tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101199421419191222011-11-27T19:30:32.952-05:00A smart ass...blogging. Really?MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4081100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-48775842011245897752011-07-21T13:41:00.002-04:002011-07-21T13:41:29.217-04:00

Seriously?

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-66878051009925032622011-07-21T08:33:00.000-04:002011-07-21T08:33:09.580-04:00

I get the whole idea of trending topics and shit like that, even though I kind of refuse to get sucked into Twitter.  It just gets irritating for a Facebook addict such as myself, to endure the CONSTANT status updates about our current heat wave.   It would be one thing if they were introducing a new meme to the subject, like "I just saw the ground open up and not even the magma wanted to come

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2011 has been a year of extreme weather.   From the super cold and major ice storms of winter to the first time in my recollection we've had a severe heat warning this week.   I'm sure this is going to kill my electric bill, but I am definitely a creature of air conditioning.   I've taken to setting it down to 68 at night because I simply cannot sleep if I'm hot.   I actually don't even sleep

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-471705775954481392011-07-18T08:55:00.004-04:002011-07-18T08:59:29.530-04:00

Friday ended up not being all that eventful at work, and since the boss was out, I called it a day at noon.   This gave me enough time to get to the gym, shower, and get to a 4:00 showing of Harry Potter.   I usually go to a theater on the south side of Indianapolis, but since it is a megaplex with an IMAX, I figured it would be ground zero for all the annoying people that make me want to poke

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-78299706195295820462011-07-15T10:26:00.001-04:002011-07-15T10:29:21.662-04:00

It's been over a year and half since I last blogged, and I really cannot give a great reason why I stopped.  With the advent of Facebook, or rather my becoming obsessive about it, the urge to do a daily mind dump into a blog was completely circumvented by the stream of consciousness spewing of a status update.   In the height of my blogging, I would really compartmentalize things in my brain so

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I am a major TV junkie, and I always have to laugh when people complain there is nothing on TV to watch because if my DVR could talk, I think it would probably scream at me and jump out the window.  I won't say that all of the show I watch are especially thought provoking, but I am happy to say that I have shied away from any of the "reality" shows on VH1 and MTV, and that for the most part, I

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So, Rep. Brad Ellsworth has come out of the closet to say he will run for Evan Bayh's Senate seat, which as pretty much been the school of thought since Monday.  The other option was Baron Hill, who will likely loose his congressional seat due to the census, may run for governor, and has lost to Dan Coats once already.  Obviously, he was a non-starter in the eyes of many.  As I wondered aloud in

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I've decided to give Evan Bayh a break today, even though he continues to flap his gums about American's throwing the bums out.  Since the Dems are in control, does that really sound like support for your party, all you Mary Sunshines out there?  Nope. So, I'm going to get as far away from it as possible by talking about Madonna wanting to direct a movie about King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

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As the day wore on yesterday, it was amazing to me all the Evan Bayh apologists that began to crop up positing that by dropping out 24 hours before petitions needed to be filed to get on the primary ballot, Bayh was somehow doing us a favor, because now the Indiana Democratic Party can pick the best candidate.   The last time I checked, Evan Bayh WAS the best candidate since he was leading both

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I am trying to breathe here. I am trying to be rational. I am trying not to make this just an absolute rant (despite the title). I will totally give Evan Bayh the fact that the climate in Washington is unbearable. I certainly cannot blame him for wanting to quit on those grounds. It has to be difficult to be constantly standing in the middle of ideologues, screaming at the top of your lungs

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I really don't know where this week went. By and large, it hasn't been too eventful, which was a conscious choice on my part. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of blogging, but I gotta say, it is so much easier to just click "Share" and post something to Facebook, than to bop over here and write something. I know I can share things to Blogger, too, but it just doesn't have the same

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It was a pretty interesting weekend. We had the snow hit on Friday, but it didn't end up being as bad as predicted (big shocker...I know). While I fully realize that cities along the eastern seaboard were walloped, you would think we were going to be snowbound for three weeks the way the media covered it. Of course, that caused people to hit the grocery stores, which has become a bit of a joke

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I'm trying to make this more of a morning habit. We'll see if it sticks. For those of you (all two of you who still come here), I'm based in Indianapolis, and for anyone who pays attention, then you know the Indianapolis Colts are in the Super Bowl this weekend. This will be the second time the Colts have made it (well, the Indianapolis Colts anyway), and it is still quite a big deal for the

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Blog: Where the $%$#% have you been? Me: Drinking mostly Blog: Oh, I see. You'd rather destroy your liver than write out paragraphs and paragraphs of word salad like you used to. Me: Pretty much Blog: Ass hole! Me: Now, baby, don't be that way. I've not really been drinking (that much). I've just taken a lover. Blog: What? You son of a bitch! I'm going to cut your fingers off! Me: I'm sorry

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-7602038711267924402009-10-26T14:47:00.003-04:002009-10-26T14:48:00.111-04:00

....This Dude Would Now Be Dead!

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So, I'm beginning to think that blogging has become the way I exhibit my menses because it only seems like once a month that I get the urge to share my flow of randomness onto the unsuspecting masses, which I'm sure by now means all two of you who check in to see if I've updated or not. Either way, I've been trying to dig myself out of what can only really be described as personal doldrums.  I

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Well, lookee here...   I'm back. I really wasn't feeling the urge to blog lately, and it isn't like there hasn't been a lot to report or anything like.  My dedication with blogging went downhill as my addiction to Facebook began to rise, and I guess I was just more enamored with the instant gratification of the status update instead of the writer's block of blogging. All of this changed this

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The first four months of the year I totally kicked ass in the fitness department.   I was easily reaching my goal of physical activity on 50% of the days, and I was happily weighing myself on my Wii Fit every morning.  While the weight wasn't going down as quickly as I would have liked, my  body was shifting and my firming up again.  I was in a pretty good place. Then May hit, and I don't know

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Anyone who knows me knows that I love to bake. The trouble with being so busy is that my will to bake anything (not to mention the time to do it) has been pretty damn low. Thankfully, today I've been able to dust off the cobwebs, and I am going whole hog on the baking. The impetus for this is a 4 way birthday party I am going to tonight. I've made some things for it in the past, so I was asked

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I know that the majority of the country is dealing with rain, but I'm going to add my rant to the blogosphere. I am so tired of rain. I literally think it is driving me crazy. The fact that we managed to have a mostly clear day on Saturday for Pride is a minor miracle in itself. Argh! Between snow in the winter and rain in the spring and summer, I'm about ready to throw in the towel and move

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Well, *ahem* hello to all the two readers that are still coming to my never updated blog. :-) It has truly been a crazy busy time for me, but with Circle City IN Pride finally behind me, I will definitely be able to blog more often, even though July is typically a crazy ass time for me at work. All in all, Circle City IN Pride was pretty amazing. We had above average crowds throughout the week

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I know. I've been a horrible blogger lately, but between work, Circle City IN Pride planning, AND my cable not working at home, I just haven't had the time. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. When June 15th rolls around, I will finally be back to a semi-normal schedule. I promise to blog more after that :-) If you want to check out what I've been working on, go to http://

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So this week has just been one of those weeks where I've not wanted to do anything, and indeed, I haven't. I've spent much of my non-working time on the couch, and considering that I've been without cable for over a week now, it is kind of surprising I haven't gone out of my freaking mind! Thankfully, I had some DVDs that I hadn't watched yet, namely Caprica, the new show in the Battlestar

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Actually, maybe we should weep for my lack of cable. Anyone who has ever read this blog knows that I am a MAJOR TV junky. Last Wednesday, when I got home from work, I turned on my husband (my new 40in LCD), only to give me a blank stare. Unfortunately, the weekend was so packed with activities, I just couldn't make the time for the cable guy to come out. I could have had him out yesterday,

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-606057673230055682009-05-21T13:10:00.000-04:002009-05-21T13:10:40.641-04:00

I was planning on writing this yesterday, but I got busy at work. Then I got home and my cable is out, which possibly means no internet or cable ALL weekend. I might die... Anyway, so Kris Allen has won American Idol, and the wailing of the gays has begun. I really do not understand why, every time a gay loses something, it has to be because he's gay? Speaking as a gay guy, there were very

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I had every intention of posting yesterday (just like I had every intention of working, too), but I woke up still exhausted from the weekend. I have to say I use the term exhaustion pretty interchangeably with sleepy, but yesterday, I think I truly knew what being exhausted meant. This past weekend was very busy. Friday at work was crazy, and while I had fully intended to try to stay in on

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-91354690773584721052009-05-17T02:37:00.001-04:002009-05-17T02:51:13.815-04:00

I will be 34 years old at 7:17 pm on Sunday, May 17th. I don't really have much of an opinion about this birthday. Frankly, I find it funny that we spend much of our 20s worried about the big 3-0. I have to say I've been happier in my 30s than at any point in my life, and you'd really have to pay me a trillion dollars to even consider going back to my 20s. I want to shout out to my readers.

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Frequent visitors to this blog know that I complain about being busy. Well, I wouldn't exactly say complain, because I generally enjoy what I'm doing, but it certainly is a theme in most of my blog posts. Anyway, this has been a crazy week on many levels. I've been busy at work with report deadlines, there have been two Pride meetings this week (one Board and one Organizational Committee),

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-5546568463429801812009-05-07T11:43:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:43:52.340-04:00

I make no bones about the fact that I'm a control freak, which is pretty problematic when I am put in charge of something, especially when it has to do with create endeavors. This year, I am in charge of Publicity for Circle City IN Pride, which is the LGBT Pride celebration for Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. Since I've always felt I have a marketing and PR person buried deep in my

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-10286507583266875412009-05-05T09:12:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:12:37.215-04:00

So, in less than an hour, I get to go in front of 15-20 City of Indianapolis bureaucrats to talk about my plans to shut down a portion of Mass Ave so that Indy Pride can hold its annual tricycle race. The fact that I am doing this a little over a week and a half before the event is supposed to be held is only mildly irritating (okay, strike that, I'm trying to remain calm). Everyone says they

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To say this was a busy weekend is probably the understatement of the century. While I did spend a lot of the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday trying to just relax and enjoy the weather, which was finally not resembling the Amazon rain forest, post-work Friday and Saturday evening more than made up for any level of pseudo-relaxation. I've been going to karaoke at the Metro for well over 12

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-26354228371960808032009-04-29T09:48:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:48:48.747-04:00

I've started two blogs each morning of the last two days, and both days, I've been prevented finishing them. It is kind of ironic that both of them were about how busy I've been lately, and how I made my calendar out for May and almost wept. Ah well... I vow to finish this one today. So, anyone who knows me knows I've been on a fitness kick lately, which is due mainly to the fact that I got

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-1974306596515940742009-04-24T08:57:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:57:42.480-04:00

Kind of too busy to blog :-) Sorry, folks. I did go on a 32 mile, 2.5 hour bike ride yesterday, and it was glorious! Today I am trying to work while it is going to be 82 and sunny, which will be the first time in a long time it has been like this. The weekend is going to be rather busy. I'm meeting with my girls to go watch some firemen. Hopefully, I get to see a pack of the model hot ones.

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-28232488600375954042009-04-22T08:57:00.001-04:002009-04-22T09:01:25.386-04:00

For those of you that don't know, Indianapolis is a pretty desirable place for conventions. We have a large convention center attached to a stadium (well, not at the moment, but more on that soon), and a large number of our hotels are connected to the convention center and Circle Centre Mall by covered walk way. So, even if you have to suffer through bad weather, it isn't like you have to go

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As promised, the second part of my weekend fantasia, which ended up being way too much drag, but it is not like it wasn't entertaining. After being an extremely good boy on Saturday night and getting into bed around midnight, I got a good night's sleep. My goal in the morning was to find DVD-RW that work in my father's video recorder so I could record the Indy Pride Bag Ladies Country & Gospel

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-37275331734050775042009-04-20T14:28:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:28:32.857-04:00

So this was a very busy weekend (I know, when have I actually reported a NOT busy weekend).  I left work a bit early on Friday so I could run some errands: hair cut, tan, and a little shopping.  Friday was a pretty quiet day, so I didn't really feel that badly about leaving early.  Plus, I had had a busy first bit of the month, so I felt I was due. By the time I got back downtown, I had a little

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Life working in a Not-For-Profit can be a wild experience, especially if you've only ever worked in for-profit endeavors.  The way I run my daily job is to pretty much pretend I have no budget, which is not too far from the truth, but that makes it pretty difficult to be Director of IT.  As you can imagine, my job goes way beyond maintaining the network and desktop computers. I have to deal with

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-37397328241219530252009-04-15T11:15:00.002-04:002009-04-15T11:20:35.552-04:00

I actually started this yesterday, and since I didn't get it done, I want to finish it up and get it out the door.  I may post again today, because I have a pooh story to share. Anyway, what I want to talk about is TV. Anyone who read this blog before knows that I am a massive TV junky, and while I could sit and lament my dearly departed Battlestar Galactica, I want to talk about a couple shows

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-68006101801986280642009-04-13T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:09:05.949-04:00

...always get me down? Eh, not so much really, because I actually have today off. I'm not sure who made the decision at work to give us the Monday after Easter (or Easter Monday for you Canadians..at least according to my Tolkien calendar), but as much as I would have preferred to have Good Friday off, I'm kind of liking this change up. The weekend was a bit of a cluster f$%^. I met up with

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So, I'm back after a long hiatus from blogging. My ambition was to launch a whole new blog, new address, and host it myself. The problem was that I never found a template that I liked. I may still launch it, but for now, I'm back at Blogger. Anyway, the reason I am so impressed with myself is that I found this current template, which I liked immediately. However, there were certainly some

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I'm still working out the kinks on this new format. So bear with me... Obviously, there are big changes all around. So bear with me... Thank you to all three of my readers for sticking to it

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It's been a slow slog, but my new blog presence will be launching soon. I've just recently settled on a look and feel for it, and now, I am just working on the graphics and other stuff. The great news is that the transfer of my 366 posts from Blogger was pretty damn flawless. So, at least I don't lose everything here! Check back soon!

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Since you were telling me about this on Sunday, here you go! And yes...the principal is a tool!

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I have a number of reasons for not posting since last week, and here is the short list 1. January is a busy month for reporting, with monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and one annual report thrown in for fun, and New Years falling on a Thursday (along with Friday off), I didn't get to start until Monday the 5th, which is typically fine, except for the fact that most reports are due before the

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I don't really have a narrative for today. So, I'm just going to throw out my bullet lists of musings.I'm in Love with Expresso Bikes - No, they aren't some sort of bike that has a coffee IV (though...hmmm, I may be on to something there), but they are these new bikes that they have at my gym. Not only are they internet enabled so that you can track your progress on a website, but they have a

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Since I have been getting up before work to go to the gym, I have been going to bed early (well, early for me), and since I thought there wasn't really anything on TV Monday evening (I refuse to watch Superstars of Dance), I decided to keep the new Desperate Housewives to watch last night. At the time, I didn't realize that there was a new Gossip Girl on, and since I hadn't watched DH by 8:30,

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Ode To Joy from Beaker on Vimeo.

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Eh, it's back to work, and while I did achieve the goal of cleaning my apartment (I had to force myself to do it by inviting people over for a Movie/Wii night), I did not get around to changing my blog, which, as with most things in my life, has gone from simply changing the look to completely moving to my own domain and hosting package.  Yes, folks, after many years of doing my own website and

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I'm frantically cleaning my pit of an apartment today, but I thought I'd give you this.  Only in Indiana... DELPHI, Ind. — Firefighters expect a 17,000-ton mountain of corncobs that caught fire over the weekend near Delphi to keep smoldering for days. Flames were spotted early Saturday coming from the 10-story-tall pile at The Andersons cob mill and grain operations. Carroll County emergency

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I'm pretty much taking a holiday break from blogging, and since I'm taking the rest of the week off, I am hoping to get my new blog format up and running.  New Year, New Blog, New Title...everything!  Woot! I just had to pop in and talk about Christmas a little.  Christmas Eve dinner, that I was in charge of, turned out pretty well, though the standing rib roast ended up cooking for a lot longer

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Is it Friday yet?I have been a busy beaver since really last Friday, and I'm borderline exhausted...okay, I AM exhausted...and it isn't even Christmas Eve yet.Here is a bullet list of what I've done:Friday Night - Christmas Party, drank vodka -- I normally don't drink vodka because it gives me a hangover, but that was the only choice I had.Saturday - wake up after said hangover, drag my ass to

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Incredibly busy weekend, but I want to talk about the movie that I saw on Saturday night, Milk.I would like to preface with the fact that I've never been a big Sean Penn fan, Gus Van Sant hasn't made a good movie since Good Will Hunting, and I've count very few "gay" movies as my all time favorites (not even Brokeback Mountain made it into my DVD collection). So, I went into this movie with a

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Eep! I can't believe I haven't posted since Tuesday. It has been a pretty crazy week, mostly filled with be having a massive head cold. So, I haven't really felt like doing anything other than sleeping.Plus, I've finally got the gumption to change my blog template, and I am working behind the scenes to make that work. Once again, I wish Blogger would make it a little easier to do this, but

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Random Thoughts (It's like Twitter, but I'm just too lazy to open up another account to spew my ramblings):8:41 am- If you need a time waster, check this out: Bush Shoe Throwing Game11:00 am - There is a play in SF called Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party. Hmmm...I wouldn't mind seeing that, but only if Mary Todd is strung out on E.11:56 am - The sequel to Twilight, New Moon, has been given

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I know most people who read this blog are probably a bit mystified that I can still sound surprised when I type on a Monday "this was another busy weekend" because it seems like it has been a long time since I haven't had a busy one. I'm actually trying to think what my life was like before I got involved with planning Pride Skate '08 back in April/May and then got sucked into a more active role

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I'm taking the day off today from blogging, but I leave you with this:

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It doesn't even feel like I blogged yesterday. I was actually thinking of starting this one off with the traditional "sorry, I didn't blog," but then I realized....lawd, it has been one of those days. Someone sent out a mass email with a 4MB attachment, which got stuck in our email server and kept resending itself. This caused our internet speed to grind to a halt, which is usually indicative

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This was a fairly busy weekend, though next weekend is going to be crazy!Actually, going back to Thursday, I met up with Blanche, Athena, and Romeo at Olly's for some after work cocktails. Cheap drinks are back...yay! It was good to hang out with everyone, and despite the fact that upon returning home I slipped on a patch of ice in my parking lot, ripping my jeans, and leaving a wound the size

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No strict narrative today, mainly because Wednesday was a wallow day for me. So, on to the musings:The Grammy Nominations: While I didn't watch the nominations concert, I have to give the Grammy's kudos for shaking up the process. Though I do have to say, in my world, Lil Wayne did NOT just get 8 nominations. Seriously? I was happy to see Jennifer Hudson get a few nominations in R & B, and I

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Um yeah...a little late Marc Shaiman, but well played...well playedAnd star filled! (look at the credits after the video)Conceived and Written (six weeks later than he shoulda) by-Marc ShaimanDirected and Staged by: Adam ShankmanProduced by Adam Shankman, Marc Shaiman and Mike FarahEdited by Bradly Schulz and Drew AntzisText from Towleroad:Shaiman plays the piano. Jordan Ballard, Margaret Cho,

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To cleanse my literary palate from Twilight, I started reading Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon. It has been sitting on my shelf since 2001, when the TNT mini-series came out, but I have never gotten around to reading it. It is certainly a tougher read, and it is the longest book I have attempted since the slog that was Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell. So cross your fingers...Anyway,

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But not quite yet...I finished up the book (and the first chapter of New Moon) last night before I went to bed, and no, I didn't hop up and hit a 24 hour megalomart to go get the next book. I will get New Moon, but I also have Christmas shopping to do. So, I may just halt cold turkey (right).Anyway, as expected, the climax of the book was pretty rushed. I really wish they had introduced the

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In my dream, I am pursued by a nameless hunter...When I viewed those first few celluloid moments, I thought I could withstand the onslaught of this powerful, all encompassing beast, but as I sat and sifted through the enormous amount of history and lore, I could feel the floor beginning to fall away at the periphery of my consciousness, and I knew then, that I would succumb to the beast.I stared

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So after waking up on the couch after a night of drinking, post-Thanksgiving and of course, dealing with a work issue that I slept through the call for, I decided that I was going to go to the movies. The Mean Girls have been talking for a while (just talking...not doing, mind you) about going to a movie, and since there were plenty out currently that I had a passing interest in, I decided to do

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I want a new template for my blog. If anyone out there knows of a good place to find one, let me know.And I also want the other half of my Blog Roll to actually start blogging again, or I won't have the strength to re-add you when I do redo everything. :) I know...big threats.Ah well, short one today, because I am sitting on hold waiting for AT&T to tell me they can't fix the telephone line and

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As I am prone to do, I started a series last year called "The 12 Days of Christmas," only to get through about 3 days before losing steam. The main jist was to find 12 wacky things to report on. The good news is that I already have 3. So, I have at least matched my effort last year. I really wasn't planning on doing this before Thanksgiving, but because this is the gift we can all truly be

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Someone finally put the video of Annie Lennox's performance of "Why" online, which I was hoping to post in my first post of the day. Well...at least it is still Monday :-)A little background from what I have found online while trying to find this video. Apparently, Annie underwent spinal cord surgery earlier in the year, and it was iffy as to whether she would completely recover. So, she has

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I've mentioned before my eternal hatred of the "Saved by Zero" campaign by Toyota. I hate it so much, I might not ever consider purchasing a Toyota ever again. The worst part about it is how often it plays.Well now, it seems, it is killing people:

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I'm feeling lazy this morning.  So, I am going to forgo my planned post on the whining Obamabots out there complaining that there isn't enough change in his appointments thus far. I'm going to let it percolate for a little while.Instead, I'm going to post some performances from the American Music Awards last night. I haven't found any official video yet, which means these YouTube videos could

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I haven't done an Idiot Indiana post in a while (in fact, I didn't even have a lable for it), but I couldn't let this story get by. It is from INtake, the "hip" arm of the local Indianapolis Star: Porn stars do battle on court TV by Konrad.Marshall A nudist and two porn stars walk into a courtroom … It sounds like the first line of a bad joke, but that's exactly what happened recently in

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Kudos to Jeremy over at in a vault underground for pointing out the video that became the inspiration for this post. Something funny to send us into the weekend...Brenda Dickson was a former beauty queen who became an actress on The Young and the Restless in the '80s. At the "height" of her fame, she made a video called "Welcome to My Home," which I actually saw after the parodies, which made it

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Another installment of my not so regular series:Is it just me, or if you were the object of this person's affections from the local "Missed Connections" on Craigslist, would you absolutely NOT respond? (I have made no alterations)- SIXTY FIVE SOUTH, WENSDAY - m4m ( SOUTH) Date: 2008-11-20, 10:26AM EST YOU WAS GOING 65 SOUTH, U GOT OFF KEYSTONE EXIT, WE MADE EYE CONTACT DRIVING DOWN 65, TELL ME

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I've mentioned quite a few times that I used to run an awards show website with a bent for movies, which was really born out of my love of the Oscars and my subsequent Oscar parties. I was really obsessive compulsive about everything, pouring over website after website getting all the information I could. Subsequently, I was a fount of worthless information, even about movies I have never seen

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Since the day has gotten away from me a bit, I'm going to dedicate the space to a blog crush from my blog roll:Andy Towle from Towleroad:Rawr!And yes...I just totally Facebook stalked him. Woo!

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No, I'm not a woman. No, I'm not a black woman. Yes, I am gay. :) Anyway, the above quote came from an unexpected source. When you consider I frequent Dlisted, Towleroad, Queerty, and sometimes Perez Hilton, sites that typically are on the cutting edge of who's who in the closet (Queen Latifah, Anderson Cooper, Oprah [joking...don't send Gayle after me]), I was pretty shocked when I came

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Last night I had the pleasure to go through 9 applications for scholarships being handed out by Indy Pride. While some of them were very good and some of them were very bad (atrocious comes to mind), I honestly cannot think of me doing anything greater with my board membership in Indy Pride than giving out money to a deserving person working to further their education. While I honestly

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Well yeah, so remember last week when I said I was back to blogging regularly? Psych! Anyway, I was able to do two days in a row, which as been a minor miracle lately, but I do have a pretty good reason for not blogging. The main problem is that I can't really blog about that reason because I never really know who is reading this, but lets just say, there are some changes going on behind the

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I voted this morning. I voted straight ticket, even though I took the time to color in all the bubbles on my Scan-tron-esque ballot. I voted for Jill Long Thompson for Governor, even though she ran one of the most piss poor campaigns since Jim Jontz ran against Richard Lugar. I just couldn't bring myself to vote for Mitch Daniels since I got fired for being a Democrat in State Government by

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So, obviously, October was a busy month for me.  I neglected a lot of things from blogging, the gym, some work (which bit me in the butt last week), and just a whole host of things.  While the summer was an extremely busy and social time for me and the Mean Girls, it just seemed that October was the culmination of everything, especially with Halloween and the Grande Masquerade. Last week, as you

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Tuesday sucked. Wednesday was a firing on all cylinders, amazing day. Thursday I am trying to dig out of everything I pushed aside for the *&^%$#^ Microsoft Problem.So my blog update consists of this today:Let's have a good old fashioned caption contest!

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1. I survived the Bag Lady Bus Tour and the rest of the weekend's festivities2. I hate Microsoft3. I kind of liked having on black fingernail polish for 2 days4. I fucking hate Microsoft5. I have a lot going on at work and after work this week6. [Cherry Ride] makes an impeccable Sophia Petrillo7. I still fucking hate Microsoft...specifically Exchange, which is why I haven't had time to update8.

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When I talk about October being the Gay High Holy month, I am really talking about this weekend. Sure, Halloween is actually next Friday, but in Indianapolis, at least for those of us active in Indy Pride, the weekend of the Bag Lady Bus Tour is really the event of the month.Tonight, The Wonderful Wizard of Gayville and his partner, put on their annual Halloween party, which is so crowded,

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It's been a while since I've written anything political here, mainly because my fire has been at a low since Hillary conceded the primary battle to Barack Obama.  It has been a LONG time since I have thrown so much support behind someone, and it was the first time that I ever put any financial backing (which I probably could not afford) towards a major political candidate.  So, I was invested....

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For reference, the title comes from the YouTube video below, but more on that in a minute... I know I have been less than substantive in my blog posts lately, and it is not that I do not have that much to say (okay, maybe it is). However, October has been an inordinately busy month at work and extra-curricularly (is that even a word?), which has really just kind of left me in a literary lurch -

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Not Ready to Make Nice ... The Dixie Chicks

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....oh dear lord, did I have a fucked up dream (s).The one part I don't remember all that well, but it involved me being in church with my parents (HA). Okay, maybe that was a nightmare. Anyway, at some point, the histrionic priest would run to the center of the main aisle, do a quick frock change, black lights would come on, and he'd do this yelling screaming Jimmy Swaggert like Jesus Christ

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So this is just another reason why I won't invest in a video cam so I can start video blogging (yes, the thought had crossed my mind). I might try and do a music video or something.

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Yes, today is National Grouch Day, and I don't think it has anything to do with tomorrow being National Boss Day. Hmmm or maybe it does?!? Anyway, since I really have nothing to be overly grouchy about other than being annoyed with putting together the Grande Masquerade program or staying out a little too late last night, I am going to make a list of things right now that make me decidedly

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*cough* *ahem* Um...yes, I am actually still alive. Last week was just one of those weeks where for various reasons, I just didn't feel like doing or saying anything. Trust me, I accumulated plenty I *want* to say, but at this point, I'm going to let them simmer. I certainly have some things to spew about concerning anonymous commentators and even anonymous emails, but I think I'll save that for

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I had started September with every intention of hitting the gym or riding my bike as much as possible, and for the first two weeks, I was ahead of my pace to do something active for more than 50% of the month. Then, the creeping cud that knocked me out for two + weeks hit with the addition of being busy with Pride, the fish fry, and various other sundry activities, and needless to say, my little

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I've said on a few occasions that I used to be a proprietor of a awards show website before I whittled down my online focus to the distracted musings you are reading now.  I still kind of miss the daily grind of updating that site, especially now that we are getting down into the nitty gritty of movie awards season.  Yes, there is a season.  Around Thanksgiving, you'll start to see all the

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The weekend was another busy one. I had actually hemmed and hawed about going out on Friday, because I had gone out a few more times than planned during the week, but I got a text from a friend I had not seen in a while, so, I gathered myself and met Blanche at Talbott Street for some drag and then onto Greg's. It was a pretty fun night, kinda laid back..no complaints. On Saturday, I got up and

MidwestSmartasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518690924322213457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910119942141919122.post-30274994925393598102008-09-26T20:18:00.000-04:002008-09-26T20:26:55.210-04:00

Little Bird Walking on Broken Glass Why Into the West Here Comes the Rain Again

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I can't believe it's Thursday already, and I doubly can't believe it is September 25th.  It was downright chilly this morning, and I am SO not ready for winter.  Ugh! This week has been rather uneventful but eventful.  I've been trying to be a good boy because I am almost done with my course of antibotic for the creeping crud that I had for a week and a half, but the best laid plans do not

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As I'm sure you've probably guessed because of the lack of updates around here, I have been busy and sick, sick and busy for much of the last 5 days.  After an aggravated emergency call to a doctor friend of mine on Sunday, I am happy to say that the antibiotics coursing through my system are working wonders, and I should be fully functional and phlegm free by Thursday!  It was really quite

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Sorta... I am back to work today, and even though I feel extremely better, I still sound like Selma and/or Patty (or both).  I hope this clears out soon, because I'm supposed to do some announcing a Halle Pino's Bayou Bash this weekend, which might be rather funny, come to think of it. I've been firing on all cylinders this morning, which is actually pretty good because outside of configuring

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I'm sick at home for the second day (sore throat, buckets of phlegm, look like hell). So, anyway, I came across this picture on one of my favorite sites, Cute Overload: Second, I was sitting watching the news last night in and out of a Mucenex induced coma, and I saw something appear in a frame, that I was pretty sure wasn't supposed to be there.  The story was about wire fencing that they're

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First off, the good news: I got elected to the Board of Directors of Indy Pride! I'm very very happy about this, and I am looking forward to getting to work.Second, I'm sick. Blah!It started yesterday afternoon, with a scratchiness in my throat and fullness in my chest (no, not full bosoms). I didn't sleep very well last night, and now I am faced with getting a couple reports done this

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