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Surly TJ

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Still living in the middle of nowhere.....

I am called mo-om by two sweet kids and called aahh by one sweet baby :) I am extremely protective of them so don't expect mommy and kiddy pictures.


I am a lover of all things furry, scaly and slithery. (get your mind out of the gutter!) I mean animals. Unfortunately, my menagerie has dwindled a bit but there are a few dogs, cats, bird, gecko, rat and fish still hanging in there. We also have mice but they weren't invited and are getting the boot as I type.

My Interests

Many..... Photography, films, books, being outdoors, hiking, rescuing animals, cycling, tennis.... Football, NBA....blah, blah, blah

I'd like to meet:

I am not here anymore to make new friends. I've already made all the friends I need. If you really insist though..... knock yourself out and impress me. I love creative, funny, silly people who may share some of my interests. I am a lazy blogger but that is my primary mode of communication here. I used to blog more frequently but my boss is making tough these days.... she screams if I ignore her and that might just evolve into throwing things at me one of these days. (Demanding, huh?) I don't usually accept friend requests unless there is an accompanying message. It helps filter out the fakes. This doesn't apply to people who I know from other blogs though ;) I really gotta change these photos... it has been too long. Anyway.. all the photos on my sad little page were taken by me. ..

Music:

I love many types of music: alternative, classical, reggae, blues,rock, some country and bluegrass, rap Some of my favorite bands and artists are: U2, Bob Marley, Cake, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nina Simone, The Samples, Sublime, Dave Matthews Band, White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Talking Heads, Blink 182,Busta Rhymes,anything Dr. Dre has to do with, Tenacious D, Wyclef... currently listening to Pavarotti, The Strokes, and other stuff.

Movies:

The Royal Tenenbaums, Thick as Thieves, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Pulp Fiction, Super Troopers, The Cowboys, Unforgiven (I love good westerns, I wish more were made), Bite the Bullet, Black Hawk Down, Full Metal Jacket, The Graduate, Sideways, Lantana, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Shining, Legends of the Fall, Search for the Holy Grail..

Television:

Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Entourage, Project Runway, CSI (Vegas), House, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, SportCenter, Family Guy

Books:

I love to read and will read a book from front to back in the span of a day or two. Some of my favorites: Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald, Catcher in the Rye by Salinger, Breakfast at Tiffanys by Capote, The Bean Trees and Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Freakonomics, Marley and Me. My guilty pleasure in books is the shopaholic series. Other than that I favor more compelling writing. Although, sometimes I admit, I will choose a book by the cover. Lately. I've been rading more business related titles.

Heroes:

My parents, My sports heroes: Lance Armstrong, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi.. big fan of Roy Jones Jr. but wouldn't call him a hero, but he is (was) a great boxer. Oh and you gotta love Tiger. Brett Favre is my favorite QB even though I'm a Cardinals fan.

My Blog

Letdown

I want to disappear down a hole right now.  Some of you may know by now but for those of you that don't.... Jim didn't get released.  It felt like a scene right out of a movie.  The bui...
Posted by Surly TJ on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:43:00 PST

Beating the Bushes for Sexy

*Bonus points to the reader who can find and correctly identify the movie line referenced in this blog* Looking at my blog headliner, I am wondering, "what happened to the Sexy?  Or even the ...
Posted by Surly TJ on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:30:00 PST

A very belated Mothers Day blog...

* note- I started this last Sunday* Ahh, Mother's Day.  My special, special, special day.  Too bad you can't hear me talking because then you would know that I was emphasizing special in a h...
Posted by Surly TJ on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:02:00 PST

Did I just stumble into some bad lighting?

I sat on the bed this morning, laptop open in front of me, coffee at hand browsing through email and blogs.  Delicious coffee....mmmmmmm... (just writing about stimulates my senses...*ahhhhh...
Posted by Surly TJ on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:23:00 PST

It aint easy being green...

I am proudly part Irish, although that part is a wee bit tiny, proud nonetheless.  I think I know where my temper and sailor mouth come from.......well it’s a toss up between the Irish and Grand...
Posted by Surly TJ on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:43:00 PST

Double Digits...

Hello all.  I am checking in on everyone.  So much has happened since I was around here last.  Maple now has a new little sapling...Yayyyyy!  Guany has a new job and another furry ...
Posted by Surly TJ on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:16:00 PST

Big Brother and Hooters Girls

Kick off is about to happen.  Another year and another Superbowl Sunday.  This year it doesn't feel so super.  This has been one of the biggest sporting weeks in Arizona and I am missin...
Posted by Surly TJ on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:32:00 PST

Why buy the milk......when you can get the cow for free?

Did I just call myself a cow?  Some of my latest internet sojourns have been attempts at becoming a more informed mommy.  Well, not really.  Maybe more like attempts to reassure m...
Posted by Surly TJ on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST

Threesomes.....ahhhh fond memories

A new year already?  Where the hell did my old year go?  Goodbye 2007, don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.  On second thought, let the door hit you on the ass and cat...
Posted by Surly TJ on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:02:00 PST

Pizza Porn and a Plea

That title sounds like a night in the life of a spotty teenage boy.  I think that teenage boy grew up to be an advertising executive for Pizza Hut.  Their latest creation is the "...
Posted by Surly TJ on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:04:00 PST