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Gary

Adventures in Watch Repair!

About Me

I am a watch repairman and a writer, but I think of myself as a cook and poet. Like one of my fleshier characters, none of these really describes me all that well. I have written two novels, so far... working on a third, a dozen or two short stories. Making a living repairing watches is not such a crazy thing as it sounds, as there really aren't many of us anymore.I like to watch people, but don't like them in my face. I have a Love/Hate relationship with hugs. Don't get me started about kissing. I had a cat for about fifteen years, who mostly didn't like me much. When she died I felt part of my heart died with her.Had a 23 year relationship end year before last (best thing that could have happened, she was EVIL), so I am not looking for anything serious. I will talk endlessly about writing, cats, cooking, sci-fi, games, swiss watches as art, what did you do in the war/college/last time you went fishing?Love life while you is, folks.

My Interests

Writing, reading, playing online games, RPG, mostly, I am not smart enough for RTS... cooking, walking (driving is DANGEROUS!), teaching ppl stuff (all of the above at one time or another), listening to and playing jazz, talk radio, astronomy, physics (even that crazy crap where you don't really know if you exist or not), painting and drawing, bitching about exes...

I'd like to meet:

I like people that like to talk, walk and sit in hot tubs (even if its just cause you gotta bad back like me!) I like crappy writers and good poets, vegetarian cooks and avid hunters, old rock n roll stoners and goth girls that listen to songs about knives and compare black to black. Trivia junkies and carpenters are always welcome. Hi, Trivia Palace from TickTockGLS! Really wanna meet Pong, son of Pikestaff, the gnarly-faced git.

Music:

Zappa, Barenaked Ladies, Petula Clark, Bob Dylan, CCR, Elvis Costello, Henry Mancini, Jethro Tull, Leon Redbone, Jackson Browne, the Moody Blues, Tomas Diablo (yeah, like you know)http://www.tomasdiablo.com/listen.html, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich, Stan Getz, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, the Who, the Beatles, Bob Marley, Buckwheat Zydeco, Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Steely Dan, Dean Martin, Camel, Chick Corea, Elton John, Neil Young, did I mention ZAPPA? How about Warren Zevon? Robert Palmer, Peter Gabriel, Killswitch Engage

Movies:

Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, Blazin' Saddles, Fifth Element, Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner, anything with the muppets or Frank Oz, Avanti! or anything by Billy Wilder

Books:

Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett,Mel Gilden (bet you never heard of him), Roger Zelazny, Mercedes Lackey, George Orwell, Steven Brust, LE Modesitt, L F Baum, Mark Twain, Frank Downey,

My Blog

zero for two, will.

A few days ago I treated myself to a movie.  There were a lot of choices, but I figured "Hancock" was the least apt to get me in trouble.  Girlfriend trouble, dontcha know.  I didn't ha...
Posted by Gary on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:58:00 PST

DOGBERRY

"What went wrong with the last interview?"  She tugged my perfectly straight tie to one side, then back again to the middle."I think it went wonky when they asked me if I had any questions," ...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:11:00 PST

Alternate Lines from Movies

Some Lines From Recent Films I Wanted to HearSpiderman 4:Mary Jane:  "But that was OUR kiss, Peter!"Spiderman: "No it wasn't.  Our kiss had rain."Harry Potter 5:Ron: "Quick, Harry! Cast a sp...
Posted by Gary on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:39:00 PST

Dubious Drake

Show of hands.  Who among you has heard of Frank Drake?  Nope, not the explorer that discovered Nevada or somesuch, this guy is an astronomer.  No one?  Shame.How about Carl Sagan?...
Posted by Gary on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

Customer Service With a SMILE!

"Welcome to Arby's!"  the smiling lady behind the counter called to me, as I walked through the door.Okay, back to reality.  No greeting, no smiling lady.  There WAS a lady, but she was...
Posted by Gary on Sun, 13 May 2007 06:21:00 PST

Someone Send Me REAL Email!

((With apologies to Monty Python))Man:    You sit here, dear.     Wife:    All right.Man:    Morning!Waitress:    Morning!Man...
Posted by Gary on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:00:00 PST

Lighting the Corners of Your Mind

Smells are more closely associated with memory than any of the other senses.  Is anything more evocative of the early summer days spent at the lake than the sinus-clearing stink of vinyl?  M...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:13:00 PST

CCD Grand Rapids

"Really, no," the rough voice sounded almost pained.  "I simply couldn't eat a thing."I blinked, then took a deep breath and reconsidered.  This investigation kept slamming headlong into dea...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:51:00 PST

Spicy Thai Curried Lentils

Simple and deliciousMix a cup of rinsed brown lentils, a 14oz can of veggie broth, a cup of coconut milk (NOT cream of coconut!), 2tsp (more if you are brave!) of yellow or red curry powder... in a la...
Posted by Gary on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:46:00 PST

Snakes Onna Plane!

Is Hollywood on crack? Its costs millions of dollars to make a movie these days, who decided that this endless stream of bad cliches was a good use of money?The next time you get the urge to waste tha...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:52:00 PST