The Me Thread

[Midnighter]

Hmm

Do mean what I think you mean *grins*

*heh*

It takes someone special to turn a gross story into something sexual.

*wonders what other talents the ever effervescent kallima claims*

 

[phatcat]

Midnight rants.

Hilton Head.... god I liked that place. That was the place where I went to K-mart, bought a crab trap for like $5 (if you call it a trap, even - just a pair of 1' rings with a net leisurely stretched across), tied some chicken to it, and in 15 min (casting from the public beach, mind you) I had dinner. Loved the sand there, too - closest thing to the best I've seen (Costa del Sol).

Since Midnighter is devulging his unbridled illness for comics *g* I guess I'll share that I came close to collecting comic books in younger days - I was a comic card collector instead. X-men and more X-men, and Star Trek, and did I mention X-men?
Still have 2000 plus cards collecting dust in boxes in the basement - someday (when I feel like remenicing ) I'll buy a stall at a convetion and spend a Sunday selling everything I can - that is if comic cards will even be traded then.

Dolly Parton lost my vote through a couple of horrid films and having to drive through Dollywood (TN)... I don't like country music, and I've happily pidgeonholed her to it... I may be wrong, but her posters along the roads there annoyed me so much that I want to be blissfully ignorant of anything good she's done. =)

So ends my rant, G'nite all.

 

[Midnighter]

Week's End

TGIF everybody,

It's been a good week and a long week, but thankfully it's over. I'm sick of the rain and can't wait for the temperature to drop a dozen or so degrees. I guess I'll just jump in to today's thoughts.

Almost everyone I know follows some kind of professional sport or other, be it football, baseball, basketball, soccer, or even golf (living in South Carolina, one cannot exclude Golf). I myself can watch most sports (excluding baseball and golf), but have never been able to get truly involved in them. Why is this, you ask? Several reasons. Firstly, professional athletes don't interest me on any level. They may be fine upstanding citizens and loving parents or children, but as far as their professional lives go, I have nothing in common with them, nor can I relate to them. Ever stop to think about the perrenial losers of baseball, the Chicago Cubs? Even their worst player makes more in a year than I will in ten of hard, back-breaking, mind-numbing manual labor. I have hard time looking at the Cubs as "underdogs" knowing that they all drive Beemers and eat at Spagos. Secondly, proffesional athletes nowadays are bred for their jobs. They are hand-picked through schools, and raised not unlike cattle, their heads filled with all the knowledge and wisdom of their forebearers in the sport in order to make them all into uber-athletes. They crosstrain, have access to top-notch physical therapists and dieticians, and are all encumbered with a gaggle of often irrelevant statistics in order to better see where on the ladder of greatness they fit. Thirdly, for all the good and decent players (which I believe make up the majority of sportsman) it sickens me to see complete assholes take the field. Take Randy Moss for example. He's a jerk on the field and off, as recently shown with his now felony incident involving him, his car and a traffic attendant.

So today, all of a sudden, it hit me. I don't want to see guys who are bred down to 12% body fat, can press 150% of their body weight, and make enough money to buy off an election in a third world country. I want to see regular guys and gals playing sports that they love and enjoy. I would rather see game tickets brought down to $5.00 so regular working people can actually take their families to a game without it costing a small fortune. Whenever you see an interview of a professional athlete, and the phrase comes out, "I love this game." I always feel like reaching through the screen and throttling them. Of course they love the game! If someone was gonna pay you 7 figures to PLAY A GAME, wouldn't you love it? Just get a buncha guys together, give them some uniforms, equipment, a place to practice and such, and offer them like a $100,000 jackpot for winning the superbowl or whatever. They could work their regular jobs during the week, then meet on Saturday or during weeknights to practice, theb play on Sundays. I guarantee it'd be more entertaining then watching the guys on cable news blather about the next union work stoppage in baseball, or how it's not REALLY golfing if you use a golf cart to travel between holes.

Alright *grins* Got that out of system *lol* I actually do watch a decent amount of football, and it doesn't bother me all that much, but when I really start to think about the things that piss me off, they seem to piss me off even more. That ever happen to you guys?

Went to buy comics today for the first time in like 15 months. I take breaks every now and then from it. Brian Michale Bendis is still knocking everyone flat on their asses with his rapid fire dialogue. Powers is a masterpiece. It makes NYPD Blue look like Celebrity Boot Camp. He's also writing on Ultimate Spider-Man ( I STILL say that whole Ultimate line is a mistake. Fucking with continuity always comes back to bite publishers in the ass, now matter how well it's done), Elektra and Daredevil. I also picked up a Joe Kelly scribed Action Comics ( a Superman title). He's so good it's scary. For those of you haven't been looking in on Big Blue, Lex Luthor was elected President in 2000, and now in the 'Ending Battle' storyline, someone has found out Superman's secret identity and is sending out every villanous heavy hitter imaginable to wreak havoc on Clark Kent's life; the kicker? The mysterious enemy has shared this info with Luthor. That's right, Luthor knows who Superman is now, and this ish, we see a very angry Superman, and a Luthor, who as always, is on top of his game. The Elite (a satirical take on the uber-liberal superteam the Authority) makes their return also, sent to kill Luthor. Superman handed this incredibly powerful team their collective asses in Action 750 when he was pushed too far, and decided to play by their 'rules'. A great read all around. I also picked up the last two issues of last year's J. Michael Stracyzinski mini-series, Midnight Nation. Powerful stuff. Rising Stars #16, another Straczinski masterpiece showed how the Specials were progressing in their effort to make the world a better place, despite the grumblings and protests of our governments. Patriot has rounded up over 400 nuclear warheads and disposed of them, while Ravenshadow has not slept or ate for a week, as he busts into every crack house, drug lab, and organized crime syndicate in the country. People merely call in anonymously with their tips onto his hotline, and he guarantees results. And in this issue we see peace brought to the middle east, at the cost of the life of one of the Specials. I was never a Babylon 5 fan, but Stracyniski is showing that he knows exactly what it takes to write a solid comic. He's even done the unthinkable and fixed Spider-Man.

On the movie front, Marvel has three movies slated for release next year. Daredevil with Ben Affleck hits on Valentine's day. It's partly based on the popular Frank Miller run on DD, and then the more current Kevin Smith 'Guardian Devil' storyline. That's right, like 'Clerks', 'Mallrats', 'Chasing Amy' Kevin Smith. He's a natural born comic writer, and as many people have heard, he hocked his comic book collection for 10 grand in order to help make 'Clerks'. He bought his old collection back of course, and opened a shop in NJ, which he runs with Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob fame), his real life friend. X-Men 2 comes out on May 2nd, and thanks to a huge budget increase, Singer was able to include fan favorites Colossus and Nightcrawler, as well as having 750-850 CGI shots (much more than the first movie). The plot revolves around Professor X and Magneto joining forces against a common enemy. And the most promising of next years Marvel flicks (in my opinion) the Hulk, by director Ang Lee will be out June 20th. Eric Bana will be playing Banner, while Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly takes the role of Betty Ross. Nick Nolte will also be starring as Banner's abusive father. For those of you whoe don't know, Banner's father was physically abusive towards Bruce as a child. He carried the guilt and psycoses with him into adulthood, and the gamma bomb which triggered his transformation into the Hulk also released the pent up rage inside him (explaining his initial transformation into the Hulk when he gets angry). Through the years there have been other Hulk schisms. They grey Hulk triggered by nightfall is a wisetalking bruiser with a mean streak. There is also a melded version of the Hulk which combines the sane scientific mind of Banner in the Green Hulk's body. He's a very classically structured tragic character, searching for a cure to the human condition, and I'm sure Ang Lee will do it justice.

I told you I should never get started on comic books *snickers*

Damn.. I think this post my get me from page 2 to page 4

Well.. looking forward to hearing from everyone and seeing how your week went and what plans you have for the weekend. Me? I'll be helping a retired Marine who needs a new roof that he can't afford, and moving two wheelchair ramps around the city, taking one from an elderly woman who passed away and putting it into storage, and taking another one out to install at another woman's home. I figure I owe it to myself to give whenever I can, cause ya never know when you'll be the one in need. Next weekend I plan to be selfish, but this one's gonna be mostly work.

Anyways, I'm off for now. I'll be lurking for a bit to see if anyone's up and around. Later.

 

[Midnighter]

Phatcat's rant

I'm not a fan of country music either, but I figure if I stop trying new things that a small part of me dies in a way. Just the idea of a Dollywood scares me, however; a strong argument for guarding against having too much time on your hands and nothing to do.

"Hey, I know.. let's build a theme park!"
"Great! What's the theme gonna be?"
"Uh.. I dunno.. Dolly Parton?"
"Great! When do we start?"

I actually have about that many cards as well. Mostly Marvel also. I bought them mainly because comics were in such a mess during the early 90s. Multiple variant chromium wrap-around acetate covers *blech*. Stories I wouldn't wipe my ass with and artists who learned their trade from tracing their Dad's old Playboys.

The bottom of the card market kinda fell out when Marvel declared Bankruptcy, and, in an ironic twist, their preivous card-making holding, Fleer, bought out Marvel. However, with all things collectible, it's all about finding the market for it, and I'm sure if you keep hitting the conventions you'll find someone willing to give you a fair price for them *grins*

I suppose I'm kinda jaded since I grew up here. Basically, the view of the locals is this: The beach is for tourists and suckers. All the real fun is on the intercoastal waterways, or in short, the rivers and creeks. Hilton Head does have a nic beach, but one hurricane and it'd all wash away. And they know it every year they panic, and try to scrape together a plan to help guard against massive erosion due to tropical storms/hurricanes. Luckily we haven't been hit by one since Gracie in the mid-50s. Of course back then Hilton Head was all forest. It exploded in the late 70s to become one of America's premier resort islands, and has made Beaufort Counties consistently one of the top places in the country to both retire and spend your vacation holidays. I caution you all to take this with a huge grain of salt. It's really, really, really not all that great It's okay, I guess, just not all that fabulous

As phatcat pointed out, though, the seafood is excellent. Crab traps, or pots as we call them may look simple, but they're enough to fool the crabs and that's all we need You can also shrimp, fish in both fresh and saltwater, and enjoy a rousing oyster roast. And, our local specialty of course, Frogmore stew. If you come it's a must try. It consists of beer, water and crab boil for a stock, and has only three ingredients: Shrimp, Polish Sausage and corn on the cob. It may sound a little weird, but it's absolutely delicious, especially on those chilled fall nights, when the stars are bright and the whole world seems to stop just for you and your friends.

 

[Midnighter]

Later that day...

All I have to say is, ow.

The Romans may have been great for inventing concrete, but they'd have really been awesome if they could have invented it like half as heavy

Had a nice 200 lb. block of it dropped on my foot today. Luckily I was wearing my boots (steel-toed naturally), but I shit you not that that fucker drove my boot over 2 inches into the soil, and left my whole foot sore for the rest of the day.

Other than that it was a pretty good day. Did some good, had some laughs. Most notably, my favorite quote from this morning's wheelchair ramp/roofing workfest was:

"Dammit. I cut it THREE times and it's STILL too short!"

I had breakfast at a Huddle House this morning as well. I'm beginning to think that the concrete slab on my foot was more healthy for me than the bacon omelette with onion-scattered hashbrowns, grits and toast. Did you know they actually add grease to the omelettes? *shudders* I think I could take a cannonball to the gut right now and have a good shot at denting the cannonball.

I'll be around for a bit to yak at people here and there. Can't wait to hear how everyone's weekend is going.

 

[BoobsNBrains]

Re: Playing Catch Up

Myrtle Beach? *pfffft* Been there, done that. It's just a bunch of t-shirt shops and a gaggle of putt-putt courses.

I didn't say we went sight-seeing.

A fireman hmm? *chuckles* I think if we really sat down and focussed we could prolly walk away with at least three doxen good sexual innuendos for Fireman.

With this man, it would be more like six dozen...(sigh!)

So you did this in your naughtier days? Does that suggest that you are somehow less naughty now? *grins*

I guess I am more naughty in some ways...less in others. I don't have the freedom now to just pack a bag and leave for a week on a moment's notice. I have, however, expanded my "horizons" since then...

Feel free to be wordy as much as you like on my thread.

Will do. Thanks!

While it is a 'Me' Thread, it wouldn't be much fun if I was just sitting here chatting with myself. *drifts off for a bit as he considers self-cybersex* Nah.. it'd never work.

I can always help you with that...*grin*

 

[Midnighter]

Saturday Night Fever

Well, it's Saturday night again. I imagine half the Lit population is drunk right about now, anf the other half is wishing they were.

Next time you head to Myrtle Beach with a Fireman be sure to play putt putt with him. Then you can have all your Fireman innuendos PLUS the golfing innuendos: shaft, balls, in the hole.. need I say more?

I don't think that not being able to pack up and leave at a moment's notice makes you any less naughty. It merely puts limitations on the times and places in which you can unleash your naughtiness on an unsuspecting male populace.

I'm sure that I'll be taking you up on that offer sooner than you think. I do so love a woman who can use words as if they were a gentle touch or a lustful thrust.

 

[BoobsNBrains]

...wondering if that aunt I have in SC would like a surprise visit...

 

[Midnighter]

The Punchline

Why would you want me to visit your aunt?

*blinks*

 

[phatcat]

A play on a line from Airplane

"A relative who really needs a visit from your to take some naughtiness off, but that's not important right now."

(If your BAC was as high as mine, you'd laugh. *sigh* that was botched... ignore it, I'm still waiting for sobriety to take effect)

I'll stop by tomorrow. Had fun the weekend, what about ya'll?

 

[BoobsNBrains]

Re: The Punchline

Why would you want me to visit your aunt?

*blinks*

I didn't say I wanted you to visit my aunt...I was thinking more along the lines of my visiting my aunt, just so I could be closer to you and your charms...(sigh).

Shameless plug for my first story:
http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=64230

 

[Midnighter]

I Knew That

Really.. I knew that

Just finished with your first story, by the way. Wonderfully done, in my opinion. A simple yet powerful hook at the beginning, nice use of the 'taboo' of having another man's wife (and alledgedly even having his thumbs up on the tryst), and plenty of slow sensual imagery. I think it's a great story to get your feet wet on, so to speak. Nothing fancy, but then many enojyable things in life are quick and to the point

I look forward to reading the rest, BnB. Maybe someday I'll scribe a tale for Lit. I've been putting it off for months now, and can never seem to find the time necessary.

 

[BoobsNBrains]

Re: I Knew That

I look forward to reading the rest, BnB. Maybe someday I'll scribe a tale for Lit. I've been putting it off for months now, and can never seem to find the time necessary.

That's because you're spending so much time in this thread, stringing me along...you cad.

 

[BoobsNBrains]

Bump...where are you, Midnighter?

 

[Midnighter]

Here I am

I would have been here earlier, but I had to go buy a dictionary so I could look up the word 'cad'. *whistles innocently*

I suppose I've done a lot of things in life, but I can't ever definitively say that I've ever strung somebody along.

*smirks*

It's kinda fun.

Geez. you passed me up in posts almost overnight. I still think they should quantify posts by number of words instead of frequency of posts. I'd be like the king of Lit if they did that. *sighs wistfully and dreams*

So how was your weekend, BnB? Any interesting tales to tell?

 

[BoobsNBrains]

Of course, I have interesting tales to tell...but I'm not gonna share 'em here.

 

[Midnighter]

Humpday Thoughts

Could it be that the farther a civilization moves up the ladder of progress, the farther too its head gets shoved up its ass?

*ponders*

As Solomon could tell you, there's nothing new under the sun, or as I like to say, everything old is new again. Whenever I see what TV "journalists" (and I use the term very loosely) have cooked up for the night's dose of moral outrage, I can't help but wonder if we aren't following in the footsteps of Rome. For those of you who don't know, Rome was arguably the greatest of all human civilizations. They had reached the pinnacle of scientific and artistic achievements, and their tactics in warfare and politics are STILL used to this day. Railroad tracks are lain apart at the width they are at based originally on the designs of Roman chariots, and cities are built on sewers and with running water thanks to Roman engineers.

So why then, is Rome no longer the world's greatest? Did they fall prey to some other titan civilization, in the midst of a terrible earth-shaking war? True they had enemies in the Gauls and Huns and other barbarian tribes of the North, and eventually they did sack Rome, but the heart of the civilization died much earlier, when Rome was at it's most liberal. And how liberal was that? Imagine going to a play where people are actually killed for your enjoyment. How would you like to stroll through the public bathhouse and take part in a massive orgy in a society where there are no taboos concerned about homosexuality, and noble wives are quite accustomed to their husbands keeping young boys as company. You think the American government spends big dollars on useless programs? Nero (among other Caesars of his time) would raise taxes to insane proportions to build a palace for himself that would dwarf any such structure of it's type today. Spending so much on parties and festivities, palaces and statues, Rome's army fell into disrepair. If a soldier is not fed and is not paid, then he will not fight. While Roman's did have slaves, much of the work they depended on was provided by the menial class, and deprived of much of their income through rediculous taxation, they were unable to ply their trades profitably anymore.

Was it wrong for Rome to strive to be the best? No. Was it wrong for them to enjoy success? Hardly. Was it wrong for Rome to forget on which side it's bread was buttered? I believe that's the key. It's all well and good to enjoy the good things in life, but never forget at what cost they were purchased. As my high school economics teacher used to say, "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

I myself don't belong to any political party, but I do vote. I vote for whoever I think will do each job the best. I tend to forgive most candidates all the bullshit they have to say in order to get elected. The nature of the beast I suppose. I try to focus my decision based on who they were before they became a political figure. Did they work for a living? Blue collar or white collar? Were they successful? Things like that. There are times when the Republican party can be downright frustrating, however, the older I get, the more upset I get at with the way the Democratic party handles itself. I think the party has some good ideas, but when they keep pushing this liberal agenda of, "Everybody has to feel good, and gee I feel guilty for everything that ever happened to everybody else and I think we should pay everyone for it, guns kill people and buildings teach kids, and 'look out!' it's global warming!" I actually get a bad taste in my mouth. If they'd drop all that nonsense and get down to business I think they'd do American's a greater service.

These thoughts were spurred by several current events of course: the Iraqi 'goodwill' mission, the New Jersey Senatorial elections, and Al Gore's recent public speeches. Peace is a wonderful thing, and every good and honest man should seek it, but Jesus Christ man, Hussein is a total limp dick. He's been in power 20-some years, killed innocents, oppressed millions, waged war on his neighbors, threatened peace loving people everywhere, and all we're asking him to do is step down from leadership for the good of his country and to disarm his Biological/Chemical/Radiological weapons: those things which are categorized as weapons of mass destruction. We're not looking to arrest him or kill him. We don't want to turn Baghdad into rubble and make it into the 51st state. We have more oil under Alaska than Iraq will ever have. We just want security and peace of mind, and Senate Democrats have the gall to say that we're being too harsh. That we should give peace a chance. *snorts* Yeah.. okay. When the missiles start flying and hell breaks loose, we'll see if peace can protect your ass from 10,000 years of uranium-induced fallout.

Don't make the mistake the Romans made. Don't get complacent. Don't get so caught up in all your accomplishments that you actually believe you know everything there is to know about everything. Don't settle for second place. Right now everyone in the UN is moaning and groaning. Not because they don't want Saddam dealt with, but rather, because they know it will be the US that brings him down, and for a sovereign nation to admit that it relies on another nation to do it's business is a large wound to pride. I'd bet real money that after we come in and clean Iraq up, there'd be big smiles and handshakes all around, about 5 seconds before the UN decided to seize Iraq and make it a refugee nation for the Palestinians, a la the LoN and Israel back in the 40s.

Okay.. that was a pretty big thought. *heh* It kinda turned into an editorial methinks. *hmmm*

On a lighter note the Pepsi machine at work stole my money for the second time in two weeks. I called the number on the machine and the guy on the other end told me, in so many words, "tough shit". So later tonight I'm gonna head on over to the local Pepsi bottling plant and leave them a nice flaming bag of tought shit on their doorstep. I don't see how that's gonna get my $1.00 back, but who am I to argue with the guy on the phone? *adjusts my halo*

 

[Midnighter]

Story Time

BoobsNBrains>

Such a tease. I'm hardly surprised though. It seems the more intelligent the woman, the more infatuated she is with teasing. *ducks*

If this format is too public for you, then perhaps you should visit me in my private posts? I promise to behave myself

 

[Midnighter]

Re: IQ=142

I rest my case *big ass grin*

*mails off my Nobel application and sits back to wait for my award notification*

I suppose I should clarify. I like teasing. Flirting. Seduction and Romance. I think in the most honest and clearest sense, teasing is a necessary evil. *heh* Believe it or not, men need to feel wanted and needed as well, and nothing let's us know more concisely that a woman is 'into' us than a good old-fashioned teasing. *grins*

Blowjobs are good, too *nods* *cackles*

 

[Midnighter]

Nobel

Although the Piece of Ass Prize doesn't get as much press as the Peace prize, I think everyone will agree that if we had to choose between peace and a piece of ass, that there'd be awhole lotta war goin' on. *grins*

*accepts my prize graciously*

Now.. did someone say blowjob? *looks around innocently*

 

[just pet]

Wandering around and happened on your thread
I love the train of thought, ramblings, honesty
A place to relax, take off one's shoes and shed metaphoric inhibitions

I like it

JP

 

[Midnighter]

Re: kallima

nope... not 'someone'... not just 'anyone'...

me.

blowing... it IS an artform... i am not ashamed to say i am talented and proud of my craft...

<lick>*wicked wink*



<backhanding the ball back to your court...>

That's what I love about kallima. She's so damned reserved and understated. *snickers*

I'm actually great at receiving blowjobs, myself. It's not as easy it looks, mind you. I mean, a lot can go wrong from the guy's end, and while it may LOOK like the girl is doing all the work, I can assure you that the guys are all working hard to make it an enjoyable experience for the ladies.

*peers around*

So did anyone just buy any of that? If so I have some kick-ass water-front property in Montana that's a must see!

 

[Midnighter]

Warm welcomes justpet

Many times I've found myself starting to post on your thread, justpet, as I admire your innate ability to say so much with so little. I can't emphasize enough how much I envy you in that respect. However, with your thread being so popular, I was never quite sure how to jump in. I have to confess I'm a bit of an attention whore *coughs politely* and I hate it when I don't get the attention I feel I deserve. It's petty, yes, but I'm working on it. *grins*

So glad you found this thread, and I sincerely hope you drop by whenever you can. I still read your thread frequently, and perhaps I'll try to drop you a post there, if I have anything legitimate to contribute. Despite my ramblings here, in reality I often don't speak unless I have something important to say.

Your compliments are incredibly sweet and heartfelt, and I thank you for voicing them here.

But if you're gonna shed anything, be kind enough to sweep up after yourself *peers at the metaphoric inhibitions on the floor*

*smirks*

 

[SailorC272002]

applying for the Nobel Piece [of ass] Prize?
<fluttering lashes>


<-- extraordinary tease




<-- gives a damn good blowjob, too.

With all do respect, what is a bad blowjob?

 

[just pet]

You are always welcomed to ramble, be prolific, be prophetic, peripetetic, even pedestrian. Your thoughts are not strictly random nor are they unrelated.

They make me smile.