Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
If you had the opportunity to see any movie in the theater, hosted by any person involved with that movie tonight, which movie would it be and who would you like to see from it?
If you had the opportunity to see any movie in the theater, hosted by any person involved with that movie tonight, which movie would it be and who would you like to see from it?
If you could be surprised with 2 free tickets to see any band perform tonight, who would it be and who would you take?
If you could be surprised with 2 free tickets to see any band perform tonight, who would it be and who would you take?
Friday, September 30, 2011
What song can you listen to at any time during the day, any day of the week, and be completely shaken to the core by the whole thing? Lyrics, melodies, rhythm, pace, style... What makes you ache, and want to cry for love/sadness/pain?
"Walk" by Blind Melon for the first part, honestly, listen to that song, read the lyrics so you're sure to get it.
Achey song? It's a real toss up between two, "Japanese to English" by the Red House Painters and "In Spite of Me" by Morphine. If you want to cry, I highly recommend you listen to either.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Fill in the blank(s): I have always wanted to _______.
Fill in the blank(s): I have always wanted to _______.
Friday, August 19, 2011
A Dance with Mediocrity
I just finished reading “A Dance with Dragons”. Hmm…I don’t quite know. I have to assume that anyone who’s read this has to have read the rest of the series, thus, I also have to assume that George R.R. Martin knows this and yes, it’s his world, he can do what he wants, but I think a measure of fan service is due from anyone who creates such a beloved series. He didn’t really do that in this book. His “cliffhangers” as they were felt weak and unnecessary compared to the ones in previous books. I think he could have ended it better a few chapters/characters short of what he did. They don’t leave me anxious for the next book as much as irritated with this one.
Mind you, by no means am I saying it wasn’t a good read. Rather, it simply felt more like the filler episodes for backstory that you see in a lot of TV shows. The stuff between the big twists and turns in the series. Which is all well and good, but I don’t believe they work in a 1100 pg novel. The previous four books left you feeling like you do when that “to be continued…” flashes across the screen on a particularly intense episode of (insert name of your favorite show here), this one felt simply like Season 3 Episode 5 of ______.
I’ll be waiting for the next book more due to loyalty and fandom than excitement and anxiousness for what comes next and I’m hoping the wait isn’t in vain.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The Smiths - There is a light that never goes out
This is the song running through my head...hint hint
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Okay, this one takes some time to respond. Next time you're near a stranger. Poke them. Apologize and make it look an accident. Now tell me, how did they react?
Okay, this one takes some time to respond. Next time you're near a stranger. Poke them. Apologize and make it look an accident. Now tell me, how did they react?
Which do you consider more appealing, travelling the US and seeing all their is to see, or travelling a different country. Why?
Which do you consider more appealing, travelling the US and seeing all their is to see, or travelling a different country. Why?
GLaDOS has seen fit to present you with cake as a reward for excellent performance!!! This is entirely out of character, but then again, you're never sure what is IN character for her. Do you reap your reward and eat the cake? If not, what do?
GLaDOS has seen fit to present you with cake as a reward for excellent performance!!! This is entirely out of character, but then again, you're never sure what is IN character for her. Do you reap your reward and eat the cake? If not, what do?
River, lake, ocean or pool...which do you prefer to swim in!?
River, lake, ocean or pool...which do you prefer to swim in!?
Monday, June 27, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
A challenge. Find 10 things around your house that you don't need and have had around for too long. Throw them out. Tell me what they are/were and why you held on to them for so long. Also, did it feel good to get rid of them?
A challenge. Find 10 things around your house that you don't need and have had around for too long. Throw them out. Tell me what they are/were and why you held on to them for so long. Also, did it feel good to get rid of them?
What are you doing sitting at home on the computer!? It's a lovely day out! Go do something! Who do you want to see today? What do you want to do? Will you actually accomplish either? Is so, why not? What's stopping you?!
What are you doing sitting at home on the computer!? It's a lovely day out! Go do something! Who do you want to see today? What do you want to do? Will you actually accomplish either? Is so, why not? What's stopping you?!
Friday, June 24, 2011
I'm dead. If you can find the time to make it to my funeral, what would you say about me? Something about the type of person I was? Something I did for you? A good time we had? Just a memory? (if you can't provide a serious answer, don't bother)
I'm dead. If you can find the time to make it to my funeral, what would you say about me? Something about the type of person I was? Something I did for you? A good time we had? Just a memory?(if you can't provide a serious answer, don't bother)
Monday, June 13, 2011
*If you rolled above a 12* You one the roll for initiative!! You take the Cave Troll by surprise and he stumbles while charging at you! You have a mace and a crossbow with a bolt already notched, pick your weapon, your target and roll again!
*If you rolled above a 12* You one the roll for initiative!! You take the Cave Troll by surprise and he stumbles while charging at you! You have a mace and a crossbow with a bolt already notched, pick your weapon, your target and roll again!
*ONLY answer this if you actually have a d20 (I'll settle for 3 d6). Be honest!!* YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED A CAVE TROLL!! Roll for initiative!! What do you get?
*ONLY answer this if you actually have a d20 (I'll settle for 3 d6). Be honest!!* YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED A CAVE TROLL!! Roll for initiative!! What do you get?
Here's a choice, $10,000 or you can spend one week with any person, living or dead. Which would you choose and why?
Here's a choice, $10,000 or you can spend one week with any person, living or dead. Which would you choose and why?
Here's a good one, if you could choose just ONE mythological creature to be real, which would it be?
Here's a good one, if you could choose just ONE mythological creature to be real, which would it be?
Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, King Kong, ect...who's your favorite giant rubbery monster?
Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, King Kong, ect...who's your favorite giant rubbery monster?
You have an option. For five years, you will be given limitless resources to do WHAT EVER your heart desires. But at the end of those five years, you will be killed. OR You can live the rest of your life with just enough money to get by. Which one?
You have an option. For five years, you will be given limitless resources to do WHAT EVER your heart desires. But at the end of those five years, you will be killed. OR You can live the rest of your life with just enough money to get by. Which one?
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
What words do you live by?
"It's better to regret the things you have done, than to regret the things you haven't done."
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
What was the first album, whether it be record/tape/CD, you ever bought and listened to on a regular or semi-regular basis?
First record was Men At Work, "Business As Usual", tape was a Madness comp called, "Madness" and my first CD was the single for "Lithium" by Nirvana because it had two b-sides that I loved, "Been a Son" and "Curmudgeon"
Friday, May 27, 2011
What have you wanted to do for years but haven't gotten around to yet?
Take a trip to the UK/Ireland.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
If you could visit any 3 places in the world for a week each, what would they be and why?
New Zealand, mostly because I've always held a bit of a fascination with the place AND I'd try really hard to get cast as in the Hobbit, Chernobyl, because I hear the radiation levels have gone down to "relatively safe", and whatever part of Italy that isn't where the tourists gather but IS in the countryside, I have always had this weird fantasy vacation in my head where I'm back packing through the Italian countryside and some old italian dude invites me in for dinner and it's AMAZING.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
3 part question; How many countries have you gone twosies in? How many states? What is your favorite place you have ever "dropped the kids off at the pool"?
Great, I finally get asked an anonymous question and it's a lame yet amusing poo question.
*sigh*
Anyway, I've only ever been in another country for about 3 minutes and 20 feet. Canadia. So...no twosies. States? Umm...Well...every single one on the east coast plus say 10? Maybe more? I don't know...I'll just say half of them and call it that.
Favorite place I ever did a dumpty do? That would be off the side of a cliff while mountain climbing. There was no stopping the laughter of me and my friends watching our poo drop hundreds of feet as we imagined the climbers after us coming upon it...
Rocky Horror People. What is your biggest Rocky Horror pet peeve?
Rocky Horror people. Not the people that go to the show or perform, but the people that obsess over it....except for Larry, well, because he's a good sport when I mock him.
If you were to start a Concept band what would be your concept and what would you call the band? (for example a ska band that only does foreigner covers or a folk punk group that only does songs based on the movie willow called The Offgoods go Bad.)
For many years I wanted to start a band that did nothing but punk covers of Beach Boys songs.
But I also considered a synth pop band that just did songs based on post apocolyptic settings and movies.
Who inspires you the most?
People who take the shit that life gives them and not only make the most out of it, but take it past the f'n limit. Adventurers, people who say, fuck you, I'm gonna be amazing.
Do you tuck your sheets in at the foot of the bed?
Nope, I like it when I first get into bed, at a hotel for instance, and in those cases, I rarely kick them out (I don't move a lot in my sleep). However, when home, I more often wrap the end of the blanket/sheet around/under my feet.
fine. i'll play along. what was your first impression of me (and has it changed)?
You're a fun-lovin party girl with a taste for the hard stuff. It has changed but only a little. For having known you for about a year or two now, I barely know you. We damned near never talk in person. But I have had chatted up your manfriend enough to know that he's a pretty awesome guy and I'll just have to assume that you must be pretty awesome. However, I think we're two very different people and don't think we'd be very close friends. BUT...I could be totally mistaken.
Monday, May 23, 2011
What are your top five favorite bands? Which album by each is your favorite? (this doesn't have to be in order)
1) Dinosaur Jr - "Green Mind"
2) Lemonheads - "Lovey"
3) Minus the Bear - "Menos el Oso"
4) the Smiths - "Louder Than Bombs" (okay, so it's a collection)
5) Pavement - "Slanted and Enchanted"
What does your first name mean? Do you think it fits you? What would you change it to if you had the choice?
What does your first name mean? Do you think it fits you? What would you change it to if you had the choice?
If you wrote your autobiography, what would the title be?
"Epic Tales of Adventure or How I learned to give up hope and live my life"
What are your top five favorite bands? Which album by each is your favorite? (this doesn't have to be in order)
What are your top five favorite bands? Which album by each is your favorite? (this doesn't have to be in order)
GEEK TIME!!! Okay, you find that you are suddenly a member of the Fellowship of the Rings, but which one and why?
GEEK TIME!!! Okay, you find that you are suddenly a member of the Fellowship of the Rings, but which one and why?
If you're straight: Pick a celebrity of the same sex that you would have an intimate encounter with. (any age, living or dead is okay) If you're of the homosexual persuasion: Same question but opposite sex. If bi-sexual, just answer the fucking question.
If you're straight: Pick a celebrity of the same sex that you would have an intimate encounter with. (any age, living or dead is okay)If you're of the homosexual persuasion: Same question but opposite sex.If bi-sexual, just answer the fucking question.
So, you're going camping. Do you shit in the woods and wash up in a stream or lake? Or do you have to choose a camp site with nearby "modern" facilities?
So, you're going camping. Do you shit in the woods and wash up in a stream or lake? Or do you have to choose a camp site with nearby "modern" facilities?
Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch...and cell phone...okay. What's one item out of the usual that everyone carries (read the beginning of this question for examples) that you always have with you? Answer honestly, you may be called out on this.
Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch...and cell phone...okay. What's one item out of the usual that everyone carries (read the beginning of this question for examples) that you always have with you? Answer honestly, you may be called out on this.
If you could be one of your friends for a day, who would it be and why?
If you could be one of your friends for a day, who would it be and why?
I've got friends of all ages, so this should be a fun one. What's one candy or snack food that you remember enjoying as a child that isn't around anymore?
I've got friends of all ages, so this should be a fun one. What's one candy or snack food that you remember enjoying as a child that isn't around anymore?
Jeez...sometimes I feel like I'm the only one keeping formspring alive!! Okay...here goes: What's the biggest clothing malfunction you've ever had. What did you do to try and come away from it with a shred of dignity?
Jeez...sometimes I feel like I'm the only one keeping formspring alive!! Okay...here goes:What's the biggest clothing malfunction you've ever had. What did you do to try and come away from it with a shred of dignity?
you're on death row. instead of your last meal, your given choice of your last sexual act and partner. who do you choose, what 3 objects are involved, and what is the location?
It's a hard toss up (off?) between Rosario Dawson and Salma Hayak. Objects? If I have to choose three they would be, a bottle of wonderfully scented massage oil, a queen sized bed and a towel for cleaning up afterwards. Location? A beach hut with only 3 walls and a beautiful view.
What was your favorite childhood meal?
My mom's meatloaf or "garbage stew", it was a stew that she made with chopped meat and more vegetables than you can imagine, basically, anything that was lying around, which is why she called it "garbage stew"
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
My 17" Toshiba laptop. Yeah yeah...boring answer, I know.
What is one song you associate with an event in your life?
"Seemed Like the Thing to Do" by Dinosaur Jr. is one song that I'll always have a singular solid memory attributed to. It is, however, one of the few private memories that I won't share.
Have you ever hit rock bottom? If so, what was your rock bottom moment?
Wow, helluva question. Oh yes, several times actually, unfortunately. I don't mind answering this on a more personal level, but it's not something that I'd post publicly.
I will give you an answer on here, though, and say that the first time was the beginning of my "vagabond days" when I was 18 and my step-father lost the house and I decided to take my freedom to the wind and the road rather than live with him any longer. I had lost my home, soon after, my girlfriend broke up with me, I had an $80/wk job that had been all I needed for a while, but couldn't seem to get work and had no real means to support myself, most of my friends had gone away to college, I had no car or driver's license. All I had was a duffle bag of what belongings I could carry with me and a bunch of good friends that would lend some couch or floor space if needed, but I never wanted to be a bother and made myself scarce as much as possible and did my best not to overstay my welcome. That lasted about 4 years.
Oddly, there's been worse that I've went through since then.
When you are really drunk are you the person who loves everyone, the person who likes to talk about the meaning of life, the person who is throwing up in the wrong bathroom or none of the above?
Ever watched Jackass? That's me when I'm drunk. Ask anyone, I'm pretty sure they'll all vouch for the truth on that one.
Aside from that, I'm the kind of guy who loves almost everyone to begin with, so it's just amplified a little when I'm drunk. I also, often, get really hyper, which rolls the answer back to the beginning.
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C'MON NOW!!!! I'm givin' you guys tons of questions on here to keep it active, but too few o' you maroons are actually reciprocating!
if you could take a weekend trip anywhere out of the tri state area right now, where would it be?
Probably Portland, OR to check out the viability of moving out there.
i've just given you $1,000. all your bills and mundane shit like that are already covered. what are you buying?
Dahon Speed D7 folding bike which I've wanted for a few years now, and the best hi-def TV I could get for the money I have left...which I've also wanted for years now.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
How many tattoos do you have?
12 as of last week. 4 on my left arm, 2 on my right, 1 on my left shoulder, 2 on my chest, 1 on my right hip, 1 on my left calf and 1 on my right ankle.
You're out in the jungle with a group of people on a "Survival Trip". It's late at night, everyone else is asleep but you. There's a guy that's been a complete douche the entire trip, you notice a poisonous animal crawling up to them. What do you do?
You're out in the jungle with a group of people on a "Survival Trip". It's late at night, everyone else is asleep but you. There's a guy that's been a complete douche the entire trip, you notice a poisonous animal crawling up to them. What do you do?
Ever seen Miracle Mile? If not, make sure to have a cuddle buddy, at the end of that movie, you'll need one. With that being said... You find out that nuclear missiles have been launched. You have 12 hours left before the bombs come. What do you do?
Ever seen Miracle Mile? If not, make sure to have a cuddle buddy, at the end of that movie, you'll need one. With that being said...You find out that nuclear missiles have been launched. You have 12 hours left before the bombs come. What do you do?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
What TV show do you wish was still on the air?
Right now? Stargate Universe. They got shafted BIG TIME. Stargate Atlantis is/was a close second, but the ending of the last episode was satisfying enough to say, "Okay, well, they're not in the Pegasus galaxy anymore, so where the hell are they gonna go from here?" I think the show might have just gotten weird.
Then, of course, there's Firefly.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
What is something about you that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing, but have neither ever been asked or bothered to bring up?
What is something about you that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing, but have neither ever been asked or bothered to bring up?
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HURRY!! ASK ME STUFF!!! FORMSPRING IS GETTING BORING AGAIN AND IT'S ONLY BEEN A DAY!!!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
You've woken up as the opposite gender, you don't know if this will last a day or a year or more. What do you do? Do you call a doctor? Your family? Friends? Or do you accept it and just try to adapt your life to the change? How will people react?
First thing's first. I'd probably start by checking myself out and subsequently masturbating. Once that's out of the way, I'd probably be spending the rest of my time trying to prove to people that it's actually me. Because really...who would believe it? Everyone would just think I was crazy.
I think it's something that I'd have to learn to accept. It's not like you could fight it. I've always found adapting to extreme and odd situations to come very naturally, so I don't think it would be a problem and I would just make the best of it.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
fine. i'll play along. what was your first impression of me (and has it changed)?
This guy seems pretty cool. (no)
If you were stranded on a desert island and you had to choose one album, one movie, and one book to have with you, what would they be?
The book is easiest, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Movie? Hmm...VERY tough one...very, very tough. I'd say, under the circumstance of being stuck on desert island..Conan the Barbarian or Shawn of the Dead, I know, weird choices, but I find both movies oddly uplifting and inspiring. Album...hmmm...I'm not going to over think this and just name Minus the Bear's "Menos el Oso" just because it's a great album and it's currently in my head...again.
Toilet paper...a matter of contention. Do you put it on the roll overhand or underhand? (fyi, I prefer overhand...people who put the roll on underhand can not be trusted)
Toilet paper...a matter of contention. Do you put it on the roll overhand or underhand? (fyi, I prefer overhand...people who put the roll on underhand can not be trusted)
Monday, May 9, 2011
How did you find out about Rocky? When/why did you first go? How do you feel about the ways it has changed over the years?
I first found out about the movie either on an episode of Night Flight or late night on cable. I found out about the "show" through a girl that I was friends with.
Whereas I do appreciate how it's grown, it's definitely come a long ways in terms of costumes and performance and such, due, I feel, in a large part to the community coming together via intertronz. I sometimes miss the "punk-rocky" the more chaotic, anarchistic shows where the cast was more about fun and the audience would REALLY participate....there's something to be said about those days that I feel are long gone now. Most casts let ego hold too much sway on them, and forget the people who allow them to do the show week after week, aka, the audience.
Fine, fine. My stifled narcissism and curiosity got the better of me. What do you honestly think of me, Sir?
I think you're talented, smart, very sweet, adventurous and adorable. You've got a big heart and a bigger spirit. I see quite a bit of the best parts of what I used to be in you and it makes me excited to see what you'll do with the world around you.
this one is going 'round: what do you honestly think of me?
I can't really say what I honestly think of you. But I suppose an answer could come out of the question, "What do I think when I think about you?" I'm not going to answer that question in full because, well, just because. But I will say this, I would actually like to hang with you in the real life world of life for real. You seem to be pretty keen-o and I'm sure we would get along smashingly.
Seriously, do you think you could take me in a fight? One on one, no weapons or armor.
Seriously, do you think you could take me in a fight? One on one, no weapons or armor.
I'll bite. What do you honestly think of me?
I don't know anywhere near enough about you to form an honest opinion. But, so far as I can tell, you're not an all together bad person.
If you could live anywhere in the world, but you had to stay there for the rest of your life, where would it be?
I'd have to say right here in Jersey, maybe a little west of here though, further into the woods. This way, I'll always have friends close by enough. I'm also close enough to anything I'd ever need. I'd have a nice place in the mountains, but still be close enough to the city if ever was my wont to travel in for a spell.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Karaoke: yay or nay?
OH A BIG...BIIIIG F'N YAY!!! You just don't know!! Serslee...there's a few vids of me doin' karaoke on the tubes of yoo.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
What is the one song that when it comes on you just have to blast it and sing your heart out?
Jeez, there are so many (ask Jeff, hehe, he'll back me on that, he's worked with me long enough to hear me singing all day). But off the top of my head and most recent, "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Bowl-O-Rama" by Minus the Bear. I sing it loud and I sing it well.
Okay, I'll bite on the meme, albeit, with a modicum of fear: (if you're brave you'll send this to all your followers) : whats your honest opinion of me? :)
Hmm...truthfully, it's hard to say. I think you're pretty cool. You seem a genuine sort and a good friend. But to paraphrase what you once said about me, you only know me through bits and pieces.
Who's the best teacher you ever had? What made them your favorite?
Mr. James O'Rourke. There was no better teacher in this world. The man was amazing, creative, caring, highly intelligent and most of all, passionate about what he did. He supported all your ideas and tried to nurture them into reality even if they were a little out in left field. I'll never forget him.
Do ya love me? Are ya playin' your love games with me? (bonus question, have you ever drunk Bailey's out of a shoe?)
Do ya love me? Are ya playin' your love games with me? (bonus question, have you ever drunk Bailey's out of a shoe?)
Monday, May 2, 2011
Fine. I'll ask you something original this time. What is your favorite old school video game, and your favorite up-to-date video game?
Old school...Mail Order Monsters for the Commodore 64.
Unless we're talking arcade, then I might say the old stand-up Return of the Jedi game.
So, i'll do the same thing you did to me: what is your honest opinion of me?
Right now, unoriginal ;p In general, I think you need to find some better concept of yourself. There are times when I think you do things not because you like or are interested in them, but because you think people you admire are interested in them and you want to, for lack of better term, impress them. I think you're a relatively intelligent guy and you seem to have a good heart, I'd just like to see you work towards a more realistic goal for yourself. Sort of evolve into a more defined person.
If someone were to ask you what fictional character (ex: someone from comics or sci-fi or the like) I remind you of , or makes you think of me, who would you pick?
Wait..you asked me two questions, both are questions that I'd sent to you. So, right now, you remind me of those creatures from the movie Mimic who just copy people.
Name your guilty pleasure movie. You love it but have a hard time admitting it to people.
Hmmm...I've always been pretty okay with being vocal about any movies I like. I don't really have a hard time doing so. I'll say the one I could aways bring up is Moulin Rouge, and only to tell people that not only do I love that movie, but also that every viewing will inevitably end with me sobbing.
Name an album (or three) you could listen to start to finish, three times in a row, without getting sick of it. Why, if you care to elaborate.
Hum - Downward is Heavenward; It's just an incredible album. Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind: It's been one of those albums that's always with me. Gorillaz - Demon Days; gotta get my groove on.
You get to be a superhero (or at least a mutant) for a week. You get to choose your powers. The catch is that you get a different power each day of the week. What 7 powers do you choose, in what order, and why?
1) Flight to see the world as best I can. 2)Breathe underwater and explore the ocean. 3)Telepathy, just to get a grasp on what people are thinking 4)Super-Intelligence, to make sense of the things I learned with telepathy and also create some awesome shit (hello Tardis). 5) Weather-Control (a'la Storm) to give rain to the places that need it and stop where the floods are doing damage. 6)Invisibility just because I think it would be neat. 7)Invulnerability - Use my last day to kick some ass where it needs kicking.
What irrational fear do you have? Like you know ridiculous but you can't stop being afraid of it.
Hmm...I answered this one a bit ago. But my irrational fear is Nuclear war. The bombs being dropped. Maybe it's from growing up during that part of the cold war or movies like 'Miracle Mile'.
You have a round trip ticket to anyplace, anytime in the future. You have a two hour window of opportunity. The only thing you can bring back is whatever you write on a time-proof notepad you are given before the trip. What do you do?
I would stand on the cliffs next to the GWB because I'm pretty sure they're not going anywhere or being built upon. Then I would travel 500 years in the future and see what NYC looks like, then head home to see what my neighborhood looks like, then look up myself to see if I did anything important and take a note of some small, regular future device to patent when I come back.
Okay, you're traveling back in time to talk to your 6 year old self. Oops, you went back too far. You meet your parents shortly before you're born. What do you say?
Stay together for my sake. If you can't do that, just stay in touch and share custody, I'll really need both of you and what's going to happen in my life later would be better avoided. However, please, move north, I don't want to grow up in Florida, I assure you of that. I need mountains and punk rock.
Okay, I'll bite on the meme, albeit, with a modicum of fear: (if you're brave you'll send this to all your followers) : whats your honest opinion of me? :)
You're the bees knees! No really, you're pretty awesome, I immediately have an increased respect for anyone who speaks more than one language. You seem to have a pretty positive outlook on life too and that's too much of a rarity nowadays so, again, something that I admire.
If you could relive any experience of your life, bringing with you the knowledge you have now, what would you choose?
The four years from 18-22 when I was pretty much homeless and just went where the wind took me. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have done a lot more with that time and been less afraid to take bigger chances.
Ok, right back at ya. You're sick as a dog and running a fever so you're home for the day and holed up on the couch. What 3 movies are you watching and what is your favorite "sick day" comfort food?
Ghidorah - the 3 Headed Monster, the Green Slime and Logan's Run. Honestly, those have been amongst my 10 favorite movies to lay on the couch and watch while sick since I was just a wee lad. As for my sick day comfort food, when ever I was sick at home as a kid, watching those movies, my mom would invariably bring home a Whopper meal from Burger King with both fries and onion rings. It's one of those things I've sort of held on to. Maybe, subconsciously, when I'm sick, I revert to 8 yr old me.
When did you first know you had to be part of Rocky?
The "origin story" of how I started Rocky is up on my profile on the rockypedia.org page. But to sum it up, I'm a ham, and here was easy access to an audience of my peers to entertain every weekend.
I've been asking all the questions 'round here, don't any of you have questions for me? Go ahead, ask away, ask anonymously I don't care!
I've been asking all the questions 'round here, don't any of you have questions for me? Go ahead, ask away, ask anonymously I don't care!
You're sick as a dog and running a fever so you're home for the day and holed up on the couch. What 3 movies are you watching and what is your favorite "sick day" comfort food?
You're sick as a dog and running a fever so you're home for the day and holed up on the couch. What 3 movies are you watching and what is your favorite "sick day" comfort food?
If you had one opportunity to go back in time and talk with your 6 year old self. Do you think they'd be proud of what you are now? What do you think they might say? What advice would you give him/her?
If you had one opportunity to go back in time and talk with your 6 year old self. Do you think they'd be proud of what you are now? What do you think they might say? What advice would you give him/her?
Other than Sarah Jane, who's been your favorite of the doctor's companions?
I absolutely loved Donna. She should have had a much longer run. Martha was awful, they should have let Donna travel with the doctor from Runaway Bride til the end.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
How many toddlers do you think you could take in a fight? You are in an enclosed space about the size of a small gymnasium. They never come at you more than 2-3 at a time, but they just keep coming until you cant go on. How many could you get through?
I'm gonna say upwards of 50, maybe more, I'm gonna cut myself short on this one. I mean, you'd have to account for the adrenaline rush and that goes a ways. I'm also taking into account how often I can comfortably lift and toss Sebastian around in a single play session.
Can I use one of the toddlers as a bludgeon against the other toddlers? Ya know, sort of grab him/her by the legs and just swing at the other kids.
It's a nice day out, maybe I'll go down to the park and have a go, there should be at least 50 kids there. I'll just step up and say, "First team of three that defeats me gets Ice Cream and a toy! Come at me bros!!"
Friday, April 29, 2011
Who's the funniest person you know?
Alas, yet another difficult question to answer. I'd have to throw it into a three way tie. There are three close friends of mine who rarely fail to make me laugh. Ray, Dave and Larry. I couldn't easily pick which one is funniest, all three have me regularly in tears of joy.
Do you have an irrational fears that you know are irrational?
Yes and I'm going to be completely serious although everyone always thinks I'm joking when I say this, Nuclear War. I guess growing up during the ass-end of the cold war as technology was increasing rapidly, it seemed the threat was great and real. Ultimately, I call it irrational because I'm pretty damned sure it will honestly never happen, even if it were to happen, there's nothing to be afraid of because it'll be over pretty quick and everybody will be coming with me.
To be honest, with me, fear is usually a double-sided coin, and you better believe that I also look forward to the potential of adventures in a post-apocalyptic wasteland and truly, every time I move somewhere, I always make note what buildings have fallout shelters and sometimes sneak in to check out if they're still there.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Would you follow me if the cause was just? Even if it were dangerous?
Would you follow me if the cause was just? Even if it were dangerous?
I see you wear glasses in some of your photos. Are you nearsighted or farsighted?
I am nearsighted. I've worn glasses since I was 10. I got my first pair of contacts when I was 19 while I was living down in NC.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 9: the Jesus and Mary Chain - "Just Like Honey
So, I was dating this goth chick back in...oh..93? Eh, not even dating. We would hang out and end up fooling around. Every time we got to her place, the first things she would do were light some incense and put on one of her mix CDs. This song was on every one (that I heard at least, I think it was her "mood music"). I never did mind though, it's a great track. Actually, I do like some of the J&MC's other albums, but the sound they had on "Psychocandy"...I don't think it could ever be repeated.
Ok, now I'm curious. If someone were to ask you what fictional character (ex: someone from comics or sci-fi or the like) I remind you of , or makes you think of me, who would you pick?
OH YE GODS!! I had a perfect answer for you on this and now my brain won't lock that tumbler!! Well...giving you an answer regardless. I'd say you'd make a perfect Rachel (Sean Young) from Blade Runner. I'd also put money on you making an awesome Wonder Woman ala the original incarnation where she was all Betty Page and bondage. There's definitely more, I could probably go on...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 8: HUM - "Ms. Lazarus"
The first thing I can say about Hum is that they were well ahead of the time they needed to be in, were probably too good to last and with only one "hit" under their belt, it's just a damned shame not enough people listened to them. This is serious one of my all-time favorite bands. Most who have heard them have the "devo-itis" (like that? I just made it up) where they only attribute one song to the band, however, like Devo, Hum has many good and better songs than just the one you've heard.
ANYWAY...if you haven't gotten it by now, yes, this band is amazing and you must go out immediately and gather their entire discography and listen to it non-stop until you know all the words and riffs.
That being said, here's one of my favorite tracks:
ANYWAY...if you haven't gotten it by now, yes, this band is amazing and you must go out immediately and gather their entire discography and listen to it non-stop until you know all the words and riffs.
That being said, here's one of my favorite tracks:
If someone were to ask you what fictional character (ex: someone from comics or sci-fi or the like) I remind you of , or makes you think of me, who would you pick?
If someone were to ask you what fictional character (ex: someone from comics or sci-fi or the like) I remind you of , or makes you think of me, who would you pick?
Fine, I'll play along. What was your first impression of me? Do you still have that impression in some way, or has your view changed?
Ummm...I still don't have much of an impression of you. Not a real one. You can't necessarily get a "real" impression of someone on-line, and we've only actually "met" for a scant moment in person. However, if I had to say something, I'd say, "Playful and creative" and I haven't known you long enough for that impression to change. So there.
What was your favorite thing to do during recess at school?
Eat lunch really quick then play hackey-sack.
Monday, April 25, 2011
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 7: Morphine - “In Spite of Me”
*phew* I caught up. Alas, I’m certain to have to do this again. But I don’t mind and I hope, who ever is reading this, that you don’t either.
As one of the most sentimental and sad entries in this list, this song really stands out. I can go all “emo” on you and tell you why, but I’ll leave that for a more intimate time story over a coffee or a bottle of vino. Suffice to say, from the moment I first heard it, this song hit a place in my heart that I’d unfortunately never understood til then why it hurt so much.
The first time I heard Morphine was actually the first time I’d seen them live. I was listening to one of my favorite late night college radio shows and they put up tickets to see the Cranes in NYC for grabs, I called in and got them right away. Morphine opened and that was all I needed to see. Wow. Here was a soulful Jazz band played with a rock edge. The lineup was interesting, the only traditional rock band instrument being drums, the lead singer, Mark (who, I heard died in the late 90’s, very sad and unfortunate), played stand-up bass and had an amazing low sort of baritone voice, and the other instrument was a sax. No guitar on stage, yet they rocked. Oh it was amazing.
The next day, I went to Revolver Records on 8th St. and picked up the CD since I hadn’t the money with me at the show to buy it. It was their newest release, “Cure for Pain”. This song was on it, and it was a life changer. I’ll just say this went on many a mix tape, haha. Enjoy.
As one of the most sentimental and sad entries in this list, this song really stands out. I can go all “emo” on you and tell you why, but I’ll leave that for a more intimate time story over a coffee or a bottle of vino. Suffice to say, from the moment I first heard it, this song hit a place in my heart that I’d unfortunately never understood til then why it hurt so much.
The first time I heard Morphine was actually the first time I’d seen them live. I was listening to one of my favorite late night college radio shows and they put up tickets to see the Cranes in NYC for grabs, I called in and got them right away. Morphine opened and that was all I needed to see. Wow. Here was a soulful Jazz band played with a rock edge. The lineup was interesting, the only traditional rock band instrument being drums, the lead singer, Mark (who, I heard died in the late 90’s, very sad and unfortunate), played stand-up bass and had an amazing low sort of baritone voice, and the other instrument was a sax. No guitar on stage, yet they rocked. Oh it was amazing.
The next day, I went to Revolver Records on 8th St. and picked up the CD since I hadn’t the money with me at the show to buy it. It was their newest release, “Cure for Pain”. This song was on it, and it was a life changer. I’ll just say this went on many a mix tape, haha. Enjoy.
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 6: Minus the Bear - “Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo”
Ah, Minus the Bear. Greatest new band to come out of the post grunge era.
Back in 2002/2003, right before I left LP to start working at Gamestop, I was listening to a lot of new music as I had a LOT of time to do so. I used to spend hours every week scouring newsgroups for new bands, downloading and listening downloading and listening, ect ect…
Under a header that said “New from Seattle!”, this band caught my eye by words alone. “Minus the Bear”. What kind of name is that? Well, certainly no stranger than “Barney Rubble and the Cunt Stubble”, but alas, it was different enough then the deluge of bands on the boards with every imaginable word preceded by “The” as their name. The album was called “Highly Refined Pirates”, okay…funny. The song titles, well, okay, they were all pretty good, but you know I had to check them out when I saw a song called “Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!”. I got the album and was very pleasantly surprised to find that they were nothing like I’d expected.
Their lyrics immediately hit home. Here were songs about living and experiencing life for the best of what it was and from a very honest and real perspective. It felt so much like the same experiences I’ve had and how I’d described them. The music, as well, had a wonderful feel to it, sort of bitter-sweet, playful, yet melancholy, just right for listening to no matter how you felt on a particular day.
To wrap it up, if you haven’t checked this band out, you really should. Ignore the hipster fame they’ve garnered in the past few years, they’re definitely worth it.
Back in 2002/2003, right before I left LP to start working at Gamestop, I was listening to a lot of new music as I had a LOT of time to do so. I used to spend hours every week scouring newsgroups for new bands, downloading and listening downloading and listening, ect ect…
Under a header that said “New from Seattle!”, this band caught my eye by words alone. “Minus the Bear”. What kind of name is that? Well, certainly no stranger than “Barney Rubble and the Cunt Stubble”, but alas, it was different enough then the deluge of bands on the boards with every imaginable word preceded by “The” as their name. The album was called “Highly Refined Pirates”, okay…funny. The song titles, well, okay, they were all pretty good, but you know I had to check them out when I saw a song called “Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!”. I got the album and was very pleasantly surprised to find that they were nothing like I’d expected.
Their lyrics immediately hit home. Here were songs about living and experiencing life for the best of what it was and from a very honest and real perspective. It felt so much like the same experiences I’ve had and how I’d described them. The music, as well, had a wonderful feel to it, sort of bitter-sweet, playful, yet melancholy, just right for listening to no matter how you felt on a particular day.
To wrap it up, if you haven’t checked this band out, you really should. Ignore the hipster fame they’ve garnered in the past few years, they’re definitely worth it.
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 5: Ken Nordine - “Yellow”
Okay, I’ll be honest, I only picked “Yellow” over “Olive” because “Olive” is a harder track to find a video for and the “Yellow” track has J.R. “Bob” Dobbs. That being said, let’s move on.
Okay, just…listen to this guy’s voice. You’ve heard it before, but where, just can’t place it huh? That’s okay. It’s because his voice is EVERYWHERE. Ken Nordine has done more voice-over work than you’ve taken poos in your entire life. However, he also has a great taste for Jazz and has recorded several albums. The best of which came out in the late 60’s (that was a great time for creativity huh?) called “Colors”. In it, Nordine does a little playful spoken word album with each song being based on a color, what/who the color is, why it is, what it’s like, how it feels. The songs also follow a light paradigm about society as well, which you can either read into or just sit back, have a cocktail and enjoy.
Okay, just…listen to this guy’s voice. You’ve heard it before, but where, just can’t place it huh? That’s okay. It’s because his voice is EVERYWHERE. Ken Nordine has done more voice-over work than you’ve taken poos in your entire life. However, he also has a great taste for Jazz and has recorded several albums. The best of which came out in the late 60’s (that was a great time for creativity huh?) called “Colors”. In it, Nordine does a little playful spoken word album with each song being based on a color, what/who the color is, why it is, what it’s like, how it feels. The songs also follow a light paradigm about society as well, which you can either read into or just sit back, have a cocktail and enjoy.
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 4: Butter 08 - “Butter of 69”
Grand Royal Records was fucking AWESOME. It’s a shame they didn’t last. But they left us a great catalog of music from which Butter 08 had sprung.
There used to be a magazine I’d bought throughout the early to late 90’s called CMJ. It was a music magazine focusing mostly on independent groups and artists or culled from a specific “feel” or genre, the kind of stuff you’d find on college radio or greenwich village record shops. Every issue came with a CD filled with new music. I still have STACKS of them, but this is how I discovered the wonder and magic that is/was Cibo Matto.
Cibo Matto was a “group” per se of two asian girls who had a knack for catchy tunes about random things (ie: food. I think the whole first album was food songs) with a very, VERY asian pop-culture sort of feel, broken english, quirky lyrics and themes, you get the picture, if not, just listen to them.
The girls from Cibo Matto did a one-shot, side project with members of the John Spencer Blues Explosion and a few others called ‘Butter-08’. This, in my opinion, was the first of a wave of niche feeling “combo-side-collaboration” bands to hit. Following this, and continuously including members of Cibo Matto I might add, such as Handsome Boy Modeling School and the Gorillaz (Miho was the first Noodles).
So, enough history, thanks for reading and enjoy my favorite track off the only album by this excellent collaboration effort.
There used to be a magazine I’d bought throughout the early to late 90’s called CMJ. It was a music magazine focusing mostly on independent groups and artists or culled from a specific “feel” or genre, the kind of stuff you’d find on college radio or greenwich village record shops. Every issue came with a CD filled with new music. I still have STACKS of them, but this is how I discovered the wonder and magic that is/was Cibo Matto.
Cibo Matto was a “group” per se of two asian girls who had a knack for catchy tunes about random things (ie: food. I think the whole first album was food songs) with a very, VERY asian pop-culture sort of feel, broken english, quirky lyrics and themes, you get the picture, if not, just listen to them.
The girls from Cibo Matto did a one-shot, side project with members of the John Spencer Blues Explosion and a few others called ‘Butter-08’. This, in my opinion, was the first of a wave of niche feeling “combo-side-collaboration” bands to hit. Following this, and continuously including members of Cibo Matto I might add, such as Handsome Boy Modeling School and the Gorillaz (Miho was the first Noodles).
So, enough history, thanks for reading and enjoy my favorite track off the only album by this excellent collaboration effort.
30 Songs in 30 Days - Day 3 - Outkast - B.O.B
Okay, it’s not remotely an unknown that I have eclectic tastes in music. I have long held a love for hip-hop and electronica although, to be fair, my tastes are decidedly picky when it comes to either. I do not remotely love it all, moreso, it could be said, that I like very little of it, but I do have my favorites and Outkast is one of them.
Unlike most, I was not introduced to the band by way of “I’m Sorry Miss Jackson” or “Hey ya”. This was the first song that really turned my head their way. I’d been a fan for sometime of high bpm electronica and groups of the ilk such as the Proppellerheads or Atari Teenage Riot, so the first time I heard this song, which was a sort of combination of that and a few verses of well put together fast rhymes, well..I was hooked. It was more of a pleasure, as they gained notoriety, to notice the breadth of talent in their group, and the pool of styles they picked from always keeping things fresh.
So there you go. I like this and now I sound like a snob, hahah.
Unlike most, I was not introduced to the band by way of “I’m Sorry Miss Jackson” or “Hey ya”. This was the first song that really turned my head their way. I’d been a fan for sometime of high bpm electronica and groups of the ilk such as the Proppellerheads or Atari Teenage Riot, so the first time I heard this song, which was a sort of combination of that and a few verses of well put together fast rhymes, well..I was hooked. It was more of a pleasure, as they gained notoriety, to notice the breadth of talent in their group, and the pool of styles they picked from always keeping things fresh.
So there you go. I like this and now I sound like a snob, hahah.
30 songs in 30 Days - a note
So…I’ve been lax. I’ve let a few slide, well, today’s the day to play catch up. Today I will post 5 songs for the days I’ve missed and today, complete with a little note on why I picked each. Horray for you!!! (all…what…5? maybe, people that are following this and less who care, haha)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
30 Songs in 30 days: Day 2- The Lemonheads - Half the Time
1990: The calm before the storm as it were. It was when I first started REALLY coming into myself so to speak. I was about a year or so into my discovery of college radio, which was in an interesting place as the burgeoning indie rock/alternative scene was building up for it's big boom. I went to bed every night listening. This was where I first started winning tickets to shows for bands like the Cranes, TMBG, Pavement, the first two Lollapaloozas, Morphine, ect. ect. good stuff. It was also around the time when I discovered how to get to the East Village, NYC on my own and found a vast plethora of wonderful record shops that had all the music I had been looking for and a whole lot I had yet to discover.
Anyway, enough exposition, to the point! And away!
One night while listening to one of my favorite DJs (whose voice I'd had a big crush on), she premiered a new song by a band from the burgeoning Cambridge, Mass. scene, the Lemonheads. The song was called "Half the Time" (duh, it's right here), and I loved it immediately. That weekend, I took my measely allowance and head into the city to buy the album (tape), but they didn't have it yet, said it was on order (it took me another month to get it). Instead I bought what they did have by the band, their previous album, "Lick" and the initial more punk entry, "Hate Your Friends" both just blew me away, I fell in love with the band and they have always travelled with me on tape, CD or MP3 since. So...enjoy!
Half The Time (Video Version) Video The Lemonheads Contactmusic.com
Anyway, enough exposition, to the point! And away!
One night while listening to one of my favorite DJs (whose voice I'd had a big crush on), she premiered a new song by a band from the burgeoning Cambridge, Mass. scene, the Lemonheads. The song was called "Half the Time" (duh, it's right here), and I loved it immediately. That weekend, I took my measely allowance and head into the city to buy the album (tape), but they didn't have it yet, said it was on order (it took me another month to get it). Instead I bought what they did have by the band, their previous album, "Lick" and the initial more punk entry, "Hate Your Friends" both just blew me away, I fell in love with the band and they have always travelled with me on tape, CD or MP3 since. So...enjoy!
Half The Time (Video Version) Video The Lemonheads Contactmusic.com
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 1 - the Pixies "Make Believe"
30 Songs in 30 days?
I may be late to the game, but I think I can rock this. I’m gonna start with a repost, but man, do I love this song. It’s an oft-unheard Pixies B-Side made as kind of a joke about drummer David Lovering’s obsession with Debbie Gibson, as appropriate, Dave sings on this track as well. (personally, I think it reminds me a bit of Josh Carterer of the Smoking Popes..or vice versa since this came out first).
So, yeah, here’s the Pixies - Make Believe
I may be late to the game, but I think I can rock this. I’m gonna start with a repost, but man, do I love this song. It’s an oft-unheard Pixies B-Side made as kind of a joke about drummer David Lovering’s obsession with Debbie Gibson, as appropriate, Dave sings on this track as well. (personally, I think it reminds me a bit of Josh Carterer of the Smoking Popes..or vice versa since this came out first).
So, yeah, here’s the Pixies - Make Believe
Friday, April 15, 2011
What's the best gift you've ever given?
I hand-made/modified a 12" action figure in the likeness of my friend Ray including accessories I made out of sculpy as well as modding clothes for it to match his and a beard and hair to the figure..basically, I made a Ray action figure for him on his birthday.
Where would you like to spend your retirement?
In a beautiful house on a rocky cliff above the ocean with an amazing view of it from my front porch where I can wake up in the morning in a comfy sweater and enjoy a nice pipe with my coffee. Not too far from civilization though, because I still would want to go to Taco Bell for lunch.
What 3 things do you think will become obsolete in the next ten years?
Rotary telephones. Betamax players. 5 1/4" floppy disk drives. I mean, I know they're obsolete now, but I'm pretty sure they will still be in the next ten years.
Lifetime dream?
There are so many. I suppose they culminate in some sense of immortality in the respect of fame. I just hope that by the time I die I will have done something really worth doing. Something that will change the hearts and minds of people in my day and forevermore. It doesn't even have to be anything big. Maybe just an idea that I'd be recognized for. I suppose that's kind of like saying I'd like to start or restart a cultural revolution, hmm...it's a bit much to say to really get across the idea... Okay...Kerouac, he wrote a book that changed my life forever, gave me new and different perspectives. I'm sure his writings have done this for many, many others....that's close to what I mean.
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Would you rather hang out with a small group of friends or a large group?
Depends on my mood. Sorry for the nebulous response.
Did you believe in Santa Claus when you were younger? If so, when and how did you find out that he does not exist? Sorry if I just broke it to you. It's true.
I did. I don't remember exactly when I realized it wasn't true. I don't think it was a "shock and awe" situation. I think I slowly came to it, like, noticing little things here and there that suddenly said, "There is no Santa".
However...I do like to tell myself otherwise. There's still a pretty big part of me that wants to believe magic is real. Perhaps that can attribute to my love of fiction and the fact that I read as much as I do, especially stories of the fantastical nature.
I also believe in Santa in the respect that there must have, at one time, been a real, flesh and blood Kris Kringle. A mysterious old man with a generous soul and a heart bigger than the world could handle.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? Are you glad you took it or do you regret it?
Easy. It's the risk that ended up with a hospital stay for a bit. I don't regret it for some reason. I don't even regret the events leading up to it. I think it all added up to make me a better and stronger person.
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