And the New Year Approacheth

Well....it is finally New Year's Eve and I am feeling extremely anti-social. I usually look forward to wanting to go do something and enjoy the celebration, but I actually have no desire to do anything right now. I would rather see in the new year in the comfort of my own home than to be around a bunch of people. Eh...it;s overrated. But anyway....here's to a new year, a great year, and a year where I fulfill my top three wishes. It's all on me now. But here's to a year that was filled with amazing things, three of which I am most thankful for: A person, a place, and a thing. Have a good one folks!

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.52

1. Which Blog post of yours was one of your favorites of 2002?

My posts about Rotunda and the Bitch Boy.

2. Were there any "old acquaintances" that should be forgot this year?

A few. Moreso some new ones that I should have been a better judge about. Damn that forgiving natue of mine.

3. Did you finish what you started last week?

Well, if that includes doing absolutely nothing and sitting on my ass, then yes.

4. Will you be doing anything to celebrate "New Year's Eve?" Any traditional food or drinks you associate with "New Year's?"

Nope. I usually do something new each year, although I have no friggin clue what I am doing this year.

5. What was the coolest present you got this year?

Believe it or not, a candle from my mother which just smells absolutely incredible.

6. The day after Christmas, around 3pm, I drove by a car where the driver and his passenger were each drinking a beer; there was no mistake about it. I was shocked, because I'd never seen anyone actually do this. And wasn't sure what I should do about it. What would you do in the same situation?

Pick up my cell phone and call the cops. If I had a cell phone that is. Otherwise be very wary of driving around them

7. Have you ever driven a car while drinking alcohol? Ever driven drunk or known anyone who has? How'd that turn out?

Well, I don;t drink alcohol at all, so this would be a moot question. I have known people to drive their car drunk....morons.

Bonus: Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?

Because it;s so much more fun and makes life more interesting.

Martha Stewart Has Invaded My Soul

I have been bit by a baking frenzy. I have regressed tot he fourth grade where I thought I was a chef and was cooking on a daily basis. I know now have 2 pumpkin loaves cooking in the oven after making a german chocolate cake with applesauce. My god. I am one blue button up and a pair of khakis away from being the Queen herself.

More of Lord of the Rings Fun

Courtesy of Sara:

"They call it a Mine....they call it a Mine...but I think Khazad-dum is simply divine...
Come Moria orcs or a Balrog or two...our axes will all sing--Khazad-ai menu!"
---chorus from the hit tune in the off-Rivendell show, "GIMLI!" that ran for over 300 years on the upper west-side of Middle-Earth

"Not all those who wander are lost--excepting us, at the moment."
---Aragorn, to a frost-bitten Elrohir, somewhere in the Northern Wastes during one of his less publicized and successful adventures

Xmas EEEEEEEEEEEEVE....Has Come and Gone

Well, I had a fabulous time at my cousin's house, after I had to strong arm my mother to go. But all in all I had fun. I connected with my cousins on a level I never have before. I enjoyed the great food. Laughed a little, spoke a little politics, and generally had a fun time. And as much as I love my relatives, I do have to say this: I guess it is because they don;t see me as much as they should, but when they buy clothes, they must think I am onJenny Craig. I wear mediums and larges, not XL and XXL.....now this sucks because i like the clothes and I want to exchange them, so I just hope they have the same ones. I only have one thing to say....Tallahassee.

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.51

1. So, have you been naughty or nice this year? Both? Gimme details!

I don;t get a chance to be naughty; I'm too busy policing those who are :) I been very nice. Probably WAY too nice to some, but eh.

2. Are there any Christmas television commercials that you look forward to each year?

No, but i love the new Joe Boxer commercials. They CRACK me up!

3. Are you the type that likes to know what you are getting as a present (do you rattle the boxes?) or do you like suprises?

I used to be the kind who rattled and rolled and tried ot guess and sneak peeks, now I like the surprise. Altho, it doesn;t stop me from mentally guessing.

4. Have you ever been scared of those "mall Santas?" Is there anything at "the mall" that does scare you?

No. I find them intruiging. Yes, families and their snotty noisy children running around the place like wild animals.

5. We've talked about Holiday foods you love, so what holiday foods do you hate?

Rice stuffing with raisins. ANYTHING with raisins.

6. Have you ever forgotten to buy someone a gift? How did that situation play out?

Yes. I usually remember before I see the person so I run out and buy them something.

7. Describe (or post a pic of) the tackiest holiday yard decorations you've ever seen?

An entire nativity decoration made from tin foil and white Xmas lights.

Bonus: Can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid?

You;re just WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too paranoid yo.

Oh god.....the horror....it;s here....XMAS EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!!!!!

It des not feel ike Xmas at all. Not sure what it is. I don't feel like I have been deluged by the season nor have i actually felt the mirth and merriment that is the holiday season. Last night I went to Mark's house (the studio artistic director and head teacher). He was having a little Xmas get together and we used the time to look at clips of my work. I think he was impressed enough because he told me to do "whatever you want however you want." Of course, he was a little lit so maybe that is why. But i left just in time when the champagne (the third bottle) was getting to everyone. I am SO jazzed about this piece and about who I want in it and how I want to choreograph it. 19 minutes is by far the longest piece I have ever tackled and I am cannot WAIT. Seems I find more reasons to stay than I do to leave...

Well, here;s goes nothing. I thsould be an interesting night to say the least.

Merry Xmas.....Ho Ho HOOOO

Courtesy of Sara....this is just too good.

Something at 1:30 in the Morning

Courtesy of LOTR at UK:

Elf Name: Eärioril

Hobbit Name: Meruppi Grubb

Dwarf Name:Vesil

Human Name:Dyryn

And a little something from The Secret Diaries of the Fellowship The Legolas Entires....Just for YOU Sara :):):)

Day Eleven: In Lothlorien. Suspect Galadriel may be prettier than me. Also, am quite sure she copied my hairstyle. I was wearing that same look at least 1,000 years ago. Silly bint. She was most annoyed that I used her mirrored fountain to take a nice bubble bath. I choose to ignore her claim that my hair clogged her drain. Not one strand of my hair has fallen out in 800 years, why would it start now? Still prettiest by far.

Day 35: Boromir dead. Very messy death, most unnecessary. Did get kissed by Aragorn as he expired. Does a guy have to get shot full of arrows around here to get any action? Boromir definitely not prettier than me. Cannot understand it. Am feeling a pout coming on. Frodo off to Mordor with Sam. Tiny little men caring about each other, rather cute really. Am quite sure Gimli fancies me. So unfair. He is waist height, so can see advantages there, but chunky braids and big helmet most off putting. Forsee dark times ahead, very dark times.

If you are a LOTR fan you MUST read them all. I had tears.

I have NO idea why I signed in to blog. I really have nothing of any great importance to say. I don;t even have anything that humorous to relate. Well fuck.....

Lord of the Rings Indeed

Well, I had a full day yesterday of all sorts of fun. I started out the day shopping and hanging out with Jorge to help him feel better because of the recent production woes. We had a ball as usual and I was manhandled several times by the kiosk people. One who was haggling all kinds of massaging goods, which I did buy, and another who immediately squirted me with a lotion on my hand which burned (Oh don;t worry, it;s supposed to tingle....right bitch) and then asked me to compare my hands and one was lighter than the other. Gee...the tingling wouldn't be dermal removal would it??? But I did get all my shopping done and arrived home just in time to get Sara into my car and off to see a 4 pm showing of the new Lord of the Rings movie. I cannot even begin to describe how AMAZING the movie is. And I mean AMAZING. I love the first one, but it is nothing compared to what i witnessed last night for 3 hours and 10 minutes -- barring the headrest kicking slag behind me and the wanker couple off to the side who kept talking in urdu throughout the fucking movie...hey, here's an idea: DON'T COME TO AN ENGLISH MOVIE IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH!!

In any case, today I made my way to owrk, got my check, went to the bank, cashed all my checks, and then went to Publix...where time is always lost. Somehow whenever i go into a Publix I lose all track of time. It;s as if everything slows down. I came out 2 hour later shocked. And now here I sit contemplating whether to take a job in Tallahasse which would require me moving tomorrow for four months or staying here. Those four months could substantially pay of all my bills. Oh the line between economics and obligation. It's a bitch.

Words of Wisdom

Foodahbra

Hoodahblagaflam

Let's ALL Go Shopping, Eh?

Well I went out and braved the shopping arenas and got most of my shopping done except for one gratuitous gift I reall don;t feel like buying and one for ma girl Diane, which is causing me some anxiety as I do not know what to get her. But I did get some cool stuff, I think. It was nice to have a nice sum of money set aside to spend on my loved ones. I opted for better gifts and fewer people this year as opposed to lots of people, small cheap gifts. I know the price and size should not matter, but I wanted to get gifts that I knew people wanted or could use. I DID got the gift certificate on some routes, but they were DAMN good choices too.

On another note, I have not been going to sleep earlier than 4 am for the last week, so I am up pretty late watching TV -- everything from the Food Planet to Infomercials. Well I was watching a special on the Discovery channel called "Eaten Alive" about parasites that invade the human body. This was not a good thing to watch at 3:30 as I witnessed the foulest things like hook worms crawling under people;s skin, another kind of undetectable worm that just roams your body and this guy was talking about how he saw it crawl across his eye. But the ultimate was this: They had a segment on the "Willy" fish from the amazon that survives on blood and flesh. It is a small fish that is attracted by urine streams and what not.....yeah well...they had the guy who was the first reported case of being attacked by them....he decides to go peeing in an amazon river and the fish flew up his dick and lodged itself in there, and the worst part? When it goes into an animal it shoots out a barb from either side of it;s body to lodge itself into the walls and when the doc pulled it out, it was 6 inches long.

And with that I wish you all a good night.

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.50

1. So, what do you want for Christmas this year that you probably won't get?

Hmm...a Tivo Player. Just the idea of what it does is faaaaaaaaaaaaabulous. But no one I know can afford that and the others aren't smart enough to actually get me something like that.

2. What do you know you will be receiving for Christmas this year?

Crap in a box for the most part. But I usually also expect nothing from anyone on Christmas. My boxes under the tree have been slim to none over the last few years.

3. If you had the means to do so, what presents would you get some of your fellow bloggers? Be specific, it's more fun that way!

My brain is totally blank on this one.

4. Do you support any organizations that provide for the less fortunate during the holidays? Or do any volunteer work?

Nope. I do do volunteer work, but not that is holidy-oriented. Something about people who only vounteer during the holidays as some way of cleaning their conscience is wrong. Why not do it ALL year round. It's like going to confession.

5. Each year about this time, I notice Church attendance seems to spike, then drops off sharply after Christmas. It tickles me that these folks think they are pulling a fast one on the Big Guy. What is the most recent thing guilt has motivated you to do?

I usually don't suffer fromg uilt, although I HIGHLY agree with the question. Most people are surface Christians just for the show and the pats on the back and truly don;t know anything about their religion. I try to keep myself out of guilt situations since that usually involves regret, and I like to not regret my actions.

6. According to the commercials, the only way to truly tell someone you love them on Christmas day is to let them "Unwrap a Jaguar" automobile. Are there any examples of excessive commercialism and/or blatant disregard for the "Christmas Spirit" that really get under your skin?

Yes. ALL OF THEM. It seems to all be about the bigger, better, shinier present. I wish Christmas wasn;t about buying things for people. Rather, I do understand the intention behing it, I think it has gotten lost in our consumer fetishism.

7. I remember a song where the singers wished they could teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony. What would you like to teach the world?

Patience. Understanding. Respect. Acceptance (not tolerance).

BONUS: Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Oh I think they do. And I am about to go find out the hard way as I head out to shop.

Ever have one of those days where you wish you could be mute and you did not ever have to talk again? I am having one today.

Lotto Jackpot

Well I joined the fray of the insane today while I stopped by 7-11 to pick up a drink. I bought a lotto ticket. Well, three to be exact. Three being the magic nuber and Friday the 13th being my lucky day. I told myself it was one of the first things I was going to do once I got my permanent residency, so I figured, why the hell not. I would pay my bills, my momma's bills, help out some friends, take the ultimate trip to New York with boo, the ultimate trip to Europe with the girls, and then live comfortably, but no insanely. So who knows. Like other things, I am not going to go rabidly insane wondering if I am going to win. It would be nice, but nothing changes if I do win. Cross yer fingers. Ya never know. My family always said I was the one with the good luck...let's see if it is true all the time. Although I think my lottery winning days are over considering I did win the big one -- in my estimation.

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.49

1. Do you get sick very often? What illness do you find that you've had most frequently?

I used to get sick at least twice ever year, once during summer and once during winter. It used to be a lot more when I was busy as shit and was not gettin enough rest. Until recently I had not been sick for a good 2 years. Then I got sick 3 times in less than two months. I usually bounce back somewhat quickly depending on if I stay home and get better or be stubborn and still carry on my business. It is usually the second. I usually just get the typical colds.

2. I know a man who flat out refuses to go to the Doctor's office. You'd need an ambulance to get him near a hospital. Not me, I'd rather go as soon as I feel sick so I can get better. Do you mind going to see the Doctor when you get sick? Do you know anyone who just refuses to go to a Doctor when they get ill? Any idea why they are like that?

Yeah? I know someone like that too...AHEM!!! I usually will go if it is something I have never experienced before or it is taking too long to get better. It just depends on how my body is handling it. I do infact know someone who refuses to go to the doctor and until recently refused to take pills or any kinds of medication. I have a few ideas, the top being too macho and too stubborn. But s'all good.....no one;s perfect ;b

3. How about visiting the Dentist? Do you go get a check-up every 6 months? Or do you dread going?

I dread going. Always have. Always will. And I can;t even remember when my last check up was.

4. I've heard about a diet pill called "Thermolift" that allegedly gives you quite an energy rush (oh boy mentioning this will surelybring us all a ton of Google hits won't it?). Although I've thought about getting some of these pill for the times I need a boost, I'm probably not going to take the plunge. Have you ever taken any diet pills, energy pills or energy drinks? How did they make you feel? Do you still take them? How come?

I did try diet pills once when I was so fed up with losing weight that I wanted the quick way out. It was not a good idea. It quickened my heartbeats and did give me a boost of energy, but it also made me pale and gave me bad headaches. I stopped very quickly soon after.

5. Have you heard about "Gastric Bypass" surgery that many celebrities are doing to loose weight? (The process reduces the size of your stomach to facilitate weight loss) What are your thoughts on this procedure? Would you ever consider it? How would you feel if a relative were to decide to undergo the procedure?

I have heard of it. I dothink it is rather radical since it is irreversible, but I do understand morbid obesity and how those people simpluy do not have any other options. I think I would go through with it if I ever got to that point. But until that point I think I will do it the old fashined way. An exacto knife and a dirt devil

6. What do you think the opposite sex needs to experience to fully understand what it is like to be your gender?

Hmmm....the lack of intelligence that occurs when men get a hard on. I really do think it happens. When the dick gets erect, the brain does dead Just goes hand in hand with men being the stupider gender (it HAS been medically proven folks!)

7. And to lighten things up a bit before we go...What's the most worthless gadget, infomercial item or "looked like a bargain" item you have ever purchased or owned?

Hmmm.....those sandwich makers. Used it a couple of times and then stored it away.

BONUS: Why can't every day be like Christmas?

Bceuase I would shoot someone if I had to listen to that many Christmas songs and deal with that many cheery people.

A Blog a Day

What a whirlwind of a week. School is winding down...thank god. Will be teaching two less classes, so less money....fuck me. Get to teach again next semester....very cool. Stuck around for ANOTHER semester....fuck me. Nutcracker went well....thank god. Too much silly trauma and drama behind the scenes....fuck me. Beautiful winter weather....thank god. Sick for the third time in a month and a half and since a year and a half....fuck me. Got better very quick....thank god. Had to experience "reverse puking" for first time ever...FUCK ME!

I think you get the point. Things are going well even with the impending doom of being short on cash due to not being able to teach an extra class, but I will work things out. If my current place can afford me full time I should not have any problems. Just in case, I put out some feelers. I do have bills to pay and roof to keep over my head. Ah, the joys of being an adult.

In other news, it still amazes me how simply inane some "situations" can be. I tend to look at so much nowadays with an older eye and with experience under my belt, and I tend to forget that at a younger age, I probably obsessed and worried needlessly over things. Probably....huh....that's an understatement. I also know what it feels like to be told otherwise and to completely ignore everything and continue carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. More and more I start to understand the hassle my mom must have gone through when she tried to "help" me by sweeping up my dirt in front of me, but I sure as hell did not listen, I was, and still am, too stubborn. I want to do everything on my own and figure things out on my own, even if it means dealing with any emotional, mental or physical pain. It was the only way I learned and grew to maturity faster than those around me. So every once in a while I find myself trying to do the same thing for those around me whom I care for, and as maddening as it is when they don't listen (sorry mom), I also realize that I would be a hypocrite if I kept trying to shove my rhetoric down their throats. Nothing is gained by being led 24/7. Nothing is learned when someone tells you the answers. You gotta learn the hard way sometimes and just be there to offer an ear, a shoulder, or some supporting words.

What a bitch it all is....but sometimes the better friend is one who is able to simply stand back and let life.

On a side note, I am looking forward to starting this dance team, working Chicago, and hopefully being able to add two more classes to the dance studio to teach. I enjoy it way too much.