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Shane

BOO! Sorry, ding-a-ling!

About Me

Walking in the rain. Holding hands. Sushi, but not bonito. Good grammar. Good manners. Bad boys. Getting drunk and playing "six degrees." Picking out baby names. Good karaoke. Terrible karoake. Cheeseburgers. Saying I'm going to exercise and then hiding out in my room on MySpace. Friends that I've know for years. Best friends that I've known for five minutes. Taking naps at work. Any sort of kool-aid that's red. Vanilla pop-tarts. My godson. Michelob Ultra Light, not for the taste, but for the lack of guilt. Going comatose, baby. Dancing around naked in my living room, even before Alanis suggested that I do such. Noah. The way I just stuck Noah in the middle there to see if he's made it this far into my diatribe. Stalking people on MySpace. Temperate climates and stormy relationships. Secrets. Hot yoga and cold showers. Taking more than two showers a day just because I can. Grocery shopping. Talking on the phone. Singing in my car. Good dental hygiene. The way a guy looks and smells after he's just come in from cutting the grass. One night stands that become life-long friendships. Basic ultra lights. People who say clever new things like, "Smoking is bad for you." My family. Oprah. The fact that people call my mom Miss Kitti. Having friends who still think it's cool to do whippets on a school night. Wine out of a jug and chicken out of a bucket. Talking in accents when I check out at Wal-mart. Sin. Meeting people at bars and knowing that you can add them later on MySpace. Johnny Cash, as played by Joaquin Phoenix. Legally Blonde. The way he looks in the morning, still sleeping, while I'm getting ready for work. The fact that my boss expects me to understand what koshering is even though I was raised Church of Christ. Funeral food. Filling out surveys at 3am, in the hope that I can get free sample of Garnier Fructis products. Cute babies. Ugly babies. Eating with chopsticks. Super crunch. Going by Fluff. The internal struggle of being a puncutal person but feeling as if I should be fashionably late. Baggy jeans. Old underwear. Losing weight. Sex when I'm hungover and everything's all tingly. Getting tickled. Kissing in public. Krystals without pickles or onions. Water slides and roller coasters. The mountains. The beach. The sun. The moon. Stand-up comedy marathons. Making fun of celebrities. Talking about Britney as if I know her. And finally, changing my Myspace page....every....day....
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My Interests

Reading, writing, arithmetic (ok, not really, but it felt like the right addition). I enjoy hanging with my friends, knocking back a few, and belting out some Harry Connick Jr. at the local karaoke bar.Turn ons include: cheese, things that start with G, and hair. Turn offs include: salad dressing, things that start with B, and Bible drops.

I'd like to meet:

Janeane Garafalo, Ellen Degeneres, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, and Kathy Griffin...all at once....all for drinks and cigarettes...well, all except for Paula, because we all know she can't hold her drink...
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: T. Shane Smith
Birthday: June 27, 2006. I am registered at Sears.
Birthplace: Athens, AL
Current Location: Vestavia Hills, AL
Eye Color: light blue
Hair Color: blond
Height: 5'11
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: cracker, through and through
The Shoes You Wore Today: flops
Your Weakness: Giving too much. I'm a giver, people.
Your Fears: midgets, clowns, pocelain dolls, monkeys dressed as people...
Your Perfect Pizza: Large. Seriously, it's like my only requirement.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Passing the bar
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL..I mean, seriously, did you?
Thoughts First Waking Up: I wonder if I poke him, will he roll back to me, or do I have to roll over to him?
Your Best Physical Feature: My sparkly eyes. Aww.
Your Bedtime: Whenever the lambs stop screaming.
Your Most Missed Memory: Sitting around the dining room table with the Council at Holly and Joy's.
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Burger King
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Depends on whether or not I'm finishing this sentence..."Money's on the dresser ____________."
Cappuccino or Coffee: Grande Low-Fat Chai Latte
Do you Smoke: Not anymore. Thank you, Easter Bunny.
Do you Swear: More than I should.
Do you Sing: Less than I should.
Do you Shower Daily: At least twice. I have to wash away my sins...and lube.
Have you Been in Love: Yup
Do you want to go to College: Not anymore. I think three degrees is enough.
Do you want to get Married: I want to get married. I need to cook meals. I want to pack cute little lunches for my Brady Bunches and read Danielle Steele.
Do you belive in yourself: More than ever.
Do you get Motion Sickness: Not if I can put one foot off the bed onto the floor.
Do you think you are Attractive: Um, I'm alright for a white boy.
Are you a Health Freak: I'm a freak about my health, if that's what you mean. In my mind, I've had every disease known to man. I'm pretty sure I'm currently battling rheumatoid arthritis.
Do you get along with your Parents: I sure do.
Do you like Thunderstorms: Love the storm. Hate the tornado.
Do you play an Instrument: I played trumpet once upon a time.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: I believe that one glass of wine a day is great for your health, so a whole bottle MUST be better!
In the past month have you Smoked: Yeah. But not anymore.
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Nothing illegal...
In the past month have you gone on a Date: I sure have. With Noah. Awww.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: I just went today and bought out Bath and Body Works, because I'm just that gay.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Not an entire box, but yes, I've had a few.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Ooooh yeah.....SUPER CRUNCH!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yep. I don't mean to brag, but I do a little karaoke from time to time.
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Nope.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Does Noah's heart count? OK, I know. That was gross. I'll stop.
Ever been Drunk: Yup.
Ever been called a Tease: Nope. I believe in putting out on the first date.
Ever been Beaten up: Nope.
Ever Shoplifted: Nope.
How do you want to Die: Rich.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Successful and healthy.
What country would you most like to Visit: Right now, India for some reason.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: brown
Favourite Hair Color: brown
Short or Long Hair: short
Height: tall
Weight: average
Best Clothing Style: as individual as he wants to be...
Number of Drugs I have taken: I will reserve answering this until AFTER the bar. I was a kid once...
Number of CDs I own: Legion.
Number of Piercings: Two old ones.
Number of Tattoos: One. Guess where.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: None. My past mistakes and decisions have made me the perfect person I am today. Turn thine eyes away from my godly splendor!

Music:

Where do I even begin? Mindy Smith, Rachel Yamagata, Tori Amos, Christine Lavin, Mary Beth Maziarz, Queen Latifah, Carly Simon, Sarah Maclachlan, Jewel, Alanis Morissette, Barbra, Bette, Liza, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Dinah Shore, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Bille Holiday, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Madonna, and on occasion, if I'm drunk, Britney Spears. And no one and I mean no one could sing my pants off like Jason Wade from Lifehouse. Holy SHIT that man is hot. Imogen Heap, Daughter Darlings, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Emiliana Torrini, and Portishead just made the list, ya'll.

Movies:

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Shag, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Drop Dead Gorgeous .... Girls Will Be Girls, Jeffrey, Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, Terms of Endearment, Prince of Tides, The Way We Were, Superstar, White Chicks, Color Purple, The Hours, Bring It On, Sordid Lives, Cold Mountain, Closer, Pretty Woman, Hocus Pocus, Scream, et al.

Television:

Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Bridezillas, American Idol, Will and Grace, And Then Came Love, Sex and the City, Charmed, Buffy, Kept, Princes of Malibu, Family Guy, and all that other crap they pass off as reality.

Books:

Close Range:Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx, anything Carolyn Hart has ever written, Her by Laura Zigman, Witching Hour by Anne Rice, Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid, Wicked by Gregory Maguire, and Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker.

Heroes:

Madonna, Ellen Degeneres, Margaret Cho (even though she teters with insanity from time to time), Mom, Dad, Klaire, and Chase (for putting up with me), and Martha Motherf*ckin' Stewart!

My Blog

Jamaican Me Angry

On Valentine's Day, an angry mob of approximately 2,000 men, women, and children took to the streets of St. Andrew, Jamaica, to attack a group of three gay Jamaican men with stones outside a local pha...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:35:00 PST

I Believe the Bigots Are Our Future

Retired NBA guard for the Miami Heat, Tim Hardaway, made some choice comments on a sports talk show this week in response to ex-NBA center John Amaechi's coming out. To quote: "You know, I hate gay p...
Posted by Shane on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:55:00 PST

Bee Mine

Even though I wouldn't trade Noah for the world (I mean, the boy bought me dishes for Valentine's Day....how well does he know me?!?!  So perfect!), I do kind of miss the days of elementary schoo...
Posted by Shane on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:45:00 PST

Anna Nicole

Love her or hate her, Anna Nicole Smith was an icon for our generation.  She passed today after a collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, after a year filled with scandal concerni...
Posted by Shane on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:03:00 PST

An Update On My Sexuality

I just wanted to drop you guys a quick note telling you a) that studying is going well, and b) that an independent panel has decided that I, too, am completely heterosexual.  Following the preced...
Posted by Shane on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:43:00 PST

200 Best Films Ever

Taking a cue from a recent blog I read, I'm going to list, in no particular order, what I consider to be the top 200 films of all time.  Now you may find yourself going, "Um WHAT?" but trust me, ...
Posted by Shane on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:01:00 PST

Reason No. 425 To Love Janice DICKinson's Modeling Agency

I behold the soon-to-be-famous towel drop: Hottie Boxer Reveals Folks, this is not safe for work!! -s-...
Posted by Shane on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:11:00 PST

so gOOd

Noah and I have spent the past few days, in the hours I have reserved for relaxation (and not studying/sleeping), catching up an a short-lived series from Vh1 called So NoTORIous, starring Tori Spell...
Posted by Shane on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:53:00 PST

Cirque du OK

Noah and I went on our, by now infamous, outing to Atlanta last night to see Cirque du Soleil: Corteo, and it was, in a word, fantastic.  We started with dinner at Spoon, a local hip Thai restau...
Posted by Shane on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:25:00 PST

Back At Camp

A dear friend of mine and I were lamenting the state of gay male culture today, noting that it is going the way of many other proud cultures: down the toilet, blindly led by a youthful crop of&n...
Posted by Shane on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:06:00 PST