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22 November 2006
How Well Do You Know Me?
So, this quiz is fairly easy if you know me in any capacity, but try it, it's fun!
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11 November 2006
The Encrazening
I know that it's not a full moon now, but I started thinking about this as I was watching my kitties have their midnight-crazies.
The full moon makes people crazy.
That is an indisputable fact.
Some people may think that's an old wives' tale, but I know better.
Just go for a leisurely drive on the Interstate during a full moon.
If you don't notice that people have flipped a few extra crazy-switches, then you, in fact, are one of those crazy bastards.
I'm here to help bring awareness to this issue.
I firmly believe that if people would follow and understand the cycle of the moon, it would greatly diminish the effects of the full-moon crazies.
I have little else to say on this topic, except that I'm tired of the already bad driving on the roads just to have it compounded exponentially every 28 days when the moon is full.
People suck.
So, put this moon-phase clock on your computer:
...and do me a favor:
When the moon is full, get your crazies under control or stay off the road.
Thanks.
The full moon makes people crazy.
That is an indisputable fact.
Some people may think that's an old wives' tale, but I know better.
Just go for a leisurely drive on the Interstate during a full moon.
If you don't notice that people have flipped a few extra crazy-switches, then you, in fact, are one of those crazy bastards.
I'm here to help bring awareness to this issue.
I firmly believe that if people would follow and understand the cycle of the moon, it would greatly diminish the effects of the full-moon crazies.
I have little else to say on this topic, except that I'm tired of the already bad driving on the roads just to have it compounded exponentially every 28 days when the moon is full.
People suck.
So, put this moon-phase clock on your computer:
...and do me a favor:
When the moon is full, get your crazies under control or stay off the road.
Thanks.
08 November 2006
10 Names
Thanks to David for this fun name game, but some of these REALLY don't work...
...like an Amish kid doing Mad-Libs...
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current street name)
Topper Ibis
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav icecream flavor,favorite cookie)
Mint Chocolate Chip Pepperidge Farm??? (ooh...feel the ghetto!)
3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
T-Hay
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Dolphin (Dolph Green maybe, but not Green Dolphin)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Blank Vernon (...or if the Catholics had their way, it would be Robert Vernon)
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, last 3 letters of mom's maiden name)
Hay To-Sch
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put "The")
The Black Milk (that's just gross)
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Leo Thomas
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne)
Le Male
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (father & mother's middle name)
Arthur Blank (maybe I'm related to Jerri...)
...like an Amish kid doing Mad-Libs...
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current street name)
Topper Ibis
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav icecream flavor,favorite cookie)
Mint Chocolate Chip Pepperidge Farm??? (ooh...feel the ghetto!)
3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
T-Hay
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Dolphin (Dolph Green maybe, but not Green Dolphin)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Blank Vernon (...or if the Catholics had their way, it would be Robert Vernon)
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, last 3 letters of mom's maiden name)
Hay To-Sch
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put "The")
The Black Milk (that's just gross)
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Leo Thomas
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne)
Le Male
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (father & mother's middle name)
Arthur Blank (maybe I'm related to Jerri...)
07 November 2006
Weird Habits
Thanks, Marcie, for giving me my first ever blog-tag.
I don't really have that many "habits," but some of the ones that I do have are really odd.
I saved the best ones for last.
6 Weird Habits
1. I will not leave the house without wearing something green, whether it's visible or not. That just means that if you can't physically see any green on me, I'm wearing green underwear.
2. Whenever I read one book by an author, I have to read everything they ever wrote, even if I know that it sucks. For example, I have read everything by Stephen King. Literally. Everything. Even his nonfiction. I love his horror, but his book "On Writing" was the driest, most boring thing I had ever read in my entire life. It took me forever. I also read everything by Anne Rice. Even her erotica. The fact that she could even THINK of some of the things that happen in those books terrify me in a way I could barely describe.
3. Most visibly, I can never go more than a month or two with the same outward physical appearance. I have had more different hairstyle and color combinations in the last 8 years than Madonna has had in 20. I actually blame Disney for that. If you don't already know the story, just ask. I'd be happy to share.
4. At restaurants, or even at home, I absolutely CANNOT use the silverware if it touches the table at any point within my line of sight. It doesn't matter how clean the table is, or even if I cleaned it myself.
5. In the same theme, I CANNOT use glasses or dishes if there is any kind of spot or stain on it, even if it just came out of the dishwasher and only has a waterspot on it. Whenever I lived somewhere that did not have a dishwasher, I refused to use real dishes and would only use disposable items.
6. I have a mandatory formula or pattern for cookie-eating that corresponds directly to the layout of the cookie packaging. My favorite example is Oreos. Standard Oreo packaging is the 20-ounce package, which consists of 17 cookies in each of 3 columns in a tray. The cookies MUST be eaten in multiples of three so as to leave an even row across the top. If, by some act of great defiance to the better will of the Universe, the cookies are not eaten in a multiple of three; the pattern left in the tray MUST be symmetrical.
Wow. I'm a freak.
So, I'm not going to tag anybody, but I would love to hear from everyone else and see what their freakish things are.
I don't really have that many "habits," but some of the ones that I do have are really odd.
I saved the best ones for last.
6 Weird Habits
1. I will not leave the house without wearing something green, whether it's visible or not. That just means that if you can't physically see any green on me, I'm wearing green underwear.
2. Whenever I read one book by an author, I have to read everything they ever wrote, even if I know that it sucks. For example, I have read everything by Stephen King. Literally. Everything. Even his nonfiction. I love his horror, but his book "On Writing" was the driest, most boring thing I had ever read in my entire life. It took me forever. I also read everything by Anne Rice. Even her erotica. The fact that she could even THINK of some of the things that happen in those books terrify me in a way I could barely describe.
3. Most visibly, I can never go more than a month or two with the same outward physical appearance. I have had more different hairstyle and color combinations in the last 8 years than Madonna has had in 20. I actually blame Disney for that. If you don't already know the story, just ask. I'd be happy to share.
4. At restaurants, or even at home, I absolutely CANNOT use the silverware if it touches the table at any point within my line of sight. It doesn't matter how clean the table is, or even if I cleaned it myself.
5. In the same theme, I CANNOT use glasses or dishes if there is any kind of spot or stain on it, even if it just came out of the dishwasher and only has a waterspot on it. Whenever I lived somewhere that did not have a dishwasher, I refused to use real dishes and would only use disposable items.
6. I have a mandatory formula or pattern for cookie-eating that corresponds directly to the layout of the cookie packaging. My favorite example is Oreos. Standard Oreo packaging is the 20-ounce package, which consists of 17 cookies in each of 3 columns in a tray. The cookies MUST be eaten in multiples of three so as to leave an even row across the top. If, by some act of great defiance to the better will of the Universe, the cookies are not eaten in a multiple of three; the pattern left in the tray MUST be symmetrical.
Wow. I'm a freak.
So, I'm not going to tag anybody, but I would love to hear from everyone else and see what their freakish things are.
06 November 2006
05 November 2006
Mo Collins
Probably THE single greatest thing about MadTV was Mo Collins. She's brilliant. She has the uncanny ability to take a quirky character to such an absurd extreme that she often leaves me rolling on the floor in laughter. Thanks to YouTube, here is my tribute to La-Collins:
Stuart Bloopers:
As Jenny Jones:
(this one is kind of long, so if you want to skip to the best part, it starts right around 3:45)
(the baby kills me in this one...too funny!)
Stuart Bloopers:
As Jenny Jones:
(this one is kind of long, so if you want to skip to the best part, it starts right around 3:45)
(the baby kills me in this one...too funny!)
26 October 2006
Milestone 100
So, it only took almost a year and a half, but this is my 100th post!
Wheeeeeeeeee!
And, true, I haven't had even one single comment in 4 months, which means that nobody reads this anymore. But that's okay, because I do this mostly for myself anyway. Sure, I like to entertain others, and it is a little disheartening to know that a severe bout of laziness has caused me to lose my previous readership, but I had just gotten to a point where it felt like more of a chore to create a post every day. Plus, everyone else in my little blog-circle either stopped blogging altogether, or they switched their blogs over to MySpace.
Earlier this year, I broke down. I caved in to the peer pressure. I jumped on the bandwagon and joined MySpace as well. I have, however, vowed to keep my blog here at Blogger. So, to compromise, every time I create a post here, I link to it on my MySpace blog. It seems that that move not only caused me to lose my readers here, but also out of the 64 people on my friends list on MySpace I only have 3 people subscribed to my blog there. (Love ya David, Marcie, and random guy I don't know!)
Anyway, a few noteworthy things happened today that I would like to either remember for the future, or just to make fun of generally.
First, this morning, I was watching The View, as every good little gay should do, now that Rosie is back on TV. She has brought such a new life to the show that now it's actually watchable. So, for anyone who may not know, The View's magic formula is 4 women co-hosting. The three regular co-hosts are Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and Joy Behar. Barbara Walters only shows up every now and then, basically whenever she wants to, so when she's not there, they get some random celebrity to fill in as the 4th host. All this to say that today they must have been scraping the bottom of the barrel, because Tara Reid was the celebrity guest host. WTF? They could not possibly have thought that she would have anything interesting or intelligent to say. While Rosie and Joy were comparing notes on hosting charity events the previous evening (each one raking in over $2 million for their respective charities), Tara interjects with something along the lines of, "I attended a charity event last night. For AIDS research. It was called Hope for a Cause." She called it Hope for a Cause at least twice before Rosie corrected her. It's called Hope for a CURE, you stupid little retard. (No, Rosie didn't say that; that was my own editorial, and slightly borrowed from Drop Dead Gorgeous...)
Moving right along...
Back in January, Steven and I went to Sydney. In our travels, we came across this trash can in a mall:
Wheeeeeeeeee!
And, true, I haven't had even one single comment in 4 months, which means that nobody reads this anymore. But that's okay, because I do this mostly for myself anyway. Sure, I like to entertain others, and it is a little disheartening to know that a severe bout of laziness has caused me to lose my previous readership, but I had just gotten to a point where it felt like more of a chore to create a post every day. Plus, everyone else in my little blog-circle either stopped blogging altogether, or they switched their blogs over to MySpace.
Earlier this year, I broke down. I caved in to the peer pressure. I jumped on the bandwagon and joined MySpace as well. I have, however, vowed to keep my blog here at Blogger. So, to compromise, every time I create a post here, I link to it on my MySpace blog. It seems that that move not only caused me to lose my readers here, but also out of the 64 people on my friends list on MySpace I only have 3 people subscribed to my blog there. (Love ya David, Marcie, and random guy I don't know!)
Anyway, a few noteworthy things happened today that I would like to either remember for the future, or just to make fun of generally.
First, this morning, I was watching The View, as every good little gay should do, now that Rosie is back on TV. She has brought such a new life to the show that now it's actually watchable. So, for anyone who may not know, The View's magic formula is 4 women co-hosting. The three regular co-hosts are Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and Joy Behar. Barbara Walters only shows up every now and then, basically whenever she wants to, so when she's not there, they get some random celebrity to fill in as the 4th host. All this to say that today they must have been scraping the bottom of the barrel, because Tara Reid was the celebrity guest host. WTF? They could not possibly have thought that she would have anything interesting or intelligent to say. While Rosie and Joy were comparing notes on hosting charity events the previous evening (each one raking in over $2 million for their respective charities), Tara interjects with something along the lines of, "I attended a charity event last night. For AIDS research. It was called Hope for a Cause." She called it Hope for a Cause at least twice before Rosie corrected her. It's called Hope for a CURE, you stupid little retard. (No, Rosie didn't say that; that was my own editorial, and slightly borrowed from Drop Dead Gorgeous...)
Moving right along...
Back in January, Steven and I went to Sydney. In our travels, we came across this trash can in a mall:
so I said, "That's you! You're General Rubbish!"
We had a good laugh with that. Marcie decided that she really liked that nickname for Steven too, so I thought it might be fun for everyone to have a "General" nickname.
Kevin is General Mayhem.
I can't remember what name we came up with for Marcie, so I'll have to update that later.
I'm General Hospital.
I came up with General Malaise for David, but I don't think he likes that one.
Anyway, all the cool kids are going to be Generals, so I've got a few more names to come up with.
***UPDATE: Marcie is General Consternation. I can't believe I forgot that. It's funny!!!
Finally, I learned something new today! I feel the need to write it down, because I may forget later, or tomorrow. Who says fiction can't be educational? That's what I want to know! I finished reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown today. In case you haven't read anything of his, he's the author of 4 books including The Da Vinci Code. I've read all 4 books, although I read them in reverse order chronologically. Digital Fortress was his first book. His books are pretty formulaic, so if you're looking for variety, this may not be the author to turn to. But, in my humble opinion, Dan Brown really is a fantastic author. Formula or no, he knows how to grab your attention right away. His books are all extremely fast-paced, action-packed, and exciting the whole way through. I'm looking forward to a new release.
Anyway, on to the education. A character in Digital Fortress is a linguist and a Spanish professor. I consider myself fairly fluent in Spanish, but I had never made this connection before. He tells his girlfriend about how the word "sincerely" comes from the Spanish words "sin cera" which means "without wax." It refers to sculpture; where a flawed, chipped, or cracked stone would be filled in with wax to make it whole. So if a piece was "sin cera," or without wax, that meant it was unflawed. It later came to mean "true" or "honest," thus the English word "sincere" was born.
I was thinking about it a lot today, and I decided that "Without Wax" would be a great album title. So maybe some day if I can wrangle myself a record deal, I already have the title to an album!
Thursday? Quizday!
Yet another quiz...it was e-mailed to my by my friend Jenny from the Block.
1. FIRST NAME? Todd-Michael
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no, ma'am
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? I couldn't tell you, maybe 15 years ago? (I'm dead on the inside!)
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yup, bubbly and girly and pretty!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? eww! No meat!
6. KIDS? nope, just 2 cats! :-)
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Totally! I'm awesome and funny!
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? sort of...this blog! Sure, I just do quizzes now, but I'll eventually have important things to say and/or write about...
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Nooooo...not at all!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, ma'am.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Would I? (that means yes)
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Raisin Bran
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? usually not
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yeah, I'm a big, burly, macho man!
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mint Chocolate Chip
16. SHOE SIZE? 13 or 14, depending on the shoe
17. RED OR PINK? If I have to choose between the two, red.
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my missing boob
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? umm...probably my friend Nick in Miami, or Fort Lauderdale, or wherever the hell he lives now... ;-)
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? YES!
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? blue jeans, no shoes
22. LAST THING YOU ATE? Vegetarian Sushi and Soy Crisps
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? South Park
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? olive green
25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" cologne
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO? My roommate, David
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? smile/teeth
28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Totally! My favorite dirty-birdy, lesbianic straight girl!
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Milk
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Swimming, and Diving
31. WHAT HAPPENED AT 31? umm...I haven't gotten there yet! (2 years to go!)
32. EYE COLOR? Green
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes, ma'am
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Chocolate
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Scary Movies!!!
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! So sweet and cute, if I had emotions I would have cried!
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? plain black
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!!!
39. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs AND kisses!
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? anything chocolatey
41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? maybe Nick?
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? probably Stephen...(To Jen: bitch, I repsonded to you!!! mm-hmm! Yes I did!)
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? just finished Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, about to start on Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
44. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? don't have one
45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Lost, Biggest Loser, among others
46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? laughter, music, whistle tones
47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? umm...if I have to pick, I guess the Beatles.
48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Sydney, Australia (the LONG way via NYC, London, and Hong Kong)
49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? umm...I guess. I've been a musician my whole life. I can juggle. I have an uncanny ability to learn foreign languages.
50. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 18 November, 1977 - Rockville Hospital in Vernon-Rockville, CT 06066
1. FIRST NAME? Todd-Michael
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no, ma'am
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? I couldn't tell you, maybe 15 years ago? (I'm dead on the inside!)
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yup, bubbly and girly and pretty!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? eww! No meat!
6. KIDS? nope, just 2 cats! :-)
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Totally! I'm awesome and funny!
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? sort of...this blog! Sure, I just do quizzes now, but I'll eventually have important things to say and/or write about...
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Nooooo...not at all!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, ma'am.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Would I? (that means yes)
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Raisin Bran
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? usually not
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yeah, I'm a big, burly, macho man!
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mint Chocolate Chip
16. SHOE SIZE? 13 or 14, depending on the shoe
17. RED OR PINK? If I have to choose between the two, red.
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my missing boob
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? umm...probably my friend Nick in Miami, or Fort Lauderdale, or wherever the hell he lives now... ;-)
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? YES!
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? blue jeans, no shoes
22. LAST THING YOU ATE? Vegetarian Sushi and Soy Crisps
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? South Park
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? olive green
25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" cologne
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO? My roommate, David
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? smile/teeth
28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Totally! My favorite dirty-birdy, lesbianic straight girl!
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Milk
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Swimming, and Diving
31. WHAT HAPPENED AT 31? umm...I haven't gotten there yet! (2 years to go!)
32. EYE COLOR? Green
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes, ma'am
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Chocolate
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Scary Movies!!!
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! So sweet and cute, if I had emotions I would have cried!
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? plain black
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!!!
39. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs AND kisses!
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? anything chocolatey
41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? maybe Nick?
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? probably Stephen...(To Jen: bitch, I repsonded to you!!! mm-hmm! Yes I did!)
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? just finished Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, about to start on Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
44. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? don't have one
45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Lost, Biggest Loser, among others
46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? laughter, music, whistle tones
47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? umm...if I have to pick, I guess the Beatles.
48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Sydney, Australia (the LONG way via NYC, London, and Hong Kong)
49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? umm...I guess. I've been a musician my whole life. I can juggle. I have an uncanny ability to learn foreign languages.
50. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 18 November, 1977 - Rockville Hospital in Vernon-Rockville, CT 06066
22 October 2006
Quizzo Says What?
More quizzes!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
So, we all know how much I love to relive old high school memories (can you feel the sarcasm oozing out of the screen?), but I'm feeling a bit nostalgic today, so here's a good one:
Senior Year Memories
• Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be.
1. Who was your best friend?
As I've mentioned previously, I've never really had a "best" friend, but my closest friends actually in the school were Curtis Thompson, Melinda Melendez, and Shawn Baker.
2. What sports did u play?
In school, none, but outside of school I was a figure skater and I ran track.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
I didn't get my license until 3 weeks before graduation, but I had a 1984 Pontiac Sunbird.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
At the football game, or a marching band competition, or at home.
5. Were you a party animal?
Ha ha! No.
6. Were you considered a flirt?
Not then. (I guess some things change.)
7. Ever skip school?
No, only on Senior Skip Day.
8. Were you a nerd?
TOTALLY!!! (I guess some things DON'T change!)
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
Never.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
Ha ha! My high school had the dumbest fight song ever written:
(set to the tune of "When The Saints Go Marching In")
Oh, when the Rams, Go marching in,
Oh, when the Rams go marching in,
La, la-la, la-la, la, la-la
When the Rams go marching in.
11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Darcy Davis.
12. Favorite class?
Band and/or Spanish
13. What was your school's full name?
Rockville High School
14. School mascot?
The Rams
15. Did you go to Prom?
Nope. I sure didn't.
16. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
I would go back and do things VERY differently.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
I had to perform at all 4 graduations, so I really don't remember my own.
18. Where were you on senior skip day?
My school had an organized "Senior Skip Day," due to a death on skip day the year that my brother Tim graduated. The school organized a trip for the seniors every year to a resort somewhere else in the state, but I skipped THAT and went to the beach with Melinda, where I proceeded to get one of the worst cases of sun-poisoning I've ever seen.
19. Did you have a job your senior year?
Yes, I worked at the Christmas Tree Shoppes.
20. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We were strictly prohibited from leaving school grounds during the day, but I hated eating in the cafeteria, so I usually spent lunch in the band room hanging out with the student teacher from UCONN.
21. Have you gained weight since then?
Wow. Have I ever. I didn't hit bottom with the anorexia until I was in college, but my senior year I probably only weighed about 150. So, I'm still about 80 pounds heavier than that right now.
22. What did you do after graduation?
Directly after graduation, my high school did Project Graduation, where we went to a health club and spent the whole night in the club, dancing, gambling, swimming, socializing, and playing games. Then I worked over the summer, and went directly to college. Too YOUNG!
23. When did you graduate?
1995
24. Who was your Senior homecoming date?
I don't think I went to Homecoming.
25. Are you going to your ten year reunion?
It was last year, and I did not go, although I really wanted to. I will make it to the 15 year reunion...
26. Who was your home room teacher?
I got as far as "Mr..." then I had to go back to the yearbook and look it up! Mr. Rock. You'd think I could remember a simple noun! My memory is fading. Especially since I had him all 4 years for homeroom, and for sociology my senior year.
27. Who will repost this after you?
Probably no one, since nobody reads my blog anymore.
28. Who was President of your class?
I think it was Jaime Desmond, or Nadine Cormier. One of those two.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
So, we all know how much I love to relive old high school memories (can you feel the sarcasm oozing out of the screen?), but I'm feeling a bit nostalgic today, so here's a good one:
Senior Year Memories
• Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be.
1. Who was your best friend?
As I've mentioned previously, I've never really had a "best" friend, but my closest friends actually in the school were Curtis Thompson, Melinda Melendez, and Shawn Baker.
2. What sports did u play?
In school, none, but outside of school I was a figure skater and I ran track.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
I didn't get my license until 3 weeks before graduation, but I had a 1984 Pontiac Sunbird.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
At the football game, or a marching band competition, or at home.
5. Were you a party animal?
Ha ha! No.
6. Were you considered a flirt?
Not then. (I guess some things change.)
7. Ever skip school?
No, only on Senior Skip Day.
8. Were you a nerd?
TOTALLY!!! (I guess some things DON'T change!)
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
Never.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
Ha ha! My high school had the dumbest fight song ever written:
(set to the tune of "When The Saints Go Marching In")
Oh, when the Rams, Go marching in,
Oh, when the Rams go marching in,
La, la-la, la-la, la, la-la
When the Rams go marching in.
11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Darcy Davis.
12. Favorite class?
Band and/or Spanish
13. What was your school's full name?
Rockville High School
14. School mascot?
The Rams
15. Did you go to Prom?
Nope. I sure didn't.
16. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
I would go back and do things VERY differently.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
I had to perform at all 4 graduations, so I really don't remember my own.
18. Where were you on senior skip day?
My school had an organized "Senior Skip Day," due to a death on skip day the year that my brother Tim graduated. The school organized a trip for the seniors every year to a resort somewhere else in the state, but I skipped THAT and went to the beach with Melinda, where I proceeded to get one of the worst cases of sun-poisoning I've ever seen.
19. Did you have a job your senior year?
Yes, I worked at the Christmas Tree Shoppes.
20. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We were strictly prohibited from leaving school grounds during the day, but I hated eating in the cafeteria, so I usually spent lunch in the band room hanging out with the student teacher from UCONN.
21. Have you gained weight since then?
Wow. Have I ever. I didn't hit bottom with the anorexia until I was in college, but my senior year I probably only weighed about 150. So, I'm still about 80 pounds heavier than that right now.
22. What did you do after graduation?
Directly after graduation, my high school did Project Graduation, where we went to a health club and spent the whole night in the club, dancing, gambling, swimming, socializing, and playing games. Then I worked over the summer, and went directly to college. Too YOUNG!
23. When did you graduate?
1995
24. Who was your Senior homecoming date?
I don't think I went to Homecoming.
25. Are you going to your ten year reunion?
It was last year, and I did not go, although I really wanted to. I will make it to the 15 year reunion...
26. Who was your home room teacher?
I got as far as "Mr..." then I had to go back to the yearbook and look it up! Mr. Rock. You'd think I could remember a simple noun! My memory is fading. Especially since I had him all 4 years for homeroom, and for sociology my senior year.
27. Who will repost this after you?
Probably no one, since nobody reads my blog anymore.
28. Who was President of your class?
I think it was Jaime Desmond, or Nadine Cormier. One of those two.
30 September 2006
After a month...
I continue to work out about 5-6 days a week, and I'm not noticing results as quickly as I did when I was rollerblading 5 days a week. The argument, I suppose, could be that I'm doing this in a healthy way and results take time. But when I was skating, I lost 20 pounds in a month, and now I've only lost 8 pounds in a month through exercise and healthier eating.
My standard gym routine is as follows:
Every day:
30-40 minutes on the elliptical machine
calf raises; 1 set of 20, both legs together; 2 sets of 12, alternating legs
abs; 3 sets of 12 on the weighted crunch machine
side bends; weighted, 4 sets of 12, alternating sides
swim; 18 laps, alternating freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke
Then on alternating days I work out arms and legs one day, chest and back the next.
I took my measurements this morning, and while I have been decreasing in size around the waist and hips, I seem to have gotten bigger in the upper body, which I'm not really looking to do. I suppose it's time to visit with the trainer again and see if he can put me on a routine that will do more to lean me out instead of bulking me up.
Current measurements:
Weight: 228lb. (103kg)
Chest: 47" (119cm) +.5"
Shoulders: 53.5" (136cm) +1"
Waist: 38" (97cm) -1.5"
Hips: 44" (112cm) -1"
Thigh: 27" (69cm) -.5"
Calf: 16.5" (42cm) same
Bicep: 16" (40.5cm) same
Weekly weight loss: -2 pounds
Total weight loss: -8 pounds
My standard gym routine is as follows:
Every day:
30-40 minutes on the elliptical machine
calf raises; 1 set of 20, both legs together; 2 sets of 12, alternating legs
abs; 3 sets of 12 on the weighted crunch machine
side bends; weighted, 4 sets of 12, alternating sides
swim; 18 laps, alternating freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke
Then on alternating days I work out arms and legs one day, chest and back the next.
I took my measurements this morning, and while I have been decreasing in size around the waist and hips, I seem to have gotten bigger in the upper body, which I'm not really looking to do. I suppose it's time to visit with the trainer again and see if he can put me on a routine that will do more to lean me out instead of bulking me up.
Current measurements:
Weight: 228lb. (103kg)
Chest: 47" (119cm) +.5"
Shoulders: 53.5" (136cm) +1"
Waist: 38" (97cm) -1.5"
Hips: 44" (112cm) -1"
Thigh: 27" (69cm) -.5"
Calf: 16.5" (42cm) same
Bicep: 16" (40.5cm) same
Weekly weight loss: -2 pounds
Total weight loss: -8 pounds
20 September 2006
Week 3 Update
Unfortunately, there has been little change between this week and last week.
I missed 3 days in a row at the gym, and it shows.
I have, however, noticed a little bit of body-shrinkage.
In the last few days, I've been noticing that my larger shirts are not quite as tight as they should be, so I'm going to have to switch back to my smaller shirts soon.
Current Weight: 230
Weekly weight loss: 0
Total weight loss: -6 pounds
In other news:
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I missed 3 days in a row at the gym, and it shows.
I have, however, noticed a little bit of body-shrinkage.
In the last few days, I've been noticing that my larger shirts are not quite as tight as they should be, so I'm going to have to switch back to my smaller shirts soon.
Current Weight: 230
Weekly weight loss: 0
Total weight loss: -6 pounds
In other news:
Get your own countdown at BlingyBlob.com
14 September 2006
Best Commercial Ever
This is by far my favorite, and in my humble opinion, one of the funniest commercials SNL ever made:
13 September 2006
Week 2
Quick update:
Workouts and healthier eating are still progressing.
I actually find myself occasionally turning down desserts, and not just eating chocolate because someone (read: myself) put it in front of my face, so that's a good thing.
I missed a couple of days in the gym, though, so I'm not shrinking as quickly I was planning, but as long as it happens, I guess it's okay that it may take a little longer...
Current weight: 230 pounds
Weekly weight loss: -2 pounds
Total weight loss: -6 pounds
Workouts and healthier eating are still progressing.
I actually find myself occasionally turning down desserts, and not just eating chocolate because someone (read: myself) put it in front of my face, so that's a good thing.
I missed a couple of days in the gym, though, so I'm not shrinking as quickly I was planning, but as long as it happens, I guess it's okay that it may take a little longer...
Current weight: 230 pounds
Weekly weight loss: -2 pounds
Total weight loss: -6 pounds
05 September 2006
Funny as Hell
I borrowed this image from T-shirt Hell
Go there for the funniest, dirtiest, and raunchiest t-shirts you could ever buy!
Oh, and by the way, do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!
Go there for the funniest, dirtiest, and raunchiest t-shirts you could ever buy!
Oh, and by the way, do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!
1 Week Down, Too Many To Go
The workouts have been going along swimmingly.
I seem to have retained the ability to drop weight pretty quickly, so maybe my metabolism isn't as screwed up from anorexia as I thought. Maybe I'm just getting old.
I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job with eating healthier, too. Of course, I haven't been going to the movies and splurging on movie popcorn and cherry coke as often as I used to either, and that's only been because Steven and I haven't been able to coordinate our schedules.
Anyway, the important thing is to stay in the gym and keep working out, and then I shouldn't have to worry too much about changing my eating habits. Ease up on the junk food, that's all.
I've decided that I'm going to weigh in once a week, and check up on all the other stats once a month. I need to purchase a reliable scale, because right now I'm just taking the average of several measurements on different scales.
Current weight: 232
Weekly weight change: -4 pounds
Total weight change: -4 pounds
I seem to have retained the ability to drop weight pretty quickly, so maybe my metabolism isn't as screwed up from anorexia as I thought. Maybe I'm just getting old.
I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job with eating healthier, too. Of course, I haven't been going to the movies and splurging on movie popcorn and cherry coke as often as I used to either, and that's only been because Steven and I haven't been able to coordinate our schedules.
Anyway, the important thing is to stay in the gym and keep working out, and then I shouldn't have to worry too much about changing my eating habits. Ease up on the junk food, that's all.
I've decided that I'm going to weigh in once a week, and check up on all the other stats once a month. I need to purchase a reliable scale, because right now I'm just taking the average of several measurements on different scales.
Current weight: 232
Weekly weight change: -4 pounds
Total weight change: -4 pounds
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