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Allen

"Da back of yo haid is ridickalus!"

About Me

"Everyone's looks will fade so there better be a personality there to replace them..." -- Me ____________________________________________________________ ___________Let's see...where do I begin... "To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night." -- Charles Dickens, David Copperfield. Well, I wasn't really born on a Friday night, but rather a Sunday morning in the confines of Roper Hospital here in Charleston. I enjoy dressing up or dressing down, going sailing or going to the Rockville Regatta and the Carolina Cup in Camden (come on...who doesn't like a good party at least once in a while). I have great friends that are still my friends even after knowing me for a while (that should say something about me, right...lol?). I love my old friends and would never trade them in, but love to make new ones as well! Don't judge me on any one characteristic...take a look at the whole package! Overall, I'd say I'm pretty laid back and just like to enjoy myself... If you want to know anything else, just ask! I don't bite...hard, anyway...lol!
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Allen
Birthday: 05.Sept.71
Birthplace: Roper Hospital (Charleston, SC)
Current Location: Johns Island, SC
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right (Unless I'm eating...then legt...go figure!)
Your Heritage: German (Bavarian) / English
The Shoes You Wore Today: Brown Leather Rockport Boat Shoes
Your Weakness: There are so many...lol!
Your Fears: Getting/Looking Old
Your Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni, Green Pepper, and Onion
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Buy A House...
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: "Lol"
Thoughts First Waking Up: Where's the damn snooze button!?
Your Best Physical Feature: I have no idea...ask my friends...
Your Bedtime: Around 1:00 am or so unless I'm out somewhere...
Your Most Missed Memory: Being carefree with no responsibilities...
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Dr. Pepper...
MacDonalds or Burger King: Arby's...
Single or Group Dates: Single...
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton now, but I used to love American Classic (it used to be grown near here on Wadamalaw)...
Chocolate or Vanilla: Mint Chocolate Chip
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappucino (or a Caffe Cubano)
Do you Smoke: No (except for the extremely rare cigar)
Do you Swear: I would never (note the dripping sarcasm there...lol)!
Do you Sing: I used to and I still try when I'm alone...lol!
Do you Shower Daily: At least once sometimes more than once...
Have you Been in Love: Yes...
Do you want to go to College: Have been there, but would certainly go back if possible...
Do you want to get Married: Hmmmmmm...
Do you belive in yourself: In many aspects, but I think I have some uncertainties like anyone else...
Do you get Motion Sickness: Thankfully, no...
Do you think you are Attractive: I don't think I'm ugly, but I don't think I'm a model either...lol!
Are you a Health Freak: No, but I probably should be...lol!
Do you get along with your Parents: Absolutely...
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes, they are one of my favorite things...
Do you play an Instrument: Yes...lots (or at least the knowledge is still there, but I'd have to practice again to play them all again)...
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: What a stupid question...lol! I mean...uh...yes, yes I have...
In the past month have you Smoked: No...
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No...
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Yes...
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Nope...
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Good Lord, No!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes...
In the past month have you been on Stage: I was literally pushed on stage for my birthday at Pantheon (I thought I would die)!!!
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope...
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No, I don't want to scare the fish...lol!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Nope...
Ever been Drunk: Me!!?? I would never...lol (again, there's that damn sarcasm)!
Ever been called a Tease: Nope...
Ever been Beaten up: Nope...
Ever Shoplifted: Nope...
How do you want to Die: Doing something really fun... I'd hate to pass away just sitting there...
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Grow up? Hmmmm...not really familiar with that concept...lol!
What country would you most like to Visit: Someplace exotic (South Pacific, the Serengeti, Eastern Europe)
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: If I had to pick one, I guess blue or green...
Favourite Hair Color: Doesn't matter, but prefereably the hair color you were born with...lol!
Short or Long Hair: Depends on the person...
Height: Doesn't matter as long as they aren't a midget or make me feel like one...
Weight: Doesn't matter as long as they are proportional...
Best Clothing Style: Anything from jeans and a t-shirt to a tux...
Number of Drugs I have taken: None (excpet when I was sick)...
Number of CDs I own: Many (but I don't use them any longer since I got the iPod)...
Number of Piercings: None...
Number of Tattoos: None yet...lol...but I know what I would want...
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Ha...2...and that's all the info you get...lol!
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My Interests

Boating (sailing and power), Architecture (I really should have been an architect), Hiking, Camping, Traveling (this includes just hopping in the car and driving with no particular destination in mind...just exploring, and can either be done alone or with a friend or friends), Cooking (and eating...lol)

I'd like to meet:

Cool, fun people to talk and/or hang out with...You can't have too many good friends!

Music:

I have very ecclectic tastes as I like most everything (and yes, this includes classical - going to the symphony/opera) except hard core rap and hard core rock/metal. I have to say, though, that one of my all time favorites is Ella Fitzgerald...

Movies:

"Secondhand Lions", "Sliding Doors," James Bond movies, "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "The Sound of Music", "Party Monster", "Breakfast At Tiffany's", "White Squall", "Sordid Lives", "Shag", "Gone With The Wind", "To Wong Fu", "The Bourne Identity," "Steel Magnolias (I don't want to hear a word from anyone)", "Bringing Down the House", "The Ten Commandments (with Charlton Heston)", "Big Eden", "Latter Days", "Go," Audrey Hepburn movies (they had such class then, didn't they?), James Dean movies, Babette's Feast (a good foreign film...lol) very ecclectic tastes...

Television:

"Family Guy", "South Park", "Absolutely Fabulous", most "Food Network" shows (but especially Paula Dean, Giada De Laurentiis, and Ina Garten), "House", "CSI: Miami/Las Vegas", "NCIS"...

Books:

Anything having to do with architecture (from ancient to historic to contemporary),The Chronicles of Narnia (before there was a movie), the Harry Potter series, The DaVinci Code, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (so, I'm a kid at heart), Catcher in the Rye, Johns Grisham books, Down and Out in Paris and London (Early George Orwell), Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein), To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and others...

Heroes:


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Your Love Life Secrets Are
Looking back on your life, you will have a few true loves.
You're a little scarred from your past relationships, but who isn't?
It's important to you that your lover is very attractive. You like to have someone to show off.
In fights, you are able to walk away and calm down. You are able to weather the storm.
Break-ups can be painful for you, but you never show it. You hold your head high. Your Love Life Secrets, Revealed

You are The Wheel of Fortune

Good fortune and happiness but sometimes a species of intoxication with success

The Wheel of Fortune is all about big things, luck, change, fortune. Almost always good fortune. You are lucky in all things that you do and happy with the things that come to you. Be careful that success does not go to your head however. Sometimes luck can change.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

My Blog

I reek of healthy goodness...PART II...lol!

Well, here we are again a couple of months down the road from the last time I posted one of these God-forsaken things we call blogs...lol!I just thought I would provide an update on the effects o...
Posted by Allen on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:52:00 PST

I reek of healthy goodness...lol!

Ok...so it's been a long time coming, but after trying on 4 pair of perfectly good britches for my birthday supper and having only one fit (and just barely at that), I have decided to make a publicly ...
Posted by Allen on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:05:00 PST

Frustrated

This could very well be the shortest blog I have ever written (and for those who know me, this is really saying something)...  Here it is... My life right now can be described on so many differen...
Posted by Allen on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:50:00 PST

Kitty Drugs...

I have a striped, orange cat (Tiger, if you can believe the originality...lol).  Well, I have seen Tiger play with toys and I have seen Tiger play with critters found in the yard...  Often t...
Posted by Allen on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:05:00 PST

Little League...

The park in which I run (yes, I really am seriously trying to work on the belly) has a couple of baseball fields.  These are usually in use with little league games...  Today as I was runnin...
Posted by Allen on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:43:00 PST

Worries, Fears, and...Therapy?

      Why do people worry so?  It seems to me that most people at some point fall into one of two categories...Those who worry about themselves and their situations, and ...
Posted by Allen on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:35:00 PST

The little things...

      Well, here I am on a Sunday evening...pondering, mulling over what joys await me next week (yes, I could be talking about the optimistic true joys that I ...
Posted by Allen on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:43:00 PST

Going Shopping for "The Right One" or...Are all romantics dead?

Ok...I am now officially giving in to the irrisistable urge to write yet another of these ridiculous things we call blogs...  They really are an excellent tool in which to place our thoughts, alt...
Posted by Allen on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:38:00 PST

Parenthood...

Well...here we are...blog number two...  I never thought it would happen, but I find myself still awake with jumpy nerves and no chance of sleep...  I was supposed to be going out tonight, b...
Posted by Allen on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:15:00 PST

My first blog...awwwwhhhh...lol!

OK...Here it is my very first blog.  Don't everyone faint at once (although you may want to mark this day down as it may be the only blog you will ever see here...lol)!  As most everyon...
Posted by Allen on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:24:00 PST