31.1.06
And the last time I linked to someone? Rather more recent than the whole friday 5 thing, but it's still been a while; several posts, at least. This meme I got from here, perhaps the most interesting/entertaining blog that I read. Certainly it's the most eclectic.
Anyway, to the meme.
[a is for age:]
it's been 27 years, 7 months, 12 days, 20 hours & 14 minutes +/- a few seconds since the doctor slapped me on the ass. For those keeping score, that puts my birthdate at 19 June 1978 00.48 cdt.
[b is for booze of choice:]
bourbon & ginger. Every now & again I'll drink some other whiskey. Occasionally I'll drink some rum, and even more occasionally I'll drink some clear liquor. But never vodka. It reminds me too much of rubbing alcohol. Back to the bourbon. It has to be something decent (as does the ginger ale!). I take my bourbon with ginger rather than coke or somesuch so that I can taste it.
[c is for career:]
I'm a salesman.
[d is for your dog's name:]
No dog. Last dog I had was named Betsy. As a side note, the last car I had was also named Betsy, but I had the car much more recently than the dog. Although the car & dog were created about the same time, believe it or not.
[e is for essential items you use everyday:]
Old Spice deodorant. Mentadent toothpaste & Listerine Natural Citrus mouthwash. When Listerine first came out with that natural citrus stuff - "Listerine without the kick!" or whatever it was - I scoffed, because I believed deep in my soul that the best feature of Listerine (I took the mint flavoured myself...I can't stand the taste of the original) was the fact that it kicked my mouth's ass - that way I knew it was working. Anyway...I've converted, which is shorthand for I got soft.
[f is for favorite song(s) at the moment:]
Crazy by Seal. I liked Alanis Morrissette's version, but I prefer Seal's. A lot of stuff by Journey. It's just so cornball.
[g is for favorite games:]
Monopoly. Trivial Pursuit. I know all sorts of useless (except for impressing friends) crap.
[h is for hometown:]
Fairfax County, Virginia. George Washington slept here.
[i is for instruments you play:]
Piano, once upon a time.
[j is for jam or jelly you like:]
Blech. Grape jelly is palatable but I'm not a fan of fruit spreads.
[k is for kids:]
I grew up with two other kids in the house. And several others in the neighbourhood. But mom & dad aren't grandparents yet.
[l is for last kiss:]
She & I share a first name & middle initial.
[m is for most admired trait:]
Admired by whom? Folks gush about my memory for faces. I do okay with it. I admire my lack of guile.
[n is for name of your crush:]
Rachel McAdams is hot. I have lust in my heart for her.
[o is for overnight hospital stays:]
Once, when I got too drunk for friends to handle, allegedly vomiting like mad. I remember nothing between the first shot of very good gin & waking up at like 4 in the morning with an IV drip in my arm. Suffice it to say that while I have imbibed since, I haven't gotten drunk. I learned my lesson.
[p is for phobias:]
I always wince quite a bit when I see someone else get injured & think "there but for the grace of God..." When I get injured it's no big deal, but when I am a bit detached from an injury it creeps me out.
[q is for quotes you like:]
"Who dares, wins" - Motto, Special Air Service (SAS)
"I haven't read it, but I hear it's pretty good" - Tony Kornheiser, about any number of books, most notably those written by John Feinstein
[r is for biggest regret:]
The biggest? There have been several.
[s is for sweets of your choice:]
Hershey Bar. "The Original and Best" (oh wait, that's for another product, which I also like). I do enjoy my simple pleasures.
[t is for time you wake up:]
These days, about 5.00
[u is for underwear:]
Yes.
[v is for vegetables you love:]
Bell peppers, scallions, green beans. I can't think of a cooked vegetable I like, much less love. I take that back. Cooked green beans are tolerable.
[w is for worst habit:]
I literally eat my fingernails & fingertips. Apparently I think that I really ought to have only two bones per finger.
[x is for x-rays you've had:]
The best is when I was 5, I swallowed one of my gramma's earrings. The worst was when I was 21 & collapsed with back spasms. A close second to that was the CAT scan during the aforementioned overnight hospital stay.
[y is for yummy food you make:]
I make a mean hamburger helper. And I can fry up some money corned beef hash.
[z is for zodiac sign:]
Gemini.
25.1.06
TV & music: Am I a complete nut? I watch South Park whenever I can (but I don't schedule my life around it). So I caught the last half of the stem cell episode last night. As an aside, I've never seen it, so I still don't know how it starts (basically, I'm sure, it explains why Kenny needs stem cells). So when I saw Cartman talking on the floor of the House of Representatives, I cynically thought "What the Hell? Is this a 'Very Special' South Park?". But when he started reciting "Heat of the Moment" - and Congresscritters started singing along - I laughed my ass off. And I had to buy this. Nor is it the first time I've bought a song solely from laughing at a scene in South Park. I bought this when I saw it on the whole homeschooling episode...I'd never heard of Dio before. And if I can find somewhere to download a copy of that goofy Karate Kid song "You're the Best" I'm going to...that baseball episode, seriously, makes me laugh from start to finish. I literally cannot stop laughing. Suffice it to say that it enjoys "Save until I delete" status on my DVR (some TiVo knockoff). The only things that come close to being that funny are (1) the end of the episode where Stan & Cartman flooded that town with "Uncle Rex"'s boat, where Stan admits it and the townspeople, in all their sanctimony, follow suit & (2) at the final table of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions where Matusow tortures Hellmuth for not calling when Matusow had 8-3 off-suit. HILARIOUS.
The Love Life: So my week-and-a-half tryst ended because I humiliated myself (hahaha you think I'm going to go into that...I don't feckin' think so), and then humiliated myself (& overwhelmed her emotionally, apparently) in talking about it. Well, she didn't say as much (she said it was because we were searching for topics of conversation, that we were too much alike to enjoy really good conversation & grow and all of that relationship stuff) but I'm not a complete retard. Even if a lot of the other stuff is true (although I'd chalk the mediocre conversation to me...I've never been the greatest of conversationalists, and I'd much rather listen & absorb information than talk). Eh. Having been away from the dating game for a while (with the exception of a few first dates) - or more precisely not having any sort of close female companionship in that time - I had forgotten how enjoyable having a good woman around, laughing & joking and otherwise sharing (to an extent) can be. And how pale life can be without her.
Eh.
More later. I'm tired.
16.1.06
The Dating Game: So here's my question: do I get attached too bloody easily? I met another girl I really liked, we've been on a few dates, and I'm afraid I fucked it up. Don't ask. I may tell in good time, but not now. I'm not sure I completely fucked it up; something may still yet be saved.
The rest of my life: Taxes still suck. Work sucks, but it pays for the taxes.
Hokie Hi! So Tech won the Gator Bowl. Good for us. Of course, it was completely overshadowed by Marcus stomping on the leg of one of the Cards' defensive linemen. And Marcus getting kicked off the team. And Marcus leaving school to pursue opportunities in the NFL (well, not so much this one). And, finally, Marcus allegedly pulling a gun on three teenagers in Suffolk. What a mess. In other news, Tech men's basketball is 0-4 in the conference including a loss at home to the archrival.
Pulp Fiction: As a roommate down in Blacksburg said, it's the pulpiest. And that's about it. I'm watching it now, and it doesn't seem to be the earth-shaking movie it was ten years ago when I first saw it.
Zuletzt: Notice a theme?
Write more later.
R.
