what is love? (baby don't hurt me)...

OK...so I took this little quiz online and I'm really surprised at how accurate the results are. If anyone out there is trying to figure me out...keep these things in mind:

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage pessimistically. You don't think happy marriages exist anymore.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

and I "quote"...

Dr. Pearl: People say, You must have been the class clown. And I say, No, I wasn't. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him.

Ron Albertson: If there's an empty space, just fill it with a line, that's what I like to do. Even if it's from another show.

Corky St. Clair: It's a Zen thing, like how many babies fit in a tire.

Ron Albertson: We consider ourselves bi-costal if you consider the Mississippi River one of the coasts.

Corky St. Clair: Well, then, I just HATE you... and I hate your... ass... FACE!

Sheila: He's teaching me to change my instincts... or at least ignore them.

Libby Mae Brown: I been workin' here at the D.Q. for about, um... eight months? Seven? I don't know, somethin' like that, it's fun. Just do the cones... make sundaes, make Blizzards, 'n... put stuff on 'em, 'n... see a lot of people come in, a lot of people come to the D.Q... burgers... ice cream... anything, you know? Cokes... just drive in and get a Coke, if you're thirsty.

Corky St. Clair: I'll tell you why I can't put up with you people. Because you're bastard people.

Corky St. Clair: Everybody dance!

Libby Mae Brown: I'll always have a place at the Dairy Queen.

Corky St. Clair: What the city council did was really... give me a challenge, and it's a challenge that I am going to... accept. It's like in the olden days, in the... days of France, when men would slap each other with their gloves... say, y'know..."D'Artagnan!"... y'know, "how dare you talk to me like that, you!," and... smack 'em!

Glenn Welsch, Mayor: There's a saying in Missouri, if you don't like the weather just wait five minutes. In Blaine, with hard work, I think we can get that down to three or four minutes.

worth the price of admission...

Normally when shane calls, i look at the clock, think through the agenda for the day in my head, debate the pro's and con's of what i know will be an hour long conversation about literally nothing, and pick up the phone anyway. On the rare occasion that i don't answer, it's usually because the phone is either turned off or i am at work...in which case the phone will be turned off shortly. Shane and i have known each other for 29 years and somehow still manage to talk at least once a day...

About 8 months ago, Shane called and said that he needed the number and expiration date from my credit card ...and like an idiot, i gave it to him; no questions asked. He said "thanks, talk to you later," and hung up the phone. I am now the proud owner of season tickets to the gay men's chorus of houston. Just what i had always wanted...

After many attempts and no successes at attending even one performance, i was finally able to make it to the final concert of the season last night at the wortham in lovely downtown houston. The musical theme celebrated the works of broadway legends rogers and hammerstein and shane was part of a trio that parodied the wicked step sisters from cinderella...he was a natural!! (take that as you will my friend...you know i love you!!)

The music was incredible, the setting was breathtaking, and the evening was perfect...partially because of the concert but mostly because i got to spend time with friends and family whom i rarely get to see...shane's mom Judy, his niece Shalyn, Mike, Steve, Michael, Dennis, DonnaJean, and everyone else who made the evening great.

As we go through our lives, it seems to me that those enchanted evenings become less and less frequent...overtime at work, overcommittment to activities, and overcompensation in trying to keep up with the jonses just seems to keep us overstressed and overlooked...at least, it does to me. So when evenings like last night come along, i tend to hold onto them for just a little longer than i probably should...but i'm ok with that.

I'm glad that i had the opportunity to see my best friend, brother, and non-sexual life partner enjoy himself for a few hours...and i'm glad that he was able to do it in a grand ballroom full of friends and family...i'm glad i decided to answer the phone.

...pedestal problems

...so tonight my church small group met at my new apartment. I spent the whole day getting ready for them to come. I made a banana pudding and cookies, chopped fruit, put chips into bowls, and even used my pottery barn condiment tray for the first time. Everything was great.

The topic of discussion was supposed to be about the physical and emotional attributes of Jesus. But the conversation kept changing and we spent a lot of time talking about the old testament and the lineage of Jesus. It's amazing how much a person can remember from all of that time spent in vacation bible school...

Turns out that Jesus may not have been very goodlooking...just average [Isaiah 53: 2-3]. And most of his ancestors had a little "Peyton Place" in their lives...murder, theft, adultery, prostitution...you name it, they either did it or could find someone to do it for them [see the old testament].

Seems to me that God could have sent Jesus to be handsome, rich, and powerful...instead he was average looking, poor, and charismatic...Jesus had to be HUMAN to be human. And his family was no better than anyone else's. If he had come today, he could have lived my life...but that's the whole point. I can live my life because Jesus lived his. He knows me better than I know myself...and he loves me anyway [John 15:13-17].

i'm a genius!!

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test
Your IQ Is 125
Your Logical Intelligence is ExceptionalYour Verbal Intelligence is ExceptionalYour Mathematical Intelligence is GeniusYour General Knowledge is Exceptional