Wednesday, October 13, 2004
My take on a blind date
This little monologue came from an IM convo I was having with Matt on 11/24/03
Guava421: I just hope he won’t try to impress with superficial knowledge. That’s my luck. I’ll be stuck, pinned down between the table and the wall like I’m in some sort of jail cell with some guy that will try to quote Dostoevsky to me. Of course he'll only quote from the first 20 pages because that’s as for as he read. Same for the rest of the books he'll try to use. Maybe if I’m lucky he won't throw in a Moby Dick reference, though I’m never that lucky. Then he'll pull out his passport and try to impress me with how worldly he is and all the “truly fascinating" places he's been and all the "incredibly amazing" people he's met, but its all bull because he just breezed through those places, only conversing with other tourists who want to be "completely immersed in the native culture" yet still seem to eat all of their meals at a McDonalds. And the sole purpose for his taking pictures is to bring them home and show chicks in hopes it will help him get laid. He'll then probably bring up some underground musician, possibly a Jeff Buckley type, and proceed to tell me how deep his lyrics are and how no one can truly understand Jeff’s angst but him, because he's über sensitive. And of course the only reason for all of this is to get me back to his place. He’ll try to be all smooth and then fuck up with some shitty line like "let's go back to my place, drink some wine and listen to some old school R&B and see where this goes", whereupon my reply will be "do you think anything you've said tonight has been the least bit original instead of completely transparent? You are a boy, and an unintelligent one at that. No I do not want to listen to you poorly quote Tolstoy, or see your godforsaken passport, no I don’t want to listen to you talk about Jeff, and I certainly do not want to go back to your place, listen to Marvin Gaye and/or touch you. Thanks for trying though, but next time don't assume that I’m a moron, or that I haven't been out with ‘you’ a million times already, perhaps not you ‘you’, but the thousand other ‘yous’ that think they are clever, but really aren't and us girls are all over what you're trying to get away with." That’s my luck, Matt.
I'm still proud of that one.
Guava421: I just hope he won’t try to impress with superficial knowledge. That’s my luck. I’ll be stuck, pinned down between the table and the wall like I’m in some sort of jail cell with some guy that will try to quote Dostoevsky to me. Of course he'll only quote from the first 20 pages because that’s as for as he read. Same for the rest of the books he'll try to use. Maybe if I’m lucky he won't throw in a Moby Dick reference, though I’m never that lucky. Then he'll pull out his passport and try to impress me with how worldly he is and all the “truly fascinating" places he's been and all the "incredibly amazing" people he's met, but its all bull because he just breezed through those places, only conversing with other tourists who want to be "completely immersed in the native culture" yet still seem to eat all of their meals at a McDonalds. And the sole purpose for his taking pictures is to bring them home and show chicks in hopes it will help him get laid. He'll then probably bring up some underground musician, possibly a Jeff Buckley type, and proceed to tell me how deep his lyrics are and how no one can truly understand Jeff’s angst but him, because he's über sensitive. And of course the only reason for all of this is to get me back to his place. He’ll try to be all smooth and then fuck up with some shitty line like "let's go back to my place, drink some wine and listen to some old school R&B and see where this goes", whereupon my reply will be "do you think anything you've said tonight has been the least bit original instead of completely transparent? You are a boy, and an unintelligent one at that. No I do not want to listen to you poorly quote Tolstoy, or see your godforsaken passport, no I don’t want to listen to you talk about Jeff, and I certainly do not want to go back to your place, listen to Marvin Gaye and/or touch you. Thanks for trying though, but next time don't assume that I’m a moron, or that I haven't been out with ‘you’ a million times already, perhaps not you ‘you’, but the thousand other ‘yous’ that think they are clever, but really aren't and us girls are all over what you're trying to get away with." That’s my luck, Matt.
I'm still proud of that one.
Rome comes around...Sort of
"I talked about this yesterday, but a loss by Curt Schilling in game 1 would be devastating for the Red Sox. Schilling had beaten the Yankees before in the postseason and was brought in for that express purpose. Also, a loss by Schilling would put Peter Martinez in a virtual must win situation in game 2. Also, not a good thing since he had been yanked around at the end of the year, isn’t the pitcher he used to be and admitted that the Yankees are his daddy. They’re in a tough spot and this is a massive start for Pete. If they lose tonight, not only New York have beaten their two horses, but they’re going to win four out of five, something that is not going to happen considering schilling may not even pitch again, and that the Yankees are Pete's daddy.
On top of that, neither one of these teams can beat the other four out of five. They’re too evenly matched and this is a must win game for the Sox.
Curt Schilling said, “If you can’t go out there with something better than I had today, I’m not going to go back out there…I won't take the ball again.”
Oh, that’s good, their horse, the guy who won 21 games during the regular season, the guy who was brought specifically to beat the Yankees, the guy is was going to be the difference maker for the sox who were finally going to get over on their bitter rivals, gets jacked up in game 1 and is already saying he might not be able to go again in the series. Perfect. How’s that taste, Chowds!! How messed up is that? He might not go again; could you be getting any worse news?
I’m not going to make any excuses for the guy, he took the ball, so he needs to get the job done. But he clearly wasn’t right physically. Obviously, his ankle is pretty jacked up. If he’s taking the needle before the game; he’s got a serious problem. If he can’t get to the fourth inning of game 1 of the ALCS, he’s dinged pretty badly. A lot worse than he let on, he had no command, his velocity was down and you knew the second he got there he wasn’t right. The first two guys he faced hit the ball right on the screws and you knew something was wrong. " Jim Rome.
Now Jim, you say you aren't going to "make excuses for the guy" but then go on to say that "he clearly wasn't right physically". Which is it, are you or aren't you? The Boston team, is not a team I find to be very personable, why do people keep getting behind them? It baffles this bloggers mind.
As for the Chowd heads, you guys were putting a lot on Schillings shoulders and he crumbled in the Bronx.....that is not a good thing. You better believe "Aura" and "Mystique" and something to do w/ that. Or maybe it's just that your team doesn't know how to handle itself in New York in October. Hmmm
On top of that, neither one of these teams can beat the other four out of five. They’re too evenly matched and this is a must win game for the Sox.
Curt Schilling said, “If you can’t go out there with something better than I had today, I’m not going to go back out there…I won't take the ball again.”
Oh, that’s good, their horse, the guy who won 21 games during the regular season, the guy who was brought specifically to beat the Yankees, the guy is was going to be the difference maker for the sox who were finally going to get over on their bitter rivals, gets jacked up in game 1 and is already saying he might not be able to go again in the series. Perfect. How’s that taste, Chowds!! How messed up is that? He might not go again; could you be getting any worse news?
I’m not going to make any excuses for the guy, he took the ball, so he needs to get the job done. But he clearly wasn’t right physically. Obviously, his ankle is pretty jacked up. If he’s taking the needle before the game; he’s got a serious problem. If he can’t get to the fourth inning of game 1 of the ALCS, he’s dinged pretty badly. A lot worse than he let on, he had no command, his velocity was down and you knew the second he got there he wasn’t right. The first two guys he faced hit the ball right on the screws and you knew something was wrong. " Jim Rome.
Now Jim, you say you aren't going to "make excuses for the guy" but then go on to say that "he clearly wasn't right physically". Which is it, are you or aren't you? The Boston team, is not a team I find to be very personable, why do people keep getting behind them? It baffles this bloggers mind.
As for the Chowd heads, you guys were putting a lot on Schillings shoulders and he crumbled in the Bronx.....that is not a good thing. You better believe "Aura" and "Mystique" and something to do w/ that. Or maybe it's just that your team doesn't know how to handle itself in New York in October. Hmmm
Say it ain't so, Rome
"Schilling said, “I'm not sure I can think of any scenario more enjoyable than making 55,000 people from New York shut up.” This guy is freaking nuts. But then again, this is the same guy who came to this show shortly after going to Boston and saying he thinks the Boston media makes up quotes and then says they’re anonymous quotes.
This guy can talk this junk because he backs it up. He's money in the postseason. He's’ the real deal, he has a ring and he beat the Yankees to get it. He’s won six straight postseason decisions since 1993, allowing two runs or fewer in all nine of his starts. That is incredible! You know you’re running into some great offensive teams in the postseason, and you’re holding them all to two runs or less! That’s amazing!"
Normally, I am a HUGE Rome fan, but I can't get down with this.
Ever since I starting making my monthly pilgramiges to LA four years ago I became a big time Rome listener. There was nothing quite like cruising down PCH listening to Rome go on and on about any and everything. I was sure when he came to the New York market he would be a hit, but surprisingly, not so much. Most people I made listen to him didn't "get" the show. I guess he's kinda like Howard Stern in the sense that you either love him, or hate him. I am proud to say I am a Clone.
But I cannot agree with him backing Schilling. The BoSux team, on a whole, is a classless bunch and Curt Schilling is a moron. Well, maybe not a "moron" but he certainly is a man unable to handle his self-imposed job of "making 50,000 New Yorkers shut up". Curt, there is very little you, or any other of your dirt-bag teamates can do, to make New Yorkers shut up, period. I have lived in Jersey for 18 years, and in the Bronx for 4 and if I have learned anything, from my time living in the shadow of The House That Ruth Built, it is that New Yorkers are a proud bunch.
To the outsider, it might appear as if they are rude or hostile, but I don't see it like that. Sure I have been to games at Camden Yards where, when the mascot flung tee-shirts into the stands, Yankee fans set them on fire and threw them back onto the field, but that's just showing oneness with their team. Fake fans are in it just for the free clothes, but not Yankee fans. I've also had the pleasure of riding the D-train after a Yankee win and let me tell you, there is little in life better than that. Feeling the commrodery of an entire subway car of fans, is unlike much else. Fans that stay to the end just to show their support. Fans that aren't trying to rush off to better plans, because they know, a nite out at the ballpark should be your only plans. Unlike my experience at Dodger Stadium, fans are there for the long haul. Dodger fans show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th. It's insane.
And even though I may have gotten a bit off topic, I would like to say that Rome needs to step it up and not pander to the BoSux like everyone else out there (read: ESPN) Nothing quite like Damon saying, "I think we can build off of this". They lost. Their star pitcher got rocked for 5 runs in 4 innings. They lost. Damon might look like Jesus, but I don't think his prophecies will be comming true anytime soon. And ESPN needs to stop loving them so much, I get that they are the underdog, and normally I like to pull for the underdog, but not against the Yanks, and NEVER for Boston.
This guy can talk this junk because he backs it up. He's money in the postseason. He's’ the real deal, he has a ring and he beat the Yankees to get it. He’s won six straight postseason decisions since 1993, allowing two runs or fewer in all nine of his starts. That is incredible! You know you’re running into some great offensive teams in the postseason, and you’re holding them all to two runs or less! That’s amazing!"
Normally, I am a HUGE Rome fan, but I can't get down with this.
Ever since I starting making my monthly pilgramiges to LA four years ago I became a big time Rome listener. There was nothing quite like cruising down PCH listening to Rome go on and on about any and everything. I was sure when he came to the New York market he would be a hit, but surprisingly, not so much. Most people I made listen to him didn't "get" the show. I guess he's kinda like Howard Stern in the sense that you either love him, or hate him. I am proud to say I am a Clone.
But I cannot agree with him backing Schilling. The BoSux team, on a whole, is a classless bunch and Curt Schilling is a moron. Well, maybe not a "moron" but he certainly is a man unable to handle his self-imposed job of "making 50,000 New Yorkers shut up". Curt, there is very little you, or any other of your dirt-bag teamates can do, to make New Yorkers shut up, period. I have lived in Jersey for 18 years, and in the Bronx for 4 and if I have learned anything, from my time living in the shadow of The House That Ruth Built, it is that New Yorkers are a proud bunch.
To the outsider, it might appear as if they are rude or hostile, but I don't see it like that. Sure I have been to games at Camden Yards where, when the mascot flung tee-shirts into the stands, Yankee fans set them on fire and threw them back onto the field, but that's just showing oneness with their team. Fake fans are in it just for the free clothes, but not Yankee fans. I've also had the pleasure of riding the D-train after a Yankee win and let me tell you, there is little in life better than that. Feeling the commrodery of an entire subway car of fans, is unlike much else. Fans that stay to the end just to show their support. Fans that aren't trying to rush off to better plans, because they know, a nite out at the ballpark should be your only plans. Unlike my experience at Dodger Stadium, fans are there for the long haul. Dodger fans show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th. It's insane.
And even though I may have gotten a bit off topic, I would like to say that Rome needs to step it up and not pander to the BoSux like everyone else out there (read: ESPN) Nothing quite like Damon saying, "I think we can build off of this". They lost. Their star pitcher got rocked for 5 runs in 4 innings. They lost. Damon might look like Jesus, but I don't think his prophecies will be comming true anytime soon. And ESPN needs to stop loving them so much, I get that they are the underdog, and normally I like to pull for the underdog, but not against the Yanks, and NEVER for Boston.
Wow
Ok, so basically I arrive to work this morning totally groggy and knocked out because I think I'm comming down w/ something (i.e Matt's sickness) but whatever. I decided to be a trooper last nite and treck out to Farside to watch the Yankees vs. the Red Sux but only made it to the bottom of the 4th. With the score 5 zip I was pretty confident my boys would wrap it up so I dragged my virus-fighting self home and thru my body in my brand new bed with my brand new sheets and my brand new comforter and passed out. When I woke up this morning I spent a good twenty minutes contemplating whether or not to call out of work, but I decided to be the rockstar that I am and tough it out. Well I am glad that I did....
When I clicked on my Outlook, I was informed that I had 6 new messages. After deleting the one spam message and 4 sales messages I was left with a piece of mail from "tony". Much to my surprise it was to inform me that my favorite blogger, Mr. Tony Pierce had read "katie rocks". Now I'm sure he only stumled upon it because of how I was linked to him, but still, he posted. My day was made. It was that wierd surpised feeling you get when something super out of the blue hits you. I haven't had that feeling since I met Common on the D-train and we bonded all the way down to Brooklyn. (Yeah it was a while back, when the D still ran to Brooklyn.) Not only was he super friendly, but incredibly intelligent. It was quite a ride. I was so engage in the convo I missed my stop at 59th street entirely. So it goes. Sometimes going along for the ride is the better choice.
But I digress, not only was I super pumped that the Yanks rocked Boston, but the creator of the Busblog posted here. I was so excited. Now my goal is to keep up the momentum I feel right now and keep posting. Though that endevor might be sidetracked by my newfound obsession w/ online dominos....only time will tell. But I will keep trying. Especially since you never really know who's reading...
When I clicked on my Outlook, I was informed that I had 6 new messages. After deleting the one spam message and 4 sales messages I was left with a piece of mail from "tony". Much to my surprise it was to inform me that my favorite blogger, Mr. Tony Pierce had read "katie rocks". Now I'm sure he only stumled upon it because of how I was linked to him, but still, he posted. My day was made. It was that wierd surpised feeling you get when something super out of the blue hits you. I haven't had that feeling since I met Common on the D-train and we bonded all the way down to Brooklyn. (Yeah it was a while back, when the D still ran to Brooklyn.) Not only was he super friendly, but incredibly intelligent. It was quite a ride. I was so engage in the convo I missed my stop at 59th street entirely. So it goes. Sometimes going along for the ride is the better choice.
But I digress, not only was I super pumped that the Yanks rocked Boston, but the creator of the Busblog posted here. I was so excited. Now my goal is to keep up the momentum I feel right now and keep posting. Though that endevor might be sidetracked by my newfound obsession w/ online dominos....only time will tell. But I will keep trying. Especially since you never really know who's reading...
Monday, October 11, 2004
the have you lived quiz.things ive done in bold
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse (even if it was only $1)
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
40. Seen a total eclipse. (Through one of those fourth grade cardboard "save your eyes" thingies...)
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (maybe now?)
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records (and CD's and tapes and and and...)
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it.
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check (I didn't mean to! But alas, more than once...)
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over to be with the one you love
134. ...more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime.
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read.
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Had sex with someone half your age or twice your age.
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse (even if it was only $1)
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar.
40. Seen a total eclipse. (Through one of those fourth grade cardboard "save your eyes" thingies...)
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (maybe now?)
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records (and CD's and tapes and and and...)
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it.
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check (I didn't mean to! But alas, more than once...)
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over to be with the one you love
134. ...more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime.
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read.
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Had sex with someone half your age or twice your age.
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
New Beginnings
I'm taking the advice of Tony Pierce on "How to Blog" and making a new go at it. While I should be doing work right about now, I'm not. I'm starting fresh. I'm starting with a movie review.
I saw A Bronx Tale for the first time the other night. And while I thought it was an okay movie, I can't say I am as in love with it as most everyone else that has seen it seems to be. Plus, I think the main reason I liked it so much is because I went to Fordham University and the movie takes place in the surrounding neighborhood. It was pretty cool seeing sights on film that I lived in.
The movie basically tells the tale of a young man named Calogero coming of age. He is torn between living the upstanding lifestyle of his father or the more street savvy, gangster ridden path of the neighborhood don, Sonny. Or, at least this is how the movie defines itself. Personally, I didn't see it this way. I didn't feel Calogero, or "C" as he likes to be referred to, is all that torn. Sonny tells C time after time that he is smart enough to not partake in the same lifestyle he does. I also think that Lorenzo, Calogero's father, is not a very developed character. We never see him struggle with the choices he makes which causes him to come across as to martyr-like for my taste. I think if he were to seem more human C would be able to relate to him a bit more (not to mention the audience as well).
All in all, I liked the actors, liked the scenery, somewhat like the story, but didn't feel it was all it is built up to be. Please share your own opinions.
me.
I saw A Bronx Tale for the first time the other night. And while I thought it was an okay movie, I can't say I am as in love with it as most everyone else that has seen it seems to be. Plus, I think the main reason I liked it so much is because I went to Fordham University and the movie takes place in the surrounding neighborhood. It was pretty cool seeing sights on film that I lived in.
The movie basically tells the tale of a young man named Calogero coming of age. He is torn between living the upstanding lifestyle of his father or the more street savvy, gangster ridden path of the neighborhood don, Sonny. Or, at least this is how the movie defines itself. Personally, I didn't see it this way. I didn't feel Calogero, or "C" as he likes to be referred to, is all that torn. Sonny tells C time after time that he is smart enough to not partake in the same lifestyle he does. I also think that Lorenzo, Calogero's father, is not a very developed character. We never see him struggle with the choices he makes which causes him to come across as to martyr-like for my taste. I think if he were to seem more human C would be able to relate to him a bit more (not to mention the audience as well).
All in all, I liked the actors, liked the scenery, somewhat like the story, but didn't feel it was all it is built up to be. Please share your own opinions.
me.
