Hot Fuzz

This weekend C-Fresh and I went to go see Hot Fuzz. We both LOVED Sean of the Dead so we figured this would be a great movie to go see that we would both enjoy. Well, I loved it. I thought it had the right blend of sarcasm, satire, humor, and action. C-Fresh thought it was "a cute movie" but he did look at his watch twice during it (never a good sign). He did agree with me, though, that the last 1/2 hour is well worth the price of admission. I will give him that the middle of the movie did get a bit bogged down and slow and could have used some faster pacing or a few more jokes. Simon Pegg does have the uptight, by the book, rules and order cop down pat but for me Nick Frost stole the show as the bumbling sidekick who really just wants to be part of the "action" but has no idea what that really is.

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Future Ex Husband Friday

This one is for C-Fresh. . .we both agree that Karl Agathon aka "Helo" on Battlestar Galactica is one mighty fine man. He has that square jawed athletic football player build that just won't quit. You can also read more about him on the Tahmoh Penikett blog (that would be his real name).

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Cafe Conversations

Lady: Do you have any fresh baked scones?
Me: We just finished baking the chocolate chip ones. Do you want one?
Lady: What about the cinnamon? Did you just bake those?
Me: No, sorry, just the chocolate chip ones.
Lady: So the cinnamon ones weren't just baked?
Me: No, just the chocolate chip scones. Did you want one of those? Or I can heat up a cinnamon one for you?
Lady: Oh, are they fresh?
Me: (thinking WTF?) Yes, I just baked the chocolate chip ones (as I already told her three freaking times).
Lady: Oh, but what about the cinnamon ones?
Me: (looking around for the candid cameras that I was sure were hiding somewhere). NO, only have the chocolate chip scones that were just baked. (At this point losing patience).
LadY: so you didn't bake the cinnamon ones just now?
Me: No, only the chocolate chip ones were just baked. The cinnamon scones were baked last night.
Lady: Hmmmm, I think I'll have one of the fresh baked cinnamon scones.
Me: (debating internally, do I actually try to tell her, again that only the CC scones were fresh while trying to keep the look of utter disgust off of my face. Finally I said f*** it and dug out the hardest cinnamon scone I could find popped in a bag, zapped in the microwave for 20 secs and handed it over). Here ya go enjoy (and by enjoy I mean F*** off).

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Apologies

I am in the middle of studying for my final tomorrow so as an apology for my complete lack of creativity and snarkiness I offer the view of some pretty men. . .enjoy!

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Medevial Hunk

Dionne recently turned me on to the The Tudors and I think we both like it for the same reason. The yummilicious Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There is just something really non traditionally sexy about that man. It doesn't hurt that he runs around with his shirt off or unbuttoned most of the time either.

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Dolphin Olympics

I have become mildly obsessed with this little online game called Dolphin Olympics. Basically you just perform a series of leaps and jumps and try to get picture perfect landings. I don't know why but I can play this game for a good 1/2 hour straight without getting bored.

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Happy Earth Day!

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Cafe Conversations

A special bonus cafe conversations. . .
I'm at the register yesterday and it is pretty busy (the first really nice day in awhile and all). A woman comes up and orders two decaf grande iced Americanos. Okay, fine. I mark the cup and tell my co-worker "2 decaf grande iced Americanos."
Lady: Does he know they are decaf?
Me: Yes, I just told him. (Duh, she could hear me telling him).
Lady: So he is going to make them decaf.
Me: Yes, they are going to be decaf.
We then do the whole money thing and as she is walking away
Lady: So are they going to be decaf?
Me: (in a pissy tone by this point) Yes, they are going to be decaf!
Lady: (now talking to my coworker finishing making his drinks) Don't forget those are decaf! (shouting so that people could hear her across the store). Those better be decaf (again in a really loud voice).
Finally he finishes the drinks and hands them to her
Lady: These are decaf right?
Co-Worker: (in his best innocent little boy face with a really blank expression on his face) What? You wanted decaf? When did you say that? (pause) Naw, just kidding. . .they're decaf.
I almost choked on my own spit trying not to laugh! I thought the lady was going to explode at first until he said he was kidding.

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Future Ex Husband Friday

MMMMM, British rugby star Ben Cohen wins the award this week. Dang the man is gorgeous! Again nothing quite gets to me like a brute of a man with that innocent sort of smile. . .

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Cafe Conversations

I have to admit that I am really nosey so if I start to overhear a conversation that is interesting I'll do my best to eavesdrop. That happened today. Two women were sitting a table and I assume they were sisters because they had a strong resemblance. One had the air of a snooty nouveau-riche married into wealth kinda look and the other was very well put together but had a sort of no nonsense practicality. So the nouveau-riche (NR to make it easier on me) was chatting away
"Oh yes, when we first got my canine companion he was so hard to manage. Finally we had to enroll him in the best companion boot camp. . ." and on and on like that. I would glance up and the practical one just had this look on her face like things just somehow didn't make sense.
Finally practical cut in on NR and said "Wait a second. Are you talking about a pet dog? Christ NR (name withheld to protect the guilty) it's a freaking dog, it doesn't care if you are pc."
I don't know why but that just cracked me up! I don't know how many times I have wanted to say the same damn thing when someone was talking about their canine companion. For some reason that just sounds creepy and somewhat sexual in a gross way to me. Anyway, I had to silently cheer Miss Practical on for totally calling out Miss Nouveau Riche!

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Yum, Smell That Goodness

This weekend I made C-Fresh take me to Paul Robinette because I had to stock up on some candles. I absolutely love these candles. The smell is amazing and they last for a good while too. This weekend I bought the lime scented candle. It is yummy but I'm thinking I still like the tangerine better. If you are ever in Columbus check out his store and smell some of his creations. It is amazing how close they smell to the actual item (the coffee candle really does smell like you have a pot of coffee brewing). They are a little bit pricey, but it is worth the indulgence every now and again.

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Who Knew?

What type of gay man are you?

The Well-adjusted:Congratulations! You're a normal person. You're versatile in social situations. You like art, pop culture, and don't have any psychotic disorders nor do you fixate on any one facet of your life. You're genrally well liked by all because you treat people with respect and dignity, because that's how you want to be treated. You are the true embodiment of the Golden Rule. Now, don't let it go to your head... otherwise you'll end up becoming The Socialite. Your opposite is: The Wack-JobYou're most compatible with: The Prude, The Socialite, The Girl, The Well-adjusted
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Smarter Than a Door?

I have spent the past several days almost tearing my hair out. I have been trying to study for a certification exam and I was using the CD that came with the book. The questions were almost right and almost made sense with what I had been studying all semester, but not quite. Most of the time I couldn't even find the appropriated answer in the book and I did not even remember seeing any of this at all during the whole semester. I then went back and looked at the back of the book and noticed a piece of paper over another CD saying the original disk (the one I was using) was the wrong one and, oh, here is the right one hidden under this piece of paper that nobody is going to read. I pop in the correct disk and turns out I do have a clue. The other disk was for a another test in the same area, just two levels higher so that was why it was almost making sense. ARGH!

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Belladonna by Ann Bishop

I stayed up last night to finish reading Belladonna (Ephemera #2) I had picked up Sebastian last year as a sort of get-me-through-until-my-favorite-authors-have-a-new-book-out kind of book and I found myself really enjoying it. Belladonna did not disappoint either. She is the Landscaper who holds part of the world of Ephemera together. Apart and alone from others of her kind she has still managed to keep her parts of the world untainted by the Eater of the World who is out to destroy the fragile peace of the ever changing world. Belladonna meets Michael a luck-bringer and ill-wisher and his sister and they help her in her duty to stop the Eater of the World. If you like a bit of romance tossed in with your sci-fi/ fantasy then Ann Bishop is an author for you. I hate to admit it, but near the end of this book I did have a couple of tears standing in my eyes. This author really knows what cords to hit to get an emotional gut response from her readers.

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Is It Summer Yet?

I am so ready for it to be summer. These gray and rainy days are just starting to get me down. Bring on the sun and the warmth! OH wait. I live in Cleveland. . .that may never come.

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Future Ex Husband Friday

Ah Brady Quinn. I don't know much about him or really care about football but he is just adorable.

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Getting Here

Every once in awhile I go through to see what people clicked to get here. Inevitably it is pics of hot guys that brings the folks on by. Every once in awhile there is something that makes me scratch my head and go WTF? Someone did a search for Uncle Buggers Niece and for whatever reason my blog came up on the list. What a random and weird search. . .I don't think I even wanna know. . .

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Sanjaya?

Okay, I just don't get the whole Sanjaya bru-ha-ha. Of course I haven't watched American Idol since season one but from what I have seen the boy is only moderately talented (at best). I could see if he was drop dead gorgeous or something but aside from some excellent orthodontia there really isn't that much to say about him (except for stupid hair). I dunno, teenage girls are strange creatures and what they find so fascinating in that kid is a mystery to me.

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Happy Birthday. . .

Happy Birthday C-Fresh! Miss you babe and I'll see you soon. Here is a big kiss for the birthday boy. . .MWAH!

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The Furor

Okay, I get the Imus thing to a certain extent. Bad choice of words Don, real bad. What is really starting to piss me off though is that he isn't the worst spewer of that crap. Hey Mr. Sharpton and Mr. Jackson! Why aren't you out there demanding that 99% of the rap stars don't get their contracts renewed? Why aren't you outraged by their hateful talk? Turn your radio to any rap station and you will hear Ho and bitches about 100 times more than you ever did on Imus' radio show. Why is it that when NWA spouts off crap 1,000 times more vile than anything Imus said YOU SAY NOTHING!?! Is it only because you go after the easy target? Again, don't get me wrong, racist comments are not a socially accepted way to get your point across but shouldn't that apply to EVERYONE?

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Cafe Conversations

We were a little bit busy at work last night. It was nothing too major but just enough to keep us on our toes and make time go by quick. Two ladies get into line and order from my co-worker and I start making their drinks. They had two small skim lattes. An older man orders next and gets a Venti skim latte. Okay, its all good. I finish steaming up the skim and pop out the two drinks for the ladies and call out "two tall non-fat lattes," and start to make up the old man's drink when I hear him yell at me. "I didn't order that." (Meanwhile the ladies are making their way over from where they had put their purses and magazines down at a table).
"I know sir," I said trying to not take offense at him snapping at me. "Your drink will be ready in just a second."
"Why?" he barked at me.
"Why what?" I asked a little confused.
"Why isn't it ready now?"
"Because I have to steam your milk sir," I said beginning to lose patience. It isn't like this is rocket science.
"Why are theirs done and mine isn't?" he snarled as the ladies picked up their drinks and scurried away from disgruntled old man.
"Because they were in line first. Yours is almost ready."
"I want it now," he proceeded to tell me.
"As soon as the espresso is done pouring i can add the milk and give it to you," I told him not even bothering to try to hide the exasperation in my voice. Hey grumbled and I ignored him and put his drink up on the counter. "There you go," trying to be nice. And don't forget that all of this took no longer than a minute at most so it wasn't like he had been there forever.
"About time," he grumbled as he shuffled off. I hope he wasn't expecting a buzz cause I gave the old bastard decaf.

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FEH Update: Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Okay, you should all know by now that I am mildly obsessed with Josh Kilmer-Purcell the author of I Am Not Myself These Days (the book that I still randomly place in inappropriate places such as religious fiction, new readers, and cooking). Most of you know he does a column for Out Magazine and this one is absolutely freaking hysterical. D. you totally need to read it. It is about the care and feeding (okay, really the name calling) of your fag. I don't even want to summarize it because I will inevitably ruin it so just go and read it.
Oh yeah, make sure you have a sense of humor about being gay before reading it. If you are one of the homos who takes themselves way too seriously then you will so not enjoy the article.

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White Night (The Dresden Files, Book 9)

I just finished reading White Night (The Dresden Files, Book 9) and all I can say is WOW! The great thing about The Dresden Files is the consistency. Unlike Laurel K Hamilton whose books have just sucked lately, Jim Butcher keeps the fast pace, wisecracking, knock the hero down and watch him drag himself back up, spell flinging, gun toting action going without becoming dull. After reading this one I can't believe I have to wait a year for the next one. WTF? On a side note I did hear that he has about 22 of the Dresden Files books planned.

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Happy Easter

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Made Me Laugh

glumbert.com - How to Shower: Women vs. Men

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All The Way in 08

Finally a set of candidates that I can get behind 100%! The sad thing is I think that if they did run they could actually win. What am I saying? Hell yeah they would win. Of course I don't know how the translators would translate the sarcasm, but that is their problem. Show your support for the power duo with a tee shirt from Busted Tees.

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Condom Commercial

Two things. . .stereotype much? Also, like she wouldn't have smacked him for being a pig, getting the lube all over her umbrella.

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Future Ex Husband Friday

This week's future ex husband is the oh-so-adorable-and-way-perky-tv-host Evan Farmer. I just think that he is so freaking adorable and then just when you get lulled into thinking he is just another pair of puppy dog eyes he flexes those big ole biceps at you. Evan, you can come remodel my house any day. . .

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Cafe Conversations

This isn't so much a conversation as it is a big old WTF!?!

I'm working behind the counter when I hear one of my co-workers on the loudspeaker announcing "I have a little boy at customer services looking for his mother. He is about two years old. Will the mother please come to customer services."
Okay, things happen and kids wander away. Not an ideal situation but stuff happens. Five minutes later I hear her make the same announcement. Five minutes and the mother still hasn't managed to collect her kid. A couple of minutes later she comes through the cafe on her. . .wait for it. . .cell phone gabbing away saying "can you believe the big deal they made? It wasn't like he was lost or anything. Geez I was just trying to find a magazine and get a little peace and quiet. . ." and out the door she went still practically ignoring the child.

How much did I want to call someone on her. Peace and quiet? Sure, you'll have peace and quiet when some pervert kidnaps the kid you stupid woman. Sure, you are in a bookstore and it is a calm place but ANYBODY CAN COME IN!!!!!! What the hell? What if her kid gets taken? Then we get blamed all because she is so stupid and neglectful that she can't keep an eye on her freaking kid. Just thinking about it now makes me want to hunt her down and slap her really, really hard. What the hell are some of these people thinking?

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Ugh

I just don't get how it can be 80 degrees and sunny yesterday and then snow today. What the hell is up with that? Unfortunately that seems to be somewhat the norm here in good ole Cleveland. YUCK!

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No Good Reason. . .

. . .for this post other than the amazing abs on this guy.

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Harry Potter Gets Recycled

No I am not talking about the actual writing itself you silly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) is going green with the next book and it isn't spillover from the Avada Kedavara curse either. Scholastic has announced that they are going to use recycled paper to print the 700 plus page book. Considering that the book will most probably sell over a million copies in its first run alone this is good news for your local forest.

Cross posted with Green Is The New Black

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Who's a Prep?

Your Preppy Name Is...

Prescott Pym Tenley the Fifth But most people know you as Tad

What's Your Preppy Name?

Hmmm, I like that so much better than my real name. Okay everyone. . .from now on call me Tad.

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Library Thing

My latest fixation is Library Thing. I am in the process of cataloging a portion of my library (you get to catalog 250 for free!). What I like about it is getting the recommendations from others who own the same books that I do. If you are bored and want to see my catalog of books you can check that out here and contrary to what D. believes not all of my books feature giant magic talking owls. . .only a few do. The rest have giant magic talking dragons.
Okay, not really, there are some giant magic talking horses too. . .oh and bats and cats as well, but that should be the last of it.

Maybe

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