They say a man's home is his castle...

So, yep, it's official, I am now a home owner. All the paperwork was completed roughly 5:15 or so. I even got a check for $9 and some change because of overestimation of my closing costs.

My monthly mortgage payment will be roughly $685 a month. It's less than expected. In fact, the lady handling the settlement said that was less than what she pays in rent. Sweet.

Anyway, naturally, I have photos!

After signing the paperwork, and eating some supper, I went down to the house...and promptly started cheering.
Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone as to what the FIRST thing was that I moved in.


A tour: The front door/entry area, with the bookshelves on the left and the living room on the right.


The bookshelves, looking into the entry area from the living room. Seeing these built in babies are what cinched the deal for me.


A close up of the beautiful stained glass in the front window.


In the living room, looking into the dining room and the kitchen beyond.


In the dining room, the stairway going to the second floor.


Through the kitchen window, showing the small yard out back. I didn't want a large yard and was quite satisfied with this. Also, between the house and the yard is the offstreet parking area.


I wanted to get the shelves clean off so I could immediately start putting books on them, and so, I set to cleaning them.


And finally, this is me, on the front porch of my...own home.


Wow....it still doesn't seem real to say that. Guess it hasn't hit me yet.

POLT Listening to "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran

Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old. - Swift

With blue fingers in mittens, she smells like the cat...

I have never watched "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", but I've heard some great things about it. And now, I just saw this promo for it, and I'm STILL laughing my ass off over it. At the very end, I started crying I was laughing so hard.



This is sheer brillance. Now I'm thinking I really need to start watching this.

POLT Listening to "Fix You" by Coldplay

Drag is when a man everything a lesbian won't.

Well, kids, it's official: Uncle Polt is now a home owner.

Whooo-Hoooo!

Start the celebrations!

More to come....

POLT

Days go by, and still i think of you...

Yesterday was a pretty decent day. First of all, it was nice and cool, like only mid70's. And for August, that's quite cool and AWESOME (cause, ya know, I hate heat). And there was a breeze blowing which made it even cooler. And there was no sign of rain, it was blue skies and sunshine all day.

Mom and I went for the final walk through of the house with the realtor and were surprised to find some stuff not done. A call to the electrician revealed that she was coming back today, and will have everything done in time. We're going there at 3:00 for the Final final walkthrough.

After this, mom and I had Mexican, and then did some shopping, at Target, The Roomstore, Wal-Mart, and we didn't buy very much at all. WE returned home, I finished my laundry and then came home. I piddled around here, wanting to do some packing, but as happens so many time, didn't actually do any.

WE ate lunch late (like 2:00) so I wasn't hungry again until about 9:00. I decided I'd make myself eggs, toast and such, having breakfast for supper. But my bread was green. I mean, not just a small patch of mold, oh no, the whole bag was filled with greenness. Yeah, that went right into the trash.

The I decided I was just gonna take my book, go to Denny's order breakfast and eat it there. And so I did, having breakfast at 10:00pm. And on the way home, I decided to stop at Wal-Mart in Waynesboro and get a few more things before returning home.

And now today, it's cool again, which I love. Feels like late September/early October, not late August. And at 3:00, we're going for the, as I mentioned, Final final walkthrough. And then at 4:00, we go for settlement.

So, if all goes well, in like 5 hours or less, I should be a home owner.

God, I am scared shitless.

POLT Listening to "Chinese Blues" by Travis

"Do you have any medical conditions?" "Well, I've just been shot." - President Bartlet, The West Wing

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 214)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

A few weeks ago, my buddy FDot went to Ocean City NJ. Whilst there, not only did he buy me some salt water taffy, call me a few times and meet a potentially Olympic bobsledder who was also the nephew of the guy who draws The Family Circus, BUT, in addition, he took all kinds of photos of hot guys for me. Well, I don't know that he took them specifically FOR me, he may have taken them for himself and just shared them with me, but since I don't know for certain, we'll say they were for me. But anyway, what a great guy he is, and what a great gift! Short of bringing me one of the guys home for me, this is the best thing I could have asked for!

At ANY rate, I've picked out my top fifteen (I tried for ten, but couldn't narrow them down) favorite photos and am posting them here.
















POLT Listening to "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles

Consider carefully the wisdom of purchasing hygiene related, potentially life saving products, in the restrooms of truck stops and bowling alleys.

Let's get unconscious, honey (Part 172)...

Unconscious Mutterings

Each week, these come from http://subliminal.lunanina.com/

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

Spinning :: Round and round
Impasse :: Negotiations
Gravy :: Train
You are :: Not me
September :: October
Divulge :: Reveal
Training :: Camp
Crap! :: Shit!
Results :: Gym
Shutting down :: Factories

POLT Listening to "Cars" by Gary Newman

The cost of our miscalculation in the Middle East is soaring. Almost 800 American soldiers have died since the Iraq conflict began. Israeli-Palestinian violence is escalating. The United States has imposed economic sanctions on Syria. And the administration has not seen fit to publicly offer a statement of purpose, strategy, or dcotrine that our allies and enemies alike can understand to represent our interests in the Middle East and is consciously pursuing a policy of ambiguity. - Lou Dobbs, May 2004

Chile in a bowl with burgers and fries...

Today, after work, mom and I went to a new place to eat here in town. Its a restaurant called Waynesburger, which is pretty funny cause it's based in my town of Waynesboro. It features among it's items "Haute Dawgs". It's signs read "Famous since 2009". I think the sense of humor.

I also like the food. I got a beefburger, mom got the Waynesburger, which is a burger with Greek toppings, or so it says. And we shared fries. Was pretty damn good. The interior is quirky and fun as well. The only negative things I can think of to say is that parking is bascially nonexistant, although for us, it wasn't an issue as we just walked. But if you're reading this, and able to get to downtown Waynesboro, I'd suggesting stopping by to try it.

Also, while we were eating, she asked me, "So what's the first thing you're gonna do once you get the keys to the new house?" I said I was going to go there and roll around on the floor, slide down the stairs on my ass, jump around, that sorta stuff. We both laughed.

It was a good evening.

POLT Listening to "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by The Information Society

Canadians are peace keepers, not peace makers. We don't broker deals. Nor do we bomb our enemies into submission because (a) we can't and (b) we have no enemies that need to be bombed. - Will Ferguson

Home alone my movie night, it used to be...

Last night, I went to the home of A Local Celebrity, Mr. David ParisPeking. I went for two reasons: 1) to enjoy the company of him and his family while sharing food, good times and a movie, and 2) to store my Tub O'Porn in his garage.


THIS is the Tub O'Porn, and to give you an idea of perspective, that's my size 12 sneaker sitting next to it. And it's filled to the top. And remember, I gave away four large garbage bags of porn that I no longer wanted to a friend!

Anyway, once there, we ate pizza and wings, played with the girls, and watched "Walk The Line" on DVD. And nearly the entire time watching the movie, I had Missy, the dog, sitting on my lap, sleeping. And of course, I have some photos:


This is baby Jacky, and as she's doing here, all she seemed to do all night was laugh. I mean, eye twinkling, open mouthed, dimple faced, deep laughing. It was hilarious.




These are photos of Missy: looking at me, her head resting in my hand, and flat out sleeping deeply.


And these are my friends Ghostie, ALCMDPP and Mrs. ALCMDPP, all enjoying the movie...even though they looking at all things other than the tv.

Still, a good time was had by all.

POLT Listening to "Thieves Like Us" by New Order

Boys might be bad sex, but they tend to indefatigable. - Paul Reidinger, The City Kid

Haiku

No longer I feel like

I've lost an arm or a leg.

Laptop is working.

POLT Listening to "Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses

The best part of working at the Home Depot is when you pee yourself a little, the apron almost always covers it. - Ben Gregory

Oh no summon up the legions, to do our deeds...

I realize the Palace has been overstocked with stress-inducing posts about the house/computer issues at lot recently. So, to take things in a totally different direction, I'll post about something I haven't posted about in some time: comic books. (therefore, if you're not a comic book geek like me...and really, who IS a comic book geek like me...then you may skip this post).

I'm going to list my 5 favorite members of the Legion Of Super Heroes.

(this photos is from the late 70's-early 80's team. This is the team as it was when I started reading and collecting them)

1) Ultra Boy


He was always my favorite. I like him cause he had all the power of Superman (flight, super-strength, invulnerability, super-speed, penetra-vision), BUT he could only use them one at a time. Gimmicky, I know. But as an early teenager, I just thought it was SO cool. And becuase of that, he was always my favorite.

2) Phantom Girl


She can pass through solid objects. Which I think is a pretty neat power, always have. And she was around some 15 years or so before Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat appeared. Hell, she was around almost 18 months before the first issue of Uncanny X-Men was even in print! And coincidentally, she was also the longtime girlfriend of Ultra Boy. I thought they made an awesome couple.

3) Tellus


He's a later addition to the team. He's telepathic and teleknetic, and I am a sucker for mental powers. But also, as his picture obviously demonstrates, he's also non-humanoid. He's from a world methane breathing fish-like people. But, not only did I like his powers and appearance, but he totally had no clue about human society and culture, and was at a loss sometimes for the things we do. Which I can identify with, cause I've always wondered why people made fun of grown men who collected comic books.

4) Dawnstar


She can survive in space without a spacesuit, can fly at interstellar speeds and has an innate, incredible tracking ability. And while all that's interesting, I'm not gonna kid you, the main reason I liked her is the wings. I LOVE people with large, white, fluffy angelic wings. Always have. And so that's what first made her a favorite of mine.


5) Gates


He's a teleporter, which, surprisingly, the Legion never had until somewhat recently in their history. He's insectisoid and the non-humanoidness appeals to me. But he's also from a hierarchical world, but like a hive of insects. So they're all about the community as a whole, and the individual is not important to their culture. Therefore, he's always grumbling about the capitolist individualist cultures, which is kinda funny. I mean, cmon, who can't find humor in a cantankerous, Coummunist, alien insectisoid?

So, even thought you didn't ask for it, and probably care not a whit about it, there is a list of my top 5 favorite Legionnaires!

POLT Listening to "No Distance Left To Run" by Blur

Avert your eyes! That's a parent's undergarment! - Ted, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy

Outside of town, had no gasoline, i should have fixed that thing...

Well it's me. Typing to you from my apartment, from my laptop. YAY!

Thanks for StratCat45, my co-worker, the goddess of computer tech, she told me what it could be and low and behold it was. I had turned off the wireless card in the laptop. And when I got home, I looked where she told me, and there it was. I turned it on and here I am online.


Technology is great...when it works. Smart friends are even greater when its not.

POLT Listening to the final episode of Torchwood, Season 2

Are the morons getting louder or just dumber? - Mayor Quimby, The Simpsons

I think (or rather I hope and pray) I inadvertantly, yet stupidly, turned off the laptop's wireless card last night. I am going to attempt to rectify this when I get home from work. However, should you hear nothing from me for the rest of the night, either on here, Yahoo, Facebook or any number of various and sundry porn sites, just remember it may be the laptop.

It's not like a stack of book filled boxes fell on me, or I inhaled too much of the dust I stirred up in packing and had an allergic reaction causing my throat to swell to seven times it's usual size and I'm now in the hospital hooked up to breathing tubes, or a Weevil got sucked through the rift and deposited in my bathtub and took out it's unhappiness on me.

No, nothing like that. If I don't post anytime soon, I'm probably sitting in front of my laptop, crying at the blank screen and cursing every single computer manufacturer and inventor I can think of.

POLT

Undress me, will I look like a fool (Parts 175 &176)...

Well kids, Uncle Polt's back from the brink. With some help from my buddy Truthspew and a bit of experiemtation with my laptop, I'm back with HNT this week.


In fact, since I missed it last week, I'll post TWO this week.

1) I've been doing some packing to get ready for the move. I cleaned out one section of the house (well part of one room actually) and now have boxes filled with that stuff piled in the dining room. But afterwards, I got a photo of me sweeping up the floor, cause otherwise I knew no one would believe me when I said I did!


and 2) Today I had to go for my quarterly bloodwork. Won't have the results until later this week, although I'm fairly certain the doc won't be thrilled with the results as I've pretty much plateaued in my weight loss since the last time I had bloodwork done. At any rate, they don't use bandaids to cover the injection site anymore. They keep the gause and wrap this thin, colorful ace bandage like stuff around the arm.


I like it, cause as I have pretty freaking hairy arms, yanking a bandaid off can be painful. (and yes, I AM a wuss when it comes to pain, thanks for noticing) There's no pain in the removal of this stuff.

To see what others posted this week go HERE.

POLT Listening to "The Shock Of The Lightning" by Oasis

You've been watching MTV, the cool brainwashing 12 year old and younger channel that hides behind a slick image. - MTV announcer, South Park

Friends, how many of us have them?, friends, ones we can depend...

I always knew I had some of THE coolest friends in all of the Interwebs. But that point was driven home to me once more recently. Firstly, as I mentioned before, my cool Lucky Town buddy Virginia sent me some of her art. And since, thanks to another cool buddy, Truthspew, I figured out how to do some photos stuff and get the photos off my camera, I give you a photo of the art she sent:



Since she said this in a comment, I'm reprinting it here: if YOU want some of her free art, just send a self address stamped envelope to her: Virginia Rose Kane, 108 W. 4th #1 Frederick MD 21701. I used a larger than letter sized envelope, maybe you want to also? And let me know what you get from her!

In addition to all this, my buddy FDot was in Ocean City NJ a week or so ago. He took photos of hit guys on the beach FOR ME! How sweet is that. And today, the CD containing the photos arrived. You'll be seeing some of them soon. In addition, he included a box of salt water taffy! And, best of all, he included THIS, which looks like a REAL parking sign!


How COOL! As he said he's sure I can find some suitable place around the new house for this. And I'm positive I will!

Some of the best friends a man can have, he can find online.

POLT Listening to "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead

"AMC has a Joan Crawford festival all week." "No one is THAT gay!" - Debbie, Queer As Folk

The Lion sleeps tonight.

Ted Kennedy
1932 - 2009

POLT

My day, Wednesday 25, 2009 (updated periodically throughout the day):

7:35am: Bloodwork went fine, just a little prick (and though I'm tempted to make some comment about preferring big pricks, I shall refrain).
8:15am: Breakfast at Denny's is delish.
8:30am: Arrived at work a half hour earlier than expected.
9:03am: Discovered that my poem was posted on Puntabulous. I blushed and smiled.
10:03am: Called insurance company, they had no paperwork from the electrician.
10:05 am: Called relator and left message that there was no paperwork at insruance company.
10:10am: Realtor called back. Told me she was at a listing, but when she left the office there was nothing there. Said she had just gotten off the phone with someone in her office, and the paperwork was there. Someone in her office was going to fax it to insurance company, and then she'd call them to make sure they got it when she got back in the office.
10:20am: Got call from insurance company that they had recieved paperwork and that it was sufficient for what they needed.
10:22am: Released a HUGE sigh of relief. Smiling like a fool now that THAT is over.

2:30pm: Left work
2:50pm: Got my weekly supply of comic books.
3:00pm: Picked up my prescriptions
3:24pm: Arrived at the insurance company, got the home insurance.
3:38pm: Arrived home, relieved that it all went well.

To be continued....

POLT

The pull is in my muscle, the ache is in my bones...

Last night, I did some packing/cleaning of the hallway that leads to the balcony. In doing so, I ended up with 8 trash bags filled with stuff, mainly magazines. While I did find another stash of pornos, they were in no way close to the majority. I threw away quite a few Rolling Stones, Spins, Outs, Advocates, Instincts, Genres, and even a few National Geographics. I later found a box full of older Nat. Geo.'s. I decided to try to sell the box at mom's upcoming yard sale (whenever that may be).

Still, tomorrow morning is trash day, so this afternoon, when I got home from work, I took them all out. 8 heavy trash bags filled with magazines (it's amazing how few magazines it takes to make a trash bag almost too heavy to carry), and the box of Nat. Geo.'s, down two flights of stairs, out the front door, down three steps, along a short walkway, to about 7 more steps, and then the sidewalk. It took me 6 trips in total to get them all down, including the desk chair I carried down to try to sell as well.

My GOD am I beat! My arms and shoulders are a bit sore, my legs can barely pull me up off of the sofa. And this is before I've slept for several hours and allowed them to stiffen up on me! Crimeny, tomorrow morning is gonna suck.

I've come to the conclusion that moving is the province of the young.

POLT Listening to "Whip It" by Devo

You're a creature of the night, Michael...wait until Mom hears about this! - Sam Emerson, The Lost Boys

Share my innermost thoughts, know my intimate details...

Oh God how I hate details!

Bear with me, I may have already covered this. Before my lender will give me the money, I need to have insurance on the house 5 days beforehand, which is tomorrow. Before the insurance company will give me insurance, there is electrical work that needs to be done. I had assumed that was being done, which it really wasnt.

SO...today, I had to call my realtor, my insurance company, and the lender. I have it set up as follows: the electrician will get the essential work done tonight. She will then, on letterhead, write some letter stating that the necessary work has been done. Tomorrow morning, the electrician will get the letter to my realtor to get to my insurer, or the electrician will get it to them herelf, first thing in the morning. The insurer will get what paperwork done they need and then I'll leave work early getting there about 3:30. After the insurer gets some information from me, they will then, before the end of business tomorrow, send a declaration to my lender that I've got insurance. First thing Thursday, the lender will send the paperwork off to whomever they need to, and then when they get the paperwork back, they'll let me know the exact amount of money I need to bring to settlement on Monday.

PHEW

It doesn't leave much room for error does it? I mean everything has to happen, and most of it gots to happen on time or the whole thing falls apart.

I set this whole thing up myself this afternoon and got a nice headache because of it. But at least I now know what's going on, and I feel I've got some control over it, which I didn't have before. And the unknown, the feeling of just sitting here waiting, was what contributed to a lot of my stress. A headache I can deal with, but stress...ugh.

And on top of everything else, tomorrow, I have to get bloodwork done, and I have to fast tonight, nothing else to eat for this evening. Tomorrow first thing, I get the bloodwork, and then a good meal at a restaurant before I go in.

Man, if everything falls into place, it's gonna be a miracle, I swear!

POLT Listening to "All The Way To Reno" by R.E.M.

You look beautiful. Like hell. Like beautiful hell! - Pablo, Metrosexuality

An utterance, information, don't mince words (Part 151)...

TMI Tuesday

1. Do you have "your" side of the bed? Which side? When you’re at the foot of the bed, looking towards it’s head, I sleep on the left side. The only reason I do so is it’s the side closest to the bathroom.
2. How old is your pillow and what condition is it in? Well, I’ve actually got 8 pillows on my bed. None of them are older then 7 years, and, well frankly, I probably should replace a few of them.
3. What is your favorite position to sleep in? On my right side, with a pillow between my knees.
4. How often do you change your sheets? Whenever they need it? Once a month or so, more often when it’s hot and I sweat a lot.
5. What helps you fall asleep when insomnia strikes? I don’t really get insomnia too bad, so I don’t have a remedy to combat it.
6. Does sex make you sleepy or energized? Sleepy. I was dating this guy, and we’d frequently spend the night his house (cause he had a sweet king sized bed). Well, one night, I was pretty wound up and he had to work the next day. I mean, I just kept talking and laughing and shit, while he was trying to sleep. So finally, he throws the covers off, jumps between my legs and practically yells at me “I NEED to get to sleep, so I’m gonna give you head! You know you’ll fall asleep right after.” I laughed at him, like no way would I do so, but I wasn’t gonna stop him. And he did. And it was good. And then, despite myself, I fell asleep. Man, did he tease me about that for a long time aftewards.
7. What is the minimum amount of sleep that you need to be functional the next day. For me to be fully rested and ready to go, I generally need about 10 hours, but I can get by on 7, or even 6 if there’s a nap in the afternoon.
Bonus (as in optional):Describe your most vivid dream. I don’t really remember my dreams. I can recall a few snippets of a dream now and again, but I really don’t recall them.

POLT

Bits-N-Pieces

Today, I got a lovely piece of homemade art from one equally lovely Virginia! She had this thing on her blog where if you sent her a self addressed stamped envelope, she'd mail you a piece of art. (How bad did I feel that I didn't put enough postage on, and it cost her an additional 90 cents to sent to me?) I took a nifty picture of it, and if I could just figure out how to get photos from camera onto my laptop, I'd show it to you. However, since I can't, I'll just have to wait until I get a desktop, get it uploaded there, and then I can show it to you.
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How does one person gather so much shit in 12 years? See the problems not just that I have so much shit, the problem is, I have no place to store the boxes-filled-with-shit once I get them all packed with shit. I've got a stack of role playing game book filled milkboxes sitting in the dining room. I've got tubs and boxes full of CD, video tapes, and DVDs in the the living room, leaving just one small path to the TV. I've got three garbage bags full of magazines I'm throwing out sitting in the hallway outside me door. I'm glad my friend came last night and picked up the four garbage bags full of pornos, that made things easier. And I've got three boxes of books and magazines I'm keeping the hallway that leads to the balcony.

I think the immesity of this moving project is just now revealing itself to me.
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I do not watch Network TV, but that doesn't mean I don't watch TV. This weekend, I watched programs on the French Revolution, on The Tet Offensive, on a set of blind and deaf triplet girls, on other planets that may be earth-like in outer space, on traveling to Greece, and even a little bit of UFC fighting. But no network TV to be found. Thank the TV gods for The History Channel, History International, The National Geographic Channel, and other good cable channels.
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I've gradually gotten used to using my laptop, but I still prefer a desktop. I prefer having my list of quotes, notebook of notes, and date book to track visits all right handy, as well as a pen and marker to use as well. Usually, they're on the top of my desk right before my monitor. Now, that I'm laptopping (?) on the sofa, I have to keep reaching to the coffee table. *SIGH* the trials and tribulations we all must go through.
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And just so I can prove that I'm rebuilding my photos library, I give you four cute guys in their boxers.


POLT Listening to "Psycho-Killer" by The Talking Heads

You fucking chunky pumpkin head! - Amy Blue, Nowhere

I called the realtor again today, and the electrician told her all the work would be done by Friday. Which, since my lender says I need the insurance by Wednesday, really does me no good at all. My realtor said the electrician told her there was more work there than she expected, which again means nothing to me if it's not done on time. My realtor said she's talked to the insurance agent, who said something in writing from the electrian should be enough, he wouldn't have to go back and look at it again. I don't know about all that, but whatever.

So, I'm waiting for the realtor to call me back after she talks to the electrician again. Yeah, we'll see what happens there. I told her either this work has to be done so I can get insurance Wednesday, or we'll just have to postpone the settlement. I don't care which way she wants to go, but it has to be one or the other. The realtor said she'd get back to me today.

Hopefully THIS is the other show I've been stressing about. This can possibly be handled in time. I don't want something ELSE to be the other show (the third shoe) showing up like Friday late afternoon or Monday morning.

POLT Listening to "She-Bop" by Cyndi Lauper

Yearning is wanting something so badly, like, it hurts. - Justin, Queer As Folk

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 213)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

Yeah, I know I lost my photos in my desktop, but really, how difficult is it to find a hot shirtless guy photo on The Interwebs? There just won't be a theme or 10 photos anymore. There will just be one photo each Monday for a little bit.


POLT Listening to some TV show about the universe

Winding up with no one, is a lot less fun, than a burn from the sun, or sand in your buns. - Spongebob Squarepants

Talked to my realtor. I asked if the electrical work was done. I was concerned because we go to settlement next Monday, and per my lender, I have to have the insurance 5 days prior to settlement: this Wednesday or perhaps Thursday. And I can't GET the insurance until the agent returns and looks to make sure all the electrical work is finished...which he can't do until the electrical work is, well, finished. Hence my call today.

Her response: I don't know. She'll have to call the electrician Monday. She didn't know!?!?! WTF??? See, I really didn't need this. I mean, I was expecting her to take care of everything and it seems to me, she's taken care of nothing! Or at least not kept up on things. I mean, I myself would have called the electrician last week if I knew she wasn't going to do so.

*SIGH* Yeah, I'm sure everything will work out...I'm sure I'm worrying for nothing. I just wish I didn't have to worry about this at all...like I need the additional stress.

POLT

Let's get unconscious, honey (Part 171)...

Unconscious Mutterings

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

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

Disguised :: Costume
Big wheel :: Toy
Irritating :: Rash
Care :: Hospital
Grandpa :: Grandma
Shooting :: Rifle
Sunglasses :: Shades
Stampede :: Horses
Painstakingly :: Thorough
Terrible position :: Being last in a team of flatulent snowdogs

POLT Listening to "Almost Forgot Myself" by The Doves

Who dressed you and why do they hate you so much? - Charlene's Coat, Dinosaurs

Just how many people supporting the health care reform have we seen at Republican Congressmen's townhalls standing up, shouting down people, calling people liars, chanting so people can't be heard and generally just acting like un-civil, no-manners, rude, crass bullies?

None.

POLT Listening to "Out Of Nothing" by Embrace

When I first saw them, I thought they were erribly straight...terminally straight. - Steven, Straight Plan For The Gay Man

seven whole days, seven whole nights, i can't take it...

Last week one night, I was watching part of the movie Se7en. The next day, I looked around the Internet for reviews, just to see what people thought of it. I discovered that there's a graphic novel called Se7en, but it deals with each of the victims before the killings. It deals with the things we didn't see on screen. And each of the seven chapters is done by a different creative team, so they're not alike.

I immediately ordered it.

And today, it arrived! I skimmed through it, although I didn't read it, and it looks awesome! I'm probably gonna read all of it tonight in one sitting. I'm hoping I get that absorbed in it. I'll be certain to review it here later.



POLT Listening to "In My Place" by Coldplay

"What size does this come in?" "Twink, stud and bear." - Emmett, Queer As Folk

Feel the muscle when i hustle in the bedsheets...

Finally took down the old poll, and put up a new one. The question was suggested by a friend of mine we'll just call..well I'm not sure if she'd want me to use her name, so let's call her Miss Terious. I thought the question was unusual and totally off the wall, and that's also exactly why I like her so much.

SO give me your answer. Or rather, give her your answer, as she wants to see the responses!

POLT Listening to "D'You Know What I Mean?" By Oasis

"What in the horror of Babylon Hell are you two wearing?" "Your clothes. From your wardrobe." "You look fabulous." - Max, Metrosexuality

With a change in the weather, weekend, we can work...

Today, I get to work, it's 85 degrees, hot, humid and feels like I'm walking through a sponge. 11:00 I call out to a local sub shop and place and order for lunch, and when I leave to get it, it's raining fiercely, like a shower. In fact, when I get back in my car after getting the food, water is dripping off my head as if I just got out of the shower. When I leave work, it's sunny, hot even more humid than when I got to work, and 91 degrees.

I HATE summer.

POLT Listening to Countdown with Keith Olbermann Oil 73.83 (+3.83);Gas: 2.58 (-.02)

Well I figure, if you take a state policeman, shoot up his car, take his gun and lock him in the trunk, it's best to just get on out of that state, if you can. - Louise, Thelma & Louise

Whelp, no HNT for me this week….

Hmm, ya know, I wonder what I’m gonna do with all the free time I’m gonna have since I’m not going to be spending hours online downloading porn? Whatever shall I do? Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise and I can get some serious packing done!

I’m rather sanguine over this whole computer thing now. I mean, I still have access to the Internet through my laptop, I still have access to the Palace, and my Yahoo, and Facebook accounts, and thanks to Flickr, I have access to a lot of the photos I had on there (although I didn’t move as many as I should have to Flickr…grrr…)

I am sad that I don’t have access to all those funny, sexy, thought provoking photos I had that I was gonna use to make posts on the Palace. I mean, I don’t miss the porn photos themselves, cause the Internet’s chock full of porn, but I miss that I won’t have them handy to post and comment about.

And actually, that’s possibly a good thing too. The blog was getting to be more a chore than a hobby. I was feeling some days like I HAD to get a photo post up, whether it was a weekly feature or the daily shirtless post or what have you. So it’ll be nice to have somewhat of a break from all that.

I do plan on getting another desktop, an inexpensive one. I’m old fashioned, I suppose, but I just don’t fell as comfortable with a laptop. Oh, it was great to have on the Toronto trip, and I’m DAMN glad I have it NOW, don’t get me wrong. But by an large, I just can’t seem to get adapted to it. Go figure.
And I plan on getting something I’d been talking about for years: and external harddrive. If I had purchased one, insread of just talking about it, then, all those important photos, and documents and iTunes files would be saved on there, and I wouldn’t have to worry about getting off this one with the defective disk, now would I? *SIGH* Guess I have to learn my lessons the hard way.

And I want to get them relatively soon, cause I’m pretty sure once I’m paying a mortgage, I’m not gonna have extra cash laying around to buy them then. I knew something would go wrong once I bought the house (which admittedly I haven’t done yet), and I hope this is it. I mean I was thinking like the water heater would blow up or the transmission would fall out of my car or something like that. But the computer going tits up is not as big a deal as that stuff, ya know?

Man, now I gotta think of some REAL topics to blog about again….

POLT

Posting on the Palace is liable to be a bit different for a little bit. Last night, my desktop decided to go on the fritz. Well, I kinda helped nudge it in that direction…it was stuck, taking way too long to do something, which it’s been doing a lot of lately. And so, as I’ve done lately, I just turned it off without shutting it down. I know, I know, mistake.

When I went to restart it, I ended up with this message telling me Windows didn’t start properly (and sorry for the inconvenience) but I could try restarting it normally, which I did, and got right back to the same screen. Or I could try to restart it with the last good settings (or something), which I did, and got right back to the same screen. I noticed a countdown at the bottom of the screen and let that run out, which started the computer over, and got me right back to the same screen. There was an option for safe mode, and I tried that one, but ended up back in the same screen.

So apparently, I’m not able to access Windows at all. Yeah, that’s how I felt too.

I still have my laptop (which I’ve not used in months), so I can still access the internet and post and stuff. But all my photos for Shirtlessness du jour, Monday’s Hot Shirtless Guy Photos, Frenching Fridays, and so forth are all on my desktop. Hence, the difference in posting, until I get this fixed.

So I’ll still be posting, but it’ll be a lot less picturesque until I can get whatever’s wrong with it fixed. *SIGH* I’m not going through withdrawl or anything, but it IS mighty frustrating!

POLT

She comes in colors everywhere, she combs her hair...

We all know I love nearly anything purplish (eggplant being the exception. Is IT a pretty shade of purple, but pretty disgusting tasting. But I digress…), but some of you may be wondering what are my opinions of other colors. And some of you may NOT be wondering that, but as this is my blog and not yours, I’m gonna tell you anyways.

Blue: I like blue. Blue to me is Grover and the Cookie Monster. It’s clear skies. It’s a calm ocean. It’s half of purple. It can be someone’s deeply colored eyes. And since the mid-80’s, every four years, it’s stood for the Democratic party in maps of the USA during the Presidential election. Now I know ‘being blue’ can mean you’re feeling down or depressed, but since I rarely feel down or depressed, it doesn’t mean that to me. Blue is perhaps my second favorite color to purple.

Yellow: Yellow makes me think of bananas, which considering their shape, I surprisingly do not like. And of the sun, which means heat to me, and I HATE heat, and sunburns which I hate even more. It does stand for Big Bird, but that’s not enough to save it. Yellow is not a favorite color of mine.

Green: Green means lettuce, which is tolerable, and other green leafy veggies, which I do not like, and thusly not tolerable. Plus, it makes me think of grass, which I’m allergic to. And Oscar The Grouch, not a pleasant muppet. And if you’re green, that means you’re envious, not a good emotion to be. It does stand for the Irish and St. Patrick’s Day, but as I’m German, and have never tasted green beer, nor ever gotten drunk on St. Pattie’s, that’s kind of a moot argument for me. But it also means money, which is a good, good thing. Still, weighing both sides, I gotta say I’m rather ambivalent about green, although I tend towards the not liking side.

Orange: Orange stands for…well, oranges, which are kinda tasty. And it makes me think of Ernie from Sesame Street , who is pretty funny, what with the rubber duckie song and all. But orange isn’t even important enough to warrant a character in Clue! And it’s unrhymable, which purple is as well. But I can forgive that in purple since it's so awesome, but not in orange because it's not awesome. While tasty, it is not a favorite of mine.

Red: Red is the color of Republicans and it's the color of blood, both of which make me nauseous. It's Elmo who, if we're all honest, is a bit irritating. And when you get a rash, its always itchy and red. And if you're seeing red, then you're very angry! However, red is the color of apples, cherries and strawberries. Still, despite my love of the red fruits, I just can't get behind wrathful red.

Brown: Brown is the color of poop. ‘Nuff said.

Black: Black is the color of night, which is spooky. And it’s the color of tar, which is stinky and sticky. And it’s the color those irritating, yet sometimes cute, Goth and Emo kids wear. But black IS slimming when worn. Also, there’s the comic book heroes of Black Canary, and Black Lightning, & Black Widow, and Black Knight, which were in the Justice League of America and the Avengers, two of my favorite comic books ever. So, in spite of the potential scariness, I’m saying I like black.

White: White stands for virginial, purity, innocence...of which I am the diametric opposite. But it also stands for snow, which I do love. However, all in all, it just seems a bit drab to me. And I can't think of a single cool comic book character with white in it's name, excpet for the White Witch from the Legion Of Super-Heroes, and she's recently become the Black Witch after absorbing Mordru's magic (don't ask), so she doesn't even count anymore. So it's an okay color, I mean it's no yellow or brown, but it's not a great color either. And well, the fact that white is actually the absence of any color may have something to do with it too.

Chartreuse(???): I have NO idea what the hell color this is. I'm just glad I could spell it correctly.

So, what are your favorite colors, and why?

POLT Listening to "Not For All The Love In The World" by The Thrills

We're all born naked. All the rest is drag. - RuPaul

Part 301...

Shirtlessness du jour

POLT Listening to "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve Oil: 70.26 (+3.44); Gas: 2.60 (-)

"Was that the first time someone sang the Star Spangled Banner into your ass?" "No." - Ceth, Shortbus

An utterance, infomation, don't mince words (Part

TMI Tuesdays

1. What is the longest you have been in a monogamous sexual relationship? [For the purpose of this question monogamous is defined as no sexual partners that your significant other does (did) not know about.] Hmm, well to be totally honest, I’m not sure I’ve ever been in a totally monogamous relationship.
2. If your current relationship would fail, do you have a back-up for physical or emotional comfort? I’m not in a current relationship, but I imagine my ‘back-up’ plan would be similar to what I’m doing now: Fuckbuddies for the physical, and a wide circle of loving friends and family for the emotional.
3. Can you be "just friends" with someone when there is an unrequited sexual attraction? I am proof that you can. There have been several guys that I’ve had major crushes on, but they were straight and uninterested, so we just remained friends. In fact, right now, my friend Corey fits right into that category
4. In a assumed monogamous sexual relationship have you ever cheated, been cheated upon or been a knowing third party to the infidelity? [For the purpose of this question monogamous is defined as no sexual partners that a significant other does (did) not know about.] Well, referring back to question 1, I have done some cheating. And after a relationship ended, I found out I was cheated upon. And yeah, I’ve been ‘the other woman’ more than once.
5. Historically, what has caused the most arguments in your relationships? Honestly, in the relationships I’ve had, there’s not been many arguments. I guess the ones that there have been dealt with little peccadilloes we each had that eventually got on the others’ nerves.
Bonus (as in optional):What do you want from a partner in a long term relationship? I’m not even sure I want a long term relationship. But if I’m in one, I need someone who’s NOT needy, who gives me my own time when I want it; who’s not possessive; who excites me sexually; but above all, I want someone who’s FUN!

POLT

No one there to turn to, now your options' running thin...

I read in today's paper that Obama says the public option is negotiable, or not a necessity, or something like that.

And to that, I say...oh, HELL no!

The public option is what is NEEDED. Without it, it isn't true health care reform. Without it, we'll be stuck with just private insurance only. Oh, they'll be some more new restrictions, like not denying for preexisting conditions, and stuff that that. And that's important, yes. But without a public option, this 'reform' bill is a fraud.

We need the public option to bring the costs of private insurance under control. I mean, you think private insurance companies are gonna lower their prices out of the goodness of their hearts? NO! They'll only lower their prices under competition...which is after all, what capitolism is all about, right? but there's no true competition among the big insurance companies. If there WAS, prices would be going down, not up. Or at least increases at smaller rates than they are.

Mind you, I've got pretty damn good health insurance through my work. So I myself won't be choosing the public option. But I want it there, in case I get fired, or laid off, or what have you. There needs to be a public option for people in those circumstances. Or for people who's work grossly under-insures them. And the public option is the only things that's gonna be affordable for these people.

I am still a bit annoyed with Obama over his lack of any substantive work on improving gay rights. Hhe could stop Dont Ask Dont Tell prosecutions with a stroke of his pen. He could be using the bully pulpit to get rid of the DOMA. But he isn't. And, as I've already expressed in an email to him, I won't be contributing any more of my gay dollars to his, or any other Democratic's campaign, until I see substantive change. But I still support most of what else he's doing.

However, should he allow the public option to be removed from this bill, then I will work as hard as I can to see the bill defeated. Health Insurance 'reform' that doesn't reform health insurance is something I want no part of. I won't allow the Democrats to permit the Republicans and the wingnuts to scare them into passing a bill with no teeth and then have the Democrats crow about their success at 'health reform' with no consequences. Nope, won't allow it. I'm firing off another email tonight saying basically the same thing. And come 2010, and possibly even 2012 (we'll have to see what happens between now and then), I will not be supporting them with my money, or my vote. I will NOT vote for the homophobic Republicans, I'll just not vote for either.

And I've always hated people that said that. It always seemed to me people who said that were shooting themselves in the foot. And perhaps I am. but if the Democrats aren't going to get Democratic things done, then why should I care who's in office? I mean, it's almost as if my choice has come down to Republicans or Republicans-Lite. And I don't like either of those choices.

IF there's a public option in the plan, then I can support the Democrats. If there's not, I'll withhold my support until I can vote for someone who believes in and will support true Democratic ideals.

I mean, we've got the House, the Senate AND the White House! there is no reason why this can't be done. If the Democrats won't do it now, then I'll wait for a Democrat with the backbone and strength of his convictions and princilpes who WILL get it done.

POLT Listening to "Mersey Paradise" by The Stone Roses Oil: 66.82 (-.65); Gas: 2.60 (-)

The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him. - Cher

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 212)...

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week's theme: Hot Shirtless Guy With Their Jeans Open.



































POLT Listening to "Every You Every Me" by Placebo

This situation is fucked! It's just so fucking fucked! - Craig, Bumping Heads