Mental Cartwheels

Yeah i've been letting this go lately, mostly cause I couldn't be bothered this week. Also because my rockin friend mailed me photoshop and I've been so busy getting re-aquainted with my beloved program that I haven't wanted to do much else. Said friend will have a shrine built in his honor which will forever be be knelt at and given offerings of sage, milk and double chocolate donuts.

Meanwhile, I found something for all you man-folk to keep busy. Yes it's a quiz but it's such a man quiz that there's only one question! They got your collective numbah.

Click on this I command you; Your Bedtime Body Language Click it! Click I say!

Now...go, fetch me wine and grapes and make sure you've changed into a loin cloth before you come back.

Oops, Again

This weeks Monday man, (yeah yeah .. shut up about it), is bloggers very own STEVEN.

What, wait he's not a celebrity!? Yeah, but he very well could be one day so i'm going to get the jump on things so when he is rich and famous he'll fly me in his private jet to ...well wherever the rich and famous vacation these days.

Steven is pursuing the acting thing but he has a degree in Graphic Design so the whole "Something to fall back on" plan is already in place. He's not your typical guy in that his football watching is limited, his ultimate women is NOT an S.I. Swimsuit Model and he actually LISTENS when you talk.

Just those three things alone put him near the top of the manlist. But wait, he puts on a Star Wars costume and goes to childrens hospital to cheer up sick kids.

Oh did I mention he's kinda hot? He's got that whole 70's laid back,... 'hello my long hair is gorgeous don't you wish yours was as soft as mine..' thing going. He's 6'4" with an arm reach that I imagine could give some very comfortable and satisfying hugs. heh

Because he's not afraid to be himself and be HONEST! (an honest man, imagine that!) Because he can always be counted upon to be there when you need a friend, because the man can build damn near anything out of newspaper an duct tape and finally because he's going to be famous one day...




*hugs*
Bet ya thought it was gonna be BAM huh? HUH!?

Just me baby, Just me

Ok there is just a teeny tiny bit of what some very sensitive types might consider inap..oh who cares about being diplomatic, if you whine a lot, skip on to the next blog.


True's Questions;


1) Who is the one person in your life that you have loved the most?
Well there is a very dear friend of mine that I've known since we were 13 and 14 respectively. We've gone through a lot together over the years. He's still back home in CA. but we chat regularly. Although we're currently irritated with each other, but that's nothing new. It's just one of those things, no matter what happens he always finds me and we've managed to stay friends and stay in touch for nearly 20 years.

2) What is your favorite thing to do in bed with your lover?
Eat ice cream. Heh..um wow it's hard to pick just one thing. There is a position, I believe it's been dubbed "two towers" although I really prefer just throwing one tower up there... but really almost everything short of sleeping in the wet spot. I do like the eating of the ice cream though, peanut butter.

3) What is the one thing you wish you could do and not get caught at?
Again, just one? Too hard...Rig the lotto so I win it! Molest hot male celebrities...oh this list could go on forever.

4) If you could go anywhere in the world and not have to pay to get there, where would you go and who would you bring?
First pick would be Greece and I guess i'd take my special someone. Begin:Geek; A close second would be hiking through New Zealand and going to all the LOTR film locations with Steven. End:Geek;



Jarle's Questions;

1. Which single episode/experience has, as you see it, made the biggest impact on your life?
Probably meeting the aforementioned friend back home in CA.when we were kids. We helped each other to get through both our equally difficult childhoods. I don't think I would have survived to an adult without him and I keep going just knowing he's out there. Oh, and the first "Indiana Jones".

2. If you got to know that you only had 24 hrs left to live, how would you spend that time?
I would love to get out to the coast in Oregon. If not I'd find the nearest pretty beach, sit in the sand and stare at the ocean until the end.

3. What is impossible for you to compromise on?
Chocolate. No I don't know? I think im pretty easy going in most respects. I suppose giving up things I love. Once again, childhood friend, wouldn't give him up for anything and broke up with more than one boyfriend over it. I suppose I won't compromise my beliefs.

4. What is the scariest thing concerning dying/death in your opinion?
Ya know, i'm not at all afraid of dying. Maybe the way of the death is the scary part? I'd hate to burn alive or be on the business end of the food chain. I think the only really scary part about it, is if I'll do it alone. But the into the great beyond part...Not worried at all.


MPH'es? Questions;

1) In a battle between human made robots and man made robots who would win?
Pfft that's easy, human made robots of course. Human made would be made by both WOMYN and men SO the WOMYN would be there to correct any problems and also include a special x37400 ultra anger PMS microchip. Man made robots are made by men only and every WOMYN knows men are inferior....

2) If you could not drink alcohol would you consider a sherry enima?
No. I hardly drink as it is, maybe three times a year and just no. That's pathetic, seriously.

3) Do you believe animals have a sixth sense?
Like, do they see dead people? I don't know, my animals used to go nuts before an earthquake..does that count?

4) Hot Dogs?
So long as there are no suspicious crunchy things.

Hail to the King Baby

On Saturday I managed to get to the Mardi Gras parade we have in our little town here. For those not in the know, the really quick version is that Mardi Gras is a festival based on Lupercalia and Carnival. When they took over, the Roman church decided to incorporate the pagan holiday rather than try to abolish it. Then the French ripped off the Italians and eventually brought it to New Orleans. *grin*
What it amounts to is a great big party to squeeze in as much drinking, gluttony and debauchery as possible before the fasting and abstinence of the 40 some odd days of Lent.

I wonder what Catholics on Atkins do during Lent? *Shrug* Anywho...

Got a couple of shots of the parade floats, courtesy of our very own Krewe Of Dionysos...





I didn't jump out to catch anything but the kids seemed to have a great time collecting the beads, doubloons and candy that flew out and nearly brained them. I didn't do any drinking either as I plan to get thoroughlysoused next weekend when the sinning really counts.

Just for anyone curious, Valentines day has it's origins based in Lupercalia as well...I tell ya, yous guys would have nothing fun to do without us Italians.


Also over the weekend, well I guess it's obvious i've been working on blog layout v.2.o Bikkity BAM Margera.

Oh yeah, extra points if you can tell me what movie the title came from. That should keep you all busy for a while. =P

You Get Four

Ok this comes from True's blog, so ima give it a shot. =P

It is a MUST that you do this!
Ask me four questions. Any four, no matter how personal, private or random.

I will answer them honestly. I have to answer them all.

In turn, you post this message in your own journal and you have to answer the questions that are asked of you.

So ask away.

P.S. I just had to add this, Shamus O'Drunkahan, I read that name and it gave me a chuckle and the more I looked at it the funnier it got until I was in a state of mad giggling. I have no idea why, it just struck me funny. So Shamus, thanks for thinking up that name and bringing it to my blog, I really needed the laugh.

Random Stuff

I am getting mucho dinero back from the IRS. Whoo hooo. I am sending out my forms Monday, hopefully that will be early enough to get the money quickly. I could really use it since I STILL have stuff to get in Houston and that's going to require at least 300$ for the Uhaul. The ex is not making things easy. Blah. But I will still have plenty left over for the move and that is rocking my socks right now.

Oh to the Anonymous poster...No complaints here, it's everyone's business because it's a public forum. I just wish the person it was directed at could admit that some "jokes" go too far. But no biggy.

I go to do the Habitat thing this week. I'm pretty excited about that right now too. There is nothing better than doing work that has actual results you can look at. I think that's why i've always hated office jobs. Nothing but pile upon pile of paperwork that never seems to be done. It always felt very pointless and frustrating. Though a lot of times Carpenters have told me they wished for office jobs because their work is so physically demanding. I guess no matter what the grass is always greener on the other side.

Oh and i'm inspired by Jarle's example so I think i'm going to go on the workout program again. I want to look as good as Gwen Stefani when i'm her age after all. Heh. I've always found diets pretty easy though. Only 2 rules really, move around a lot and don't eat anything that actually tastes good. Follow those two things and you've practically lost 20lbs already. I also weighed in at 136 yesterday *Gasp*. It's only around 62kgs though, that sounds so much better! No wonder everyone else uses the metric system. But anyway, i'm going to put down this Famous Amos choco chip cookie and boil some brown rice and vegetables. yea.

Aloha Mister Hand!

There are very few things that I'm girly about but the major example is shoes. I collect shoes like Carrie Bradshaw only I don't have strappy sandals and high heeled boots, but tons and tons of sneakers most of which are Vans.

Vans were started in the mid 60's in Southern California (where I grew up!). By the mid 70's they started developing the shoes specifically for skateboarders. They quickly became popular in So Cal with surfers and skaters, but I don't think they were famous until Sean Penn cracked himself over the head with a pair of checkered slip on's
in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Suddenly they were everywhere.




These photos are a little blurred but you can see Jeff Spicoli's classic checkered slip on in the old school "Off the Wall" box. Not only good for holding shoes but excellent for saving all those notes passed in class and left in your locker.

I got my very first pair of blue slip on Vans in the 3rd grade. They were so easy to take on and off ..no shoelace tying when you got to run out the door to play with friends, and they didn't cause blisters or hurt feet in any way. That was something I loved since my mom was always putting me in Patent Leather mary janes before that, Ouch! Vans quickly became the only shoes I would wear in grade school. And have been my favorites every since.

My oldest pair look like this,



I got them when I was 16 or so. The soles are a little bit worn down but other than that they're still pretty spiffy. Could be a testiment to the durability or maybe there's truth to the saying that nobody walks in L.A.

Until Jarle asked, I thought they had become pretty international. When I was in high school a friend of mine had a french foreign exchange student come to stay and he brought 100$ with him just to buy Vans. Apparently in france they were 90$ a pair and when we took him to the old Vans Outlet in Anaheim he found them at 10$ so he bought 9 pairs. Some for himself an the rest to sell back home. Sound logic I thought. =P But I guess they haven't gone everywhere.

Anyhow there are about 300 different styles and colors now if someone feels like checking them out or picking some up the best place to go is here. VANS


There you have it Jarle, far more than you ever wanted to know! Heh =P

Fuck Off Lance

I would leave it at that but you'd likely get all huffy and bluster about how simple minded profanity insults are.

Not that it matters, but I don't care to share my every personal thought with strangers. Since you can't be bothered to so much as respond when IM'd, I can't figure out why this bothers you enough to take the time to leave sarcastic comments. Besides, no matter what I write lately it seems to be offending your oh so effulgent psyche.

I'm sorry my blog is so vapid as opposed to the life altering nuggets you let bounce from your illustrious keyboard. Ipods and Macs are wonderful gadgets im sure, but how much do you really need to talk about them? You might want to try writing something interesting yourself before you start throwing insults at me. Hell you might want to write something ABOUT yourself once in a while instead of hiding behind the b.s.. The drivel you vomit can be read any day on yahoo news and i'm tired of trying to figure out something nice to say just to leave a note.

If I thought it made a shit pebble worth of difference to the world i'd write something more profound but it's a WEBLOG. So do please attempt to extricate the behemothic cudgel from your contemptuous, hoity toity ass and simmer down. Is that engrossing enough for you? You pompous prick.

It's one thing to express an opinion but lately you've just been rude, hurtful and completely mean. If you don't like it don't read it, simple as that. Your snotty evaluations aren't necessary.

Monday Man Oops

Yeah yeah it's a day late but it's worth the wait. This weeks eye candy is Viggo Mortensen.

Because... he's fricken beautiful people what more do you need!?

But aside from the fact that you want him even when he's dirty, he is also a successful poet, a painter and devoted father. Viggo at first refused the role of Aragorn because he didn't want to be away from his son so long but the boy was a huge fan of LOTR and convinced him to do the part. Much like Aragorn he doesn't even come close to looking his true age. I'll just throw the birth year out as 58'.
He wouldn't have even become an actor if he hadn't been a romantic, having followed his girlfriend back to NY from Denmark because he was madly in love! Say it with me now..AAAAWWWWW!

Because he speaks poetry in that soft soft voice of his and because any man named Viggo just has to be good. Two squeezies up! Aye me, without further ado...



I have to say finding the right picture of this man was difficult since how do you choose the perfect thing in a sea of perfect things? I had to shrink the picture because if it's too large it feels like he's staring at you and you become transfixed and you're paralyzed in your chair for an hour until you're a broken down shell made of nothing but tears and longing and and ....Well I just didn't want anyone else to suffer my fate. *sigh*