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June 07, 2005
I've Been Tagged
Jillian over at The Snarky Cat “tagged” me for a meme… and damn it to hell, I can't resist these stupid things. Jillian, I'll get you back… someday, I shall get you back! In the meantime, here's my answers.
Three names you go by:
Christopher, Chris, Topher (that one's a stretch and you've got to give me mighty good reasons to let you call me that, but from a select few it's okay)
Three screen names you've had:
Mudge, Xtopher, Heat (don't ask)
Three physical things you like about yourself:
1. My eyes (hazel to green, depending on my mood)
2. My laugh -- is that physical? When I get a giggle fit, whoever's in the room with me will invariably get caught in it, it's contagious.
3. I dunno... arms, I guess? These are silly questions.
Three physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. I have a well-earned, somewhat shrinking but still way too prodigious beer belly.
2. I have tree trunk legs even when I'm fit and in shape (catchers end up building up thighs and low centers of gravity, and it sticks with you long after you stop playing baseball).
3. My thinning hair; I have that annoying male pattern baldness thing starting to kick in on the top of my head, and I think it's just a matter of time before my follicles say uncle.
Three parts of your heritage:
Lithuanian, German, Dutch. (But I am a true American mutt in the finest sense of the word, there's like a half dozen more floating around in my blood somewhere.)
Three things you are wearing right now:
Ralph Lauren pinstriped suit; Hugo Boss dress shirt, Jerry Garcia tie
Three favorite bands: (if Jillian didn’t have to stick to three, then I don‘t either.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan, U2, Jimmy Buffett, Solomon Burke, Johnny Cash, Guns-N-Roses, George Strait, Blake Shelton, Buddy Guy, The Ramones, Brad Paisley, Albert King, Albert Collins, Green Day, Rage Against The Machine, Toby Keith (I hate his persona and politics, but god help me I like his songs), The White Stripes
Three favorite songs:(again… Jillian gave herself like 48 of them, so I gave myself the same amount.)
Always The Last To Know (Del Amitri), Amarillo By Morning (George Strait), Bark At The Moon (Ozzy Osbourne), Basket Case (Green Day), Bat Out Of Hell (Meatloaf), Beautiful Girl (INXS), Beer For My Horses (Toby Keith and Willie Nelson), Black (Pearl Jam), Born Under A Bad Sign (Albert King), Bother (Stone Sour), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day), Break Down Here (Julie Roberts), Celebrity (Brad Paisley), Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (Jimmy Buffett), Click Click Boom (Saliva), Couldn't Stand The Weather (Stevie Ray Vaughan), C.R.E.A.M. (Wu-Tang Clan),18 And Life (Skid Row), Elevation (U2), Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami (Jimmy Buffett), Fire And Rain (James Taylor), Galveston (Glen Campbell), Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana), H.W.C. (Liz Phair), It Makes No Difference (Solomon Burke), It's 5:00 Somewhere (Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett), Life By The Drop (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Life Without You (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (Dierks Bentley), Mack The Knife (Bobby Darin), Master Of Puppets (Metallica), Mercy Mercy Me (Marvin Gaye), On Broadway (George Benson), Open Season... Is Closed (HepCat), Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (The Temptations), Peace Sells... (Megadeth), Ride (The Vines), Rock Superstar (Cypress Hill), She Talks To Angels (Black Crowes), Superstition (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Surrender (Cheap Trick), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns-N-Roses), The Impression That I Get (Mighty Mighty Bosstones), Vertigo (U2), Video Killed The Radio Star (The Buggles), What Was I Thinkin' (Dierks Bentley), When The Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney and Uncle Cracker), Whiskey Girl (Toby Keith)
Three things you want in a relationship:
1. Sense of humor - she's gotta be able to laugh at herself, at me, at life, and to not take any of the above seriously.
2. Honesty/trust
3. A wild side. 'Nuff said.
Three things about the preferred sex that appeal to you:
1. Eyes. A woman with beautiful eyes can get me to do just about anything.
2. In the immortal words of Cosmo Kramer, "I'm the Ass Man!" Of all the traditional physical attributes that men check out on women, a good derriere is far and away the thing that makes my knees buckle and gets me to make that drooling sound Homer Simpson makes when he sees a donut.
3. Brains. You can only deal with an empty head for so long, no matter how great the body attached to it is - and I love the challenge and stimulation (no pun intended) of a smart woman's mind.
Other things that will get me to look twice or raise an eyebrow or say, "Hmmm...": sundresses, longer hair (not down to the ass long, just shoulder length or just above the shoulders) a woman who drinks a beer every so often instead of wine or fruity drinks, ponytails, and for some reason I have never figured out I am a sucker for petite women -- instead of the 5'10" runway model, give me a 5'2" or 5'4" gymnast or ice skater type. A short girl gets me every time.
Three of your favorite hobbies:
Writing, music, baseball.
Three things you want to do really badly right now:
Get out of this suit and into casual clothes, finish this meme, go to sleep.
Three things that scare you:
Heights. Bridges. What conservatives want to do to this country.
Three of your everyday essentials:
Coffee. Newsgator. AOL IM.
Three careers you have considered/are considering:
Politician. Novelist. Restauranteur/business owner.
Three places you want to go on vacation:
St. Lucia. Tuscany. British Virgin Islands.
Three kids' names you like:
Jack, Chase, Noah. (m)
Sydney, Chloe, Cassidy. (f)
Three ways you are stereotypically a boy:
I love sports and can watch almost any sport on TV. I have a dirty mind and often share my thoughts whether it's appropriate or not. I don't go to the doctor unless I can't walk or there's blood coming from somewhere it shouldn't be.
Three ways you are stereotypically a girl:
I am a clothes horse. I like fruity alcohol drinks more than beer. I like cats.
Three celebrity crushes:
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Liz Phair, Diane Lane.
Three to tag:
I'm not gonna put that kind of pressure on anyone. Do it if you wish, don't do it if you don't.
Comments
"Beer for my horses"?...wow. Going to have to look that one up. One of my favorite race horses Pebbles loved some good slug o' Guiness with her oats.
Heat? K...you know you were just begging for someone to ask...
Wild Side? (see above)
Interesting answers. Hmmmmm....
Posted by: jillian at June 8, 2005 01:12 AM
Like a Republican addressing the American public, our good 'ole 'mudge couldn't resist bending the truth a bit in his responses to this meme. I, luckily, was able to un-earth some of his early-draft responses:
Three names you go by:
Homer, Norm and Hey.
Three screen names you've had:
AssHat, GirlyMan, Heat (like any of you could come up with something funnier than Heat)
Three physical things you like about yourself:
(1) My eyes (I love how they squint when I look down to take a pee). (2) My laugh -- (It's physical because my belly shakes like Santa) (3) I dunno... arms, I guess? (Because they seem to be a bit short...must be evolution)
Three physical things you don't like about yourself:
(1) I have a somewhat shrinking but still way too small...oh you know the rest. (2) I have tree trunk legs even when I'm fit and in shape (people often mistake me for Rosie O'Donnell). (3) My thinning hair. It keeps growing on my back, but not on my head.
Three things you are wearing right now:
Ralph Lauren pinstriped suit; Hugo Boss dress shirt, Jerry Garcia tie (My god, why couldn't he have said underwear).
Posted by: The SpinMD at June 8, 2005 06:51 AM
Doc, the reason I didn't mention underwear is because I'd forgotten mine -- left them at your house. Could you check underneath Mrs. Doc's side of the bed for me? Thanks, pal.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at June 8, 2005 09:23 AM
Curmy, I didn't know you were back! And have been back for a month??? Damn, sorry pal.
I have updated my blogroll. Welcome back, bro.
Posted by: Mileah at June 8, 2005 02:16 PM
I love the new look plus it loads faster.
Posted by: Mileah at June 8, 2005 03:34 PM
"longer hair (not down to the ass long..."
And it only makes sense. Otherwise, 'Mudge wouldn't be able to see that female ass he so covets. ...
Posted by: Brent at June 8, 2005 05:13 PM
Wow...the doc is a little harsh. Maybe he found out about you and mrs. doc.
Posted by: jillian at June 8, 2005 07:54 PM
Funny thing though. Somehow, Doc's draft answers ended up on my computer. Here's a sample few:
Three names you go by: Doc, Dopey, Shorty
Three things you like about yourself: 1) my shiny bald head that people rub for luck like Buddha's tummy; 2) my short, stubby little legs that make me walk like one of those wind-up toys, wobbling all over the place; 3) that the combination of my big shiny bald round head and my short stubby little legs gives me the exact look and proportion of Charlie Brown.
3 things you don't like: 1-3: That all male body parts are proportional to height... I am 5'2".
3 favorite bands: Little River Band, Little Feat, The Small Faces
3 favorite songs: Short People (Randy Newman), Tiny Dancer (Elton John), Little Willy (Sweet). And believe me, when I sing "Tiny dancer, in my hand," I'm not talking in metaphors.
Thank you for sharing these with us, Doc. And please tell Mrs. Doc I said hi. :-)
Posted by: Curmudgeon at June 8, 2005 08:24 PM
Jillian,
Beer For My Horses was a #1 country hit in 2003 for Toby and Willie. As for Heat and wild side... some things are meant to stay unshared. I'll simply say that I have very fond memories of the source of that nickname, and that she is one of the ones I had in mind when I said "wild side."
Mileah - Yeah, I'm back. I thought I sent you an e-mail when I re-launched, but maybe I just thought I did. Anyway, thanks for coming back!
Posted by: Curmudgeon at June 8, 2005 08:29 PM
Harsh? Nah, I'm just glad he's back and writing. That said, I think it's imperative on each of us to ensure that we do not let our dear 'mudge off the hook on this "Heat" nickname. My guess is that it has something to do with friction and him wearing a pair of corduroys.
Woohhoooooo....the 'mudge is back!
Signed,
Charlie Brown
Vern Troyer
Oompa Loompa #34
Posted by: The SpinMD at June 8, 2005 09:56 PM
That email account is a disaster awash in spam comments and I haven't the heart to check it lately. I'll go clean it out first thing next week when I get back from my weekend at the beach.
I wonder why you yankees go to "the shore" and we Texans go to "the beach."
Posted by: Mileah at June 9, 2005 09:43 AM
will someone have to tag you again to get you to do another posting? ;-)
Posted by: jillian at June 11, 2005 04:09 PM
