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the janes

I'd rather be a fool for loving someone, than an idiot for never giving them a chance.

About Me

I like to spend time with my friends, bowl, go to movies, sail with my family, play golf and raquetball, dance dirty, listen to my brother's jazz/funk trio, cook, watch sports (go A's, Raiders and the BULLDOGS, baby!!) and BBQ some tri-tip. Oh yeah and occasionally I have been known to participate in random acts of drunken debauchery with my shit-talking friends.
"My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short." - Armistead Maupin
Your Daddy Is Arnold Schwarzenegger
What You Call Him: Papi
Why You Love Him: He takes you to church Who's Your Daddy?
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have high extroversion.
You are outgoing and engaging, with both strangers and friends.
You truly enjoy being with people and bring energy into any situation.
Enthusiastic and fun, you're the first to say "let's go!"
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You're generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have high agreeableness.
You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.
Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.
You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything. The Five Factor Personality Test
You Should Be In Destiny's Child
You're sexy, smart, and hard working.
The perfect combo for superstardom!
What Girl Group Should You Be In?

My Interests

traveling, cooking, kissing, gambling, sailing, digital video, shotgunning beers, newspapers, NPR, pao de queijo, teaching, repressing traumatic memories

I'd like to meet:

I am currently trying to encounter as many dancing machines, astronauts, Antarctic penguin researchers, dog cops, moms of Staceys (hear they've got it goin' on), bumbling Brits and ol skool peeps from Manchester and Computech as possible!
My future ex-wife Natalie Portman.

Music:

Kevin Hill Trio, Radiohead, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Nick Drake, Dwight Yoakam, Diana Krall, Coldplay, Superdrag, Nada Surf, Fountains of Wayne, Ben Harper, Wilco, Digable Planets, Allison Krauss, Grandaddy, Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Postal Service, Flaming Lips, Neko Case, Rascal Flatts

Movies:

Eternal Sushine of the Spotless Mind, Harold and Maude, Big Lebowski, Office Space, Super Troopers, Moulin Rouge, Amelie, Magnolia, The Royal Tenenbaums, Joy Luck Club, Terms of Endearment, Evita, Napoleon Dynamite, Talladega Nights, Love Actually, Lost in Translation

Television:

ER, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, Beauty and the Geek, Grey's Anatomy, I HATE THE L WORD!!

Books:

Standing for Something, The Chronic(WHAH??!!)les of Narnia, High Tide in Tucson, The Art of Innovation

Heroes:

My mommy, my daddy, and my best friend Michele. Queers who pioneer. Thomas Jefferson (and the dude who plays him on NPR) GUS and GRETA!

My Blog

when is a "break" really just a break?

Oh, the human dramedy...For the past few weeks, my girlfriend has been rather aloof and really acting strangely. She hasn't been able to look me in the eye nor commit to a harmless conversation, let ...
Posted by the janes on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:18:00 PST

almost died in a fire

so the ffd, fresno's bravest, came to our office today, where they heroically saved the dilbert cartoons affixed to my cubicle as the building was engulfed by the horrific smell of burnt popcorn wafti...
Posted by the janes on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:12:00 PST

thank you hill's pet nutrition

All I can say is thank God we don't feed our dogs crappy food. If our $50 a bag, special Science Diet extreme puppy gourmet lamb and rice dry food gave them kidney failure I would go to Topeka and ha...
Posted by the janes on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:12:00 PST

brief dinah debriefing

i managed to survive with my body and relationship intact. the best thing about the weekend was being able to walk down the street, dine out and lounge around our hotel while holding the hand of my w...
Posted by the janes on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:02:00 PST

"gays are hated. prove me wrong."

Saw this in the Los Angeles Times, and though I don't agree with EVERYTHING he says (I thought Keillor's use of sarcasm was appropriately placed, he was mocking those who think that way) he does make ...
Posted by the janes on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:39:00 PST

ice cream and cookie dough

The person who came up with the Dreyer's Grand Tollhouse Cookie Dough Swirl Ice Cream is a genius. My gift to you this New Year is the knowledge of its existence.
Posted by the janes on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:07:00 PST

less work, more sex

The other day, I was discussing with my dear friend Molly about the need for employers to implement a "sex break" policy for all employees, immediately. I mean, if for years we could justify the "smo...
Posted by the janes on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:56:00 PST

sensitive geniuses

I was browsing through the Manchester GATE group, and I realized that an awful lot of us are Aquarians. Hrm. So I decided to do a little research, and promptly found this:Aquarius, the 11th sign of ...
Posted by the janes on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:25:00 PST

answer addiction

I am officially addicted to Yahoo! Answers.  It's so amusing to see what people think.  And if you thought the spelling and grammar on myspace was horrendous... well, just go see for yoursel...
Posted by the janes on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:30:00 PST

elf: krispy kreme chicken sandwich

Experimental Leftover Foods DiaryEntry TwoThis one is sorta cheating because it wasn't technically a leftover. Well, unless you count the fact that it's prolly made of scraps from the Madera Fair. L...
Posted by the janes on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:22:00 PST