I've followed Cher's career since my childhood, and my parents met her when she filmed Silkwood with Meryl Streep. So of these three talented ladies I'd have to choose Cher. However, I am impressed by Lady Gaga's recent combination of publicity stunts and philanthopy, bringing attention to Don't Ask Don't Tell and individuality and the like. I admire her spunk. Madonna used to espouse amoral philandering which I begrudgingly respected, until she became a real mother, at which point she got religion and turned into a hypocritical waste of phlegm.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
She is your significant other, friend w/benefits. U *CARE* about her. She is crying uncontrollably. You don't yet know why. 1) How do you feel when you *FIRST* realize she is crying? 2) What is the *FIRST* thing you think to do? 3)What do u actually do?
1) "oh great NOW what?" 2) ask her what's wrong. 3) ask her what's wrong.
do you think formspring should tell you who your followers are? If so,forward this question to all your friends on formspringer <----lol
I think formspring should tell me when I have questions. These have been sitting here for three weeks. Or maybe I should go here more often. I'd totally forgotten this was here.
IF I were male, I think I would be quite different as my parents would've raised me differently. Unfettered male, bane of every virgin, holy terror & probably dead by 30.Have you ever wondered how your life would be different if you were the opposite sex?
If I were the opposite sex, I'd probably be a lesbian, so I doubt I'd be getting any more or less sex than I am right now.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
What was your favorite year?
1985 was a good year for movies, but I like to think in terms of my life, the best is yet to come. Here's hoping I haven't experienced my favorite year yet.
Cats or Dogs?
When married, I reluctantly became a dog person for the sake of my wife, but I currently do not own any pets nor do I wish to do so. I have allergies that pet dander sets off. If I must be one or the other, I dislike dogs less than I do cats, but that's a slim matter of degrees.
Do you believe in ghosts?
No, but that's a cheap answer. I no longer believe in anything. I have come to the conclusion based on experiential and anecdotal evidence that "belief" and "faith" are dangers of The Human Condition and am experimenting with a lifestyle that doesn't involve belief or faith. There's no proof to the concept of souls, or an afterlife, or anything supernatural or paranormal, which rules out ghosts as even remotely possible.
What music are you listening to today?
Listened @JedWhedon and @TSFMusic past couple weeks and am seriously considering buying their latest albums soon as I get some disposable income. Woke up this morn w/Men At Work in my head. Haven't listened to much music today. Was mostly watching tv shows on @Hulu. Come to think of it, I did karaoke to a couple Billy Joel songs in the privacy of my home (no audience) and watched a YouTube video of XTC's "Dear God" a few hours ago.
Whiskey with a beer chaser or straight up?
I'll just take the beer. Not a whiskey man. Prefer fruit vodka drinks if I'm going to do hard liquor, but I generally don't mix beer & spirits. If I start w/vodka I don't then chase it down w/beer. That'd just make me sick.
If you were a Star Trek [or Star Wars] character, which one would it be?
I would be a new character, loosely based on myself, in that particular universe. I couldn't play Jabba The Hut or Wil Riker, but I could imagine someone like me in those fantastical settings. Contemplations beyond that would lead to unpopular fanfic. Look up "Mary Sue" for more enlightenment on that idea.
what is the riskiest decision you ever made in your life?
Not committing suicide some twenty years ago. It's still far riskier to live than it would have been to give up so easily.
He dropped 3 stones on my stomach. One settled into the hollow of belly button. They were rubies, dark, uncut, valuable. "To help you along the way" he said. I've never sold them. What's the most precious thing given to you? By whom? Do you still have it?
The most precious thing I can recall as a gift was when my dad bought me my first computer. I no longer have it, but he did so at some cost back then, and the education I got from having it in my possession has since served me well.
Does your significant other wear a perfume/scent of some sort? What is it called, if you know? Do you like it? if not, what would you prefer?
I'm happily divorced, and don't have a significant other currently. I prefer a woman who smells like she has bathed recently. Aside from that, I'm not particular. I don't memorize scents. In fact I have allergies so some strong perfumes on a lady of interest might backfire if she used such things to attract me like I was a bee or something.
I saw a gorgeous engagement ring. It was 3 square cut diamonds, mounted in a platinum band. Truly expensive, but beautiful &I really wanted it. My girlfriend said I should buy it towear on my right hand.What do you think about me buying it? Would you?
IMNSHO any encouragement of the use of diamonds for sale or trade perpetuates the blood money practices that involve a lot of precious jewels. Perhaps one can single out a particular diamond and say that one has nothing to do w/such practices, but its the principle of the thing. People die senselessly over the greed & vanity of diamond currency. I do not recommend ever participating in the diamond trade, but to each his/her own.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
If you were to run into a random person about whom you knew absolutely nothing and could only give them one piece of advice before you both went your separate ways and to live your separate lives, what would you say?
Same thing I say to any random person I just met & will probably never see again: "take care."
Sunday, August 8, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ln6fmjAN8I
I liked it. Wish the sound quality was better. I think these guys should go on America's Got Talent next year.
Opps! Sorry about the double post before (I am permanently distracted). So I grant you the gift of immortality and the deep and mysterious power of the vampire to entrance, coerce, influence and control (no you don't need to suck blood) What do you do?
So I have immortality, mind control, but I don't need to suck blood. Do I twinkle in sunlight? I must not disintegrate by fire in sunlight because if I did then I'm not very immortal, am I? If I twinkle then I'm a Twilight TwinkPyre and will be chased around creation by crowds of willing teenage females which quite frankly is the last thing I want. That never goes well. I've seen reruns of The Monkees. Do I get to brood a lot? That looks like fun. Oh. What do I do? I would pull the mental whammy on Miracle Laurie until she is helplessly devoted to me, and then force her to teach me Hawaiian dance techniques.
There was a guy named Jimmy. He once cracked some corn and according to lore, no one cares. Why is there a song about it?
To be more specific, the individual who wrote the song did not care. However, he obviously felt that others would. Whether or not anyone actually did is lost in the obscurities of time, of which there are three.
"The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science. "from @antallan. On days when you are 'present' do you experience this emotion?
Uh.. "the mysterious" is not an emotion. One cannot feel mysterious. One can arouse curiosity and wonder in others by being mysterious to them, but one does not then feel mysterious when doing so. So calling "the mysterious" a "fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science" is a statement that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. We walk up to this alleged cradle and look around and we wouldn't find anything. So whether the mysterious is present or not, what you're experiencing is last night's dinner disagreeing with today's digestive constitution. There's more gravy than grave to this spirit. I hope that answers your question.
I was alone, in front of a store. waiting 4 friends . A woman drove by (40ish red hair)&screamed 'you fucking cunt whore' at me. I don't know why. It made me perplexed. If this happened 2 u & u saw the person again what would you do/say to them?
"...CALL ME!" or "..I LOVE YOU TOO!" or "..YOU HAVE ME CONFUSED WITH SOMEONE ELSE MADAM!" or "..WHAT'S THE AIR SPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SPARROW!?"
I stand in the full length mirror, naked, undone. I examen everything w/ a critical eye. Suddenly, I can see it all so clearly: hair, eyes, skin, soul. It is beautiful. When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
What do I see? I see that if I jump up and down, parts of me wobble like jelly while other parts remain perfectly still, defying the laws of physics. It's fascinating. I could do that for hours.
Monday, August 2, 2010
If you were God, and yes I mean that literally (omniscient, all powerful, eternal and infallible)' what three things in humanity, creation (all things that exist) or time would you change? Why?
Hypothetically speaking of course, the first thing I'd do is write a much better book. It wouldn't be a sciency book per se but it would have a little science in it tho not so much as to scare off the dummies. It would encourage the little humans to seek knowledge and treat each other far nicer than they do now.
Secondly I'd turn off my omniscience, cuz I imagine that'd get really annoying fast. I'd keep the all powerful, eternal & infallible things tho cuz I bet they'd come in handy. Actually I'd like to use that omni thing now and then. I'd have like a light switch that follows me around & when I'm bored I'd turn that on. Probably mostly to watch porn.
That way, as god, I'd be fully within my rights to check in on Christina Hendricks as she's bathing, but I could only do it when I'm omniscient, so I'd probably be quickly distracted by stuff that threatened the universe again. I'd go fix that, then come back only to find Ms. Hendricks was now done bathing and wearing way too many clothes again. She should wear less clothes. I'd be tempted to appear before Christina Hendricks as she prayed and ask her to start a nudist colony to honor the One True Dude Who Made Her So Perfect and then maybe after that I'd have the nerves to ask her out on a date. I mean, I would be god after all. Can't gods get chicks whenever they want? Then again, maybe I should aim a little lower than Christina Hendricks.
The truth of the matter is, being god, and omniscient, I'd know that Christina Hendricks is secretly gay. And that I made her that way which makes her being gay totally okay cuz I'm god and I'm perfect and stuff.
Third, I'd wish for more wishes. That way I could continue being god as much as I wanted despite the fact it's a totally absurd concept. Maybe Janeane Garofalo would be impressed if I showed up while she was bathing and announced I was god... No, she'd probably reach for a can of mace and kick my ass. Maybe I should try lusting after women who couldn't kick my godlike ass.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Are crepes yummy, gay, or just French?
I think they are all 3 not that there's anything wrong w/dat.
if you had a motto, what would it be?
I have a motto. "Head in clouds Heart on sleeve Foot in mouth." I should probably convert it into Latin someday.
Friday, July 16, 2010
You strike me a serious. If on the second date you expect her 'to laugh at my jokes', what kind of jokes do you tell? That is to say, is there a formula? Or can you do 'random funny'?
I say stuff that I think is funny, but other ppl don't, so if a lady wants a 2nd date w/me, it helps if she knows instinctively when I say something that I think is funny, and responds accordingly. I think that matters more to me than the size of her breasts. I'm pretty sure.
Who's the sexiest man alive?
The guy who currently gets more sex than any other man w/o dying of a heart attack. It's a guy too busy having sex to get his picture taken for the cover of magazines.
DAMN RIGHT HAN SHOT FIRST! Are there people out there who actually accept Greedo shot first? What is this world coming to? Anarchy! Blasphemy! There is NO GOD! well... we knew that.
I honestly don't get what George Lucas was thinking, unless he purposefully intended to stir up controversy so that he could sell more retreads of that movie. It was probably a marketing ploy.
On a scale of 1-10, rate your parallel-parking skills.
Zero. When I had a car, I rarely if ever parallel parked. Sometimes going out of my way to avoid it. Nowadays I take the bus, which removes the dilemma quite nicely. Let someone else deal w/the headache of traffic.
Monday, July 12, 2010
What was your favorite movie as a child?
The original Star Wars before George Lucas went back and "finished" it. Yes I'm one of the geeks who insists that Han Shot First. Star Wars was number one on my list for a long time and it's still in my personal top ten. Since then though, Citizen Kane, Ghostbusters & Princess Bride have beaten it.
What's one food you'll never eat again?
The few times I ate at Jack In The Box led to an unhappy tummy. However, when it comes to food I don't make a habit of saying never again.
What YouTube video made you laugh recently?
I enjoy @AskCarrieLee's funny and also Greg Benson of @MediocreFilms. MarkDayComedy comes to mind. There's really too many to name here. This is a partial list I threw together until I got bored.
http://www.youtube.com/AskCarrieLee
http://www.youtube.com/MediocreFilms
http://www.youtube.com/MarkDayComedy
http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
http://www.youtube.com/RoosterTeeth
http://www.youtube.com/PuzzlingEvidenceTV
http://www.youtube.com/kilplixism
http://www.youtube.com/ijustine
being an ex-Christian urself, how long did it take u 2 quit anthropomorphizing what might/might not be & wondering, even when ur not positive if it exists, if it is good (all accepting) or bad (eternal punishment4not believing in it correctly enough
I'm sorry. I've read this several times, Christi and I just don't get what you're trying to ask. I was never equating what might be to animals. How long did what take? It took me literally decades to realize I was atheist, but I had abandoned first the Baptist denomination in my teens, then literal interpretations of the bible in my twenties, then I was more of a deist by the time I was 30 but still held to the trappings of being saved and having Jesus in my heart and all that stuff. Then about a year and a half ago I had an operation that led me to realize there just isn't a god, and since there isn't a god, none of that other stuff is real either. So it's taken my whole life to get to this point. Some people realize they're being conned faster than others. I fell for the whole religious thing because it had been fed to me from birth. I had no reason not to believe, until I observed reality and it just didn't mesh with what religion insists it should be. So either reality is wrong or religion is, and I got tired of accusing reality of being wrong. Cuz it's not. Man invented religion, and man is very fallible. Reality just is, whether we perceive it as it is or not. I hope that answers your question.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
what is your favorite Led Zeppelin song?
"Stairway To Heaven" is the obvious answer. I wanted a slightly less obvious answer: "Misty Mountain Hop." Here's a cover by Virtual Led Zeppelin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVbC_XBKn2E..this is the real reason why the Internet exists.Play
Monday, June 7, 2010
Do you believe in fate?
No, but then I no longer believe in anything. I feel sometimes events are destined, and have sensed doom, or felt my life on a course I'm unable to alter. I don't think it's plausible. To quote from the tv series Lost, "one should not mistake coincidence for fate."
What was the happiest moment in your life?
Here's hoping it hasn't happened yet, cuz that'd suck. I can't remember THE happiest moment in my life so far, so it must not have been all that memorable. Tho I've shared some awesome orgasms in the company of a lady, I'm kinda hoping there's happier things than sex out there somewhere.
What was the worst place you've traveled to?
Had to travel to Kansas City with my then girlfriend in her car to pick up my stranded ex-wife. That was awkward.
Who's the funniest person you know?
At the moment it's a tie between @GregBenson and @PaymanBenz but my opinion on funniest person changes a lot.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
If someone made you a sitcom character what would your catchphrase be?
"We're fresh out of FUBAR. I'll put in an order."
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
How many people did you ask the Boingo vs. Devo question to?
I wanted to ask like 20 but I got sidetracked after about a half dozen I think.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
If God dosen't exist, then who wrote the Bible?
Mankind wrote the Bible. Can't be more specific <140 but here's a start. http://bit.ly/9X7CgN
Thursday, April 29, 2010
What's the secret to happiness?
roof over my head. food in my belly. clothes on my back. enough money in the bank to keep the wolves at bay. dependable access to the world wide web. knowledge to keep one's needs and wants as simple as possible. inkling that one can never truly be satisfied, but that little gumption can bring about happiness too.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
What was the worst place you've traveled to?
My bathroom. Someone really should get in there and do something about it.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
What would be the best workplace perk?
Daily BJs from an adoring & adorable redhead that smells like caramel & mint juleps. ...What? I meant Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers delivered to my cubicle! What did you THINK I meant? You naughty minded person, you? Although that would be nice too come to think of it...
Monday, March 22, 2010
Why do you think that Blogger, Facebook and Twitter will become obsolete in the next ten years?
Technology is still changing and evolving. If I'm wrong, and Blogger, Facebook and Twitter still exist in their current states a decade from now, it will mean technology and humanity have grown stagnant. The past ten years have shown remarkable growth in this industry with no indications that this growth is abating. I don't know what will replace them a decade from now, but based on events of the recent past and humanity's tendency to learn from past mistakes over time and (despite some people's fears) continue pressing ever forward, it would be wrong to assume otherwise.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
What celebrity would play you in a movie about your life?
@GregGrunberg but he'd have to put on a little weight, and wear blue contact lenses.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
When was the last time you gave flowers?
Funny story. Was dating this beautiful woman. I'd have to say about ten years ago now. She mentioned in passing that I never bought her flowers. I explained I never buy women flowers cuz flowers die and I'd rather spend money on something more practical. She asked me what, and I showed her a MAPSCO of North Texas area that I'd bought for her and was gonna give her later but seemed this was the perfect time. Well she got real mad. I felt it was a thoughtful, practical gift. She said she didn't want thoughtful and practical. We argued and after awhile I just went home. Next date I brought flowers and that just made her mad again, cuz now she knew I only bought her flowers cuz she told me to and not cuz I thought of it. I said that's cuz I'd never think to buy anybody flowers cuz they die. It's a stupid gift, but you wanted flowers so here they are. So we argued some more and I went home. The relationship didn't last much beyond that.
So I don't buy women flowers anymore. I never shoulda started.
How many languages do you speak?
One. English. I can't even pull off pig latin. Well, I can speak Spanish with an illusion of confidence, but I don't necessarily understand what I'm reading. I flunked Spanish both in high school & college. I also flunked a class on German. So I can honestly say I'm bilingually illiterate.
If you could look like anybody, who would it be?
@ElizaDushku cuz I'd never leave my mirror. Failing that, I wanna look like me, but taller, and thinner, without glasses, and perfect teeth, perfect skin, perfect everything else, more hair where I should have it, less hair where I shouldn't have it, and I'd smell like Old Spice while riding backwards on a horse.
Did you used to not be an athiest?
Yes, I used to be a southern Baptist then I was a nondenominational Christian for awhile, cuz Baptists are crazy! Can't dance? OMGWTF? Then I became a SubGenius Christian, then a deist w/SubGenius leanings, and now a full blown atheist but ah STILL BELIEVEZ IN DAH FIGHTIN' JESUS! He's "Bob"s golfing partner. "Y'know Jesus smoked Chesterfields." Says so in the Bible. "He smoked 'em, yet they did not exist two thousand years ago. We must accept this on Faith! There's no logical explanation for it! YA DON'T USE YER MIND TO THINK ABOUT YOUR RELIGION!" Rev Ivan Stang said that. ...I'm sorry what was the question?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Who was the best boss you've ever had?
The editor for a college newspaper for which I wrote a column long ago. She was a great boss.
Who was the best boss you've ever had?
The editor for a college newspaper for which I wrote a column long ago. She was a great boss.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What was the worst job you've ever had?
Producer for a talk radio show. I went in thinking this is just what I want to do with my life and I left it thinking why would anyone want to do that with their life?
What are three songs you like that remind you of a particular part of your life (i.e., H.S., first apartment, a job, a summer)?
Annie Benjamin's "Life's Blessings" reminds me of a night when she asked me and some mutual friends to join her on stage and sing the chorus at a Deep Ellum club. I sang off key & was terrible but it was one of the more happy and memorable nights of my life. Courtney Fairchild's "7-9 Central" reminds me of traffic on Central Expressway cuz I liked to play that song over and over while I was stuck in traffic (back when I still had a car). Kristy Kruger's "Singing To The Cakes" reminds me of a time in my life when I lost a job in talk radio and felt lower than low cuz it was like I was never gonna be rich and famous cuz I just don't have what it takes. I admire and respect those who sing to the cakes not because they want to be rich and famous but because it's not about that at all. You do what you do cuz it's who you are and it's what you do and that's beautiful.
If you could only watch one TV show what would it be?
I'd go buy a new TV cuz this one is obviously broke.
Who's the sexiest man alive?
Certainly not whatever face People magazine selects for their cover. The sexiest man alive, by definition, would have to be the individual who has had the most sex in the past 24 hours. However, I would imagine that guy's currently unconscious and will wake up with chaffing. Therefore he will quickly lose his title to the guy who has the most sex in the next 24 hours. People magazine will be completely oblivious to these individuals, because truly sexy men do not have to advertise their accomplishments. They're too busy having sex.
What's your favorite city?
Dallas, but that's only because it's where I currently am, and I don't travel much.
Who's the most beautiful person you know?
The gal I'm about to ask out on a date seconds before she turns me down.
What's your favorite genre of music?
I do not have one. I find it's not a genre of music that determines whether or not I'll like it. I like all kinds of music which others define by various genres. I use those as descriptors. Rock. Pop. Soul. Blues. Jazz. Classical. Americana. Folk. I used to think I hated heavy metal, rap, and country. However, there are examples of artists and bands even in those realms that really get my blood pumping. I guess my favorite music is that which defies genre. You can say it's kinda like this and maybe a little some of that. However, the music refuses to be pigeon-holed and crayons outside the lines. That's my favorite genre of music: the ones you can't genre-ize.
What 3 things do you think will become obsolete in the next ten years?
Blogger, Facebook, and Twitter. That's what I think. Although I hope the three things that will become obsolete in the next ten years are religion, politics, and questions like this, sadly that won't be the case.