Confuse liberty with weaponry
Jan. 13th, 2003 04:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twicketfaceThe weekend was a tale of two days. Saturday was a lot of driving around, visiting relatives and shopping. Sunday was a lot of sitting around, watching football and spending time on the computer.
Friday we got together with LBEric and played Simpsons Clue after talking for a while. He wasn't returning our calls and we hadn't seen him since before Christmas, so it was nice to see him again. Marie dropped him off and I had a late supper. Reheated mac and cheese is so much more edible with a hint of alfredo sauce.
Saturday started early with a trip to my grandparent's house. They were a buzz with questions about my new job and the state of the world. The despise The Schrub almost as much as we do, which is pretty fun to talk about. Marie and I feasted on homemade peanut squares and orange juice while basking in their smiles and laughter. They are always so happy when we come and visit, I wish it was more of an expectation that people spend time with their elders.
We stopped at Kohl's and got some new clothes. Everything was on sale, so it was a good time to shop.
From there we went to my parent's house to drop off the rest of our Christmas tree (long story) and visit for a bit. I'll be going there on Friday to help clean the basement, which should be interesting. Maybe I can convince dad to listen to some of my CDs while we work.
We stopped at JC Penney's in Oshkosh to order me some new shoes. The guy behind the counter didn't seem to have his act together, so I'll be interested to see what happens. I should have both pairs by the end of the week.
Sunday we had a lazier day, with more football and lounging around. I went to Target to return our comforter and got a new phone/answering machine. Our old one was the one Marie got her freshman year of college and the answering machine messages were pretty hard to understand. After that I went to the Y. It was beyond crowded and I hit the weights again since the treadmills were full. I'm going to try going either on week nights or to get up early and start up again. My membership only goes until March, so I'd best get to it if I want to lose some weight. Hopefully the new job will have a gym membership discount as well.
I was thinking about something last week. With the differences that Eric and I had in the past and whom I consider to be my close friends. Loyalty is a trait that I value very highly. I don't consider someone a true friend if I don't feel that they can or will be there for me. And in thinking about it, Eric has been much more loyal to me compared to Jeremy. I was quite hurt when I called (and emailed) to see how their honeymoon trip went and never heard back until we got together for the Packer game a few weeks later and they both just brushed it off. It's difficult because at a time, I felt closer to Jeremy than anyone. Now it seems like he doesn't have/make time for me, and that's hard to accept.
And now, a joke and a survey:
Bush's Morning Run
A kid was sitting on his lawn with a box of puppies one morning. George Bush was on his morning run, accompanied by some Secret Service workers. Dubya asked the boy what kind of puppies were in the box.
The little boy said, "Republicans."
The President beamed, patted the boy on the head, and said, "Thatta boy!"
A few weeks later Bush was jogging again, this time with Dick Cheney in tow. Bush stopped at the boy's house, winked at Dick and said, "Hey kid, what kind of pupies are in the box?"
The boy said, "Democracts"
Bush looked crushed, saying, "What happened? A few weeks ago they were Republicans!"
The boy said, "Well, the puppies opened their eyes."
1. Name that everyone knows you by: Brian
2. Current location: My little green cubicle
3. Birthplace: Hartford, WI
4. Birthday: May 10th, 1978.
5. Assuming smell and taste aren't connected, if you had to lose one of your 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) which would it be? I'd guess taste. I'd eat my lima beans then.
6. If you had to physically lose either your eyes, nose, or mouth but you could still keep their functions (ie. if you lost your eyes you could still see)which would it be? My constantly dripping, stuffy nose
7. If you could only eat the same meal (1 entree, 1 side dish, 1 salad, 1 desert, and 1 drink)repeatedly for the rest of your life with health not being a consideration what would it be? Veggie burger, seasoned french fries, garden salad with peppercorn dressing and a big glass of milk.
8. If you had to choose between living in a house shaped like a cartoon star, mushroom, or flower for the rest of your life which would you choose? A cartoon star. It would make me invincible, right?
9. If you were only allowed to take 1 trip for a month to any city in the world during your lifetime (if you tried to get outside the city border to visit other cities you would run into an invisible fence and die) what would it be? I could easily spend a month in Seattle. Or maybe San Francisco.
10. If you could have 1 superpower (be creative) but had to keep that superpower for the rest of your life, what would it be? Invisibility.
11. If you had to choose one animal besides humans to rule the world (whichever animal it is would take the average size of a human)what would it be? Ducks. They're 65% of the way there already.
12. Option 1: Be able to eat whatever you want whenever you want wherever you want without losing health or gaining weight but you can never listen to or play music again.
Option 2: Listen to music and play it like a goddess for the rest of your life but you can't eat anything ever again (you will remain healthy)
Would you choose option 1 or 2? Option two.
13. If you had to choose to grow an extra body part (a real one), what would it be? Another ear. My hearing is not so good.
14. If the world could only be 1 color but could include all the different shades of that color, which would you choose? Blue
15. If you could be any natural disaster (hurricane, volcano, flood, etc) Hurricane, so I could blow the pants off unsuspecting people
16. If you had to grow either a bird beak, a pig snout, a giraffe neck, or an elephant trunk and couldn't hide any of them which would you choose? I'll take the beak.
17. Last question: If you had to live the rest of your life being a character in 1 video game for any entertainment system, what would it be? I guess someone from The Sims, I'm not that great at karate or shooting people.
***
Have you ever been suspected of committing a crime?: One time in high school we got in trouble for being out 'past curfew', despite being at a friend's house for a surprise birthday party and having to walk a few blocks to where we parked our cars. That's about as illegal as I get.
What do you want people to say about you when you die?: Anything but "What's that smell?"
How long does it take you to get ready to go out?: Including shower, about 30 minutes.
What would you like to be reincarnated as?: Someone shorter
Do you make fun of your friends?: I pretty much make fun of everyone.
Words or phrases you over use: The word wicked as a modifer, "Marie is wicked pretty" or "Science is wicked complicated"
If you were an animal what would you be?: A puppy
Do you enjoy talking to your self?: I've found that it works wonders for talking things out. Just in your head doesn't always do it justice.
What's your biggest fear?: Lately it's been war
What would you have liked to be named?: I have grown to like my name. My middle name is another story
What's your most prized possesion?: It's in the photograph
What's the funniest word you can think of: Snot
What songs bring back the most memories?: I have associations with video games and CDs. Games I played usually correlate with CDs I bought or liked at the time
What's the largest organ in the human body?: I would guess the brain. But that's what it wants you to think.
Do you have a bar trick? I can spend hours in them and not drink. Sha-zam!
Does God know who and where you are? My little Alanis...
Who/What are you thankful for?: I try to count my blessings often. I'm thankful for the good and the bad and most everything in between.
Do you believe in fate?: Whole-heartedly
Do you get along with your parents?: For the most part. Since my brother and I have opposing viewpoints, I try to bring them back to reality after they talk to him.
Could a pack of wolves done a better job raising you?: That's the best survey question I've read in a long time.
What time do you go to bed?: I've been on a weird schedule lately. Going to bed after 11 on weekends. Luckily, I did so Saturday night and caught AN ORIGINAL EPISODE OF G.I. JOE! It was awesome.
What do you look for in the opposite sex?: Vaginas, I guess.
What was the most difficult thing you had to do?: Get up this morning. I awoke mid-dream, and I'm groggy.
If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you want to be stuck with?: Marie and a deck of cards.
If you were given one day to live what would you do?: Make a video and tell all the people I care for how much I care for them.
What's the kinkiest place you'd have sex?: I'd like to have sex outdoors
What's your most embarrassing moment?: Getting caught picking my nose sucks.
If you could relive any day of your life either for good or to change it what would it be?: I'd go back to when I got the scars on my arm and avoid them
What's the worst feeling in the world?: Waking up to the telephone.
The best?: Joy
If you could meet anyone who ever existed who would it be? why?: Thich Nhat Hanh, because he's a god among men.
What's your best physical feature?: My eyes
What is the oddest thing you?ve inherited from your parents?: Probably old pictures
What's the biggest lie you've ever told?: Mostly the social lubricant types
What was your first encounter with an illict substance like?: n/a
What was the meanest thing you ever did as a little kid?: nothing, but Eric once took a dump on a trampoline of a neighbor who wouldn't let them use it and put the used toilet paper in their barbeque. That's pretty mean.
What was the worst punishment your parents inflicted?: Early curfew. I was always the one to 'break up the party', even though we never did indeed party.
What have you learned about love?: It's harder than I thought. It takes effort and compromise. And it's totally worth it.
How have you changed in the past year?: I think I've gotten to know myself a little bit better. Some of my altruism is wearing off, but I probably could use to be a little more self-focused. I've had some friends become distant and tried to not let it bother me. I've rediscovered reading, which is nice.
Friday we got together with LBEric and played Simpsons Clue after talking for a while. He wasn't returning our calls and we hadn't seen him since before Christmas, so it was nice to see him again. Marie dropped him off and I had a late supper. Reheated mac and cheese is so much more edible with a hint of alfredo sauce.
Saturday started early with a trip to my grandparent's house. They were a buzz with questions about my new job and the state of the world. The despise The Schrub almost as much as we do, which is pretty fun to talk about. Marie and I feasted on homemade peanut squares and orange juice while basking in their smiles and laughter. They are always so happy when we come and visit, I wish it was more of an expectation that people spend time with their elders.
We stopped at Kohl's and got some new clothes. Everything was on sale, so it was a good time to shop.
From there we went to my parent's house to drop off the rest of our Christmas tree (long story) and visit for a bit. I'll be going there on Friday to help clean the basement, which should be interesting. Maybe I can convince dad to listen to some of my CDs while we work.
We stopped at JC Penney's in Oshkosh to order me some new shoes. The guy behind the counter didn't seem to have his act together, so I'll be interested to see what happens. I should have both pairs by the end of the week.
Sunday we had a lazier day, with more football and lounging around. I went to Target to return our comforter and got a new phone/answering machine. Our old one was the one Marie got her freshman year of college and the answering machine messages were pretty hard to understand. After that I went to the Y. It was beyond crowded and I hit the weights again since the treadmills were full. I'm going to try going either on week nights or to get up early and start up again. My membership only goes until March, so I'd best get to it if I want to lose some weight. Hopefully the new job will have a gym membership discount as well.
I was thinking about something last week. With the differences that Eric and I had in the past and whom I consider to be my close friends. Loyalty is a trait that I value very highly. I don't consider someone a true friend if I don't feel that they can or will be there for me. And in thinking about it, Eric has been much more loyal to me compared to Jeremy. I was quite hurt when I called (and emailed) to see how their honeymoon trip went and never heard back until we got together for the Packer game a few weeks later and they both just brushed it off. It's difficult because at a time, I felt closer to Jeremy than anyone. Now it seems like he doesn't have/make time for me, and that's hard to accept.
And now, a joke and a survey:
Bush's Morning Run
A kid was sitting on his lawn with a box of puppies one morning. George Bush was on his morning run, accompanied by some Secret Service workers. Dubya asked the boy what kind of puppies were in the box.
The little boy said, "Republicans."
The President beamed, patted the boy on the head, and said, "Thatta boy!"
A few weeks later Bush was jogging again, this time with Dick Cheney in tow. Bush stopped at the boy's house, winked at Dick and said, "Hey kid, what kind of pupies are in the box?"
The boy said, "Democracts"
Bush looked crushed, saying, "What happened? A few weeks ago they were Republicans!"
The boy said, "Well, the puppies opened their eyes."
1. Name that everyone knows you by: Brian
2. Current location: My little green cubicle
3. Birthplace: Hartford, WI
4. Birthday: May 10th, 1978.
5. Assuming smell and taste aren't connected, if you had to lose one of your 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) which would it be? I'd guess taste. I'd eat my lima beans then.
6. If you had to physically lose either your eyes, nose, or mouth but you could still keep their functions (ie. if you lost your eyes you could still see)which would it be? My constantly dripping, stuffy nose
7. If you could only eat the same meal (1 entree, 1 side dish, 1 salad, 1 desert, and 1 drink)repeatedly for the rest of your life with health not being a consideration what would it be? Veggie burger, seasoned french fries, garden salad with peppercorn dressing and a big glass of milk.
8. If you had to choose between living in a house shaped like a cartoon star, mushroom, or flower for the rest of your life which would you choose? A cartoon star. It would make me invincible, right?
9. If you were only allowed to take 1 trip for a month to any city in the world during your lifetime (if you tried to get outside the city border to visit other cities you would run into an invisible fence and die) what would it be? I could easily spend a month in Seattle. Or maybe San Francisco.
10. If you could have 1 superpower (be creative) but had to keep that superpower for the rest of your life, what would it be? Invisibility.
11. If you had to choose one animal besides humans to rule the world (whichever animal it is would take the average size of a human)what would it be? Ducks. They're 65% of the way there already.
12. Option 1: Be able to eat whatever you want whenever you want wherever you want without losing health or gaining weight but you can never listen to or play music again.
Option 2: Listen to music and play it like a goddess for the rest of your life but you can't eat anything ever again (you will remain healthy)
Would you choose option 1 or 2? Option two.
13. If you had to choose to grow an extra body part (a real one), what would it be? Another ear. My hearing is not so good.
14. If the world could only be 1 color but could include all the different shades of that color, which would you choose? Blue
15. If you could be any natural disaster (hurricane, volcano, flood, etc) Hurricane, so I could blow the pants off unsuspecting people
16. If you had to grow either a bird beak, a pig snout, a giraffe neck, or an elephant trunk and couldn't hide any of them which would you choose? I'll take the beak.
17. Last question: If you had to live the rest of your life being a character in 1 video game for any entertainment system, what would it be? I guess someone from The Sims, I'm not that great at karate or shooting people.
***
Have you ever been suspected of committing a crime?: One time in high school we got in trouble for being out 'past curfew', despite being at a friend's house for a surprise birthday party and having to walk a few blocks to where we parked our cars. That's about as illegal as I get.
What do you want people to say about you when you die?: Anything but "What's that smell?"
How long does it take you to get ready to go out?: Including shower, about 30 minutes.
What would you like to be reincarnated as?: Someone shorter
Do you make fun of your friends?: I pretty much make fun of everyone.
Words or phrases you over use: The word wicked as a modifer, "Marie is wicked pretty" or "Science is wicked complicated"
If you were an animal what would you be?: A puppy
Do you enjoy talking to your self?: I've found that it works wonders for talking things out. Just in your head doesn't always do it justice.
What's your biggest fear?: Lately it's been war
What would you have liked to be named?: I have grown to like my name. My middle name is another story
What's your most prized possesion?: It's in the photograph
What's the funniest word you can think of: Snot
What songs bring back the most memories?: I have associations with video games and CDs. Games I played usually correlate with CDs I bought or liked at the time
What's the largest organ in the human body?: I would guess the brain. But that's what it wants you to think.
Do you have a bar trick? I can spend hours in them and not drink. Sha-zam!
Does God know who and where you are? My little Alanis...
Who/What are you thankful for?: I try to count my blessings often. I'm thankful for the good and the bad and most everything in between.
Do you believe in fate?: Whole-heartedly
Do you get along with your parents?: For the most part. Since my brother and I have opposing viewpoints, I try to bring them back to reality after they talk to him.
Could a pack of wolves done a better job raising you?: That's the best survey question I've read in a long time.
What time do you go to bed?: I've been on a weird schedule lately. Going to bed after 11 on weekends. Luckily, I did so Saturday night and caught AN ORIGINAL EPISODE OF G.I. JOE! It was awesome.
What do you look for in the opposite sex?: Vaginas, I guess.
What was the most difficult thing you had to do?: Get up this morning. I awoke mid-dream, and I'm groggy.
If you were stranded on a desert island, who would you want to be stuck with?: Marie and a deck of cards.
If you were given one day to live what would you do?: Make a video and tell all the people I care for how much I care for them.
What's the kinkiest place you'd have sex?: I'd like to have sex outdoors
What's your most embarrassing moment?: Getting caught picking my nose sucks.
If you could relive any day of your life either for good or to change it what would it be?: I'd go back to when I got the scars on my arm and avoid them
What's the worst feeling in the world?: Waking up to the telephone.
The best?: Joy
If you could meet anyone who ever existed who would it be? why?: Thich Nhat Hanh, because he's a god among men.
What's your best physical feature?: My eyes
What is the oddest thing you?ve inherited from your parents?: Probably old pictures
What's the biggest lie you've ever told?: Mostly the social lubricant types
What was your first encounter with an illict substance like?: n/a
What was the meanest thing you ever did as a little kid?: nothing, but Eric once took a dump on a trampoline of a neighbor who wouldn't let them use it and put the used toilet paper in their barbeque. That's pretty mean.
What was the worst punishment your parents inflicted?: Early curfew. I was always the one to 'break up the party', even though we never did indeed party.
What have you learned about love?: It's harder than I thought. It takes effort and compromise. And it's totally worth it.
How have you changed in the past year?: I think I've gotten to know myself a little bit better. Some of my altruism is wearing off, but I probably could use to be a little more self-focused. I've had some friends become distant and tried to not let it bother me. I've rediscovered reading, which is nice.
