Sunday Stealing: Basically Obscure

Today we ripped off a writer named Chloerockchick from the group zetaboards. It is 50 questions we will do it in 2.5 parts, She does not say who she got it from. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

1. Do you notice a persons eye color?
   * I do if they’re striking in some way; either in color or expressiveness.
2. White, milk, or dark chocolate mocha?
   * White Chocolate isn’t really chocolate, there’s a bland yet sickeningly sweet quality about it that says I’ll pass. As far as actual chocolate; it depends on my mood. I love a mocha from time to time and I keep a dish of kisses at my desk to share with coworkers and when I have a craving.
3. If you could get a tattoo free, would you do it? what would it be?
   * Absolutely. I’ve got an album of designs I want in my Facebook photos.
4. Did you grow up in a small or big town? Did you like it?
   * It was a small town. I don’t think anyone likes where they grew up. But, the perspective on issues serves me to this day.
5. Your favorite adult as a child? (and not your parents, if they were your favorite)
   * It would have to be my best friends' parents. They gave me a safe place to go when things were getting rough at home. They also gave me a glimpse of what a real family looked. like.  
6. What kind of smoothie sounds really good right now?
   *Mmmmm… a Mango Smoothie from Dutch Bros.
7. Most embarrassing moment from your elementary school years?
   * I was a kid with ADHD in the 70’s, which meant I did crazy stuff and the adults in my life thought all I needed was MORE discipline (whippings). One that springs to mind came in the 4th grade. The teacher had recorded us reading on a tape recorder (remember those?) so that she could play it for parents at conferences. One day I was unsupervised in the room and not thinking things through completely, I recorded myself cursing. I remember the teacher calling my mother in and playing the tape… and I denied it was me. HAHA! They had my voice on tape… and I denied it.
8. Most embarrassing moment from your middle school years?
   * Getting caught shoplifting at Safeway during lunch. My classmates seeing me sitting in the managers office as they walked back to school… everyone new about it when I went back the next day.
9. Most embarrassing moment from your high school years?
   * Picture this… I’m at a church youth group campfire thing. I’m standing around the fire with a few girls from the group who are talking about how hot a certain boy was. I had most definitely noticed the hotness level of this boy. So when one of the girls made a statement like, “Isn’t he the hottest thing you’ve ever seen?” I answered in the affirmative. To be fair, this guy was smokin’ hot. This was the mid-80’s, when boys wore clothes that FIT. But I had to dig my way out of that one. It wouldn’t do to have anyone thinking that I was anything but a red-blooded redneck.
10. Have you ever fired anyone?
    * Yes.
11. Have you ever climbed a tree more than twenty feet off the ground?
    * Nope
12. Did you like swinging as a child? Do you still get excited when you see a swing set?
    * I did enjoy swinging as a child. It was harder for the bullies to bother me. Not that they didn’t try. I don’t know that I get excited when I see one now.
13. If you could have any pet in the world, illegal or not, what would you get?
    * I don’t see the point in getting some crazy animal that could eat you as a pet. Give me a sweet Labrador and I’ll be happy.
14. What's your favorite place to relax?
    * Home Sweet Home
15. What's your most favorite part of your personality?
    * My dazzling wit and charm… and sarcasm.
16. Madonna or Lady Gaga? Neither? Both? Who cares?
    * Madge is legendary and Gaga will be if she can still be doing what Madge is doing at 50. I also see Gaga as a modern day Elton John. She is cutting edge with her music and costumes, just like Elton in the 70’s. 
17. Have you ever watched the Superbowl all the way through?
    * Every year baby! I used to host a party, but I lost those friends in the divorce. Now I go to someone else’s home. GO RAVENS!
18. Have you ever watched any major sporting event live?
    * I’ve been to NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB games, but not to a “major event”
19. What's the most delicious food you've ever eaten in your life?
    * I consider myself somewhat of a foodie… so there have been countless delicious things that have passed my lips.
20. Margarine or butter? Which did you grow up with?
    * Because of economy, I tend toward margarine, but I will get butter for certain recipies. Cookies made with real butter are so much more delicious.

Saturday 9: Aida

1. Have you ever been to the opera?
   * Nope
2. Maria Callas was often called a "diva." Is that a compliment or a criticism?
   * I believe that in the original definition of the word (a distinguished female singer, usually of opera), yes. But the modern definition (a bitchy woman that must have her way exactly, or no way at all. often rude and belittles people, believes that everyone is beneath her and thinks that she is so much more loved than what she really is. selfish, spoiled, and overly dramatic); no, that would be a Kardashian. 
3. Aida was composed by famous Italian Giusseppe Verdi. In addition to opera, what else can the world thank Italy for?
   * Well, there’s Italian food and Leonardo DiVinci. There’s also the Bergamasco brothers. See ‘more’ of these boys HERE (Site NSFW). 
4. Verdi was Italian and Callas was Greek. Would you rather vacation in Italy or Greece?
   * It is my hope one day to visit Tuscany. Once I saw that part of the country in the movie; The Gladiator, I was hooked. I seek out travel shows to the Tuscan region of Italy.
5. The Marx Bros. starred in A Night at the Opera. What's the funniest movie you have ever seen?
   * Oh God… that is a tough question. The Hangover, Tommy Boy, or What about Bob?
6. What's for dinner tonight?
   * A group of friends and I are going out to the local mediocre Chinese Buffet. I won’t post about them here… but follow me on Facebook or FourSquare and I’ll check-in later. I have been to places that are SO MUCH better, but it’s what we have in this unwashed armpit of a town. 
7. Are you wearing any jewelry right now?
   * Nope… I hope to one day find that one special teddy-bear who will put a ring on my left hand.
8. Sam Winters (the author of this meme) has a scratchy throat and watery eyes. How do you treat the common cold?
   * Shots of Jack until I don’t care anymore.
9. Do you need your glasses (or contacts) when you drive?
   * I don’t have ‘all-purpose’ glasses currently, the glasses I wear are for reading and computer work. I know I will need a pair for all the other times when I go in for my bi-annual eye check this spring.

TMI Thursday: In The Mood

My blog-buddy, Sean at Just a Jeep Guy started it, now all the cool kids are doing it (some of whom are listed in the sidebar).

IN THE MOOD:

1. What puts you in a silly mood?* I can get pretty silly with a few gin & tonics in me. I think it’s the lime, because the same thing happens when I have margaritas. Silliness that grows exponentially if the friends I’m with are also in it for a good time.
2. What puts you in a creative mood?* Responsibility and a short timeline. I find myself pondering troubling cases at work or seemingly monumental projects in my volunteer work. If they come with a deadline, I get less sleep, but I’m able to think outside the box and come up with brilliant (and not-so-brilliant ideas). Several times yesterday I poked my head into the bosses office and said, “so I was thinking of the XXX case, what do you think of this…? Some ideas work, others require more research and some are just not possible… but the fact remains, creativity is a large part of my daily life.
3. What puts you in a competitive mood?* Simple, challenging me in some way. It’s almost like “Back to the Future” only no one has to call me chicken; they just have to challenge my decisions or my ability to complete a task. Something bubbles up in my brain that says, “Oh Yeah? I’ll show you!”.
4. What puts you in a contemplative mood?* When I have a decision to make… at work, with a relationship, or a life choice. I become practically a hermit. When I get close to a decision, then I start talking to people about it. Usually, I realize that I’ve already made the right decision for me, I just want to hear it from someone else.
5. If you tend to be a quiet person what puts you in a talkative mood? If you tend to be a talkative person, what puts you in a quiet mood?* I can go from quiet –> talkative with a little bit of alcohol and another drunk who is also talkative. And I go from talkative –> quiet when I’m uncertain about what’s going on in my life at the time (this is why my old blog was so active and this one is not-so-much) or if I feel I have embarrassed myself with a member of present company.

BONUS

What puts you in 'the' mood?* There is a certain quality that I cant quite explain, but it’s the feeling I get when I know my partner is “into” me. There is a different feeling between a hook-up and something that is a little more. Hook-ups feel like we’re just completing a task… like when the cable guy comes to fix the cable service (bow-chicka-bow-wow), there is stilted chit-chat, but the task at hand goes on in a formulaic way. When the job is done, he says thank-you and leaves. Conversely, when there’s passion, there are ‘looks’, ‘touches’, and the passion  behind a kiss that lets you know that someone’s world is about to be rocked. Like the above scene from the Oscar winning film Brokeback Mountain, you can tell that Ennis DelMar and Jack "Fuckin’” Twist are really into each other. There is a mutual passion that puts me in the mood. 

Sunday Stealing: From Suburbia

Today we ripped off a blogger named Another Suburban Mom from the blog Another Suburban Mom. It is 20 questions, She says she got it from Dana. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

***Sorry it took all day to get these posted… they requires some pondering, interrupted by a trip to the mall with three teenagers.***

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
   * In the fall of 2002, I found a job working for a radio station in a town 200 miles from where I had been living. I had been unemployed for six months from my social service job due to the Post-911 Recession and by that point was more than willing to look where ever I had to in order to find a job. This move resulted in a trial separation from my wife. During this three month separation I was able to let my true self breathe a bit. But, over Thanksgiving I made a fear-based decision to put “me” back in the closet for the sake of my kids. In January 2003, the family joined me in the new town and thus began the final five year stretch of our marriage. During that period, it was a marriage in name only and very tumultuous.It was a perfect example of once the pain of NOT acting outweighs the pain of acting… change will occur. My ex-wife was (and still is) pretty good at serving up suffering. 
2. By this time next year, I ...
   * There are a couple projects I’m working on this year that may change my prospects for 2014, otherwise I would imagine things being relatively unchanged. At things sit right now, I don’t see much change as long as I’m living in court ordered poverty (child support).
3. Do you think the United States  will elect a female President in your lifetime?
   * God I hope so. Men have had 230 years of repeated fuck-ups, give a woman a chance. And I know just the one…
4. Do you think this would be a good thing?
   * Yes
5. Which fictional, TV show character you would shag anytime?
   * Det. Eliot Stabler
6. Who is your greatest enemy?
   * Me
7. Tell me about your most recent trip of more than 100 miles?
   * A key part of my job is “site visits”  which are mostly along the I-5 corridor. I try to stack them together over a 3-day span so I can hit them all on one trip. The closest one is 180 miles away and the farthest one is 365 miles away. The last enjoyable trip was one to Seattle in October; 248 miles.
8. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
   * I would say, dictionary.
9. Do you have a nickname? What is it?
   * Yes, JT… an amazingly creative combination of my first and last initials.
10. What are you dreading at the moment?
    * I have been seeing a guy in a town about 90 miles away. I need to let him know that the arrangement isn’t working for me and I don’t see a future for “us”. The distance is a minor obstacle, there are other issues causing the red flags to flutter. I do not want to have this conversation on the phone or Instant Messaging, but weather and other circumstances are delaying an in-person chat.
11. Do you worry that others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
    * No… “Be who you are and say what your feel because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter”. – Dr. Seuss
12. If you find an outfit you love, but the size on the label is larger than you want, do you buy the outfit? Why or why not?
    * Because of the size I wear, when I find an outfit I like and it’s ACTUALLY available in my size (or anywhere close to it)… I buy it!
13. Even the biggest slackers are anal-retentive about something? What are you anal-retentive about?
    * OMG… the list is so very long.
14. Out of all the books you read as a child, which one had the biggest influence on how you are today?
    * In the 70’s no one knew what ADHD was, to them it was just a willful child that needed to be beat into compliance. Even though my mind was chaotic, I could read. I enjoyed going away to other places, other times. Laying the groundwork for my current level of nerdy-ness I read non-fiction. I rarely lose at Jeopardy. I had an English teacher in high school who challenged me to read fiction, a number of failed attempts later I discovered “The Last Starfighter” a book adaptation of a 1984 film.
    The story chronicled the life of Alex Rogan a teenager living in a trailer park with his mother and younger brother. He played a video game as an escape from what he thought was a dead end life. Unbeknownst to him the game was a test to find starfighters from across the galaxy. One night Robert Preston shows up to take him away to help save a distance world.
    The lesson I got from the book, pursue your passions and they will be a ticket away from an inconsequential life.
15. Which Golden Girl would you want to spend a night on the town with?
    * Do I have to pick just one?
    When presented with an adventurous night, Blanche would say, “Oh why the hell not?” and Dorothy would be there to give us the reasons why.
16. What is the one product you would never buy in its generic form even if the generic is half the price?
    * Mayonnaise – nothing compares to the taste of Best Foods REAL Mayonnaise.
17. How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa?
    * I’ll let you know when it happens.
18. What is the one smell that turns your stomach without fail?
    * This may come as a surprise since I have lived most of my life in a rural area; it’s the smell produced by livestock operations. I love going to the county fair, but I avoid the farm animals if I can.
19. If someone holds out a carton of milk to you and asks you to sniff it to see if its spoiled, do you?
    * I don’t like milk, so it always smells bad to me.
20. You have a completely free day and $2000.00, What are you doing?
    * Heading to Portland.
21. What is the most used item in your home?
    * It has to be this laptop.

Saturday 9: Stormy Weather

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

1. Do noisy storms scare you?
   * I’ve lived most of my life in rural Eastern Oregon where window-rattling thunderstorms are a normal part of a summer evening. I enjoy sitting out on the porch/deck watching the light show with a glass of wine or a bottle of my favorite Deschutes offering.
2. Mother Winters tells us Lena Horne was considered one of the great beauties of the 1940s. Whom do you consider one of today's most beautiful women?
   * There are a number of beautiful women that pop to mind… Candace Bergen, Reba McEntire,Emma Stone, Anne Hathaway, but the one that tops the list… Michelle Obama.
3. Crazy Sam admits it -- there's a big bag of recycling she really should take out to the bin. Yet she's composing this meme. What should you be doing, instead of answering her questions?
   * Showering, getting dressed, going to the store to get supplies for TACO NIGHT.
4. Sam may be crazy, but she's not stupid and will never waste her money on Cialis, no matter how many unsolicited emails she receives! What's the most recent addition to your spam folder?
   * I entered a contest before Christmas to win an iPad. Most of those things are BS, but this one looked legit. Now I’m left with the subscription to whatever organization was sponsoring the contest. Thus far, no iPad.
5. What was the last thing you cooked?
   * I put a Papa Murphy’s pizza in the oven, does that count? If not, I made a lentil stew in the crock pot last weekend.  
6. Do you remember the lyrics to your either your high school or college fight song? If so, please share a bit.
   * I remember that my high school fight song was set to the tune of “On Wisconsin” and the opening lyrics were “On Ontario, On Ontario…”
7. "Samantha" is the feminine of "Samuel" and means "Listener." What's the derivation of your first name?
   * John and it’s various cultural versions (Jean, Ian, Juan, Ivan, etc) is the most popular name on the planet. As I grew up in a hypocritical religious family, I know the religious meaning of my name is “God is gracious”. As I have lived my life, I call bullshit on that.
   John is a toilet or the customer of a prostitute… yeah I had fun with that when I was a kid.
   There are also some fun definitions according to Urban Dictionary.
8. Are you following the NBA or NHL this year? If so, which team are you rooting for?
   * I thought the NHL was on strike or lock out again? I am a lifelong Portland Trailblazers fan, but I lost interest in the NBA several years ago. When I do watch basketball, it is the Blazers and it’s rarely for an entire game.
9. Gloves, umbrellas, sunglasses, keys -- which of these do you misplace most often?
   * I’m an Oregonian I don’t use an umbrella; that’s how we recognize the tourists. Of the given list, I misplace Sunglasses most often. Usually, they are found perched on the top of my head.

TMI Thursday: Super STAR! (nsfw)

Sean at Just a Jeep Guy started it, now all the cool kids are doing it. 

SUPER HERO OR SUPER VILLAIN?

1. If you could be a Super Hero or Super Villain, which would you be and why?
   * I would so be a Super Hero. I would have super senses, super speed and super strength (the trifecta). Just a few of my closest friends would know about my secret identity and they would join me in making other people feel stupid through sarcasm if they suspected anything. I think my super hero dreams comes from my hearts desire to help people overcome circumstances that leave them feeling powerless. That makes it sound like my favorite TNT show Leverage.
   Of course, sometimes that help may comes as a smack up the side of the head. Some people just deserve it don’t they?
2. What's your secret identity?
   * I would be the mild mannered civil servant who uses their people skills and networking to learn the identity of people in distress. I would use my super empathy to screen out those who are just looking for another way to avoid responsibility and help those who truly deserve it. Like Superman, but not so clueless. 
3. Which person in your life would be your trusted sidekick?
   * I would have a number of people who have a certain set of skills depending upon what I need. We would gather around a large table and discuss how we are going to help people from their lives of drudgery. Since we are all ordinary, unassuming people we have to work out the logistics of making the magic happen without our marks knowing we’re doing anything.
4. What is your kryptonite (weakness)?
   * In the real world, I cannot stand it when people diminish my accomplishments or the work I’ve put into getting where I am in life. So, my kryptonite would be if the people I helped were ungrateful for the help. I’m using my super powers to help you bitch! Would a little gratitude kill you??
5. What are your power(s)?
   * Everything I would do would just be SUPER! Super senses, Super speed, Super Strength… and SUPER fashion!
6. Describe your costume.
   * Costume is picture (grrr) Everyone would be mesmerized by my amazing pectorals and won’t be paying attention to what I’m doing to help them out of their difficult circumstances.

BONUS

Which Super Hero or Super Villain would you most like to have sex? Be specific i.e.: Christopher Revee Superman, Hal Jordan Green Lantern, Super Friends Wonder Woman. Describe the sex.

After a long day of helping people overcome their circumstances by getting them jobs, paying their mortgages, getting their cars fixed, ect. I’m back at the office; my super bladder is full so I head to the men’s room. As I open the door, I notice Steve Rogers from HR is in there. He was already standing at the urinal as I approached. We nodded hello at each other.As I began shaking hands with my best friend. I’m noticing he’s glancing over rather obviously. So of course, I glance over and notice he’s swinging some serious wood.

I’ve noticed the way Steve fills out his shirt.. and pants around the office. But I couldn’t be too obvious about noticing because it would complicate my plans to remain below the radar around the office. Here I stand with this amazing specimen standing beside me with what had to be a 9” slab of meat. While the internal dialog was running, my own 11 was standing at attention. We finally make eye contact; he has amazing eyes. He winks and says, “I usually come in here after work for a wank, but since you’re here I’d rather take care of that”  As he motions toward my cock with his eyes, I feel his hand wrap around it. His face is moving toward mine as he says, “Want to know who I fantasize about when I’m in here wanking?” as our lips are about to touch he says, “you”.

Steve is working my cock and our tongues are probing the inner spaces of our mouths. I have began working his cock in the same speed and rhythm he is working mine. Steve breaks his lock on my face and begins lowering himself to take my leaking cock into his mouth. I let out a moan of ecstasy as he expertly works my tool. While I was really enjoying his skill, I was becoming nervous because his hand was reaching under my shirt and I was worried he would discover my secret identity. But he was just too good and I was getting close to climax.

His roaming hands were getting worrisome. As close as I was to pasting the back of his throat with my spunk I pulled him up and planted a deep kiss on his beautiful lips. We parted, and I said, “I want a shot too”. I dropped and took in this thick member, burying my nose in his pubes. I began feeling his hard legs and my hands explored his bubble butt. I wanted to feel his skin, I imagined that he covered with a beautiful fur. As my mouth was working his cock, my hands were beginning to pull his pants down. His hands quickly grabbed my hands and held them tight. I struggled against his grip, I could have easily broken the grasp, but I didn’t want him to question my super strength.

I stood and told him that I’ve been admiring his ass for years, and I wanted to see it unsheathed. He hesitated and said something about saving something for later. I arched my eyebrow, for a moment there weren’t two wet, throbbing cocks pressed between us. As I started to go back down to finish working Steve’s cock, I ripped his pants down with speed and agility. He was wearing blue tights! He said, “I really wish you hadn’t done that”. Fearing that our moment was falling apart, I quickly ripped open my shirt to reveal the red “S” painted onto my massive chest. Steve looked at me quizzically, as he started to say something; he paused and opened his shirt revealing a blue shirt with a white star in the center of his massive chest.

We both started laughing, enjoying the moment. Two super heroes, our super cocks hard and leaking. I remembered where I was going when this started, I turned Steve around and pulled down his tights to reveal a perfectly sculpted ass. He protests, saying, “I’m a top”, I replied, “Not tonight Cap”.

I think that’s enough to fulfill the spirit of the meme, don’t you?

Superstitions

Spo-Reflections posed a question this morning about superstitions.

When it comes to superstitions, I tend to agree with Cubby… I’m not superstitious, I have OCD.

• Black Eyed Peas – I always prepare a pot of Black Eyed Peas on New Years Day. I do it because my Mom did it and my Grammy did it before her. A few years ago I looked up the correlation between BEP’s and New Years… tradition holds that eating them ensures prosperity in the New Year. Not superstition… tradition.
• Pennies – See a Penny, pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck. Although, I’ve heard that you shouldn’t pick up pennies that are ‘tails up’. I don’t know if this is a superstition, but I know that pennies add up. I’ve always had a coin jar that I throw random coins into (not quarters, those are for laundry). That coin jar has come in handy when I needed a little Mad Money. Again, not superstition… poverty.
• Alphabetical Order – I have a two bookcases like the one pictured and I’ll probably need to buy a third by the end of the year. I love books; both fiction and non-fiction. I’m not a hoarder, every single one of them is either a book I’ve read and enjoyed and may read again, or is yet to be read. The shelves are divided between fiction and non-fiction; fiction is organized according to the authors’ last name and non-fiction is organized first by topic and then by author. My DVD’s are simply alphabetized. Not superstition… Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
• The Closet – There are no wire hangers in my closet. Which reminds me, I’m thinking I need to watch Mommy Dearest again, I don’t remember why wire hangers were a bad thing. My closet is organized with the types of clothing hanging together: button down shirts (long and short sleeved), polo shirts, casual shirts and dress, casual and docker slacks. Here’s the thing that has been called weird… all my shirts face the same way. If they aren’t, they must be fixed. Not superstition… ok, again OCD.
• Grocery Shopping – I arrange my shopping list according to the layout of the particular stores I have at my disposal. I then hit the aisles in order, finishing with the outer edges so the freshest items are left in their refrigerated homes as long as possible. Again, not superstition… organization.

Finally…

• Knock on Wood – This is the only superstition that I could think of in which I engage. When tempting fate, it’s best to make sure your bases are covered. This practice occurs most on Friday afternoon’s at work when someone observes, “My we’re having a quiet Friday”. This is surely a sign that the speaker is not aware that they are temping fate. For as soon as the words are spoken, the gears begin to turn which will destroy our quiet Friday.

I would be interested in your superstitions. Write your own post and link back here, or write them in the comments section below.