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Spoiler
D | Sunday, July 31, 2005
I wonder, on a semi-regular basis, if the spoiler on my car actually serves any purpose? Decoration, yes. On an Indy car, yes. On my car, probably no functional purpose. So my next question is always, "I wonder how fast I would have to go for my spoiler to work as original designed?"
Also, Welter, how many flights of stairs should the average person be able to climb without becoming winded? At a brisk pace while double stepping, I say 3. But if I am just walking, I say 4.
D | 7/31/2005 08:13:00 PM
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Some (thing's) Like (gotta) it Hot (give)
D | Saturday, July 30, 2005
Last Monday I was at Blockbuster renting my weekly AFI films. This week I wanted to knock out On the Waterfront and one other film. I wanted North by Northwest but it was checked out, so I decided to go with Some Like it Hot. But in one of the moments where you pick the Blockbuster case behind the empty movie case without reading very carefully, I ended up with Something's Gotta Give.
Yesterday when I realized what I had done, I took the movie back to Blockbuster, explained that I was watching the AFI 100 (proven by my rental record), and in a moment of true customer service, the clerk allowed me to exchange Something's Gotta Give for Some Like it Hot. Which in case you've never seen 1. is filmed at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego (of which I was once a guest) and 2. contains a scene where Jack Lemon, who is pretending to be a girl, ends up in his train car with about 15 blonde beauties who are throwing a party in their underwear (er, they are wearing the underwear, not throwing the party within their underwear). If you plan to see the film take care to note all the ridiculous sexual innuendo between Marilyn Monroe and well, whoever she happens to be speaking with at that particular moment.
D | 7/30/2005 02:12:00 AM
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One year later
D | Thursday, July 28, 2005
Happy Birthday derekwalden.com!!!
I didn't make this up. It is a real Star Wars poster from around 1978.
July 28th, 2004 was the first day that I started my "blog" (although I purchased the domain name back in May of 2004). My first official post is relatively incoherent. I was talking to Bradley about something...?
Ok, Bradley. Give me a break. I've had a busy summer. The website is now updated (but not posted til I fix the menu) and I am begining to work on the emails responses. Check out the requests here.
I don't really know what I was talking about, but there it was, my first official "blog" entry. With 378 posts, I have averaged almost exactly one post per day (1.036 posts per day). I switched over to Blogger.com and was able to add comments, pictures, and mobile blogging. Notable posts over the last year have included (in random order):
-Liveblogging the SuperBowl Commercials (with pics)
-100 Things no one knows about me
-Star Wars Episode III (the crawl, trailer screen captures, waiting in line)
-Reflections on Women - The Casual Relationship (which never had a follow-up)
-The Republican Convention and an Open Letter to the President (don't forget the President Quiz)
-Hilarity from my tele-marketing Job
-Pumpkin blogging
-OSU defeats Michigan
-X-MAS snow storm (with photos)
-Nearly hiking the Appalachian Trail
-Kate and her opinion about Penis Cars (and her retraction) (which btw I bought one!)
-Lakota Levy fails (a recount showed a 5 vote margin)
-Beat It, by MJ (with photos)
-The Pie Story
-The Bear Story
-140,000 miles
-Visiting Alex in South Bend, i.e. My trip to Indiana
-Spring Break in NYC
-Hobi-Wan Kenobi (pics of Alex and I)
-The Urinal Quiz
-An Application to date me Did I leave any noteable post out? What has been your favorite post so far? Leave me some birthday love!
D | 7/28/2005 12:01:00 AM
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Crunching Ice
D | Wednesday, July 27, 2005
While she is at work, my friend sends me the following question via email:
How do you tell a stranger to stop crunching their ice?
I responded with the following:
Try this - Stand up suddenly and yell, "Holy SHIT lady! What the Hell? You have been chomping on that ice for like, I don't know, but a long damn time. How about you knock it off, before I come over there, dump that ice on your head, and open up a can of whoop ass on you? You like it? Like it? Yeah, that's what I thought."
D | 7/27/2005 03:26:00 PM
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Best Application Answers
D
I said that I would post some of my favorite responses to My Application, and so I shall. Below you will find some of the responses that tickled me.
Let's knock out a few of the Basics that were closest to what I would like to see...
Movies: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (yeah I am a dork), Closer, Sideways
Books: Fountainhead, Plato's Republic, Devil Wears Prada
Foods: chinese food!!!! a good medium/rare steak, ramon noodles(?? lol)
Leisure activities: napping (i know its not a real leisure activity, but i'm in law school, i have to sleep whenever i get a chance), tennis, reading Can I ask a question here? Do all women love to read? 4 out of 5 women listed reading as a leisure activity. That's impressive to me. I would list reading as a painful activity....
Some of these True/False questions were pretty funny...
1. T or F - "I have already planned 80% (or more) of my wedding." false - that is weird, unless you are engaged - Sing it Sister!
2. T or F - "I read Cosmo/Vogue on a weekly basis." - F - Almost every woman said she did not read either, BUT made a point to tell me that my question was improper because they were monthly magazines. Nice try ladies...
4. T or F - "I would describe myself as 'eclectic'." what does that word mean??
6. T or F - "I personify inanimate objects on a regular basis." T (my iPod's name is Larry, my laptop is Nemo, my car is Johnny, etc)
7. T or F - "I would say I am "in touch" with my sexuality." Answer here ranged from: once again, what the hell does that mean? to And by "in touch" I mean I know I like men to I would say so to I enjoy sex and know what I like. So that was a poorly worded question. What I meant to ask was, "T or F - I enjoy having sex." See, so this was a good learning experience; I am learning how to be a better lawyer and ask the question I really want the answered.
10. T or F - "Size matters." Women are great... Five women replied and all five had answers that made me laugh out loud. Here are all 5:
1. Some of both--it can be small and great if you can use it, but big and bad if you can't, or some of both...it's all about the motion in the ocean, baby. Did I have on orgasm or not? Is it better to be alone or fake it?
2. Only when it comes to trucks
3. Have you ever worn the wrong size shoe? It results in blisters and cramped feet. You bet your ass size matters!
4. There is only one reason guys ever ask this question - don't worry, I will keep your secret
5. I think that girls that say it doesn't are lying. But I don't think it's the only thing that matters.
Multiple Choice was another section where funny answers prevailed...
11. Philosophy is...
a. intriguing- YES. Philosophy is the intelectual glue which holds everything else together. How can people not find this stuff interesting? Ok, so that was me talking and nobody said that. Funniest answer:
d. inconsequential - In the grand tradition of ridiculing things you do not understand, hence the answer to this question.
12. You wake up late and are already 5 minutes late to work/class. You...
Well, apparently women like being on time. 4 out of 5 gave some version of "busting your ass to get there." Not good for me, Mr. Permanently Late, at all.
14. A "Whisperlite" is a... (no Google, don't cheat!)
c. backpacking stove, eveyone who misses this one should be shot - OH BOOYA!
15. Who has said, "I've got a bad feeling about this"?
d. I, II, III, IV, I'm almost sure they all did at some point. Plus my mom when she went into labor with me.
Here are some of the most creative answers for the Random section
Favorite place to have sex: in a tent during a rain storm while hiking in the mountains
Favorite alcoholic beverage: scotch
Favorite curse word: fucker
Favorite Simpsons character: Millhouse because if I were a cartoon I would totally date him
If you could have any profession: Princess of the World (yes, it's a profession) Yeah, you don't need to convince me of this. I know the profession well...
If you could have one car: i'd have one that flies - like in the Jetsons
Bikini or thong: Again, fungible. Usually though, I feel most confident in bikinis, because I know you can't just see the outline of my cheeks. It's like you've either got a panty line, or your cheeks are hangin' out. Guys seem to dig the thongs, so I dig them. But you've got to mix it up a little. Can't have your underpants be predictable all the time.
Dog or cat: Dog - one big enough to eat cats or ride
Batman or Superman: Batman. Because he's just a regualr guy who's pissed. Superman's got actual super powers and his only weakness is kryptonite. Bruce Wayne had to learn all that shit on his own, and he can't repel bullets or melt stuff with his eyes. Plus, Batman's got the best gadgets.
Manual or automatic: The ultimate question. Automatics are easy and cheaper to care for in the long run. Also, less of a pain in the ass in traffic jams; however, I can't escape the feeling of control and power when I drive a manual. I feel sexy when I drive an automatic, but sexier in a manual. It's almost like the little people syndrome again. Damn, that was a perfect answer.
Here something interesting about the Essay section - Only 2 woman followed the instructions precisely. For a refresher, here they are: Choose 3. Be specific, but remember "brevity is the soul of wit.". The other 3 women answered every question. Not that it was a terrible thing (it was an application so the more information the better), but I just found that funny. Here are my favorite responses for each question...
A) Describe your ideal man? One who can appreciate me for me and can challenge me mentally followed closely by this particular excerpt from a longer answer The golfer type is good. The breaking/crushing-the-beer-bottle-against-their-drunken-redneck-deer shooting-duck hunting-country music listening-freaking idiot-heads type is not so good. I don't care so much about what kind of body you have (as long as there's not inordinate amounts of back hair), because if you like me, then I most likely will like you as well. And if I've seen you naked in order to see your back hair, then that's probably true anyway.
B) Describe your biggest personality flaw? I'm pretty loud. And blunt.
C) Make me laugh. remember Philmont in the staff house, yeah, I really wanted you to kiss me... and there's always been a tiny part of me that says... what if This one was great (sorry if I gave away the author there). And I laughed not because of the "what if", but because I remembered the situation and how I totally almost got fired... damn that was a long time ago. Good memories.
D) Describe the last time you were spontaneous or creative? Today at lunch I put some parmesean cheese on my green beans. I will now take to calling you "Wild Thing."
E) Describe one thing which you are passionate about (yikes, I ended that sentence with a preposition, sorry English majors). The proper sentence would be..."Describe one thing about which you are passionate." Yes, I know this. But I was trying to keep things casual and I always feel like placing "about which" into a sentence makes you sound too erudite or overly pretentious (not that those things have ever stopped me before).
F) Tell me one other piece of information which will help me get to know you. I have done the relationship thing and am over it. Maybe in the future sometime, but for now I just want to be able to do whatever I want, date anybody I want, sleep around if I want (not that I would sleep around, but just want that opportunity to be there) My my my. Sometimes, its like I hear my self talking...
G) Is Hell endothermic or exothermic, and why? Without pasting the entire response, one essay found the reference and changed the person she slept with to my name. Big points.
Thanks so very much for everyone who submitted an Application. This was great fun for me. If anyone would like to continue this dialouge or schedule their interview, just drop me and email.
D | 7/27/2005 08:14:00 AM
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Plaza de Darth Lawrence
D | Tuesday, July 26, 2005
I finished watching Lawrence of Arabia over the weekend. Granted I fell asleep twice, but all in all I really enjoyed the film. It is terribly long and all about war, but neither of those things really bothered me too much. See it if you have an extra four hours on your hands.
My favorite part was just before Intermission when the General and his advisor are walking through the hallway of their base/palace/hotel thingie. Turns out, this is the Plaza de Espana in Seville, Spain. And I've totally been there and it is awesome. The plaza, which has stream running around the interior and a large fountain in the middle, is huge and architecturally quite impressive. Google satellite maps show the plaza with a diameter of over 400 feet. It is the ideal exotic location for a movie set, which coincidentally, Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones had a scene or two filmed there. I think it was a conscious tribute by Lucas to one of the movies he grew up on, Lawrence of Arabia.
Lawrence of Arabia
Star Wars Episode II, AOTC
D | 7/26/2005 08:01:00 PM
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The one liked less
D | Monday, July 25, 2005
"One person in the relationship always loves the other person more."
We've all heard it before. I wrote this big long post about Crappy Situation X and Bullshit Predicament Y and Bunch of Horseshit Z. How do you best deal with A, while not hurting B? Can A really still be friends with B, without leading him on? Not that those aren't valid questions, but that is just me doing what I always do. I had an ex who often accused me of trying to fix things without simply feeling things. Guilty. I think my huge post of gibberish was another shot at doing just that.
Without going totally off the deep end, there is still a valid issue here. I believe that in striving for a balanced relationship we get glimpses of relationship perfection. But that never really happens, and when it does happen it lasts for about 3 seconds. Even in friendship, typically there is one friend who cares more, one who tries harder, one who will always be there, one who will never say "No." And Lord knows that I am often the friend who care less, so people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, but here I go anyway...
How can you achieve the balance? What do you need to do to make sure you and your friend/lover/spouse/whatever are on equal footing? If this is impossible, how do we cope? What can the powerful person do to acknowledge and combat this imbalance? And what can the one with less power do to take control? Or perhaps more realisticly, What can the caring person do to "care less"? Can we temper our feelings? Or should we just give up and yield to those things that we can never change?
The very first line in my original draft was, "This is a Ruvym style post/topic, so I'll be looking to hear what you have to say about this R." And although I didn't write the post I intended to, I'd still be interested in an educated opinion from any of my readers. Comments are welcome as always.
D | 7/25/2005 06:59:00 PM
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Theory of I.I.
D
Theory of Intoxication Improvement (or I2)
Premise: the more alcohol consumed in a shorter period of time creates the appearance of everything being "better"; jokes are funnier, women are hotter, food tastes better, vision is blurrier, inhibitions are abandoned, and smoking doesn't seem like a bad idea
quantity of alcohol consumed (in pts)/time drinking (in hours) = factor of intoxication improvement
(quantity definitions: beer = 1pt, mixed drink= 2pts, shot=3pts)
Example: At 12AM, Derek has drank 2 shots of tequila, 1 shot of Jager, and 3 beers. He started drinking at 10PM. How much hotter is the average girl he sees?
A. half as hot as she normally would be
B. twice as hot as she normally would be
C. three times as hot as she normally would be
D. six times as hot as she normally would be
quantity of alcohol = 12pts (3x3+3x1)
time drinking = 2
12/2 = a II factor of 6
D. She is 6 times as hot as she normally would be
D | 7/21/2005 09:54:00 AM
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My Application
D | Thursday, July 14, 2005
As per this recent post and this request, I have created my Application for prospective females. Feel free to post responses or email them to me at derek@derekwalden.com. If I get any responses, I plan to take my favorite answers and paste them into an "ideal" application. If you would like a paper copy, please download it here and mail to the address found on the form. I look forward to some entertaining reading in the near future.
APPLICATION
This is The Derek Walden Application for Dating Eligibility. Please complete all five (5) sections and feel free to expand on any answer which require additional explanation. Bonus points will be given for uniqueness, creativity, and honesty. Have fun.
I - Biography
Name:
Current Address:
Hometown:
Email/Contact info:
DOB/Age:
Education and college major (test scores would be appreciated, but are not mandatory):
Current occupation:
Family members:
II - Basics
Provide your top three choices
Movies:
Books:
TV Shows:
Websites:
Foods:
Vacation destinations:
Leisure activities:
III - True/False and Multiple Choice
Answer honestly about YOUR habits and choices.
1. T or F - "I have already planned 80% (or more) of my wedding."
2. T or F - "I read Cosmo/Vogue on a weekly basis."
3. T or F - "I leave wet towels on the bed/chair/floor."
4. T or F - "I would describe myself as 'eclectic'."
5. T or F - "I believe in 'Fate'. (the opposite of which would be free will)"
6. T or F - "I personify inanimate objects on a regular basis."
7. T or F - "I would say I am "in touch" with my sexuality."
8. T or F - "I would consider myself a spiritual person."
9. T or F - "I prefer city life to country life."
10. T or F - "Size matters."
11. I think that Philosophy/philosophizing is...
a. intriguing
b. interesting
c. idiotic
d. inconsequential
12. You wake up late and are already 5 minutes late to work/class. You...
a. bust your ass to get there ASAP
b. call in to say you will be late and then bust your ass to get there ASAP
c. call in to say you will be late and then get ready in whatever time you need
d. if class, blow off the day and go to the park/if work, call in and take a sick day
13. My favorite part of my body is my...
a. eyes or smile
b. "chest"
c. "posterior"
d. other (please specify)
14. A "Whisperlite" is a... (no Google, don't cheat!)
a. rollerblade bearing
b. canoe design type
c. backpacking stove
d. rappelling harness
15. Who has said, "I've got a bad feeling about this"?
I. Luke
II. Han
III. Leia
IV. Obi-Wan
a. I and III
b. II and IV
c. I, II, III
d. I, II, III, IV
IV - Random
Favorite place to have sex:
Favorite alcoholic beverage:
Favorite curse word:
Favorite Simpsons character:
If you could have any profession:
If you could have one superpower:
If you could have one car:
Dress up or dress down:
Right handed or left handed:
Soda or Pop:
Bikini or thong:
White rice or Fried rice:
Dog or cat:
Batman or Superman:
Manual or automatic:
V - Essays
Choose 3. Be specific, but remember "brevity is the soul of wit."
A) Describe your ideal man?
B) Describe your biggest personality flaw?
C) Make me laugh.
D) Describe the last time you were spontaneous or creative?
E) Describe one thing which you are passionate about (yikes, I ended that sentence with a preposition, sorry English majors).
F) Tell me one other piece of information which will help me get to know you.
G) Is Hell endothermic or exothermic, and why?
D | 7/14/2005 10:43:00 PM
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Ohio (Come back to Texas)
D | Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Yesterday on the radio I heard a song from Bowling for Soup called Ohio (Come back to Texas). It has been a while since I was impressed by new music I heard on the radio but here I was singing along after a few refrains. The song is catchy and well written and fun. It is basically the story of a guy who is trying to convince his ex to leave Ohio and come home to Texas. In addition to himself, he lists a bunch of people who want her back: The Bush Twins, NASA, Troy Aikman, etc. Towards the end, and in true Texas style, the song slows down, gets a little twang, and includes a group of "Texas type" folks singing the chorus who (undoubtedly all drunk at a bar) champion our broken-hearted author's crusade of love. This is the point where I totally lost it and could not stop laughing. But the whole thing is great. Give it a listen.
Ohio (Come Back to Texas)
-Bowling for Soup
She said she needed a break
A little time to think
But then she went to Cleveland
With some guy named Leland
That she met at the bank.
There's nothing wrong with Ohio
Except the snow and the rain.
I really like Drew Carey
And I'd love to see
The Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
So when you're done
Doing whatever
And when you're through
Doing whoever
You know Denton county
Will be right here waiting for you.
(chorus)
Come back to Texas
It's just not the same
Since you went away
Before you lose your accent
And forget all about
The Lonestar state
There's a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've got every slow dance saved
Besides the Mexican food sucks
North of here anyway.
And the song goes on, but I didn't post the rest of the lyrics. And just as side note, why does everyone associate Cleveland exclusively with The Drew Carey Show (yes it was set there, but so what)? They have other stuff (a giant stamp for example).
I am going to test post an audioclip below. Let's see if it works.
MP3 (1:11 of Ohio, Bowling for Soup - 1.08 mb)
D | 7/13/2005 01:19:00 AM
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Have you seen us?
D | Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Ok, so let me just start this post by saying that I realize this is a serious situation and I hope this would never happen to anyone. Let's take the rest of this post with a grain of salt...
I received one of those "Have you seen us?" lost children mailings today (click to enlarge graphic).
Typically I don't even read these things, but today I glanced at this one while walking from my mailbox back to my door. The pictures of the lost children were two girls who looked about 10 years old. I read the info and surely thought it was a typo. Age: 41. Weight: 85 lbs (at age 11). What?
Further inspection showed that they were both declared missing in 1975! Naturally, I wondered as to what was going on. I've always heard that if a missing child is not found in the first 24 hours, the chances of finding them go down exponentially. So I guess my ultimate question is what good might come from distributing an advertisement for lost children who would now be over 40 years old? Is the honest purpose of this ad for the girls illustrated to recognize their pictures, realize they were kidnapped, and find their old families? If that is the case, then OK, I'm on board - but I don't really know if that is what is going on here. The card said that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children helps find 1 in 6 missing children and that is great, but what are we trying to accomplish here?
Don't get me wrong, I think this is a valuable service if it helps find even one lost child, but it has been 30 years for these two girls. They didn't even do the CSI computer picture morphing of their photos to adjust for age. If we are truly hoping to "find" these two girls, shouldn't we give the public the best chance of finding them by providing a possible morphed picture? I'm just so confused...
UPDATE:
Just incase you were interested, a little research found the aged pictures of these two girls. I guess they weren't included on the mailing for space requirements, but I still am not sure...? For further information about lost children, please view the NCMEC's website here.
D | 7/12/2005 07:04:00 PM
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Updates
D | Monday, July 11, 2005
Just a few notes about random things:
As per the requests, I am planning to generate my own Application for prospective women. I'm trying to keep it accurate, yet interesting. I'll post it in a day or two.
In the spirit of becoming a stock broker, last week I had to complete my U-4 application (think of it as the Bar Application for brokers). It was a huge pain in the ass, asking for all my residence in the past 5 years and all my employment through the past 10 years. So, I put the questions to my devoted readers...
1. In the past 5 years, how many times have I changed residences? In the same time frame, how many unique residences have I resided in?
2. In the past 10 years (since I was 14 mind you), how many jobs have I held (I am considering a job anything where I received a W-2, so feel free to exclude my lawn-moving business I ran in Jr. High)?
Post your answers as comments (bonus points for identifying the jobs and residence by name or location)!
Quote of the Day
D: Shar, what did you get on you Final (exam)?
Shar: I got a blender man. It makes smoothies and frapaccinos.
D: What?
UPDATE:
Second Quote of the Day
At work we typically have to wear "business casual" dress - on special occasions we are permitted to wear "casual casual." At the end of class, we had this conversation (of which it might be important to point out that upon completion of this week of classes we have to take our Series 7 exam, which, if we fail, we get fired).
Instructor: You guys can have casual days for the rest of the week as long as you keep participating.
Friend from my class: What if we don't know anything?
Second friend from class: Then you can have casual days all next month.
D | 7/11/2005 11:31:00 AM
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Notes from Series 7 Study
D
This week I am in class from 8-5 everyday learning about stockbroker stuff. I will take my test on July 20th. To celebrate, I wanted to post a few fun quotes that I've read from my text book (Ok, so they are not fun or funny, but they are quotes)
"If one goes insane, notification to the NYSE is not required. (After all, how would that person know to notify the NYSE - he's insane)."
The textbook is pretty profound. Well said, Textbook. Well said.
"Essentially, the SEC feels that "insider trading" cannot be defined precisely. The analogy used goes as follows: 'When someone is beautiful, you know it; but you can't define it. When someone is ugly, you know it, but you can't define it. When someone inside trades, you know it, but you can't define it.' "
To me, this is funny because it sounds like the definition of pornography. "I can't describe it to you, but I know it when I see it..."
D | 7/11/2005 04:16:00 AM
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The Application
D | Friday, July 08, 2005
Semi-random wanderings around the blogging world brought me to a site where a female was suggesting that she needed to "raise the bar" when choosing the men she decides to date. How was she planning to do this, you ask? In perfect female fashion, she had fashioned an application. I think we all see where this is going...
From some of my loyal readers, I often hear complains that I do not post enough about myself and my own life on my blog. This is, for the most part, true. A lot of things I keep to myself. On my blog, I discuss my thoughts about things I find confusing or amusing or interesting - also completely "random ass shit." Yet from time to time, as I plan to do now, I post something about myself. This time it is in "application" style. It was simply too funny not to complete. Enjoy.
The Application
Name (including aliases and nicknames)
Derek James Walden - D (my preferred nickname), Waldo, Big D, The Litigator, Producer, Kaffe, Jackass, etc. The list goes on and on, but those are the main ones.
Address
Yeah, its in the Contact section, but sufficive (although the dictionary denies it, that has got to be a word) to say I live in Oakley, a little neighborhood 6 miles NE of Cincinnati.
Age - Date of Birth
24, 3-23-81
Astrological Sign
Aries, which means I am a stubborn jackass (or so I've been told). Truthfully, I never put any faith in this stuff. Nonetheless, again I am told that other astrological signs I am compatible with are: None and which are compatible with me are: Few and Far Between.
Occupation
Stock broker. Hopefully law school will resume sometime within the remainder of my life so I can change that to Prosecutor or ADA.
Education
I got some, yes.
SAT Scores - for that matter --> any standardized testing scores
All my test scores have been good, and since this is an elaborate personal ad for myself, I have no problems sharing them.
SAT - 1280 (I think, I can never remember possibly 1380?)
ACT - 32 (I know that one)
LSAT - 162 (and this one)
So those weren't too bad, but watch this:
Undergraduate GPA: 2.75 OUCH! Yeah, I slept a lot in college.
Previous employment - ALL old jobs must be listed
I've had a lot of jobs, indeed too many to list here if I want anyone to continue reading. Best job was working as a Ranger at a Boy Scout camp in New Mexico. Worst job was making outbound calls at a marketing research firm. Job a girl would find most embarrassing (but which I loved) was working on a rollercoaster at Kings Island at the ripe old age of, wait for it, 23.
Jean Size - to ensure that no guy i ever date wears the same or a smaller size than me.
I used to wear a 32-34 in dress pants and a 34-34 in jeans, but since I started working a job where I sit on my ass all damn day, I think I would say 34 dress, 36 jeans.
3 non-male references (one must be an Ex) and these must be listed along with contact info for sisters.
Kate, Rhonda (an ex), and Beth. I have no sisters, but you could talk to Patrick, my brother. Second thought, let's pass on Pat.
Criminal history
Nothing yet, but we did file a police report against a roommate we called The Cow (Brad you remember that, destruction of property). Most everyone who knows me will confirm, I like the law. I respect the law. I'm not a big law breaker, save speeding. I never ever go the posted speed limit - I like to drive too much.
The Survey - it wouldn't necessarily have right or wrong answers. Instead, it would have Best answers, better answers, acceptable answers, bad answers, and worst answers ever.
1. 5 adjectives to describe yourself. (5 because 3 is too easy. Worst answers include any "adjectives" that aren't really adjectives.)
Leadershiptastic, Intelligentrified, Arrogantcockysonofabitchcadness, Outgoingful, Passionaterific
2. Favorite animal. (Or if you could be any animal, what animal would you be. Best Answer = Killer Whale - b/c that's what i would pick for either)
A toss up between an Eagle (so I could fly and eat seafood all day) and a North American Black Bear (having experiences with them, I just think they are bad ass).
3. Top 5 bands/musicians/singers. (Best Answers would include more than 5 bands. 5 here is too limiting. Both Best and Better answers would all include Pearl Jam, U2, and the Beatles. Worst would include any musician that doesn't play their own instruments. Or include Britney Spears).
While I don't really like U2 or (yuck) The Beatles, I will totally get on board with "musicians" who don't play a single instrument (or work towards perfecting their voice as an "instrument"). My favorite musicians would be: John Williams/The London Symphony Orchestra, Simon and Garfunkel, Metallica, The Eagles, Dashboard Confessional, Counting Crows, The Beach Boys, Sinatra, and Antonin Dvorak. Also, any classical music fan has to love Bach violin concertos, Stravinsky's Firebird suite, and any Sousa march. That was way more than 5.
4. Best concert you've ever been too. (Best answers are concerts i've also been too).
John Williams directing the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra at Blossom (it was a triple encore concert). That was simply amazing. But honestly, I don't go to many concerts. I have seen BNL, Blues Travel, Ray Lamontagne, and Gavin Degraw - all of which were great.
5. Favorite Book (the best answer is NOT catcher in the rye. Even though i love that book. that's too easy. Catcher in the Rye is like a cop-out answer. as is tuesdays with morrie or harry potter.)
Some day I will find a woman who agrees with me on this and we will live a long and happy life together, but so far, I am SOL. Cather in the Rye is undoubtedly the worst book ever written. So there that is. My favorite books are Atlas Shrugged and Inherit the Wind and The Republic.
6. Favorite Movie
Top 5 - Star Wars A New Hope, A Few Good Men, Batman, Aladdin, and Garden State.
7. Favorite Holiday. (Worst = Valentines. Bad = Christmas)
I don't really do holidays. Maybe Thanksgiving. Or Flag Day. Scratch that, how about any Saturday at Ohio Stadium in October and November.
8. Favorite teacher before Undergrad and why.
Mrs. Stagge in 7 and 8 grade because she always challenged me "think outside the box." I would also be remiss if I did not mention Ms. Schultz, who ran our gifted program and Student Council in grade school.
9. Perfect Meal.
Steak and potatoes with a good beer. Going in the opposite direction, the pan seared scallops at Cameron Mitchel's M never fail me; that is an immaculate dish. As a side note, Alex and I agree that if you are only allowed one food for the remainder of your life it should be pizza.
10. Favorite Color.
Blue. I am also partial to dark green and any shade of gray (in clothing).
D | 7/08/2005 03:12:00 AM
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Got my mind set on you
D | Thursday, July 07, 2005
Does anyone remember the George Harrison song "I got my mind set on you"? It's gonna take some money and some time and some other stuff, all to "do it right." I remember this video with startling clarity - he sings the whole song sitting in a chair in some huge room decorated with mounted animal heads on the walls. In true Jim Henson style, as the song goes on all the animals come alive and start moving and singing with him. There's a moose that sings and some squirrels too. I think one animal plays the saxaphone solo. I don't exactly remember, but I think he dances with a few of the creatures at one point. I heard this song on the radio today and had the most vivid flashbacks of watching the video when I was younger. Surprising even myself, I knew all the words too. It's gonna take patience and time, hey hey, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it right, yea.
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