They're fun, part 2

Partly a test that this works, what with the updates and all, and partly a refresher.

WHAT WAS YOUR:

1. last beverage = post-migraine cranberry juice + water

2. last phone call = Jefftech

3. last text message = website info to Alise

4. last song you listened to = Flasko by Bermudu Dzivsturīs (my little nephew's favourite band)

5. last time you cried = very recently

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. dated someone twice = HAHAHAHA...yes.

7. been cheated on = yes, I'm fairly sure.

8. kissed someone & regretted it = yes

9. lost someone special = yes

10. been depressed = yes

11. been drunk and threw up = yes, but it's been a while since I needed the "drunk" part in order to throw up.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. purple

13. blue

14. yellow

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2024)

15. Made a new friend = yes, via youtube + europe

16. Fallen out of love = no

17. Laughed until you cried = Yes

18. Met someone who changed you = yes

19. Found out who your true friends were = yes, even more so.

20. Found out someone was talking about you = yes

21. Kissed anyone on your friends list = no

22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life = all of them, to some degree or another

23. How many kids do you want to have = 0

24. Do you have any pets = no

25. Do you want to change your name = No

26. What did you do for your last birthday = She and I rented an expensive 4 star room by the sea in Jurmala

27. What time did you wake up today = 7 ish am

28. What were you doing at midnight last night = asleep

29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = peace.

30. Last time you saw your Mother = thanksgiving Sunday (5 days ago)

31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Consequences from past choices, plus learning earlier that they don’t have to define my present.

32. What are you listening to right now = highway sounds from the open window.

33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = Yes.  Tom Allen, of Extra Slice fame, on TV.

34. What's getting on your nerves right now = vestigial migraine ripples

35. Most visited webpage = Facebook.

36. Real name = Carlo Luigi

37. Nicknames = Olrac or Mulch.

38. Relationship Status = committed.

39. Zodiac sign = Cancer

40. Male or female? = male

41. Elementary? = George Etienne Cartier (RIP), General Vanier

42. Middle School = what?

43. High school/College = John Paul I, Laurier MacDonald, Vanier

44. Hair colour = brown

45. Long or short = long

46. Height = 5'10”

47. Do you have a crush on someone? Annabella Sciorra from Sopranos, Mila Jovovich

48: What do you like about yourself? = my capacity to feel things

49. Piercings = no longer

50. Tattoos = yes

51. Righty or lefty = righty.

FIRSTS IN YOUR LIFE TIME:

52. First surgery = hernia

53. First piercing = ear

54. First best friend = my cousin

55. First sport you joined = hockey

56. First vacation = Italy

58. First pair of trainers = Reebok

RIGHT NOW

59. Eating = no

60. Drinking = no

61. I'm about to = eat a mixed cold cut sammich.

62. Listening to = still the highway.

63. Waiting on = bbq at my parents’ house

YOUR FUTURE :

64. Want kids? = after a fashion…

65. Get Married/Civil Partnered? = already partnered

66. Career? = ne’er do well. Actually, I’d like it to be student of the world, if I’m being real.

WHICH IS BETTER :

67. Lips or eyes =eyes

68. Hugs or kisses = hugs

69. Shorter or taller = taller

70. Older or Younger = older

71. Romantic or spontaneous = romantic

72. Nice stomach or nice arms = stomach

73. Sensitive or loud = sensitive

74. Hook-up or relationship = depends

75. Trouble maker or hesitant = trouble maker

HAVE YOU EVER :

76. Kissed a stranger = Yes.

77. Drank hard liquor = Yes

78. Lost glasses/contacts = yes

79. Sex on first date = yes

80. Broken someone's heart = yes

81. Had your own heart broken = yes

82. Been arrested = sort of. They let me go right after handcuffing me. I wish it was because I pulled a “Do you know who you’re fucking with?” line, but I think it’s because they had made their point.

83. Turned someone down = yes

84. Cried when someone died = yes

85. Fallen for a friend? = yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

86. Yourself = not really

87. Miracles= yes

88. Love at first sight = yes

89. Heaven = yes

90. Santa Clause = no

91. Kiss on the first date = yes

92. Angels = Yes.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time = no (don't know why I once answered yes...)

95. Did you sing today? = yes

96. Ever cheated on somebody? = no. They always knew about the others, when there were others.

97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go? = 26 or so years

98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? = when I met my new Godson for the first time at the airport.

99. Are you afraid of falling in love? = no

100. Posting this as 100 truths? = what?

Distant Horizons

So here I am. 2024 just passed it's refund period and the news gets more and more incredible. Is incredible the word I want? Is uncredible better? 

 I kind of just recently realized that I've been standing at a bus stop for 26 or so years since I just missed the last one - all I have to show for it is an admittedly well-practised skill in pointing fingers and bemoaning things.  Ain't nobody gonna make that next bus show up, and besides, the sign on the pole has clearly indicated this for a very long time now. I just refused to read it. 

If I'm indeed the master of my destiny, can I continue to blame anyone else for my state? Granted, since my Iguanoid Shock Trooper research hasn't as of yet panned out, I'm like the rest of you: I've been obliged to abdicate a large part of my self-determination to people whose only qualification is winning a rigged popularity contest. 

Regardless of that fact, I am left with enough opiates by Those Whom We "Chose" that I can push together a small pile of free will and choice. Hopefully my courage doesn't desert me as I take steps towards living. I used to be more generous and magnanimous, I think. 

 Now, I think I'm going to try directing those qualities towards me and mine.

Time keeps on tickin'...

2010: The Great Exodus. Fled the political instability of my homeland (really, I just ran from a fight). Toronto was bright, clean, and shiny. Plus, it was really nice to back a winner for a change. 2016: The Ensickening. Unfortunate test results forced a Grand Reckoning. Slaying the unslayable dragons? No more. Countryside pursuits? Nope. Riding my Harley as a full-patch member of an honest-to-goodness MC? Alas. Manual-transmission cars? Buh-bye. Taking the amount of steps between A and B for granted? No longer. Typing with two hands? Ha! I didn't realize the death throes of What Might Have Been would take so long, though. 2020: The Grand Sneeze. I was honestly surprised by the length, breadth, and enthusiasm of the self-centredness that lay within each of The Great Unwashed and their refusal to accept reality. Oh well, at least I figured my stuff out, right? 2022: The Sciencing of the Masses. Everyone is now individually qualified and confident to google up their own scientific and/or medical opinions until they find something to corroborate their stupidity. Amazing. Just when I thought I knew where ignorance's borders lay... 2023: The Normalling of Stupid. It has now truly become a zero-sum binary world, bereft of merit or qualifications. Merely shouting loudly or standing in a large enough group is all it takes to be "right". The eagerness with which the teeming hordes all scurried back to the meaningless pursuits that got them and our planet in such trouble actually amazed me. 2023: When we Were Kings. On my was back home. Like Inigo Montoya, I'm going back to the beginning. Where once I would have been King, I now return battered and broken and limping, but alive and hopeful. There's still more happy water in the well, right?

and this

If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.

they're fun

I like these things.


WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. last beverage = nice dry vodka martini
2. last phone call = work crap
3. last text message = obscene humour to my cousin Tino
4. last song you listened to = Crazy by Seal. Stupid office radio occasionally doesn’t suck.
5. last time you cried = a while ago

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice = yes
7. been cheated on = yes
8. kissed someone & regretted it = yes
9. lost someone special = yes
10. been depressed = yes
11. been drunk and threw up = yes


LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. purple
13. blue
14. yellow

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. Made a new friend = yes
16. Fallen out of love = no
17. Laughed until you cried = Yes
18. Met someone who changed you = yes
19. Found out who your true friends were = yes
20. Found out someone was talking about you = nope
21. Kissed anyone on your friends list = no
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life = all of them, to some degree or another
23. How many kids do you want to have = 2
24. Do you have any pets = no
25. Do you want to change your name = I've no
26. What did you do for your last birthday = basically threw myself a party.
27. What time did you wake up today = 8 am
28. What were you doing at midnight last night = asleep
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = clarity of mind.
30. Last time you saw your Mother = today
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Maybe a little more awareness of time when I was a little younger. Oh, and to have chosen better confidants/sources of advice once upon a time.
32. What are you listening to right now = Fucking Evil Garbage being spouted by Michael Buble. For the love of God.
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = I may have, if you count speaking to Tom Selleck on tv while he rocked out as Magnum. I’m very grateful for DejaVu tv…
34. What's getting on your nerves right now = the submerging of my daily existence in a stinking seething morass of stupidity and ignorance.
35. Most visited webpage =no clue.
36. Real name = Carlo Luigi
37. Nicknames = depends on who’s the source.
38. Relationship Status = committed.

39. Zodiac sign = Cancer
40. Male or female? = male
41. Elementary? = George Etienne Cartier (RIP), General Vanier
42. Middle School = what?
43. High school/College = John Paul I, Laurier MacDonald, Vanier
44. Hair colour = brown
45. Long or short = short-ish, wishing I could let it grow.
46. Height = 5'10”
47. Do you have a crush on someone? Sort of. Maureen O’Hara from my favourite John Wayne movie.
48: What do you like about yourself? = that’s a great question
49. Piercings = no longer
50. Tattoos = yes
51. Righty or lefty = righty.

FIRSTS IN YOUR LIFE TIME:
52. First surgery = hernia
53. First piercing = ear
54. First best friend = my cousin
55. First sport you joined = hockey
56. First vacation = Italy
58. First pair of trainers = Reebok

RIGHT NOW
59. Eating = no
60. Drinking = water
61. I'm about to = think about heading home early.
62. Listening to = Oh my God…I think a Gwen Stefani song is on the radio. HOW is this better than listening to classical music? Fucking wankers.
63. Waiting on = five o’clock, actually.

YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids? = yes
65. Get Married/Civil Partnered? = already partnered
66. Career? = ne’er do well. Actually, I’d like it to be student of the world, if I’m being real.

WHICH IS BETTER :
67. Lips or eyes =eyes
68. Hugs or kisses = hugs
69. Shorter or taller = taller
70. Older or Younger = older
71. Romantic or spontaneous = romantic
72. Nice stomach or nice arms = stomach
73. Sensitive or loud = sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship = depends
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = trouble maker

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger = Yes.
77. Drank hard liquor = Yes
78. Lost glasses/contacts = yes
79. Sex on first date = yes
80. Broken someone's heart = yes
81. Had your own heart broken = yes
82. Been arrested = sort of. They let me go right after handcuffing me. I wish it was because I pulled a “Do you know who you’re fucking with?” line, but I think it’s because they had made their point.
83. Turned someone down = yes
84. Cried when someone died = yes
85. Fallen for a friend? = yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself = no
87. Miracles= yes
88. Love at first sight = yes
89. Heaven = yes
90. Santa Clause = no
91. Kiss on the first date = yes
92. Angels = Yes.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time = yes
95. Did you sing today? = yes
96. Ever cheated on somebody? = no. They always knew about the others, when there were others.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go? = 11 or so years
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? = perhaps one of the skiing trips. Last year was mighty slim pickings, though.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love? = no
100. Posting this as 100 truths? = what?

wowies

i'm back, and boy howdy do i regret it!

these people truly are imbeciles, of the smallest minds, full of sound and fury, and yet remain convinced of both their viability and importance. if i could simply disregard them or bypass them altogether i would be a very happy camper indeed. very.

unfortunately, i step in piles of their excrement daily. the consequences of this are large, and i do not desire to travel down this road, as the unpleasantness of the journey outweighs the destination's potential. i would much rather explore alternatives if i can. on this, i must ponder.

so entertaining

we went to see Monsters vs Aliens last night (in 3D-o-vision!!!) and it was really really cool. quite a departure from the old red/blue glasses that just made me a little queasy...

i really like going to the movies, i gotta say. it would be awesome if they didn't spread out the three annual good ones amongst so much poop. and not subjective, opinionated carlo type poop, but actual regurgitated dramatic devices/characters/plot type poop with no redeeming points. mind you, who the fuck am i to criticize? i would go see dawn of the dead remakes (as long as they're up to zach snyder's incredible version a couple of years ago) every week and never get bored. give me post (or currently occuring) apocalyptic craziness of any kind (though preferably involving a horde of some kind rather than just a natural disaster), guns, some cool characters, and dwindling resources and i'm happy as most scruffy-faced intellectual "writers" are with anything whedon or smith release.

there! got one last jab in.