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"Small town", North Carolina, United States
A man of endless ideas with a dire need to bring them all to life. I thrive on creativity, nearly to the point of insatiability (if that indeed is a word...if not, it is now!) So...whatcha wanna know? I'm all yours. Ask me anything...how'd I do that? Where'd I find those? What the hell was I thinking? I'll try to answer it the best way that I can. Got a design problem? I'm not award-winning (yet), nor do I have my own show (yet), but I've kinda got things going on as far as design and decorating. Got a "guy" problem? I've been through good relationships gone bad, and bad relationships gone worse, but I always end up back at the starting line with some good wisdom and a level-headed way of thinking...and living. I may not have the answer you want to hear, but I'll sure as hell guarantee you it will be my honest answer. Got a yearning to tell me how awesome I am? I'll crank up the modesty and let you talk nice about me as long as your little tongue will hold out. This is your forum, and my answers a way of passing along what life has allowed me to learn.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

More about "MOI"

Here are 25 comments on the 25 things I've divulged about myself; addendums meant to further expound upon my original "things".

#1>Here's another cheap promo of the book I have been writing despite its year-long hiatus. The book is titled "That Certain Pause", most probably abbreviated to "Pause" for the movie. It's about that single moment in life when you realize you've fallen in love...that moment when your heart bounces a single flutter and the world stalls as you catch your breath; a moment you never see coming yet one you will never forget... for it truly happens only once in your life.

#2>If I could be friends with anyone it would be the inimitable Harvey Fierstein, although I admire this man so much that I would induct him into my world as "family"...and I can count a couple of fingers of one hand those who have achieved that level of love and admiration from me. A close second...calling Hugh Dancy ("Evening", "Jane Austen Book Club", and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" to be his recent clakms to fame) "friend" would be great. He is, so far, my leading choice to play the main character in my film...his persona that by which I had originally fashioned the main character. It was by luck that I came to know of him in "Evening" and how eerily he embodied the character in my book.

#3>Regrets, yeah I've had a few, but then again...too few to mention. (Imagine me singing)

#4>"Hope" is the last foothold on believing something will happen. It's usually that precarious reach we take once whatever "faith" we used to get us going somehow seems flawed.

#5>I have had two beautiful little boys who called me "Daddy"...Matisse and Mossimo.



#6>The car I'd love to own if I could? It's a toss up: either a black Bentley Arnage or a black Ranger Rover. If I'm dreaming...WTF! Go for both!

#7>I ran for SCA president in the fifth grade, but lost. Perhaps it was the fact that I listed my being a mmeber of the "HOTWHEELS Club" as a measure of my personal achievements. I felt important as a member, so...

#8>I had probably the largest set of Lincoln Logs anyone has ever amassed. Set upon set used to make immense log mansions and nearly entire log cities.

#9>What others horrors have I had to deal with? They need to remain private...too many demons still lurking on that one. Oops! There's one...



#10>While I love blondes, I have never dated one! I have been a blonde, though.

#11>I don't find total nudity to be a "turn-on". Leaving something to be discovered is hotter!

#12>As for other means of transportation I have used, during my early teens I made stilts from 2x4's and walked around the neighborhood. They were high enough to let me step over a fence. I was even able to dance while using them!

#13>I will not buy a house where the address numbers add up to thirteen.

#14>I love to garden...



#15>The worst movie I have ever seen is "THE HAPPENING". Believe me...nothing happened except the DVD becoming a frisbee tossed into the woods!

#16>I did own one cat in my life. His name was "Blue", a blue seal-point Himalayan given to me my then partner by David Belafonte (Harry's son). David's family was renovating their apartment and "Blue" (originally named "Shumo") was petrified of the process and would hide and not come out to even eat. Though I am not a cat-lover, I agreed to give him a quiet home.

#17>I find Summer to be my least favorite time of year. One can never take enough off to be cool. Give me a late Autumn day...a tweed blazer and I'm happy.

#18>I love the beach...New England beaches most of all. Although I have not been there to make a valid judgment, I do not see what people see in Hawaii or any other tropical ports of call. I love how the change of seasons affects the colors of the ocean, and there ain't no better time to walk the beach than an early Winter's morning.



#19>In additon to my "blonde" summer, I once sported a curly perm that evolved into a "do" mimicking Bette Midler in "The Rose". It was not a pretty site.

#20>I love Paula Dean...and Martha, each for their own special reason.

#21>I believe there really is a Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot.

#22>I think the best thing to know about me is my honesty (I'm lyin'!).

#23>I think senatorial terms should be limited to 2 just like the President. We might get things done a bit easier with a constant flow of new blood.

#24>If I could be starting any project right now, I'd be breaking ground on a new house. I love building.



#25>My favorite fabric is linen.

That's what I want you to know...for now

2 comments:

Ri. Short for Maria. Not pronounced like the bread. said...

I want to know if there are any photos of the stilts. Seriously.

And, I never had Lincoln Logs as a kid, and feel COMPLETELY cheated. I'm going to start collecting them, and you and I can build entire civilizations! (Liam can join in if he wants...)

Robert said...

No...no shots of the stilts. As for the Lincoln Logs, I cannot remember for the life of me where
I saw sets of them recently. It may have been Christmas when we were looking for POLAR EXPRESS paraphernalia. I LOVED LINCOLN LOGS!!!!!