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November 23, 2006

What are you thankful for?

This year, I am thankful for:

• The 110 and 105 freeways
  
• My dad, for just being there, being available, and his amazingly good looks
  
• Tuxedos
  
• The troops overseas - Bless their hearts they have a good Thanksgiving away from home this year and may they come home safe.
  
• Carpool lanes
  
• My parents, for all the love that they’ve given me, whether or not I’ve been receptive to the way they show it or not
  
• Middle-of-the-night matzo ball soup at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles
  
• Disneyland Annual Passes
  
• John vR, for making me vomit and kickstarting my screenplay writing
  
• The ridiculously low rent that I’m paying
  
• Robert, ever faithful coffee break cohort, lunch buddy, and wingman
  
• Karl, for always looking at the bright side of life
  
• Red Bull
  
• Gmail - How I managed to live without access to email from anywhere, I don’t know.
  
• USB memory sticks
  
• Cellphones
  
• EVDO and EDGE - Internet anywhere, anytime
  
• YouTube, for all those television moments that are worth seeing, but not worth $65/month
  
• Blogging
  
• Working in a building built on rollers... in the event of an earthquake
  
• My parents, for coming to LA to visit
  
• Three Weddings: Ally & Kevin, Michelle & AJ, Gloria & Drew
  
• Canon cameras
  
• Being salaried and being paid for overtime
  
• Brazilian grill... churrascaria rocks!
  
• Who am I kidding? Brazilian anything!
  
• Sushi in a major seaport
  
• Amazing Jewish Women
  
• Pork
  
• Not mixing Jewish women and pork
  
• Rolanda, for the styles
  
• Ken, for all the cool gear that my Rogue just can't wear... yet
  
• Introduction Leaders
  
• ILP Head Coaches: Victor, Natalie, Alejandro, Reid, April, Erin, Charles, and Federico
  
• My mom, for saying exactly the right thing exactly when it needs to be said
  
• ILP Coaches: Rebecca, Danielle, Kris... oh hell, there is too much, I'm not even going to sum up
  
• ILP Participants
  
• The ILP itself, its leaders, and everything else about it
  
• Wireless Internet access
  
• Blackberry Pearl
  
• Pearl Art Supplies
  
• Pearl necklaces
  
• Blog comment spammers, for taking up so much of my day
  
• Rare mornings to sleep in
  
• El Puerto Escondido
  
• Britney Spears, for dumping K-Fed
  
• Anna Maria and Marvin, for their friendship and their dreams for me
  
• Donald Rumsfeld, for knowing when to fold 'em
  
• World of Warcraft
  
• Talking about people in their presence in third person
  
• Frank, for always taking care of Ella for me
  
• Teresa, for putting me up for a weekend and surprising me with midnight mahjongg
  
• Saliva
  
• Artie, for the fabulous brunch at the Cliff House
  
• Jagran, for filming the 8xMeat and posting it online
  
• Ally, for her friendship and comments about the photos I took at her wedding
  
• Michelle, for writing dates and swing dancing
  
• Jared, for that ridiculous WWE style picture
  
• Mirror Work
  
• More Cowbell
  
• My car, Ella, who is big (but not that big), black and luxurious
  
• Dave Shoe, for pulling me to accomplish what it is I want when I'm resisting wisdom of it
  
• 15 Minutes every morning with the Superfriends: Mel, Azmir, Sarah, and Vatecia
  
• Darrick, on it and off it
  
• Coral, for standing for me and for being a wonderful host for Christmas
  
• Heirloom tomatoes
  
• The Santa Monica farmer's market
  
• Henry, for going to the farmer's market
  
• Henry, again, for being an amazing friend and roommate
  
• Charles, for the rides
  
• Anna Nicole Smith, for losing weight
  
• Golden Bird, for the Fried Chicken and Transformation
  
• The funniest coworkers you could hope for
  
• The Key Lime Conspiracy
  
• ... and Jerah, for listening past the crap that comes out of my mouth and loving me anyway

• Singing
  
• Marty Merrill
  
• Singing at Marty Merrill's memorial service
  
• Charles, for the Pantry brunch and the Sebring with the top down
  
• Gary, for the back-breaking work
  
• Namu, for arriving into this world
  
• My mom's Landmark Forum
  
• Monique, for not giving up when I was playing games with her
  
• The Wisdom Course and the Los Angeles City Team
  
• San Diego and San Francisco City Teams for the Weekends I did out of town

Posted by KinCross at 11:18 AM | Comments (1)

November 17, 2006

Maybe I should just put these in a separate area...

Posted by KinCross at 7:54 PM | Comments (0)

November 15, 2006

Quiz Culture

MySpace... promotes silly quiz taking...

My score on The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test:

Pure Nerd
(60 % Nerd, 43% Geek, 26% Dork)

For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.

The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendencies associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.

Congratulations

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test
(OkCupid Free Online Dating)

My score on The Lover Style Profile Test:

The Exotic Lover
(50% partner focus, 38% aggressiveness, 55% adventurousness)

Based on the results of this test, it is highly likely that:

You prefer your romance and love to wild and daring rather than typical or boring, you would rather be pursued than do the pursuing and, when it comes to physical love, you concentrate more on enjoying the experience rather than worrying about your performance.

This places you in the Lover Style of: The Exotic Lover.

The Exotic Lover is a wonderful Lover Style, and conjures images of the exotic, romantic hero out of a romance novel, or perhaps a slightly dangerous and deadly sexy femme fatale from a noir mystery. The Exotic Lover loves pleasure and is a treasure to date, though it can be difficult to do so because they sometimes tend to be mysterious and reluctant to commit.

In terms of physical love, the Exotic Lover can be quite surprising, as they are often more exciting and adventurous than predicted. Given a little freedom, and the right lover, the Exotic Lover can be a delight in bed.

Best Compatibility can probably be found with: The Liberated Lover (most of all) or the Devoted Lover, or the Romantic Lover.

Congratulations!

Link: The Lover Style Profile Test
(OkCupid Free Online Dating)

My score on The 4-Variable Buffy Personality Test:

Cordelia Chase
(45% amorality, 72% passion, 36% spirituality, 36% selflessness)

Cordy is one of those characters who's sometimes misunderstood. True, you have a healthy self-interest, and an interest in the finer things in life, but that doesn't mean that you don't have a heart of gold and a bit of passion in your soul.

In later years, Cordelia proved just how loving and good a woman she was, and (whether man or woman), I suspect you're kind of like her.

Congratulations!

Link: The 4-Variable Buffy Personality Test
(OkCupid Free Online Dating)

Posted by KinCross at 2:05 PM | Comments (0)

November 8, 2006

I'm a Pepper, You're a Pepper

In case you were wondering, yes, I am a Dr Pepper.

You Are Dr. Pepper

You're very unique and funky, yet you still have a bit of traditionalism to you. People who like you think they have great taste... and they usually do. Your best soda match: Root Beer Stay away from: 7 Up

Posted by KinCross at 12:57 AM | Comments (0)