I like these things:

This one I stole from Dan:

WHAT IS THE GEEKIEST PART OF YOUR BOOK COLLECTION? My Music theory textbooks from college.

WHAT DID YOU DO ON VALENTINE'S DAY? Went shopping at DSW. Tried to swing by Mikey's for some smooching and cuddling, but he was off playing taxi and I just got discouraged.

WHAT DID YOU GET ON VALENTINE'S DAY? On Valentines day? Nothing, but Mikey bought me 4 AWESOME shirts and 2 Pair of khakis for my present and we had dinner together the day before.

WHAT IS YOUR SECRET GUARNATEED WEEPING MOVIE?

IF YOU COULD HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? Lipo around the midsection

DO YOU HAVE A COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL FEAR? Yes... walking up stairs while it is dark downstair I get VERY paranoid that something is going to run up behind me and drag me into the darkness... but I ONLY get that feeling when I'm on a set of stairs.

WHAT IS THE LITTLE PHYSICAL HABIT THAT GIVES AWAY YOUR INSECURE MOMENTS?Crossing my arms across my chest.

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS? No.

WHAT DO YOU CARRY WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES? Cell Phone, Wallet, whatever cash I have, some sort of lip goo (non-colored), and my keys

WHAT DO YOU MISS ABOUT BEING A KID? Not having to pay bills, otherwise I'm still a kid.

WHAT WAS THE LAST SONG YOU WERE LISTENING TO? Super Trooper by A*Teens

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A PLAY? Oh yeah... you're forced into it being a Theatre Major and all... even if you're focus is direction and scene design.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Oh yeah.

DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF? Yes, but I can frustrate the SHIT out of myself too.

DO TRANSIENT, HOMELESS, OR STARVING PEOPLE SOMETIMES ANNOY YOU? Yes. I'm nt going to go any farther than that. Read my archives for the background.

WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DO YOU WISH YOU COULD PLAY? Piano.

FAVORITE FABRIC?WTF? Fleece (the fake kind)?

WHAT'S ONE LANGUAGE YOU WANT TO LEARN? Japanese. It's come in pretty handy for Final Fantasy XI.

WHAT DO YOU ORDER AT A BAR? A drink... what kind depends on the specials otherwise it's a Mandarin 7.

HAVE YOU EVER PIERCED YOUR BODY PARTS? Nope.

DO YOU HAVE TATTOOS? Yup.

DO YOU DRIVE A STICK? I prefer them, but have an automatic right now.

FAVORITE TRAIT OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? Personality and the fact that they can talk about men all the time and I can relate.

MOST FRIVOLOUS PURCHASE? 2 black labs

WHAT ARE YOU BEST AT COOKING? Bacon-wrapped, Cajun Pan-Fried shrimp... and I make a mean shrimp scampe...

WOULD YOU EVER GO OUT DRESSSED LIKE THE OPPOSITE SEX? Nope.

WHAT'S ONE CAR YOU WILL NEVER BUY. Dawoo.

WHAT KIND OF BOOKS DO YOU LIKE TO READ? Fantasy books about dragons and magic and stuff...

IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Pay off all my debt. Pay off the debt of those close to me. Invest. Save. Build my own Bar and Grill. Travel.

DO YOU CRY IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS? Nope.

WHAT'S ONE THING YOU LIKE TO DO ALONE? Play video games.

ARE YOU A GIVER OR A TAKER? Depends on the situation, but I think i'm good at both.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? When Grandma passed away.

HOW MANY DRINKS BEFORE YOU'RE TIPSY/SLEEPY? Depends on what I'm drinking, but with Mandarin 7's, I'd prolly say 4-5. This is if we're talking about Doc's drinks at the saloon or if Marla is pouring when I visit her at work. Everywhere else... prolly 7-8.

Questions:

Hi-jacked from Mighty

First Name: Michael

Were you named after anyone? Nope

Do you wish on stars? No

When did you last cry? When my Grandma died

Do you like your handwriting? No... It's the cursive handwriting and printing equivalent to 'Spanglish'

What is your favorite lunchmeat? Honey Ham

What is your most embarrassing CD? Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam

Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? Yes

Do looks matter? Yes

How do you release anger? Play with the dogs, Play video games (which sometimes induces MORE anger), play music... so, I pretty much 'play'

Where is your second home? Mikey's House

Do you trust others easily? Yes

What was your favorite toy as a child? BB gun... except when my Big Sister was at the other end of it and shooting me and my other sister with it.

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Yes, often.

Favorite movie(s)? Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Muppet Treasure Island; Mulan

What are your nicknames? Smitty; Michael Treading Water

Would you bungee jump? Can't say I would

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Sometimes

Do you think that you are strong? In some aspects

What is your favorite ice cream flavor? everything but the... by Ben and Jerry's

What are your favorite colors? RED

What are you listening to right now? an uber-ghetto Scion CD Sampler v.9

Last thing you ate? Blueberry Yogurt

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Candy-Apple Red

What is the weather like right now? Cloudy with flurries... about 23 degrees

Last person you talked to on the phone? The voicemail lady

Do you like the person who sent this to you? This doesn't really apply (because I just copied it off his blog), but yes, I do like Mighty.

How are You Today? Ok. Struggling with work-related happiness.

Favorite Drink? Absolut Mandarin and 7

Favorite Sport? to play: softball; to watch on TV: Iron Chef (the original); in person: Baseball

Hair Color? Brown

Eye Color? Brown

Do you wear contacts? Most days

Favorite Food? Pizza

Last Movie You Watched? Constantine

Favorite Day Of The Year? My B-day party @ Chuck E. Cheese

Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? Happy endings

Hugs Or Kisses? Depends on the other person

What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Rhubarb Crisp -- Grandma Style

Living Arrangements? Lower-level of a duplex in S. Mpls with my friend Carlos and my two crazy (sometimes retarded) black-labs.

What Book(s) Are You Reading? The DragonLance Legends Trilogy by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

What is on Your Mouse Pad? It's a generic Dell.com one

What Did You Watch Last night on TV? The E! Oscars stuff until that fat-ass, God-blessed, know-it-all, all-about-me Star Jones was introduced.

Favorite Smells? Be Delicious by DKNY on Mikey; Bacon; cinnamon rolls baking in the oven

Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles

Do you believe in Evolution or Creationism? Both

DONE!!

It only took me 2 weeks to get through a 1,312 page book!!

The sad part is this was all done during my down-time at work. I never read ANY of this book outside of work. Scary, huh?

I bought myself another colleciton of books by the same authors. It's the DragonLance Legends collection. Should be fun!!

P to the O to the R to the N

For some reason on my walk home from work I declared last night the be the night I was going to purchase my first porn DVD. I figure most of the men I know have some sort of obsession with it and figure there's something I'm missing out on. Maybe I can spark within me a muscle, ass and dick obsession like them... Maybe that's what's missing?

For those of you who don't know me, I'm not a porn kinda guy. One of my friends took a smigeon of his porn collection and made me a DVD of still pictures and I think the only time I've played it was for CM and Carlos when CM found it in my room.

So, I walk into Rainbow Road drop my workout bag by the counter and head into the porn section. As I'm nearing the DVDs one of the gays from work SWOOPED in and the conversation went something like this:

'Hey Nick!' I said.

'Hey Mike, come in to get a new butt plug?'

'Yes, mine broke over lunch and I just haven't been the same without it' I replied oozing sarcasm.

Then he skittered ff with one of his slimy friends into the room where all the rentals are.

For some reason I was intimidated by the DVDs. I couldn't get up enough guts to go over and look through them for something I might want to watch. So, I walked over to the book section and I picked up one of the Chi Chi Larue Model books. Lots of hot guys, but I found myself commenting on their eyes...

I found an issue of MEN that had a HOT guy on the front and got my hopes up. I opened to where the model was and, although he was incredibly hot I kinda lost interest. He was cute, HUGE arms, beautiful chest, tattoos (ALWAYS a plus) and more than sufficient below the belt line. However, once his clothes were gone... so was all the intrigue.

I put the magazine back and headed to the DVDs. I began perusing the titles and somehow I didn't see anything that attracted me. I knew all of them involved gay sex or something along those lines, but I couldn't even think of what to buy.

Then, suddenly I felt all weird like someone was watching me and I hurried up to the counter (empty handed) to grab my bag. The old, twink wanna-be behind the counter was staring, intently, at me.

'Have a good night!' He said in what I thought was one of the slimiest tones I have ever heard. It'll be a while before I go in there alone again, and probably NEVER for porn.

I think I need to find some internet site that I can order from... that might be a safer route for me without feeling like all the eyes in the store are on me!

Thoughts

Tons of feeling, thoughts, and moments keep passing through my mind...

Muddled together in the vast, swirling expanse of my melon are fear, irritation, boredom, excitement, discouragement, jealousy, pride, sadness, and elation. Most apply to different areas of my life, but some overlap or walk hand-in-hand with each other (even when they are polar opposites).

All this makes my life feel so unstable. Instability makes me nervous. Nervousness doesn't make me feel good.

I think things have to get a lot more unstable before life starts to feel 'right.'

Just need to tackle things one area at a time. I think that's my new mantra.

Dunner made the list!!

Apparently, Dunner has moved into the realm of 'Adult Content' according to my employer...

I HATE this new webserver system... I can buy shit on Ebay, Surf Target, Best Buy and overstock.com... I can buy a fucking HOUSE during business hours, but I can't read a website where someone might cuss now and again?

FUCKED UP!

BLAME MIGHTY

If I get sick, I'm blaming Mighty...

He walked thru the blizzard last night from the Bolt to the Saloon... he looked like a drowned rat (but cuter) by the time I saw him. Apparently by the end of his trip he resembled Frosty The Snowman!

:-)

(Good to see you out Mighty!!)

Girl Scouts!

BEWARE!!

Those evil, little bitches are out in packs assulting you with boxes of cookies and stealing your money!!

At least they threw Peanut Butter Patties and Lemon Pastry Cremes my way! :-)

I won't sleep well tonight.

I was just chased through the Skyway by Chistina Aguillera!! She was belting out 'Dirrrty' at the top of her lungs...

As my pace quickend I could feel her getting closer...

I hurried through the IDS center and tried to lose her in the sea of people but that bitch is RELENTLESS!!

She tailed me to Baker Center, but that be my 'hood' and I lost her there.

Terrifying. Simply terrifying. Stuff nightmares are made of.

Frozen...

My ass was the firmest it's EVER been this morning!!

No, it wasn't from any DYANMIC workout... it was from the fucking, cold-ass weather we're having. Fourteen dregrees isn't bad itself... but coupled with a 10 mph wind... that shit is COLD! Especially during a 1.5 mile walk into downtown... What was I thinking!?!

It's now about 11:30am and I'm regaining feeling in my tush. Too bad I have to walk back to my car this evening. *sigh*

Mental note: Swallow my pride and goto Wal-Mart for long underwear.
Mental note: Buy a flask for portable booze. Not a metal one tho... my lips would freeze to it on days like this.