MY WEEKLY PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

Actually, this one is eerily accurate, given my role playing experience. I Am A: Neutral Evil Human Thief Mage Alignment:Neutral Evil characters believe in Number One. Their personal gain takes precedance over all else, and they will work with whomever necessary and whatever institutions necessary to further...

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[INSERT THEME FROM HALLOWEEN HERE]

Provided it's not too late, my costume for the big Athens Halloween fest will be the "blaxploitation karate dude" aka "Supersoulfighter." You know the image, like that dude who played Williams in Enter the Dragon. Karate outfit, mad skills and a huge-@$$ afro! Current Music: Supersoulfighter by Lenny KravitzSoul brother space man Flying through the sky Fighting wars and battles Protecting you and...

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CD REVIEW

As I said, I splurged and got the subtlety&passion CD. If you want to hear how (arguably) one of the best songwriters in America operates, get Robert Lamm's last solo CD In My Head -- it was lyrically exciting, if musically a bit dull, full of synths and drum tracks. Nice trip-hoppy rhythms at times, though. This CD is just the opposite. Musically, it's really organic sounding. Don't let...

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WHAT THE HECK

Since I have at least a temporary job with a few hours a week set up for me down in A-town, I decided to splurge anyway. Hey, it's been a war hell-ride of a week. Sure, I can say there's about as many good things as bad thing going on right now, but I decided to even them out a litt...

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SO MUCH FOR SPLURGING

or, "bouncy bouncy bouncy" Looks like I got hit with another NSF cascade. Life suc...

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PLANNED SPLURGING

I don't know whether or not I've previously discussed Robert Lamm's new CD subtlety&passion. This CD's been in existence for a couple of months, but only through his website. Well, despite almost total destitution, I'm planning to get this CD before the end of the week, since I just found out that it's now available through retail. There are some kick @$$ soundclips, too. Now, I've ranted...

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GHETTO SUPERSTAR, PART... I DUNNO, pi, MAYBE

Ok, well, my last day in Columbus was ending really well. I said goodbyes to a few more people, one of which was this young kid (20) who, despite his deliberate actions indicating a low level of maturity, really said a mature, heartfelt goodbye. Well, my stuff was packed and I was on the "rookie road," in crappy weather when my car shuddered and shook. I pulled off on the road -- I thought I...

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METROEROTICISM

Check out a Talk of the Nation interview with Michael Flocker, author of The Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man on N...

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GETTIN' TO STEPPIN'

Well, I'm spending my last few moments in my previous residence, graciously provided by a friend of mine from church who will always have my eternal gratitude. The last traces of me are almost gone from the abode and packed into my vehicle. I'm headed into totally unexplored territory for me. I've never lived with a significant other before. Stayed for extended periods of time, sure. But this...

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MOVIN' ON DOWN TO THE SOUTH SIDE

Well, the move is about 90% complete aside from a few pieces of baggage, both real and emotional, back up in Columbus. Man, I am exhaust...

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FIRST DAN OR BUST

Well, at this point, it looks like it's all in danger of being bust. Due to various life circumstances, I believe the time has come for me to pick up and move down to my precious E in Athens, OH -- an hour and a half away from regular TKD/Kung Fu lessons and a smidge over two hours away from Mrs. R's classes. I guess it doesn't have to be totally kaput, though. I mean, it's not really all that...

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NIGHT ON IDIOT MOUNTAIN ADDENDUM

E emailed me a correction about my telling of the Night on Idiot Mountain story... Oh, but I do have one correction about the night on Idiot Mountain story -- I DID turn around when the white car came down to the parking lot area, what I DIDN'T do was shine my brights at them (in fact I'd turned off my brights just out of reflex for courtesy's sake). I'd already started to drive away (which was my...

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MY WEEKLY PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

"You Shook Me All Night Long" (by AC/DC) 'Cause the walls start shaking The earth was quaking My mind was aching And we were making it and you - Shook me all night long. Which 80's Song Fits You? brought to you by Quizi...

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NIGHT ON IDIOT MOUNTAIN

E and I were both having crappy days, so I figured WTH, and drove to see her last night. We had it in mind to take a romantic drive around the outskirts of Athens. We're making our way down this winding road when we see this car behind us, and pull off to allow it to pass. We go back down the road and find it a little ways later waiting for us! E and I pull off again a little ways down, this time...

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INSIDE JOKE OF THE DAY

[In a robotic voice] You will respect mah authorit...

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FIRST DAN OR BUST

Yesterday, I made the 22 mile hike up to one of Mrs. R's classes. Maybe I'll get to one of T's classes this Saturday. Before class, I hurt my neck somehow. It was better by class time, but I knew Mrs. R would have some suggestions as to how to handle it, and she did, so I actually managed to get in a bit of a workout. I got to learn part of the first of my two forms that I have to learn for...

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I THINK IT WAS THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER MR. T WHO SAID

I'll kill any man who try to take away what I got!Wasn't that from Rocky III? In any case, this dude took those words to heart. Actually, he took them to someone else's hea...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN COLUMBUS

I have to think up a better name for these posts. Anywho, for those curious as to how my belt test went, I copied and pasted a snippet of the entry I left on the forums of Rice Bowl Journals (click to vote on my blog, if you'd like). As I said... rough weekend, rough day. But here it is: It wasn't my finest test, however. But, it's sort of like that old joke "What do you call the person who graduated...

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MY WEEKLY PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

It's two days late. But, it's been a rough weekend. I just got back from a crappy day at work at the end of an iffy weekend. But, here it is... Are you Addicted to the Internet? 53% Average@Internet-User.com (41% - 60%)You seem to have a healthy balance in your life when it comes to the internet and life away from the computer. You know enough to do what you want online without looking like...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN COLUMBUS

Yesterday, I went in for a last training session before my 1st gup exam tomorrow evening. I spent the majority of the class working on my creative self-defense, particularly, my grappling defenses, i.e. defenses that end in a submission hold and/or joint lock. I've mentioned before that traditionally, the club's requirement to pass my current grade is the formulation of 6 self-defenses, 2 involving...

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UNEARTHED TREASURES

The screenplay to my favorite movie of all-ti...

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BAD NPR TRIP

Last week, I heard something on the show Fresh Air on the way to Tae Kwon Do class, an interview with Bill O'Reilly. I've typically been indifferent to Mr. O'Reilly, occassionally tuning in to "The Factor" sort of the same way I'd watch various train wrecks. Sounds bad, I know, but sometimes, I watch these shows not knowing or caring what the people on the show believe -- I like the screaming...

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TODAY IN MISCELLANEA

The previous entry was cobbled together with Windows Notepad over the course of a horrendous day of computer-related mishaps during which I trapsed through half of the city of Columbus trying to find a high-speed internet connection. The one at home seemed temporarily out of service, all the brances of the Columbus Public Library were closed due to the holiday, and most of the connections at various...

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METROEROTICISM

I've been meaning to treat this topic for some time now, since I took my last "Weekly Personality Analysis." I was introduced to the term "metrosexual" some time ago, way back near the start of my blogging experience on Word Spy. The term caught my eye, and the definition seemed interesting, but I was distracted by other things at the time. I didn't know or read enough about it to think about any...

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"JUST INSULTING," PART DEUX

Haha... a few entries back, I made fun of NBC's Coupling for copying an episode lock, stock, and barrel from the BBC's Coupling. Well, thanks to BBC America, I can watch the original episode yet again. In fact, I'm doing so right n...

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MY WEEKLY PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

How could I have forgotten? You are a Metrosexual. No you are not gay but youare sometimes what people would consider agirly man. But you are just in touch with yourfeminine side. You're the next "in thingto be". Or you are just a really butchgirl. Are you Metrosexual? (With Pictures) brought to you by Quizilla Fine,...

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BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE

You've seen this entry before. Just came back from seeing E yadda yadda yadda. Had a great time doing x, y and z. Sad now, having to come back. Maybe I should blah blah blah.Seriously, though, this is the first trip I made down there in *gasp* two whole weeks. I had completely forgotten how draining it can be to be away from your dearest. It's really no different from the drain to carve out the...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN COLUMBUS

Well, yesterday I made the 30 mile trip to one of Mrs. R's classes. I got to re-learn all of the TKD one steps I had forgotten. And, I learned that my board-breaking "won't be one of those crazy breaks you did for kung fu." Just a simple two-direction break where they've graciously allowed me to choose my tehniques. It's usually "instructors' choice," you see. As usual, though, I'm in more...

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NOW IT'S JUST INSULTING

For kicks and giggles, I looked at the website for NBC's version of the show Coupling. Looking at the next episode, they're just copying lock, stock, and barrel one of the episodes from the BBC series. Did I say, "insulting?" More like "patheti...

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PLAYING THE RACE CARD

or, I'll Never Again Ask Myself, Who do I have to look up to? After Seeing a Bio on George Washington Carver. October, I just discovered, is Filipino-American History Month....

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GHETTO SUPERSTAR, PART DEUX

It's bad enough having electrcal tape covering up part of the power cord. Even worse that for some reason, I need a 1/4 inch lift under the right bottom corner of my laptop just so that the hard drive won't freeze. But last night, out of nowhere, the laptop hinge finally gave in, so right now, the screen's supported by my planner. And, I just got a wireless card for it, too. I know, I know, it...

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BIG HAIR DAY

Here's a test all of you need to take! ...

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BIORHYTHMICALLY CHALLENGED

My biorhythms must be at an all-time low. -Doctor Who, The Pirate PlanetSomehow, I just need to finally accept that I cycle between normalcy and depression. I've suspected this for awhile. See, this season of my life has far more going for it than it did not too long ago. I still have a lot of the things that have made me happy. A lot of the possibilities I embraced are still there. Yet,...

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QUESTIONS... 65 & 66...?

Am I running a blog or a web journal? Seems like the latter, according to this, although eventually, the question may end up to be along the lines of Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so, I can't imagine why. We've all got time enough to cry. by Robert Lamm performed by Chic...

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HODGE PODGE

Well, I got a couple of things accomplished today (actually yesterday -- it is 1:40 AM), not the least of which was convincing my car insurance company to allow me to push my payment date this month back a couple of weeks. Progressive rocks! I practiced some TKD/Kung fu tonight all by my lonesome, trying to go through everything I remember and musing over where all the holes in my knowledge are....

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WANTED: ONE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Because I sure don't have any motivation right now. I had a long weekend of work and general funnery. But, it was tiring. I slept for about 9 hours last night. I got up an hour ago and still feel almost totally discombobulated. I got three things to do on my "to do" list for today, and the whole day off. I suppose I should at least shower and shave now, huh? OTHER MISCELANEA I did go ahead...

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TODAY IN MISCELLANEA

ITEM ONE E was here last night. We went to Gallery Hop with some friends, and even though it was sort of late, we actually saw a gallery or two. She left early this afternoon -- that's the part that always sucked. ITEM TWO Lots to do over the next couple of days. Will I get it done? I'll let you all know. ITEM THREE I've been notified that I'm now an official member of Rice Bowl Journals. ITEM...

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GHETTO SUPERSTAR

I need a new muffler, as it sort of just fell off of my car yesterday. (Did I forget to mention that? The trauma must've caused my mind to temporarily blank it out.) Yeah, now I got what was once known back in the day as a "hooptie."...

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ONE LAST THING

Since my numerous entries today have so skewed the page and since the TV show 7 Days is on right now, I've reverted the blog back to showing 7 days' worth of postings. Now, I'm going to bed... seriously. Well, maybe in a b...

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MY WEEKLY PERSONALITY ANALYSIS

It is Friday, given this late hour. So... You're Mr. Orange! Which Reservoir Dog Are You? brought to you by Quizilla Current Music: Little Green Bag by George Baker That's it. I'm going to b...

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IDIOT BOXING

Ahhh... a showing of the BBC's Coupling. I feel that my mind is being cleansed after watching (shudder) the American version. While I'm on the topic of the idiot box, what is the deal with these Direct TV commercials featuring dramatic readings of customer letters by top actors? So far, I've seen Danny DeVito, Laurence Fishburne, John Goodman and Andy Garcia. There used to be a day that when a...

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PLAYING THE RACE CARD

As if numerous entries concerning the martial arts weren't enough. I stumbled across Rice Bowl Journals, which bills itself as "an Asian online journal community." It's a directory of blogs written by people of Asian descent. I'm considering submitting this here site. Why? My sole response to that question truly is, "Why not?" That's it. No treatise on "getting in touch with my Asian roots."...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN COLUMBUS

[Ed. note: I gotta think up a new title] So, apparently I'm not the only returning student to my school. A third dan who apparently hasn't been seen for a few months returned to TKD class tonight. And, not only that, another black belt who attends rather intermittently ran most of the class tonight. It was quite the workout. But, the best part was afterward. When these folks decided to have...

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INSIDE JOKE OF THE DAY

One lil' tidbit I may have forgot to tell you about my sojourn to the border of Orgyville -- [details omitted] -Me in an email to...

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LIFE IN MOTION

everybody's gotta take a turn to realize we got a lot to learn what are dreams and what is real you gotta trust what you feel and the five town man can prove with no bucks and nothing to lose don't need a lot that money can't buy i have so much i'm in motion Life In Motion by Robert LammI went and looked at a new apartment today - a nice two bedroom to be shared with a decent roommate. Hopefully,...

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN COLUMBUS

After another war hell ride of a class -- I am in pain, all over -- I got some news... THREE WEEKS! That's how long I've been given to polish up my techniques, remember anything and everything I've forgotten in the past 10 or so months of being away from training, and get myself into shape before testing for 1st gup (i.e. black belt candidate). Now, if I remember correctly, the testing requirements...

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CRUEL WORLD

Yesterday, I was in that unfortunate position of being hungry and broke. I wasn't totally without means -- I had a bit of money that I just didn't want to touch, but I gave in. Now, this wouldn't have been an issue if I had time to go home, but I didn't. Anyway, I caved and stopped at the nearest Chipotle. Why not -- if you're going to blow money on food, might as well eat well, right? There...

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TEMPLATE UPDATE

Well, since a few people have graciously decided to allow me to link to their personal pages, I've done so. I also added the link to BBC's Coupling. Not that tripe that I couldn't even finish watching last night....

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OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED

When, oh, when are we going to learn that we Americans haven't successfully copped a British TV show since Sanford and Son? Late last night, I caught a few minutes of NBC version of the BBC comedy Coupling. Can we say, "horrible"? They tried so hard, too. But it just isn't the same. Picture the horror of British phrasing being used by Americans. It'd be better if they at least tried to fake...

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