my time on terra firma

Val says--Happy New Year!!! She works @ this swanky, high-brow place in Georgetown: www.clydes.com/ She was cool enough to pose for my camera phone. Unfortunately, it's a camera phone; it does enough to capture an "image" as you can see, but does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to convey her bright eyes, warm smile...and dimples... I'm so sorry Val. Trust me internet, she's beautiful. http://www.bantheban.org/

how do i spell relief? g-u-i-n-n-e-s-s! http://www.guinness.com/

Just started yet another blog! That's it, three's my limit!!! There oughta be a law! Seriously, I think I'm just gonna copy the entries here onto myspace and not worry about it. In the same vein, how self absorbed can I be??? twofer! blog.myspace.com/film_freak22306 http://360.yahoo.com/film_freak22306

Merry Christmas!!! http://www.nazareth.muni.il/home.html

Well, I'm spent! I've done all of my shopping and wrapped all of my gifts. It's a only a matter of time before I hear the pitter-patter of eight tiny reindeer! My only regret is that I have no eggnog to go w/my bourbon. All that's left is the calling of relatives and the viewing of "It's a Wonderful Life" and that'll be a wrap as far as Christmas 2005 is concerned. Happy Holidays! http://www.zubbles.com/

My Secret Santa got me a copy of "Leon the Professional" for Christmas! You Rock Secret Santa! Leon the Professional

Went to this place for our holiday party! Swanky! The Oval Room

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Still trying to get the hang of "phoning it in" to blogger.com. This is one of my roommate's cats. Like all cats, he likes to get into things, stand behind you when you're doing something important and then take a nap. Ain't he precious? Saw the preview for this movie; I was skeptical about it when I heard that they were making another one, but after the preview, I'm gonna plunk down 10 bills for this one. And of course, there's Beyonce... Good night everybody! http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thepinkpanther/index.html

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Uncle Tony loves you! http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/

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This is the first pic I've ever sent to blogger! Say cheese, Joseph!!! Neat!!! http://www.buildabear.com/

Saw "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" tonight. Saw "Aeon Flux", last night...I had high expectations for one and not so much for the other. I was so wrong. I apologize "Aeon Flux" Aeon Flux Movie - Official Site: AeonFlux.com

It's all about awareness. Be safe, be smart. A bstinence B e Faithful C ontraceptives World AIDS Day - 1 December 2005

Microsoft's outta the box first... http://www.xbox.com/en-US/

'Tis the season...to shop 'til you drop. http://www.fao.com/home.jsp

Just finished going through some of the boxes in my closet; I've finally found it! My T.D.P.K. or Turkey Day Preparedness Kit. Taped to the top of the box is a list that I quickly scan to make sure that all of the contents are in place: -Sweatpants with extra elastic around the waist to accommodate my gut when it expands to full capacity (...and my initials monogramed on the backside so there's no mixing them up with anyone else's)? Check! -Extra large spoon/ladle to fully maximize my eating experience? Check! -Extra large bib made of mesh Teflon to ensure that every morsel of missed turkey, stuffing, vegetable and gravy slides it's way back to my plate? Check! -Video tape of Nat'l Geographic segment on lions feasting on an overweight water bison (this is watched annually just to get me in the mood; eye of the tiger, baby, eye of the tiger...)? Check, check and check! Well, I'm ready for Turkey Day, how about you? Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.butterball.co...

Before my office invested in a Keurig, I showed one of my new co-workers what I do in the unlikely event of a coffee shortage. Figuring myself to be much smarter than my predecessors, I told the newbie that I kept a spare container of coffee in the freezer; I instructed her in the fine ways of measuring out just the right amount of coffee to accommodate a 12 cup carafe. Seven heaping tablespoons of coffee = one 12 cup carafe. Not anymore, not any less! That's right, no one makes a better cup of coffee than I!!! Wow. I'm boring. ...there's a little black spot on the Sun, today... http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/harry_potter/thegobletoffire/

My friends think that I talk a lot of smack when I play video games, which is true. I have a tendency to taunt my opponents when I play them on my PS2; mainly to psyche 'em out and get under their skin, which is funny because many times, I'm just playing the computer. Anywho, my trash talkin' doens't hold a candle to my sister's trash talking abilities, especially on the basketball court. She was born a natural athlete; ambidextrous, quick witted, quick tempered, determined...or amazingly stubborn (with her, I could never tell), and always striving to give the last word! But here's the difference, my sister starts BEFORE nary a controller or basketball is picked up! I'm much sneakier! I'll wait until it looks like my opponent has NO hope of recovery, then I'll start! Furthermore, I never trash talk about events that are outta my control. No! That's a lie! I've done that before, but mostly in a, "okay, we'll see" kind of way. Nev...

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Oh happiest of days!!! The 'Skins won! The 'Skins won! Now "24" getting snubbed by the Emmys doesn't seem so bad... ...unless you're a fan of "24" AND the Dallas Cowboys...then your week sucks... http://www.mkshaolinmonks.com/main.php

Why? Why? Why? What has Keifer Sutherland done to you, Emmys? Huh? Geez, what do they have to do to get your attention, take on aliens? I mean, c'mon, throw us a freakin' bone!!! Anything would've been acceptable. Anything! Best hair-do? Best cutticles? Best sock-puppet? If "24" were a beautiful woman, you could've at least bought her dinner first. Next year, the final season of "Six Feet Under" will be up for several Emmys. Including best drama. Please don't screw this up, Emmy...or we're through. http://www.fox.com/24/

...by a series finale the way I was touched by this one! Kudos to Alan Ball for writing something that hasn't been seen on TV in a long, long time, a series finale worth watching! Over the last five seasons, "Six Feet Under" has not so much revolutionized the family drama as it has simply shown us what was capable of achieving in a one hour drama, DRAMA!!! But the last episode, specifically, the last five minutes of the last episode did something that no other series finale has done... Change my life. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Um, Tony, it's a FREAKIN' TV show!!!". Yes, yes I know but it's a show that introduced us to characters who are like real people; characters that are flawed to varying degrees and do things that are not only not right but in many cases very very wrong! But, we (as fans), don't condemn them for their flaws but accept them for being so real...so human. WARNING! MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE L...

Five reasons to watch "the Island": 5)Michael Bay. When it comes to Summer blockbusters, a few names come to mind. Action? Check! Adventure? Check! Something gettin' blow'd up real good??? Check! Check! Check! 4)Special Effects. Grade A. I was really impressed w/the traffic chase scene and the inside of the clone facility. 3)Ewan McGregor. Great actor! Even though it's a sci-fi movie, he's not Obi-Wan. Which is good, it would suck to be remembered for playing only one character, even if that character is forever cemented in a gi-normous sci-fi franchise. 2)Scarlett Johansson. Wow. A natural beauty. She's somehow managed to look very attractive AND very approachable @ the very same time. I could look @ her for hours, and sometimes I do. 1)Scarlett Johansson. Aw c'mon, tell me you're surprised: http://www.esquire.com/women/gallery/050201 _mww_scarlett_frame.html http://www.theisland-themovie.com/

I've just spent the last 10 minutes trying to start this blog...my hands are shaking and there's only one thought that has managed to permeate every brain cell, when am I going to get off of this computer and back to "God of War"??? I love this game! It's got plot, drama, action and yes, some blood, gore and a dash of nudity. Not a game for the weak or children. The cut-scenes are the most exciting I've seen in a while; quite realistic and chock full of essential plot points. The gameplay and graphics are to a point where I can't wait until the PS3 comes out! S'funny, I woke up this morning wondering why my left thumb felt funny; then I remembered that I'd played "God of War" for over 6 hours straight yesterday! When you play video games for fun, calluses come w/the territory. Gotta motor, "God of War" beckons! Woo-Hoo! http://us.playstation.com/Content/OGS/SCUS-97399/Site/main.asp

I can't believe that MTV's actually playing music! But seriously, this is important. The peoples of Africa need our help. 'Nuff said. http://www.live8live.com/

Saturday, my sister and her husband hosted a fight party (the party was actually a small gathering of his co-workers and a few friends...awesome!) for the Gatti/Mayweather bout (Whoa, Lordy! What a beating!!!). Before the fight, my brother-in-law was lamenting about someone stealing his damn muffin from the office 'fridge @ work. "Drop", my sister said. My brother-in-law stood, walked to a clear area of the living room, dropped into a front leaning rest position and proceeded to knock out 10 push-ups. Turns out, my sister has this new policy, 10 push ups for every curse word uttered in the presence of her child. Sounds reasonable enough. For most of the evening, every male, accept for yours truly, performed several sets of push-ups; persistent potty-mouths paying proper penance per profane pronouncement. I went for hours w/o saying anything that would be considered dirty or improper but eventually, even I succumbed to profanity. I left the beer in the freezer too long and...

Gotta love it. I think I've finally hit the wall. I was wondering if this could ever happen w/a blog; the answer's obviously, yes. Nothing exciting today; aside from the fact that it's the first day of summer (and buy one burrito, get one free day @ Chipotle, WOO-HOO!!!), it's simply another Tuesday. That by default makes it better than any Monday in recorded history. The rest of the week is just as bland. I saw four movies this past weekend. Batman Begins--****: In a word, GREAT! The casting, perfect. The plot, believeable. The setting, dark and gritty. The batmobile, blah! Hey, it's not perfect, but it's damn close. http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/ Bad Education--***: Pedro Almodovar CANNOT make a bad film. A movie like this isn't everyone's cup of tea (religous hypocrisy, homosexuality, murder, pedophilia, transsexuality), but touchy subjects is where Almodovar shines! I was really impressed by Gael García Bernal...I've only seen him in "Y...

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So the morning started off cool enough. A little on the nippy side I thought to myself, but the day is still young, it should warm up to a nice 68 degrees and everything will be copasetic. Right? Hell's no! I went out @ 2:30PM to drop off a package, walk to Quiznos for a sub and engage in a spot o' afternoon culture: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001623.html But after I walked two or three blocks I noticed something; I'm sweating my a** off! I found myself running from shaded area to shaded area trying to keep cool and dry...but to no avail. I can sweat @ the drop of a hat and I usually need a large squeegee to render myself dry. Yeah, I know, TMI. After just 15 minutes I already missed the cool, AC controlled office I so willingly walked out of to take a break from work. After several more blocks, I finally made it to the Corcoran and...my spot o' culture was gone! I had to move quickly, if not, I was going to become the new s...

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It's pure fun being the most tech savvy person in my club, especially when I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I am the VP of PR...I'm responsible for, well, public relations. Essentially, I'm in advertising. I've never really shone @ that but, it's the position that I was elected for so that's what I'm gonna do...relate to the public. I'm still having some issues w/the site; mainly, content. I only have one page left to add and then, I'll unveil it for all of the world to see...even though I know absolutely nothing about HTML or any other forms of coding. Thank God for Yahoo Page Builder. http://www.comxcomics.com/index.html

Last Monday, I got a call from my sister. Hey, you wanna go see Granny this weekend? I'm at work so I ask her to call me back in 20. I then silently mull over my plans for the weekend--none. My checking account? Okay. I get paid the Friday they want to leave so I have a little spending money. My sanity? Check please! I've never been the type of guy that would be considered "straight & narrow"; sometimes my own thought process makes me sit back and ask, WTF??? There's a reason for this mini-impromptu self-assessment. Most of my grannies live within a five to ten minute drive from my house. So, when my sister asks the question: "hey, you wanna go see Granny this weekend?", she could only be talking about one Granny, Grandma Dorothy...who lives in Savannah, GA. The most preferred form of transportation in our family is the car. This revelation leads to two words which don't scare me when used separately. Together, they're two of the most frighte...

...was pretty uneventful. Didn't do nearly the amount of drinking that I thought I'd do, I guess that's a good thing. Still, it was St. Paddy's Day, so we ("we" being me and the group of functional alkies I drink with; my ex co-workers) made the most of it!!! We had a few drinks, socialized, strengthened our bonds of friendship and camaraderie by telling gross or dirty anecdotes, drank, made clumsy advances at women, drank, pranked each other, swore loudly, drank, watched various sporting events, drank, giggled at the hot red-head with curls who had butterflies at the top of her thong and a tee-shirt that read "Erin Go Braugh-Less", ordered food, argued about work, made more clumsy advances at women and drank. By the end of the night, I was little disappointed. It was a typical happy hour. http://www.googlefight.com/

Yesterday was just a tease; I should've known it was too good to be true! I feel like I've been cheated! How did we ended up w/yesterday's evil twin sister??? Wow, what a difference a day makes! Yesterday was warm, agreeable, sweet to the touch; in a word, gorgeous! Today, blustery, obnoxious, hard to get along with, nasty. Like going out on a date, w/a beautiful woman (and by beautiful, I mean nice, intelligent, easy-going and down to Earth) but only under the condition that she brings her sister (overbearing, manipulative, ungrateful, spoiled, loud, cynical) along to "gum up the works" . T-minus 12 days and counting! I hate winter. I hate winter. I hate winter... There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home... http://www.dciff.org/

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Sucks when things like this happen, no matter how natural it is: http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2434408 Going to a place in DuPont called the Big Hunt for happy hour tonight. Nubbin' special really, just a night of good spirits and good company. TGIF! http://www.pcc.com/~jay/delany/

Six more weeks??? Six more weeks??? Damn, damn, damn!!! http://nikki-giovanni.com/ http://www.groundhog.org/

...It's always better than Monday. But not this Tuesday. Did nuthin' but running today. Runnin' to the fax, to the copier, the mail drop off point, back to the office, to the bank, to the printer, to the copier again (it keeps going on the fritz; in it's defense, we've beaten the hell out of it over the years. Honestly, it's time to take it out back and have an 'Ol Yeller moment...) and finally to my desk. Tuesdays shouldn't be so rough. Days like this make you appreciate the days when the sun shines a little brighter and birdsongs seem sweeter. Happy Black History Month! http://www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=84

My Saturday: I started my day with: -20 minutes of meditation -60 minutes on the exercise bike -Ate breakfast -Worked on one of my short stories -Watched "Sex & Lucia" -Ate lunch -Took a nap -Read a few chapters of the book I was reading -Checked my e-mails -Called a few loved ones -Ate dinner -Showered, shaved, and got dressed -Called my date -Picked her up -Drove to the comedy club -Had a good laugh -Went some place quiet for a little quality time -...afterwards... -A fire place, warm wine, hushed tones... BEST DREAM EVER!!! Then I woke up @ 1:30pm -Drank coffee -Played "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" for several hours -Ate dinner -Now I'm bloggin' ...I'm a sexy beast!!! Twofer: http://www.ap13movie.com/home.php http://gfilmfest.com/

Not the most productive of days, but to be honest, it's been a beast of a week. With the exception of today, I've hit the ground running everyday this week. At any rate, I'm glad that it's over; I'm glad that this weekend is three days long! It'll be nice and eventful too. Gotta stay off the "Spyro", I spent nearly 90 minutes on it last night before I realized that I have a life. Have a Toastmasters Officer training course tomorrow morning, maybe I'll catch one of my movies in the afternoon and do some writing tomorrow evening. Sunday, I'll be laying down some tracks for my good buddy, Nate, maybe a movie that evening and then Monday, another movie (in the theaters...maybe Kinsey or Bad Education), then I'm off to the Birchmere to see Allan Holdsworth perform and then... ...oh who am I kidding, I'll spend it sleeping, sipping coffee and playing Spyro! Ah, the path of least resistance... http://www.careusa.org/index.asp

logorrhea : log·or·rhea variant: or chiefly British log·or·rhoea /"log-&-'rE-&, "läg-/ Function: noun: pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness that is characteristic especially of the manic phase of manic-depressive disorders —log·or·rhe·ic or chiefly British log·or·rhoe·ic /-'rE-ik/ adjective For a few years now, I've been telling people that I know that I don't do New Years Resolutions. It just seems like a waste of time and energy to me. Walk w/me for a bit. It's December 26th, you've finally decided on a New Years Resolution, you plot and plan and scheme and come up w/an excellent way to achieve your goal. You tell everyone that you know and they tell you theirs. New Years arrives and you're STOKED!!! You're ready! You're a barbarian @ the gate and you're ready to storm the freakin' castle! And, for the first week, you do; you may even go the entire month! But, by the time Valentine's...