UPDATED: Needed to be more truthful about #99


OK... Saw some of these out on the blog sites and I wanted to do one too!!

100 Things About Me:

1) I was born on April 25th, 1975.
2) I grew up in Zimmerman, MN.
3) I have a Music Education and a Theatre Degree.
4) I work in IT for a Telecom company.
5) My favorite continent is Europe.
6) I have 2 black labs: Yuna and Akima.
7) I am a Final Fantasy fanatic!
8) I have two Sisters.
9) My home is Minneapolis, MN.
10) I work for TGI Fridays for 5 years.
11) MY full name is Michael John Smith.
12) I have no grandparents left.
13) My best friend's name is George.
14) I've been to the Corn Palace in SD.
15) I am a gay man.
16) I've never swam in an ocean.
17) I LOVE Rome!
18) I collect art glass (i.e. Kosta Boda)
19) I have brown eyes.
20) I play softball for the Bad Puppies.
21) I collect He-Man action figures.
22) I weigh 210 pounds.
23) I came out to my Mom in 1998.
24) I've owned 3 Saturns.
25) I LOVE cartoons!
26) My Saturn Vue is named 'Jazz.'
27) I judge potential dates by their shoes.
28) I belong to NO political party.
29) I played with a slug in the Black Forest.
30) I LOVE the Muppets.
31) I failed Shakespeare LIT. in College.
32) I've seen both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
33) I cried during Finding Nemo.
34) I've never dated a woman.
35) I've worked at my current employer for 4 1/2 years.
36) I trap shoot.
37) I can walk to work.
38) I can speak VERY little German.
39) Buffalo Wings rock my world!
40) Vodka wins over rum in most cases.
41) I have a scar on my chin from falling in the tub as a child.
42) I graduated in 1993 and 1998.
43) Jake is the only friend from High School I still talk to.
44) I organized intramural Ultimate Frisbee during college.
45) I'm more Taurus than you could imagine!
46) My middle finger is the only one with a ring.
47) Frisbee Golf is one of my favorite games.
48) I have one KICK-ASS tattoo!
49) I was robbed on a train while traveling in Europe.
50) My first vehicle was a powder blue Ford Courier.
51) I've seen the Mona Lisa and the Statue of David.
52) Got drunk for the first time @ 19 in New Orleans
53) Scrabble Mastah!
54) Peppermint lotion cures my headaches.
55) Played varsity soccer in college.
56) My longest relationship lasted 3 1/2 years.
57) I LOVE VIDEO GAMES!!
58) The Metro in DC closed on me and I had to walk 3 miles back to my hotel.
59) I knew in 7th grade that I liked boys.
60) I've never seen the movie 'Titanic.'
61) I'm an online chat-a-holic.
62) Prefer partly-cloudy to clear skies.
63) Red is my favorite color.
64) I RARELY watch TV.
65) Love to swim, but suck at it.
66) I've carried a casket more times than I've been in a wedding.
67) Testing video games would be my dream job.
68) I had curly hockey-hair in high school.
69) I have 4 nephews and 1 niece.
70) My sister shot me in the ankle when we were kids.
71) Taco Doritos are the way to my heart!
72) I prefer Lays to Old Dutch.
73) Never had the privilege of being arrested.
74) You will RARELY see me with my glasses on.
75) I drool when I sleep.
76) Beautiful eyes are the only thing that can make me speechless.
77) I do not smoke.
78) I own over 12 different colognes.
79) Absolut Mandarin and 7-up is a dream come true!
80) Boxer briefs rule!
81) Less than 4 shots in a mocha is not worth my time.
82) I have a hairy chest.
83) I love to smile.
84) I make KILLER bacon-wrapped, cajun seasoned shrimp.
85) Men in sarongs is SO-WRONG!
86) The last 4 digits of my phone number spell MIKE.
87) I hate the dentist.
88) I bartended for 2 years.
89) Trainees fear me. I made one cry once.
90) I would like to open my own bar and grill.
91) I'm 6'1" tall.
92) Another nickname of mine is 'Michael Treading-Water'
93) I LOVE CHICAGO (the city not the movie)!
94) I like to play cribbage.
95) I own a lava lamp.
96) Yuna and Akima sleep in my bed.
97) Bacardi Coco and Lemonade is a gift from God.
98) Vietnamese food is yummy!
99) I do not use porn, but a webcam is completely different. :-)
100) I need a vacation.

Aiight... sorry for the delay in posting, but we're having a pot-luck here at work!!

OMG, I think I'm going to explode! Too much GOOD food and SO little time!

I made a Cherry-topped Icebox Cake that'll make your head spin. SUPER yummy. Maybe if we get this MN blogger shin-dig up and running, I'll have to stun you all with my talents. :-)

My horoscope for the day:

You’re mixing with some strange types this week but you will enjoy the varied and assorted experiences that come out of this. There are some amazing tales flitting around but your natural common sense will tell you which to believe and which to discard as rubbish. If single, you could meet someone while travelling on public transport and he is about to play a major part in your love-life in the future.

THANK GOD the light rail is done... I have a bus phobia! So if you can't get ahold of me, hop a train!!

MANA FROM HEAVEN!

Taco John's makes Tuesdays SO much more bearable...

To my new husband: I LOVE food! especially Potato Oles!

*STRETCH*

I got A LOT of sleep last night and I feel WONDERFUL!! WOOT!

That's the first time in about a week. I need to go to bed @ 9:45pm more often. Had some great chats going on last night, but had to stick to my guns and get to be in a timely manner. It was perfect.

Special thanks to my new husband for the resizing of my Gram's pic. *SMOOCH*

I had a GREAT card waiting for me on my desk this morning. Here's what it said:

Perhaps they are not stars in the sky... but, rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy. *Eskimo Legend*

After the draining week, we rolled right into Gay Pride. I was a bit down in the dumps on Friday, but George talked me into hanging out and heading downtown.

Once we got to Fridays to visit Marla I was in a completely different mood. Something about Marla turns my frowns to smiles and peps up my attitude.

So, Marla proceeded to get George and I a little on the 'buzzing' side and we hoofed it over to Bolt. There was a HUGE line , but we decided to wait. And we waited, and waited, and waited some more... Made it halfway up the line and decided to go intot he Rainbow Rooster instead. I LIKE THAT PLACE!!

The barn theme is a little hokey but the music, drinks and food ROCK!! I want to head there for brunch next weekend.

At the bar they have these little machines where you put in a dollar and play an assortment of games. I am the PHOTO HUNT champion. I LOVE that game. It was made even better when I discovered the bartender was trying to get us drunk. :-)

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I slept until about Noon on Saturday. The girls let me sleep without whining for food or having to go out and go potty. All they wanted to do was snuggle and sleep. FINE BY ME!

I wandered down to George's and we headed to the park. Lots of people, but not a lot of pretty. I was hoping for a hot guy to come up to me and compliment me on my hair, sunglasses, tattoo, ass... SOMETHING! Didn't happen... Hell.. I didn't even have a half-cute guy come up and say anything... Oh well! It's the nature of the beast. I'm too damned chicken to approach the ones I find attractive, so therefore no one will approach me. *SIGH*

After a good full day in the park, I went home and took a nap, got all gussied-up in my HOT old-school Starsky and Hutch t-shirt and headed to the fundraise at Poters Bar and Grill. They had a raffle for the MN Pediatric AIDS foundation. Good cause so I threw some money at them.

We went down to the Saloon in our big group and began to torment the gays of MN. We decided to hang on the patio and just BS out there. From across the room, Hottub Scott came over and gave me a HUGE hug. Made me feel like a Million bucks! He's very handsome and I just can't get enough of his smile... *mental note* gotta get a hottub date set-up.

Aaron also showed up and decided that he was drunk, so I needed to be since he's my new, self-declared, drinking buddy. I don't mind so much because he's cute and seems to know most of the cute boys in the bar. I like cute boys.

We stayed until the sidewalk sale and after 6 years those haven't changed one bit! For me, it wasn't all that exciting so I headed home to cuddle up with my loves of my life and sleep.

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Yesterday started off pretty crappy just because it was rainy... ick! Rain should be banned during Pride weekend. I need to call my senator.

George called a gathering before heading down to the park and I was the first to show. Which surprised the crap out of me because I was 45 minutes late!

We munched on chips, pizza, and m&ms... couldn't ask for a better breakfast! Also watched the Making for the French Rugby calendar and let me tell you something: I NEED to move to France an play rugby or at least pretend so I can shower with some of those guys... MMM MMM GOOD!

Down to the park we go, umbrellas drawn, with absolutely NO intention of going down to the Parade. I'm not sure if it's the 36 churches, the 60 different political officials, or the scary men in leather that have turned me off to the parade... Just not in the mood to stand there for 3 hours.

It was pretty cold in the morning (so cold Mickee was actually turning blue) so we walked the park a few times then headed back up to George's for some yummy BBQ sandwiches and some REALLY bad movies on the Sci-Fi channel. If you ever get the chance to watch 'Spiders,' DON'T!!

It's REALLY bad...

We headed back down to the park and then the sun came out. Turned out to be a beautiful day. WE wandered through a few more times and then it was time to do home. The pups needed to be fed. They were VERY lovey and just wanted to snuggle. I gave in. What can I say? I'm a cuddle-junkie.

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I'm incredibly fricken tired, but I had a good weekend after a difficult week. Just want to say 'Thanks' to those who helped me get my mind off things this weekend. Lots of Love!

Thank you for all your good thoughts and prayers. I think I needed every last one of them. *SMOOOOOOOCHES*

Sorry for the lapse in posting.

I just wanted to let you all know I've added a picture of my Gram down at the bottom of the page. One extraordinary woman who will be missed GREATLY.

YIKES! I guess I need to resize that picture... I'm not too savvy with that stuff, but I'll give it a go tonight and tame it down a bit.