Woo carte blanche interrogation! Err... well, not quite... but...

Everyone who reads this is to ask me 3 questions.
No more no less.
Ask me anything you want and I will answer it.
Then... go to your journal, and copy and paste this, allowing your friends (including myself) to ask you anything.

Turn off the TV, folks!

Heyo tutti!

Well, I guess I'm more or less back to my usual hijinks. I've got a couple concerts coming up this month, then first week of May I've finals and then I'm OFF FOR THE SUMMER! Woo! Well, I'm going to have to work, but otherwise off.

I'm in a good mood since 1) I got my Grand Canyon Pictures back on Saturday, some of which I'll be posting eventually, 2) I got an 84 on my latest Physics exam, which puts me on the upper end of the class, and 3) NATHAN. Not sure whether I can claim boyfriend status yet, but it is definitely leaning in that direction.

Let's see. I have some R'thoria's Used Plot Elements nearly ready to post but not quite there yet. I may repost my favorite, since most of the folks that read this blog won't have seen it yet.

I also hope to have the Grand Canyon Diaries up soon. I'd best not waste any time, or I'll forget the AWESOME MAGNIFICENCE of the Canyon (not to mention the HILARITY of the Canyon Chicken [induced by Canyon Dust (the hilarity, not the chicken)]).

DelPhi elections were last night. Unsurprisingly, I stayed one step ahead of the competition by being nominated and handily won the post of Secretary once again. Consequently, I will likely be going inactive in PhiSig next semester to give me more time to focus on my schoolwork and on DelPhi. To be honest, I'm kinda surprised that as few people ran as... did... um *bad grammar alarms go off* SHHH!! *throws his shoe at the alarms* Anyway, three of the four positions were uncontested, and the fourth (president) had only two candidates. I think the vote was close, though, despite what some others think. And Florencio will make a good President, if not as determined and dedicated as Jason would've.

Also, it was asked recently whether the incident in PhiSig involving someone requesting me to not forward GLBTIQ stuff to the listserv had lead me to stop coming to the lunch parties in the office. I originally said no, that I simply liked the GSA better. And that's true... but on the other hand I really don't want to spend as much time with PhiSig anymore. I don't know what, exactly, it is, whether I just have more fun with the queers or what. But anyway.

I should be going. Best to y'all, hopefully I'll have more soon.

Which Oh My Gods! Character are You?
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Couple comics:

Broken Saints which is... very cool. But, it's animated, which means I don't get to control really how long it takes me to read it.

Oh My Gods! is, well it's fun! Lego People! Woo!

Where to start? Where to start?

Night of Madness went well. We actually managed to keep the theme of the party from the bigs relatively well (though at one point Dusty said, "Even if it were a 70s party, I would be ready." Eep! Right idea, wrong decade...) But it was a great amount of fun, and we didn't even drink (well... Andrew had some, so did Dusty and the other bigs, but otherwise...) And we got our nicknames (but not why, yet), which means that if any of you betas read this, you will now know who to interview. :-) We each got a female nickname, since we were uncomfortable with being refered to in the feminine when the bigs did it. Mine is Cholandra. Then we also got our regular nicknames. Mine is Dumbledorf (or possibly Dumbledore... see, I'm a bit confused about that since the books say "Dumbledore" but the note my big left me says "Dumbledorf." Not that it really matters all that much either way.)

Saturday I had rehearsal, and then I went to my cousin's welcome home from Iraq party, which was good. Unfartunately, I missed beta induction, but family's gotta come first. I have a Little Brother, Manny. He seems like a really good kid, so we'll see how things progress. I had coffee with him last Tuesday (okay, well I had chai and he didn't have anything, but... yeah, it was on Tuesday) and we talked and got to know one another. It was good.

Sunday I had rehearsal, and then meeting. Monday I ditched my first class to work on homework for my second, and then had PhiSig meeting that evening. Tuesday, work, then I went to the lab to get my notebook and went to the GSA office (or did I come home and then go to the GSA office? I can't remember). I ran into Nathan on the way there and we finalized our plans for dinner on Thursday. Much of the rest of the day was spent trying to do my mechanics homework. Wednesday I was feeling very sicck so I ditched my first two classes and worked on mechanics, instead. Dress rehearsal for Denver Pops was Wednesday night. It went well. Thursday morning was alright, work (the deli slicer had broken, so we were using salad's... but it came back Thursday, all fixed!), and lab went alright.

Dunno how much I wanna talk about Thursday evening. I had a good time and Nathan said he had a good time, so that's really all you need to know. Well, that and maybe that we're going to do something else soon, like go to a concert or something. (It was annoying, though, I don't know whether it was stress or what, but, on schedule, I got a big zit... Thursday morning)

Today was alright. It's a beautiful day out... only problem is, I'm going to be stuck here trying to figure out a way to get the music for the quartet gig tomorrow night. Our first violinist, Chan (and his girlfriend, who was our second) decided that we were being very unprofessional and quit Thursday (2 days before the gig). Now, I don't wanna talk about unprofessional, but that's really not very good. So, we were able to find two substitutes, but we still need to get the music. Sigh. Why the drama?!!?!?

Oh yeah, I forgot, I'm queer. :-p

I'm thinking about doing an installment of R'thoria's Used Plot Elements on here, but I probably won't do that today. I've got some great titles, though, and I've even got a design for one of them.

That's all for now. I'm hungry!

The Parable of the Bread Knife

I work(ed) in a dining hall (I gave my two week notice on Sunday, so I won't be there much longer. Yay!). One of my job functions is to slice rolls, which I am fairly decent at. The knives available to me are not very sharp, in general. In fact, they are downright dull.

Several weeks ago, I was slicing bread, and commenting on how dull the knives were. I took one and ran it across my hand, inflicting, of course, no wound, in order to demonstrate my point. Several days later, I was cutting bread again, acting as if the knife were dull. I cut my hand, as the knife had just been sharpened. Because of my contempt for the blade, the one time it was actually dangerous, I didn't take proper precautions.

The moral? The knife that is dull lulls one into a false sense of security. The knife that is always sharp teaches one quickly to be aware.

I don't at this time wish to comment on the drama surrounding the frat.

I do wish to comment on my mechanics test. The prof was overly generous, to everyone, and I actually got a 66, which was higher than the average of 61. So I'm pleased that I didn't fail as miserably as I thought, but unhappy at having to struggle with the problems on the test. It should've been easy and I don't understand why it wasn't.

This week was alright. I'm quite tired, and it doesn't end. Rehearsal tonight, tomorrow, hopefully I'll have a chance to go grocery shopping this weekend.

Bleh, I'm tired of writing for now. Some other time.

You're Israel!

Though a victim in the past, you've learned very little from this and
have encouraged a cycle of violence in your life and the life of many you know.
 You're a little paranoid and somewhat schizophrenic, causing you to promote
both hatred and hope in cycling intervals.  Some of the paranoia is justified, as
a lot of people don't like you, but more people are helping you than you'd ever really
admit to.  At this point, you live on some valuable property and would benefit
greatly from just giving peace a chance.
Take the Country
Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

You're Lolita!

by Vladimir Nabokov

Considered by most to be depraved and immoral, you are obsessed with
sex. What really tantalizes you is that which deviates from societal standards in every
way, though you admit that this probably isn't the best and you're not sure what causes
this desire. Nonetheless, you've done some pretty nefarious things in your life, and
probably gotten caught for them. The names have been changed, but the problems are real.
Please stay away from children.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

This is... very... interesting... Israel and Lolita?

Well, I figured it's been quite a while since I put in a poem, so here you go! Lemme know what you think.

My Boy

His tears drop quietly on the hardened earth.
A day he had thought would be brimming with mirth
Turned ashen and barren with but a few words
A golden song soured into naught but a dirge

He stood there in silence as I turned around
And as I departed, he made not a sound
His face showing clearly the shards of his heart
A widening void he'd dreaded to chart.

He stood for ten minutes ere he turned to go
Making his way back through the glistening snow
Eyes on the ground, fragile heart crushed
He over whom I'd yesterday fussed

What in my heart had made me so cruel?
What could it be? Had he played the fool?
No, no fool was he. Nor willing torturer I.
It broke my heart beyond measure to watch him cry.

His heart has been mended, the slivers replaced.
From a distance I see a new joy in his face.
Another, far better, truly, than I
Has courted him since I told him good-bye.

His laughs and his smiles,
His innocent wiles,
The sparkle of his eyes,
all these come without guise.

So it was with me once
So it is with another
And though he is older
And smarter and wiser
He truly remains
in his heart, still

A Boy.

Where once there was laughter,
Where once there was joy
Now lives an aching,
A crying.
I love him still,
Though he can't be

My Boy.

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very High
Level 2 (Lustful)	High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Low
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very High
Level 7 (Violent)	Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Low

Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test

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