Shotgun

Good for you. Sounds like your life is easy and simple. Perhaps other people have problems that you don't understand. And I don't understand why some of you are so condescending and hostile towards people who are overweight. I'm guessing with that attitude, that everything about you and your life must be absolutely perfect since you seem to think you have the right to tell other people what they are doing wrong with their lives. Geez... I mean, I can understand being annoyed with people for suing McDonalds, but most people who are overweight are not suing anyone or even blaming anyone else.

Well the first thing I thought was "Nothing can stop me now in my pants".... But the real name of the song I'm listening to is Piggy, so that would be "Piggy in my pants". And as I'm writing this, the song ended, so now it would be "Johnny Sunshine in my pants".

Hey, at least it's not IV! Ok, now I probably shouldn't admit it, but I think IV was one of the best albums ever. I'm listening to Richard Cheese... at this moment he's singing "Smack My Bitch Up" (by Prodigy)... pretty funny.

And here I thougth I was special? I'm clearly just a notch on your headboard. Oh Keith, you ARE special, dear. I'm pretty sure that you are the first gay man that I have ever made out with (do I owe beer for that???)... And I don't think of you as a notch on my headboard, more as a notch on my barstool.

Rosa, I'm just being silly... I don't have any problem with the pics that were posted... except for that one of Bill grabbing my boob - that is such an unflattering picture of me! And I would love to go have fun with you guys again... when I can find the TIME! Geez, I'm into the last two weeks of this semester (which are sort of intense) and now work is super busy too! But I'll have a one-week break, starting with Memorial Day weekend, so I'll probably find time for a bit of fun during that time.

Cool. See you at the Memorial Day Boogie? Maybe... but I think you'll have to put ME on that leash that you were going to put Remi on... or something to keep me from making out with everyone in the Bombshelter. (It's the hormones I tell ya, I swear I have NO control over them. )

Just remember that there's Bombshelter's PerrisCam peering in at you. You can run, but you can't hide! Yeah, thanks Lori. I thought about that later, and realized that I was right in the camera's view for a good bit of the time. God, I just hope that my mom wasn't watching! Of course, I think the pictures that some of these guys have are way more incriminating. But it was a rare thing for me - I'm a complete angel most of the time...

That was probably a good decision on your part... I don't think you missed anything that you would have wanted to see... And I don't think I'll be drinking in public again anytime soon...

Well then you just stay away from my man! Funny, I've never been much into accents of any kind, but lately I've noticed that I really like hearing him say my name... It sounds different than when anyone else says it, sort of more like "Killy" instead of "Keely". It's cute. Oh, and MochaSkyChick: Nice boots!

Yeah, I agree on the "points shmoints".... I don't keep a collection of points in my head for issuing a "get out of doghouse free card" when someone fucks up. Certain things I don't tolerate (such as lying) will not be any better received just because my SO went to my sister's wedding with me instead of going to his annual canoe trip at some point before. But in this situation, there are way too many variables to tell him what is the right thing to do. I don't care much for weddings myself, but if my sister is having a big wedding and that is important to her, then it would be important for me to be there too... and I would hope that would make it important to Rich to be there (but we have been married for 3 years, so I would feel different about a boyfriend that I had only been dating for a couple of months). Now if the wedding happened to fall on a date where Rich had a tradition of going camping with his buddies, and that was really important to him, I would most likely respect his decision to miss the wedding... But I would expect him to let me know about this right away, because I would probably want to enlist one of my friends as a "date" for the wedding. So it's really a matter of what the situation is and how well it is handled.

When we were in North Carolina, my two nieces kept buying those candy cigarettes. I'm thinking they said that they weren't allowed to be sold in Texas anymore.(?)

Well as long as you don't mind your girlfriend finding someone else as a date for the wedding, then go ahead and go on the camping trip.

No, I can't guarantee that, just as I can't guarantee that most other things in this world will not have a negative impact on others' psyches. I don't know about other people, but reading the daily news has a lot more of a negative impact on my psyche than the Body Worlds exhibit did (especially since the Body Worlds exhibit did not have a negative impact on me). I think that anyone who will do sick things after seeing the exhibit probably would be doing sick things anyway. Like the boys who put firecrackers in the cat's butt after seeing a "Beavis and Butthead" episode; I think those kids already had issues with not knowing right from wrong and would have found something nasty to do even without the suggestion from a television show. As for the dissecting, well I recently dissected a cat and am now working on dissecting a human. I would be doing this whether I saw the exhibit or not. And if you knew me then you would know that I am one of the least likely people in this world to ever harm another person. And I will also admit that beyond the educational benefits of doing this, I do find it interesting in terms of pure curiosity. Of course, I know that this man died of natural causes and that he willingly donated his body for education, and I know that his skin was not removed until he was dead... So I don't think of pain and suffering when I look at him because nothing about his body suggests that (which was also the case with the bodies at the exhibit). No, I can't be sure of that either, and I honestly don't care. Some will go for the educational benefits, and some will go for the macabre. What does it matter? The consent form that I received for donating your body to Von Hagens specifically says that your body may be used as an art exhibit and that some visitors to his exhibit go there to see his "art" rather than for education. And having been to both of the exhibits, I would say that some of the bodies did seem to be displayed more for artistic purposes and some were displayed for education. I can even understand that some people may have a problem with that, but I personally don't. But even so, I wouldn't consider myself to be callous or indifferent towards death. Obviously you see some sort of moral problem with the work of Von Hagens, and that is understandable even though I don't agree with you. But the good thing for you is that no one will force you to see the exhibit or to donate your body for plastination, so it really has no effect on you. The bodies that are in the exhibit were most likely all donated with their consent, and that is their right to have their remains used in whatever fashion they chose before death, so there is no reason for you to be concerned about them either (unless of course you wish to inflict your morals on everyone else). I suppose you could argue that your perceived effect that the exhibit has on the masses will indirectly affect you, and perhaps you are correct, but hey that's life... If you feel that strongly about it, you could always get a group of people together and try to get it shut down; usually the majority gets to decide what is ok or not ok for everyone else to do...

I've been back to working out regularly for about 6 weeks now... My weight is still the same (~108 lbs), but I'm starting to see better muscle definition, especially in my legs... I was just looking at the schedule for the fall semester at my school and I saw that one of my favorite teachers is teaching a weight-lifting class. I had him for a first aid class, and he is a loud ex-military, ex-football coach guy who I was thinking would be a perfect motivator for me... so I'm thinking I'll probably sign up for his weight-lifting class in the fall. One semester with him should get me back in shape... Now if he would just move in with me for a few months to help me kick some of my other bad habits...

Just watch the Bombshelter webcam. You'll find out everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about my sex life.

What part of the argument is being hidden?

I think the funniest prank call you ever made was the one where Rich and I turned it around and made the prank on you. That was funny.

I'm surprised that no one asked me that right away. (After I posted that, I realized I was setting myself up for that question.) It's a good point, and one that I have no answer for. Even if we could prove the big bang theory and find out where the matter came from, there will always be a question of where "what came before it" came from, and so on and so on.... It is an infinite question really. I suppose I am content with not having an answer. But it makes more sense to me to approach the question scientifically rather than accepting the illogical (IMO) answer that if we are so complex then we must have been designed by a much more intelligent being (end of story, without any proof that this being exists or questioning where this being came from). Personally, I don't devote much time to philosophizing about where we came from because it seems pointless (to me). I don't believe in souls or in life after death, so I would rather devote my time to enjoying life and learning how to make my life better while I'm here. I didn't mean to insult anyone who does believe the intelligent design theory. They have just as much right to their beliefs as I do to mine, and I don't think any theories of existence are provable. I was just saying that I don't understand how that can be accepted as an answer, and perhaps they feel the same in not understanding how I can accept having no answer. I think we are all basing our beliefs on a "gut feeling" more than anything else. And really what it comes down to is... Whatever helps you to get through this life (without harming anyone else) is alright by me.

I had just bought a new Chevy Beretta and was driving around one day with Metallica cranked really loud on the stereo... At some point I noticed a buzzing noise in the background and turned my music down, only to realize that the buzzing sound was my horn going off continuously (maybe my music was a little too loud )... So I pulled over somewhere, frantically reading my owner's manual while people were looking at me all funny because my horn is stuck on... Finally I figured out which fuse to pull and that shut it off... But I'm not one to give advice on fixing cars, though it sounds like Mayberry may have already given you some good advice. Good luck!

I have no problem with Body Worlds or the plastination process. After seeing the exhibit, it is something I was considering for myself... but I think I like the Eternal Reefs idea better (and of course donating any usable organs to someone who needs them before I am cremated). Exhibiting corpses has nothing to do with seeing a living person deprived of their skin; the corpses are dead (by definition), and they were dead when their skin was removed, so seeing one doesn't imply that any sort of pain was involved... unless you want to use your imagination, but if we're going to get into imaginary things then we can come up with all sorts of things. (We can go to a cemetery and imagine that all the corpses there are really still alive and trying desperately to get out of their graves, etc., etc., etc....)

Hmm, I bet that is Skaggs (Duckwater) selling a 5 minute feel of his fake testicle.... That's how he always picks up women.

Well yes, you are definitely "special"... And you also have a very big, umm... avatar. You look so pretty in pink... (Hmm, I guess I should be nice to you now... since you may have some blackmail-able pictures... Next time, I am collecting all cameras before any alcohol is consumed!) Oh, and I like your current sig line.

I know that I used to have a lot of fun partying at Joe's Garage there when I was about 18/19 years old. But that was a long time ago, so I don't know if it's still there...

Bengals are really cool. I was going to post in your "new cat" thread, but that was around the time I got bitten... so I wasn't much in the mood to praise any kind of cats. I have been trying to talk myself out of getting another Bengal since there are so many stray cats that need a home... But the two cats I have now are strays that I adopted, so at least I've done a small part to help the stray population... And I really want a Bengal... They're just a whole different animal than the normal cat. I still love my other cats of course, and I think they would like having another one around, especially one so playful (as Bengals are). Oh, and my swelling is almost completely gone now (woo hoo!)... Now Rich can stop calling me "Lumpy" ... The actual cut itself might leave a scar, but it's so small that I'm not too worried about it. (I can't believe how much swelling I had from that one tiny gash!) I'll never forget the image of Iggy's face coming at my head with his fangs out... It all happened so quick... He was VERY distressed about something, and was on his cat tree (which is about the level of my face)... I had had a couple of drinks, so my judgement was impaired... I went over and picked him up, and WHACK he bit me on the head, I dropped him and he ran off... I think there was a split second before the bite where I was thinking oops, bad idea...

I love kneeboarding... I tried wakeboarding a couple of times, but I just couldn't get it. I'm too much of clutz to do anything that involves standing on my feet.