Our landlord has this guy come and mow our grass and shovel the offstreet parking out when it snows, etc, etc, etc. And while I'm never really happy to hear the mowers running, what with my allergies and all, and I'm not real impressed with the man himself, the cute, pooka-necklace wearing, tanned, nicely bicep-ed, stubbled cheeked college or high school guys he gets to help him mow the lawn in the summer is ALWAYS a treat! I can stare out my one window, watching them pass underneath, drool little puddles on the floor and making little marks on the window with my nose like my parents dog, with no one being the wiser.
Ahhhh, how sad my life is.
POLT = listening to "Beverly Hills" by Weezer
Straights don't have gaydar, thank Mary. But we certainly do. We calculatedly add up every clue from head to toe and come up with a pretty firm guess - and oh what a sweet reward it is when you've got him in the some unspeakable position on the bathroom floor and can finally inwardly smile, "I knew it!" - Michael Musto
Monday, June 19, 2006
Week 49...
Monday's Hot Shirtless Guy Photos
A slight element of kink in each photo this week...just for the helluva it.
POLT = listening to "Pump It" by the Black-Eyed Peas
The shit's already hit the fan, I'm just trying to contain the splatter. - Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn #27
A slight element of kink in each photo this week...just for the helluva it.
POLT = listening to "Pump It" by the Black-Eyed Peas
The shit's already hit the fan, I'm just trying to contain the splatter. - Harley Quinn, Harley Quinn #27
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Ridges in the land of the forgotten....
Oh....sweet MERCY!
There's more ridges in here than in a bag of Ruffles potato chips! And just like the potato chips, I wanna lick all the ridges..........
Oh okay, so the analogy may not be the best, but HOLY CHRIST look thier abs! I'm distracted by them, yeah, that's it....
POLT= listening to "Gold Digga" by Kanye West
Performing oral sex when suffering from nasal congestion could conceivably result in suffocation.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
To me, how gay the day...
Welcome, one and all, the an Uncle Polt original. Step right up and give it a try. It's...
Uncle Polt's 'How Gay Are YOU?' Quiz!!!
Test your knowledge of all things homosexual! Check to see how gay (or gay friendly) you truly are! Just get a pen and some paper, it's only 20 questions! The answers will be posted in the comments section and you can check yourself against the Gay Scale at the end! WOW! Have fun, and invite your friends, but don't give them any answers! No cheating! If you're all ready, let's go!
1) The Stonewall Inn Riots are said to be the beginning of the Gay Rights movement. What month and year did they occur?
2) When you hear the word 'Pride' which of the following comes to mind first?
a) lions
b) a parade
c) the seven deadly sins
d) a U2 song
3) Do you know who lost the Super Bowl in February of 2005?
4) Do you knwo what the following initials stand for?
a) A&F
b) B&D
c) D&G
d) DKNY
e) S&M
5) Name as many of the Fab 5 as you can.
6) Which TV shows featured each of these gay characters?
a) Buddy Cole
b) Jody Dallas
c) Ted Schmidt
d) Ricky Vasquez
e) Carrie Weaver
7) Who sand "It's Raining Men"?
8) What do the following people have in common? Lady Bunny, Hedda Lettuce, Coco Peru.
9) Which of the following does not belong and why? Bel Ami, Bengal, Colt, Falcon.
10) What is Amyl Nitrate?
11) What is the origin of the gay symbol, the pink triangle?
12) Name the 5 countries where, as of June 2006, gay marriage is legal.
13) What are the following people famous for?
a) Rudy Gulindo
b) Jay McCarroll
c) Amanda Bearse
d) Lukas Ridgeston
e) Jake Shears
14) What states are these gay getaways in?
a) The Castro
b) Fire Island
c) Key West
d) Provincetown
e) Rehobeth Beach
15) What ground breaking book, written by Patricia Warren in the early 1970's, is about a gay track star and his coach?
16) What do the following have in common? Genre, Instinct, Out, XY
17) Which of the following Real World members is NOT gay?
a) Norman - New York
b) Neil - London
c) Dan - Miami
d) Genesis - Boston
e) Danny - New Orleans
18) Who did you go to your senior prom with?
a) A person of the same sex you were dating
b) A person of the opposite sex you were dating
c) An opposite sex friend
d) A group of friends
e) Stag
f) Didn't go to my senior prom
19) In what year did the American Pyschological Association declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder?
a) 1968
b) 1973
c) 1978
d) 1983
e) 1988
20 ) What's the next line of this ancient gay proverb?
Yeah, you make me bold,
Oh, your love thawed out,
Yeah, your love thawed out,
What was scared and cold.
Check the comments for the answers, total them up, and then check below for the scoring.
I'm using the Gay Alert Level as my scale. This nifty lil bit o'homoism was devised by and first posted by Dale at http://dcgaysofourlives.blogspot.com. I LOVE that site, it makes me laugh so hard sometimes i cry. So, with proper credit given, I present your scores!
Gay Level Alert (and scoring for Uncle Polt's 'How Gay Are YOU?' Quiz)
49 pts or less - Brown: no gayness at all, frat boys and beer
50-59 pts - Green: someone experimented once, that was it
60-69 pts - Purple: Gays and straights side by side
70-79 pts - Pink: Gay but not crazy gay
80-89 pts - Fuschia: a little more fabulous than Pink
90-99 pts - Glitter: waaay more fabulous, *insert britney remix*
100 pts - Rainbow: break out the pride banners and the disco ball!!!
If you take this, drop me a comment and let me know how you did!
POLT = listening to "Clocks" by Coldplay
Oh, you little bitch-troll from hell! - Patsy Stone, Absolutely Fabulous
Uncle Polt's 'How Gay Are YOU?' Quiz!!!
Test your knowledge of all things homosexual! Check to see how gay (or gay friendly) you truly are! Just get a pen and some paper, it's only 20 questions! The answers will be posted in the comments section and you can check yourself against the Gay Scale at the end! WOW! Have fun, and invite your friends, but don't give them any answers! No cheating! If you're all ready, let's go!
1) The Stonewall Inn Riots are said to be the beginning of the Gay Rights movement. What month and year did they occur?
2) When you hear the word 'Pride' which of the following comes to mind first?
a) lions
b) a parade
c) the seven deadly sins
d) a U2 song
3) Do you know who lost the Super Bowl in February of 2005?
4) Do you knwo what the following initials stand for?
a) A&F
b) B&D
c) D&G
d) DKNY
e) S&M
5) Name as many of the Fab 5 as you can.
6) Which TV shows featured each of these gay characters?
a) Buddy Cole
b) Jody Dallas
c) Ted Schmidt
d) Ricky Vasquez
e) Carrie Weaver
7) Who sand "It's Raining Men"?
8) What do the following people have in common? Lady Bunny, Hedda Lettuce, Coco Peru.
9) Which of the following does not belong and why? Bel Ami, Bengal, Colt, Falcon.
10) What is Amyl Nitrate?
11) What is the origin of the gay symbol, the pink triangle?
12) Name the 5 countries where, as of June 2006, gay marriage is legal.
13) What are the following people famous for?
a) Rudy Gulindo
b) Jay McCarroll
c) Amanda Bearse
d) Lukas Ridgeston
e) Jake Shears
14) What states are these gay getaways in?
a) The Castro
b) Fire Island
c) Key West
d) Provincetown
e) Rehobeth Beach
15) What ground breaking book, written by Patricia Warren in the early 1970's, is about a gay track star and his coach?
16) What do the following have in common? Genre, Instinct, Out, XY
17) Which of the following Real World members is NOT gay?
a) Norman - New York
b) Neil - London
c) Dan - Miami
d) Genesis - Boston
e) Danny - New Orleans
18) Who did you go to your senior prom with?
a) A person of the same sex you were dating
b) A person of the opposite sex you were dating
c) An opposite sex friend
d) A group of friends
e) Stag
f) Didn't go to my senior prom
19) In what year did the American Pyschological Association declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder?
a) 1968
b) 1973
c) 1978
d) 1983
e) 1988
20 ) What's the next line of this ancient gay proverb?
Yeah, you make me bold,
Oh, your love thawed out,
Yeah, your love thawed out,
What was scared and cold.
Check the comments for the answers, total them up, and then check below for the scoring.
I'm using the Gay Alert Level as my scale. This nifty lil bit o'homoism was devised by and first posted by Dale at http://dcgaysofourlives.blogspot.com. I LOVE that site, it makes me laugh so hard sometimes i cry. So, with proper credit given, I present your scores!
Gay Level Alert (and scoring for Uncle Polt's 'How Gay Are YOU?' Quiz)
49 pts or less - Brown: no gayness at all, frat boys and beer
50-59 pts - Green: someone experimented once, that was it
60-69 pts - Purple: Gays and straights side by side
70-79 pts - Pink: Gay but not crazy gay
80-89 pts - Fuschia: a little more fabulous than Pink
90-99 pts - Glitter: waaay more fabulous, *insert britney remix*
100 pts - Rainbow: break out the pride banners and the disco ball!!!
If you take this, drop me a comment and let me know how you did!
POLT = listening to "Clocks" by Coldplay
Oh, you little bitch-troll from hell! - Patsy Stone, Absolutely Fabulous
Everyone is gay, what else could I write...
A clear grasp of the obvious...
...no kiddin, ya think???
...no kiddin, ya think???
POLT = listening to "Where'd You Go" by Fort Minor
Never, NEVER apologize the morning after for what your hormones were telling you last night. - Arthur, The Coming Storm
It's like ten thousand spoons...
So, early today, it happened. My 10,000th visit!
Whoo-Hooo. See for yourself:
I hope you can read that. BUt it says at roughly 7:12 am, on Saturday June 17th, I had my 10,000th visits. Unfortunately, whoever it was, was here for 0 seconds. Because of several things there, I'm wondering, Amie, was this you?
At any rate, I appreciate ALL your visits! Whether this is your first time, or one of many visits, THANKS! It means a lot to me. And as a way of showing my thanks, I've got a treat for all of you. They are below!
Ten thousand pesos.
Ten thousand yen.
Ten thousand denar.
Ten thousand drams.
Ten thousand forint.
Ten thousand lira.
Ten thousand rials.
Ten thousand rubles.
And finally, 10,000 good old American dollars!
Again, thanks so much to each and every one of you! And I hope the next 10,000 are as enjoyable as the first 10,000!
POLT = listening to "More Human Than Human" by White Zombie
"Michael, are you gay?" "...in what sense?" - Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie
Friday, June 16, 2006
Absent from political authority...
Took at political test today, and this is the result:
ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS,
The political description that fits you best is...LIBERAL
LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal matters, but tend to support significant government control of the economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net"to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.
This IS me...and should come as no surprise to anyone. Here is where I fit on the graph:
ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS,
The political description that fits you best is...LIBERAL
LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal matters, but tend to support significant government control of the economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net"to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations, defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.
This IS me...and should come as no surprise to anyone. Here is where I fit on the graph:
Here's a description of the other options:
Right (Conservative)
Conservatives tend to favor economic freedom, but frequently support laws to restrict personal behavior that violates "traditionalvalues." They oppose excessive government control of business, while endorsing government action to defend morality and the traditional family structure. Conservatives usually support a strong military, oppose bureaucracy and high taxes, favor a free-market economy,
and endorse strong law enforcement.
Libertarian
Libertarians support maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. They advocate a much smaller government; onethat is limited to protecting individuals from coercion and violence.
Libertarians tend to embrace individual responsibility, oppose government bureaucracy and taxes, promote private charity, tolerate diverse lifestyles, support the free market, and defend civil liberties
Statist (Big Government)
Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the economy and individual behavior. They frequently doubt whether economic liberty and individual freedom are practical options in today's world. Statists tend to distrust the free market, support high taxes and centralized planning of the economy, oppose diverse lifestyles, and question the importance of civil liberties.
Centrist
Centrists espouse a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves onkeeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
Take the quiz yourself, if you wanna, it's right here. And let me know if you ended up being what you thought you were.
POLT = listening to "That's The Way (I Like It)" by KC & The Sunshine Band
The later it gets, the better they look.
Take me out to the ballgame...
This evening, I went to a Little League game.
I've been friends with Duff for about 19 years. He's got twin 9 year old sons. One of them, Sawyer, plays Little League. At the Super Bowl party, Sawyer asked me if I wanted to come watch one of his games. I told him I would and then promptly forgot about it. But while watching the Memorial Day Parade, I saw Sawyer walk by in his uniform with all his teammates, and that made me remember it. SO I called Duff, who's also one of his coaches, and found out when his games were, so tonight I went.
They lost, 16-3. Oh and it was a bad loss. I mean, just horrible. But most of the kids kept playing like they score was close. ANd Sawyer did get to score the last run of the game. I got to sit and talk with Duff's grandfather, who I got to know quite well back 19 years ago when Duff and I were inseperable. his family practically adopted me and made me one of them. And then I saw with Duff's ex-wife and her new boyfriend/husband, I don't know. Mel (the ex-wife) and I have always gotten along. She was much more accepting when i came out to them than Duff was at first. He's since come around and has no issues with it...or at least doesn't say anything about it. But Mel and I, she and I can check out guys and laugh about gay shit and stuff. Quite fun.
Anyway, despite the blow out, I had a pretty damn good time. The weather was warm, not too humid. The sun was going down, so there was shade from trees and such. The conversation was pleasant and the game, well, it was fun to root for the boys and clap when they did something good. And I had a pleasant 20 minutes walk both to and from the field. Overall, a very enjoyable night!
******************************
On a different, totally unrelated front, got a call from Poodle tonight. For those who don't know, Poodle is a friend of mine, he's 23, and I worked with him at Borders. For the last 2.5 years, he's been in Los Angeles. He called me sometime in May to say he hated his job and was quiting it, he and his boyfriend David were having problems, and he was just gonna chuck it all and come back here, and live with his grandmother. he said he's be back before the end of June. And then we could hang out again, and have fun and shit.
Well, no, not exactly. It seems he and David are back together, and have moved downtown (which means nothing to me, since I've never been to LA). he got a new job, posting listings of homes online for some Real Estate company, and he loves it! And everything is just going great for him now. Which I'm happy about.
But that IS kinda why I call him Poodle...any shiney bauble distracts him and he changes plans at the drop of a hat. (NO comments from you, miss Agnes!) nonetheless, I am happy for him.
SIGH...the life of a 23 year old gay man in LA....I can't even imagine.....
Oh and in keeping with my helpful photos, I give you the one for Scott aka Poodle:
POLT = listening to "Sweet Surrender" by Sarah MacLaughlin
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. - Delores Ibarruri
I've been friends with Duff for about 19 years. He's got twin 9 year old sons. One of them, Sawyer, plays Little League. At the Super Bowl party, Sawyer asked me if I wanted to come watch one of his games. I told him I would and then promptly forgot about it. But while watching the Memorial Day Parade, I saw Sawyer walk by in his uniform with all his teammates, and that made me remember it. SO I called Duff, who's also one of his coaches, and found out when his games were, so tonight I went.
They lost, 16-3. Oh and it was a bad loss. I mean, just horrible. But most of the kids kept playing like they score was close. ANd Sawyer did get to score the last run of the game. I got to sit and talk with Duff's grandfather, who I got to know quite well back 19 years ago when Duff and I were inseperable. his family practically adopted me and made me one of them. And then I saw with Duff's ex-wife and her new boyfriend/husband, I don't know. Mel (the ex-wife) and I have always gotten along. She was much more accepting when i came out to them than Duff was at first. He's since come around and has no issues with it...or at least doesn't say anything about it. But Mel and I, she and I can check out guys and laugh about gay shit and stuff. Quite fun.
Anyway, despite the blow out, I had a pretty damn good time. The weather was warm, not too humid. The sun was going down, so there was shade from trees and such. The conversation was pleasant and the game, well, it was fun to root for the boys and clap when they did something good. And I had a pleasant 20 minutes walk both to and from the field. Overall, a very enjoyable night!
******************************
On a different, totally unrelated front, got a call from Poodle tonight. For those who don't know, Poodle is a friend of mine, he's 23, and I worked with him at Borders. For the last 2.5 years, he's been in Los Angeles. He called me sometime in May to say he hated his job and was quiting it, he and his boyfriend David were having problems, and he was just gonna chuck it all and come back here, and live with his grandmother. he said he's be back before the end of June. And then we could hang out again, and have fun and shit.
Well, no, not exactly. It seems he and David are back together, and have moved downtown (which means nothing to me, since I've never been to LA). he got a new job, posting listings of homes online for some Real Estate company, and he loves it! And everything is just going great for him now. Which I'm happy about.
But that IS kinda why I call him Poodle...any shiney bauble distracts him and he changes plans at the drop of a hat. (NO comments from you, miss Agnes!) nonetheless, I am happy for him.
SIGH...the life of a 23 year old gay man in LA....I can't even imagine.....
Oh and in keeping with my helpful photos, I give you the one for Scott aka Poodle:
POLT = listening to "Sweet Surrender" by Sarah MacLaughlin
It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. - Delores Ibarruri
I shoot off 100 things to remain...
100 Things About Polt
1) I was born November 25, 1967.
2) I graduated high school in 1986, and from Shippensburg University in 1991.
3) I have a degree in Political Science.
4) I have been playing role-playing games (not just limited to Dungeons&Dragons) since 1982.
5) I have been collecting comic books since 1977. My comic book collection is held in 40-some comic book boxes, the exact number of books is unknown.
6) I never touched a drop of alcohol until the summer before my senior year in high school.
7) I have owned five vehicles: 1983Pontiac 6000 (grey), 1987 Chevy Camaro (blue), 1991 Chevy Blazer (blue), 1995 Volkswagen Jetta (white) and 2001 Chrysler Concorde (white).
8) I have lived in four houses, including two different places while in college.
9) I have had 8 pets: Goldie (goldfish), Fluffy (hampster), Hoppy (rabbit), Blueboy (parakeet), Joe (parakeet), Muffin (miniature collie), Kookee, pronounced Cookie (cock-a-poo), and Angel (poodle), and also numerous goldfish won at carnivals that lived only a few days.
10) I have been in 14 states: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,Virginia, WestVirginia, and the District of Columbia.
11) I have been in 14 foreign nations: Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
12) I am a registered Democrat, and have been so all my life.
13) I cast my first vote in the spring of 1986, and have never missed voting in a primary or general election since, except for the primary of 1989, when I was in college.
14) I am gay.
15) I have had three "relationships" in my life, the longest lasting about 18 months.
16) I stand a little over 6 feet tall and weigh less than 300 lbs.
17) I am deathly afraid of heights.
18) I was very afraid of balloons as a child, because the loud noise when they popped scared me.
19) I was afraid of fireworks for the same reason. I'm not afraid of them anymore, but I still do not like them.
20) Autumn is my favorite season.
21) I am an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, I love professional football. I couldn't care less about any other sport, professional or college.
22) I hate cleaning, and do it very rarely. My apartment, therefore, is quite messy.
23) I think men with longish hair (say down to their shoulders or so, or long enough to pull into a ponytail or so) are extremely sexy. But a black man with a shaved head is quite a turn-on for me as well.
24) My favorite place in the whole wide world is Toronto, Canada
25) I love Star Trek, the Next Generation specifically, but any series of Star Trek will do.
25) I think Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is underrated.
26) I think the three new Star Wars movies are overrated.
27) I chew my fingernails incessantly.
28) I've been diagnosed as diabetic since the summer of 2000. I currently check my blood sugar every morning and take 9 pills daily for it.
29) I wear size 11-13 shoes, depending on the shoe itself.
30) I am an only child, but I am the oldest of 7 first cousins, who are all pretty close.
31) My only regret about being gay is that I'll never make my mother a grandmother.
32) I've been to Capitol Gay Pride in Washington DC every year since 1998, except for 2003 when I was in a wedding that day and couldn't go.
33) I think X-Men 2 was the best comic book movie ever.
34) I never really liked Christopher Reeve as Superman, but Lynda Carter IS Wonder Woman!
35) Queer As Folk was a great, ground-breaking television show...but a little overrated.
36) As a child, I collected the paper placemats from restaurants.
37) I think Lucille Ball is THE greatest American comedienne of all time. Madeline Kahn came a close second though.
38) I cried all the way home when my mom took me to see Charlotte's Web as a kid.
39) I still cry at the ending of Beautiful Thing, Latter Days and the Christmas episode of My So-Called Life.
40) I think Vanilla Bean Cheesecake at TGIFriday's is the next best thing to sex. And Cadbury Caramel Eggs and the next best thing to the cheesecake.
41) I am not much for the outdoors. If I can't have a microwave, computer, comfy couch and a/c with me, I don't really wanna be there.
42) I would like to visit San Francisco and possible Seattle, and other than that, I have no desire to visit any place in the USA that I have not already been to.
43) Purple is my favorite color, obviously.
44) Absolutely Fabulous, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers just crack me up. And I have laughed so hard at Christmas Vacation that I damn near wet myself.
45) I would much rather stay up to watch the sun rise than wake up to see it.
46) The first DVD I ever owned was Hedwig And The Angry Inch, and it was a gift from my fairy godfather , Mark. (but he also gave me a Christmas Macarena CD a few years prior to that, so in the end, the goodness balanced out the evilness)
47) I love nearly anything by Madonna (except for that horrid American Pie remake a few years back).
48) My hair is a mousey brown color, but I dye it red to a) cover my grey and b) match the color of my goatee.
49) My eyes are blue.
50) My first concert was Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, in 1987, at the HersheyPark Arena.
51) I have seen, in addition to Bon Jovi, Robert Palmer, The BareNaked Ladies, Alanis Morisette, The B-52's, The Go-Go's, Blondie, The Pychedelic Furs, and of course, Madonna, in concert.
52) I have seent Rent in Toronto, Baltimore, and Washington DC. Other plays I've seen include, Mama Mia, The Lion King, Hairspray, Cinderella and numerous summer stock theater.
53) I was raised a Protestant. Right now, i believe in God and do have a relationship with him, but do not believe in any organized religion.
54) I believe that if Wal-Mart is not one of the seven signs of the Apocolypse, it damn well outta be. But because of the convience, I shop there anyway.
55) I believe George W. Bush is either the most incompetent fool, or the most selfish bastard, to ever be president. And possibly both.
56) I believe that few men have the body to wear a Speedo. But if they do, they should wear one as often as possible.
57) I have been writing, since May of 1995, a weekly letter of my life to firstly my friend Heather, then my friend Donna and now my friend Amie. I have copies of every letter.
58) I have broken every one of the 10 Commandments, except for the no killing thing.
59) Since March of 1983, I've been writing a story involving super-heroes of my own creation, it now fills 54 notebooks.
60) Pasta and meat sauce is probably my favorite food, although Mexican, and a juicy steak are not far behind.
61) I think the acting talents of Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are highly overrated and I think the political talents of Arnold Schwarzenegger are non-existent.
62) If I could be anywhere in the world right now that I've never been to before, it would be Berlin, Germany.
63) If I don't have to get up, I'll naturally sleep in until ten or eleven o'clock in the morning.
64) I enjoy Law & Order more as reruns than as first run episodes.
65) I sleep in the nude because clothes make me hot and I get all tangled up in them while I sleep.
66) I have the Superman 'S' tattooed on the outside of my upper left arm, and I have no piercings.
67) I am a horrible speller.
68) I like haddock, halibut and shrimp, but can't stand other kinds of seafood.
69) I am top, have never bottomed, and have no desire to do so. Coincidentially enough, I DO enjoy a good 69 also.
70) Other than traffic violations, my only brush with the law was a Possession of Alcohol Under 21, three months before my 21st birthday. I had to go to court, tell the judge what I had done, and was then given a roughly $70 fine.
71) I've worn glasses since 6th grade, had braces from 4th through 7th grade, and worn corrective shoes, for flat feet, all through elementary school.
72) I can listen to practically any kind of music, except for country. I prefer even opera to that. But, I think Pasty Cline had one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
73) I am allergic to cats, mown grass, and, despite the condition of my apartment, dust.
74) Growing up I wanted to be a lawyer or a teacher...neither of which happened.
75) I love kids and babies...except for chaning diapers. Won't have anything to do with that.
76) I have memories of all four of my grandparents, a step-grandmother, and two great-grandparents.
77) I had two years of Latin in high shcool and a semester of German in college, and I wish I knew how to converse in a language other than English.
78) My first teenage crush was on Leif Garrett. My second was on Phillip McKewon, who played Tommy on Alice. This might explain where my long hair fetish comes from.
79) The first things I can recall putting on my room's walls were that famous Farrah Fawcett poster, an aerial photograph of the Colosseum in Rome, and a Carter/Mondale bumper sticker.
80) I came out to my mother early in 1989, but we don't talk about me being gay. I don't know if my father knows, as we've never mentioned it.
81) I have never been admitted to the hospital for any reason other than when I was taken to the emergency room one Halloween when I sprained my ankle. They wrapped it up and gave me crutches.
82) I am right handed in everything I do, except for playing ping pong. No, I don't know why either.
83) I have crossed the Atlanic ocean three times, but the Mississippi River only once.
84) I think one of the greatest threats to our society right now is the merger of the evangelical Christian movements and politics. The founders did not set up a theocracy, and there's good reasons for that, and we should all remember those reasons.
85) I never understood that fascination with Friends, Seinfeld, and Sex In The City.
86) I cannot iceskate, rollerskate, or rollerblade. Walking is tough enough sometimes.
87) I have never had a negative response from anyone that I've come out to.
88) In fourth grade, we learned the song "Fifty Nifty United States", which has all the states in alphabetical order. I know that song still today.
89) I don't really like Judy Garland or Barbra Streisand, but I appreciate thier status among the previous generation of gay men. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, however, are under-talented, over-hyped screech machines, and thier status as gay icons for the younger generation of gay men is totally beyond my understanding.
90) I think there's nothing like a really good drag show.
91) I generally only own 5 pairs of shoes at one time: sneakers, black work shoes, brown work shoes, sandals, and black boots.
92) I can recite all the Presidents of the United States in reverse order in under two minutes.
93) I drink WAY too much Pepsi. I can't stand the taste of diet drinks.
94) I played the french horn from 3rd to 6th grades, and took piano lessions from 6th until about 8th grade or so, and can play not a note on either of them now.
95) I hate writing with Fine tipped pens, I only like the Medium tips.
96) I like my 'alone time' but I wish I could find a partner to share my life with nonetheless.
97) My father was an only child, I am an only child, and since I'm gay, our branch of the family name ends with me.
98) I haven't riden a bicycle in 19 years.
99) I smoked marijuana about 6 times in college, and dropped acid once, and that's the extent of the illicit drug use in my life.
100) I hate poetry, but when I get depressed I can crank out some of the worst poetry ever written.
And as an added bonus:
101) I didn't think it was going be as difficult, nor take as long as it did, to get 100 things about me!
POLT = listening to "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" by Radiohead
In the long run, we are all dead. - John Maynard Keyes
1) I was born November 25, 1967.
2) I graduated high school in 1986, and from Shippensburg University in 1991.
3) I have a degree in Political Science.
4) I have been playing role-playing games (not just limited to Dungeons&Dragons) since 1982.
5) I have been collecting comic books since 1977. My comic book collection is held in 40-some comic book boxes, the exact number of books is unknown.
6) I never touched a drop of alcohol until the summer before my senior year in high school.
7) I have owned five vehicles: 1983Pontiac 6000 (grey), 1987 Chevy Camaro (blue), 1991 Chevy Blazer (blue), 1995 Volkswagen Jetta (white) and 2001 Chrysler Concorde (white).
8) I have lived in four houses, including two different places while in college.
9) I have had 8 pets: Goldie (goldfish), Fluffy (hampster), Hoppy (rabbit), Blueboy (parakeet), Joe (parakeet), Muffin (miniature collie), Kookee, pronounced Cookie (cock-a-poo), and Angel (poodle), and also numerous goldfish won at carnivals that lived only a few days.
10) I have been in 14 states: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,Virginia, WestVirginia, and the District of Columbia.
11) I have been in 14 foreign nations: Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
12) I am a registered Democrat, and have been so all my life.
13) I cast my first vote in the spring of 1986, and have never missed voting in a primary or general election since, except for the primary of 1989, when I was in college.
14) I am gay.
15) I have had three "relationships" in my life, the longest lasting about 18 months.
16) I stand a little over 6 feet tall and weigh less than 300 lbs.
17) I am deathly afraid of heights.
18) I was very afraid of balloons as a child, because the loud noise when they popped scared me.
19) I was afraid of fireworks for the same reason. I'm not afraid of them anymore, but I still do not like them.
20) Autumn is my favorite season.
21) I am an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, I love professional football. I couldn't care less about any other sport, professional or college.
22) I hate cleaning, and do it very rarely. My apartment, therefore, is quite messy.
23) I think men with longish hair (say down to their shoulders or so, or long enough to pull into a ponytail or so) are extremely sexy. But a black man with a shaved head is quite a turn-on for me as well.
24) My favorite place in the whole wide world is Toronto, Canada
25) I love Star Trek, the Next Generation specifically, but any series of Star Trek will do.
25) I think Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is underrated.
26) I think the three new Star Wars movies are overrated.
27) I chew my fingernails incessantly.
28) I've been diagnosed as diabetic since the summer of 2000. I currently check my blood sugar every morning and take 9 pills daily for it.
29) I wear size 11-13 shoes, depending on the shoe itself.
30) I am an only child, but I am the oldest of 7 first cousins, who are all pretty close.
31) My only regret about being gay is that I'll never make my mother a grandmother.
32) I've been to Capitol Gay Pride in Washington DC every year since 1998, except for 2003 when I was in a wedding that day and couldn't go.
33) I think X-Men 2 was the best comic book movie ever.
34) I never really liked Christopher Reeve as Superman, but Lynda Carter IS Wonder Woman!
35) Queer As Folk was a great, ground-breaking television show...but a little overrated.
36) As a child, I collected the paper placemats from restaurants.
37) I think Lucille Ball is THE greatest American comedienne of all time. Madeline Kahn came a close second though.
38) I cried all the way home when my mom took me to see Charlotte's Web as a kid.
39) I still cry at the ending of Beautiful Thing, Latter Days and the Christmas episode of My So-Called Life.
40) I think Vanilla Bean Cheesecake at TGIFriday's is the next best thing to sex. And Cadbury Caramel Eggs and the next best thing to the cheesecake.
41) I am not much for the outdoors. If I can't have a microwave, computer, comfy couch and a/c with me, I don't really wanna be there.
42) I would like to visit San Francisco and possible Seattle, and other than that, I have no desire to visit any place in the USA that I have not already been to.
43) Purple is my favorite color, obviously.
44) Absolutely Fabulous, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers just crack me up. And I have laughed so hard at Christmas Vacation that I damn near wet myself.
45) I would much rather stay up to watch the sun rise than wake up to see it.
46) The first DVD I ever owned was Hedwig And The Angry Inch, and it was a gift from my fairy godfather , Mark. (but he also gave me a Christmas Macarena CD a few years prior to that, so in the end, the goodness balanced out the evilness)
47) I love nearly anything by Madonna (except for that horrid American Pie remake a few years back).
48) My hair is a mousey brown color, but I dye it red to a) cover my grey and b) match the color of my goatee.
49) My eyes are blue.
50) My first concert was Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, in 1987, at the HersheyPark Arena.
51) I have seen, in addition to Bon Jovi, Robert Palmer, The BareNaked Ladies, Alanis Morisette, The B-52's, The Go-Go's, Blondie, The Pychedelic Furs, and of course, Madonna, in concert.
52) I have seent Rent in Toronto, Baltimore, and Washington DC. Other plays I've seen include, Mama Mia, The Lion King, Hairspray, Cinderella and numerous summer stock theater.
53) I was raised a Protestant. Right now, i believe in God and do have a relationship with him, but do not believe in any organized religion.
54) I believe that if Wal-Mart is not one of the seven signs of the Apocolypse, it damn well outta be. But because of the convience, I shop there anyway.
55) I believe George W. Bush is either the most incompetent fool, or the most selfish bastard, to ever be president. And possibly both.
56) I believe that few men have the body to wear a Speedo. But if they do, they should wear one as often as possible.
57) I have been writing, since May of 1995, a weekly letter of my life to firstly my friend Heather, then my friend Donna and now my friend Amie. I have copies of every letter.
58) I have broken every one of the 10 Commandments, except for the no killing thing.
59) Since March of 1983, I've been writing a story involving super-heroes of my own creation, it now fills 54 notebooks.
60) Pasta and meat sauce is probably my favorite food, although Mexican, and a juicy steak are not far behind.
61) I think the acting talents of Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are highly overrated and I think the political talents of Arnold Schwarzenegger are non-existent.
62) If I could be anywhere in the world right now that I've never been to before, it would be Berlin, Germany.
63) If I don't have to get up, I'll naturally sleep in until ten or eleven o'clock in the morning.
64) I enjoy Law & Order more as reruns than as first run episodes.
65) I sleep in the nude because clothes make me hot and I get all tangled up in them while I sleep.
66) I have the Superman 'S' tattooed on the outside of my upper left arm, and I have no piercings.
67) I am a horrible speller.
68) I like haddock, halibut and shrimp, but can't stand other kinds of seafood.
69) I am top, have never bottomed, and have no desire to do so. Coincidentially enough, I DO enjoy a good 69 also.
70) Other than traffic violations, my only brush with the law was a Possession of Alcohol Under 21, three months before my 21st birthday. I had to go to court, tell the judge what I had done, and was then given a roughly $70 fine.
71) I've worn glasses since 6th grade, had braces from 4th through 7th grade, and worn corrective shoes, for flat feet, all through elementary school.
72) I can listen to practically any kind of music, except for country. I prefer even opera to that. But, I think Pasty Cline had one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
73) I am allergic to cats, mown grass, and, despite the condition of my apartment, dust.
74) Growing up I wanted to be a lawyer or a teacher...neither of which happened.
75) I love kids and babies...except for chaning diapers. Won't have anything to do with that.
76) I have memories of all four of my grandparents, a step-grandmother, and two great-grandparents.
77) I had two years of Latin in high shcool and a semester of German in college, and I wish I knew how to converse in a language other than English.
78) My first teenage crush was on Leif Garrett. My second was on Phillip McKewon, who played Tommy on Alice. This might explain where my long hair fetish comes from.
79) The first things I can recall putting on my room's walls were that famous Farrah Fawcett poster, an aerial photograph of the Colosseum in Rome, and a Carter/Mondale bumper sticker.
80) I came out to my mother early in 1989, but we don't talk about me being gay. I don't know if my father knows, as we've never mentioned it.
81) I have never been admitted to the hospital for any reason other than when I was taken to the emergency room one Halloween when I sprained my ankle. They wrapped it up and gave me crutches.
82) I am right handed in everything I do, except for playing ping pong. No, I don't know why either.
83) I have crossed the Atlanic ocean three times, but the Mississippi River only once.
84) I think one of the greatest threats to our society right now is the merger of the evangelical Christian movements and politics. The founders did not set up a theocracy, and there's good reasons for that, and we should all remember those reasons.
85) I never understood that fascination with Friends, Seinfeld, and Sex In The City.
86) I cannot iceskate, rollerskate, or rollerblade. Walking is tough enough sometimes.
87) I have never had a negative response from anyone that I've come out to.
88) In fourth grade, we learned the song "Fifty Nifty United States", which has all the states in alphabetical order. I know that song still today.
89) I don't really like Judy Garland or Barbra Streisand, but I appreciate thier status among the previous generation of gay men. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, however, are under-talented, over-hyped screech machines, and thier status as gay icons for the younger generation of gay men is totally beyond my understanding.
90) I think there's nothing like a really good drag show.
91) I generally only own 5 pairs of shoes at one time: sneakers, black work shoes, brown work shoes, sandals, and black boots.
92) I can recite all the Presidents of the United States in reverse order in under two minutes.
93) I drink WAY too much Pepsi. I can't stand the taste of diet drinks.
94) I played the french horn from 3rd to 6th grades, and took piano lessions from 6th until about 8th grade or so, and can play not a note on either of them now.
95) I hate writing with Fine tipped pens, I only like the Medium tips.
96) I like my 'alone time' but I wish I could find a partner to share my life with nonetheless.
97) My father was an only child, I am an only child, and since I'm gay, our branch of the family name ends with me.
98) I haven't riden a bicycle in 19 years.
99) I smoked marijuana about 6 times in college, and dropped acid once, and that's the extent of the illicit drug use in my life.
100) I hate poetry, but when I get depressed I can crank out some of the worst poetry ever written.
And as an added bonus:
101) I didn't think it was going be as difficult, nor take as long as it did, to get 100 things about me!
POLT = listening to "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" by Radiohead
In the long run, we are all dead. - John Maynard Keyes
A kiss is just a kiss....
Frenching Fridays
POLT = listening to "Blue Monday" by New Order
If a guy's cute, sexy AND intelligent, he MUST be gay. - As If
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Burned up like a cookout, so fools better look out...
This evening (a clear, cool, breezy one) I went for a cookout over at my friend's house. It was a Borders employee reunion of sorts. I've included helpful photos to maybe jog your memeories:
There is of course me, Uncle Polt.
There is Mr. David Franceschina.
Then two new players in our little games of photos. You've seen them before at thier wedding I attend in March (two months and twenty days ago, or so i was told);
BigJoeMix
(just so you know, BigJoeMix's parents were born in Finland, hence that country's flag for him, and Kelly, well she eats and drinks and breathes and sleep and probably pees The Dave Matthews Band, so that seemed appropriate for her).
I don't like getting older, but dammit, I HATE growing up!
There is of course me, Uncle Polt.
There is my sidekick, Ghostie, the Dead Boy Wonder.
There is Mr. David Franceschina.
And Mrs. David Franceschina.
Then two new players in our little games of photos. You've seen them before at thier wedding I attend in March (two months and twenty days ago, or so i was told);
BigJoeMix
And his wife Kelly (I don't have any nickname for her... strange that, eh?)
(just so you know, BigJoeMix's parents were born in Finland, hence that country's flag for him, and Kelly, well she eats and drinks and breathes and sleep and probably pees The Dave Matthews Band, so that seemed appropriate for her).
We all worked at Borders like 3-4 years ago together. (god, has it really been that long?) and all were pretty close. Now, only Ghostie still works at that store, although BigJoeMix works at another Borders. Anyway, it was great to get with them all again just sit around and bullshit. We got to use Mr. David Franceshina's brand new grill (well HE got to use it, but we reaped the results of it). They even had a fake meat burger for the vegetarian Ghostie (the freak). We drank some beer, were entertained by the Franceschina's little girl Abby, and just had a fun time. Kelly brought some decadent cheesecake/cinnamon-sugar/croissant concoction along that she made. oh...my...sweet...Lord was it good! I know my blood sugar doubled from the piece i ate of it, but it was so damn good I HAD to have another! I myself, feeling obligated to bring something, but having no cooking abilities, brought a PIE! A Wal-Mart pie, mind you, but a PIE nonetheless.
I noticed, though, how the conversation was different. Back when we were at Borders, we were pretty much just bitching about the job. But now, the Franceschina's and BigJoeMix and Kelly are married, so we were talking about houses, heating bills, replacing windows, dealing with neighbors and other various home-owner, grown up kinda things.
I don't like getting older, but dammit, I HATE growing up!
POLT = listening to "The Love Cats" by The Cure
I was like: am I gay? Am I straight? And I realized, I'm just slutty. - Margaret Cho
I feel the need to be naked with you (part 12)...
Yes indeedy, it is time once again for the madness that is
Any question? Click on the Half Nekkid Thursday button on the left.
Last year, at Gay Pride, following the parade, I bought some things at the bookstore Lambda Rising. They gave away free beads with every purchase. The interwoven strings of rainbow beads were quite long, longer than expected. They actually make a better headband than a necklace, which I demonstrate below.
Happy HNT to all my visitors!
POLT = listening to "Insomnia" by Faithless
I have something to tell you. I'm not like the other guys. - Michael Jackson, the 'Thriller' video
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
All the young dudes, carry the news...
Some news stories I found today, amongst all the work I was sweating away at doing...
Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina leads a list of potential Democratic presidential candidates while Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack holds fourth place, trailing Edwards by 20 points in an early test of support among likely Iowa caucus participants. A new Iowa Poll conducted for The Des Moines Register shows that Edwards, the runner-up in the Iowa Democratic caucuses two years ago and a frequent visitor to the state since then, is the choice of 30 percent of Iowans who say they are likely to take part in the January 2008 caucuses. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York follows on Edwards' heels with 26 percent in the Iowa Poll.
Well thank God. This is good news. Don't get me wrong, I think Hillary would make an excellent president, she's certainly more intelligent than the last three or four people who occupied the office. But like everyone knows, except for perhaps 26 percent of Iowa caucus voters, she doesn't have a shot in HELL of winning the presidency. Which is a huge shame. Nonetheless, Edwards is a satisfactory candidate in my mind. I liked him better than Kerry in 2004 anyway. The only thing that concerns me about him is his lack of foreign policy experience. Course, what did Bushie havebefore 2000? A couple trips to the Saudi Arabia to kiss some shieks' ass?
-And then we have this little tidbit-
Despite saturation media coverage when it was published a month ago, Mary Cheney's book Now It's My Turn has tanked at bookstores. Published by a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, the memoir has sold fewer than 6,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen Bookscan.
The book's sales have declined in each of the four weeks since its release, to only 574 copies sold for the week ending June 3. That's 77% fewer than its first-week sales of 2,445.
At this rate, it will be virtually impossible for Simon & Schuster to recoup the reported $1 million advance it paid Cheney for the book, which describes her life as the gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.
A million bucks for a book by her? What the HELL were they thinking? Bushie and Dick's constituency isn't going to be interested in the book, she's a lesbian! Right Wing Conservative Christian Radical Republicans want them all to go away and disappear, not write books. And the gay community wants nothing to do with a self-loathing, traitorous hypocrite like her. Who exactly, outside of her family and friends, did they think was gonna read about her life? More importantly, who did they think would really care?
POLT = listening to "Do You Miss Me?" by Jocelyn Eriquez
I enjoy Canada. It's like the United States only nobody lives there. - Jon Stewart
Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina leads a list of potential Democratic presidential candidates while Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack holds fourth place, trailing Edwards by 20 points in an early test of support among likely Iowa caucus participants. A new Iowa Poll conducted for The Des Moines Register shows that Edwards, the runner-up in the Iowa Democratic caucuses two years ago and a frequent visitor to the state since then, is the choice of 30 percent of Iowans who say they are likely to take part in the January 2008 caucuses. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York follows on Edwards' heels with 26 percent in the Iowa Poll.
Well thank God. This is good news. Don't get me wrong, I think Hillary would make an excellent president, she's certainly more intelligent than the last three or four people who occupied the office. But like everyone knows, except for perhaps 26 percent of Iowa caucus voters, she doesn't have a shot in HELL of winning the presidency. Which is a huge shame. Nonetheless, Edwards is a satisfactory candidate in my mind. I liked him better than Kerry in 2004 anyway. The only thing that concerns me about him is his lack of foreign policy experience. Course, what did Bushie havebefore 2000? A couple trips to the Saudi Arabia to kiss some shieks' ass?
-And then we have this little tidbit-
Despite saturation media coverage when it was published a month ago, Mary Cheney's book Now It's My Turn has tanked at bookstores. Published by a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, the memoir has sold fewer than 6,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen Bookscan.
The book's sales have declined in each of the four weeks since its release, to only 574 copies sold for the week ending June 3. That's 77% fewer than its first-week sales of 2,445.
At this rate, it will be virtually impossible for Simon & Schuster to recoup the reported $1 million advance it paid Cheney for the book, which describes her life as the gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.
A million bucks for a book by her? What the HELL were they thinking? Bushie and Dick's constituency isn't going to be interested in the book, she's a lesbian! Right Wing Conservative Christian Radical Republicans want them all to go away and disappear, not write books. And the gay community wants nothing to do with a self-loathing, traitorous hypocrite like her. Who exactly, outside of her family and friends, did they think was gonna read about her life? More importantly, who did they think would really care?
POLT = listening to "Do You Miss Me?" by Jocelyn Eriquez
I enjoy Canada. It's like the United States only nobody lives there. - Jon Stewart
We're on the road to nowhere (part 26)....
Where We At Wednesday?
We're at Angle Inlet, Minnesota. Interestingly, it appears this area is seperated from the rest of the USA by the Lake Of The Woods, at the very tippy top of Minnesota.
POLT = listening to "The Bomb" by The Bucketheads
He got tied up, gagged and thrown in a deep fryer by accident? - Lt. MacDuff, Scotland PA
We're at Angle Inlet, Minnesota. Interestingly, it appears this area is seperated from the rest of the USA by the Lake Of The Woods, at the very tippy top of Minnesota.
POLT = listening to "The Bomb" by The Bucketheads
He got tied up, gagged and thrown in a deep fryer by accident? - Lt. MacDuff, Scotland PA
West Coast avenger, take you to the street...
So this is how my morning went:
Get up late.
Get to work late.
Turn on computer.
Get cup of coffee and papers from my mailbox.
Return to office.
Get online and come to the Palace.
Review websites I'm linked to while drinking coffee.
Decide it's too early to do any way (I mean it was only 940am).
Find quiz to take.
I this one, to find out which member of the comic book Avengers I was most like. Once again, this post might be lost on you who do not read comics, but stay with me, maybe it won't.
So anyhow, after all the questions, it turns out I'm apparently.....
Living Lightning! Living Lightning? WTF??? I'm a 100% match. Here's how I matched up:
100% Living Lightning
99% Black Panther
92% Hawkeye
92% Wonder Man
91% Captain America
90% Photon
There were 25 differnt Avengers I was compared to, and the lowest were:
52% Quicksilver
49% The Hulk
I was a bit surprised about being LL, cause he was only an Avenger for a very short time, is Hispanic, and lives on the West Coast. And then it occured to me. I realized WHY I was closest to him: Living Lightning is the only GAY Avenger! Well d'uh, why didn't I see it earlier? But still,
100% match...scary that.
For anyone who might be interested, here's a background and description of Living Lightning:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Lightning.
POLT - listening to "Will I?" by Ian Van Dahl
Gays have much better taste than heterosexuals. - Belinda Carlisle
Get up late.
Get to work late.
Turn on computer.
Get cup of coffee and papers from my mailbox.
Return to office.
Get online and come to the Palace.
Review websites I'm linked to while drinking coffee.
Decide it's too early to do any way (I mean it was only 940am).
Find quiz to take.
I this one, to find out which member of the comic book Avengers I was most like. Once again, this post might be lost on you who do not read comics, but stay with me, maybe it won't.
So anyhow, after all the questions, it turns out I'm apparently.....
Living Lightning! Living Lightning? WTF??? I'm a 100% match. Here's how I matched up:
100% Living Lightning
99% Black Panther
92% Hawkeye
92% Wonder Man
91% Captain America
90% Photon
There were 25 differnt Avengers I was compared to, and the lowest were:
52% Quicksilver
49% The Hulk
I was a bit surprised about being LL, cause he was only an Avenger for a very short time, is Hispanic, and lives on the West Coast. And then it occured to me. I realized WHY I was closest to him: Living Lightning is the only GAY Avenger! Well d'uh, why didn't I see it earlier? But still,
100% match...scary that.
For anyone who might be interested, here's a background and description of Living Lightning:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Lightning.
POLT - listening to "Will I?" by Ian Van Dahl
Gays have much better taste than heterosexuals. - Belinda Carlisle
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Save what's left for the deaf....
I know it's been awhile (yes, even Uncle Polt gets busy with other things) but now we return to :
Tone Deaf Tuesdays!
This week, I'm taking us back to 1995, the spring. A new gay bar opened in a neighboring town, called Headquarters. I wanted to go, and I talked my straight friend Amy into going along. (No, this is not the same Amie that made me my Pride necklace) As we were driving there, this new song came on the radio that I loved, and that she had never heard before. We turned it up and attempted to sing along. It was "Come Out And Play" by the Offspring.
Ever since, whenever I hear this song, I think of us, driving to Headquarters (I can even picture right now the exact stretch of road where we heard it and laughed along). And we had a fun time that night. One of many fun nights she and i had together, and the first of many fun nights i had at Headquarters!
POLT - listening to "Roll It Up" by The Crystal Method
"Excited?" "My pecker's all atwitter." - Brian, Queer As Folk
Tone Deaf Tuesdays!
This week, I'm taking us back to 1995, the spring. A new gay bar opened in a neighboring town, called Headquarters. I wanted to go, and I talked my straight friend Amy into going along. (No, this is not the same Amie that made me my Pride necklace) As we were driving there, this new song came on the radio that I loved, and that she had never heard before. We turned it up and attempted to sing along. It was "Come Out And Play" by the Offspring.
Ever since, whenever I hear this song, I think of us, driving to Headquarters (I can even picture right now the exact stretch of road where we heard it and laughed along). And we had a fun time that night. One of many fun nights she and i had together, and the first of many fun nights i had at Headquarters!
POLT - listening to "Roll It Up" by The Crystal Method
"Excited?" "My pecker's all atwitter." - Brian, Queer As Folk
Caught up in the corporate undertow...
Last week, a co-worker, who we'll call Jim because his real name is Arthur, left for a weekend at the beach. He and his family were gone Thursday through Monday. Today was his first day back. he came into my office a bit before noon, and his forehead above his right eye and his cheek below and to the right of the same eye, were all sraped up, scabbed over and looking very sore. Naturally, I showed my compassion and concern by exclaiming, loudly, "Jim! What the HELL did you do to your face????"
He scowled and waved his hand dismissively and asked me what he had come to ask me. And I let it all go then. But later in the day, a bit before it was time to leave, he came back my office again and sat himself down with a heavy sigh. Before he said anything, I asked again, what happened. He sighed again, with a sly smile and told me the story.
He was at the beach, and was in the ocean, body surfing...or attempting to. (he's about 58, and has had a hip replaced) He said there was a wave that he thought he could catch and ride in. But he misjudged it and it crashed down over him, smashing him first into the bottom and the sending him tumbling, as he put it 'ass over ankles'. he did several somersualts and was washed in to where the tide met the sand. He said he put his head up and saw several lifeguards running towards him, shouting at him to stay still.
It was only then that he mentioned that the water was quite cold that day, and he needed something to compensate, SO, before going onto the beach, he had had a few marguritas. I asked how many a few were, and he said, "Oh only two. Or maybe three. No probably four. Of the BIG ones" and indicated with his fingers a glass about a 10 inches high or so. And then he added that, "I wasn't drunk, just....warm. And that's all I wanted."
SO anyway, the lifeguards got there and held his head still and was telling him not to move and stuff. He said he could tell he wasn't seriously hurt, cause the only thing hurting was the burning on his face. (this is when i offered that he probably wasn't hurt cause he was so drunk, he didn't fight the wave and was just pushed along with it. he didn't argue, just laughed.)
They wouldn't let him stand up. They thought he was hurt worse than he was. Finally, they had him stand, and wanted to see how well he stood. Well, not only was he disorientated, but he was also inebriated, and so of COURSE he was swaying. They suggested he go to the local health center. he refused, saying he'd just go back to the hotel and his wife could bandage him up (they wre just really bad brushburns on his face).
Once he convinced the lfieguards of this, and signed some paper that they had with them refusing treatment or whatever, they started to leave. He wanted to wash all the sand off his back, so he started back towards the water. BAD MOVE! All the lifeguards came running back, put themselves between him and the water and inSISTed he get medical attention. They didn't make him go to a doctor or whatever, but they escorted him from the beach, four of them around him as they walked him to the boardwalk. They had him surrounded like the cops do during those "perp walks" they show on TV. And they stood there while he walked back towards the hotel. And they didn't look happy.
He siad it was the first time he was kicked off a beach by a bunch of lifeguards. But man his face DID look painful, VERY painful. And he said it was.
There's a moral to this story somewhere, but neither or nor I looked for it.
POLT = listening to "Sexual" by Amber
Don't accept candy from strangers; get real estate.
He scowled and waved his hand dismissively and asked me what he had come to ask me. And I let it all go then. But later in the day, a bit before it was time to leave, he came back my office again and sat himself down with a heavy sigh. Before he said anything, I asked again, what happened. He sighed again, with a sly smile and told me the story.
He was at the beach, and was in the ocean, body surfing...or attempting to. (he's about 58, and has had a hip replaced) He said there was a wave that he thought he could catch and ride in. But he misjudged it and it crashed down over him, smashing him first into the bottom and the sending him tumbling, as he put it 'ass over ankles'. he did several somersualts and was washed in to where the tide met the sand. He said he put his head up and saw several lifeguards running towards him, shouting at him to stay still.
It was only then that he mentioned that the water was quite cold that day, and he needed something to compensate, SO, before going onto the beach, he had had a few marguritas. I asked how many a few were, and he said, "Oh only two. Or maybe three. No probably four. Of the BIG ones" and indicated with his fingers a glass about a 10 inches high or so. And then he added that, "I wasn't drunk, just....warm. And that's all I wanted."
SO anyway, the lifeguards got there and held his head still and was telling him not to move and stuff. He said he could tell he wasn't seriously hurt, cause the only thing hurting was the burning on his face. (this is when i offered that he probably wasn't hurt cause he was so drunk, he didn't fight the wave and was just pushed along with it. he didn't argue, just laughed.)
They wouldn't let him stand up. They thought he was hurt worse than he was. Finally, they had him stand, and wanted to see how well he stood. Well, not only was he disorientated, but he was also inebriated, and so of COURSE he was swaying. They suggested he go to the local health center. he refused, saying he'd just go back to the hotel and his wife could bandage him up (they wre just really bad brushburns on his face).
Once he convinced the lfieguards of this, and signed some paper that they had with them refusing treatment or whatever, they started to leave. He wanted to wash all the sand off his back, so he started back towards the water. BAD MOVE! All the lifeguards came running back, put themselves between him and the water and inSISTed he get medical attention. They didn't make him go to a doctor or whatever, but they escorted him from the beach, four of them around him as they walked him to the boardwalk. They had him surrounded like the cops do during those "perp walks" they show on TV. And they stood there while he walked back towards the hotel. And they didn't look happy.
He siad it was the first time he was kicked off a beach by a bunch of lifeguards. But man his face DID look painful, VERY painful. And he said it was.
There's a moral to this story somewhere, but neither or nor I looked for it.
POLT = listening to "Sexual" by Amber
Don't accept candy from strangers; get real estate.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Let's get unconscious honey...
Unconscious Mutterings
Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.
That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this excercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind.
"Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head. AND you don't have to have your words up on Sunday. Take all week if you want!
Week 175
Band :: Aid
Tan :: Burn
Mount :: a horse
Arcade :: Quarters
Customize :: Personalize
Hamburger :: French Fries
Solid :: Liquid
Forbidden :: Sex
Deter :: Detour
Torment :: Torture
Hmm, not really sure what this means...but I think I'm gonna play each week! Got this from Velma's Lounge. Thanks, girl.
POLT = listening to "American Life" by Madonna
"Can you keep a secret?" "I'm the Fort Knox of secrets." - Clark Kent, Smallville
Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.
That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this excercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind.
"Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head. AND you don't have to have your words up on Sunday. Take all week if you want!
Week 175
Band :: Aid
Tan :: Burn
Mount :: a horse
Arcade :: Quarters
Customize :: Personalize
Hamburger :: French Fries
Solid :: Liquid
Forbidden :: Sex
Deter :: Detour
Torment :: Torture
Hmm, not really sure what this means...but I think I'm gonna play each week! Got this from Velma's Lounge. Thanks, girl.
POLT = listening to "American Life" by Madonna
"Can you keep a secret?" "I'm the Fort Knox of secrets." - Clark Kent, Smallville
Down on my knees, street cowboy...
I really do not like the song....
but I greatly admire the sentiment.
POLT = listening to "Girls & Boys" by Blur
The best way to start the morning is in the afternoon.
You got to show me love...
Just got back from getting the photos of Pride developed, and thought I'd post a few here. Now, mind you, I took a little over 50 photos total, I'm not posting all of them here. Only 12 or so. Just to give you an idea.
Random cute guy in rainbow skirt holding bucket for donations.
I LOVE the little kid on the tricycle with the "I love my dads" sign!
Random hot guy handing out something...who knows...who cares?
DC gay aqautic team. Guys in Speedos with water guns, other guys made up like Esther Williams and re-enacting scene from her movies, and, oh, did I mention guys in Speedos? What's NOT to like?
I'm sorry this didn't turn out better. It's froma club or something called Fuego, with a float full of Hispanics, naturally! Hey, any float that has a beauty pagent winner, Indian, cute twinkie wearing a fig leaf and WONDER WOMAN, all Hispanic, is worth a photo, dontcha think?
I don't remember what part of the parade these guys were from, I mean what group they were in...and really is it any surprise? Short briefs, and wings...black wing....its kind of a surprise I remembered to take the photo.
Are they angels...or because of the black, demons? Like i'd care one way or the other, right?
A drag queen all in red with purple hari certainly warrants a photo, don't you think?
I'm not much into the whole cowboy scene, really. But when a flatbed full of them, shirtless, dancing pulls in front of me, well, it would just be disrespectful NOT to take a photo, right?
There's a club down there called Freddie;s. This was the I Love Lucy drag queen riding in front of the float. Upon request, she did Lucy's "WHAAAA!" and made us all laugh.
This is the float behind Lucy, part of it anyway. There were a number of people on it, dancing to the music being played. I, however, and without my surprise I'm sure, was concentrating on these two primarily.
Yeah, I can't recall what this float was for either, but again, I ask, does it really matter?
I I heart PFLAG! Unforunately, the photo taken of me and the PFLAG mom didn't come out. But I DO have a photo of the group as a whole!
And this is the four of us, Ag, Troy, Me and Gar, after the parade. A fun time was had by all. I'm not sure I mentioned it before, but it was Troy and Gar's first time down to Pride, and they were the first gay people I had taken down! so it was a Pride of firsts...of sorts.
POLT - listening to "BReaking The Girl" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Any religion that makes fanatical claims and demands on the basis of a god's will frightens me. - Pandora
Random cute guy in rainbow skirt holding bucket for donations.
I LOVE the little kid on the tricycle with the "I love my dads" sign!
Random hot guy handing out something...who knows...who cares?
DC gay aqautic team. Guys in Speedos with water guns, other guys made up like Esther Williams and re-enacting scene from her movies, and, oh, did I mention guys in Speedos? What's NOT to like?
I'm sorry this didn't turn out better. It's froma club or something called Fuego, with a float full of Hispanics, naturally! Hey, any float that has a beauty pagent winner, Indian, cute twinkie wearing a fig leaf and WONDER WOMAN, all Hispanic, is worth a photo, dontcha think?
I don't remember what part of the parade these guys were from, I mean what group they were in...and really is it any surprise? Short briefs, and wings...black wing....its kind of a surprise I remembered to take the photo.
Are they angels...or because of the black, demons? Like i'd care one way or the other, right?
A drag queen all in red with purple hari certainly warrants a photo, don't you think?
I'm not much into the whole cowboy scene, really. But when a flatbed full of them, shirtless, dancing pulls in front of me, well, it would just be disrespectful NOT to take a photo, right?
There's a club down there called Freddie;s. This was the I Love Lucy drag queen riding in front of the float. Upon request, she did Lucy's "WHAAAA!" and made us all laugh.
This is the float behind Lucy, part of it anyway. There were a number of people on it, dancing to the music being played. I, however, and without my surprise I'm sure, was concentrating on these two primarily.
Yeah, I can't recall what this float was for either, but again, I ask, does it really matter?
I I heart PFLAG! Unforunately, the photo taken of me and the PFLAG mom didn't come out. But I DO have a photo of the group as a whole!
And this is the four of us, Ag, Troy, Me and Gar, after the parade. A fun time was had by all. I'm not sure I mentioned it before, but it was Troy and Gar's first time down to Pride, and they were the first gay people I had taken down! so it was a Pride of firsts...of sorts.
POLT - listening to "BReaking The Girl" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Any religion that makes fanatical claims and demands on the basis of a god's will frightens me. - Pandora
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