Thanks to Vesper (of course!), my last meme for 2006...
Do you own a gun? Yes.
What do you think of hot dogs? I try not to; I almost like'em, but usually avoid'em. I like brats better, but avoid those, too.
What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water.
Can you do push-ups? Yes, but they suck.
What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? I don't have one.
What is your secret weapon to lure the opposite sex? I don't usually have to lure; gals either like me or they don't. They probably like my puppydog smile or my sense of humor or my wit.
Middle name? Tyler.
Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
1. Wow, Vesper's middle name is "Michelle."
2. Gosh, I feel like I could puke.
3. Why am I sweating?
Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
1. water
2. beer
3. V8 Juice Fusion (Strawberry and Banana)
What time did you wake up today? 6:30 a.m.
Current hate? I can't think of one; I'm a lover, not a hater.
Favorite place to be? Home with my little ones.
Least favorite place to be? My job.
Where would you like to go? Europe, for like a year.
Do you own slippers? No, but I could use some titanium ones, b/c I stub my toes all the time.
What shirt are you wearing? White t-shirt.
Do you burn or tan? I burn, and fast.
Favorite color(s)? Blue.
Would you be a pirate? Yeah, if I could bathe once in awhile.
What is your favorite holiday? Halloween.
What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever comes to mind; I usually hum, instead of singing.
What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Bigfoot.
What’s in your pockets right now? My jammy pants pockets are empty.
Last thing that made you laugh? Something on VH1's "I Love the 80s."
Best bed sheets as a child? I never had special bed sheets; I just always liked how cool they were when I first got in'em.
Worst injury you’ve ever had? Injury? As in something inflicted on me? Broken heart, I suppose; I'm generally pretty tough, and haven't been badly hurt. If I had to pin it down to something physical, it would be the rollerblading accident I had this year. I really scraped the hell out of my left calf. I still have a scar from it, from my ankle to my knee. Probably have that scar the rest of my life.
Are your parents still together? My folks divorced when I was 5. My mom remarried, and is still married to my stepdad. My real dad cycled through some more wives before he settled on his last one.
Do you wish on shooting stars? I always forget to.
What is your favorite book(s)? Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man always blows me away, languagewise. I love Huck Finn.
What is your favorite candy? Butterscotches are nice, but I almost never have'em.
How is the weather outside right now? It was cool and rainy all day. It's cool and dark outside, now, but appears to not be raining.
What was your first thought this morning when you woke up? "What time is it? 6:30? Shit, I slept in late!
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year (early, I know, but so it goes).
Let's hope for the best in 2007. A better year for everybody, everywhere!
Let's hope for the best in 2007. A better year for everybody, everywhere!
Friday, December 29, 2006
Pretty Face
One of my longest boyhood crushes was on Audrey Hepburn. Maybe I still have a crush on her, come to think of it. *sigh*
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Well, alright, then
I bit the betabullet and upgraded the bloggie, poppets! Behold the new Asterisqué!
So, this morning (at work, of course), I revised my resumé and sent it out, hopeful to get some better jobbage in the next three months. We'll see. Fingers crossed.
So, this morning (at work, of course), I revised my resumé and sent it out, hopeful to get some better jobbage in the next three months. We'll see. Fingers crossed.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Hmm
I'm very, very bored right now. At work.
And Blogger keeps strong-arming me on the whole Betablog thing. Do I really want to go all Beta, or what? Or should I just nuke this blog? Or simply keep puttering on at non-Beta level until they shut me down? Decisions, decisions.
And Blogger keeps strong-arming me on the whole Betablog thing. Do I really want to go all Beta, or what? Or should I just nuke this blog? Or simply keep puttering on at non-Beta level until they shut me down? Decisions, decisions.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Googlism
This is something cool from Vesper (of course). Just type your name in there and see what comes up...
Googlism!
sike is using which is why sike doesn't have a sheath
sike is a powerful tool for finding
sike is also presently playing in the rdsl with the webster americans
sike is one of the new wave of audio players which will collect
sike is spelled correctly
sike is/has
sike is still working very hard on his production skills
sike is not spelled psyched
sike is continuing work on beta 2
sike is working on a new airstrike map for the winter campaign
sike is alittle sorrel girl
sike is reached by following the boundary wall on the left hand side of the road for approx 300m
sike is a stream in
sike is alrite im hang out with my momma she always there me >
sike is kooo
sike is a college sophomore
sike is the next gill north of aygill
sike is in the five
sike is always used when followed by a word without the article before it
sike is a small hamlet
sike is so cute just like u
sike is kick ass & any one who say's otherwize can kiss my ass & if i had one suck my dick
sike is unwell
sike is myn freondinne
sike is nyerhet
sike is a one
sike is infectyd
sike is sitting at the kitchen table reading his instruction sheets for his homework assignment; and the aunt is
sike is a long shakehole opening into newby moss pot
sike is enough to justify the bonus
sike is the vallum
sike is een en
sike is nespavanjem
sike is having a birthday
sike is having a > birthday
sike is ranked 76 and has played for 1h55m in 14 days real name
sike is certainly displays a forceful talent and is definately one to listen out for when you're out and about
sike is in spec
Googlism!
sike is using which is why sike doesn't have a sheath
sike is a powerful tool for finding
sike is also presently playing in the rdsl with the webster americans
sike is one of the new wave of audio players which will collect
sike is spelled correctly
sike is/has
sike is still working very hard on his production skills
sike is not spelled psyched
sike is continuing work on beta 2
sike is working on a new airstrike map for the winter campaign
sike is alittle sorrel girl
sike is reached by following the boundary wall on the left hand side of the road for approx 300m
sike is a stream in
sike is alrite im hang out with my momma she always there me >
sike is kooo
sike is a college sophomore
sike is the next gill north of aygill
sike is in the five
sike is always used when followed by a word without the article before it
sike is a small hamlet
sike is so cute just like u
sike is kick ass & any one who say's otherwize can kiss my ass & if i had one suck my dick
sike is unwell
sike is myn freondinne
sike is nyerhet
sike is a one
sike is infectyd
sike is sitting at the kitchen table reading his instruction sheets for his homework assignment; and the aunt is
sike is a long shakehole opening into newby moss pot
sike is enough to justify the bonus
sike is the vallum
sike is een en
sike is nespavanjem
sike is having a birthday
sike is having a > birthday
sike is ranked 76 and has played for 1h55m in 14 days real name
sike is certainly displays a forceful talent and is definately one to listen out for when you're out and about
sike is in spec
Fantastic Four
4 Jobs I’ve had
. Food handler
. Stock photo library worker
. Manuscript editor
. Production editor
4 movies I could watch over and over
. Brazil
. Anything by Stanley Kubrick
. Any of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies
. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4 places I’ve lived in
. Youngstown, OH
. Oxford, OH
. Michigan City, IN
. Chicago, IL
4 places I’ve vacationed
. New Orleans
. Seattle
. Savannah
. Fort Walton Beach
4 websites I visit daily
. Salon
. eBay
. New York Times online
. SLATE
4 of my favourite dishes
. Spaghetti alla puttanesca
. Pizza bianca
. Calamari
. Mushroom risotto
4 places I would rather be
. Charleston
. Seaside
. Portland (Oregon)
. New York
4 people I am tagging
. Vesper
. Amy
. Boho
. Any lurkers on the blog.
. Food handler
. Stock photo library worker
. Manuscript editor
. Production editor
4 movies I could watch over and over
. Brazil
. Anything by Stanley Kubrick
. Any of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies
. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4 places I’ve lived in
. Youngstown, OH
. Oxford, OH
. Michigan City, IN
. Chicago, IL
4 places I’ve vacationed
. New Orleans
. Seattle
. Savannah
. Fort Walton Beach
4 websites I visit daily
. Salon
. eBay
. New York Times online
. SLATE
4 of my favourite dishes
. Spaghetti alla puttanesca
. Pizza bianca
. Calamari
. Mushroom risotto
4 places I would rather be
. Charleston
. Seaside
. Portland (Oregon)
. New York
4 people I am tagging
. Vesper
. Amy
. Boho
. Any lurkers on the blog.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
50 Things About Me
Taken from Romina, b/c I liked it.
1. I laugh at almost anything, starting with myself.
2. I haven't read a book in awhile; I'm too busy writing to read!
3. I hate myself.
4. I'm a good cook.
5. I hate waiting in lines; drives me bonkers!
6. I have two old cats, Newt and Jinx, boy and girl, white and tiger-striped.
7. I probably work only half the time I'm on the job (shhhh).
8. I used to be both a day and a night person; now I'm just a morning person.
9. I used to dream of retiring at 35; now I'm 37. Sigh.
10. I have only drunk coffee twice in my life. Don't like the stuff, don't need it.
11. I can go to sleep instantly and wake up instantly.
12. But I almost never nap; napping leaves me groggy and confused.
13. I love the sound of flanger pedals on guitars. That whooshing is too cool.
14. I used to keep journals all the time; now I just write stories.
15. I'm 6' 2 and three-quarters inches, but I tell people I'm 6'3" because that's easier.
16. I have extra-wide feet, so I usually wear size 13 shoes.
17. I never get insomnia.
18. I always keep my word, if I give it.
19. I love wristwatches; but I'm very hard on them, tend to break them.
20. Fall is my favorite season by far; Fall is magical to me.
21. I love sleeping on my stomach.
22. I have asthma; I think Chicago's made it worse.
23. I worry that I'm going to get cancer or Alzheimer's.
24. I've been more forgetful lately.
25. I give a lot to charity, but I keep it quiet.
26. I think I'm the best dad around; my boys love me.
27. I try to be a good dad, because my dads sucked.
28. I'm really bad at math; beyond the basics of arithmetic, I'm rotten.
29. And yet, I'm really good at remembering phone numbers.
30. And I'm bad at remembering names if I've just met someone.
31. I'm really, really good at nicknaming people.
32. But I often nickname people I don't like.
33. I wish I owned five electric guitars.
34. I also wish I could play the one I own better than I do.
35. I can make people laugh very readily.
36. But so much makes me sad; I cry easily, although I try to hide it.
37. I think I'm psychic; but not in a very useful way. I can predict things, but it's totally accidental.
38. I love people.
39. But people disappoint me a lot, too.
40. I look like the All-American Man, but I'm a total leftist.
41. I love music.
42. I almost never get lost; I have a really good sense of direction, and can read maps.
43. I think humanity will be extinct before too long, but I enjoy living, anyway.
44. Sometimes, when I walk the city, I imagine it as ruins, what it'll look like.
45. I used to collect rocks, like when I was a little boy.
46. I'm smarter than people think I am; or smarter than I think people think I am.
47. I get lonely all the time.
48. I wasted my 20s; I should've done more than I did.
49. I've never done drugs, never even smoked a cigarette.
50. I want the good things, but can't quite seem to get them.
1. I laugh at almost anything, starting with myself.
2. I haven't read a book in awhile; I'm too busy writing to read!
3. I hate myself.
4. I'm a good cook.
5. I hate waiting in lines; drives me bonkers!
6. I have two old cats, Newt and Jinx, boy and girl, white and tiger-striped.
7. I probably work only half the time I'm on the job (shhhh).
8. I used to be both a day and a night person; now I'm just a morning person.
9. I used to dream of retiring at 35; now I'm 37. Sigh.
10. I have only drunk coffee twice in my life. Don't like the stuff, don't need it.
11. I can go to sleep instantly and wake up instantly.
12. But I almost never nap; napping leaves me groggy and confused.
13. I love the sound of flanger pedals on guitars. That whooshing is too cool.
14. I used to keep journals all the time; now I just write stories.
15. I'm 6' 2 and three-quarters inches, but I tell people I'm 6'3" because that's easier.
16. I have extra-wide feet, so I usually wear size 13 shoes.
17. I never get insomnia.
18. I always keep my word, if I give it.
19. I love wristwatches; but I'm very hard on them, tend to break them.
20. Fall is my favorite season by far; Fall is magical to me.
21. I love sleeping on my stomach.
22. I have asthma; I think Chicago's made it worse.
23. I worry that I'm going to get cancer or Alzheimer's.
24. I've been more forgetful lately.
25. I give a lot to charity, but I keep it quiet.
26. I think I'm the best dad around; my boys love me.
27. I try to be a good dad, because my dads sucked.
28. I'm really bad at math; beyond the basics of arithmetic, I'm rotten.
29. And yet, I'm really good at remembering phone numbers.
30. And I'm bad at remembering names if I've just met someone.
31. I'm really, really good at nicknaming people.
32. But I often nickname people I don't like.
33. I wish I owned five electric guitars.
34. I also wish I could play the one I own better than I do.
35. I can make people laugh very readily.
36. But so much makes me sad; I cry easily, although I try to hide it.
37. I think I'm psychic; but not in a very useful way. I can predict things, but it's totally accidental.
38. I love people.
39. But people disappoint me a lot, too.
40. I look like the All-American Man, but I'm a total leftist.
41. I love music.
42. I almost never get lost; I have a really good sense of direction, and can read maps.
43. I think humanity will be extinct before too long, but I enjoy living, anyway.
44. Sometimes, when I walk the city, I imagine it as ruins, what it'll look like.
45. I used to collect rocks, like when I was a little boy.
46. I'm smarter than people think I am; or smarter than I think people think I am.
47. I get lonely all the time.
48. I wasted my 20s; I should've done more than I did.
49. I've never done drugs, never even smoked a cigarette.
50. I want the good things, but can't quite seem to get them.
Dead? Comatose?
Is this a dead blog? A dying blog? Should it be? It's been awhile since I posted here, hasn't it?
I've been going crazy on the eBay lately, watching things, bidding on some, etc. Tis the season and all of that. eBay is a dangerous place!
I'm way tired today; stayed up past my bedtime, alas! The parentals are in town this weekend, too. Lordy, lordy. They'll go through some culture shock as they get a Chicago winter full in the face, after being warm and content on the West Coast, in California.
Music: Radiohead, "Fake Plastic Trees"
I've been going crazy on the eBay lately, watching things, bidding on some, etc. Tis the season and all of that. eBay is a dangerous place!
I'm way tired today; stayed up past my bedtime, alas! The parentals are in town this weekend, too. Lordy, lordy. They'll go through some culture shock as they get a Chicago winter full in the face, after being warm and content on the West Coast, in California.
Music: Radiohead, "Fake Plastic Trees"
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