I was having trouble coming up with a blog topic for today, so I opted to seek out a meme.
This comes from the blog DailyThree.
1. What temperature do you consider to be "cold" or when you would need to wear warm clothes?
Anything below 60 degrees is cold for me, but that makes me sound like a wimp. Certainly anything below 50 gets cold. And any temperature where you can see your breath gets into the frickin' cold category
2. What is a typical winter like in your area? What are the average temps this time of year?
Winter here is typically rainy and chilly. (Although the news today was of snow falling in the higher elevations near Portland and through the mountain passes) Compared to most parts of the country, the winters are pretty mild. Average daytime temps (off the top of my head, not looking at actual weather norms) is probably somewhere in the 50s, with nighttime lows in the the 40s or upper 30. Of course all that goes out the window when the skies are clear, and temperatures can dip down below freezing at night.
3. If you live in a cooler climate, what is it that you enjoy most about it? Why do you choose to remain living there? If you live in a warmer climate, have you ever visited places that were seasonably cold? What did you like or dislike about it?
To be honest, I don't really care for the climate, but the weather here does make this a beautiful place when the sun shines and the skies are clear. The lush greenery of the evergreen trees makes a lovely contrast with the blue skies and snow-capped mountains in the winter time. Even the fall foliage, which is mostly gone now, is picturesque. I don't live here for the climate. I live here for my family and for my job. But I lived 10 years in Southern California, 5 in Palm Springs, where the winter daytime temperature can reach 70, or close to it. Now that was a climate I loved and a place I would live again for the climate alone.
I hope wherever you are when you are reading this, you are surrounded by comfort and warmth.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Five weird things
OK, I'm participating in a meme under protest. It's all 3T's fault. So, here are 5 weird things about me.
My interpretation of weird is bad, so if any of these things gross you out or are over the top, well, that's just the way it is. Deal with it people.
1. I can't see straight. Yea, I have a lazy eye. My right eye crosses in, particularly when I'm tired. It used to be worse though. I had eye surgery when I was about 5 years old, which somewhat corrected the problem. If I've been getting my 8 hours of sleep, my eyes align pretty well. I still predominantly rely on the vision out of my left eye, and just use the right for peripheral vision, even though the vision in my left eye is not as good as the right anymore. If I really need to see something, I end up closing my left eye to be able to put my best eye on the prize.
2. Big fat hairy, scary deal. I am cursed with an over abundance of body hair. I've never really minded having a really hairy chest, but I don't think anyone anywhere finds hair on the back and shoulders attractive. I have not gone without a shirt in public since puberty really kicked in. It's scary enough taking my shirt off in front of a woman who I'm dating for the first time. Scary deal indeed, for both of us! Got hair places I don't want it and don't have it where I do want it, like on top of my head. One curse or the other would be enough, but why both?
3. Is that a Band-Aid on your ear? Yes, I had a bandage on my ear today because I couldn't get my ear to stop bleeding. At one point during the work day I walked into the men's room and notices some little scabs on my ear and rubbed them off, which opened up the tiny little scrapes on the rim of my ear canal. I didn't think much about it and walked back to me desk. Several minutes later I reached up and rubbed the inside of my ear and found the outer part of my ear canal filled with blood. I couldn't get the damn ear to stop bleeding! But the really weird thing about the whole situation is how I got the scabs on my ears in the first place. This morning, while getting ready for work I was running late and noticed some small hairs growing on the edge of the ear canal. I tried plucking the hairs, but I was trying to be quick and couldn't get them. Since I was shaving at the time, I decided to just shave the little suckers off. Well, the little suckers were stubborn and wouldn't come off, so it took several tries. Apparently, I pressed a little too hard with the razor. Didn't notice any cuts this morning, but saw the scabs later. Again, cursed by hairs growing in places they have no ungodly right to grow.
4. No, I wasn't just snorting coke. And to care on with the bleeding theme, for some reason I get nosebleeds easily and fairly often. A drastic and quick change in the weather and the nose start hemorrhaging. Catch a cold and blow my nose, blood starts to flow. Sneezing can start the fountain. Stress can set it off. I remember once taking a final exam in college and just as the test gets started, my nose starts to drip blood. Fortunately, I've learned a few tricks over the years to put a fairly quick end to nosebleeds -- put pressure on the inside of the lip with folded up paper towel, run cold water on the wrists, rubbing Vaseline inside the nose (if you have Vaseline handy -- but when you strike a gusher, even those don't always work. Sometime you just have the let the bastard bleed itself out.
5. Are you hungry? Well, if you are, don't come to my house. I have no food in my house. I never have any food in my house. My refrigerator is used for keeping ice in the ice box, water and beer cold, and that's about it. I actually have some soda in my refrigerator right now, which is unusual.
So, that's my 5 weird things meme. I won't subject anyone else to it. This is one of the place memes come to die.
Meme
Blogging
My interpretation of weird is bad, so if any of these things gross you out or are over the top, well, that's just the way it is. Deal with it people.
1. I can't see straight. Yea, I have a lazy eye. My right eye crosses in, particularly when I'm tired. It used to be worse though. I had eye surgery when I was about 5 years old, which somewhat corrected the problem. If I've been getting my 8 hours of sleep, my eyes align pretty well. I still predominantly rely on the vision out of my left eye, and just use the right for peripheral vision, even though the vision in my left eye is not as good as the right anymore. If I really need to see something, I end up closing my left eye to be able to put my best eye on the prize.
2. Big fat hairy, scary deal. I am cursed with an over abundance of body hair. I've never really minded having a really hairy chest, but I don't think anyone anywhere finds hair on the back and shoulders attractive. I have not gone without a shirt in public since puberty really kicked in. It's scary enough taking my shirt off in front of a woman who I'm dating for the first time. Scary deal indeed, for both of us! Got hair places I don't want it and don't have it where I do want it, like on top of my head. One curse or the other would be enough, but why both?
3. Is that a Band-Aid on your ear? Yes, I had a bandage on my ear today because I couldn't get my ear to stop bleeding. At one point during the work day I walked into the men's room and notices some little scabs on my ear and rubbed them off, which opened up the tiny little scrapes on the rim of my ear canal. I didn't think much about it and walked back to me desk. Several minutes later I reached up and rubbed the inside of my ear and found the outer part of my ear canal filled with blood. I couldn't get the damn ear to stop bleeding! But the really weird thing about the whole situation is how I got the scabs on my ears in the first place. This morning, while getting ready for work I was running late and noticed some small hairs growing on the edge of the ear canal. I tried plucking the hairs, but I was trying to be quick and couldn't get them. Since I was shaving at the time, I decided to just shave the little suckers off. Well, the little suckers were stubborn and wouldn't come off, so it took several tries. Apparently, I pressed a little too hard with the razor. Didn't notice any cuts this morning, but saw the scabs later. Again, cursed by hairs growing in places they have no ungodly right to grow.
4. No, I wasn't just snorting coke. And to care on with the bleeding theme, for some reason I get nosebleeds easily and fairly often. A drastic and quick change in the weather and the nose start hemorrhaging. Catch a cold and blow my nose, blood starts to flow. Sneezing can start the fountain. Stress can set it off. I remember once taking a final exam in college and just as the test gets started, my nose starts to drip blood. Fortunately, I've learned a few tricks over the years to put a fairly quick end to nosebleeds -- put pressure on the inside of the lip with folded up paper towel, run cold water on the wrists, rubbing Vaseline inside the nose (if you have Vaseline handy -- but when you strike a gusher, even those don't always work. Sometime you just have the let the bastard bleed itself out.
5. Are you hungry? Well, if you are, don't come to my house. I have no food in my house. I never have any food in my house. My refrigerator is used for keeping ice in the ice box, water and beer cold, and that's about it. I actually have some soda in my refrigerator right now, which is unusual.
So, that's my 5 weird things meme. I won't subject anyone else to it. This is one of the place memes come to die.
Meme
Blogging
Too weird for words
I've been tagged by 3T over at Stumbling Through Life... and I'm not real happy about it. As I understand it, I'm supposed to come up with 5 weird things about me. She tagged me on Monday, but I didn't catch it until yesterday.
Lord knows there has to be at least 5 weird things about me. I'm just a weird guy (yea, ladies, I know, all guys are weird). But since I didn't get motivated to try to respond to this tagging yesterday, there is certainly no hope that I can even count to 5 at this hours. So, I'll have to try to deal with this later.
If anyone has any thoughts about which 5 things I should include in my post, I'm taking suggestions.
At this point, I can think of 1, maybe 2. And if I do end up using one of them, I may not only have to kill 3T, but anyone who ever reads the post.
Meme
Blogging
Lord knows there has to be at least 5 weird things about me. I'm just a weird guy (yea, ladies, I know, all guys are weird). But since I didn't get motivated to try to respond to this tagging yesterday, there is certainly no hope that I can even count to 5 at this hours. So, I'll have to try to deal with this later.
If anyone has any thoughts about which 5 things I should include in my post, I'm taking suggestions.
At this point, I can think of 1, maybe 2. And if I do end up using one of them, I may not only have to kill 3T, but anyone who ever reads the post.
Meme
Blogging
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Movie meme
I got tagged with this meme by Crystal. Ordinarily I avoid such things if possible, but this one was sort of interesting, and relatively painless. So here goes.
1) Total number of films I own on DVD/video: About 72 (not counting the ones I recorded off cable.
2) The last film I bought: Closer
3) The last film I watched: Closer
4) Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me (in no particular order): American Beauty, Closer, When Harry Met Sally, Castaway and The Shootist.
5) Tag five people and have them put this in their journal/blog: I hate doing this to others, but that's the way the meme works. So if you choose to accept the challenge, Brat, Gene, MJ, 3T, and Kat you are the chosen ones.
Meme
Movies
1) Total number of films I own on DVD/video: About 72 (not counting the ones I recorded off cable.
2) The last film I bought: Closer
3) The last film I watched: Closer
4) Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me (in no particular order): American Beauty, Closer, When Harry Met Sally, Castaway and The Shootist.
5) Tag five people and have them put this in their journal/blog: I hate doing this to others, but that's the way the meme works. So if you choose to accept the challenge, Brat, Gene, MJ, 3T, and Kat you are the chosen ones.
Meme
Movies
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Lameness confirmed
OK, it's completely Shellubra's fault. She made me take this quiz. And now, I may never go to her site again.
You're completely normal and have no sense of
humor. How lame. I bet you have no friends. Get
a life!
How much of a FUCKTARD are you?
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You're completely normal and have no sense of
humor. How lame. I bet you have no friends. Get
a life!
How much of a FUCKTARD are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
quiz
Saturday Spill
The following questions come from Tish over at The World According to Tish! The answers, sadly, are my own.
What three words describe your temper?
Slow burning fuse
When was the last time you lost your temper?
It has been a long while, so I don't even recall. Odds are it was a woman, or something related to work. Most likely it was work.
Where were you when you realized you were a grownup?
That's been a slow process. I'm still realizing it actually. But it's only been within the last few years. I guess I may have to admit I am a grown up for my 40th birthday, but I'll deny it again the day after!
Who made you laugh the hardest this weekend?
Had to be my friend Brat, while chatting online. (Or Tish's blog. Do I get points for sucking up to the originator of the meme?)
Why did you start blogging?
I started it as a way to stay in touch with family and friends on another site, and as a way to do some personal writing again. I blame it all on Julia at Tequila Mockingbird, whose site I discovered through a link, and was just blown away by her storytelling. She has not been very active of late (and was briefly MIA, but she was the inspiration. She left a comment on this site at least once, and we've traded e-mails. Others have come along since, and they can be found on the Blogroll over on the right side of this page.
What three words describe your temper?
Slow burning fuse
When was the last time you lost your temper?
It has been a long while, so I don't even recall. Odds are it was a woman, or something related to work. Most likely it was work.
Where were you when you realized you were a grownup?
That's been a slow process. I'm still realizing it actually. But it's only been within the last few years. I guess I may have to admit I am a grown up for my 40th birthday, but I'll deny it again the day after!
Who made you laugh the hardest this weekend?
Had to be my friend Brat, while chatting online. (Or Tish's blog. Do I get points for sucking up to the originator of the meme?)
Why did you start blogging?
I started it as a way to stay in touch with family and friends on another site, and as a way to do some personal writing again. I blame it all on Julia at Tequila Mockingbird, whose site I discovered through a link, and was just blown away by her storytelling. She has not been very active of late (and was briefly MIA, but she was the inspiration. She left a comment on this site at least once, and we've traded e-mails. Others have come along since, and they can be found on the Blogroll over on the right side of this page.
BONUS QUESTION: How do your friends and family take your blog (if they know)?
The family doesn't know, about this site anyway. But a few friends do. Only a couple ever comment. Two just lurk, and occasionally send me an e-mail. They've been supportive though. Which probably means I don't write nearly enough dirt about them.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Been there, done that (x)
This was stolen from geeekgirl's site. I thought it was a cool idea, so I decided to play along.
(x) - I've done
( ) - I haven't done
(x) been drunk
(x) been high
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex
(x) kissed a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) been to Japan
(x) ridden in a taxi
(x) been dumped
( ) been in a fist fight
( ) snuck out of my parent's house
( ) had a crush on someone of the same sex
(x) dated someone of the opposite sex
( ) dated someone of the same sex
(x) had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
(x) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
(x) stole something from my job
( ) celebrated new years in time square
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) had a crush on a teacher
( ) celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans
( ) been to Europe
(x) skipped school
( ) cut myself on purpose
( ) been married
( ) gotten divorced
(x) had children
( ) seen someone die
( ) been to Africa
( ) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) Thrown up in a bar
( ) Purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) Eaten sushi
( ) Been snowboarding
(x) Met someone in person from the internet
( ) Been moshing at a concert
(x) had real feelings for someone I knew only online
( ) been in an abusive relationship
(x) gone to college
(x) taken painkillers
Meme
(x) - I've done
( ) - I haven't done
(x) been drunk
(x) been high
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex
(x) kissed a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) been to Japan
(x) ridden in a taxi
(x) been dumped
( ) been in a fist fight
( ) snuck out of my parent's house
( ) had a crush on someone of the same sex
(x) dated someone of the opposite sex
( ) dated someone of the same sex
(x) had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
(x) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
(x) stole something from my job
( ) celebrated new years in time square
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) had a crush on a teacher
( ) celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans
( ) been to Europe
(x) skipped school
( ) cut myself on purpose
( ) been married
( ) gotten divorced
(x) had children
( ) seen someone die
( ) been to Africa
( ) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) Thrown up in a bar
( ) Purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) Eaten sushi
( ) Been snowboarding
(x) Met someone in person from the internet
( ) Been moshing at a concert
(x) had real feelings for someone I knew only online
( ) been in an abusive relationship
(x) gone to college
(x) taken painkillers
Meme
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