mrblonde97's Journal

Week/Weekend Notes: Game
1. Wed-Game night. We won and I got a sweet goal despite suffering from a bit of food poisoning before hand. That night I drive home and see there's 2 cars to the side of the freeway and it's 2 gals. Now I usually don't do this, but since it was 2 gals and it being a bit past 1 am I figured if they need a hand I see if I could help. When I got closer I could see the Mercedes was crushed by a truck and somehow another car got involved so I stayed with the gals til the cops got there.

2. Thurs-I took my mom to an early doctor's appointment and took the rest of the day off which I basically used to sleep. I hit the gym and when I get home there's a message from the ice rink that they gave me the wrong ID. To get the locker room key, somebody and it always seems to be El Capitan, has to give the attendant their ID for the key and apparently, I was so out of it I didn't glance at it when they gave it to me. I checked the one they gave me in my wallet and it was a bald, short Irish guy which is funny considering I have a full head of hair and about a foot taller and I really don't look Irish. So I ended up making another 40 min trek out to the rink.

3. Fri-Got a haircut after work at the old fashion barber shop near work. Now at one point this gal put hot shaving cream on my sideburns, but I didn't expect it and I jumped up off the chair as if she'd stuck her pinky in my winker. Later that night, I went to see Misty's new play. She's playing Ophelia in her production company's version of Hamlet and was fantastic. Seriously, this is the reason I couldn't date a great actress. I'd believe any she said or be paranoid that she was lying to me. we chit chatted for a bit afterwards.

4. Sat-Cycling class. Hung out w/Tra-gal for a bit. Headed over to Mr. & Mrs. Drunkenmaster's place for a fundraiser for AIDS Project L.A. I won one part of the raffle: a margarita set. Lots of drinking and eating that day. Mrs.Drunkenmaster's sister was auctioning off anything to raise money, I jokingly asked for their younger sister's number at college which she immediately priced at 30 bucks and no I didn't. cheeky monkeys.

5. Sun-recovered. watched the Yankees sweep the A's. Dodgers beat the D'bags. painted. Oh, FYI-do not put pyrex baking dishes in the broiler. They explode. Don't ask me how I found out.

Current Music: The Police-Bombs Away

Weekend Notes
1. Wed-hockey. Big "L". No points. Found out my A/C unit needs repair and it's only been in the high 90's all week. Needless to say, not a big fan of this day.

2. Fri-went to the gym to lift weights and crashed out for an hour or two. I did pick up a book Dashiell Hammet's "The Maltese Falcon" so Stop The Press!: I've been reading of late.

3. Sat-cycling class. Went to the Oyster House to celebrate Mrs. Drunkenmaster's b-day. Her husband was working so I met up with her, her sisters, and some of her girlfriends.

4. Sun-so tired & it was hot. Intended to paint, but just couldn't get going. cleaned a bit, took a nap, read inbetween watching the Dodgers beat the Marlins and took mom out for sushi dinner later. Watched "House On Haunted Hill" again.

5. Mon-gym, ice cream w/the Unicorn and the young KB. I hit the In-n-Out for dinner (not the one on Camrose) and watched the newest addition to my dvd collection "Nosferatu".

Current Music: The Beach Boys-Catch A Wave

Answers To Trivia Challenge #23: Hoss's Favorite
1. Jaws-One of Hoss's favorite movies involves the boat named The Orca.

2. They Might Be Giants-One of Hoss's favorite bands have the following songs "Birdhouse In Your Soul", "James K. Polk", and "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)".

3. Frank Sinatra-One of Hoss's favorite singers was known as "O'l Blue Eyes" and "The Chairman Of The Board".

4. Obi Wan Kenobi-One of Hoss's favorite movie characters states (with a small wave of his hand) "These aren't the droids you're looking for".

5. Indiana Jones-One of Hoss's favorite movie characters has his own ride at Disneyland where visitors are placed in a story set in 1936 and board a jeep inside a Indian Temple in search of a mysterious Jewel of Power.

6. Bonanza-Hoss shares his nickname from Dan Blocker's character Eric "Hoss" Cartwright on this western show co-starring Lorne Greene and Michael Landon.

7. Chicago Cubs-Some of the notable players of Hoss's favorite baseball team: Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, and Mark Grace.

8. The Derby-Hoss met his wife, Moxie gal, at this iconic Los Angeles establishment while swing dancing. Hint: you can see it at the end of "Swingers" and it's associated with a resturant famous for inventing the Cobb Salad. Hint 2: Stymie(Little Rascals), Curly(3 Stooges), The Riddler, & Charlie Chaplin have worn one.

9. Earvin "Magic" Johnson-Hoss is a Spartan and this fellow Michigan State grad got the better of Indiana State's Larry Bird in the 1979 finals and as a Laker he beat Bird's Celtics in 1985 & 1987.

Bonus: Wrigley Field-In one of Hoss's favorite movies, The Blues Brothers, the address "1060 West Addison" is what Chicago landmark.

Winner-Mrs. Drunkenmaster

Current Music: Elvis Presley-Such A Night

Funny Shots: Laughs For The Week
1. I was reminded I haven't done the Joke of the week so, this one is from Bjork:

A College class was told they had to write a short story in as few words as possible. The instructions were:
The short story had to contain the following three things:
1. Religion
2. Sexuality
3. Mystery

Below is the only A+ short story in the entire class.

"Good God, I'm Pregnant: I wonder who did it".

2. Since it was just the 4th of July, it's time for a hilarious Muppet video.
Youtube Stars & Stripes FOREVER! [2:03]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDA9NbPAK8o

Current Music: Green Day-Welcome To Paradise

Trivia Challenge #23: Hoss's Favorites
Sunday was Hoss's b-day and since his sister decided to hold her 4th of July party again on his birthday, I decided to do a quiz dedicated to "one guy who hasn't seen anything good today". kidding.

1. One of Hoss's favorite movies involves the boat named The Orca.

2. One of Hoss's favorite bands have the following songs "Birdhouse In Your Soul", "James K. Polk", and "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)".

3. One of Hoss's favorite singers was known as "O'l Blue Eyes" and "The Chairman Of The Board".

4. One of Hoss's favorite movie characters states (with a small wave of his hand) "These aren't the droids you're looking for".

5. One of Hoss's favorite movie characters has his own ride at Disneyland where visitors are placed in a story set in 1936 and board a jeep inside a Indian Temple in search of a mysterious Jewel of Power.

6. Hoss shares his nickname from Dan Blocker's character Eric "Hoss" Cartwright on this western show co-starring Lorne Greene and Michael Landon.

7. Some of the notable players of Hoss's favorite baseball team: Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, and Mark Grace.

8. Hoss met his wife, Moxie gal, at this iconic Los Angeles establishment while swing dancing. Hint: you can see it at the end of "Swingers" and it's associated with a resturant famous for inventing the Cobb Salad. Hint 2: Stymie(Little Rascals), Curly(3 Stooges), The Riddler, & Charlie Chaplin have worn one.

9. Hoss is a Spartan and this fellow Michigan State grad got the better of Indiana State's Larry Bird in the 1979 finals and as a Laker he beat Bird's Celtics in 1985 & 1987.

Bonus: In one of Hoss's favorite movies, The Blues Brothers, the address "1060 West Addison" is what Chicago landmark.

Current Music: The Blues Brothers-Sweet Home Chicago

Answers To Trivia Challenge #22: Futurama
Sistersketcher's b-day quiz

1. Hermes Conrad-This character relaxes the typical Jamaican way, with a warm glass of milk and a good night's sleep.

2. Turanga Leela-This character was on the New New York Mets.

3. They die-What happens after the mating frenzy of the Decapods (Dr. Zoidberg's species)?

4. Amy Wong-This character is ethnically Chinese, but is actually from Mars.

5. Lucy Liu-Which movie star did Fry download to date?

6. Atlanta-In the future, what major US city has sunken to the bottom of the ocean?

7. Bender Bending Rodriquez-This character was born in Mexico (hecho en Mexico).

8. Spice Weasel-What is Elzar's favorite item to use in his cooking?

9. DEATH BY SNU SNU!-What is the punishment given to Fry, Zapp Brannigan, and Kif by the Amazonian Femputer after making fun of women's basketball?

Bonus: The Dave Matthews Band-According to the Nibblonian's which band doesn't rock?

LJ Winner-Sistersketcher (9-9 & The Bonus!)
Non LJ Winner-Hoss (9-9 & should have a bonus for a Hypno toad reference)

I dedicate this portion to the funniest Zapp Brannigan quotes:
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised
She's a beatifull ship alright. Shapely, seductive. I'm gonna fly her brains out!
I'm the man with no name... Zapp Brannigan, at your service

Current Music: William Shatner-Rocket Man

Weekend
1. Wed-Game night. Winner, Winner, chicken dinner. 6-5 in OT. We've climbed out of the cellar and are in the thick of the playoff hunt and I got myself 7 pts on the year.

2. Thurs-took the day off.

3. Fri-4th of July. Spent the morning watching AMC's presentation of all of the "Jaws" movies...far out. "Tree" had her annual bbq at her mom's place and when they needed a guy on the grill, I stepped up even though I had no idea how to get the damn gas grill going (I'm old school and do charcoal only). So after I was informed the ignition switch was busted I drop a match in which resulted in a pretty decent fireball which resulted in the few whisps of hair I had on my lower arm to get vaporized--nice. The first pooches weren't pretty, but they were cooked and after a while I got the hang of them and I was being fed jello shots inbetween my beer so I was getting all bold. Next somebody came in with Turkey burgers and honestly, I don't know how you can tell when they're cooked compared to a burger (rare, med, well) and considering I haven't heard of anybody getting food poisoning, I'd say mission accomplished with the turkey and beef burgers. Watched the fireworks from the CBS Studios display and had plenty of dessert before rolling on home at 1 am.

4. Sat-somehow made it to cycling class. did a few errands before the heat came on and after that I basically went into my weekend mode of watching Dodgers-Giants, Yankees-Red Sox, and Cubs-Cards games. Painted a bit that night.

5. Sun-cleaned, watched more baseball, called Hoss to wish him a happy b-day, painted a bit more, and officially was sick of all the car commercials for the 4th of july holiday I'm talking to you GM and whoever is playing Marc Anthony's shitty tune. In shitty local news, it's blazing hot outside and my A/C is out of freon preventing it from actually cooling the house down which is a bummer.

Current Music: Chicago-Saturday in the Park

Trivia Challenge #22: Cartoons: Futurama
This quiz was made in honor of Sistersketcher's b-day and a late post. Hoss, you've got one this week:

1. This character relaxes the typical Jamaican way, with a warm glass of milk and a good night's sleep.

2. This character was on the New New York Mets.

3. What happens after the mating frenzy of the Decapods (Dr. Zoidberg's species)?

4. This character is ethnically Chinese, but is actually from Mars.

5. Which movie star did Fry download to date?

6. In the future, what major US city has sunken to the bottom of the ocean?

7. This character was born in Mexico (hecho en Mexico).

8. What is Elzar's favorite item to use in his cooking?

9. What is the punishment given to Fry, Zapp Brannigan, and Kif by the Amazonian Femputer after making fun of women's basketball?

Bonus: According to the Nibblonian's which band doesn't rock?

Current Music: Timbuk 3-The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Quote Of The Week
1. I know a lot of people are having a less than ideal week so this quote is a good one to pass around:

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Groucho Marx

Of course he also left this gem as well:

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early

Current Music: John Lennon-Nobody Told Me

Weekend Notes
1. Wed-got the riot act read to me with plenty of dirt tossed in my face by my manager. Later that night, I threw all my aggressiveness into the hockey game resulting in a "W" and me with a goal, an assist, and a minor scuffle(no penalty) which would've gotten me the Gordie Howe hat trick.

2. Fri-met up w/Redondo and Finch. Talked mostly to Misty. Finch asked if anything was going on between us which I stated no...which is kinda of a bummer. Penny was behind the bar and I walked slightly over my line and was dropped off at home just b/c there's no need to risk it.

3. Sat-Cycling class. Grabbed lunch and hung out with Tra-gal afterwards. Watched the Dodgers beat the Angels without getting a hit while I worked on a painting.

4. Sun-Watched the Yankees-Mets game. Chose and sketched out my next painting, The Eastern Columbia building, with the Dodger game in the background. Waited for it to cool down to start painting it, #11, with Wedding Crashers, then White Castle, and then Fugitive on in the background. So with one break to watch Venture Brothers. 5 solid hours. not bad.

Current Music: The Beatles-Things We Said Today

Answers to Trivia Challenge #21: Tv Daughters.
1. Punky Brewster (Punky Brewster)-Soleil Moon Frye

2. Family Ties (Mallory Keaton)-Justine Bateman

3. Who's The Boss (Samantha Micelli)-Alyssa Milano

4. Sabrina The Teenage Witch (Sabrina Spellman)-Melissa Joan Hart

5. Charles In Charge (Jaime Powell)-Nicole Eggert

6. The Brady Bunch (Marcia Brady)-Maureen McCormick

7. Married With Children (Kelly Bundy)-Christina Applegate

8. Full House (Donna Joe "D.J." Tanner)-Candace Cameron

9. 24 (Kim Bauer) Elisha Cuthbert

Bonus: The Munsters (Marilyn Munster)-Pat Priest

LJ Winner-Stefaniesays (9-9!)
Non LJ Winner-Hoss

I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot....

Current Music: Eve's Plumb-Jesus Love's You (Not As Much As I Do)

Trivia Challenge #20: Tv Daughters
Name the show associated with the tv daughter and if you can name names--go for it.

1. Soleil Moon Frye

2. Justine Bateman

3. Alyssa Milano

4. Melissa Joan Hart

5. Nicole Eggert

6. Maureen McCormick

7. Christina Applegate

8. Candace Cameron

9. Elisha Cuthbert

Bonus: Pat Priest

Current Music: Elvis Presley-Little Sister

George Carlin 1937-2008
Well folks, it's been one of those days where I'm getting kicked in the pills and I'm a day behind so I'll do my tribute to the late, great George Carlin and some of his "brain droppings":

1. Elections and politicians are in place in order to give Americans the ILLUSION that they have freedom of choice. You don't really have choice in this country.

2. Why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place?

3. So I say live and let live. That's my motto: Live and let live. Anyone who can't go along with that, take 'em outside and shoot the motherfucker. It's a simple philosophy, but it's always worked in our family.

4. Have you ever noticed, when you're driving, that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a *maniac*?

5. Here's another pack of jackoffs who ought to be strangled in front of their children. People who pay for inexpensive items with a credit card. You know? Folks, take my word for this, Raisinetts is NOT a major purchase. Get some fucking cash together. No one should be paying the bank eighteen percent interest on Tic-Tacs. And you're holding up the fucking line, too. Some dorky looking prick with a fanny pack waiting to be approved for a bag of Cheese Doodles. I need this like I need an infected scrotum. Get some fucking money. Next guy in front of me that pays for Newsweek with a credit card is getting stabbed in the eyes!

6. And for those of you who "need a little space," please... GO THE FUCK OUTSIDE!

7. You see now they're thinking about banning toy guns, and they're going to keep the fucking real ones!

8. I don't have pet peeves; I have major psychotic fucking hatreds, okay. And it makes the world a lot easier to sort out.

9. Angels, shit. What about goblins? Doesn't anybody believe in goblins? We never hear from them, except on halloween, and it's always negative shit too, you know. And zombies! Where the fuck are all the zombies? That's the trouble with zombies, they're unreliable. I think if you're going to buy the angels shit, you might go for the zombie package as well.

Bonus: The 7 Dirty Words- "Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. That was all I could think of in one sitting".

Current Music: Metallica-Hero Of The Day

Answers To Trivia Challenge #19: Stan Winston Movies
1. Terminator-There is only one time that Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarzenegger are in the same frame together. It is when Biehn blasts Schwarzenegger the second time at Tech Noir. When they finally meet in the factory, it is not Schwarzenegger, just a metallic puppet.

2. Aliens-To bring the "queen" to life would take anything between 14 and 16 operators. H.R. Giger didn't design her.

3. Edward Scissorhands-The idea for the movie was inspired by a drawing Tim Burton had done when he was a teenager. Johnny Depp collapsed from heat exhaustion due to the extreme temperatures and the leather costume while filming.

4. Predator-The original "Hunter" model was a large creature with a long neck, a head shaped like a dog and one big eye in the middle. It was only when Stan Winston moved in that the complete design of the now "creature" changed, along with the title. The mandibles of the creature was an idea James Cameron gave to director John McTiernan.

5. Terminator 2: Judgement Day-Special F/X guru Stan Winston and his crew studied hours of nuclear test footage in order to make Sarah Connor's "nuclear nightmare" scene as real as possible in the sequel. In late 1991, members of several U.S. federal nuclear testing labs unofficially declared it "the most accurate depiction of a nuclear blast ever created for a fictional motion picture.

6. Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines-Stan Winston and his team constructed flawless, life-size, fully-operational robotic replicas of Arnold Schwarzenegger and co-star Kristanna Loken because certain sequences involving fire and explosions were too dangerous for them to perform.

7. Batman Returns-In this big blockbluster sequel, Danny Devito spent two hours a day in make up and was forbidden to describe his make up to anybody including his family.

8. Jurassic Park-The full-sized animatron of the tyrannosaurus rex weighed about 13,000 to 15,000 pounds. During the shooting of the initial T-rex attack scene that took place in a downpour and was shot on a soundstage, the latex that covered the T-rex puppet absorbed great amounts of water, making it much heavier and harder to control. Technicians worked throughout the night with blow driers trying to dry the latex out.

9. Iron Man-When Robert Downey Jr. was carrying out motion-capture work on the film, he would sometimes wear the helmet, sleeves and chest of the title character's armor over the motion-capture suit to realistically portray movements.

LJ Winner-Sistersketcher
Non LJ Winner-Hoss

Current Music: Butthole Surfers-They Came In

Weekend Notes
1. Fri-It was 107 in my hood and when I got home from the gym it was not fun to see the power out. So off for a sushi dinner I went and took a stroll in the cool Ikea. After a McD's hot fudge sundae I figured the power would be on and I was wrong. All the windows get thrown open and a couple of candles are lit while I watch "The Big Lebowski" on my ipod--still the greatest invention ever.

2. Sat-cycling class. It was Tra-gal's b-day and The Unicorn brought tea cakes...ah, breakfast. The rest of the day, I watched the Dodgers and enjoyed the AC since it was 107 again. Popped in "Batman Returns" b/c watching a cold movie helps to keep your mind of the heat. I had asked the red headed gal from class if she wanted to meet up for drinks at the OH later, but I never heard back from her (Brad Pitt rule goes into effect here) and decided to have a cocktail or 3 solo. I chit chat with Misty and around 10 I got a call from Fincher and she ended up having drinks with me.

3. Sun-pretty much watched baseball all day. Dodgers vs the Indians again and then the Cubs complete the sweep vs the White Sox. Ah the dog days of summer have come. It's too hot to do anything and I get lazy. Lazier than usual...possibly making me the laziest man in Los Angeles which would place me high in the running of laziest man world wide. I watched "Psycho" and then "Venture Bros".

4. Mon-usually not much happens, but today The Unicorn walks in with The Young K.B. and had a pie for me. Seriously, this gal is an angel who walks amongst mortals.

Current Music: Temple Of The Dog-Say Hello 2 Heaven

Trivia Challenge #19: Movies: Stan Winston Movies
Sorry this is late, but had a bunch of things to take care of and I wanted to do something special for the late f/x great, Stan Winston. Each section contains trivia from imdb about a movie that Stan Winston did his magic on. Name the movie.

1. There is only one time that Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarzenegger are in the same frame together. It is when Biehn blasts Schwarzenegger the second time at Tech Noir. When they finally meet in the factory, it is not Schwarzenegger, just a metallic puppet.

2. To bring the "queen" to life would take anything between 14 and 16 operators. H.R. Giger didn't design her.

3. The idea for the movie was inspired by a drawing Tim Burton had done when he was a teenager. Johnny Depp collapsed from heat exhaustion due to the extreme temperatures and the leather costume while filming.

4. The original "Hunter" model was a large creature with a long neck, a head shaped like a dog and one big eye in the middle. It was only when Stan Winston moved in that the complete design of the now "creature" changed, along with the title. The mandibles of the creature was an idea James Cameron gave to director John McTiernan.

5. Special F/X guru Stan Winston and his crew studied hours of nuclear test footage in order to make Sarah Connor's "nuclear nightmare" scene as real as possible in the sequel. In late 1991, members of several U.S. federal nuclear testing labs unofficially declared it "the most accurate depiction of a nuclear blast ever created for a fictional motion picture.

6. Stan Winston and his team constructed flawless, life-size, fully-operational robotic replicas of Arnold Schwarzenegger and co-star Kristanna Loken because certain sequences involving fire and explosions were too dangerous for them to perform.

7. In this big blockbluster sequel, Danny Devito spent two hours a day in make up and was forbidden to describe his make up to anybody including his family.

8.The full-sized animatron of the tyrannosaurus rex weighed about 13,000 to 15,000 pounds. During the shooting of the initial T-rex attack scene that took place in a downpour and was shot on a soundstage, the latex that covered the T-rex puppet absorbed great amounts of water, making it much heavier and harder to control. Technicians worked throughout the night with blow driers trying to dry the latex out.

9. When Robert Downey Jr. was carrying out motion-capture work on the film, he would sometimes wear the helmet, sleeves and chest of the title character's armor over the motion-capture suit to realistically portray movements.

Current Music: Social Distortion-Mommy's Little Monster

Los Angeles's Best#3: Laker Playoff Moments
I still have the Lakers on my brain and we've been discussing top sports moments in Los Angeles and I decided to highlight the Laker Playoff ones. Not to worry, tomorrow's quiz will be something completely different so humor me today.

1. 1970: Lakers guard Jerry West, "Mr. Clutch," sends Game 3 of the NBA Finals into overtime with an impossible 63-foot shot from the backcourt at the buzzer.

2. 1972 Lakers complete a brilliant season, which included a record 33-game winning streak, with a 4-1 triumph in the NBA Finals over the New York Knicks for their first NBA title in Los Angeles.

3. 1980: Lakers All-Star rookie guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson subs for injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at center and scores 42 points to lead L.A. to 4-2 NBA finals win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

4. 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 29 points, James Worthy, 28 and Magic Johnson piles up a triple-double to lead the Lakers to a 111-100 win to wrap up their third NBA title of the 1980s, this time over the Boston Celtics, at the Boston Garden

5. 1988: The Lakers make good on Coach Pat Riley's prediction of back-to-back NBA championships with a 108-105 win over Detroit in the seventh game of the NBA finals.

6. 2000 Lakers rally from 15 points behind in 4th quarter to defeat Portland in Game 7 of Western Conference Finals. NBA Championship victory #1 under Phil Jackson.

7. 2001: Laker Playoff record (15-1). 2nd straight Championship.

8. 2002: Robert Horry's 3 pointer beats the Kings and they go on to win 3rd straight NBA Championship.

9. 2004: Derek Fisher's shot with 0.4 on clock. They beat the Spurs and go to the finals for the 4 time in 5 years.

Bonus: (Blank)
Come on Kobe, Derek, Pau, and Lamar. This space is empty for you guys to fill in.

Current Music: Randy Newman-I Love L.A.

Weekend Notes
1.Fri- I was burnt out and I decided to watch "The Goonies" dvd I picked up at Target. Seriously, I don't know how I went so long without having this flick in my library. Hilarious and so much better than watching it on tv.

2. Sat-cycling class, errands, went to my Philly Cheesesteak place in my neighborhood (these are epic sandwiches), and watched the Dodgers get beat by the Tigers. I went with my mom, sis, and brother in law to my mom's surprise b-day party. On the drive over, I learn that my brother-in-law is rooting for the Lakers to lose to the Celtics and basically unleashes hell from me. The party-My mom was surprised at the party and who wouldn't be...since her birthday is in FEBRUARY. I think there was a big wedding around that time and they decided to have the party later and of course 5 months later rather than a week or two makes sense. My night consisted of people asking when I was going to get married which led me to keep drinking scotch to deal each person which led to my answers which became progressively sarcastic. How so you ask? well, I'll give you the run down:
Q: So when are you getting married?
A (1 drink)-Well, I haven't found the right gal.
A (2 drinks)-I don't feel like getting married at this moment.
A (3 drinks)-Monday. when it's finally legal in California for me and my partner.
A (4+ drinks)-As soon as she gets back from her senior trip. She wanted to get her high school diploma first before planning a wedding.

I closed out my night watching "Die Hard" on Tv.

3. Sun-Cleaned a bit, started on a new painting, watched the Lakers beat the Celtics. I think I'm going start watching the games with the mute button so I can avoid the Boston love fest of the analysts--Chick, I miss u. I kept working on the painting with "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly" on in the background and before I knew it, the time was 12:30. So if I take away my time eating dinner and watching the game, I had worked on this picture of the Angels Flight for about 10 hrs.

Current Music: Frank Sinatra-Love And Marriage

Night Notes
1. Mon-Watched "House On Haunted Hill" no, not the remake. it's the original with Vincent Price. It was pretty good.

2. Tues-watched the Lakers beat the Celtics. Went to the Oyster House with Spank.

3. Wed-Game night. We are officially in last place with another 1 goal loss. One of our players got suspended for last week's fight and after this week's fight, I'll probably lose another. fan-fucking-tastic. I did get a goal. Going across the front and flipped a back hander in.

4. Thurs-unfortunately, I watched the Lakers game. I know the odds are stacked against my boys, but I'll keep hope alive for sunday. Sure nobody's come back from 3-1 in the NBA Finals, but why not now? and shit, wasn't it another douchebag Boston team that did it from 3-0 against the Yankees which they continually wave in my face. Seriously folks, with the Patriots cheating their way to the Super Bowl, Boston College, and the Red Sox winning World Series games, we really need the Lakers to come back b/c just when you think Boston fans couldn't be more obnoxious, it'll be turned up to 11. I've dealt with Spurs fans, Ohio State fans, Giant fans, Detroit fans and they don''t do half the chest thumping that Boston fans do. Case in point: I almost murdered the lady in accounting for rubbing my face in the dirt this morning before I even had a sip of coffee and honestly, I could've easily laid into her, but since I'm at work and have to play by the rules I buttoned my lip. You ever hear of those people that decide it'd be real fun to drop into the polar bear or tiger enclosures at the zoo? it's coming that close.

Current Music: Van Halen-I'll Wait

Answers To Trivia Challenge #18: Hidden Laker Names
I've put the answers in with the reference in parenthesises:

1. Adam (Jerry) West-He played Batman/Bruce Wayne on tv in the 60's, but is also well known for his role as the Mayor on "Family Guy".

2. Love Shack (Shaquille O'Neal)-The B-52's single on the 1989 album "Cosmic Thing" was the band's biggest hit.

3. (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Jabber Jaws-Hanna-Barbera's shark character inspired from Jaws and the drummer for "The Neptunes".

4. We're Not (James) Worthy-Catch phrase used by Wayne and Garth on Wayne's World when bowing to such musicians as Aerosmith and Alice Cooper.

5. (Byron) Scott Evil-Dr. Evil's son's name.

6. (Elgin) Baylor-This University is located in Waco, Texas. Colors: Green and Gold. Nickname: Bears.

7. Wilt (Chamberlain)-If you leave flowers out in the hot sun, they're more than likely to do this.

8. Kobe (Bryant) Beef-Beef from this Japanese region uses a special breed of cattle whose diet includes sake and beer.

9. Magic (Johnson)-The Cars and Olivia Newton John sang about it. Harry Houdini and Penn & Teller are famous for doing it.

Bonus: (Phil) Jackson-Johnny Cash And June Carter Cash song "We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout...."

LJ Winner-Kelley
Non LJ Winner-Mrs. Drunkenmaster

Well, I'm pretty much licking my wounds today. At a point, I really wished we could've gotten somebody to pull down the jerseys from the rafters to help put up a "W". Except for Wilt, the man is dead so cross him off the list, but I'm sure he could nail a shot in the 4th.

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