ABC Meme Redux

A – Age: 41
B – Bed size: Queen (surprised?)
C – Chore you hate: cleaning kitty box, ironing, loading dishwasher.  Being a domestic god is overrated.
D – Dog’s name: Midas, the Golden King.
E – Essential start your day item: the novel Yellow Waterfall, by I.P. Standing.
F - Favorite color(s): the non-poetically named base colors of red, blue and green.  When I see pretentious names like “viridian” and “chartreuse” I want to scream (in a purely masculine kind of way).
G – Gold or Silver: Platinum.
H – Height: 5′7.5″ (every half inch counts)
I – Instruments you play: piano (sorta kinda) and… never mind.
J – Job title: One of them is “Senior Consultant.”
K – Kid(s):  No(s).
L – Living arrangement: Happily partnered in the East Bay suburbia in ranch-style house with solar, pool, and more alcohol than most small-town bars.
M – Mom’s name: Mom = Betty.  Birth mother = Claudia.
N – Nicknames:  Gidon, Quijote, Delta, Soy-Boy, and the rest are on the rude side.
O – Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsils, 6, and knees/traction for a week at 10.  Luckily, the rest of my growing up was hospital-free.
P – Pet Peeve: Stupidity.  Serial Killers.  Politicians.  Same difference.
Q – Quote from a film: “I gotta go, we’ve got cows!” – Twister, and No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!” – Monty Python’s Holy Grail.
R – Right or left handed: Right, mainly, but ambidextrous with the mouse.
S – Siblings: Terri (7 years older), Tracy (2 years younger), Kyle (2 years younger), Travis (4 years younger)
T – Time you wake up: 6:20a.m.
U- Underwear: Usually.
V – Vegetable you dislike:  Tomatoes, which, uncooked, are of the Devil.
W – Workout style:  My general non-hotness testifies to my lack of a workout style.
X – X-rays you’ve had:  I agree with JulieAnn on this question – what a stupid question.
Y – Yesterday’s best moment:  I finished Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Boy” and cried.
Z – Zoo favorite:  Zoos creep me out.  I don’t like animals in captivity.

Thanks, to JulieAnn for the meme motivation.

Controversial Meme

Care of Erik – a meme of controversial questions.

1. Would you do meth if it was legalized?

No.  I could do anything with an antihistamine and be as high as a kite.  I don’t have a high (or even medium) interest in drugs.

2. Abortion: for or against?

Penis alert!  I don’t get to say whether a woman chooses to carry a child to term or not.  I understand this seems at odds from one who was adopted – I could easily have been aborted and made life for my birth parents easier.  I would never want to limit a woman’s freedom of choice.

3. Would our country fall with a woman president?

Our country would succeed with a female president, as long as she was not Republican or Mormon.  Scratch the Mormon comment – the LDS church would never allow such a ridiculous thought.

4. Do you believe in the death penalty?

Unless DNA evidence could clear a plaintiff, let the death sentence be carried out immediately.  Rapists and child molesters should be physically castrated then shot.

5. Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?

Yes.  Pass the brownies – smoking makes me cough my guts out.

6. Do you believe in God?

Only as a swear word, or as Calvin Klein (or Titan) models.

7. Do you think same-sex marriage should be legalized?

Marriage doesn’t work.  Let everyone have civil unions.  If people want the religious aspect then have a “marriage” in a church that accepts you.

8. Do you think it’s wrong that so many Hispanics are moving to the USA?

No.  Let those who choose to come here make families, get jobs, and be vibrant threads of their communities.

9. A 12 year old girl has a baby… should she keep it?

Her parents should be slapped and fined for not teaching their child about sexuality and sex education.  Remove the girl and the newborn and place them with a gay or lesbian couple where they can be nurtured and taught important life concepts and lessons:  education, equality, and fabulosity.

10. The alcohol age be lowered to 18?

One can vote, serve in the military, drive, be a parent, but not drink?  What kind of Victorian age are we still living?  Lower it to 16, for cryin’ out loud.

11. Should the war in Iraq be called off?

The money spent on the military in Iraq could be re-building the U.S.A’s infrastructure and funding our fucked-up faith-based education system.

12. Assisted suicide is illegal… do you agree?

Our choices, our bodies, our lives.  Living and dying should not be decided by anyone but ourselves.

13. Do you believe in spanking your children?

Yes.  There would be less rude and Ritalin-addled children running around if spanking was allowed.  The parents of bratty, screaming, uncontrollable children in public should also be spanked on their bare asses.

14. Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?

Yes.  In black marker, I’d write the names of the prior President and his corrupt administration and then burn the flag.  I would hope that the act would help purge my antipathy towards their existence.  The cool cash would be a balm for whatever hatred remained towards the destruction they wrought to the world.  I would take the ashes and make a tea bag and send it as a gift to Rush Limbaugh and hope he enjoys the taste.

15. A mother is declared innocent after murdering her 5 children in a temporary insanity case… what do you think?

See #4 above.  The woman could try that temporary insanity bullshit in hell – she wouldn’t leave the courtroom alive.

16. It’s between you and a person who is being kept alive by life support machines… one has to die? Who?

This is the movie SAW or something?  I’d live.  The other person would die peacefully after I pulled their plug.

17. Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?

Color me unfazed.
Your turn.  I’m not taggin’.

The Interview, redux

The instructions…You have to link back to the original post and also to your interviewer’s post and include the following:

Want to be part of it? Follow these instructions:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.” Be sure your comment has your email addy.
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. (If you don’t have a blog – respond on the comment thread.)
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Gallus asked me these questions:

1. If you could have lunch with any three people, who would you like to dine with most? I’d love to dine with my Scott, Julz, and her Bill at a sushi restaurant because we haven’t done that for a while and they are lovely and dear friends.
2. As a writer, if the pen is mightier than the sword, what is the most cutting thing you’ve ever written? Other than hating Mormonism and Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, I’m more bark than bite to the outer world. In my inner world? Call me He Who Inflicts a Thousand Cuts to Himself with the Stupidity Knife. Here’s a sample of cutting self-love and one of my favorite mistakes. Other wounds were less obvious, like the story of Leo in part I and part II.
3. What is your best naked story? since we know you like blogging naked. Not sure how to define “best” naked story, nor which context, nor setting. We could be talking bad nights, early boyfriend experiences, making up stories, attempting poetry, or maintaining eye contact at the gym.
4. There are foods and here are comfort foods, What is something you love, but would never tell anyone (except us)? I have no shame nor qualms about my love of food. By all rights, I should be 400 pounds, but I can thank the gods for my smaller frame and higher metabolism (but those gods need to crank it up a notch – this aging thing really sucks). Specific food? I love potatoes and could eat them at every meal. If you taunted me with McDonald’s fries, I would leap across the table and tackle you.
5. What is one trait that instantly endears a person to you? Out of my personal favorites of being contrary, moody, snarky, and adorkable… then I’ll go with adorkable. I could market the essence and call it “Eu de Don.” Move over, Beckham.

Meme of 99 Have and Have Nots

For those who’ve stuck around – I’ve not exactly been active on here or in the blog world of late.  I missed my own blog anniversary but hope this attempt, in the spirit of sharing and re-entering the blogosphere, will serve as a nice capstone to three years of on and off blogging.  Many thanks to Wry Catcher and POMP – two of the most intelligent, well-written, and flat-out funny bloggers I’ve had the pleasure of encountering – for inspiring me with getting back to the tried and true – memes.

Rules are relatively simple.  Take the list (copy and paste to notepad – it will remove all bold and italic formatting).  Copy list back to Word or whatever where you then bold the items you’ve done.  Don’t bold items you haven’t done.  I liked Wry’s parenthetical commentary and incorporated that “rule” here – you can do whatever the hell you want to if you choose to play.  Here’s my list of 99 things that I have or have not done.

1. Started your own blog (Does it count if one has neglected their main one?)
2. Slept under the stars (Despite my fear of mosquitoes and getting sucked dry because I’m so sweet.)
3. Played in a band (Walking and talking or dancing (not at the same time) is my limit.)
4. Visited Hawaii (All too briefly, en route from Guam.  The highlight of that trip being a younger looking Antonio Banderas named, appropriately, ‘Peter.’)
5. Watched a meteor shower (Watching men shower is much more exciting.)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (I’d give billions if I had billions to give.)
7. Been to Disneyland/world (Why can’t there be a day for adults only?)
8. Climbed a mountain (And on a clear day you can see forever.)
9. Held a praying mantis (And didn’t scream like a girl.)
10. Sang a solo (Only in the privacy of my own home, doors and windows locked.)
11. Bungee jumped (Why not pull my liver out through my nostrils, first?)
12. Visited Paris (Not yet, mon amis.)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (On the banks of the Great Salt Lake will NEVER count.)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (I can crochet scarfs, hot pads, and cock warmers.)
15. Adopted a child (Not yet, anyway.)
16. Had food poisoning (Taco Bell, In-N-Out Burger… and I still go back.)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (Seems strangely obscene to be inside a representation of liberty.)
18. Grown your own vegetables (Proxy accomplishment via Scott’s green thumb.)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (How could this possibly compete with the wonder that is porn?)
20. Slept on an overnight train (Full moon, snowstorm, and going through the Sierra Nevadas past Mt. Shasta on the way to Oregon, with Scott.)
21. Had a pillow fight (You haven’t lived until you’ve beaned someone upside the head with a bunch of feathers inside a pillow case.)
22. Hitch hiked (I was a good kid and didn’t talk to strangers nor run away.)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (These kinds of days are randomly required to deal with life.)
24. Built a snow fort (And somehow never learned how to ski whilst being imprisoned in Utah.)
25. Held a lamb (Does a gyro count?)
26. Gone skinny dipping (Our pool is clothing optional, unless you’re hawt, then it’s mandatory.)
27. Run a Marathon (Running, like Mormonism, is a cult, I say.)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (Loves me some Italy, but I have yet to hit Venice.)
29. Seen a total eclipse (And lunar, too.)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (Whoever wrote this meme lived underground in captivity, right?)
31. Hit a home run (Later with the team captain, too – Woo hoo!)
32. Been on a cruise (Mediterranean gay cruise – Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey.  2000 gay men, all prone to moments of spontaneous “fabulous!” – and it was fantastic.)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person (Only on TV, and always hopeful to see someone going over the edge in a barrel.)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Place of conception:  Thermopolis, Wyoming.  No wonder I’m hot-headed, passionate and obstinate.)
35. Seen an Amish community (What goes “clip clop, clip clop, bang!, clip clop, clip clop”?  An Amish drive-by.)
36. Taught yourself a new language (I can swear in Spanish (minor in college), Farsi, Greek, and pig-latin.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (I be one happy and sated man, but more would help friends and family.)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person (And tried to tip it over but it wouldn’t budge.)
39. Gone rock climbing (Me and ropes and gravity?  I’ll leave the BDSM gear in the bedroom, thank you.)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (Never has a piece of marble looked so lickable.)
41. Sung karaoke (I’d have to be drunk on vodka, Valium AND Vicadin.)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (Nature’s money shot.)
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant (I have a weakness for little old men or women eating dinner by themselves – I’ve paid tabs anonymously.)
44. Visited Africa (It’s on my travel list.)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (Yes.  Whoever thought beaches and love makin’ was a good combo was an idiot – or they had a high tolerance for sand and chaffing.)
46. Been transported in an ambulance (No thanks.)
47. Had your portrait painted (Drawn.  SML did a great job.)
48. Gone deep sea fishing (I don’t like deep water, nor fishing.)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (Impressive, except the damn priests shushing people – bastards should take an oath of silence and shut the fuck up, starting with their Nazi Pope. (See, I pick on more than Mormons.))
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (No and no interest – the stupid James Bond movies ruined the sentiment for me.)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (Claustrophobic and way terrified of drowning.)
52. Kissed in the rain (Kissing, rain or shine, is a good thing.)
53. Played in the mud (And masques are great, too.)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (I remember seeing the Aristocats on the top of the family Blazer, circa 70’s.)
55. Been in a movie (Homemade videos do not count.)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China (Great buffet.)
57. Started a business (Twice.  Might do it again some day.)
58. Taken a martial arts class (Tai chi, but I’m a lover, not a fighter.)
59. Visited Russia (I’m cravin’ me some vodka.)
60. Served at a soup kitchen (No soup for you!)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Chocolate Thin Mints, please.)
62. Gone whale watching (I want to do an Alaskan cruise.)
63. Gotten flowers for no reason (My man loves me.)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (Don’t get me started on how discriminatory this is for the gay community – even those of us in monogamous relationships, we can’t give blood without LYING and saying we’re straight.)
65. Gone sky diving (Right after my liver is removed through my nostrils, just push my body out the hatch, kthx.)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (The Holocaust memorial in DC is the closest I’ll ever come to a concentration camp, unless Mormons take over the world and try putting gay men and women into them.)
67. Bounced a check (In my earlier years where I was less fiscally responsible.  Stop it.  I’m serious as a heart attack.)
68. Flown in a helicopter (Not even for a porn version of M.A.S.H.)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Comics, cars, mementos, all packed neatly in an antique pinewood box.)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (Holy temple of liberty and freedom.)
71. Eaten Caviar (Ick.  I can barely handle the little orange fish egg things on sushi.)
72. Pieced a quilt (Crochet is my speed – the needles are not pointy and dangerous.)
73. Stood in Times Square (Twice, and stumbled both times.  Tequila flashback.)
74. Toured the Everglades (Alligators or crocodile things are there.  Definite no.)
75. Been fired from a job (Amazingly, no, not even when I came out to a closeted Mormon boss.  Dodged more than one bullet on that one.)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London (If it included a costume change, I might be more interested.)
77. Broken a bone (Never, which is stunning when you consider my issues with gravity and accidents.)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (As both driver and passenger – I grew up with motorcycles, 3-wheelers and 4-wheelers.)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (The place needs a name that does it justice.)
80. Published a book (Workin’ on it.)
81. Visited the Vatican (And held hands with my partner and kissed him and God didn’t strike us dead.)
82. Bought a brand new car (Four times now.  New leather smell is intoxicating.)
83. Walked in Jerusalem (God needs to take it away from everyone until her children can learn to play together.)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (As a child, there was some article about Mother’s Day.  Cute, but so not newsworthy.)
85. Read the entire Bible (I could only deal with a porn or Broadway version.  A blend of both would be fine.)
86. Visited the White House (And wasn’t arrested or detained, even.)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (No.  I can’t even touch hamburger in a package.)
88. Had chickenpox (And measles and mumps.)
89. Saved someone’s life (I’d do anything for my friends.)
90. Sat on a jury (Insert corrected phrase of “hung jurist” – kidding.)
91. Met someone famous (The Osmonds don’t count!)
92. Joined a book club (Any social gathering involving wine and good conversation works for me.)
93. Lost a loved one (May they be walking with the gods.)
94. Had a baby (I’ll take C-Section (instead of watermelon through a tube) for $5000, Alex.)
95. Seen the Alamo in person (Saw PeeWee Herman’s bike and the basement, too.)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake (Does wading out naked a quarter mile up to my calves count?)
97. Been involved in a lawsuit (No, but it’s not too late to sue Bush and his cronies for crimes against humanity.)
98. Owned a cell phone (Next evolution cycle, people will be born with them.)
99. Been stung by a bee (Why aren’t there interesting questions like, “have you ever pissed on an electric fence?”)

One Word Thursday on Friday

I got tagged by Eiain on this one, which is a good thing, since I’ve been a little tense about Hurricane Ike.  As of this morning, my folks evacuated to San Antonio, but my sister said she was going to stay put.  They are just west of Houston.  Their homes can withstand up to 75 mile per hour winds and sustained wind and gusts are expected to top the 90s.  I plan on drinking a little tonight and get deliberately stupid.  So before I do so… here are my answers:

1) Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2) Your significant other? Scott
3) Your hair? spikey
4) Your skin? furry
5) Your father? dedicated
6) Your favourite thing? vacations
7) Your dream last night? sexual
Your favourite drink? vodka
9) Your dream/goal? writer
10) The room you’re in? office
11) Your ex? multiple
12) Your fear? asphyxiation
13) Where do you want to be in 6 years? prime
14) Where were you last night? home
15) What you’re not? religious
16) Muffins?  buttery
17) One of your wish list items?  sauna
18) Where you grew up?  Utah
19) The last thing you did?  scratched
20) What are you wearing?  briefs
21) Your TV?  plasma
22) Your pets?  menagerie
23) Your computer?  custom
24) Your life?  dynamic
25) Your mood?  anxious
26) Missing someone?  often
27) Your car?  dirty
28) Something you’re not wearing? pants
29) Favourite store?  Frys
30) Your summer?  languid
31) Like someone?  absolutely
32) Your favourite colour?  green
33) When is the last time you laughed?  today
34) Last time you cried?  driving
35) Who will/would re-post this?  questionable
36) Whose answers are you anxious to see?  Erik
37) Most disliked vegetable?  zucchini
38) A lovely Person?  Julz
39) Country I want to visit?  China
40) Lucky number? 7

Google Meme

Compliments of Eiain, here’s a Google Picture Meme.

Here are the rules:

a) Answer the question below, do a Google Image search with your answer, take a picture from the 1st page of results, do it with minimal words of explanation; and
b) Tag 5 people to do the same once you’ve finished answering every question.  (Because I’m contrary, I’m not tagging, but if you feel like playing, please play along and post a comment with your link love.)

1. The age you’ll be on your next birthday:

41

2. Place you want to travel to: 

Rings of Saturn

3. Your favourite place: 

Delphi, Greece

4. Your favourite food: 

(hot) Italian (Raffaele Febbraio)

5. Your favourite pet:

King Midas

6. Favourite colour combination:  

Black and Silver

7. Favorite piece of clothing:

Boxer-Briefs

8. Your all time favourite song:

I Feel Love (Donna Summers)

9. Favourite TV show:

Doctor Who

10. First name of your significant other:

Scott

11. Which town do you live in:  

Concord, CA

12. Your screen name/nickname:

Sideon

13. Your first job:

Pizza-Maker

14. Your dream job:  

Gay Vigilante Superhero

15. One bad habit that you have:

Exaggeration

16. Worst fear:

Falling

17: Things you’d like to do before you die:  

The Carlson Twins

18. The 1st thing you’ll buy/do if you get $1,000,000: 

Vacation

19. Your husband/wife:

Love

20. What present would you like for your next birthday?

World Peace

**I dealt with the hand that was dealt, meaning, not all the pics make perfect sense.  For the record, this is a pain in the ass to upload twenty pictures, but worthwhile.  I tried to load pics to our site and then link to the URL, but I couldn’t remember the damn password and Scott’s busy hacking down a palm tree.**

Pieces of Eight

When your own muse is being fickle and moody, then bless the friends who can inspire you back into the blogosphere.  Many thanks to Wry for getting me thinking because of her post, here.  I’m gladly pilfering my own idea I posted there… and editing and expanding those ideas.

Okay, so off the top of my head, (and I have a considerable amount of forehead to work with), here’s a meme that I shall henceforth call “Pieces of Eight.”  I’m going to be a little contrary and first post the questions… and depending on how fickle my muse still is, I’ll post my own answers in the comments.

Share eight possible reactions to the various possible and impossible circumstances:

1 – What would you do if you came into a lot of money?

2 – What would you do if you were invited to a nude gathering/party/wedding, etc.?

3 – You dream of an disaster approaching in three days (tornado, hurricane, earthquake, meteor). What do you do, if anything?

4 – You get to choose the Vice Presidential candidate for John McCain. Who do you choose to help him win or lose, and why?

5 – You are in a witness protection program. Who do you decide to be, where will you live, and what profession will you choose?

6 – You made reservations at a swanky restaurant. You are seated. The host screws up and brings someone famous that you happen to admire… to sit with you. Who’s the surprise company, and what’s your reaction?

7 – Your senses merge and you see colors and visions when you listen to music, particularly choir ensembles or classical. What do you see when you hear your favorite piece?

8 – Describe how you are lucky.

Another 50

Simple meme of 50 questions and answers.  Here we go.

1. What do you add to your coffee?  Cream and one Splenda or one sugar.  Baileys on the rare weekend.
2. What are you reading now?  Mostly blogs.  Book-wise, I’m reading “The Last Oracle” by James Rollins.
3. Do you own a gun?  .22 Rifle.
4. Are you registered to vote?  Yes, and I get my ass out there and vote.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?  Yes.  I don’t like being poked and prodded.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?  While camping, they’re great.  Otherwise, the only plus they have is their shape.
7. Favorite Christmas Song?  “O Holy Night”
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?  Soy latte, coffee, and water.
9. Can you do push ups?  Usually 50-75 each morning.
10. What was the name of your first boyfriend/girlfriend?  Boyfriend, Jeff.  Girlfriend, Catherine.
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelery?  Two rings that I’ll alternate – one is a Tungsten band, the other is a white gold band with opal accents and a green tourmaline.
12. Favorite hobby?  Writing, stained glass, and home brewing.
13. Do you work with people who idolize you?  No, but they like me a lot.
14. Do you have ADD?  No.  But I have very limited amounts of patience.
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?  I’m a total klutz.
16. What’s your Middle names?  Don and Todd.
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.  Specific bloggers, the late hour, and the number 3 because nothing is was in my head.
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.  Only two:  lunch and gasoline for the car.
19. Name 3 beverages you regularly drink.  Coffee, water, cola.
20. Current worry right now?  I’m worried that I’m not worried about anything.
21. What side do you dress to?  To the left.
22. Favorite place to be?  With Scott.
23. How did you bring in the New Year?  NYE party with my man and some friends.
24. Where would you like to go?  Delphi, Greece.  Ireland.  Machu Picchu.
25. Name three people who will complete this.  Whoever wants to.
26. Whose answers do you want to read the most?  Anyone who wants to.
27. What color shirt are you wearing?  Shirtless, at the moment.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?  No.  Cotton, please.  Flannel in winter.
29. Can you whistle?  Very well, except I can’t do that two fingered, piercing blast thing.
30. Favorite colors(s)?  Green, red, blue, black, white, silver.
31. Could you be a pirate?  If Johnny Depp was my captain, you bet.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower?  I don’t sing in the shower, but I’ll hum.
33. Favorite girls name?  Elissa.
34. Favorite boy’s name?  Chance.
35. What’s in your pocket right now?  No pants, ergo, no pockets.
36. Last thing that made you laugh?  Midas, playing tug of war and trying to pull me out of the pool.
37. Best bed sheets as a child?  Yellow cowboy quilt my grandmother made for me.
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had?  Broken heart a few times.  Bike accidents that left both elbows bloody.  Roller-blading wipeout that left a quarter-sized burn on my left hip.  Never broke a bone, though.
39. Do you love where you live?  Absolutely.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house?  Two, too many.
41. Who is your loudest friend?  Nina – I think she’s hard of hearing.
42. How many dogs do you have?  One, Midas, the golden retriever.
43. Does anyone have a crush on you?  If anyone does, it hasn’t been conveyed to me, dammit.
44. What are the most fun things you ever did?  Vacation to Greece in ‘97, and the cruise to the Mediterranean in ‘05.  Meeting my birth-sister in Colorado and spending the day at a huge amusement park.  Seeing Annie Lennox in concert.  (for the record, threesomes are intricate and complicated – fun yes, but hard (ahem) work)
45. What are your favorite books?  Riddlemaster, by Patricia McKillip.  Any by Guy Gavriel Kay.
46. What is your favorite candy?  Big Hunk (of course), Twix, and Snickers.
47. Favorite Team?   The one with the cutest/hottest/most handsome.
48. What songs do you want played at your funeral?  “I’m a Rainbow” by Donna Summmer, “The Way Old Friends Do” by Abba, “Elegy” by Alphaville, and “No More ‘I Love You’s’” by Annie Lennox – in that order.
49. What were you doing at 12 AM?  Cuddling.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?  Let Midas out and pounce on Scott, or pounce then let Midas out – typical war of the bigger versus smaller head.

Thanks to Romach for the motivation.

Life In Six Words or Less

Here’s how this one works:
1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
4. Tag five more blogs with links.
5. And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play. (This last step is optional.)

Cele tagged me with this one. Thanks – this wasn’t easy. I thought about a six-word meme I’d done, here, care of Pomp. But since this is a memoir with inter-related words, I had to come up with something else. I admit that I wanted an easy way out, and I admit that I’ve rewritten this four times since Thursday. This is where I’m at:

Fears, Desires, Contradictions, Resolutions and Regrets.

If I played by the rules, my life would look radically different. That being said – if you wanna play, go for it, but I’m not tagging anyone.

Attraction Meme

Care of JulieAnn (demi-goddess of creativity) by way of CVRick (blindfolded ninja and word smith), here’s the Attraction Meme of only four questions. Consider yourself tagged if’n you’re readin’ and wanna play, either via comments or on your own blog haven.

What do you find the most physically attractive about another person?

Location location location. Seeing an attractive guy at the gym versus the same guy in a suit/tie in line at the local Starbucks (or Peet’s, etc): shoulders, poise and bearing. At the gym, I’ll notice eyes, butt and abs. In line for coffee, I’ll notice eyes and whether he smiles when he orders or if he’s totally into himself and gives attitude.

When you talk to a lover, what’s the topic?

Talk?

Kidding!

There are no limits. We can talk about any topic. I love hearing his voice, whether talk about grocery shopping, filing tax returns, or whose turn it is to buy lube.

What motivates your lover?

He sometimes goes to bed after me and he gets up most mornings when I’m still dreaming. He inspires me to do more because he lives each and every day to the fullest.

What’s your own best attribute?

Physical? Small hands, small feet, big… nevermind. I have intense eyes and a big goofy smile.

Emotional? Acceptance of people for who they are. Intellectual? Inter-relating and inter-connecting ideas and possibilities. Spiritual? Inherent grace (this is the part where you are supposed to roll your eyes, if you haven’t already). And humility (just to see if you’re actually reading).