The 2009 Version of a common meme

Here is the new 2009 edition of getting to know your family and friends.
Here is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun.
Change all the answers so that they apply to you.
Then send this to a bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person who sent it to you.
Some of you may get this several times; that means you have lots of friends.
The easiest way to do it is to hit 'forward' so you can change the answers or copy and paste. Have fun and be truthful!

1. What is your occupation right now?
Restaurant manager and freelance writer

2. What color are your socks right now?
They are the same color as my soul. Care to guess?

3. What are you listening to right now?
Panic at the Disco's "Northern Downpour"

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Bacon

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Is this a euphemism? Either way. . .the answer is the same.

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Denise

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Absolutely. I love everyone who has tagged me in this thus far.

8. How old are you today?
funf und dreissig

9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV
Volleyball

10. What is your favorite drink?
alcoholic is White Russian, non-boozey is Diet Dr Pepper.

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
My hair has been brown, black, green, metallic gold, blue and pink, all at different times.

12. Favorite food?
beef

13. What is the last movie you watched?
Humpday.

14. Favorite day of the year?
October 31st comes in second only to January 17th.

15. How do you vent anger?
poorly

16. What was your favorite toy as a child?
My stuffed dog Butchy. I still have him.

17. What is your favorite season?
Spring

18. Cherries or Blueberries?
Cherries

19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Or respond on Facebook--whichever.

20. Who is the most likely to respond?
~shrug

21. Who is least likely to respond
I predict Diana

22. Living arrangements?
Four bedroom apartment with Denise and the kids.

23. When was the last time you cried?
This is embarrassing. Yesterday. An absolutely stupid reality tv show got highly emotional and sappy and it made me cry. Shut up. You'll never guess what it was anyway.

24. What is on the floor of your closet?
Clothes, boxes of clothes from our abandoned plan to move, toys.

25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
Excluding family, Diana.

26. What did you do last night?
None of the things I wanted to. Cest la vie.

27. What are you most afraid of?
The death of loved ones. And dying myself while my kids are still children.

28. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger?
cheese and spicy? I love a good teriyaki burger w/ pineapple. I make bomb homemade burgers too; spicy and juicy.

29. Favorite dog breed?
German Shepherd

30. Favorite day of the week?
It's Saturday!

31. How many countries have you lived in?
Just the 1...

32. Diamonds or pearls?
I'm a guy.... Diamonds?

Trivial

Where were you three hours ago?
--the office at work, counting deposits.

Were you with anyone?
--the occasional coworker came and went within the office while I was in there.

Have you had anything alcoholic in the last 24 hours?
--as Splenda is mad from sugar alcohols, yes. Otherwise, no.

Are you wearing shoes right now?
--Not in the slightest. I'm indoors at home; this equals no shoes.

How long have you known your 1st phone contact?
--I have no such thing.

Are they a relative?
--Not applicable

Would you ever go skinny dipping with the last person who commented you?
--I would go skinny dipping with anyone I felt comfortable with--which is most of my adult friends, not that there are many places one could legally go skinny dipping around here.

When was the last time you saw a movie in theaters?
--July 1st.

When did you last talk to the last person you shared a kiss with?
--That would be today

Has anyone called you beautiful today?
--nope...

Are you still friends with the last person who broke your trust?
--I'm still trying to figure that out. I think so, but I'm not as strong in that thinking as I used to be.

Does drama seem to follow you everywhere?
--I tend to think it does.

Do you feel like anyone is playing mind games with you right now?
--No; nope... don't care.

How would you feel if your best friend hooked up with your ex?
--Amused. If it meant they were hooking up with my ex exclusively, perhaps a bit relieved as well.

If you knew you had the right person, would you marry them today?
--I think I already have the right person.

Does it make you uncomfortable to talk on the phone around people?
--I try not to share my conversations with the world.

Would you rather be ten years younger or ten years younger?
--younger...

Do you bite your fingernails?
--Yes.

Would you consider yourself very flexible?
--Physically? No. Every other connotation? Yes.

Do you get embarrassed easily?
--not really...

Have you ever been banned from anywhere?
--not that I know of...

Do you have a ringtone or do you leave your phone on vibrate?
--I continue to dodge owning this thing called a cellphone and so can't answer this one.

What was the last thing you drank from a mug?
--Vanilla chai tea.

Has your #1 ever seen you naked?
--My #1s on Myspace and on Facebook are both people who have seen me in such a way, yeah.

Does your #2 know your deepest secret?
--No one knows my deepest secrets.

Will your #3 repost this?
--No.

Does your #4 smoke?
--Yes

Were you born in the 90's?
--I'd already been alive for a while in the '90s.

When was the last time you paid less than $1 for something?
--Yesterday.

Have you loaned anything out to anyone recently?
--Sure, a book here, there. . .a pair of pajama pants. . .a pen.

Are any of your siblings married?
--Not to each other.

Who was the last person to spend the night with you at your house?
--My wife Denise.

Do you have a hard time making decisions?
--No, but sometimes I have a hard time sharing them.

Has anyone kissed you when you weren't expecting it?
--yup...

Did you like it?
--of course!!

Does your dad smoke?
--no idea nor inclination to care.

Is your mom over 50?
--uh-huh...

Are there any movies coming out you wanna see?
--Not in the very near future.

Do you ever feel like you're leading a double life?
--Absolutely.

Do you have any plans to get a new tattoo or piercing?
--I'm always planning the next tattoo. Without a career change, I'm done with piercings, as my current job wouldn't allow any of the others I'd want.

Do you know anyone named Christine?
--I happen to know a few.

Do you know anyone who's biracial?
--I happen to know a few.

Do you know anyone who works at Walmart?
--I know one person who works at Wal-Mart, unless Cammie & Dale's mom still works there, then I know two.

Are black bras sexy?
--No more than any other.

Spell your full name without 'C','I','R', or 'Y':
--Do it yourself.

Open the nearest book, turn to page 11, and type the first sentence:
--"Une ventouse."

Are you currently listening to anything?
--The hum of my standing fan, the hum of the laptop cooling fan, the din of Spongebob Squarepants.

If you could spend 30 minutes with someone who's gone, who would you pick?
--my grandmother...

Are you on birth control?
--nope...

Do you know anyone who is bisexual?
--Bunches and bunches.

Would you walk into Walmart naked for $10,000?
--No.

Does anyone call you babe?
--nope...

Do you hate it when people try to play with your hair?
--I love it when people play with my hair

How long is it until your birthday?
--Approximately eight months

Interview With a Vampire

Feeling entirely like it's time again for silly meme action, here are two which came my way via ladies I love:

Un:

Two names you go by: Ev, D-Slash

Two things you are wearing right now: Boxer-briefs, glasses and rings are all I have on right now.

Two of your favorite things: Stressing the word things, which allows me to not worry about hurting people feelings: Rock Band and bed.

Two things you want very badly at the moment: A better job and a long soak in a very steamy jaccuzzi.

Two favorite pets you have/had: Cujo and Isis, both RIP I believe.

Two things you did last night: Swam, exposed Adam to Veronica Mars.

Two things you ate today: A Big Mac, some cheese.

Last two people you talked to: Nia and Donyai.

Two things you plan on doing tomorrow: Testing out my new wireless guitar controller for Rock Band and reading a book, probably the new Anita Blake.

Two longest trips taken in the last five years: Our San Diego trip in 2004 and our trip to Stockton in 2007 are the only trips I've taken in the past five years. Sigh.

Two favorite holidays: Halloween and Walpurgis Nacht.

Two favorite beverages: Anything involving mixtures of coffee, cream and chocolate; Cherry Cola Zero.

Segundo:

100 useless facts about me!

Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Open; I don't think our doors can close with the bit of perennial clutter situated at them.

Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels?
No, I'm very particular about shampoo quality and have yet to see hotel stuff meet my needs.

Have you ever 'done it' in a hotel room?
Why yes, yes I have.

Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
I missed this calling in life.

Are you eating anything right now?
Nope, but I am drinking some Propel.

Who do you think reads these?
the internet, Aimee, Devon and ADJ.

Do you have a calendar in your room?
Yes, but I believe it's a couple years out of date.

Where are you?
Sitting on the couch.

What's your plan for the day?
After sleeping, enjoying my day off with the kids and stuff.

Are you reading any books right now?
Yeah, some anthology of fantasy stuff.

Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Not often enough to think about whether I ever do.

Have you ever peed in the woods?
Does the Pope look like an evil muppet?

Do you ever dance even if there's no music playing?
I may have been known to do this on rare occasion, usually with children.

What is your "Song of the Week"?
All You Need is Love, the Beatles

Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
I wear it all the damn time.

Do you still watch cartoons?
With four kids, I see cartoons most every day, unless they're watching Cloverfield incessantly.

Whats your favorite love movie?
Across the Universe or A Life Less Ordinary are in strong contention with each other here.

What do you drink with dinner?
Diet soda usually.

What do you dip Chicken Nuggets in?
Honey.

What is your favorite food/cuisine?
Thai

What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
The aforementioned love movies, The Big Lebowski, the New Jersey Sextet, Juno, many others I'm sure, these are just the ones that leap to mind first.

Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
I was almost a Weebalow.

Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
Stealing Cammie's answer:
Who says I haven't?

When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
I wrote one a couple months ago--March.

Can you change the oil in a car?
Yes.

Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Yes, but only once of the many many times I've been pulled over.

Run out of gas?
Only metaphorically.

Favorite kind of sandwich?
I really, really am not a sandwich fan.

Best thing to eat for breakfast?
Fruit and water, some juice.

What is your usual bedtime?
1ish

Are you lazy?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, often in long streaks of one or the other.

When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?
I can recall only one Halloween outfit, a devil.

Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Entertainment Weekly, Advocate, Instinct.


Which are better, legos or lincoln logs?
Legos!

Are you stubborn?
Usually.

Who is better Leno or Letterman?
I'll go with Letterman entirely because of how he handled the writer's strike.

Ever watch soap operas?
When I was a kid at my grandmas, the only channels she got during the day showed soaps, so yeah.

Afraid of heights?
Not usually, no.

Sing in the car?
If there's music to sing along with, always.

Dance in the car?
No, not really.

Ever used a gun?
I have, yes.

Do you think musicals are cheesy?
musicals are awesome

Is Christmas stressful?
Yeah, a bit.

Favorite type of fruit pie?
Cherry

Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
firefighter, stunt man

Do you believe in ghosts?
yes

Ever have a deja-vu feeling?
yes

Do you take a vitamin daily?
no, but I should

Wear slippers?
No

Wear a bath robe?
No

What do you wear to bed?
A grin

Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?
Target


Nike or Adidas?
Adidas all the way. This is Run's House.

Cheetos Or Fritos?
I have a lot of nostalgia attached to Chester the Cheetah, nostalgia only my friend Tassy would probably understand.

Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
Sunflower seeds.

Ever hear of "gorp"?
I will after I Google it.

Ever taken karate?
I have taken aikido.

Can you curl your tongue?
I have that genetic trait, yeah.

Ever won a spelling bee?
I've never been in one.

Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
yes

Own a record player?
No longer

Ever been in love?
yes

Hot tea or cold tea:
Cold

Tea or coffee?
Cold coffee

Favorite kind of cookie?
oatmeal chocolate chip

Can you swim well?
I can swim ok and can hold my breath really well.

Can you hold your breath without manually holding your nose?
Absolutely

Are you patient?
I can be.

Ever had plastic surgery?
no

Which are better black or green olives?
black

Can you knit or crochet?
nope

Wash room or bathroom?
Bathroom

Do you want to get married?
Maybe.

Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
Um, no. I just do what I want.

Do you have kids?
yes - vier.

Do you want kids?
More? Maybe.

Who do you wanna see right now?
The person I am IMing as I write this.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Today has been a bit roller-coastery for me emotionally. I've been told at times, by more than one person, that I can be "such a girl sometimes" and I shudder to say I agree, I can. I'm realizing life could be a lot less complicated, but that same path would make it even a lot less happier, so sometimes complication, and a little heart break, can be a good thing as well. Well, not a good thing, but at least better than the alternative of being nothing at all. Which is me siding with the "better to love and lose" crowd. This is not a divorce paragraph.

As the content is a little sparse today, a little TMI Tuesday questionnaire:




1. Under what conditions would you kiss a stranger?

Simple mutual attraction and being in the sort of place location-wise that wouldn't be inappropriate for such activities. A new acquaintance in greeting, yes. A hot chica in the queue at work, no. Some cutie at a nightclub, yeah.

2. Who was the last person you sent a text message to? If you’ve never sent someone a text message, is there some reason?

I don't own a cell phone slash blackberry or whatever else, so I don't text message. I do chat w/ Google with Cammie and Allpeers with Brian.

3. When was the last time you deliberately surprised someone?

There was a box of chocolates in Aimee's recent past.


4. How often do walk somewhere (hopefully, other than the mailbox)?

I don't do enough walking for leisure or exercise. I actually do a lot of walking at work.

5. What were the longest and shortest durations of your romantic relationships?

With using the broadest definitions of "relationship," we can say the shortest was ten or so minutes and the longest, not counting pining that went very long unrequited then not then badly, we'll say the longest has been with Denise at more than eleven years now.

Bonus (as in optional):What is missing from your life.

Constant happiness, but that's missing from everyone's life, or they're very different than I imagine normal. Loads of money. Reciprocation of all the love I give. A brand new car (I had a sudden flash to The Price is Right there and had to share it). Reason.

The Killers

50 Book Challenge #6:
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. This book has the distinction of joining an elite club, previously consisting of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, It, American Psycho and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (sacrilege, I know) where I'm of the very unhumble opinion that the film version is vastly superior to the written version.

I almost really liked this book. I have to say that the style of the prose was fantastic; perfect for putting the reader into Dexter's head and taking us on that wild ride. But that same limitation is also a bit of its shortfall, and some other stylistic decisions (the cut between the second-to-last and last chapter especially) are too much neither showing nor telling that they were problematic. I don't expect to be getting the second or subsequent novels when I have the show to enjoy more.

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A (late) TMI Tuesday for a little filler:

1. Which one turns you on more Ink or piercing? Why?
2. What ink do you have? If none, what would you get and and where?
3. What piercing do you have? If none, what would you get and and where?
4. Any other adornments you like to do for your lover or have then do for you?
5. Of all of the above is there anything that is an immediate Turn-Off?

1. I find tattoos far more attractive visually than piercings. I think the obvious artistry and commitment that has to go into a tattoo vs a piercing play a heavy role in this. Tattoos are more to look at.

2. I have the zodiac symbols Gemini, Taurus, Virgo, Aquarius, Gemini and Scorpio on my left forearm; there is a feather quill with an ink blot and the first of my "grace" tattoos--"venia" (latin) and "charme" (french) on my left shoulder; my right shoulder has a slightly altered gryffon tattoo that the comic hero Jack Knight has on his left shoulder: the coloring is changed a little, the kanji on the inside is changed to shjin "poet" and some of the finer details are a little tweaked.

3. My ears are pierced. I would consider piercings in my eyebrow (impossible with my current job), nipple and tongue.

4. Nah. I'm pretty situational with these things.

5. I'm not a fan of septum piercings, tattoos on hands feet or faces, tattoos that were obviously done to be trendy rather than to show meaning to the wearer's viewers--you'll never find a tat of Marvin the Martian tramp stamped on my lower back.

Same Time Next Year

I stole this meme from a friend in 2005 as a wrap-recap of that year and am resurrecting it for a wrap-up recap of 2007.

Take the first sentence from the first entry of each month for the year and post it again.

January:
"October: messy bedrooms. . ."

February:
"For some reason (the day is DULL), I'm watching Tyra Banks."

March:
"Not much to say right now."

April:
"Allright, so folks may be waiting and wondering how things went at the preliminary trial. "

May:
"At the moment I'm riding on a neighbour's wireless connection because something's wrong with mine and I can't figure it out... as this isn't secure, I won't be on for too long."

June:
"Last night I dreamt that I'm going to have to drop out of school."

July:
"Ah summer. . ."

August:
"I've been going to watch Bandito's band, Fingers of Passion what, three or so years now?"

September:
"Well, the past couple weeks have seen a lot of at home stress and marital spatting, so I haven't been as keen on blogging or writing actual e-mails (so easy to veg it all away on facebook), maybe something interesting to blog about soon (well, I did reconnect with a very long-lost old friend in this time and I should blog a bit about that, and there are baby vat updates)."

October:
"So, this is a meme."

November:
The first post of November 2007 was entirely photographic, lacking in text whatsoever.

December:
"Starting off, a trailer for blog posts to come: an update on CB the cell phone kid, adventures in guinea pigs, McBoomerangs suck, absolutes, shiny photographs, killing Santa and throwing up at the movies."

Hollywoodland

1) Total number of films I own on DVD/video:
I own +/-1200 DVD titles--some are television series rather than films. I did not account for multi-disc sets either (i.e. Buffy seasons 1-7 counted as seven rather than 39).

2) The last film I bought: Spider-man 3. (for Lash) Season two of Coupling (for me).

3) The last film I watched:
At the theatre, the Mist
On tv, Night of the Comet
Rented, Once

4) Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me:

*Whatever children's movie is on heavy rotation during the given month (this month it's Scooby Doo)
*Life as a House (means a lot to me)
*Stardust (watched a lot)
*Saved! (watched a lot)
*The Big Lebowski (watched a lot)
I imagine a world where, now that I've seen it, I'll be watching Once fairly often.


5) Tag 5 people and have them put this in their journal--the ladies in my life, on some level, who all happen to journalize:
Adj, Aimee, Cammie, Chrissy and Shel.

Loving Me Loving You

Starting off, a trailer for blog posts to come: an update on CB the cell phone kid, adventures in guinea pigs, McBoomerangs suck, absolutes, shiny photographs, killing Santa and throwing up at the movies. Brought to you by the letter E and the number 3.

A TMI Tuesday meme Wednesday, because that's how I roll.

1. If your partner buys you a sexy little "something" is it a present for you or for your partner?
That really depends on whether I enjoy it more than they do.

2. What are 3 characteristics of "your type"?
a-liking me; I find that I'm more attracted to folks who obviously like me back than folks who need to be worked hard on; b-scent plays a huge role in a person being my type; I know it's a bit of an odd answer, as most people jump to the visual indicators, but smell (and I don't mean simple lack of B.O.) can completely make or break you (I dumped one girlfriend after our first kiss because I didn't like her scent and knew I wouldn't get past it); c-good complexion.

3. On a scale of 1-10, how good a cook are you?
If you've had a real meal made by me, you'd know I break that scale significantly past 10 and am just too humble to give you another number.

4. Tattoos: Love them or hate them. On you? On a partner?
Getting tattoos is addicting, so I love them for me. I am ambivalent about tats on others. I generally find tattoos to be very sexy, with exceptions. I find trendy tattoos a turn-off (tribal bands or barbed wire, cartoon characters ((though any comic nerd friend of mine with a comic tat that I knew meant more than trendyness to them would be an exception to this one, like if Drew got a Flash tat, or Chris' Captain Marvel tat)), roses...). Knowing your tat means something to you is a turn on; "dude, I got this because it's, like, hella awesome" makes me want to barf in your biscuits. There are tat placements I hate too--feet, breasts, face and hand tats make me want to flee.

5. Stubble: Good or bad? How often do you shave?
I find stubble on guys, if growing in evenly and full, sexy. If it comes in patchy, shave it off, chump. On girls, not at all. Me, I shave my face daily except Sundays, on a bad week I might skip a day (my stubble is slow enough that I can barely get away with it at work if I skip a shave once).


Bonus (as in optional):What are a few of your favorite things (both sexual non-sexual)?

To all the newbies reading this for the first time, just keep reading and you'll figure me out a lot more; to everyone else, this is a pretty useless question.

h.w.c.

TMI Tuesday time:
1. Are you a member of the mile high club?

I can't say that I am, no. I've only flown twice, and sans partner each time.

2. What is the most public place you have ever had sex?

That would be a toss-up between three different places: a theater, a church and a former place of employment.

3. What is your most embarrassing family moment?

I'm guessing this is meant to be an embarrassing sexual memory w/ family involved? I don't really have any.

4. What kind of birth control do you use?

I use condoms (pretty much my only non-surgical option). She can use whatever she prefers.
5. Have you ever had sex in the snow? Rain?

No to the former. Yes to the latter. It's cold.

Bonus (as in optional):Describe your flirting technique: innuendo, telling a dirty joke, talking about sex life, or physical contact?

Save for dirty joking, which I don't do at all, I've used innuendo, talk about sex life and physical contact as parts of flirting technique interchangeably and variably.

S-E-X-X-X-Y

A few weeks worth of TMI Tuesday memes for prurience's sake (and my tired laziness):

1. Have you ever met a fellow blogger in person?
I have. The lovely Aimee graced us with her presence last year and it was fantastic. Many of the other bloggers I frequent, chat with, etc. (Chris, Chrissy, Travis, Shel) I knew IRL before they were ever bloggers, and I was online friendly with Drew via e-mail for years prior to blogging or meeting him in person this past August.

2. Did you ever play an innocent game of "I'll show you mine if you show me yours"? How old where you?
I was in my twenties.

3. When did you get your first not so innocent kiss?
8th grade, which was 1987 or 1988.

3a.If your partners are no longer of the opposite sex, when did you get that first kiss?
My first same sex kiss was summer of 1995.

4. Have you ever awoke with someone who's name you did not remember?
No.

5. Have you ever let someone else wash you while you were perfectly capable of doing it yourself?
OF COURSE! I mean hello isn't that some of the greatest fore- or aft- play?

Bonus (as in optional): What makes a great first date for you?
I think any date where I feel as if there's a real good amount of chemistry building between me and the person is a great date. I don't need any sort of specific type or date, destination or activity for it to be great, just for it to be non-awkward.

TMI #2:

1. Do you believe in ghosts? If so have you every seen one?
Yes I do believe in ghosts. I believe to have seen a few.

2. What’s the scariest movie you ever saw?
When I saw the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie as a young kid, alone at home at night, that movie scared the fuck out of me. To this day, sadly, I can't watch Blair Witch without the lights on.

3. If you were given a house that was free would you accept it if it was haunted?
Sure. But if I couldn't deal with the haunting, I would just sell it

4. If you were given a house that was free would you accept it if the last person had been murdered in it?
Sure. As long as their murderer still wasn't living in it.

5. What was your most favorite costume you wore for Halloween?
I have one planned, but I haven't worn one yet.

Bonus (as in optional): What’s your most memorable Halloween memory?
As a teenager, there was a Halloween roaming the streets with my friends Lincoln (RIP) and Kristil where we got jumped by a bunch of rednecks that was very memorable.


TMI#3:

1. If they kept stats of your sex life like they do in sports, what would you lead the league in? What all time record would you hold?
Reception of unfulfilling homoerotic moments from straight folk.

2. What song gets you in the mood to have sex? best music to fuck to? best music to make love to?
There really isn't any music that gets me in the mood. I'm definitely not a big fan of hard rock, but I find groups like Nine Inch Nails and their ilk oddly make good coital soundtracks. For lovemaking I like the same stuff, but softer, pretty much anything acoustic and emo.

3. Where is your favorite place to have sex in your house/apartment?
Anywhere my darling wife is at.

4. (girls) Have you sent or given your used panties to a guy? Do you know what happened to them? (guys) Have you taken/asked for a girls panties before? What did you do with them? (non-breeders) What is the protocol for this "tradition"?
No, I'm not all that into trophies.

5. What makes a kiss a great to you?
The connection. It can be soft and gentle or rough and hard, but there has to be the connection. Two people locked together in one of the most innocent of sex acts. The best part of a great kiss is when the flip switches. You are kissing, but then all of a sudden it moves form kissing to passion. You can't get enough of each other. You have to kiss harder or deeper. Touch each other. Rip each other's clothes off. There can be so much built into a kiss, but it shouldn't be routine. It shouldn't be something you do to start things off. It should be the thing that starts to get you off.
(This was Mark's answer, but he's said it perfectly. I'll have to add though that I've yet to meet a guy who made a decent kisser)

Bonus: Who pays for a date? If the girl asks a guy out, does she pay? If you are interested in same sex partners, how do you determine who pays?
I think that whomever instigates the date should be the one to pay for it or to at least make sure the invitee knows they need to do the paying instead.

Glamourous

A meme to pass the time . . . A short one, anyway.

I'm a Winner

1. Do you feel that you are you a lucky person?

I absolutely do. Of course, I feel as if my luck is mostly bad, but it's still luck.

2. Have you ever won a contest, sweepstakes, or raffle?

At the first movie I ever took Lash to in a theatre, I won a contest where the prize was the Rugrats in Paris video game for the Playstation One, which I promptly gave to Lash.

3. In your opinion, what constitutes a good prize?

I think a good prize is any prize the winner is happy to receive and/or the participants are happy to try for.

4. How often do you enter your name into sweepstakes or raffle drawings?

Really, not very often at all (see my answer to question one as to why).

5. What is the best thing you have ever won? (prize, award, recognition, etc.)

I really can't think of anything of the sort right now.

Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend

Mark has coerced me into doing this with bald faced flattery. I, however, will not tag anybody this time. If you feel like meme-ing, pretend I tagged you...

*What side of the heart do you draw first?
The outside, naturally.

*Can you dive without plugging your nose?
I generally just jump in feet-first, and do not plug my nose. Also, while diving down within the water, my nose remains plug-free.

*What colour is your phone?
Both are black and grey.

*Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
The interesting thing about this question is deciding on what basis to answer it. I could pick one who has a mind or life I really want to learn from and could have a lot relayed to me in 24 hours. The flip side to that being the possibility of being able to try and shed my own light on various people as captive audiences. I wouldn't mind Bryan being tied to me for 24 hours with nowhere to run, but I can't imagine letting him last that long. Then of course there are the sexual possibilities, of which I won't go into detail. If you know me, you can figure out the person(s) I could enjoy a full day with.

And as I write this I realize that this needs to be someone I could imagine myself being comfortable peeing in front of.

*Where are you right now?
Right now I'm at a crossroads, more than one actually, and trying how best to move along.

*How do you feel about carrots?
I think that most things orange are rather tasty.

*How many chairs at the dining room table?
Four, though they do not match.

*Who is the best Spice Girl?
Invisible Mute Paraplegic Spice.

*Do you know what time it is?
Well, is there a computer out there that doesn't have the time running in the lower right corner of its screen? Let me struggle here to find that answer. . .; it is 4:48PM.

*What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
I would hit the call button and wait for help. I'd also start to sweat as the air in these things tends to be stuffy and not fresh, which would kick in my eagerness to be back in fresh air.

*What's your favorite kind of gum?
My favourite gums are the ones that hold in my teeth.

*T or F: All is fair in love and war?
False. Karma is a bitch, not my bitch.

*Do you use words that you don't know the meaning to?
I try very hard to use the correct word. Sometimes this makes me freeze up in the middle of a sentence as I struggle to remember the word I know is on the tip of my tongue.

*Do you like to sleep?
I used to love sleeping. And now I dread it.

*Do you know which US states don't use Daylight Savings?
Whichever states they are, I'm hoping their sanity spreads and we can all drop Daylight Savings as I hate it.

*Do you know the song Sugar We're Goin' Down?
Not only do I know it, but that particular Fall Out Boy song is probably in my box widget to the right.

*Do you want a bright yellow '06 mustang?
Sure, and I would name it Bumblebee 2.0

*What's something you've always wanted?
I've always wanted a happy, worry-free life. I'm working on it, but you can't always get what you want.


*Do you wear a lot of black?
I have a couple black t-shirts but tend to avoid the colour as California is hot 9 months out of the year and black exacerbates this. Besides I'm no goth/emo self-hating cut myself whiney bitch.

*Describe your hair.
'Tis silky smoothe and one of my best physical features. And brown, for the moment.

*Are you an adult?
Only when I have to be.

*Who is/are your best friends?
They know who they are and don't require validation.

*Do you have a tan?
I do (see question above about California weather), but not as dark of one as last year.

*Are you a television addict?
Now that I've canceled the cable, not quite. Though I do adore tv.

*Do you enjoy spending time with your mom?
I think I would have to spend time with her before I could honestly assess this one, and a couple hours once per year just isn't enough time to do so.

*Are you a sugar freak?
I like sweets, but try to avoid them as much as I can. I am a Splenda freak however.

*What is your favorite movie?
In what genre?
The Big Lebowski or the Professional, probably.

*What's your sign?
I am a Gemini and so am I.

*Where do you wish you were right now?
My ideal weight.

*Who did you copy this from?
Mark

*How do you know them?
From our blogs and online chats

*Would you have sex with them?
That would depend a lot on the in-person chemistry, wouldn't it? You can think someone you know far away is the bee's knees and then meet them and have something feel somehow off. I once had a roommate who fell in love with this girl he met on a personals website. They exchanged accurate photos of each other, ran up the long distance bill to hundreds of dollars each month and when they finally met couldn't get away from each other quicker.

*What brand of shirt are you wearing?
I am wearing a tee from Threadless Tees. Link below.

*Have you ever smoked anything?
I have tried pot in the past, tobacco never.


And since we're in this train of thinking.... This week's TMI

1. What is the best relationship advice you've ever received?
My best advice came from my grandfather in a letter he wrote to me for my high school graduation. This advice was mine and mine only; you don't get to have it.

2. How many people have you dated at once? How many people do you think it is acceptable to date at once?
When Denise and I began to date I was in various levels of date mode with a total of three women. I think that so long as you're honest about your non-monogamy with all of your dating partners that it doesn't matter how many of them you have.

3. What made your worst kiss so bad?
It was very very wet, like dog drool wet.

4. Can a relationship last if the sex is bad?
Not a romantic relationship, no. If the sex goes bad and can't be mended, its days are numbered.

5. What one thing would you like your partner to do every time you have
sex with them?
Cum.

Bonus (as in optional): What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Well, telling you would have it stop being a secret weapon, so get your own..

s-e-x-x-y

The Everything Test

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Stereotypes Punk Rock 93% Emo Kid 89% Old Geezer 67%

Life Experience Sex 75% Substances 41% Travel 12%

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The Great Eight

I've been tagged by The Real Sam Johnson with a meme, and while I'm trying to be the guy who writes fewer memes as filler, I can't seem to say no to a tagging; it's the kid in me who always hated being tagged and needed to tag others and get away as soon as possible. To start the meme, I must do this..

1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.

2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

3. People who are tagged must make a post about their eight things and post these rules.

4. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

5. Don't forget to leave them each a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

And so, here are eight more tidbits you may or may not know about me (I'm going to try and pick tidbits eve my darling wife remains clueless about, if only to make her feel silly for not trying to learn these things about me sooner).

1. My first actual real job was as an employee in a music store. It was my second shortest-lived job I've ever held (the first being my day and a half as a telemarketer (a job, and duration, shared with Chris and Chrissy)) and remains the one I enjoyed the most.

2. As a child I concocted a "potion" made from various cleaning fluids, shoe polish, milk and water and convinced my sister that drinking it would give her super powers (specifically, she would gain super strength but would only be super strong during the night--just like Night Girl of the Legion of Substitute Heroes). Amazingly it neither killed her or made her even the slightest bit ill--it just made her angry when the powers didn't arrive.

3. I am very snobby. For various sundry reasons (your poor taste in music, movies, literature, friends, hairstyle, men, etc.) I probably think I'm better than you. I realize this is entirely an assholish quality on my part and I wish I could say that I feel sorry about it, but really I don't. Feeling sorry about feeling better than you would make me feel less better than you, and frankly that just can't happen when you keep getting mullets and throwing money at Michael Bay. Thankfully, some of my closest friends are just as snobby as I am and so they can't claim an aura of self righteousness with me over this.

4. My only regret in life is sleeping with Denise and losing my best friend in the process, but because of my love for my children, it's also a regret I would never take back if I were given the opportunity.

5. I have a stuffed animal named Butchy that I've had now for 28 years.

6. My advice to men who want to date women with a higher predilection for willingness to do anal: date Mormon women. It's no guarantee, but it is a slightly higher percentage of likelihood. This is first-hand knowledge. Yes, I went there.

7. If given the opportunity, I would not go back in time and kill an infant/child/pre-fuhrer Hitler. Yes, he was an evil fuck, but we don't know that having him out of the picture wouldn't have left things open to an even greater evil fuck.

8. I have a favorite child (I'm not telling), and every parent of multiple children is the same way.

A bonus 9th: I have been a card carrying Communist in the past.

I choose to tag:
Drew
Adj
Aimee
Shel
Chrissy
Ian
Chris
Chris

Because I'm Awesome

Completely Ridiculously Random (i dont think ive ever seen these questions before...)
What is the single largest item in your house?:	That would probably be the dresser that we use to hold shoes instead of clothes (and yet I don't HAVE a dresser to hold my clothes--talk about priorities.)
How well can you write your name with your non dominant hand?:	Pretty damn well, since I'm almost entirely ambidextrous.
What color is your bedroom?:	It's blech white.
What type of computer mouse do you use?:	One that has a cord and uses an optical light instead of a track ball. By Logitech.
What is your earliest memory?:	My earliest memory is me about 2 or 3 years old; I'm sitting on a couch, my parents are fighting and my father up-ends the couch with me still sitting in it.
Have you ever jumped off of a high dive?:	High dives and cliffs, yeah.
Do you take vitamins?:	I sure do and they don't taste as good as the kids'.
When did you first become interested in the oppsite sex?:	That would be when I was 13--two full years after I became interested in the same sex.
Do you like to color inside the lines?:	Almost as much as I don't care if I scribble outside of 'em.
What do you have set as your home page?:	I have my campus homepage as my homepage: www.csuchico.edu
Do you have your own radio?:	A few; what I really want is my own radio station.
Where would you hate to have to work?:	Iraq
Who is on your speed dial?:	Many many people that I like, some people that I don 't and some useless civil servants (useless because they can't ticket partiers or catch child molesters without help).
Do you prefer lightbulbs or candles?:	That really, really depends on the situation and my romantic partner.
How much money did you spend today?:	$87
What are you sitting on right now?:	This really neat looking uncomfortable red mock-velvet chair.
Do you look at yourself when you pass by reflective surfaces?:	Not possible. I lack the ability to reflect.
Would you ever get plastic surgery?:	Oh, to be reach and superficial. . .yeah, probably.
Did you play with shaving cream when you were a kid?:	Only on my friends in their sleep.
How big is your bed?:	It's a king size bed.
Do you like the smell of axe?:	I think axe smells gross.
What is your favorite flavor of lifesavers?:	I like the red ones.
Have you ever seen a volcano?:	The Discovery Channel is chock full of them.
What is the best halloween costume you've ever worn?:	I can't remember ANY of them except for a devil one, so a devil.
What kind of soap do you use?:	The kind that cleans up dirt and leaves soapy residue.
Can you snowboard?:	I don't know--maybe I'll try some day.
How many icons do you have on your dekstop?:	Sigh, make me minimize my browser. . .there are 29.
What is the biggest amount of money you've ever had at one time?:	A few thousand.
Do you understand how telephones work?:	Sure, you pick up the receiver, you dial some numbers (7 for local calls in the US), talk into the mouthpiece, listen to the ea piece and hang the receiver up when you're done
Do you write notes on your body?:	Only in edible paint
What is the prominent color in your closet?:	I'm married, like I get to use any space in my closet.
What is sitting next to you right now?:	A bunch of blank DVDs, a cluttered table, a car seat.
Do you believe in lots of conspiracies?:	I believe there are lots of conspiracies, but Penn and Teller have convinced me they're bullshit.
Do you own any really old video game systems?:	My oldest systems are an N64 and a PSOne. My mom tricked me out of my Nintendooand then pawned it. Don't give my mom valuables.
Are you good at baking?:	I am awesome at it. You should try my breads.
Have you ever made your own clothing?:	Way back in Jr. High Home Ec, but never since.
How many doors does your house have?:	Countimng cupboards and shit, 38.
Do you prefer tootsie pops or blow pops?:	I prefer anything Blow over everything Tootsie.
Do you sneak into movie theatres?:	I don't, but one of my friends does. I'm too chickenshit.
Are you a really fast text messager?:	Pft, probably not. Want to buy me a cell phone so I can find out?
Do you have anything you keep on you 24/7?:	Skin, I never leave home without it. And my earrings.
Do you usually write in print or in cursive?:	I write in print almost exclusively. I've forgotten many cursive letters.
What was your first job?:	I worked in a record store at my first legit job.
Do you prefer crushed ice or cubed?:	Mmm, crushed ice is so nice.
What print is on your plates or cups in your kitchen?:	It varies. I lovemy Ship's Ashore shot glass.
Have you ever made a mixed cd for someone?:	Who haven't I made a mixed cd for? Besides Chrissy.
What do you want to buy from an infomercial?:	Anything Girls Gone Wild.
Do you believe that animals have souls?:	Only the ones that look like James Brown.
What word/phrase do you find really annoying?:	you know, I hate, you know, like when some one you know, says you know. You know? Yeah, I fucking know. Ok?
Do you have a lava lamp or a black light?:	I have neither, but I do have black light reactive earrings.
Do you find yourself not having enough electrical outlets?:	I have this problem only in the rooms I use outlets in.
What is the longest you can wait patiently?:	Hahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaha.
Have you ever been under anesthesia?:	Have I ever.
Are your fingernails long or short?:	My teeth won't let me keep 'em long. I need that stuff to make me stop biting them.
Are you afraid of bright colors?:	No, are you afraid of bright questions?
Has anyone ever accused you of being gay?:	I was a teenager once, so yeah.
Can you tell people honest things to their face?:	I love telling people honest things to their faces. It's nowehere near as useful as telling it to their asses.
Would you rather eat grits or oatmeal?:	I would rather eat oatmeal I suppoze.
Do you own a kite?:	I sure as hell do not.
Have you ever run down and up escalator or vice versa?:	Ah, the joys of adulthood, yeah.
What do you think of clothing for pets?:	I think it's pretty damn stupid.
Do you tend to want things you cannot have?:	Last I checked.
Is it true that you can be anything you want to be?:	I want to be Brad Pitt. So no.
Were your parents honest to you about serious things when you were little?:	Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahahhaha. Um, no.
Would you ever dye your hair purple?:	Well, I've done green, blue, pink and silver, so sure.
Who do you think should play you in a movie?:	Will Smith
Would you ever kill someone?:	I would.
Do you prefer stripes or polka dots?:	Vertical stripes on me, horizontal stripes on smaller breasted women.
Do you dot your i's and cross your t's?:	My lowercase ones.
Are you double jointed in any way?:	Nope.
What kind of super power do you wish you had?:	Invincibility
Are you easily offended?:	I guess I am, but not in the same ways many people would expect.
How often do you watch the news?:	Every weekday morning while I slowly come to consciousness. Oh wait, there's no news on American tv.
Do you have nightmares very much?:	Generally, I only have them regularly on Christmas Eve.
Which power ranger was your favorite?:	Is there a dead one?
Did the movie Jaws ever scare you?:	Did? DID? DID!?!
Have you ever cried to get away with something?:	No, never.
What do you think of feminists?:	Oh good fucking goodness, do not get me started.
Are you friends with anyone famous?:	No, but I'm on first name basis with some famous folks.
Do you lack common sense sometimes?:	I do n't believe in common sense.
Are you afraid of snakes?:	Not particularly.
Do you use recycle bins at your house?:	No, I use homeless people for that. If I used recycle bins, they'd be out of a job.
How hot do you like the water in your shower?:	That depends on the situation.
Do you ever walk around your house naked?:	That depends on the situation.
What is your favorite art form?:	Photography.
Do you want to be bilingual?:	I stopped being bilingual long ago.
Is energy wasted on little kids?:	No, but I wouldn't mind if they shared a little of it.
Do you lie to make people feel better?:	No, never.
How many times a day do you look at the clock?:	I on't know.
Do you like to organize things?:	I over organize things.
Are you going to have smile lines or frown lines when you're older?:	I have them both.
Do you floss your teeth every day?:	I floss my teeth never. I have weak gums.
Do you like the game red rover?:	No, not really.
Which is better, thick crust or thin?:	Thick is better, thin is better for you.
How good are you at keeping secrets?:	I can be very good if I want to.
What stupid little thing really stresses you out?:	Money.
Can you remember what you wore yesterday?:	Yes, my only pair of small enough jeans, my "Doing the Best I Can" t-shirt, red boxer briefs and tan Vans
Which Disney parks have you been to?:	I have been to none of them
What do you think the drinking age should be?:	I think the Europeans have it right: 16 for booze, 18 for driving.
Do you like to wear socks?:	No, I hate socks.
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I Will Never Write an Obligatory Song About Being on the Road and Missing Someone

Folks, I apologize for how boring this blog has been of late.

Frankly, most of my positive creative energy is completely devoted to writing letters to Chris. So much so that I don't keep up with my assigned school readings and I haven't written a new poem in months. You've no idea bhow much of a creative drain it is to find the write song title to crib for each post title these days (did anyone even notice when I started doing that?). What's left is the really banal day-to-day, writing about all the parts of life that are miserable or memes just to let you know I'm around.

I imagine reading the banal day-to-day is as boring to read as it is to write, so I haven't done a lot of that.

I don't like the way I feel when I write about the things that bring me misery. I feel as if I'm whining and that you don't come here for that; so I actively avoid complaining as much as I can.

So, when I have a dry week, you get a meme. It would be different if this blog generated an income; I'd have a reason to work at providing interesting and intellectually stimulating conversation topics and postings. But this blog doesn't help pay the bills, so you get what I can give when I can give it, and lately I haven't been feeling the most positive, which impacts my enthusiasm for writing greatness here.

My next two posts will likely be my first two papers in my literary criticism class (mentioned previously in "Hot For Teacher") so you can see what she liked so well that she set me publicly above most of our class.

Griping aside, I love this blog; I love you guys and I love entertaining you guys; I just haven't had it in me lately.

Oh, one last thing: Castpost is broken. Does anyone know of any other audio file hosting sites I can use in order to post the occasional song here?

Getting to Know You

Via Aimee. . .

1. What time did you get up this morning?

With the kids home on Spring Break, I got to sleep in to 7:30 or so.

2. How do you like your steak?

Rare.

3. What was the last film you saw at the movie theatre?

300.
Next up should be Grindhouse.

4. What is your favorite TV show?

Scrubs.

5. What is your middle name?

Evan

6. What is your favorite cuisine?

Japanese or Mexican. It's hard because I think I may like Japanese more, but I have more Mexican options around here and am able to eat it more frequently.

7. What foods do you dislike?

Tuna.

8. What are your favorite chips?

Ponch and John.

9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?

"Semper Sexualis Fidelis," a mix CD by various artists compiled by me.

10. What kind of car do you drive?

1990 Plymouth Voyager. I really, really miss my Ford Ranger.

11. What is your favorite sandwich?

Um. . . I'm not big on sandwiches.

12. What characteristics do you despise?

Liars, and people who intentionally cause harm to others.

13. What are your favorite clothes?

That I own? The t-shirt I'm wearing right now. Unfortunately, I think it may die soon. . .
Although I have to say that I'm more fond of various cuts of non-grannypanties women's underpants. They can be very flattering on the aforementioned ladies.

14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation?

Nowhere specific. Somewhere warm, sunny, with a beach and in the Mediterranean.

15. Favorite brand of clothing?

Lately I've been digging on Threadless Tees. And if you keep having me answer clothes questions this may end up turning into an advert for them.

16. Where would you want to retire?

I'd like to be able to afford to retire before I put too much thought into where to retire. Somewhere warm, sunny and with an ocean, and probably still in California.

17. Favorite time of day?

9:31 p.m.

18. Where were you born?

A hospital. California.

19. What is your favorite sport to watch?

Hockey. Participate? Volleyball.

20 & 21 & 48 pertain to questions as if this were an e-mail chain letter and not converted to a blog meme and so I answer them not.

22. Pepsi or Coke?

Pepsi, the Diet Jazz variety, preferably in Strawberries & Cream.

23. Beavers or Ducks?

Beavers. Though one of my favorite "things" is a "Ducky."

24. Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Night owl.

25. Pedicure or Manicure?

Manicure. I can't handle people touching my feet.

26. What did you want to be when you were little?

A stuntman.

27. What is your best childhood memory?

Gingerbread cookies with my grandmother.

28. Piercings?

Yes, and considering more.

29. Ever been to Africa?

Not unless Marine World Africa USA counts.

30. Ever been toilet papering?

Sure thing.

31. Ever made a crank phone call?

Not util adulthood.

32. Been in a car accident?

Affirmative.

33. Favorite day of the week?

Friday.

34. Favorite restaurant?

Splash Cafe in Pismo Beach.

35. Favorite type of dog?

I don't have one.

36. Favorite flower?

Orchids.

37. Favorite ice cream?

Coffee flavoured.

38. Favorite fast food restaurant?

In-n-Out Burger, despite the Christianity in the cups.

39. How many times did you fail your drivers test?

Zero, but I crashed more cars prior to taking the test than I have since taking the test.

40. From whom did you get your last email?

eBay.com. Buy my shit, people.

41. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?

Best Buy or some similar electronics store.

42. Bedtime?

That depends upon the day of the week. Rarely before ten; rarely after midnight anymore.

43. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?

Most? Denise's. I know nothing about her.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?

Lash.

45. What are you listening to right now?

Somebody's dipshit rap music (as opposed to good rap music) playing too loud over their headphones behind me in the computer lab I type this in.

46. What is your favorite color?

Teal, closely followed by pink.

47. How many tattoos do you have?

So far I have two.

49. Favorite magazine?

If I exclude comics as magazines, the Advocate, if I don't, the Walking Dead.

50. What time did you finish this meme?

5:15 p.m.

Dreaded Holiday Meme

A mixture of Aimee and boredom has me on this one.

1. Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
It's real, but made of plastic.

2. Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home?
Sure don't.

3. What’s your favorite Christmas song/carol?
I don't have one.

4. What do you like better - turkey or ham?
Turkey.

5. Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve?
We usually open one.

6. Have you ever been Christmas caroling?
When I was 17/18 or so.

7. What’s your favorite Christmas movie?
The Mr. Hanky episode of South Park.

8. Have you ever built a real snowman?
Yeah

9. Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas?
Yeah, but my sister was worse--when she was five she opened everybody's presents and tried to hide her misdeed by putting all of the evidence (presents included) under her bed.

10. What is on the top of your Christmas tree?
An ornament or something. I don't know, that stuff isn't my thing.

11. Do you own a Santa hat?
I do, for purely adult reasons.

12. When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus?
Long enough ago that I can't recall.

13. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
Sigh.

14. Do you put candy canes on your Christmas tree?
Sometimes.

15. Who is the hardest person to buy for?
Denise.

16. Who is the easiest person to buy for?
Lash.

17. Travel at Christmas or stay at home?
Stay home, make them come to me if they aren't already in town.

18. What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of?
Ordered chaos. We're doing something different this year--holidaying with the Taylors, but our usual Christmas day (though Denise and I refer to it as Yule) consists of getting up too early with the kids, passing out gifts, opening them, eating something, the kids going off to play, Denise and I marathoning something on the DVD player (one year was the 3 extended Lord of the Rings. I think last year was CSI. This year I'd shoot for Veronica Mars, but we'll be heading out of the house before any real marathoning would be complete). Me slaving over a delicious ham, etc.

19. What do you want for Christmas this year?
You know, there are material things, to which you already have a guide (plus blank dvds), but really I just want to know that the people I care about are happy. And I want lots and lots of sex.

20. What are you most thankful for this Christmas?
My health, so that I can be here with the local people I love.