Like a fool i lent my soul to love...

I was trolling around through some blogs that I read occasionally tonight (I was bored, see the next post below), and I came upon this guy's blog who said that for Lent he gave up hitting the snooze button.


I thought this was a good idea, but not being Catholic, I've never had to give up anything for Lent. Being a lazy spoiled only child, I rarely had to give up anything at all...but that's a whole other post. And, since I don't use an alarm clock or a snooze button, well...you can see my dilemma. See, I use the alarm on my cellphone to wake up. Although typically, 5-10 minutes before it's due to go off, I wake up enough to check the time, and then reset the alarm for another 15 minutes-half hour after it what it was originally set for.

So I've decided for Lent this year, that I'm not going to do that anymore. When I set the alarm the night before, that is the time I shall allow the alarm to go to, so that it rings, and so that I then actually get up OUT of bed and start my day. Not 15, 30, 45 minutes later...or more. But if I don't do it, well since I'm not Catholic, there'll be no repercussions, right? (what ARE the repercussions for violating Lent?)

Also, he had posted a chart of his weight since the beginning of the year. Hhe started at 185lbs, dropped as low as 176, but was not back up to 180lbs. Bastard. I've not been that light since I was in high school.



Since last August, when I started changing small thing in my diet to try to lose wieght, I've lost 20 pounds. And since my all time high back over the summer of 2000, I've lost 38 pounds. But I lose motivation sometimes, and don't continually lose (although since August of last year, it's pretty much been a slow, but steady decline). So I've decided, maybe shame can help me continue to lose weight and keep it off.

So starting today, I'll post periodically, but at least once a week, what my weight is. I'll weigh myself on the same scale at work each time, so the results won't be from different scales. This is actually a big deal for me, cause my actual wieght number is one of the few things I'm ashamed about in my life. But I mean, hey I'm fat. Anyone that can see me can see that, right? So it's not like it's a big secret or anything.

At any rate, today at work, I weighed 275 lbs.

Now, we'll see if shame, Lent, guilt, willpower or whatever can keep me doing both of these. or if I'll just wake up tomorrow regretting this whole experience...like a few one night stands I've had.

POLT listening to "Perfect Symmetry" by Keane

Uhnn! I hate it when one of me dies. - Multiplex, Suicide Squad #6

Me on the last album cover, holding a pistol...

This is something I found a long time ago, and did back then, but I just found it again, and decided to do it again.

Here are the rules:

This is the deal:Here's what you do:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.
2.http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.
3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover

So, following those rules, these are my next five album covers:






Yeah, I was a bit bored at home tonight, why do you ask?

POLT Listening to "Starlight" by Muse

Somebody needs to give Christian a bottle and send him to bed. - Chris March, Project Runway 4

Tail lights heading for spain, oh, and i can see daniel...

Today, I got this large postcard in the mail. It was from the thoughtful Tam, who sent it to me from Barcelona Spain!


I looked at the picture before reading it, and I thought "Phallas shaped building with rainbow lights...this is SO me!" Tam wrote that she saw it and thought, "phallic building - rainbow - Polt!"
Should I be excited that we think alike, or dismayed that I'm so transparent?

Either way, thanks for the card, Tam baby! LOVED it!

POLT Listening to "When I Get You Alone" by Thicke

Oh, you are warped on the inside. - Ianto, Torchwood

My baby's got a secret (Part 116)...

Secret Saturdays

POLT Listening to "When The Night Feels My Song" by Bedouin Soundclash

Like in-laws at the holidays, weeks are impossible to get rid of and difficult to control. - Dave Dunseath

Part 154....

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie Oil: 44.76 (+.50); Gas: 1.89 (-)

If I get punched on the face ONE MORE TIME today...- Joker, Justice League Unlimited #41

I'm souped like two scoops of funk juice...

I am severely addicted to these little delectable lovelies!



Earlier in the week, I ended up eating like a half bag at one sitting. I've got another bag half full here at home, but on the way home from work, I was craving them so badly I stopped by a supermarket and bought a bag. And opened it and ate them on the way home.

I don't get it, I've had them before without this obsession about them. I don't know what's going on now with it, but I'm just crunching away and enjoying them...even right now as I type this.

POLT Listening to "Orange Crush" by R.E.M.

"I listen to Garmin, not to Polt." "Is that why we went to New Jersey twice today?" - Polt

Part 153...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello Oil: 44.26 (-.34); gas: 1.89 (-)

I feel so manly working with denim. - Christian, Project Runway 4

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me (Part 174)...

Frenching Fridays

Again, no theme, just photos of guys kissing.





POLT Listening to "Push" by Madonna

Gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women - to make contracts, to have hospital visits, to join together in marriage, and I don't understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage. Shouldn't we be promoting the kind of faithfulness and loyalty to ones partner regardless of sexual orientation? - Al Gore, January 2008

Like the watchmen waiting for the dawn...

Oh, and speaking of The Watchmen, guess what I got this week? No, not a case of herpes, try again? No, not arrested for debauched sodomy. Oh, I can't wait, I'll just show you!


Oh yeah! Yes it IS all 8 of the Watchmen Action Figures. And they are Action Figures, not toys, and for God's sake not dolls. Dolls are soft, fluffy, cuddley things girls take to bed at night. Action Figures are posable, multi-jointed pieces of plastic that boys play with...and older boys keep inside the boxes and never take them out, and only admire them proudly rom the shelf where they've lovingly been displayed for all to see. Action Figures.

At any rate, when I first got them all out on the bed, I almost had a geek-gasm right then and there. They are SO sweet.

Yeah, yeah, I know they cost over a hundred dollars in total, but c'mon, that's WITH my discount, AND I'm allowed to have one vice, right? It's not like I waste my money on drink, or cigarettes, or heroin, or LSD, or marijuana, or cocaine, or betting on the ponies, or on cheap whores (all the whores I purchase are of a more upscale nature), or expensive clothes, or poker nights, I mean, I don't even buy porn anymore since the invention of high-speed Internet! I gotta have SOMEthing to waste my money on, right?

POLT Listening to "Good For My Soul" by The Jesus And Mary Chain

"Can you spell that?" "Not corrently, no." -Josh Lyman, The West Wing

Watch me heap up what i've sown, i'm made of peanuts...

Since the Watchmen comes out next Friday night (I'm shivering in nervous anticipation even now), I thought it would be a good time to post this cartoon I found.


I don't recall where I found it, or who did it, but it's sheer genius and I think it's just hilarious.

POLT Listening to "City Of Delusion" by Muse

"You don't have a plan?" "The plan was to get in here." "And THEN what?" "Well, um...then come up with a new plan." - The Doctor, Dr. Who

Part 152...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Getting Away With It" by Electronic Oil: 44.60 (+2.00); Gas: 1.89 (-)

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. - Edward R. Murrow

Thoughts ever stray, south of the border, down mexico way...

Enrico (or as he's known to me Enrickyricardo) at Hotel Tuesday, took a trip over New Years to Mexico. He was there, I think, 14 days. And he a post on his blog for each day, showing photos of that day's activities.

On about half those days, he had a photo of a purple building he had seen, saying how it was Polt's Palace in whatever city they were in. Not only did it make me laugh, but how flattering was that, that while on his vacation in Mexico, Enrickyricardo thought of me?

Well, if he can make the time to take the photos and post them, the least I can do is give him credit for doing so...and post them here. So I give you,

Polt's Palaces South Of The Border!


The San Simeon Wing


San Felipe Wing


Rio Lagartos Wing (note the spiffy horseheads!)


Palenque Wing (and it's housing a 'palacios!')


Oxkintok Wing


Some Random Unknown Town's Wing


Merida Wing North


Merida Wing South

Pretty nifty all in all, dontcha think? Thanks, Enrickyricardo, for thinking of me, taking them AND posting them. And thanks for sharing ALL your trip with us on your blog, I really enjoyed visiting Mexico through your eyes and camera lens.

POLT Listening "Discotheque" By U2

Sorry, Little Hughie, bit titties are my kryptonite! - Vas, The Boys #14

Cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots (Part 89)...

Wife Beater Wednesday

No theme this week again, just random wife beater hotness.




POLT Listening to "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.

A pool full of teenagers and the alien eats the only black guy. Why is it always the black guy? Those poor delicious bastards. - Craiggers, Puntabulous

Part 151...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Unchained Melody" by U2 Oil: 42.60 (+2.69); Gas: 1.89 (-)

"Love is complex." "Hey, you don't gotta tell me nothing, new guy. I got videos." - Deadshot, Secret Six #1

Late, i'm overdue, what are we gonna do...

I'm sitting here watching Obama's speech to Congress, and I've got this huge happy grin on my face, cause this is the first time since 1994 that I get to watch one of these and do NOT see a Newt, a Denny, or a Dick sitting up there behind the president.




How sweet it is. And how very very far overdue!

POLT Listening to Obama

In that moment of utter surrender to adulation, to desiring perfect, vicarious, romantic deification, I understood what it is to be a gay man. It's all about intensity. - X, Boy Culture

You and me, remembering how it use to be...

This afternoon, I attended the memorial service for my friend AJ. Much to my surprise, they had an open casket. He looked really good, considered the way he looked in the hospital last week, but he still didn't look like himself.

AJ had been staying with these guys Bob and Don. They were there and I sat with them, as I knew very little of the family or the people there for them. And they said I should come back to the house afterwards, which I did.

I wasn't sure if I'd be able to be in the house where he shot himself. But I made it in okay. And then I asked where he did it, and they showed me the living room where it was done. I felt a little physically ill at first, but as I stood there, I just a said a short little prayer, and it went away.

I was there from roughly 3 until 7:30. We talked. We shared stories about AJ. We shared memories of him. We had a few drinks, and laughed and just WERE with each other. Comisserating. And I'm so glad we did it. I found out so many things I didn't know about AJ, so many funny tales. And I think I've found two new friends in Bob and Don.

I still miss AJ, but today, while starting sad, at least ended in a pleasant fashion. I'd like to think AJ was somewhere watching, and smiling and laughing along with us.

POLT Listening to Obama's address to Congress

I'd trust you with my life...if, ya know, I still had one. - Eugene, Torchwood

Part 150...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100 Oil: 39.91 (+1.94) gas: 1.89 (-)

I had a boyfriend who's nostrils flared like that when he lied. - Jack, Torchwood

TMI Tuesdays

1. What do find is the most exciting part of a new sexual encounter? The chase. Oh, the new sex is great (I hope) but the chase, getting the person to have sex, has always been quite a thrill for me.
2. Do you have "a most exciting part of a sexual encounter" with a usual partner? Hmmm, with a reoccuring partner, nah, it’s not the same, the chase I mean. With a regular partner, I suppose the sex itself would be the most exciting part.
3. How open and honest are you about your life with someone you just met? Depends on how comfortable I feel with them. But usually, I wear my heart, and my history, on my sleeve.
4. How open and honest are you about your life with someone you work with? Well, that’s another story. I mean, I’m over 40, haven’t had a girlfriend since I’ve worked there, and don’t talk about girls. I mean, the only way I could be more obvious was to have "I’m Queer" tattooed on my forehead in big bright letters. However, I don’t talk about my sex life with my co-workers. Mainly cause I don’t think they want to hear it. And some wouldn’t know how to deal with it either.
5. How open and honest are you about your life with a casual acquaintance who lives in your neighborhood (or the parent a your child's friend or...)? IF they’re a casual acquaintance, then I’ll probably discuss things related to however I know them (the nieghborhood if it’s a neighber, etc). I don’t go into great detail with casual acquaintances.
Bonus (as in optional): Define a "normal" as in "normal relationship" or "normal sex life". The best way I can answer both those questions is with two words: Not mine.

POLT

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea...

Ten days ago or so, before I got sick and other things happened, I was at the home of A Local Celebrity, Mr. David ParisPeking. I was there to *snicker* help celebrate his 30th birthday.

The TV was on and it was set to a seemingly endless loop of Spongebob Squarepants. Well, as I was entertaining the young ParisPekings, and as the TV was on, and as I had heard the themesong like 15 times already that day, I decided we should do a little show.

So I give you Polt And The Lil ParisPekings, with their rendition of "The Theme To Spongebob Squarepants".



Please ignore Ghostie sitting like a lump in the background and not participating.

POLT Listening to "Dancing Queen" by ABBA

"Have you ever eaten alien meat?" "Yeah." "What was it like?" "Well, he seemed to enjoy it." - Jack, Torchwood

It's time to play the game, time to play...

This past Saturday night, my buddy Ryan stopped by and we played some D&D.


Yes, in addition to being a comic book geek, and Star Trek geek, I am also a D&D geek. From way back. We started playing when I was in 8th grade (that would be roughly 1982, for those bad with subtraction). I think there were about 7 or 8 of us in the that first group. We played at my house, which is usually where everyone hung out when I was younger (no brothers or sisters to get in the way, Mama Polt making great snacks for us, and we had a largish room we could play in). God those were the days. I can remember fighting three red dragons at once...and winning. I can remember out cleric imploring his god for help and the god appeared in person and answered (to a 3rd level cleric)...ah, the folly of youth.

This was the first time I had played since October of 2007, and the first time I had run a game since like 2002. It's the first time Ryan had played since like 1998, when he was 15 (so yes, again, for those with trouble with subtraction, I was playing the game before Ryan was born. Get your giggles out now, ALMDPP, we'll wait).

It was actually quite a bit of fun, relaxing and it took my mind off of a lot of things. Immersing myself in a good book or a fun game of D&D is a sure-fire way to forget about your problems. The best part is, apparently, he had a good time too. He wants to play again. Now we just need to find a time when his wife will let him.

POLT Listening to "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel Oil: 37.97 (-1.83); Gas: 1.89 (-.02)

Council listens to local people on public toilets. - Newspaper headline

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 187)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week's theme: Sweaty Hot Shirtless Guys!











POLT Listening to "Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)" by New Order

You're twenty three with a shocking lack of facial hair, you sure you want to tell a grown woman how to drink her Scotch? - Lou, The West Wing

I am overblown, i'm also fed up with...

I have tried, people. Honestly I have. But it's almost 10:00, and so far on the Oscars, I've seen a bunch of stupidity, too many films and intros, waaaaay too much of Wolverine, and only one Oscar presented that anyone really cares about.

They were going to 'do things differently' this year to improve on last year's dismal ratings. This fiasco, my friends, ain't gonna do it.

You wanna get more people to watch? Make it a two hour show. Cut out all the fluff and filler, show the video of the people who died over the last year, present the 6 big ones (actress, actor, supporting of each, director and film) (cause those are the ones anyone really cares about anyway), and then send everyone there out to their parties and everyone on the East Coast to bed.

Who the hell CARES about Live Action Short and Cineamotography anyway? Who wants to listen to Jack Black rambling on in a tux? Who wants to see a dancing Wolvering in a tophat? At the Tony's maybe, but not the oscars.

Someone need to shoot this beast and put it out of it's misery. I was trying to hold on to watch if Heath got it, and how many, if any, Milk got, but really, this ain't worth it. I'm going it bed.

POLT Listening to the inanity that IS this year's Oscars

Coincidence, circumstance, or something bigger...

In 2007, the day a good friend of mine left for a Caribbean Cruise, that night my father died. This past Wednesday, AJ shoots himself and dies the next day, and Saturday, a good friend (but different) of mine left for a Caribbean Cruise.



No I don't think they are in any way related, but aren't coincidences really a kick in the balls sometimes?

POLT Listening to "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads

"Ah, sir, Marine One is waiting." "It's not going anywhere without me." - President Bartlet, The West Wing

Drive my mini-Cooper and I'm feeling Super-dooper (Part 40)...

Superman Sundays

This guy's big enough to be able to play Superman, although frankly, I'd just rather watch him pose in the Superman briefs.


POLT Listening to "Linus And Lucy" by Cyrus Chestnut

Then again, nobody ever threw a grappling hook at Einstein. - Dr. Impossible, Soon, I Will Be Invincible

Part 149...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Into The Ocean" by Blue October Oil: 39.80 (-); Gas: 1.91 (-.01)

It's what you would wear if you were killing somone. - NINAGARCIA, Project Runway 5