I was Tagged as Well. 30 random things about me.

Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t have considered doing this but after viewing my older sister’s entry I found something very romantic in the process. Instead of 25 I fathomed 30. Today's list will be dedicated to this exercise:

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose at least 25 people to send it to. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. Was painfully dweebie in High School…then I graduated and nothing changed.

2. Practice telling WomiE, “I love you,” when I’m by myself in hopes that one day he’ll reconsider and come home.
3. Always wanted to sex my straight buddy Lance. He’s just my type. Dark and thick. Everyone, of course, in that circle of friends knows this. Everyone except for Lance.
4. Made out with Bobby Blake the porn star. Told him no to sex. Regret not smelling his crotch.
5. Love the boy-crotch smell
6. Can’t whistle or sing or swim and want to
7. Can’t ball or dance or fight and could care less
8. Got into grad school and not at all excited.
9. Kissed Damon, the cute boy at work, once while he was still living with a mutual friend of ours.
10. The cute boy was asleep when I kissed him.
11. Of all my worldly possessions I hate shoes most of all
12. Next would be my phone
13. My phone would be first had I not my mother to dial
14. Sometimes I speak in questions intentionally?
15. Though most times its natural and I don’t even notice
16. Have always wanted to discover somebody. Never wanted to be discovered.
17. Love pad thai & green curry. They’re equally my favorites. Ask WomiE. He knows.
18. My favorite season is autumn but during winter months is when I look my best. The fashion is JUST different.
19. Wouldn’t dare die for my nieces BUT would take a mean bullet in the LEG for them. Dying is for their parents.
20. Slowly beginning to enjoy Elizabeth Alexander’s ‘Praise Song’. I think the word ‘bramble’ is super cool.
21. Believe that my father will out live my entire family…including the babies. Evil bastards have a tendency to live longer. Lucky him.
22. Have never purchased an Alicia Keys album. Or considered it. I’m sure I’m a better man because of it.
23. Wishes I weren’t so tall sometimes.
24. Numbers make me panic.
25. The first concert I ever attended was to see the Breeders with my blue-haired friend Lizzie. Kim Deal signed Lizzie’s arm and Liz vowed never to wash it. She of course was teasing. I hope.
26. Grew up listening to Country music. I think Reba McEntire rocks!
27. Turned down Coach Spurlock for the track team my freshman year. He hounded me about it for an entire semester.
28. Use to be addicted to caffeine. I attribute that addiction to why my head is too small for my body.
29. Secretly I’mma hypochondriac.
30. I think I have cancer

Kim (my older sister) was tagged on FaceBook

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose at least 25 people to send it to. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)


1. I love to write essays.
2. I am not creative enough to write poetry (so I have a high respect for people who can).
3. I never went to culinary school to become a famous chef.
4. I like giving birth more than going through pregnancy.
5. I like guys with pretty eyes.
6. My best friend is male.
7. I LOVE milk chocolate and Fannie May's Dixes.
8. I would rather buy a house than rent an apartment.
9. I never had any childhood diseases like chicken pox, mumps...etc.
10. I never got to watch horror movies as a child so im not into them now.
11. I can't rollerskate.
12. I share my middle name with my mother and sister.
13. I like names that flow.
14. My youngest child gets on my nerves fastest than my oldest. the youngest IS a handful
15. New Years is my favorite holiday.
16. I drive a 05' Chevy Trailblazer, but want a Tahoe.
17. As long as I live in chicago I will never purchase a car.
18. I love deep dish pizza.
19. I have a list of things to do and see before I die.
20. I went to Italy my freshman year of high school.
21. I can't stand dependent people.
22. I have only 1 tattoo (for now).
23. Next to my children my brother and sister are my pride and joy. this was just pure sugar. Love you too MimmiE
24. I don't like FWD's.
25. I have no regrets.

1. Tonight I shall do the abs of steel tape.
2. Damon came to work super gorgeous. Fitted black sweater and crisp gray dress slacks. He teased me about running out of the bathroom on him. Damon has ass for days.
3. Charles just turned 23 moments ago. Called him at 12:05am. He was asleep. Total whomp whomp
4. Vinny washed dishes while I was at work. What a blessing for him.
5. W2’s came in the mail.
6. Need to grab them from my parents house

Dear KLB

Last night as I viewed your "I Hear" poem and "Womie" song, I was utmost amazed and inspired by your talents. Wow, you have obviously been given a gift! Your ability to articulate thoughts with words, along with expression through video are incredible. I normally don't take the time to sit down an write a note, especially promoting someone I know nothing about or have never met, but last night I did. I took the liberty of forwarding your name to the "Ellen" show, with a suggestion I had for her show. Unfortunately, her online form only allowed 1500 characters, so it had to be short and to the point. I will send you a copy of that letter, if you wish, I only need an email address to send it to.

Best of luck to you in whatever you undertake and thanks again for opening a small window of yourself to share with others. I certainly enjoyed it.

Respectfully,

Mark

Mark

I am so speechless. My videos are an accompaniment to all the journals I've kept, all the things I've written and all the blogs I've maintain. I'm an ex-art student trying to cultivate a more creative life. Thank you for the time you took to view the videos and for the letter you wrote. Of course I would love to read it! I think that is so awesome. My email address is ken@kenlikebarbie.com. You can also visit me on my website kenlikebarbie.com.

Thank you again sir.

KLB

Ken,

Thanks for your reply today. I was excited to learn you are in the Chicago area, right in "my own backyard" so to speak. I am in the Region, NW Indiana (Munster). Perhaps we can meet up for coffee, a drink, lunch or just get together and chat sometime? It would certainly be my pleasure.

Like I said in my earlier email, Ellen's site is limited to 1500 characters and I do not know her personally to call, so needless to say, I had to be short, sweet, and to the point with this. Not sure it will lead to anything for you, but it only takes the right person to hear your plight and it can be life changing. Perhaps an avenue to help you fulfill your dreams, who knows?

I am a true believer that we are put on this planet to extend a hand and help each other out when possible, inspire ourselves and others to do our best, and motivate each other into tapping our talents and potential, which is why I was motivated to write this letter and mention your work. You took a risk that a lot of people would have never taken. You, "put a piece of yourself out there" for the whole world to critic. I admire that.

So here is a copy of the letter I wrote:


Ellen,

A while ago, I watched a show in which one your guest's was a young man who jumped cars. You used yourself as a catalyst, which offered him opportunities he may have never had, if it weren't for your intervention. The kindness and enthusiasm you displayed for his success that day, was genuine.

Tonight, while viewing some YouTube videos, I ran across this young man who happens to be right here in the Chicago area. His talent, creativity, writing (words), editing and mixing is absolutely captivating. If you have the time, please view them. My favorites are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ0k_YyHRi8 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5S18r42bkc.

Ellen, the power of the "Internet" used as a tool to reach out to our youth (based on the election, financial contributions, and following of President Obama's campaign) can be highly effective and beneficial. Have you ever thought of having a segment (once a week or so) where people can submit videos for possible air? There would certainly have to be guidelines, perhaps addressing current issues, messages relating to public service, and offer solutions to help make our country or world a better place. Even just a poem like, Ken...like Barbie's, "I Hear" video, where he says without saying, "I get it"?

Best of luck to your continued success with your show. If you ever get to the Chicago area, "have your people, get with my people" and let's have a drink, lunch, dinner or just a phone call...LOL

Mark



Again, keep up the terrific work and never lose that awesome vision!



Respectfully,



Mark

*SLAP* Lets Be Nice

1. Got into grad school. Love my advisor. Her name is Dara.
2. Laptop has a virus.
3. Desktop computer is low on memory. Need to buy an external hard drive to continue making videos.
4. Vinny was laid off a few weeks ago. He’s home every and all day.
5. Went to go see my dad. He seems okay.
6. WomiE moved to Riverdale. Found him on A4A. broke my heart a little…nah…broke my heart a lot.
7. Youtube censored my absolute favorite KLB video. Claimed I was copyright infringing. Personally I think its Bullshit.
8. Lost my camera and found it again.
9. Spent my every weekend thus far with Chuck-a-Muck my brista’ which equals gay for sista’. Charles/Chuck-a-Muck is also unemployed.
10. Came this* close to seeing the cute boy at work naked. I asked. He acquiesced. I choked and dashed outta the bathroom. He stood there, I’m sure, bare and perplexed.
11. I don’t necessarily regret it.

The temperament I have for my roommate flashes hot & cold. When there is reason to love him… I do. For example this weekend when we ran out of toilet paper, mainly because I had over a friend and our last roll was shared against 3 shitting boys (Vinny, Chuck and I). And as I was employing* the last few squares, Vinny, mind you, was out of the house that night, all I could think of was how I needed to pick up more tissue so that my Vinny-Binny could make poo-browns in the toilet when he returned home. That, my friend, is love. But more often than necessary I could *SLAP* Vinny—leaving edible foods exposed over counters. Paper wrappings trapped beneath piles of dishes in the sink. FOOD in the sink. Sleeping on the couch. There is a Vinny-sized dent in my sofa…NOT to mention the tear in the cushion and hair grease on the pillows. The sofa that cost me four hundred dollars out of budget, not even a year old, was once a mild feathered green, is now gray and worthless. *SLAP*

I leave the house to go to work and Vinny has coiled himself on my sofa at my laptop watching a movie perhaps from MY collection of films on MY 32 inch to come home, HOURS later, and Vinny would be in the same position with the only difference being that he inched up the heat—heat that he doesn’t pay for. *SLAP*

On the flip side, lets be nice, he did buy groceries last week. We went up the street to the poor mans grocery store and Vinny shelled out a hundred dollars getting very legitimate items such as bread, such as veggies, such as meats. This banked him several cool points. And in defense for Vinny’s slobbery he is in fact an unbiased slob. He doesn’t just manhandle and wreck my things he also abuses his own stuff too. It just affects me differently because I own more things. Lucky me.

Living with a straight boy is hard. Did I mention the used CONDOM Vinny left on the floor!?!? *SLAP* But living with a straight boy is hard. I love ‘em though. But its haaaaaaaaaaaaard.

Elizabeth Alexander recites 'Praise Song'

1. Charles quit his job
2. Krystal McPherson is pregnant
3. My father has cancer
4. not going to the inauguration

I Hear

Somebody clap because the world is changing
Barack, I hear you, I hear you, Barack
With silver sleeves wet and elbow deep in dishwater
Barack, I still hear you, I hear you, Barack


Somebody dance because the world is changing
and someone make music for that someone to dance
Because I've negotiated living for a hundred and six years
to aid in America to elect the right man

Shout it! Please shout it!—these are my (hi)stories too!
because I've slave and I've sought for the
red
white
and truth
and that banner maybe spangled
hoisted high
may it be raised
but
someone needs to take notice now
because the world's about to change.

Applaud us out of this social stupor
because we're all made alike
fifty stars, democratic, republican and five fingers.
Five finger, undecided and thirteen stripes.

But I heard Barack on the radio this morning
taken aback by the wisdom in his voice.
And the sound he made
he spoke of change.

I hear you, Barack.
I hear!

written by KLB