awesome one of "young prodigy" matthew yglesias spraying a ginormous fountain of lighter fluid absolutely everywhere while puffing away on a cigarette.

aren't you jealous of us cavorting on the beach with other bloggers? aren't you? BE JEALOUS.

sigh.