Somebody pinched my ass… No wait… It was Fracas Tagging Me.

July 17th, 2007 at 1:42 pm by Diva Howe
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Tagged by fracas

So…

INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so:

1. It’s A Blog Eat Blog World
2. More Random Than Average
3. Bluepaintred
4. Fracas
5. Diva (blogitude.com)

NEXT select five people to tag:

(Since I really don’t know anyone at all and nobody really knows me, I guess it doesn’t really matter who I piss off now does it? Let’s play tag, shall we?  *wink*)

1. RealityMe
2. Mark - my pal.  I owe him big.
3. Journey from Grr to There
4. My other blog is a Porche
5. Sugar Queen’s Dream

THEN answer the following Questions:

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Everything I could possibly do to survive a gnarley divorce from a man who had no clue, with 2 young children to support.   

What were you doing 1 year ago?
Graduating from college (yay me!).
Met the man of my dreams (just didn’t realize right then)
Singing karaoke every Wednesday and Friday night at CatScratch Janes.

Five snacks you enjoy:
(yah, I’m a picture of health over here)
Jalapeno Poppers
Onion Rings
Apples
Hawaiian Sweet Onion Kettle Chips by Snyder (GRUB!)
Hot Pepper Beef Jerky

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
I Try – Macy Gray
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
At Last – Etta James
That’s How I Got To Memphis – Darryl Dodd
Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
Find a nice big ass house on the lake with plenty of land
New cars for the whole bunch of hoodlums that I claim as family
College fund for Amanda, Tyler and Natalie (I keep hoping she’ll go back)
Clothes, clothes and shoes to match the clothes
Lipo and boob job

Five bad habits:
Cuss like a sailor
Drink like a fish
Smoke like a freight train
Lay out of the gym to go to the bar
Not being clear enough sometimes

Five things you like doing:
Sleeping in the same bed with my man
Drinking cold beer and laughing at stupid stuff with friends
Singing karaoke (go me!)
Making out
Learning guitar

Five things you would never wear again:
Jelly shoes (those icky plastic things.. eww)
Parchute pants
Goofy short shorts we used to wear to the roller-rink
Leg warmers
Head bands

Five favorite toys:
Karaoke machine
Hot pink guitar that I’m finally learning to play
Shot glass collection
Scrapbook junk
Computer

I’ve Been Tagged by GirlieGeek

July 12th, 2007 at 9:50 am by Diva Howe
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GirlieGeek tagged me a while back to do this shameless meme, but I’ve been in the dark ages for a while and I’m just now getting to it.

I’m supposed to give 8 totally random facts about who Diva is.

So, here we go:

1.  Diva is a very young grandmother at the ripe old age of 36.  Tyler is a two year old -mohawk sportin - curtain crawler and is truly the love of my life! 

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2.  Diva digs travel.  I found a super swell job back in 2000 and stayed here.  It affords me the luxury of travelling both the U.S. and Europe.  I’ve been everywhere I’ve ever thought I might want to go and then some.

Diva just found out today she’s going on a European hoooo-haaaaa in October with stops in Germany, Budapest, Italy and France.  I friggin love my job!

3. Diva does karaoke.   I’m a junkie.  I go to Vegas, I karaoke.  I go to NYC, I karaoke.  Everywhere I go, the camera goes with.  Why, to add to my karaoke scrapbook that was started in 1998.

4.  Diva worked her way through school as an adult.  I was a complete idiot in my younger years and didn’t figure I needed an ed-u-ma-cation cuz I was a-gettin married and he’d take care of me.  Sha, right.  In 2000, I went back to school and graduated in 2006.  Go me!

5.  Diva is on the road to freedom.  By the time I reach the big 4-0:  both of my kids will have graduated high school, I will have my MBA, I will lose a bunch more weight (fingers crossed here), and I will be footloose and fancy free.

6.  Diva loves a super cool cat named Tony.  I’m about to get hitched in September. Pretty cool, huh?

7.  Diva and her bridal party are going to trash our dresses immediately after the wedding/reception.  We haven’t quite figured out said method, but I’m sure it will include rescue scuba divers and a two story dock on Norris.   Zacque, grab your camera.  Mark, grab the scuba gear.

8.  I am an offical member of the Knoxville Zoo.  My Tyler is a lover of the camels, therefore, we venture to the zoological gardens often.  I figured out that it was going to be cheaper in the long-run to have a grandparent annual pass, so I could take the boy to see the animals anytime we want to go.

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Diva chooses to tag the following kiddies:

Fracas (because she tagged me, paybacks are a bitch)

Mushy (because he drinks to everything)

And anyone else who’s bored and would like to do it.

LALOKFATYK - Diva’s bored.

June 20th, 2007 at 11:01 am by Diva Howe
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So I’m not forwarding it to anyone.  But if someone wants to do it, add your blog and location to the bottom of this list, and send it on.

A Secular Franciscan Life - Billings, Montana, USA
Erica’s Blog - Brooklyn, New York, USA
Groanin’ Jock - Montrose, Scotland, Great Britain
The Kat House - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
blogitude.com (Mark Steel) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
WhoreChurch - Tennessee, USA
blogitude.com (Diva Howe) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA 

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My father had an ear for the beach tune back in the day. I was promptly named Rhonda after that catchy ditty “Help Me, Rhonda”.

Thanks, Daddy. Without fail, at least once a day, somebody will serenade me.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Wow, remarkably, it’s been about three and a half minutes since I cried. Which is amazing because Diva is a big cry-baby.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No. Especially when I’m in a hurry. My hand writing is all fat and bubble like.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I don’t do lunch meat. California veggie sandwich for me, please. Avocado, sprouts, cucumber, pepper cheese all topped off with salt, pepper and vinaigrette.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I have plenty of children running around. Two of them are actual products of my pain and suffering through 9 months of hell. Two of them are mine by proxy, and I love them very much. The youngest, the boy, my grandson, is currently undergoing the morphization into the terrible twos

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I’m sure I would be. I can appreciate a sarcastic and extremely snide bitty.

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Absolutely not.

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Indeed I do.

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I’m not sure I have it in me to go flying off of a perfectly good bridge or platform anymore. I’m turning wimpy in my old age.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
I’m a sucker for Rice or Corn Chex.

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Flip-flops don’t have laces

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
No. I’m a wuss, physically and emotionally.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Double Chocolate Malted Crunch from Thrifty.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
If they are nice or mean or stuck up or snotty or sweet.

RED OR PINK?
Pink everything.

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I have no will power.

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss my mom and my sister. They are too far away and I only get to see them now and then.

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
khaki capris and brown Jesus sandals

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A pack of crackers and coffee for breakfast.

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The fan blowing in our common area

IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Pink. One of the bright ones though.

FAVORITE SMELLS?
My grandbaby when he is fresh and clean after his bath.

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Amanda.

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
UT VOL ball, NASCAR

FAVORITE HAIR COLOR[S]?
Blondish, with some brownish and redish mixed up in there.

FAVORITE EYE COLOR?
Mine are blue.

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Nope. I’m supposed to but they drive me completely insane.

FAVORITE FOOD?
When I get to pick, it’s almost always the same. Taquitos. It’s hard to screw up a taquito. Slap some chicken and onions and stuff in a rolled tortilla, fry the hell out of it, serve with guacamole, sour cream and pico. It’s a mini art form.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Love a good horror flick.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I was twitchin for some original Star Wars and the postal employee just happened to bring it to me the other day from Netflix.

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Brown tank

SUMMER OR WINTER?
I have decided I hate summer in East Tennessee almost as much as I hate winter in East Tennessee. I basically just hate the climate here year round.

HUGS OR KISSES?
Can’t I have both?

FAVORITE DESSERT?
I love me some Crème’ Brulee.

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I never bothered to learn how to read.

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Its one of those liquid filled numbers.

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Laid on the couch and watched Boston Legal.

FAVORITE SOUND[S]?
Rain on the roof/porch. Love to hear the tree frogs too.

ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES?
I like them both about the same. I’d rather hear The Doors if I have a choice.

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Germany

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
You bet I do. I’m working on becoming leader of the Darkside.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Cottage Hospital in beautiful Santa Barbara, California

WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
I’m not forwarding this. I’m not asking anyone to complete this. I’m just sitting here at work, bored as hell.

LALOLKFATYK

June 19th, 2007 at 3:15 pm by Mark Steel
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Her Royal Hotness at The Kat House has tagged me yet again… If she doesn’t stop that, I’m gonna start thinking she likes me or something…

So I’m gonna morph this LALOLKFATYK (Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know) meme into something a little more useful.  Add your blog and location to the bottom of this list, and send it on.  ;-)

A Secular Franciscan Life - Billings, Montana, USA
Erica’s Blog - Brooklyn, New York, USA
Groanin’ Jock - Montrose, Scotland, Great Britain
The Kat House - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
blogitude.com (Mark Steel) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
It’s biblical… Because I was, after all, born and ritually abus…errr, raised… a strong Southern Baptist.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Guys don’t cry.  Sure, right.  I’d challenge any guy not to cry when a woman he’s known his entire life has a stroke at 80-something.  Worse yet, I didn’t find out for a couple of weeks — yesterday.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Which one?  I write with both hands.  Each one has at least a couple of styles.  They’re always legible… but out of five styles, there are a couple that I like, and a couple that I don’t.  heh

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Thin-sliced Cajun-style roast beef from the supermarket deli…

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Accordingly to a crazy who will henceforth be known as “Chastity” (because it’s a cruel joke) and a complete nutjob known only as Laney (who, as it turns out, is a Male skinhead-wannabe), yes I do… But no, I do not have children.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
We’d prolly piss each other off.

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
No, never.  *rolls eyes*

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I don’t know — I’ve never checked.

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not anymore.  The last time, I hit it on the way down, went into a spin and screwed my back up pretty good for a few weeks…

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
One they don’t make anymore: Fruit & Fiber Date, Raisin & Walnut.

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Never.  I have engineered my shoes so that I never have to tie and untie them.  But I hate slip-ons…

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
When I get bored, I move pool tables.  ’nuff said.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Häagen Dazs® Triple Chocolate with the truffle bits…

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
The eyes have it…

RED OR PINK?
Depends what we’re talking about, now doesn’t it?

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Impatience, which is caused by looking forward and dwelling on a final outcome.

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My grandfather.  He died when I was three, and I remember him like it was yesterday.

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? 
Faded blue jeans and black dress shoes.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
The last bits of spaghetti & metaballs from Pizza Palace

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The sound of the air conditioner.

IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Charcoal.

FAVORITE SMELLS?
The scent of a special someone when I curled up behind her and breathed against the back of her neck… The smell of a certain house in South Knoxville where the elderly women who live there have always accepted me with open arms… The smell of Cornhusker’s Lotion, and Zippo fluid, which always remind me of my grandfather…

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Tish.

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
World Cup Football (Soccer), although, I don’t watch it often.

FAVORITE HAIR COLOR[S]?
Dark brown, near black…

FAVORITE EYE COLOR?
Brown and deep…

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Sometimes… Well, most of the time, really.

FAVORITE FOOD?
I love food, but if I had to say what meal is consistently perfect and just makes me feel really good to eat:  It’s going to Ali Baba’s Timeout Deli on Kingston Pike and ordering King Solomon’s Chicken with the middle-eastern vegetable of the day (especially the potatos) and a hummos plate.  There is absolutely no doubt that their hummos is the best in the world.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Depends on the mood.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I watched Shaun of the Dead again… heh  That’s currently my pick for the best Zombie movie ever made.  The fact that it’s so typically English adds to the hilarity.

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
White.

SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter.  I can always put on more clothes to get warm… but when it’s too hot, even getting naked doesn’t help.

HUGS OR KISSES?
Long kisses…

FAVORITE DESSERT?
A really rich, baked cheesecake…

MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
To what?

LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
A good two-thirds of the population of Washington DC don’t respond to anything…

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Ummm, I’m not reading a book right now… I’m doing this meme.

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don’t have a mousepad — I use the couch, my jeans, the cat…

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
I very, very rarely watch television.

FAVORITE SOUND[S]?
The sound of distant breaking glass… Soft jazz echoing through city streets… Spectacular thunderstorms….

ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES?
Depends on the year, and the mood.

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Sydney, Australia, which is pretty much dead opposite of where I am.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
The “Special Purpose” that Steve Martin had in The Jerk.  *snicker*

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Fort Sanders Regional Hospital - Knoxville, TN.  Been around the world, and back again.

WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Ya know, I don’t know.  I don’t really mind either way.  But hey, I’m gonna tag three people here, just because I feel like being a ‘tard.  The whole point, to me, is to use these random annoyances to spread the help get the word out about some pretty cool blogs that I read on a regular basis…

Rantz?  Consider yourself tagged.  So, uhh…. who else can I annoy?  Fracas, because I haven’t annoyed her much lately!  You’re tagged.  ;-)  Oh, and WhoreChurch, who probably won’t do it, but I’d love to see if he’ll prove me wrong.  *snicker*

Great Places to Eat in Knoxville

May 23rd, 2007 at 4:07 pm by Mark Steel
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     Okay, I’m not much for memes, viral nature and all.  I mean, crap, I skipped out on the last one Tish tagged me with because, well, I know what Web 2.0 is, and the meme author apparently had a very limited view of it.  All I could’ve put was “my blog,” so I was kinda like … well … Stuck.

     This one, though, has a pretty good purpose: finding some great places to eat locally, or when we’re travelling around.  And so, I’m pretty happy to answer this one from LissaKay, because … well … I’m a big fan of food.  I try and eat some a few times a day.  (And I’m fortunate enough to have a highly trained metabolism that allows me to eat like it’s my last my meal.)

     This one’s originally by Chronicles of Nicole, and comes to us all the way from Sydney, Australia.

1. Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you. Include the city/state and country you’re in.

Nicole (Sydney, Australia)
velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)
Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Olivia (London, England)
ML (Utah, USA)
Lotus (Toronto, Canada)
tanabata (Saitama, Japan)
Andi (Dallas [ish], Texas, United States)
Todd (Louisville, Kentucky, United States)
miss kendra (los angeles, california, u.s.a)
Jiggs Casey (Berkeley, CA, USA! USA! USA!)
Tits McGee (New England, USA)
Joe (NE Tennessee, USA)
10K Monkeys (Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA)
Big Stupid Tommy (Athens, Tennessee, USA)
Newscoma (Weakley County, Tennessee, USA)
Russ McBee (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA)
Atomictumor Mrs Eaves (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
Oh Really? LissaKay (Oak Ridge, TN, USA)
Mark Steel blogitude.com (Knoxville, TN, USA)

2. List out your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location.

My Place - Yes, I can cook.  And I’m pretty damn good at it, too, as long as you like spicy food.  I specialize in Southern Asian (Indian/Thai/Malay), Italian (like the 20-pound lasagne or Sicilian-style meat-sauce) and TexMex (it burns most Mexicans).

Ali Baba’s TimeOut Deli (Kingston Pike) - I’ve known those guys for the better part of twenty years.  Absolutely the best humos in the world, and I’ve certainly traveled it enough to know… And you can never go wrong with the “special,” King Solomon’s Chicken — a slow-roasted hen in a tasty lemon-seed marinade, with a couple of vegetable sides over basmati rice.

Tomo (Kingston Pike) - The Sushi/Sashimi connoisseur can never go wrong here.  Everything there is perfectly fresh and delicious, and the dinner service is most excellent.  Perfect … but certainly not inexpensive.  I can’t get out of there without spending at least $50 on myself.  But I certainly leave happy…

Chesapeake’s Seafood (Henley Street) - Dinner dining includes a full course of a Mussel Appetizer, choice of Salad, Maine Lobster with two sides, and some impressive Cheesecake all for less than what it costs at the nasty chain restaurant that everyone goes to (the one with Lobster in the title)… and impeccable service that rivals many of the 5-Stars I’ve dined in.  Daily fresh fish of the Sushi-grade variety … I really enjoy the Yellow Tail (No, Benny, I’m not talking about the Chinese girl).

Sitar (Kingston Pike) - Sometimes, I find it’s too much of a chore to cook Indian Food, so I hit this place for the Sunday afternoon buffet.  Although they don’t have a Vindaloo on it (aww!) they have several other incredibly tasty dishes which change weekly.  One of the best things about the place, tho, as compared to most other Indian restaurants in the area, is that everything’s nice and spicy, and they have a distinct lack of clarified butter (ghee).  That’s what causes the kerosene-like aftertaste at some Indian restaurants — and I hate it.  Since a lot of Indians use ghee at home, it comes as no big surprise that India leads the world in cases of throat cancer…

Country Table (N. Cherry Street) - Southern, home cooking all the way… Turnip greens, pinto beans, mashed potatos and gravy, country fried steak (and it’s awesome), T-bone steaks (however you want it!), pork tenderloins (which I can’t eat, dammit! Pork makes me really sick), buttermilk biscuits, good southern cornbread (not that sweet shit they serve up north), and all the coffee and iced tea you can drink.  I do lunch there every now again if I’m working in East Knoxville, and totally love the place.  A lot of people simply won’t check it out because of the location … but I never did care about that.

3. Tag 5 Others

Swanky - This guy like to eat as much as I do, and has intimate knowlege of some of the Knoxville metro’s best dives — and will undoubtedly list more of my favorites.

ChattieKat - She grew up here in Knoxville, and should be able to drop in a few that Swanky and I miss.

Anton - Anton showed me a couple of really kickass places in Houston a few weeks ago.

Fracas - I like to research my food choices ahead of time.  And on the odd chance that I’m ever in Saskatoon, I’d like to find some place else better to eat than that craphole truck stop diner on the highway…

Zacque - Fellow blogitude.com writer who recently buggered off to Nashville, and it’s about time he took a break from ravaging his girlfriend and wrote a blog for a change.  ;-)

     So that’s that… Meanwhile, I’m gonna go to Ali Baba’s for a Special…

Monday Melee from Mark for 05/14/2007

May 14th, 2007 at 7:51 pm by Mark Steel
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Fracas' Monday Melee     How can I love you if you won’t lie down?

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

     When someone has every need provided for them, they tend to get lazy, and unwilling to do anything for themselves.

2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

     Al Sharpton.  Does that guy actually do anything besides get people riled up about ridiculous crap?

3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

     Today, I feel like in an eternal cycle “waiting it out.”  Waiting for my house to be ready, waiting for payment for services rendered, waiting for a couple more opportunities, waiting for callbacks on a few different things…

4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

     Thanks to Fracas & Jason for being such good sports and reposting that silly survey the other day;-)

5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

     I work hard.  I play hard.

6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

     I kinda wish I could put myself on autopilot and jump forward two months in time.  That’d be way cool.

Now it’s your turn.

You can take part in The Monday Melee, even make it a regular feature at your site by visiting The Monday Melee page and following the steps. Kick-start your brain on Mondays and meet other bloggers.

Bloody Memes…

May 11th, 2007 at 2:04 am by Mark Steel
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     I hate memes.  But, hey, what the Hell.  I was tagged by a little brown-eyed cutie, and everyone knows how I like those… 

     Fracas, Jason and Kim:  Tag, you’re it…

A-Attached or Single?
     Single, Single, Single and Single.  Not that I’m opposed to being attached, but I’m apparently not very good at it…

B-Best Friend:
     Swanky, Dave and a bunch of Pirates.

C-Cake or Pie:
     What’s a Cheesecake considered these days?  There was some controversey over that a few years ago… Of course, it was also by people who are upset by the color of shoes one wears after Labor Day… So who cares?

D-Drink of Choice:
     Bombay Sapphire & Tonic with a splash of Lime.  Oh, not that kind?  St. Peter’s Cream Stout.  Oh, not that either?  Fine.  Unsweetened iced tea, then.

E-Essential Item:
     My pocket knife, which a rather large, Chinese-made lock-blade, has been attached my person for about ten years.  It has served as cutting instrument, a punch, a screwdriver, a hammer, a pry-bar, a wire stripper, a rock (figure that out), and on at least one occasion, a defensive weapon.

F-Favorite Color:
     Grey.

G-Gummi Bears or Worms?
     I don’t generally eat sweets.  But, every now and again, I’ll go to Sam’s Club and get a 10-pound bag of Gummi Bears … They’ll be gone inside of a week.  They’re easier to eat than the worms.
     That said, however, I love sour stuff.  The sour worms are pretty incredible…

H-Hometown:
     Knoxvegas, TN, born right there at Ft. Sanders.

I-Indulgence:
     …sex…

J-January or February:
     Knoxville enjoys a couple weeks of 80 degree weather in February… Then it promptly drips back to what can only be described as “colder than Hell” for the next month and a half…

K-Kids:
     Ummm … no thanks.

L-Life is incomplete without:
     …sex…

M-Marriage Date:
     Which one?  No, you cannot have my ATM pin.

N-Number of Siblings:
     One brother, in a family that could care less, really.

O-Oranges or Apples?
     Oranges all the way.  I need citrus!

P-Phobias/Fears:
     I’m not afraid of much of anything… But large crowds full of assholes do scare me.

Q-Favorite Quote:
     “Hockey is a lot like chess on ice. Or it would be, if the excitement of chess was based on when the guy with the white pieces shoves his bishop up the other guy’s ass and breaks his neck with a big wooden stick.”
— Stewart King

R-Reasons to smile:
     Brown-eyed girls … sex …

S-Season:
     In the Fall, all wardrobes are applicable.  I don’t have to pack clothes away… I like that.

T-Tag Three:
     Fracas (http://fracas.wordpress.com/)
     Jason (http://www.collegecritic.net/)
     Kim (http://bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com/)

U-Unknown Fact About Me:
     I was actually a pretty decent artist when I was in High School.  The world kinda beat that outta me… 

W-Worst Habit:
     My filthy f$*&ing mouth…

X-X-rays or Ultrasounds?
     How about neither?  I can pop a bone back myself, and certainly don’t plan on getting pregnant.  ;-)

Y-Your Favorite Foods:
     Hot Indian, Thai or Malay Curries rule all.

Z-Zodiac:
     Taurus … Headstrong and full of bullshit.