tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post8183706624244420208..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: Deal BreakersGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-71066620484549969172007-04-14T20:18:00.000-07:002007-04-14T20:18:00.000-07:00LOL for the burning bush!LOL for the burning bush!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-33756172014700340172007-04-11T17:42:00.000-07:002007-04-11T17:42:00.000-07:00Woops, after you so kindly riffed on my original p...Woops, after you so kindly riffed on my original post, am I only now getting around to commenting on yours on... April 11?<BR/><BR/>Anyway... what's wrong with saucers?! I don't use them daily, but saucers, like the English subjunctive, are sorely underrated and underused.<BR/><BR/>We need to work on your larder situation. Combine my ingredients list with your chinaware, and we would have veritable <I>Remains of the Day</I>–esque dinner parties. Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-88185780399239886702007-04-08T19:03:00.000-07:002007-04-08T19:03:00.000-07:00tab????this is the only deal breaker. cup and sau...tab????<BR/><BR/>this is the only deal breaker. cup and saucer, who cares. wierd maybe, mostly just more meticulous than i am, but certainly *not* a deal breaker.<BR/><BR/>i keep walking in to your posts too late. so i'll just say you are the only person who makes me laugh everytime i read you. this is a gift. thank you.gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-41093880465328118592007-04-08T18:19:00.000-07:002007-04-08T18:19:00.000-07:00Your apartment sounds perfectly groovy to me. The...Your apartment sounds perfectly groovy to me. Then again, I have no standards.<BR/><BR/>Hi, I'm easy.Red Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374428870925284956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-71572953558134847362007-04-08T12:14:00.000-07:002007-04-08T12:14:00.000-07:00Marcelle: Maybe in the next reincarnation. . .Samm...<B>Marcelle:</B> Maybe in the next reincarnation. . .<BR/><BR/><B>Sammuel:</B> Not to worry: My mother and her basement are almost 3,000 miles away.<BR/><BR/><B>Christopher:</B> I also had the Aquaman Underoos. I can't remember them specifically prompting me to touch myself -- but it usually didn't take much.<BR/><BR/><B>Huntington:</B> Does that count as volunteer work?! If so, I am a saint.<BR/><BR/><B>Antonio:</B> Oh, man, you have all the games that I wanted to play: Donkey Kong Bongo, Viewtiful Joe, Guitar Hero... Can I come over?<BR/><BR/><B>C lbs:</B> I also like the Tequila. I don't keep it in my freezer with the vodka, though. <BR/><BR/>Eleven types, eh? Can I come over?GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-84126500907157027592007-04-08T06:38:00.000-07:002007-04-08T06:38:00.000-07:00the current bf and I had a very hard time picking ...the current bf and I had a very hard time picking out flatware, so when it came to dishes we decided to buy one dish at a time. Now we can serve 30 with plates and salad plates, and maybe even bowls--but no cups and saucers. We are mug guys. <BR/><BR/>We have 11 bottles of tequila in the house--only 2 of them are the same kind.<BR/><BR/>Good luck at MidWestU.Chrislbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398758870212245527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-60076616926483674742007-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:002007-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:00Wow I am definitely going to rip off this blog ent...Wow I am definitely going to rip off this blog entry. Just off the top of my head, I have:<BR/><BR/>Simpsons, Serenity (the movie), and Sin City posters<BR/>(BTW, Jessica Alba is on the Sin City poster and I'm not being ironic)<BR/>My Donkey Kong figurine<BR/>My Viewtiful Joe figurines<BR/>My DDR pads<BR/>My guitar controllers for Guitar Hero<BR/>My Donkey Kong bongo drums<BR/>Numerous other video game controllers and accessories<BR/><BR/>Maybe this explains why that cute guy I cuddled with last week isn't returning my calls. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>Oh and I've never seen "The Kiss" before.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551523252110967405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-38414869330338187652007-04-07T07:56:00.000-07:002007-04-07T07:56:00.000-07:00d"After that, I didn't do dick."Oh, I'm sure you m...d"After that, I didn't do dick."<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'm sure you managed to fit THAT in there somewhere, from time to time. Think of it as giving back to the community,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-32985457519412375532007-04-06T22:24:00.000-07:002007-04-06T22:24:00.000-07:00I have that exact same AquaMan t-shirt. I bought ...I have that exact same AquaMan t-shirt. I bought it last week because it reminded me of how I used to touch myself inappropriately in my AquamMan Underroos (Underwear that's fun to wear!) as a pre-teen. Between that and the 20 place settings of Fiestaware I have, I suddenly feel so close to you!ChristopherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032361690288998090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-38903965961685758912007-04-06T20:20:00.000-07:002007-04-06T20:20:00.000-07:00the visual i have of a man watching voyager on a c...the visual i have of a man watching voyager on a couch with the action figures to keep him company - so cute! unless you live in your mother's basement - then not so much cute anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-58584966227023922402007-04-06T15:00:00.000-07:002007-04-06T15:00:00.000-07:00I'm with Les. I'd date you if we were compatible,...I'm with Les. I'd date you if we were compatible, mais ce n'est pas le cas, alas. Love the blog & the appartement, though.Marcelle Prousthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987555499861902190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-54631169407787345172007-04-06T12:15:00.000-07:002007-04-06T12:15:00.000-07:00Christopher: Well, if the rest of the comments are...<B>Christopher:</B> Well, if the rest of the comments are any indication, the cup and saucer thing might be the key to our singlehood.<BR/><BR/><B>Jeremy:</B> Yeah, I <I>totally</I> suck. Early in the year, I narrowed down my choices for volunteering to two organizations. After that, I didn't do dick. I am a lousy, lazy person. <I>sigh</I> <BR/><BR/>I will fix that tomorrow. Well, maybe not tomorrow. Tomorrow I want to learn how to make crepes. Sometime soon, though. . .<BR/><BR/><B>Arthur:</B> I hear if you break a glass with Aquaman on it dolphins will never be your friend. <BR/><BR/><B>ROG:</B> The key to the irony would be in the content of the notebook. <BR/><BR/><B>Torn:</B> Yeah, I feel pretty lucky that I never got addicted to cigarettes. Given how easy my personality lends itself to such activities, I am really surprised.<BR/><BR/><B>Wicca:</B> For the size of my apartment, I am not sure a bigger t.v. would be a good idea. There is always the future, though...<BR/><BR/><B>Rebekah:</B> All my books currently on the floor of my apartment are paperback. I can't afford hardcover! Have you seen those prices lately?<BR/><BR/><B>VUBOQ:</B> Currently I have a regular Ketle One and two bottles (vanilla and regular) of Absolute. You didn't specify if the latter was a deal-breaker or not -- or provide a ruling on having a flavored vodka.<BR/><BR/><B>Jacyln:</B> Maybe "bush" isn't really the right word. It's more of a burning aloe vera plant.<BR/><BR/><B>Bigg:</B> Having a saucer adds much more drama to drinking coffee.<BR/><BR/><B>Les:</B> Don't wish it, be it.<BR/><BR/><B>Huntington:</B> Poor mad, crazy, sad Carlota. She had cool clothes, though.<BR/><BR/><B>JenderJosh:</B> The shirt is yours if you take a journey to your local Target store. Perhaps another deal-breaker is how much I enjoy going to Target.<BR/><BR/><B>Mike:</B> You say effete as if that is a <I>bad</I> thing. <BR/><BR/>Actually, while I do like the cup and saucer thing, most times I really drink coffee out of a mug -- with Wonder Woman's picture on it.<BR/><BR/><B>Elizabeth:</B> That is sensible advice! People all through the UK seem to appreciate drinking -- a lot.<BR/><BR/><B>Laura Elizabeth:</B> Yeah, the Star Wars sheets aren't exactly Egyptian cotton. I could probably upgrade.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-91970043282287381092007-04-06T12:01:00.000-07:002007-04-06T12:01:00.000-07:00Potential deal breakers? I just don't get it. Th...Potential deal breakers? I just don't get it. The things people have or don't have (unless it's dead animals stinking up the place, or naked women dancing around) don't bother me.<BR/><BR/>"I enjoy drinking coffee out of a cup and saucer."<BR/><BR/>Lack of manners would send me packing - but only if they were unwilling to try to change a little bit.<BR/><BR/>How could anyone have too many dishes? It's impossible! And stemware? Well... unless you have no friends, you can never have enough stemware or barware. Ever. I'll skip my usual rant on linens.<BR/><BR/>"My two well-oiled gladiator servants who do my every bidding."<BR/><BR/>Do you share?<BR/><BR/>"Perhaps my current lack of a long-term boyfriend isn’t all that mysterious after all."<BR/><BR/>It is to me. You need to live in a city where the men have higher standards.<BR/><BR/>"Then there are my Star-Wars sheet sets. . ."<BR/><BR/>Oh well... I know where you can get some fantastic 800 thread count sheets for a bargin!<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-30224822350955742592007-04-06T11:59:00.000-07:002007-04-06T11:59:00.000-07:00Nice apartment, the usual "boy in a man" stuff onl...Nice apartment, the usual "boy in a man" stuff only instead of super gaming Computers and World of Warcraft you have "gay boy in a man with a dollop of 'why did I never get THOSE toys when I was a kid?'" <BR/><BR/>As for your alcoholism, I recommend moving to wales where things like Dylan Thomas, creativity and drinking enough to kill most people (or eventually you) is seen as a positive cultural trait. The saying in the creative writing department was "I used to have an alcohol problem, but I have lots of money now."Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-91982379835709478692007-04-06T10:35:00.000-07:002007-04-06T10:35:00.000-07:00I like having coffee MUGS. I'm especially fond of ...I like having coffee MUGS. I'm especially fond of the ones with antique maps of Hawaii on them. <BR/><BR/>The cup-and-saucer thing is just too effete for me...sorry, no sex for you.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827846262483271138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-71767650531654847202007-04-06T09:43:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:43:00.000-07:00I love that Aquaman shirt.I love that Aquaman shirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-82950482401560272922007-04-06T09:08:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:08:00.000-07:00Re: the cup-saucer thing...I think you're still ho...Re: the cup-saucer thing...I think you're still hoping to be invited to tea by the Empress Carlota, and want to be ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-62351457806616332142007-04-06T08:51:00.000-07:002007-04-06T08:51:00.000-07:00The contents of your apartment make me want to dat...The contents of your apartment make me want to date you.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wish I was a gay man.Charles Céleste Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-77483745908741013202007-04-06T08:27:00.000-07:002007-04-06T08:27:00.000-07:00I'm afraid Vuboq's put his well-manicured finger o...I'm afraid Vuboq's put his well-manicured finger on the real deal breaker there -- the cup/saucer thing. The rest of it is just cute.Bigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142387994755864057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-59692508701881558422007-04-06T07:46:00.000-07:002007-04-06T07:46:00.000-07:00I am simply confused that there's a bush of any ki...I am simply confused that there's a bush of any kind in your apartment. I could see that as being a similar issue to the Farrah poster.jaclynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922939779499204171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-12161484547042729162007-04-06T07:38:00.000-07:002007-04-06T07:38:00.000-07:00The only deal-breaker I see (besides that freakish...The only deal-breaker I see (besides that freakish cup/saucer thing) is the vodka in the freezer ... and that depends on the brands -<BR/><BR/>Belvedere, Ketel One, and Grey Goose? Not a deal-breaker.<BR/><BR/>Popov, Svedka, and Skyy? You are the weakest link. Good-bye.vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-70977248702055350562007-04-06T07:28:00.000-07:002007-04-06T07:28:00.000-07:00Hmm... more dishes and stemware than food items. W...Hmm... more dishes and stemware than food items. What's that about?<BR/><BR/>The book thing would impress me. Unless it was a really big book. A big book open in the middle. On the floor. Which I tripped over.<BR/><BR/>I hate stubbing my toes.rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-34987098814344104882007-04-06T07:27:00.000-07:002007-04-06T07:27:00.000-07:00The only one that would be problematic for me woul...The only one that would be problematic for me would be the burning bush - you know, fire hazard and all. And maybe the TV. But it's easy to talk people into getting bigger and better TVs, so yeah - just the bush. ;PArtistic Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263759059325566233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-79023515797623010492007-04-06T04:08:00.000-07:002007-04-06T04:08:00.000-07:00I had that Farah poster on my wall 30 years ago. A...I had that Farah poster on my wall 30 years ago. At least there's no cigarette stench in your house. That's the first thing you notice at ours. Sigh.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-48002182087358704232007-04-06T03:48:00.000-07:002007-04-06T03:48:00.000-07:00I bought that Farrah picture on the cover of a not...I bought that Farrah picture on the cover of a notebook back in 1980. It WAS to be ironic (REALLY!!), but I have my doubts that it was perceived as such.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com