More 2006 surveys

- How did you ring in 2006?
I was with David. I thought we did stuff with Joshie, Marcie et all. I remember the Sexual Astrology book.

- What news story upset you the most?
There were so many, but it was probably the shooting of the Amish girls. It just seems like the world got a little crazier this year, and not in a good way. The way the Amish leaders asked for everyone the forgive the man broke my heart. We need so much more of that.

- The best thing that happened this year?
Marcie is right – Orlando Vigilante was good

- How did you spend Valentine's Day?
I think I worked late – it’s a Hallmark holiday created by card factories, candy shops, and people who insist you’re a loser if you’re alone.

- What do you wish you had done in 2006, that you didn't do?
Exercised more, looked for another job more diligently, that’s it.

- What was your biggest purchase?
I didn’t make any big purchases – I think my couch or my TV stand, and neither of them were huge.

- Best movie of the year?
Tie between Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed

- Best song?
I am putting out a CD of them. I’ll post answers in the new year, but a lot of nothing most people have ever heard, sadly.

- Some lyrics that make you think of 2006?
“That’s just the fear talking. Don’t let it take you, like it nearly took me: Fear. Don’t let it fool you like it nearly fooled me; Fear” from Hamoa Beach by Gomez

- Something you accomplished this year:
I did a lot of stretching at work – trying things I never thought I could do and I did them well (only to be told that my contract is ending in March 07). I committed to having fun wit Orlando Vigilante and Nicoteam and on closing night of both, I actually felt for a second there that I wasn’t a bottom-rate community actor I always thought I was. I made it to the top of the mountain, slower than everyone else, but I made it.

- If you could take back any words you said in 2006, what would they be?
Almost all of them. I would've been better off taking a vow of silence...

- Best book you read?
A few I liked – I read The Last of the Savages and I thought it was wonderful and underrated. Other than that – I reread You are not a Stranger Here and I read You Don’t Need a Title… and a few others. Nothing moved me like Three Junes, The Hours, or other books have in the past.

- What celebrity story did you keep up with?
Nothing in detail. I always keep up with Duran Duran.

- The best photograph you took?
I didn’t take any photos in 2006. I would like a nice digital camera, but everyone else has one and always sends me their files, so I have other people’s photos, which is kinda nice, like my own little art gallery.

IN 2006, DID YOU...
Fall in love? Nope – I think some people are genetically incapable.
Have a crush on someone? Kinda, but not strongly
Lose any friends? Yep, though he’d probably not admit it. I’m OK with it; people move on.
Make any new friends? Yep, I’m kinda good at this.
Make any new enemies? No, but I made a couple previous enemies worse. I found out my boss hates working for my client, so he’s letting me out to hang. I have a couple coworkers – who are very similar – they are both older women, gossipy and self-centered and NEGATIVE. I am a fairly positive person, so their NEGATIVITY drives me crazy – you’d think the world was ending. Anyway, they both seem to have a thing about making my job worse these last few months. If I were their boss, I’d fire them both for bad attitude, because no one likes working with them. Maybe they sense this, and that’s why they hate me. Plus I hate Los Angeles for personal reasons.
Make much money? Less, actually.
Do something you'd never done before? Yep. Had the lead in a Fringe play, played a nelly homo onstage, climbed a mountain, a lot of new stuff at work.
Attend a wedding? Nope.
Attend a funeral? Yes…
Get older? More than I know.
Learn anything? Only shit no one ever wants to learn
Get any new tattoos? NO
Travel out of the country? No
Go bowling? No, and it’s weird cuz I have these free bowling tickets
Go golfing? Just mini-golf
Bring sexy back? Nope, I probably caused it to dig a little bit further back in its burrow.


I WANT: to get this new job!
I WISH: I could write one great play.
I HATE: worry.
I MISS: having no responsibility...
I FEAR: for Mikey
I HEAR: My 2006 CD – YAY!
I LOVE: my new acoustic guitar and my cat
I DANCE: Like a mental patient who’s been hiding his meds
I SING: like someone dropped a champagne glass in a food disposal
I CRY: a bit more these days
I NEED TO LEARN: to be more diplomatic and gracious
I SHOULD: clean the house

[ YES OR NO ]
1. KEEP A DIARY?: just this blog
2. KEEP A SECRET JOURNAL?: kinda, I have books with ideas in them
3. SET YOUR WATCHES A FEW MINUTES AHEAD?: Yep
4. BITE YOUR FINGERNAILS? Yep, but I am going to quit now I have a guitar
5. BELIEVE IN LOVE?: Kinda but not really

[ DO YOU ]
1. HAVE A/ANY CRUSH(ES)?: Nope
2. THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN LOVE?: Nope
3. HAVE ANY TATTOOS?: Nope
4. HAVE ANY PIERCINGS?: Just my left ear, but I think it’s closed now
5. THINK YOU ARE A HEALTH FREAK?: Absolutely not

[ FAVORITE ]
MONTH: Febtober
SONG: what a dumbass question!
FOOD: California atop the Contemporary Resort – serious, never had a bad meal there
SEASON: Florida winter, when it’s a little colder but sunny, not like now which is warm and wet
VEGGIE: asparagus – like you didn’t know
FAST FOOD: Boston Market, it has a drive-up, it’s fast food.

[ IN THE LAST 48 HRS ]
CRIED?: Yep.
HELPED SOMEONE: Yep
BOUGHT SOMETHING?: Yep
GOTTEN SICK?: Just a sinus headache - damn weather changes!
GONE TO THE MOVIES?: Nope
SAID "I LOVE YOU"?: Yep
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER?: Nope
TALKED TO AN EX?: Yep
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL?: This
MISSED SOMEONE?: Yes, damn you Sarah!
HUGGED SOMEONE?: Yep
FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS?: They’re both dead, so…yes.
FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND?: God, no!

[ WOULD YOU EVER ]
1. EAT A BUG?: Probably
2. BUNGEE JUMP? If I was sure the rope wouldn’t snap
3. HANG GLIDE?: If I was sure it could handle my weight
4. KILL SOMEONE? Again!?!? We’re running out of hobos
[where's 5?]
6. PARACHUTE FROM A PLANE: Again, the weight issue
[and 7 - are they off having sex somewhere?]
8. WALK ON HOT COALS?: Only if I had really thick thermal shoes
9. GO OUT TO EAT WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER?: Sure, if I felt like it was safe – not like some dirty hobo
10. HOOK UP WITH A FRIEND?: Sure, some friends
11. BE A VEGETARIAN?: For how long? I could probably handle it if it were a dead necessity
12. WEAR PLAID WITH STRIPES?: Sure – for fun
13. I.M A STRANGER?: This is a weird question. On chat lines (like duranduran.com) most people ARE truly strangers
14. SING KAROKE?: Sure
[and now 15 and 16 are gone - it's a number orgy!]
17. RUN A RED LIGHT?: Yep
18. DYE YOUR HAIR BLUE?: If I had hair to dye
19. BE ON SURVIVOR?: Nope
[this is getting ridiculous]
22. MAKE SOMEONE CRY?: No, I wouldn’t although people would guess that I would
23. KICK A BABY?: LMAO – is it a baby seal?
[Jesus! Numbers, get your asses back here!]
25. STAY UP ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT?:Sure

[ LAST PERSON WHO ]
1. BEEN IN THE SAME BED WITH YOU?: Cathy
2. SEEN YOU CRY?: Cathy
3. MADE YOU CRY?: Cathy
4. WENT TO DINNER/LUNCH WITH?: David Almeida and David Norton
[I give up!]
7. SAID "I LOVE YOU" TO YOU AND REALLY MEANT IT?: everyone I say it to, my brother recently
8. MADE YOU LAUGH? I think it was Marcie in her blog

[WOULD YOU RATHER]
2. BE SERIOUS OR FUNNY?: Funny
3. DRINK WHOLE OR SKIM MILK?: Skim
4. DIE IN A FIRE OR DROWN?: Both at the same time, the quicker the better
5. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR ENEMIES?: My parents are dead, so….my parents