Laurie sent me a similar email only I think it had 79 questions. I don't pass along emails like this, but I had fun answering the questions and I haven't posted anything here in a long time so I figured it would kill both birds. It's tough to justify typing stuff here when I have neglected work like I feel I have all summer so this will have to do for a while. Later taters.
Welcome to the summer 2005 version of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy and paste (not forward) this entire message into a new one, change all the answers so they apply to you, and send this to a whole bunch of people, including the person who sent it to you.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30 (slept in a little)
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Christmas with the Kranks but I just watched Shaun of the Dean on DVD - hilarious!
4. What's your favorite TV show? The Daily Show
5. What did you have for breakfast? Frosted Flakes, OJ, coffee, banana
6. What's your favorite cuisine? Italian
7. What foods do you dislike? I like all food, but I do kind of stay away from cold slimy stuff
8. What is your favorite chip flavor? Salt & Vinegar
9. What's your favorite CD at the moment? Delbert McClinton (the one with When Rita Leaves)
10. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Tundra (and don't stick my flag on your foriegn car!)11. Favorite sandwich? Pizza Sub unless I have to make it, then tuna salad, celery maybe, but no other vegetables!
12. What characteristics do you despise? self righteousness
13. Favorite item of clothing? khaki work jeans
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? Italy
15. What color is your bathroom? yellow ugh
16. Favorite brand of clothing? Goodwill, but I do like Geoffrey Beene dress shirts
17. Where would you retire to? Somewhere green and warm most of the time and near water.
18. Favorite time of the day? morning
19. What was your most memorable birthday? 38th - just got home from Iraq, no "event" just family hangin out - best birthday yet.
20. Where were you born? Barberton (hospital)/Wadsworth(home), Ohio
21. Favorite sport to watch? hockey... no football, no hockey, no baseball, no women's volleyball... this is too hard
22. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? I don't intend to send it out.
23. Person you expect to send this back to you? See answer to 22
24. What fabric detergent do you use? the cheapest
25. Were you named after anyone? I have my dad's middle and last name
26. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes
27. When did you last cry? On a walk by myself in Iraq after hearing that a student had died.
28. Do you like your handwriting? I don't have "handwriting," I print, but I like that
29. What is your most embarrassing moment? "Being had" at a surprise party... how much more vulnerable could I have been!
30. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Hell yeah, I'm way cool!
31. Are you a daredevil? Depends who you ask. I don't really think so.
32. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? I'm sure I have.
33. Do looks matter? for what?
34. How do you release anger? Yell, throw things, write, rant.
35. Where is your second home? Mom's
36. What was your favorite toy as a child? A fire truck my dad had when he was a kid
37. What class in high school do you think was totally useless? I'd like to say something cute here, but I really don't think any of them were totally useless.
38. Do you use sarcasm a lot? me? NOOOOOO, never used it in my life.
39. What are your favorite movies? Apocalyspe Now, Ferris Beuhler's Day Off, Groundhog Day, Oh Brother Where Art Thou
40. What are your nicknames? Luther, dumbass
41. Would you bungee jump? If someone else paid for it
41. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Yes
42. Do you think that you are strong? sure
43. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Mint Chocolate Chip
44. What are your favorite colors? greens and blues (didn't even have to change my wife's answer)
45. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? procrastination
46. Who do you miss the most? my dad
47. Do you want everyone you sent this to send it back? n/a
48. What color pants are you wearing? blue
49. Last thing you ate? cowboy cookie
50. Last person you talked to on the phone? My wife
51. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? attitude, unless she's wearing a giant, flourescent sombrero... then I'd notice her tits, er, I mean, sombrero
52. Favorite Drink? Knob Creek Bourbon and ice (I was told you don't call it "on the rocks" when dispensed from your fridge door into a plastic stadium tumbler)
54. Favorite Day of the Year? Baseball Opening Day (spring)
55. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? Happy Endings
56. Summer or winter? Summer
57. Hugs OR Kisses? Hugs
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Lucy, I'm home.
After an uneventful evening in Baltimore, a couple of Sam Adams pints, and a one hour flight to Dayton, all my women met me at the Dayton airport. (my wife and daughters) My father-in-law drove them and drove us back home but only after stalling at Applebee's in Troy. I had a margarita, a steak and some salmon and we all enjoyed our late lunch. Shortly thereafter I realized I'd been had. As we approached the intersection by our house, I could tell from a half mile out that there was a sign hanging on my front porch. As we got closer, I noticed there were neighbors... and family and friends and some co-workers and even a student, lined up along the road waving and yelling at us. There was even a reporter and photographer from the Sidney Daily News. It was rather embarassing after a quiet, eventless morning of travel.
The throng allowed me enough time to go in and change clothes then formed a sort of receiving line wherein I stood and awkwardly thanked everyone for embarassing me and then didn't know what else to say. I think some of them stared at my eyes to look for signs that I might have some sort of flashback (of an office?!). But most just seemed happy to be there and thus were able to fake being happy that I was there. It turned out to be rather pleasant and in about 20 minutes it was over and just about everyone left.
The next morning I drove up to the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo to start my return paperwork. Turns out our doctors failed to complete the paperwork we did before we left Iraq (along with most other doctorly tasks) so we all had to be interviewed by a doctor in Toledo, but that was the only holdup there. I also learned that reimbursement for laundry expenses on this trip are only authorized for laundry done in the US. I guess you don't need to launder clothing in other countries?! Just when you think you've made it... and seen all the goofiness that could possibly exist, you're proven wrong again. Now that I'm home, it's comical again.
So that's it. I'm settled again. I've coached a soccer practice and watched a second graders' softball game... (only two girls cried and ran to their moms at soccer practice - I guess I am having a little trouble adjusting, or is that pretty normal for a first practice?) I've done at least 6 loads of wash, several loads of dishes, cleaned up the barn, filled the hot tub, drank a few beers, watched a movie, and burned a pile of brush. Now we're getting ready for the big camping trip and then the mad dash that is my somewhat normal life will have taken over completely.
I can't say that I miss anything about the past 6 months... except maybe the paycheck. It's kind of sad that most of the guys I worked with had trouble making the bills on their military paycheck. I, on the other hand, took home almost twice my teaching salary once all my benefits like hostile fire pay, family separation, and immediate tax refunds were added in. Too bad you have to work in a war zone to get all that! Ah well, I'd rather be poor at home than "rich" in Iraq. It's so cool to get out of bed and walk to the next room to take a leak without having to get dressed and carry a flashlight. Not to mention the stocked fridge, whole house AC, clean, comfortable vehicles at my disposal, and rain... sweet summer rain! I love this country.
Luth.
The throng allowed me enough time to go in and change clothes then formed a sort of receiving line wherein I stood and awkwardly thanked everyone for embarassing me and then didn't know what else to say. I think some of them stared at my eyes to look for signs that I might have some sort of flashback (of an office?!). But most just seemed happy to be there and thus were able to fake being happy that I was there. It turned out to be rather pleasant and in about 20 minutes it was over and just about everyone left.
The next morning I drove up to the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo to start my return paperwork. Turns out our doctors failed to complete the paperwork we did before we left Iraq (along with most other doctorly tasks) so we all had to be interviewed by a doctor in Toledo, but that was the only holdup there. I also learned that reimbursement for laundry expenses on this trip are only authorized for laundry done in the US. I guess you don't need to launder clothing in other countries?! Just when you think you've made it... and seen all the goofiness that could possibly exist, you're proven wrong again. Now that I'm home, it's comical again.
So that's it. I'm settled again. I've coached a soccer practice and watched a second graders' softball game... (only two girls cried and ran to their moms at soccer practice - I guess I am having a little trouble adjusting, or is that pretty normal for a first practice?) I've done at least 6 loads of wash, several loads of dishes, cleaned up the barn, filled the hot tub, drank a few beers, watched a movie, and burned a pile of brush. Now we're getting ready for the big camping trip and then the mad dash that is my somewhat normal life will have taken over completely.
I can't say that I miss anything about the past 6 months... except maybe the paycheck. It's kind of sad that most of the guys I worked with had trouble making the bills on their military paycheck. I, on the other hand, took home almost twice my teaching salary once all my benefits like hostile fire pay, family separation, and immediate tax refunds were added in. Too bad you have to work in a war zone to get all that! Ah well, I'd rather be poor at home than "rich" in Iraq. It's so cool to get out of bed and walk to the next room to take a leak without having to get dressed and carry a flashlight. Not to mention the stocked fridge, whole house AC, clean, comfortable vehicles at my disposal, and rain... sweet summer rain! I love this country.
Luth.
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