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TxTodd

My alter ego is cuter

About Me

A casual friend of mine recently described me as having the "soul of a poet, and the charm of a comedian". Sure, she was probably just trying to get some, but still I liked the ring of all that.
I'm the kind of guy who'd give you the shirt off his back. As long as it didn't fit anymore, and matched your pants.
Check out my pictures on here sometime. They make me look like quite the fun guy. What the pictures don't show are all those moments in between - the sulking, the brooding, and all the angry crocheting.
One of my favorite quotes is this one from Henry David Thoreau:
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Bitches too."
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Tex to the Todd
Birthday: 1/30
Birthplace: Hospital
Current Location: Seated
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'8"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: 1/4 Hispanic, rest is English/German and unknown
The Shoes You Wore Today: There were two of them
Your Weakness: Chocolate
Your Fears: Ouija Board Software
Your Perfect Pizza: Veggie
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Inner Peace, sleeping with you baby, you know who you are
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lmao
Thoughts First Waking Up: Open your dry eyes slowly, let's not scratch a cornea
Your Best Physical Feature: Doesn't get a lot of sun
Your Bedtime: Midnight or so, after I play guitar and cry into a cup
Your Most Missed Memory: How could I ever remember?
Pepsi or Coke: Pffttt, don't drink either.
MacDonalds or Burger King: Pffttt, they both suck, I like that creepy king though
Single or Group Dates: Single!
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: No opinion
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Decaf
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: Yea, but not all that damn much
Do you Sing: Hell yes
Do you Shower Daily: Yes
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: Ummm no, don't wanna go back.
Do you want to get Married: Ummm no, don't wanna go back.
Do you belive in yourself: I'm about all I believe in
Do you get Motion Sickness: I guess. I'd rather drive.
Do you think you are Attractive: Yes, I'm pretty
Are you a Health Freak: Sorta kinda
Do you get along with your Parents: Define "get along"
Do you like Thunderstorms: Not so much, lightning freaks me out a little, it's just too random
Do you play an Instrument: Guitar, learning Bass guitar
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes
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: No
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, don't like 'em
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes, love it
In the past month have you been on Stage: Yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No, fear of turtles deters this
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: I was puking schnapps twenty years ago. I'm over it.
Ever been called a Tease: No, I deliver the goods. Once and for 30 seconds, but I deliver, yo
Ever been Beaten up: No
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Out of boredom
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A good songwriter no one's ever heard of
What country would you most like to Visit: Flavor country
Number of Drugs I have taken: 0
Number of CDs I own: a prime number, I'm sure
Number of Piercings: 0
Number of Tattoos: 0, my skin is too pretty
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 907
In a Boy/Girl..
Favorite Eye Color: Any
Favorite Hair Color: Any
Short or Long Hair: Long
Height: Short to Medium
Weight: Thin or Toned
Best Clothing Style: Not slutty

My Interests

Being 'Dad', acoustic guitar, singing (dorkyoke or whatever), working out, giving bad advice on the Internet, attending live theatre, tent camping, vegetarian cuisine, recycling, parks (especially someplace pretty where you might just see a dolphin nuzzle a squirrel), Coast to Coast AM, stamp licking but not collecting, chocolate, Bing cherries, salad bars, chocolate, peeing outside, walking on curbs, WiFi, Rockets basketball, writing

I'd like to meet:

On this site would like to meet:
* local folks interested in similar music, maybe to hit concerts, maybe to play (I'm a mediocre guitar player but make it for it by being an uninspiring singer)
* fellow adoptees who wanna blame, complain, and cry
* a successful time traveler who just got bored with it all
* women who can't beat me on a seesaw
Music means a lot, so as far as famous people go, my answer would be mostly singer/songwriters I am amazed by, foremost Ryan Adams.Adam Duritz would be cool too, interesting to talk to and it'd be sweet to test his body fat with calipers.
Would sorta like to be within 5 feet of Jewel too, just to make sure she's real. I'd like to cultivate some sort of symbiotic relationship with her, where I'd receive nourishment from fishing things out of her teeth.

Music:

Favorites include Old 97s, Counting Crows, Ryan Adams (Whiskeytown too), Eagles, my main man John Mellencamp and Lucinda Williams. Other artists I like a lot are Jack Johnson, Wilco, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Damien Rice, Brett Dennen, Jewel, Everclear, Son Volt and many others. There's a lot of Americana in there.
In the past, I've been addicted to the Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Public Enemy.
I like old school rap, classical, some jazz, most everything. But 'Buzz' music can get on my nerves with all the pain and screaming, get over it, find a therapist or a gun and just stop. An example would be Linkin Park who I think is maybe the worst band ever. I don't try listening to much rap anymore either, but I like Kid Rock and Eminem. The rap radio stations are awful, it's a shame the way things have evolved, not the way I woulda thought 20 years ago.

Movies:

I like movies alright, but miss a lot actually. I've got better things to do, like updating my candle usage spreadsheet.Some favorites are Eternal Sunshine, American Psycho, Il Postino, Crash, Sideways, 40-Year Old Virgin, Office Space, Red Violin, American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption, Vanilla Sky, Anchorman, Old School, Talledega Nights, Contact, The Weatherman

Television:

Don't watch much TV, really just The Simpsons, Animal Planet and Rockets games. Used to love the X-Files a LOT. Was a little sad to see Arrested Development go under cause it was so damn clever. I started to build a picket sign then realized I hardly ever watched the show, and didn't exactly know how to build such a sign.

Books:

The Happiness Hypothesis, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, The Evolution of Desire, 1984, Animal Farm, Wuthering Heights, Confederacy of Dunces, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Hop on Pop

Heroes:

Successful parents, the Ambiguously Gay Duo, and anyone who insults me in a surprisingly funny way

My Blog

Between the Lines

Words are toys to me.  One of my favorite games to play with them, online especially, is to write something that straddles the fence on being offensive or not.  The target can choose whether...
Posted by TxTodd on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:50:00 PST

King Frog

I bought a house in mid July and slowly moved into it over the course of three weeks.  It was just a half mile down the road, so this sort of 'gradual move' made sense, well at least to me. ...
Posted by TxTodd on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:31:00 PST

Music in my Mouth

A couple Sundays again, I participated in my first open mic.  I sang my friend E4's first song, then after he got through a few more, I played a couple on my own.  All covers of course, sang...
Posted by TxTodd on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:58:00 PST

The Best Things

Despite the complexity of modern times, I try to lead a simple life.  It's not just lip service to me, I truly believe the old adage, 'The best things in life are free'. However, a lot of those ...
Posted by TxTodd on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:58:00 PST

Now look what we have here...

The other evening around 7, I took my kids out to a nearby park for some exercise.  There's a paved trail around the perimeter of the park, and we walk/jog a lap, then they play on these bar...
Posted by TxTodd on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:24:00 PST

Ring tones

I've never been in a crowded elevator, or a store, or a restaurant, heard a mobile phone go off and thought, "Wow, that ring tone, how catchy, how clever, I've got to know this person!".  Or hear...
Posted by TxTodd on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:33:00 PST

I finally figured how way to meet the right woman for me...

but Google found no pages for "Portenna Storm"
Posted by TxTodd on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:11:00 PST

Boobs for Buddhism

Last night one of my friends was telling me she scored tickets to see the Dalai Lama during his upcoming trip to Houston.  She's been practicing Buddhism for about a year I guess, so she's p...
Posted by TxTodd on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:01:00 PST

Never play a word assocation game with me

All I ever say back is 'cornbread'.
Posted by TxTodd on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST

Why Do Home Depot Shopping Lists Always Seem Sinister?

Wasp sprayAnt poisonLoppersA large shovelLawn fertilizer
Posted by TxTodd on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST