12 September 2007
12 August 2007
I Could Have Told You That Without a Quiz
You are The Devil
Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession
The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.
Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Well, duh!
12 July 2007
Change Quiz
Wow...a LOT!
----------------10 years ago ------------- July 1997
1.) How old were you?
19
2.)Where did you go to school?
Florida State University
3.)Where did you work?
I worked in the office of the School of Music at FSU on a work-study program as office assistant and recital attendant.
4.) Where did you live?
Tallahassee, FL
5.) Where did you hang out?
Spent most of my time with my Phi Mu Alpha brothers, and with my friend Cynthia. This was before I met Leslie.
6.) Did you wear glasses?
contacts (and glasses at night)
7.) Who was your crush?
I was still with Melinda (2 years at that point).
8.) How many tattoos did you have?
None
9) How many piercings did you have?
None
10) What kind of car did you have?
a 1983 AMC Spirit
11.) Had you been to a real party yet?
I went to the no.1 party school in the country! FSU
12.) Had your heart broken?
Nope
13.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter:
Long-distance taken, and still playin' straight.
----------------5 years ago ------------- July 2002
1.) How old were you?
24
2.) Where did you go to school?
I had been out of school for almost 4 years at this point.
3.) Where did you work?
I was a flight attendant for American Airlines.
4.) Where did you live?
Victoria Point in Orlando.
5.) Where did you hang out?
Went to the bars and clubs a LOT at this point. Parliament House, Southern Nights, and Mannequins on Thursdays were the regulars.
6.) Did you wear glasses?
Still with the contacts.
7.) Who was your best friend?
Melinda
8.) Who was your crush?
At this point I was still with my 2nd husband, Michael.
9.) How many tattoos did you have?
2; lower back and left ankle
10.) How many piercings did you have?
One, in my navel.
11) What car did you drive?
At this point I still had my 96 Ford Contour, but I was in the process of getting my 02 MINI Cooper.
12.) Had you had your heart broken?
No
13.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter?
July 02 was JUST before the break-up with the 2nd husband, we split in August.
-------------Present time-------------July 2007
1.) How old are you?
29
2.) Where do you work?
The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
3) Where do you live?
still in Orlando
4) Do you wear glasses?
Still with the contacts.
5.) Who is your best friend?
David pretty much fills that role right now.
6.) Who is your crush?
I'm still with the 3rd husband, Steven.
7.) Do you talk to your old friends?
Not as much as I would like to.
8.) How many piercings do you have?
2; navel and nose.
9.) How many tattoos do you have?
3; lower back, left ankle, and right arm
10.) What kind of car do you have?
I don't have a car, I drive a 2006 MotoFino scooter, and I drive Steven's VW Cabrio convertible.
11.) Has your heart been broken?
nah, I don't have a heart to break.
12.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter:
Taken. I've been with Steven for over 3 years now.
04 July 2007
Aristocraptic
In honor of Independence Day, here is my peculiar aristocratic title:
 | My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Sir Todd-Michael the Imposing of Menzies on the Minges Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title |
28 June 2007
Long-Ass Quiz
1. What are your initials?
T-MH, or if the Catholics had their way with me (as so many of them have...) it would be: T-MRH
2. What is your favorite thing to wear?
Anything green or black. My $100 shirt from Germany, and my pinstripe khaki pants.
3. What were you doing before you got on the computer?
Ate a lunch of oatmeal and toast.
4. What was the most exciting thing that happened to you today?
not much yet today...I bleached a streak in my hair...that was kind of fun. Our British friend Jay is coming into town this evening, so tonight will be fun!
5. I say Shotgun, you say?
Fat chance, midget! Shorties in the back!!!
6. Last person you hugged?
Steven
7. Who was most annoying today?
Well, Steven managed to leave town without us getting into an argument, so no one!
8. How many U.S states have you been to?
43. I only lack Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and North and South Dakota.
9. How many of the U.S states have you lived in?
3. Connecticut, Florida, Texas, then back to Florida.
10. Does anyone you know wanna date you?
I couldn't imagine who would.
11. Name something you like physically about yourself.
My eyes. And I think my ass is pretty hot.
12. What color car do you drive?
umm...clear? I don't have a car. My scooter is red.
13. Who are your best friends?
David. My old-school best friends that I don't see much anymore are Leslie, Cynthia, and Melinda.
14. Why are you still up?
It's 3:30 in the afternoon.
15. Who/What made you angry today?
No one, yet, but the day is young. I'm sure someone will.
16. Favorite type of Food?
CHOCOLATE, dairy, anything carby.
17. Favorite holidays:
Halloween, Christmas, my birthday.
18. Do you download music?
Only the free single-of-the-week from iTunes.
19. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Yes! Gross.
20. Have you made any new friends lately?
Jay, the new British friend
21. What are you wearing?
Nike shorty-shorts and a blue-and-gold tie-dye shirt that I made, quite literally, 13 years ago. (It's my eatin'-dress.)
22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Yes.
23. What is your dream car?
smartcar
24. Do you like George Bush?
fuck NO!!! ...ignorant, uneducated asshole.
25. Have you ever bungee jumped?
No! But I would love to!
26. Have you ever gone white-water rafting:
No! But I would love to!
27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you?
And how! And 20 years older... And 30 years older...
28. How much money do you have in your pocket?
aww...how sweet for thinking I have money!
29. What do you want to be doing right now?
Traveling...swimming...laying on a beach somewhere
30. How is the weather right now?
Hot...looks like it'll rain any moment.
31. What are you listening to right now?
Days of Our Lives.
32. What is your current fav song?
"Fav"? I didn't realize this was a Tiger Beat interview...
I don't know, really, I have so many. Anything loud and belty or full of vocal gymnastics.
33. What was the last movie you watched?
Yesterday Steven and I did a double-header. Hostel Part 2 and 1408.
34.-37. ???
38. How many pets do you have?
Two adorable kitties, Chloe and George.
39. What's one thing you've learned?
I can say, "How are you?" "I'm hot;" "I'm cold;" and count to 10 in Bulgarian. And I learned how to say, "Go fuck yourself!" in Arabic.
40. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
any iced coffee or cappuccino concotion
41. Have you ever jumped from a plane?
I've never been skydiving, but I had to jump out of a 767 and down the slide during emergency drills and training.
42. Have you ever fired a gun:
a BB-gun when I was like 10.
43. Are you missing someone?:
Sometimes.
44. Favorite TV show?
I've got about 50 favorite shows, but favorites in season right now are Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List and So You Think You Can Dance? among others.
45. Do you have an ipod?
Yes. A lil green nano.
46. Has anyone ever said that you look like a celeb?
I've heard (begrudgingly) Tim Allen, Ben Affleck (when I have dark hair), and Michael T. Weiss.
47. Are you in love?
Yes. I've been with Steven for 3 1/2 years.
48. ???
49. Favorite movie of all time?
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Dreamgirls, Camp, Rent, so many others...I have over 300 movies on DVD and VHS.
50. Do you find yourself loved?
Sometimes. Probably not as much as I would like.
51. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't supposed to?
Yeah.
52. Ever been arrested?
Almost.
53. Butter, plain, kettle or salted popcorn?
Usually plain.
54. What Magazines are you reading?
lately, none, but I occiasionally skim through Entertainment Weekly, US, People, and travel mags.
55. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Yes.
56. Has anyone you were really close to passed away recently?
No.
57. What did you do last night?
Saw Hostel Part 2, and 1408.
58. What's something that really bugs you?
So many things. Please don't get me started. Stupidity irritates me more than anything else, I think.
59. Do you use conditioner?
Yes. It keeps my hair silky soft and smooth considering how much I dye it!
60. Do you like Michael Jackson?
What a freak! But most artistic genii are! He is phenomenally talented.
61. What's your favorite smell?
I can't usually smell much of anything. When it comes to cologne, though, I love Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, and ckB.
62. Favorite baseball team?
I don't do baseball. I'm gay.
63. Favorite cereal?
Raisin Bran
64. What is your favorite football team?
Again, I don't do football. I'm gay.
65. What's the longest time you've gone without sleep?
About 48 hours. It sucked.
66. Last time you went bowling?
WAY too long ago! I love bowling!
67. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Wow...I've slept in some weird places. The two best that I can think of both involve Leslie. We piled 5 people onto a full-sized pull-out couch in Panama City, at my suggestion, and I was the sober one. Then in NYC, Leslie, Michael, and I all slept on a single twin-sized bed in a 7x10 room. Good times.
68. Who was your last phone call?
my friend Leandro in Michigan
69. Last time you were at work?
Tuesday.
70. What's the closest orange object to you?
Actually nothing, which is fine with me because I hate orange!
19 June 2007
27 May 2007
About Last Night
That's right, we totally sold out last night!
The show has been going very well, and just like I figured, we seem to have gotten most of the kinks worked out by these last two performances.
Tonight is our last show.
So sad.
I'll miss it.
Hopefully we'll do another one next year.
Thanks to everyone who came!
And sucks to everyone who didn't!
20 May 2007
Orlando Fringe Festival
The Orlando International Fringe Festival is a pretty big deal, and this is my first time performing in a show at Fringe.
Our first performance was last night, and it went very well overall!
I'm pretty excited (and a little surprised) about that, because we all felt seriously ill-prepared during our tech rehearsal on Thursday night.
My only big flub during the whole show was when I had a major brain-fart and forgot the words to like half a verse of my big solo in "Up The Ladder To The Roof." Ordinarily, I'm sure I would have been able to fake it, but since that has absolutely NEVER happened to me before, it caught me by surprise and I totally gave it away. Thankfully no one was videotaping that performance, because you would have been able to see me rolling my eyes. I might as well have shouted "FUCK!" out loud, because that's what my face was saying. Oh, well! çe la vie!
Needless to say, that will never happen again. If there are 12 words that I will never forget for the rest of my life they are:
"We'll combine our thoughts, and together we'll travel to fountains of loveliness."
Who wrote those lyrics anyway?
They're über-retarded.
Maybe my brain forgot it on purpose.
My brain was like, "You are NOT saying those words. They're stupid."
Anyway, it was just one minor flaw in a show that ended up turning out really well.
We got our first review this morning, and it was a good one!
From the Orlando Sentinel, today:
OUTLOUD! Too Gay For Fringe?
Fringe review: 'Outloud! Too Gay for Fringe?'
Why is it that men dressed as nuns are inherently funny?
That schtick starts off Outloud!, a concert performance from seven members of the Orlando Gay Chorus as they sing “I Will Follow Him,” from the comic nun movie Sister Act. And, for whatever reason, it still is funny.
Light and breezy works best in this revue, as a fun take on “Schadenfreude” from Broadway’s Avenue Q tells the audience that it’s OK to laugh at others’ misfortunes, or a raucous sailors’ song titled “Men” is gleeful in its pronouncement to “batten down the ladies’ room, there’s no one here but men!”
A more serious number, “I Ain’t Afraid” tackles religious bigotry in a thought-provoking manner. Other numbers are romantic (Jim Brickman’s “You”) or campy (an Andrews Sisters medley).
The group’s costume changes could be done with more flair and polish. But that’s a minor quibble when the singers sound this good.
So to answer the question posed in the show’s title, is it too gay for Fringe? Nah. Love, respect, tolerance … those ideals should be of interest to Fringers of all persuasions.
- Matthew J. Palm
Remaining performances:
10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20
6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22
6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26
9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 27
Pink venue.
$10 with Fringe button.
11 April 2007
Updated Travel Map
This map is now updated to include my trip to Aruba last month, and then after I get back from my trip next week, I will be updating once again!
I'm a travelin' fool!
31 March 2007
118th Post Spectacular!!!
It's my 118th post! Wheee!
Crappy fireworks gifs are always best to commemorate such an occasion.
Thanks to my ones upon ones of readers who have stuck with me through the dry spells and the wet ones too.
26 February 2007
Do What, With The WHAT?!?!, Part 2
For a refresher, look here:
trim fat from pork
Well, it appears that my comedic food-ignorance has struck again.
David has had a recipe for Taco Salad hanging on the side of the refrigerator for months.
Because this recipe calls for meat, I generally have no interest in it, and never really paid any attention to it.
Tonight, however, as I was standing in the kitchen drinking my cranberry juice, I decided to read it.
So, I'm reading the list of ingredients:
1 lb. hamburger meat, brown meat, and drain oil.
Wait, what? drain-oil? What the hell is drain-oil?
That sounds disgusting!!!
I've never heard of drain-oil.
There's vegetable oil, olive oil, motor oil...
What's DRAIN OIL?
Oh, wait...those are VERBS!!!
BROWN the meat and DRAIN the oil!
I get it now!
I guess most people could figure out what to do with just sentence fragments, but I need articles in my instructions.
I need complete sentences because I am recipe-retarded.
I thought "brown" and "drain" were adjectives, not verbs.
Whatever! It was funny.
I figured it out.
It just took me a minute.
It's a shame that Steven is flying and David was already in bed because that would have been a funny moment to share live.
Anyway, that's why I don't cook.
And you don't want me to.
Quotes of the Day
"...you can't just 'go to town'!"
a bit TMI here, but this was spoken by me during an intimate moment expressing the need for foreplay at the beginning of "relations"
Sunday Night's Game-Night Quotes:
"That prostitute's vagina is all 'labidy'."
"When I wake up in the morning, my hair is always all 'bokimp'."
"I'm gonna 'bort' you in HALF!"
The first two were fun with made up words. Before we started actually playing Cranium Pop5; we took the 6 dice from the game, rolled them, and had to make up a word with the available letters and use that word in a sentence. Why, you might ask? Well, for me it's because I'm a nerd, but everyone else was a little bit drunk.
For the last one, 'bort' is a real word (actual definition: diamond dust) that came up during a spirited game of Balderdash where some of our definitions had to do with vomit and sexual euphemisms.
06 February 2007
M-ə's Sicky-Time Quiz
2. Never in my life will I eat...meat, or spicy food, or diet food.
3. The one person who can drive me nuts is...oh, would that there were only one person...
4. High school...blew.
5. When I'm nervous...I talk faster and get a little shaky, but that rarely happens.
6. The last time I cried was...*crickets* I really have no idea, but probably 15 years ago.
7. If I were to get married right now my wedding party would be...speaking Dutch or saying, "eh?" a lot.
8. My hair is...awesome. And currently its natural color.
9. When I was 5...I was probably 10-times smarter than I am now.
10. Last Christmas...was low-key and sadly family-free, but I still had a blast.
11. I should be...doing anything else right now.
12. When I look down I see...fat.
13. The craziest recent event was...tornadoes in Florida in February? What's that about?
14. If I were a character on 'Friends' I'd be...Phoebe! I love Phoebe.
15. By this time next year...who knows? But I'd like to be finally finishing school.
16. My current gripe is...Puritanical society. Ignorance. General stupidity.
17. I have a hard time understanding...Republicanism and/or religious fanaticism.
18. There's this girl I know who...is getting ready to rock out her first bellydance solo.
19. You know I like you when...I can maintain direct eye-contact with you in a conversation.
20. If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be...my mom, or Steven.
21. Take my advice...pack lightly and never check luggage.
22. My most wanted item is...a smartcar.
23. If you visited the place I was born...Vernon, CT? *zzz* The specific "place" is actually neat, though: a 19th Century mansion, converted into a hospital, that was once part of the Underground Railroad.
24. I plan to visit someone...somewhere, soon. No, hopefully I'll be visiting my brother in Virginia, and I'd like to visit my friend Leandro in Michigan.
25. If you spend the night at my house...you'd be sleeping with David, because that's the only place where there's any room at the moment.
26. I'd stop my wedding if...someone drove a motorcycle through the stained-glass window of the Salem Church.
27. The world could do without...war.
28. I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than...hear someone fart.
29. Most recent thing I've bought myself...various and sundry DVDs and CDs.
30. Most recent thing someone else bought me..."Weird New England" by Joseph A. Citro
31. My middle name is...nonexistent.
32. This morning I...slept in all the way til 8:30. When did I become an old lady?
33. The animals I would like to see flying besides birds are...people.
34. Once, at a bar...I was paid to dance in a state of semi-undress. And it was more than once.
35. Last night I was...catching up on my DVR'd shows.
36. There's this guy I know who...knows this other guy who knows Kevin Bacon. 3 degrees.
37. I don't know...enough.
38. A better name for me would be...Loudly Beltington.
39. Tomorrow I am...relaxing and enjoying my day off.
40. My birthday is...18 November.
41. What I really want for Valentine's Day is...chocolate, duh!
Ven Aquí
I saw this quiz on Joshie's blog, and I thought it was fun, so here's the TM edition:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
What does this year have in store for me?
"Hero" by Darren Hayes
What does your love life look like?
"Ti Amerò" by Il Divo
What do you say when life gets hard?
"The Intermission" Monty Python's Spamalot
What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
"Javert's Arrival" Les Miserables
What song will I dance to at my wedding?
"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield
What do you want as a career?
"Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson
Your favourite saying?
"Everytime I Look At You" by Il Divo
Favourite place?
"Thank God I Found You" by Mariah Carey
What do you think of your parents?
"Good Enough" by Darren Hayes
Where would you go on a first date?
"Takin' The Long Way Home" Dreamgirls
Describe yourself?
"Estoy Aquí" by Adam Lopez
What is the thing I like doing most?
"Jailhouse Rock" Smokey Joe's Cafe
The song that best describes the president?
"More" by LaToya London (umm...no thanks!)
What is my state of mind like at the moment?
"Anytime You Need a Friend" by Mariah Carey
How will I die?
"Cadillac Car" Dreamgirls (wow...if that's not a portentous omen then I don't know what is...)
The song that will be played at your funeral?
"Look Down" Les Miserables
The song you'll put as the subject?
"Ven Aquí" by Los Bunkers
I find it odd how 90% of the songs are not only legitimate answers to the questions, but most of them are accurate as well. It's crazy! Who needs a Magic 8-Ball? All you have to do is put your iPod on "Shuffle" and ask it questions!
19 January 2007
Quote of the Day
After I got out of work, Steven and John Taylor came and met me at Disney, and we went to EPCOT. We had a delicious dinner at the Rose & Crown, then I finally got to see the new-ish, The Seas with Nemo and Friends. Then we took Steven to Norway because he had never ridden Maelstrom. After getting off the ride, looking around the gift shop, Steven was overheard saying:
"It's not like I come from Norwegia, or anything!"
I nearly peed it was so funny!
