Simple America

Is it just this blog or is the spam just chugging out at a crazy pace? And the spammers seem to be more clever as more posts are making it to the moderation page and a couple even shows up as a comments. Really ticks me off.

But the one occurence that really ticks me off is the porn sites that go out of their way to leave a comment on the posts where I advocate protecting children from porn. I wish I could get my hands on those goons. Give a good shaking about at least.

I am still trying to get this subdomain stuff working. Man it is a pain. Reading more about stuff I would prefer not to have to read. Just give me a wizard and couple of buttons to push. Then I can get it done and be happy.

As I learn more I have some ideas for other subdomains. The Writer’s Journey comes to mind. Some of you may have wondered where I am going with the script I was plotting. There is a new television show called, Moonlight, which uses some of the story background I intended to use. I know I wrote my story a few years ago and planned to rewrite it along the same lines. But I prefer to take the time to think about where I can plot my story away from this new entry. I really want this to be a salable piece.

My long lost bruddah has tagged me and a response is warranted. So let’s get down with it. Don’t want him calling those Sicilian friends of his.

8 Things I am passionate about

1. The missus. No need to elaborate.
2. My dice. The colors. The sounds they make when the roll across the table.
3. Writing. The words. The metaphors. The apostrophes. And all of that other stuff I missed in English class.
4. Blogging. The people. The comments. The people. The photos. The people. The posts. The people.
5. World of Warcraft. The story underneath all of the questing, grinding, gold digging, instances, and battle grounds.
6. Sleeping. The not being awake and not having to hear me snore part.
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. How did I miss this before? The story. The words. Jeff Wheedon I have a man crush on your wit.
8. Traveling. The places I’ve seen. The places I’ve seen more than once. Oh, but the places I wanna go!!!

8 Things I wanna do before I die

1. Live longer.
2. Go to SE Asia. I don’t wanna miss the hugathon.
3. See Rew and Frel make level 70 (and 80 when Wrath of the Lich King is releaased). Those are my two main toons in World of Warcraft.
4. Eat spaghetti with a Malaysian in San Giovanni.
5. Barbeque a variety of fine cuts of beef, chicken and pork on a Maldives beach.
6. Retire in Asia.
7. Go to Australia. I hear there may be a hugathon there too.
8. Pinch a few shapely butts.

8 Things I say often

1. I’ll do it honey? (Works every time. hehe)
2. Go ask your mother. My friends hate it when I tell them this. So do the kids.
3. Just five more minutes. (Usually while blogging or playing Warcraft)
4. One of these days I’m gonna … blah blah blah (dreams big and often)
5. Where did you get that drop? A common question to my son.
6. How did it get so late, so quick?
7. WTF. Use your imagination.
8. When I go to Asia … blah blah blah (dreams big and often)

 8 Books I’ve recently read

1. Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. Reading this one right now. Whenever they finish the last book I plan on reading the whole series in order. That ought to take a year the way I read anymore.
2. Pirates of the Spanish Main Roleplaying Game Rules for Savage Worlds.
3. Deadlands: Reloaded Roleplaying Game Rules for Savage Worlds.
4. A Feast For Crows by George R R Martin. I want the next book! Hurry please!!!
5. Star Wars Saga Roleplaying Game Rules by Wizards of the Coast. The force is strong in this book.
6. DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.
7. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Wish I would have read this book before DC.
8. The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock. Read this with my son last summer. Trying to get the boy interested in reading more.

8 Songs that I can listen to over and over

1. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
2. Rainbow in the Dark by Ronnie James Dio.
3. Bullet the Blue Sky by U2.
4. One Last Breath by Creed.
5. Man on the Silver Mountain by Rainbow.
6. Sunshine of Your Love by Cream.
7. Crazy Train by Ozzie Osborne.
8. Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot.

8 Things that attract me to my best friends.

1. Their dice.
2. Geeky goodness.
3. Ability to chit chat about fun stuff.
4. Ability to enjoy being quiet together.
5. Can endure a good fart.
6. Don’t spit when they eat.
7. Cat eyes.
8. Can give as well as they take.

8 Things I’ve learned this past year.

1. World of Warcraft.
2. That I am damn lazy.
3. But I can still just get the job done.
4. That I am over ambitious.
5. Time is running out for me.
6. Money is thinner than water.
7. That life goes on despite…
8. Maybe it just was not me.

8 People I think should do this wild and crazy meme.

1. You
2. You
3. You
4. You
5. You
6. You
7. You
8. And lastly you.

Now don’t be laughing there in your teh or kapi, thinking oh he is so cute. I mean it. You comment and admit that you are taking this tag. Those that have done this tag already are exempt. You may comment as you please. The rest of you I am holding to the honor system on this tag. Can you live with yourself if you do not take on this meme? So chup and I look forward to reading your post.

There are a number of events in a life that lift a person up. Giddy Tiger wants to know which one I am the most proud of. Though I am going to qualify this by eliminating my marriage and the birth of both my children from the running. I don’t want to start a war in my house after all.

Getting my degree back in May of 1989 has to be the pinnacle. Particularly in my family where no one had ever gone so far. My brother and cousin both started college, but neither completed higher schooling. So when the dean of my college shook my hand I really had done something no one else in my clan had achieved before.

1. Ehon’s proudest moment is when he swept 5 out of 6 trophies at a State First Aid Competition.
2. Giddy Tiger’s proudest moment is when she brought Ethan boy into the world.
3. Simple American’s proudest moment is when he graduated from university.No tags from me. I am just so tired lately.

I have seen this reading level doo hicky showing up at various blogs. Thought I should give it a try as well.

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I’m glad that the reading level is set for elementary. There are so many mommy and daddy blogger’s out there, I would like for their kids to be able to read without any problem if they choose to. Misha is good example of someone I am glad that my words can be understood at her reading level.

Mission accomplished. 

Paris Beaverbanks has tagged me and I don’t wanna drop the ball. I feel like I am uber slow in getting things done lately. So no more delays.

Here’s how this meme works:
Use the first letter of your name to answer each question. Must be places, names…Nothing can be made up. Do not use your own name for people’s name questions. If you cannot answer, skip to the next question.

I did this once before with the initial J from my nick name or birth name. This time I will use the initial from my legal name. That would be the letter, G.

1. Famous Singer: Boy George. Yuck!
2. Four Letter Word: Goof. Look it is an autobiographical meme.
3. Street: Garden Oaks Boulevard. Have not been over there in a couple decades.
4. Color: Grey. Kind of lacking color.
5. Gifts/Presents: Games.  Poifect!!!
6. Vehicle: Gocart. Vroom!
7. Things in Souvenir Shop: Garbage. Just want tourist money!
8. Boy Name: Gauis. Good Roman name.
9. Girl Name: Georgia. Always thought this was a nice name.
10. Movie Title: Gone With the Wind. Classic!
11. Drink: Grog. Me a pirate!  Arrrrr!!!!
12. Occupation: Gofer! My next job!
13. Celebrity: Golfers. They make some big money.
14. Magazine: GQ. Not that I have ever paid for one.
15. U. S. City: Galveston. Let’s go to the beach!
16. Pro Sports: Golf. Fore!!! Huh? Four what?
17. Fruit: Grapes. No wrath. Just munching!
18. Reason For Being Late To Work: Groping the secretary in the parking lot. Hey it ain’t my excuse. Just one that begins with G.
19. Something You Throw Away: Grease from meat drippings. Don’t wanna bloat up.
20. Something You Shout: Goofball! When the kids do something rediculous.
21. Cartoon Character: Godzilla. Was not nearly as good as the guy in the rubber suit.

 No more. That was enough. Tags? No time. Plus I seen this done by so many of you folks.

Trinity wanted to know a bit more about the J-named people on her blog. So naturally that would include me.

So on with the tag!!!

1. A movie that made you laugh. Victor Victoria always manages to put me in stitches. Even though it is an 80s movie, I still enjoy watching it today.



2. A book that made you cry. I know it might make you scratch your head. I really liked Anakin Skywalker and to see him turn into Darth Vader and his first vile actions really hurt my heart.



3. A best friend. Well that has to be Ed. Since he has moved to the country we do not get together very often. I really was happy to go to with him to Origins last summer. Wish we can get together more often in the future. 
4. A favorite childhood memory. In Fifth Grade I played the drum on the Little Drummer Boy at the Christmas program. Was nice to do this before my family and classmates.
5. Your favorite animal. Dogs. I just love ‘em. Wish I could own one. As soon as my daughter leaves home, I may get one. She has a horrible allergy to dog fur that prevents me from having a pooch now.
6. Your favorite food. I love all of those little dim sum dishes. Lets go yam cha!!!
7. An item of clothing you cannot go without. My underwear. So please stop stealing them in Facebook. kekeke!
8. Something you collect. Dice! I love my dice!
9. Your favorite store to shop in. Best Buy. They have all of the games, music, and DVDs a guy could hope for.
10. Your favorite flower. Bluebonnet. I’m a Texan for sure!

That completes this tag. No time to share. Do this if you like. I can see the weekend at the end of the day. Woo hoo!

I have seen this test everywhere. Being a superhero, er, fan, I had to take it too.

Your Superpower Should Be Manipulating Electricity

You’re highly reactive, energetic, and super charged. If the occasion calls for it, you can go from 0 to 60 in a split second. But you don’t harness your energy unless you truly need to. And because of this, people are often surprised by what you are capable of. Why you would be a good superhero: You have the stamina to fight enemies for days Your biggest problem as a superhero: As with your normal life, people would continue to underestimate you

Electricity manipulation would be cool. Though if I can make my choice, I would prefer magnetism. Metal is everywhere. Could fly with just a garbage can lid. Woo hoo!

Rinnah bo dinnah tagged me and I am finally getting around to posting. Sorry I am so slow my dear. Here I go:
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1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? I don’t think I laughed last night. How can tha be?

2. What were you doing at 0800? Dropping my daughter off at school.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Looking at add-ons for World of Warcraft. Need an edge for PVP.

4. What happened to you in 2006? Went on an Alaskan cruise. And then the Canadian in-laws invaded for Christmas. Woo hoo!!! Good times.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud? “Thank you.” The Dean’s secretary gave me my mail.

6. How many beverages did you have today? Two. Coffee in the morning. Coke Zero for lunch.

7. What color is your hairbrush? Red. Rather bright I might add.

8. What was the last thing you paid for? Remember that Coke Zero I had for lunch?
 

9. Where were you last night? Work. Drove home. Ate. Picked up my daughter from a Halloween party. More home.

10. What color is your front door? My door is solid wood with a mahogany lacquer. There is stained glass too, which you can see through. Makes it difficult to run around the house naked, let me tell ya.

11. Where do you keep your change? In my pocket-ses. Jingly jingles!

12. What’s the weather like today? We had pea soup fog in the morning. Have not looked outside since I arrived at nine this morning, nine hours ago.

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? I like butter pecan!

14. What excites you? You reading this and leaving a comment.

15. Do you want to cut your hair? No. I cut it last Friday.

16. Are you over the age of 25? Almost twice.

17. Do you talk a lot? Depends on how hyper I am. Usually no.

18. Do you watch the O.C.? Nope. I watch Survivor: China, Heroes, and Supernatural. Also finally catching up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am ready for Lost to get going again too.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Not that I can recall. Not since I left college.

20. Do you make up your own words? I’m a writer. I make up all kinds of stuff.

21. Are you a jealous person? Only if you talk to someone else.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Angel. I kept Rinnah’s answer.  J

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kenny Ng. I need to visit his blog. Have not read him in ages.

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? My daughter. Girl won’t leave me alone. LOL!

25. What does the last text message you received say? Good morning from Malaysia.

26. Do you chew on your straw? No. I get enough fiber already.

27. Do you have curly hair? It waves a bit when it gets long. We’re only talking about my head right?

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Florida to see Mickey and Minnie.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? Me. Ain’t that sad?

30. What was the last thing you ate? Some candy corn I took from the secretary’s candy dish.

31. Will you get married in the future? Hey! I have not been kicked to the curb yet.

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? Have not watched any movies lately. I did hold Juhon in my hands for about ten minutes before I put it back on the shelf. Does that count?

33. Is there anyone you like right now? I like a lot of people. Bloggers in particular.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Tuesday. I did not want my missus to come home and have a reason to gripe. She griped anyway. Though not about the dishes.

35. Are you currently depressed? No. Been staying away so far. But it has happened in the past.

36. Did you cry today? Nope.

37. Why did you answer and post this? I am the King of Memes. Anything less would be plain disappointing.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.
I tag eenie, meenie, minie, moe, and meo. When you figure out who you are do it. Don’t ask me cause I don’t know.