Ash the Mighty

When issued a challenge, I cannot refuse. This is well known, hence why I am so mad at Holly for making me reveal “Six Random Things About Me You Might Not Know.”

1. I am double-jointed in each of my thumbs, though I do not do gross things with them anymore as a) they freak other people out (which is actually usually a bonus); b) it makes my hands hurt sometimes; and c) I’m deathly afraid of the arthritis which already runs in my family and which I have a starter case of (and I don’t know if it contributes but I’m not willing to find out).

2. I went through a phase where I made all my closest friends pick a rock/stone and give it to me, so I’d have something physical to remember them by a la “With Honors.” I stopped however when I couldn’t keep some of the rocks straight and I figured it would be too crass to label them. I still have those stones however.

3. I absolutely CAN/WILLNOT drink most alcoholic beverages including: beer of any sort, whiskey, tequila, bourbon, etc. Ironic however considering I adore “girly drinks” and VODKA.

4. My maternal grandfather killed himself when I was 10 because he was afraid of a very treatable disease. As a result I have a deep and abiding disgust for suicide. Kurt Cobain is/was a fucking loser.

5. I think I have pseudo-OCD. It doesn’t manifest often, but when it does I will clean my entire domicile for hours upon hours and get remarkably upset when someone messes it up. Other times I’m messy, but can never quite cross over into slob-dom.

6. I have never ever seen a live production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that I haven’t loved. Like to the point where I want the actors to come back on stage and do it again.

There you have it. Now is when I “tag” six others. You must share my pain! Bwa ha ha ha ha!

So step right up Katie, Meggan, Leigh, Marie, “lovipug” (LOVE that name!), and Spencer (in his own blog . . . and because I really needed a guy in this list)

~A.

I hate it when I can’t get to sleep. Especially when the weekend is coming up and I am sans book. Weekend = need to not watch every episode/movie that I own in preparation for later boredom, and of course lack of book means nothing to read. I used to blog A LOT in such situations, but I have recently been quashing that instinct as I’m told I can get . . . long winded.So now I will give a small update of things I find cool/of interest.

1) Yesterday was one of my best friends’ birthday (well, two days ago now). This being Carrie Bowman. She turned one quarter of a century, and was feeling very down about it. Should you know her and should you encounter her at any point, please feel free to make fun of her as much as you’d like. Tell her I said it was OK. Also, smack her ass. She likes that! (not really. You do so VERY much at your own risk. Seriously. She’s crazy . . . )

2) Today (yesterday really) was Thanksgiving. I’m not a huge fan of most currently-celebrated holidays, but I make an exception for this one because I get to eat a lot and see my family. This makes me happy as it is basically accepted among my family that there will be at least ONE drunk person at every party, and lately I’ve been calling first dibs. Being drunk and carrying on a conversation with not one but TWO 80+ year old grandmothers, generally about how my dating life is going, is GOOD TIMES.

3) Working on holidays really really sucks. But the pay is really really good, so I’m thinking that I will continue such acts. Especially when the scheduling permits me to still partake in the types of fun I truly enjoy (see number 2).

4) Both The Prestige and Casino Royale rock my socks. The Prestige was great because it was full of twists, had a great story line, and you can’t beat the David Bowie as Nikola Tesla. Casino Royale was great because it simply was. I wasn’t expecting much but was still blown away. By the way, Eva Green has now taken a place among my growing collection of future wives. She was fantastic as the Queen in The Kingdom of Heaven and she was similarly great as Vesper Lind here. I guess it’s the so-dark-they’re-almost-black blue eyes . . . just like Sienna Miller’s. Ahhhh. Sienna. Why must you be so crazy?

5) Over the past several months I’ve been saving a portion of every paycheck in hopes of gaining myself a PS3 when they hit the stores. I realized a few weeks ago however that this just wasn’t going to happen, so bit the bullet and bought Microsoft’s offering, the XBox360. I’ve been digging it quite a lot, especially GUN (3rd person old-west style shooter) and Gears of War (futuristic 3rd person shooter). They make me happy. Similarly I’ve been greatly enjoying previous seasons of “How I Met Your Mother” and “Boston Legal.” Of course it goes without saying that since Neil Patrick Harris has now come out of the closet, How I Met Your Mother will almost certainly die a painful death, but what can you really do?

And now I am feeling sleepy so shall shut the hell up and let you all get back to your previously scheduled day.

You’re welcome.

~Ash.

Two things: Happy birthday to my dear sweet sister, Snotface, who turns a quarter century today.And two: GO VOTE! I may hate and despise all these stupid campaign adverts, but they’re the small inconvenience that comes with being able to help decide the course of our community/state/nation. So get out there and make your voice heard!

That is all. Go about your day.

~Ash.