Saturday, November 16, 2002
the 100 bloggers project is so fucking cool, I can't not be a part of it. so here we go.
100 things about submeat.
1. the (nick)name "submeat" came about accidentally. I have an email address with "submeta" in it, and gaz once mistyped it. he liked it, I liked it, it stuck.
2. gaz was the first person I knew, personally, with his own domain name.
3. my parents have never seen my blog.
4. I'm the only male of four children my parents had, and the oldest child.
5. my dad, uncles, male cousins (on dad's side) and I all have what I call "the inskeep face."
6. I smoke camel filters in the hard pack.
7. I smoke more when I'm on my computer.
8. my roommate is also an ex-boyfriend.
9. we're better roommates than we were boyfriends.
10. I don't actually have a college degree, but I came close. I'm going to complete it eventually.
11. my favorite ice cream is breyer's peach. though I also dearly love edy's snickers.
12. I own a working turntable, and over 500 records.
13. I actually play them.
14. on my turntable right now is toto iv, which I used to own on cassette. it was my first cassette ever. gaz gave it to me on my 11th birthday.
15. I've seen hall & oates in concert twice in the last five years.
16. I sleep nude.
17. I was born in kokomo, indiana, which I recently learned is also the birthplace of '80s country star sylvia (of "nobody" fame).
18. good sushi makes me gleeful. especially smoked eel.
19. I have 17 first cousins on my dad's side.
20. I used to own over 100 pairs of underwear. I don't anymore.
21. when I met me'shell ndegeocello, she held my hand and said "breathe, baby, it's gonna be okay" (I was nearly hyperventilating).
22. I always sleep with a fan blowing on me, even in winter.
23. I usually also sleep with a wind machine on, and with national weather service radio playing in the background.
24. I can watch the weather channel for an hour and be entertained.
25. I read a lot.
26. I once hosted a new year's eve party at which I ran through the house nude at midnight.
27. I was a resident assistant in college.
28. I'm writing a novel.
29. my greatest love, sports-wise, is college basketball.
30. I lived most of my life in indiana.
31. I will always root for my beloved purdue boilermakers, win or lose.
32. I never knew how to make myself orgasm until I was almost 18. my first boyfriend taught me.
33. after that, it was all downhill from there.
34. I use a zippo lighter that my baby sister gave me.
35. she makes me prouder than she realizes, in so many ways.
36. I've been a dj on five different radio stations.
37. I'm no longer in radio.
38. but will always have it in my veins.
39. I'm a city boy, and always have been, even though I was raised on a farm.
40. I hated the farm growing up.
41. I now live in a metro area of over one million people.
42. I live on the virginia coastline, and love it.
43. even though I can't swim.
44. I can't drive, either.
45. or ride a bicycle.
46. amongst gay men, I'm considered a "bear."
47. I spend too much time chatting on gay.com.
48. my best friend stumpy has been my best friend for over eight years.
49. we're both colossal music and pop-culture geeks.
50. I'm single, and currently happy with that.
51. I identify with john cusack's character in high fidelity.
52. I can't stand coffee.
53. I drink pepsi in the mornings. and any other time.
54. one of my favorite things about living in the south is sweet iced tea.
55. my favorite animal is the cow.
56. I grew up on a dairy farm.
57. I love to roadtrip.
58. I sometimes get crushes on guys I meet online who live far away.
59. I once let someone watch me having sex.
60. I've never been further south than ocracoke, nc.
61. I've never been further west than iowa city, ia.
62. my only international travel was to canada. and that was only to windsor (through the tunnel from detroit), which hardly counts.
63. I have curly hair, but no one's seen it in almost nine years. I keep my hair buzzed.
64. I get my hair cut at supercuts, largely because it's across the street and they give good "tea tree" scalp massages.
65. 85% of the time, I really like my job.
66. I have a sister I haven't spoken with in five years.
67. my favorite song of all time is stardust's "music sounds better with you."
68. I've only been in one fistfight in my life. I was in second grade, and gave kristian gaerte a bloody nose. yes, that's a boy.
69. I have self-esteem issues sometimes.
70. I've been keeping a journal, on-and-off, for 15 years.
71. I'm bad with money.
72. I have over 2500 music files on my hard drive.
73. the only other thing I have much of stored on my computer is porn.
74. the tap water here sucks, so I often drink evian.
75. I bowl on a gay league.
76. I'm not that good, but I have fun. my average is currently a 126.
77. I've bowled in three gay tournaments in the past 4 months, in raleigh, here (norfolk), and d.c. I bowled like poo in all of them.
78. in d.c., I was caught by my friends making out with a guy in the hotel jacuzzi.
79. I can be very kinky.
80. I have a fear of heights.
81. I'm also afraid of snakes.
82. I use Pepsodent toothpaste.
83. my professional idol is robert christgau.
84. casey kasem was the reason I got into radio. really.
85. I love espnews intensely, because they still show the scores even during commercials.
86. I've only had sex in six different states.
87. I took seven years' worth of english classes in four years of high school.
88. I played trombone for six years.
89. I invited my first- and second-grade teacher (I had her for both years) to my college commencement reception (I didn't realize I wouldn't actually get my degree, long story), and she actually came.
90. most of my best friends are heterosexual.
91. I'd rather go to a sports bar than a gay bar.
92. I've never done drag, and never will.
93. I came out to my parents before I'd ever had sex (I was 16).
94. I want a portable mp3 player for christmas.
95. I shave every other day during the week, but usually not on weekends.
96. I have a goatee.
97. I won the county spelling bee in 6th grade. my winning word was "embroidery." I've never received another trophy since.
98. I'm proud of my blog.
99. I broke my arm when I was four.
100. I'll have my 32nd birthday next month.
questions, comments, concerns?
100 things about submeat.
1. the (nick)name "submeat" came about accidentally. I have an email address with "submeta" in it, and gaz once mistyped it. he liked it, I liked it, it stuck.
2. gaz was the first person I knew, personally, with his own domain name.
3. my parents have never seen my blog.
4. I'm the only male of four children my parents had, and the oldest child.
5. my dad, uncles, male cousins (on dad's side) and I all have what I call "the inskeep face."
6. I smoke camel filters in the hard pack.
7. I smoke more when I'm on my computer.
8. my roommate is also an ex-boyfriend.
9. we're better roommates than we were boyfriends.
10. I don't actually have a college degree, but I came close. I'm going to complete it eventually.
11. my favorite ice cream is breyer's peach. though I also dearly love edy's snickers.
12. I own a working turntable, and over 500 records.
13. I actually play them.
14. on my turntable right now is toto iv, which I used to own on cassette. it was my first cassette ever. gaz gave it to me on my 11th birthday.
15. I've seen hall & oates in concert twice in the last five years.
16. I sleep nude.
17. I was born in kokomo, indiana, which I recently learned is also the birthplace of '80s country star sylvia (of "nobody" fame).
18. good sushi makes me gleeful. especially smoked eel.
19. I have 17 first cousins on my dad's side.
20. I used to own over 100 pairs of underwear. I don't anymore.
21. when I met me'shell ndegeocello, she held my hand and said "breathe, baby, it's gonna be okay" (I was nearly hyperventilating).
22. I always sleep with a fan blowing on me, even in winter.
23. I usually also sleep with a wind machine on, and with national weather service radio playing in the background.
24. I can watch the weather channel for an hour and be entertained.
25. I read a lot.
26. I once hosted a new year's eve party at which I ran through the house nude at midnight.
27. I was a resident assistant in college.
28. I'm writing a novel.
29. my greatest love, sports-wise, is college basketball.
30. I lived most of my life in indiana.
31. I will always root for my beloved purdue boilermakers, win or lose.
32. I never knew how to make myself orgasm until I was almost 18. my first boyfriend taught me.
33. after that, it was all downhill from there.
34. I use a zippo lighter that my baby sister gave me.
35. she makes me prouder than she realizes, in so many ways.
36. I've been a dj on five different radio stations.
37. I'm no longer in radio.
38. but will always have it in my veins.
39. I'm a city boy, and always have been, even though I was raised on a farm.
40. I hated the farm growing up.
41. I now live in a metro area of over one million people.
42. I live on the virginia coastline, and love it.
43. even though I can't swim.
44. I can't drive, either.
45. or ride a bicycle.
46. amongst gay men, I'm considered a "bear."
47. I spend too much time chatting on gay.com.
48. my best friend stumpy has been my best friend for over eight years.
49. we're both colossal music and pop-culture geeks.
50. I'm single, and currently happy with that.
51. I identify with john cusack's character in high fidelity.
52. I can't stand coffee.
53. I drink pepsi in the mornings. and any other time.
54. one of my favorite things about living in the south is sweet iced tea.
55. my favorite animal is the cow.
56. I grew up on a dairy farm.
57. I love to roadtrip.
58. I sometimes get crushes on guys I meet online who live far away.
59. I once let someone watch me having sex.
60. I've never been further south than ocracoke, nc.
61. I've never been further west than iowa city, ia.
62. my only international travel was to canada. and that was only to windsor (through the tunnel from detroit), which hardly counts.
63. I have curly hair, but no one's seen it in almost nine years. I keep my hair buzzed.
64. I get my hair cut at supercuts, largely because it's across the street and they give good "tea tree" scalp massages.
65. 85% of the time, I really like my job.
66. I have a sister I haven't spoken with in five years.
67. my favorite song of all time is stardust's "music sounds better with you."
68. I've only been in one fistfight in my life. I was in second grade, and gave kristian gaerte a bloody nose. yes, that's a boy.
69. I have self-esteem issues sometimes.
70. I've been keeping a journal, on-and-off, for 15 years.
71. I'm bad with money.
72. I have over 2500 music files on my hard drive.
73. the only other thing I have much of stored on my computer is porn.
74. the tap water here sucks, so I often drink evian.
75. I bowl on a gay league.
76. I'm not that good, but I have fun. my average is currently a 126.
77. I've bowled in three gay tournaments in the past 4 months, in raleigh, here (norfolk), and d.c. I bowled like poo in all of them.
78. in d.c., I was caught by my friends making out with a guy in the hotel jacuzzi.
79. I can be very kinky.
80. I have a fear of heights.
81. I'm also afraid of snakes.
82. I use Pepsodent toothpaste.
83. my professional idol is robert christgau.
84. casey kasem was the reason I got into radio. really.
85. I love espnews intensely, because they still show the scores even during commercials.
86. I've only had sex in six different states.
87. I took seven years' worth of english classes in four years of high school.
88. I played trombone for six years.
89. I invited my first- and second-grade teacher (I had her for both years) to my college commencement reception (I didn't realize I wouldn't actually get my degree, long story), and she actually came.
90. most of my best friends are heterosexual.
91. I'd rather go to a sports bar than a gay bar.
92. I've never done drag, and never will.
93. I came out to my parents before I'd ever had sex (I was 16).
94. I want a portable mp3 player for christmas.
95. I shave every other day during the week, but usually not on weekends.
96. I have a goatee.
97. I won the county spelling bee in 6th grade. my winning word was "embroidery." I've never received another trophy since.
98. I'm proud of my blog.
99. I broke my arm when I was four.
100. I'll have my 32nd birthday next month.
questions, comments, concerns?
# posted by Thomas : 8:03 AM
