Part 77...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Assassin" by Muse Oil: 56.41 (+.59); Gas: 1.79 (-.01)

Only we didn't cum, so it doesn't count! - Mikey, Queer As Folk

Driving my miniCooper and I'm feeling super-dooper (Part 28)...

Superman Sundays

What's NOT to like about this Superman?


I mean, yeah, the costume's not technically correct, but, frankly, that only enhances that whole thing!

POLT Listening to "Broken Toy" by Keane

Okay, I've seen stranger things. Like after that time I ate the cheese I found behind the fridge, for instance. - Green Lantern, JLA Classified #15

Let's get unconscious, honey (Part 133)...

Unconscious Mutterings

These come from http://subliminal.lunanina.com/

I say ... and you think ... ?

Sleepy :: Tired
Thanksgiving :: Turkey
Fifteen :: Peachfuzz
Authority :: Apollo and Midnighter
Bangs :: Firecrackers
Curled :: Fetal position
Young man :: Yummy
Surprised :: Birthday
Mistake :: Eraser
Handle it :: Problem

POLT Listening to "Setting Sun" by The Chemical Brothers

Nothing says intetrnation crisis like a pair of black stilettos. - The West Wing

Mama said there'd be days like this...

There'd be days like this, my mama said. Although I'm not sure if even she knew of days like this.

Let me preface this by explaining that yesterday, a good friend and coworker of mine, Ryan, locked the keys to an office INSIDE that office. We had to call a maintenance man in on a holiday to get it opened. And, as is my wont, I teased him...well, I won't say mercilessly, but for most of the day, I razzed him about it. But that was yesterday.

And OH, is Karma a fickle bitch of a mistress. Just sayin....

This morning, I was woken by a bad dream. Something along the lines of mom and I went to a place that reminded me of an airport, looking for this dentist I was supposed to go to. We couldn't find the office (although we did find a pet store of some sort selling green odd shaped bears the size of poodles), but the directory said I had to go to the info desk to find the dentist location. I got in the line. Mom was standing off to the side a few yards, and was quite angry that I had to stand in the line. She in fact was yelling to me across the distance about having to stand in it and why my ticket wasn't orange like all the other people had in line. I was embarrassed and furious with her, and we took it outside. There was something about Arab women laying on chaise lounges on wheels outside waiting for limos, or something, as mom and I argued. And then my cousin appeared with a backpack walking through the line of Jewish middle school soccer players standing nearby. This cousin can be something of a bitch, and she interjected herself into this, pissing my off. Finally, they both just said they were leaving, and I stormed off. But then I remembered that they had the car keys, and that my phone had caught a virus and was wiped clean. So once they left, I had no way to get out of where we were and no way home. I felt pissed off, dejected, rejected, lost, and just generally cranky.

And that's exactly the emotions I woke up to. And I knew it wasn't going to be a good day. If only I had, I'd have gone right back to bed.

So I get ready, get down to Miss Cleo, open the passenger side, put my stuff inside, put the key in the ignition and turn on the engine and the defrosters, then I get the scraper out and start scraping the windshield. When I'm done, I put the scraper back in the passenger's side, and flip the door switch to unlock all the doors. Then I go around to the driver's side....

And the door's locked. Instead of pushing the lock 'up' to unlock them all, I had pushed it 'down' locking them all.

With the keys inside.
And the motor running.
And the defrosters on.

*SIGH*

I called mom to see if she had a spare car key, which I knew she didn't. I knew I hadn't MADE an extra key. I've been driving for 25 years and have NEVER locked my keys inside the car. Especially while it was running. With the defrosters on. But, as I've said, Karma is a bitch.

So Ii went to mom's to get the spare house key (as my house keys were on the same chain as the car keys), and then I returned home and checked to see if I had a spare key, which, as I said I KNEW I didn't, but, well...hope springs eternal.

-So at 7:35 in the morning, I called AAA. They said they'd get someone there as soon as they could.
-At 8:00, I called a coworker to tell them what happened.
-At 8:10, I called the guy in charge today to make sure my coworker had told them.
-At 8:25, I called my coworker Ryan, who had I had harrassed yesterday just so he too knew what a fickle bitch Karma is.
-At 8:35, the guy arrived and within three minutes, my door was open. And despite the heat from the defrosters running for an hour nearly singing my eyebrows off as I got in the car, I was on my way. And of course, I had to stop to get gas on the way...thank God gas is so cheap now.

I got to work, of COURSE late. But did things improve? Oh no, Karma was with me ALL day.

-I got into an argument with a client at work, and while the shouting match DID relieve some tension in me, it didn't really accomplish anything.
-Today, they were serving pasta and sauce at work, which I enjoy, but I had worn a white shirt to work, so, yes, of course, I got a few red sauce splotches on it.
-I went to another building at work, forgetting to make copies of papers I was taking with me. I thought they had a copier in the building and after wandering through an area that's going to be remodeled and basically barren of furniture of any kind, not once, but TWICE, I was told they didn't have a copier there anymore because they were remodeling it. I tried to make copies on the fax machine and on the third try, after possibly sending copies of the paperwork I had to some unknown faxes somewhere in the world, I succeeded in making the copies.
- I was waiting for two clients to get to me, and I was in the bathroom, urniating, when a coworker yelled through the door that they were on their way. I hurried through, and thought I was finished with the act, but when I put lil Polt away, some remaining liquid squeezed out...into my underwear. What a swell feeling that is having a damp cold wet spot in the front of your underwear.
- I couldn't figure out what was wrong with the copier I usually use until a coworker came over and informed me it was just out of paper.
- I got watch a client have a seizure and throw up. Luckily NOT in my office. Karma, I suppose, took pity on my there.

But yes, I've learned my lesson: Do NOT mock your friends, because Karma will pay you a visit, and she's worse than Aunt Flo.

I'm hoping to just spend the evening inside, doing nothing. I'm gonna try REAL hard not to get electrocuted, or drown in the shower, or fall through a window or God only knows what else. I've only got 6 hours and 45 more minutes until this day is gone forever!

POLT Listening to "Be Good Johnny" by Men At Work

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Part 76...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Nom Mi Dir" by Mozart Oil: 55.82 (-.59); Gas: 1.80 (-)

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apperal. - Roseanne

My baby's got a secret (Part 103)...

Secret Saturdays

These all come from http://postsecret.blogspot.com/





POLT Listening to "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison

"Michael, are you gay?" "...In what sense?" - Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie

A birthday card from my first boyfriend, he signed it i love...

My birthday was this past Tuesday and I recieved several great cards, not the least of which was the all purple one hand made by my buddy Amie. She's SO crafty!

But today, I got a card that, even though it was a few days late, was well worth the wait! This was the front of the envelope. (the money is just to cover my address) I saw the return address was from Michelle, and i knew it HAD to be Michelle M., a fellow commentor at Puntabulous. And when I saw the Superman sticker on the front, I knew good things were inside.



This is the envelope's back. (ignore the rips at the top...I'm not the best letter opener) Once more, it had a Superman sticker, further heightening my excitement! (My excitement...hence the bluriness)



THIS is the front of the card. Had this been all there was, THIS would have been more than enough for a birthday card. But NO, I still had to open it.



And when I did, not only did I get the view shown below, BUT, I also got.....MUSIC! The theme to the first Superman movie!



The theme playing out of MY card! I don't think I got such a nifty Superman thing since my previously mentioned crafty buddy Amie got me a lifesized cutout cartoon Superman!

Thanks Michelle M.! Puntabulous has THE coolest commentors EVER!

POLT Listening to "Staring At The Sun" by U2

Love lasts as long as a squirt in the dark. - Totally Fucked Up

Part 75...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Jellyhead" by Crush Oil: 56.41 (+1.31); Gas: 1.80 (-.01)

Life's a bitch. Now so am I. - Catwoman, Batman Returns

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me (Part 161)...

Frenching Fridays

This week's theme: 4 photos of hot interracial kisses from the same set.





POLT Listening to "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2

"Kids can drink in Europe." "They also speak three languages. When you can speak three languages, then you can have some wine." - Gloria, Get Your Stuff

And the day of thanksgiving has come and gone...

My Thanksgiving Day, by Polt.

Got up a bit late, love sleeping in. Got online, read a bit, got showered, went to Mom's. Packed up the car. Went to get grandma. Drove to the community center. Unloaded car. Talked to relatives as they arrived. Teased and harassed some of the kids, but always in a good way. Went outside with some kids and played.

At the Thanksgiving meal. Delicious. Had two plates. Even had room for pumpkin pie, made by my cousin just like my grandma used to make. Played Candyland with a three year old and a four year old....and didn't win. Went back outside and watched older kids on the swings. Did more teasing of kids. Packed things up, dropped grandma off, unloaded stuff at moms. Came home, got a shower, watched the first half of the Dallas Cowboys football game, filled out my Christmas cards. Ate a leftover turkey sandwich. Finished the Christmas cards. Celebrated the Dallas win. Watching the Arizona-Philadelphia football game on the NFL network.

Will soon go to bed to go to work tomorrow.

All in all, a pretty damn good day. And of course I have photos:


The community center when there were only 6 people there.



The community center at the height of everything.



The playing of the Candyland.



The comparison in heights between me and my cousin. He's 16. Yes, only 16, and he's already like 6'2" or 3". *SIGH* It sucks being old. You can see, though, he's got the hot and sexy gene so many of us in the family have. We who do try not to hold it against those who don't.

POLT Listening to the football game

"It's purple." "Purple? What kind of homosexual are you? That color up there, Mary, is mauve." - Angels In America

Part 75...

Shirtlessness du jour

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it!

POLT Listening to "Die Another Day" by Madonna Oil: 55.10 (+.50); Gas: 1.81 (-)

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then it's just fun and games you can't see.

Undress me, will I look like a fool (Part 137)...

Once more kids, its time for...

two weeks ago I posted a photo of me in my new Batman shirt. That's not the only new shirt I got. I also got a bright yellow Homer Simpsons t-shirt. This is me in my Homer shirt...doing my best Homer-face-on-the-shirt impression.


In case you're having trouble, the one with glasses and not bald is me.

And to all my visitors in the USA have a great Thanksgiving. To all the visitors anywhere else...um, have a swell Thursday?

To see what others posted click HERE.

POLT Listening to "Sober" by Muse

Isn't dyke night...um...er....fun? - Emmett, Queer As Folk

Part 74...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Until The Day Is Done" by R.E.M. Oil: 54.60 (+2.49); Gas: 1.81 (-.03)

Ignorance is the mother of devotion. - Jeremy Taylor, To A Person Newly Converted

Cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots (Part 71)...

Wife Beater Wednesdays

This week's theme: Diversity.

Asian




Black




Hispanic




White




POLT Listening to "The Chase" from the Torchwood Soundtrack

If we're going to give out millions of dollars in tax breaks, shouldn't we give some to people who don't have millions of dollars already? - Toby Zeigler, the West Wing

Adoption papers ready come to dixie...

From the NYTimes Online:

MIAMI — A Florida law that has banned adoptions by gay men and lesbians for over three decades is unconstitutional, a judge here ruled on Tuesday.
“The best interests of children are not preserved by prohibiting homosexual adoption,” the judge, Cindy S. Lederman of Miami-Dade Circuit Court, said in a 53-page decision. She said the law violated equal protection rights for children and their prospective parents.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said the state would appeal, and the case is likely to end up before the State Supreme Court.
The ruling on Tuesday will allow Frank Martin Gill, 47, a gay man from North Miami, to adopt two foster children whom he has raised since 2004. “Our family just got a lot more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving,” Mr. Gill said in a news release issued by the American Civil Liberties Union which represented him.
Robert Rosenwald, director of the LGBT Advocacy Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and one of the lawyers on the case, said, “The case means that these two boys won’t be torn from the only home that they’ve ever known,” said.
The state presented experts who argued that there was a higher incidence of drug and alcohol abuse among same-sex couples, that their relationships were less stable than those of heterosexuals, and that their children suffered a societal stigma.
But lawyers for Mr. Gill presented evidence contradicting those contentions, which Judge Lederman found persuasive.
“It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person’s ability to parent,” she wrote.
Mr. Rosenwald called the decision a huge victory for gay and lesbian parents and for almost 1,000 children in Florida waiting to be adopted.
“The court for the first time after hearing all of the evidence determined that the scientific evidence is crystal clear,” he said. “There is no dispute that children raised by gay parents fare just as well or better than children raised by straight parents.”

Prop 8 passes in California, gay adoption declared unConstitutional in Florida! Wouldn't it seem that the states should be reveresed in these two cases?

Well, as they say, when God closes a door, he opens a window: ban gay marriage and three weeks later, allow gay adoption. He does truly work in mysterious ways.

POLT Listening to "Unintended" by Muse

If God had wanted me to be on the ice, he would have made me a vodka martini. - Mike, Queer As Folk

While the captions translated the scene, oh...

Well, they're certainly not 10's, but I'd do 'em.



OR, When describing his sisters, Steve always, and only, mentioned their personalities.

OR, Funny isn't it, that he's the only one of the three not to get lai-ed?

Can you come up with any better ones?

POLT Listening to "Butterflies & Hurricanes" by Muse

I'm 38 years old, driving a crappy car, with a son who doesn't appreciate me and I'm a Snickers pie away from losing my foot to diabetes. - Homer, The Simpsons

Part 73...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Lisetning to "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse Oil: 52.11 (-3.64); gas: 1.84 (-)

I'm just gonna go find a shower before all these entrails dry on me. - Midnight, Authority: Revolution #12

An utterance, information, don't mince words

TMI Tuesdays

1. What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Leftover turkey. We eat the big meal for lunch, and then supper is the delicious leftover turkey sandwiches. Yummy!
2. You can flip a switch that will wipe any band or musical artist out of existence. Which one will it be? Britney Spears. Overhyped, undertalented, skanky drama whore. And that’s just the nice things I can say about her.
3. You seem to be having an excellent day because you just came across a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk. Holy crap, a hundred bucks! How are you gonna spend it? I’d like to say I’ll take it to the nearest Salvation Army bucket and drop it in…but that would be lying. I’d just pop in my wallet and spend it on ‘incidentals’ for a few weeks.
4. What is your favorite curse word? The F-bomb. "Oh, f*** me stupid." "Oh, F***off!" "Nice f***ing turnsignal you F***ing DIDN’T use there, you stupid F***ing F***er!!!"
5. Rufus appears out of nowhere with a time-traveling phone booth. You can go anytime in the PAST. What time are you traveling to and what are you going to do when you get there? Ancient Rome at it’s height. I’m not sure I’m going to actually DO anything, I just want to see that city in it’s prime with all the gleaming marble buildings and such. I imagine it’d be beautiful.
Bonus (as in optional):You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What's it gonna be? Oh Telepathy, without a doubt!!! Man, I’d LOVE to know what other people are thinking, cause that’s more important than what they’re saying. And if a smidge of mind control comes with the package, I’d not complain. Nor would my increased sex life. (I KID, I kid!)

POLT

Little boy, blowing out that birthday cake...

So, today is the big 4-1 for Uncle Polt.

God, I feel old. I thought, when I was in my teens, I'd be dead by now. Thank God teenagers are notorious wrong about the future.

Instead of dwelling on the...depressing present, I thought I'd revel a bit in the glorious (?) past. And I'd take you lovely people with me!


Polt, just born___Polt 6 yrs___ Polt 7 yrs


Polt 8 yrs______Polt 9 yrs___Polt 10 yrs


Polt 11 yrs_____Polt 12 yrs______Polt today

Okay, yeah, the NOT-SO glorious past. (and Polt is obviously now NOT a morning person, as evidenced by the last photo)

Oh, well, onwards and upwards,right?

POLT Listening to "Like A Prayer" by Madonna

I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice. - George W. Bush

Again, i've returned and they've been waiting...

Okay, update on the Torchwood Season 2 DVD set return drama:

Today, I went to Borders and went to the Info Desk, which had 1 guy working there, who was helping someone else. So after a minute's wait, I gave up and went to the shelves to see if they had the Dr. Who DVD's. I easily located them...but just seasons 2 & 4. I wanted season 1, so i could start at the very beginning. I decided I'd just ask for store credit, they give it out on gift card like things. With this plan in mind, I went to the registers.

I explained to the girl there about my situation, this time stating that I had recieved the DVD's as a birthday gift, already had them, and the guy I got them from said he got them at Borders. I didn't want my money back, just store credit. She told me without a receipt there was nothing she could do. I was flabbergasted! When I worked there (admittedly 5 years ago), store credit without a receipt was the way to go.

I told her I needed to talk to manager then, cause I don't want the DVD's. Again, I HATED becoming that customer, but what else could I do? I didn't need the DVD's and I wasn't going to hang onto two copies of them. manager was up at the registers at the time, on the phone with someone. When she finished she came over and I explained everything to her. She told me the same thing, without a receipt, there was nothing she could do. I told her I did NOT want my money back, I just wanted store credit to get something else. I told her that was unacceptable. The DVD's were worthless to me, and I wasn't keeping a gift that duplicated something else I already owned.

She took the DVD's and got on the computer and said IF she could find they'd been purchased in the last 30 days she might be able to allow me to exchange them, and she asked when they were purchased. I told her sometime in October, I guessed. But if I could not exchange them or get store credit, then I needed to have the customer service number, the store's number and her name.

I seriously HATED having to do that, cause when I worked there, I HATED customers that threw out the "I'll call corporate" threat. One guy did that one night, and I wrote my name out for him and handed it to him, telling him make sure he spelled my name right when he talked to them, cause I didn't want him to get the wrong person involved. Of course, the manager later got in the situation and made the guy happy, so I assume he never called. but at any rate, I digress...

So after checking her computer she told me she saw a copy had been sold on October 31st, so I could exchange it if I wanted. I told her I didn't know what was in the store, and I didn't know if I would find anything to exchange, that store credit would be better. She told me an exchange was all I she could do for me. I thought it's better than what I was getting originally, so I went and got the Dr. Who 2nd season. I mean I plan on getting them all eventually anyway, so I might as well get this one now, even if I watch it later.

So in the end, I no longer have two Torchwood Season 2's and have one Dr. Who Season 2. I'm not totally happy, but I'm happier than I was, so I'll take that.

Moral of the story: Know what DVD's you own before you buy one, cause the store's are really being pricks about their return policies now.

POLT Listening to "Ruled By Secrey" by Muse

I'll be glad to talk about ranching, but I haven't seen the movie. I've heard about it. I hope you go - you know - I hope you go back to the ranch and the farm is what I'm about to say. - George W. Bush, on why he's not seen Brokeback Mountain

Companions, even stray dogs have a friend...again...

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POLT Listening to "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve Oil: 55.75 (+4.79); gas: 1.84 (-.05)

I should warn you, I've never fully understood this Earthling don't-kill-your-enemies-mindest. - Starfire, the Titans #8

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 174)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week's theme: Cowboy Hats.











POLT Listening to "Map Of The Problematique" by Muse

I live beneath the sea. I rule and live in a kingdom surrounded by pressures beyond any human ability to measure. What chance did you EVER have against me? - Aquaman, Justice #12