Category: madness

Random Catch Up

So I’m playing catch up on the blogroll. [1]Oy! So many people so little time  I like the overall image I get in my head after reading blogs from all over. 

Blogger A: I knocked over my tea laughing at a comparison to Obama supporters to OJ supporters.  I’m sure the commenter was in jest because no one could actually think such a thing.  Could they?  Political rants are all the rage right now.  It is amazing what some people will call facts. 

Blogger B:  was so sad I started crying.  Comments were disabled which isn’t a good sign.  The blogger is having a bad breakup.  Hang in there Mr.

Blogger C: recently moved to SF finally got a job! Kudos big guy.  I knew you’d do it.

Blogger D: worked out so much his pants fell off.  Just kidding. 

Blogger E:  didn’t have anything to say so he posted a "purdy" picture.

Blogger F: Did you know old gay porn stars do computer work?  Expensive at everything they do.  Tsk, tsk.

Blogger G: finally fixed his comments.  Thank the stars! 

Blogger H: cocktailed as usual.  Drink one (or two) for me.

Blogger I: realized he was in love.  Or at the very least, headed down the path.  *smooch*

Blogger J: got some really good news about a friends surgery.  YAY!

Blogger K: still hasn’t called me for lunch.

Blogger L: discovered how to get high legally. 

Blogger M: posted about the hilarity of sp@m messages and the idiots who still fall for them.

Blogger N: porn as usual.  Ah!

Blogger O: Is having some awful times w/pain management.  In my thoughts fella.

Blogger P: is laughing at "the Americans".  Careful what you wish for buddy. 

Blogger Q: political commentary as usual.  Blah blah blah.  *channeling CoCo Peru*  Move on Gurl!

Blogger R: Got a new puppy

Blogger S: Hasn’t blogged in ages and got the axe off my list today.  *sigh*  I miss you hussy.

Blogger T: in danger of meeting the same fate as Blogger S above.  Start yaking!

Blogger U: posted about his favorite movie of all time.

Blogger V: did some purging.  The good kind.  *g*

Blogger W: is feeling better and glad to be home. 

Blogger X: is going thru a painful breakup but surviving it ok.  Hurry up and move already.  I need a new city to visit.  j/k. 

Blogger Y: Porn as ususal.  You should meet Blogger N

Blogger Z: is speaking in total Geek.  Luckily, I speak it fluently as well. 

And that is just the first random 26 bitches.  See, I really am reading.  Oh yes! I got my eye on you.

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↑1 Oy! So many people so little time

Random Smandom V

I was feeling very lazy today. The whole thing about my friend dying has me in a bit of a funk. I’ve talked to several folks online and off who knew him. They were just as surprised as I was. A big thank you to everyone for all the kind words and sympathy. I’m ok.

I was a lazy fuck today. I didn’t go to the gym, didn’t do errands, didn’t drop off laundry, didn’t do squat. I bounced between the sofa and the kitchen mostly. I also had two nice chats with TFA today.

After a nice ride on the bike, I decided to pop in and catch a movie. I ended up seeing the new Resident Evil: Extinction flick. Much better than the 2nd installment but not quite as good as part 1. The first is still the best but this one makes up a little bit for the flop that was part 2. Short but decent plot, the affects were about the same and the militant chick [1]I’m having a brain fart at the moment. The one w/the split personalities. Speaking of, the new season starts this week! from Heroes was in it as well.

I have to go into work for a few hours tomorrow for re-certification on my NIMS/SIMS training. [2]Just a fancy way of saying, “lets be consistent and standardize our responses” Not bad, just written in a language that would put even a hummingbird to sleep. I was supposed to go in last week but I “accidentally” forgot about it. Oops!

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↑1 I’m having a brain fart at the moment. The one w/the split personalities. Speaking of, the new season starts this week!
↑2 Just a fancy way of saying, “lets be consistent and standardize our responses”

Word

Not much blogging this week, other than a couple private posts. I’m in one of those moods where I’m just blah. My schedule has been kinda crazy w/extra hours at work for Union duties. I also haven’t been to the gym this week. I know I’m not fat but I feel like a bloated heifer. I’m taking off till Monday, then I’ll hit it again.

In the blog world, brettcajun is hosting a “jiggy whore-off”. I was flattered I got so many votes to participate however, my webcam decided it doesn’t like Windows Vista anymore. It was working fine and then nada. I checked the drivers and it all looks good. Maybe I slung it at the storage box one too many times. Of course, this means I have to go tech shopping again. Poor me. 🙂 In the meantime, hop over and cast your vote for your favorite jiggy whore.

Work has been in an uproar lately. We have a new deputy director and some of her ideas have been causing some grief. I’ve been ‘wearing my union hat’ double time lately and putting out fires. I could go on and on about the problems with our management team however, it would just leave me bitter. The chapter officers met w/her this week for the first time. I think we got some important clarifications on the table and she seemed amicable to working things out. Only time will tell I guess.

I am still missing my Xbox 360. *sniffle* According to the tracking number, it arrived at the repair center safe and sound. I just need to wait for it to get repaired and shipped back. Hurry up already Microsoft! I’m jones’n over here. I just realized it won’t be back in time for the release of Halo 3. *wail*

Random Questions

I’ve gotten a slew of random questions this past week and I figured I’d share here my answers.

1) What happened to “Mr. I-know-who-you-are”?

I don’t know. He never responded to my request for a valid IP address. All talk and no action. NEXT!

2) Are the hidden posts on your blog stories or real life occurrences?

I’ve answered that before however, they are all true. Sometimes I change the names to protect the guilty though. heehee.

3) When did you know you were gay?

I knew as early as 5 that I was somehow different however, a mind that young has no frame of reference for human sexuality. I began questioning when I was 10 and then at age 12 I knew something was very different about me. It wasn’t until just after my 14th birthday I began to really admit to myself I was ‘gay’.

4) I registered as a user but I still can’t see your hidden posts.

Probably because you didn’t reply to my follow-up request to introduce yourself. Email me directly.

5) You never talk about the Bare Chest charity anymore.

I no longer volunteer for them. Call it “creative differences”.

6) I noticed your twitter updates are still functioning. Mine has stopped, help!

I switched to a javascript loader via the RSS feed. The WordPress widget no longer works after one of Twitters’s recent upgrades. Email me and I’ll send you the code to load.

7) I live in San Francisco. I have never seen you out at the bars. Where do you go out?

Uh, I don’t do the bars much unless I have friends in town. I used to go out alot when I worked for several local charities however, my priorities have shifted.

8) Have you ever met Chad Fox?

Yes, and he is a filthy scoundrel and I love him to death.

9) How did you know I worked for [removed for privacy]? Is it that easy to discover?

Uh, because I am very nosy. I monitor all incoming/outgoing traffic on my blog/domain. You visit me weekly from your work address/IP. It is not a filtered or proxy IP so it was an easy guess. And yes, it is.

10) Why are you such a slut? (from a good friend mind you after reading my last entry)

Because I can be bitch. Jealousy is so not your color! 😛

Table For Two

I am meeting a guy from bear411 over lunch tomorrow. Not a date because it really isn’t sexual but we seem to chat a lot about geek stuff. I’m looking forward to it. I’m always happy to expand my circle of friends and he strikes me as a genuine fella.

He also works for Tivo and promised to bring me tchotchkes! Hell! I’d put out for that. heeehee. One can never have too much Tivo gear! Seriously though, we’ve been chatting off/on for months and decided to say hello in person. Working an odd schedule, it is hard to have a social life but I’m trying.

Of course, we are having sushi, my favorite food. Turns out he is a big fan and has never been to my favorite place in the ghaytto. I have to admit, it is nice to meet someone w/o the expectation of sex in the way. Well, I say that now but you know what a hoochie I am…

Weekend Gone

I miss my weekend. I had Friday and then Sunday/Monday off and I was happy to be lazy. I did manage to do the fraking laundry one day. Tell it on the mountain! Actually, I don’t know why I have such a mental block for doing it. I walk a block and half w/my granny cart and laptop in tow, I sit and surf the net while its churning away. I can think of worse ways to spend an afternoon.

Actually, I got quite a few things done. I needed a new travel scanner, a USB memory stick, and some minor tech gadgets. After laughing hysterically thru lunch w/my friend Matthew1, we were off to shop. He bounced around town w/me. He gets a merit badge for putting up w/my incessant need to have just the right gadget(s) for my needs. Bless him. The rest of Friday was a blur of between being a couch potato and the xbox.

Sunday, I had a date but he stood me up. I promptly blocked him on bear411. Actually, he didn’t stand me up per say. He kept emailing beforehand acting all wishy-washy. Then he had the gall to say “well I don’t know why I’m being so shy about meeting“. WTF does that mean? Translation, I’m either 1) too lazy, 2) I lied about my pics or 3) I got a better offer and just to chicken shit to say it. Whatever. Next!

The rest of the day was pretty lazy. I hung around the house being butch. I fixed two light fixtures, the shower head, and replaced all the internal workings of the toilet.2 I also cleaned off my desk. Oh yeah, fun filled, can ya tell?

As you can tell from the flood of pics, I finally got another plug-in working on the blog. Before hand, I joined flickr however, the one feature I joined for isn’t working so I’m already over it.

I was a bit of a pig today. New post coming for that. *hint*

1 He is a stage hand for a local porn company.
2 I’m so butch. Beer, pussy, foootballl. Warroof! (NOT!)

Weekend In A Blur

Boy this past weekend just blew by me. I managed to make time from being an incessant whore to do a few social things. Friday night, I had dinner w/my friend Viktor who’s father passed away recently. He has been really down and I did my best to cheer him up. I think I did an ok job. I took’em for sushi and we laughed a lot. There is no better medicine for an ailing heart than laughter in my opinion. I spent time listening. Having never been overly close to my family, I was a little envious of him though. He had such a strong bond to his father. I got a little teary listening to it. It was obvious his father loved him unconditionally. Anyhoo, it was a nice dinner.

[insert more of the afore mentioned “whoring” here]

I’ve been trying to catch up on my xbox as of late. Haven’t been playing much. I finally beat a level on Lost Planet I’ve been stuck on for months. I’m all the way to the very end now wailing away on the last big boss. He is tuff too. I can whittle him down but I keep running out of energy before I’m able to finish him off.

I took in the Bourne Ultimatum flick on Saturday with a buddy from work. I was very pleased w/the last of the trilogy. It jumps into a very fast placed plot right away. I thought the end was a tiny bit anti-climatic but over all a great movie. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen.

Saturday evening, I got a nice surprise from my pals over at Urswine Addiction. They were stuck on a layover in Oakland so decided to crash w/me over night. It was great to see them. Sadly, we didn’t take any pictures. Nothing overtly exciting as we only had the evening to hang out. We had dinner, watched a movie and just caught up on the goings-on. Two really nice guys and they make the most amazing couple. I hope I find in someone what they have w/each other. I’m still headed down to visit them and Homer later this month. I’m looking forward to the trip. I’ve never been to Tuscon. The only confliction came when it was time to decide who slept on the sofa. I did. they protested but I’d never dream of splitting them up. Call me old fashioned but that just seemed rude. Besides, my couch is very comfy and I slept like a baby. (After more xbox, oh yes, I had an ulterior motive heeheee)

Today, after seeing the boys off to the airport, I had just enough time for cleanup, grub, and a quick match on the xbox. Work was work, uneventful thankfully. Sundays usually are but you never know when the shit is gonna hit the fan.

That’s it. My weekend in a blur. It was over so fast, I’m looking forward to the odd weekend coming up. I got bumped from my Friday/Saturday slot so am switching to Sunday/Monday’s off. The way it works out, I get Friday, Sunday, & Monday off this coming weekend but have to work Saturday. Bummer as it would have made for a great road trip. However, I may have a date on Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed!

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This is the code we use at work for a stabbing victim; which is what I felt like the other day when I went down to Magnet for a routine STD test.1 I get signed in and go to the back to face the obligatory interrogation as to why I’m there. No worries, as I know all to well the burden placed on the City’s healthcare system. We make it thru the throat swab and the “bend and spread’em” swab problem free. I mean how hard is it to fuck up a swab test? Then comes the very minor, one would think, routine blood draw to test for the ugly-headed monster called syphilis. Forgetting for a moment, both of my arms are very vascular,2 the phlebotomist managed to stab completely thru a large vein. Naturally, I end up with a large hematoma afterwards. (Simply put, blood collecting under the skin) If you’ve never had one, the blood quickly dissipates however, it tends to be very unsightly and causes pain days later from the surrounding muscle tissue being irritated. So now, I look like Farrah Faucet in the ‘Burning Bed’ after she’d been thoroughly beaten by her husband. Lord, I know they don’t get paid a lot to do that job but, asking for a minute amount of competence is not pushing it in my opinion. And the real kicker was this was not the first time! It also happened on my previous pilgrimage. I wrote a stinging letter to the City Health Director as well as the Clinic Director. I guarantee you next time I go back it won’t happen again.

I called off work today. For a variety of reasons, I was not in my “happy place” and work would have been a disaster had I gone in. I did finally use the down time to get the laundry done. I don’t honestly know why I have such a mental block when it comes to laundry. I wonder if it stems from my childhood. I know, you are probably going “childhood? WTF?” Well, once when I was about 3 or 4 years old my father locked me in the dryer and turned it on for about a minute. You see, I used to climb in our dryer and hide. I had been warned countless times not to do it so I guess he thought he’d teach me a lesson. It worked too. I never ever played in the dryer again after that. No, I don’t seriously think it’s related but it is an odd coincidence don’t ya think?

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In other news, my friend Matthew, who just moved to SF, got a temp. job working for a porn company. No, not as an actor or a fluffer, he is a grunt. In regular movie terms, he’d be a grip. He is all excited and couldn’t stop talking about it today over lunch. The most pressing issue on his mind was what to wear. Bless his heart. I’m sure it sounds exciting but when you actually do it, it isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Well, from my point of view anyway. However, I am rather jaded as I live with a porn star who I have known practically all of my adult life. And lets face it, you can’t shake a stick w/o bumping into a rising star here. (pun intended) He is getting paid a fair share for his efforts so there is a positive aspect to it. And moving from Oklahoma City to SF, I can certainly understand his excitement.

1 No, I don’t have a nasty drip just past due for my routine test.
2 A misappropriation of the word referring to large veins close to the surface of the skin.

Blogs A Changin’

Again!

Yeah, it’s me again. I’m on day three of my mobilization at work and coming into the home stretch. I was fortunate to get off an hour early the previous two nights. Tonight, I was not so lucky. I’m stuck here till the very end at 2300 hours. There have been some issues today but nothing Al-Queda related. Color me surprised.1 The one good thing out of all this is my next paycheck is going to be hella fat. No only do I get double time and half for working through the July 4th holiday, I got an extra 16 hours of overtime for the 12 hour shifts I’m pulling in. Money is good but I’m tired. I still have two more days of my regular shift to go. Ugh.

As for the blog, one thing I’ve sorta gotten away from is my daily journaling. You know, the not-so-exciting stuff, random driven that has no bearing on anything other than me. I often blend some of it into the blog posts however, this type of stuff is more for me than anyone else. I like being in the habit of chronicling my days. The great thing about WordPress, it is so damn flexible. Thanks to a nifty little tag, I can post just the title and not subject the user to drivel unless they so choose.

I’m tired and cranky right now. The long shifts are taking their toll on me. Other than making a much needed gym appearance, my only goal tomorrow before work is to sleep in.

1 Yeah, I’m bitter.

Are We There Yet?

Ugh! I’m on day one of a three day stint of working 12 hour shifts. I’m lucky in that I’m on 1100-2300 hour mobilization so I’ll still get home at my normal time. Expect numerous posts over the next few days as I’ll be bored out of my skull with all the extra down time. Ironically, with the mobilization our numbers are what they would be if our center was fully staffed.

My biggest gripe is I won’t have any gym time for next 3 days. I took off last week because I was feeling icky. Now that I’m better, I’m stuck on this stupid shift for the next 3 days. Translation? I’ll go almost two weeks w/o seeing the inside of the gym. I know I’m not fat but I can’t help feeling like a bloated heifer. lol Oh well, that just means I have to hit it hard once I go back to my normal shift. I designed two new routines for myself and I’m itching to try’em out. The first deals w/maximizing muscle kinetics as much as working the actual muscle. There have been some really interesting advancements in the study of muscle growth lately. Being someone who has always been strong for my size, I get excited anytime I can find a way to gain muscle size vs strength. Oh speaking of, Adam will be in town this weekend and we are gonna work out together. I can’t wait to see those big biceps of his in action.

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In other news, I think I’m becoming addicted to twitter.1 I’m sure I’ll get bored eventually however, it’s fun to leave a quick jab as to what I’m doing or whats got me annoyed at the moment. Btw, if you twitter and I haven’t buddied you yet, leave me a message here. It might seem mundane but I like hearing about the day to day details of peoples lives. Course, it could just be I’m nosy.

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Did I mention, I think I’m pregnant? I’ve been craving really weird foods lately. I even had a craving for candy.2 Considering I haven’t been to the gym this week, that can’t be good for my caboose. My latest craving: turkey meatballs mixed w/mac & cheese and a dill pickle as a side.

1 The little update thingy on the left that shows my random updates.
2 Besides a weakness for peanut butter cups, I rarely eat candy at all.