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The Fetishist
Re #55: I like the sidebar comment: "Hey, ever wanted to see all of the worst stereotypes about America in one internet video? Take it away, Screaming Fat Guy at a Walmart McDonald's!" Absolutely hideous. That's about when I turn around, look at him and yell, "SECURITY!!!" at the top of my lungs. Oh, wait. No I wouldn't. Because I wouldn't be in a WAL-MART.— October 6, 2009 9:35 p.m.
All Quiet on the Homefront... When Outside My Mind
Good luck, Adam.— October 6, 2009 8:43 p.m.
The Fetishist
"The BD/SM would get me to watch. Without that,it's just a French chick flick....lol." Have you seen it?— October 6, 2009 8:37 p.m.
Johnny Law
"My grades were dropping like lemmings off a cliff." Can't believe you brought this up. Was just looking into it a couple weeks ago. http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.asp "After a year or so of even more confusion over where my life was headed,I decided I would drink my self to death." Harder than you think, ain't it? I understand you 'can' get alcohol poisoning, but it never happened to ME, and I was on a first name basis with Jack for about a year-and-a-half or so in high school as well. Here's a rather heroic attempt at it: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Leaving_Las_Vegas/69… Nicolas Cage won Best Actor for it. As to the rest, yes, being sexually abused in any way at a young age will definitely screw up your sexuality and lead to a lot of confusion. In my own case, my adoptive "mother" was just creepy enough and did just enough to give me a serious case of the heebie-jeebies regarding women. I say all the time that I'm a "gay dude trapped in a straight woman's body," which I think is most accurate. I'm a pretty androgynous character, and a lot of my personality is very "male," if there is such a thing. And, I wonder a bit if the b*tch didn't cheat me out of something by turning me off women entirely. Regarding the whole gay issue -- well, that's a deep one. I lean toward sexual preference being more biological than anything for several reasons, but there also seem to be a lot of gay folks that reveal they were sexually abused, so that always gives me pause. I also don't have the most faith in psychologists, Pete. I think a lot of them are none too sharp, actually. I wish you luck in sorting all of that out. I was mentioning to someone in email the other day this book and video series: http://www.amazon.com/Homecoming-Reclaiming-Champ… http://www.amazon.com/Bradshaw-Homecoming-Part-1-… I used to know that video series so well I could almost recite it. I still think it's the most important series for people that's ever been shown on television. I first saw it in 1990 and it opened my eyes to, well, just EVERYTHING about my childhood, family, etc. I finally understood it all, perfectly. John Bradshaw is the best author/lecturer on this subject, bar none, and I've read a bunch of them. Everybody else just seems to be derivative of his work, and much less complete.— October 6, 2009 8:34 p.m.
The Fetishist
#37-#41: Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya... <swaying back and forth> You 2 were more fun kicking the crap out of each other. :) Regarding the Marquis de Sade, hopefully everybody's seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u--PYnIYewE Rush received a Best Actor nomination for it, and deservedly so.— October 6, 2009 8:05 p.m.
Deep Blue Sea
"So Pike N Adam's field guide for the discerning "Yah Dude" in you! Or, How to Make Friends and Influence Yah Dudes!" "Discovering and Championing Your Inner Yah Dude." :)— October 6, 2009 7:43 p.m.
Deep Blue Sea
Pikey! 1. Have you ever heard of this? http://sandiego.kijiji.com/ 2. "On Collaboration with Adam Over a Dude Book: Are you suggesting that we somehow become the Audobon of Dudes and create a field guide?" http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-North-American-… Yes, I have one. It's hilarious. :)— October 6, 2009 7:39 p.m.
Today's The Day...Turn The Page.
Oops! I just posted on your birthday blog from before. Okay, here's another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMZtrbtqywE&featur… :)— October 5, 2009 8:29 p.m.
A Few Musings Before My Birthday...
Today was the day, wasn't it? Well, I'm not late yet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (again), Robbie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUO4FzYLXOo :)— October 5, 2009 8:20 p.m.
The Fetishist
Heehee. Nan thought Daniels was a dude. A truly bodacious, excellent dude, I'm sure. :)— October 5, 2009 6:22 a.m.