An Obvious Attempt To Post For Posting's Sake

As usual, I can't think of anything to write. So I'm doing something I rarely do...stealing a meme. Hmm, "stealing a meme" sounds like a euphemism. For what, I don't know. This meme is nicked from the delightful Girl Interrupted over at A World So Small. If you haven't read her blog, stop reading this dog and pony show and go there. Actually, finish mine first and then go to hers. I don't want to follow that. She's terribly funny and also English, so even when she's being silly she sounds classy.

Random Questionnaire Without A Title That Has Too Many Questions About Fashion For My Taste

What is your current obsession?
A band called The Hold Steady. I first discovered them last fall and now have all the albums and listen to them constantly. I get obsessive and listen to nothing but one band for weeks at a time.

What is your weirdest obsession?
Plane crashes. I'm fascinated by the idea of planes dropping out of the sky, and any time I see an article or a TV show about a plane crash, I read or watch it. I also frequently have nightmares about plane crashes.

What are you wearing today?
Well, I'm still not dressed, but you don't really want to hear about that, especially if you're still having breakfast.

What's for dinner today?
I don't think I'll be having dinner, because I plan to eat my weight in hot dogs and soft pretzels at a baseball game today.

Why is today special?
Because every day is precious, blah blah zzz.

What would you like to learn to do?
Play guitar like Jack White.

What languages can you speak?
English and enough Spanish to not be embarrassed at the sketchy taco carts or la biblioteca.

What are you listening to right now?
My upstairs neighbors, who have apparently taken up bowling.

What is your favourite weather?
That time after it snows when everything is completely quiet and still, and the sky is an unbroken sheet of slate gray. I also like crisp fall days that are chilly but not cold.

What is your most challenging goal right now?
To complete my script. I've written many TV scripts but never completed a movie script. 100 pages is hard!

What do you think about the person who tagged you?
You already read that up there at the top. But she's aces except that she doesn't like peppers of any kind. Which is completely ridiculous.

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished, anywhere in the world, where would you like it be?
I want to say Rome, but since I haven't actually been there yet I will take the safe route and say Vancouver.

What would you like to have in your hands right now?
A check for eleventy billion dollars.

What would you like to get rid of?
About 50 pounds.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Macchu Picchu. I suspect it's the kind of place you can go for just an hour and not feel cheated. You just sit quietly and drink it in.

Which language do you want to learn?
Italian. When I do finally get to go, I want to try to confound the expectations people have for a fat, casually dressed American with a camera.

What do you look for in a friend?
I'm extremely introverted, so I value friends that won't be angry and think I don't like them anymore if we don't talk or see each other for weeks or months at a time.

Who do you want to meet in person?
Martin Scorsese, Bono, Chuck Klosterman, Brad Bird, Malcolm Gladwell, James L. Brooks, and you. Yes, you.

What's your favourite type of music?
No frills bar-band rock, blues, 60s soul, hair metal. (Shut up, I was in high school when it was popular, it's not my fault.)

What's the favourite piece of clothing in your own closet?
My well-worn pair of camoflauge cargo shorts. I discovered a tear in them last week and I was legitimately distraught.

What is your dream job?
Screenwriter or writer on a comedy sketch show. I'd love either, but I think I'd prefer screenwriter because I can live wherever I want.

Any favourite models?
When I was little I had a model of the Apollo command module and LEM. It was awesome.

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on?
I'd go to the airport and spend it on dollars, because I can't buy shit with pounds.

Favourite designer?
Bo Welch. (He designs movies, not clothes.)

Fashion pet peeve?
Yes. Oh wait, you mean an individual one. Flared pants.

Do you admire anyone's style?
George Clooney. I think he wakes up looking like he's on his way to a cocktail party at James Bond's house.

Describe your personal style:
Comfortable. I have no dress code at work so I wear lots of jeans, hoodies and Cuban shirts. But I do think it's fun to dress up since I don't get to do it all the time. I like my tweed jacket because it makes me look smart.

Untitled No More

Welcome to the ONE HUNDREDTH POST of your favorite source for nonsense, Untitled Blogger Project words...words...words...!

I wanted to do something cool for my 100th post, and it turns out that "something cool" meant completely re-design and re-title my blog. This was the title I originally had in mind when I started the blog, but the exact web address was not available. I didn't want a blog title that I couldn't have a matching web address for, so I went with "Untitled Blogger Project". It was supposed to be a play on the way movie scripts are titled when they don't have a real title yet. That's also why I was using that lame Courier font that I never liked. But the theme never really came across.

I can hear none of you asking, "So what does the name mean, anyway?" There was an episode of Beavis & Butt-Head where Butt-Head was making a vain attempt to concentrate on his reading. As he went along he mumbled, "words...words...words..." I remembered it because it was funny, and when the internet came around, I thought it aptly described the experience of reading online. People indifferently reading nondescript material that often didn't deserve much more. I imagined people reading my nondescript undeserving blog indifferently, and a name was born.

In a few days, I'm going to change the web address to reflect the new title. So in case you're one of those masochists that reads my blog on a regular basis, I'll come back and edit this post to list the new web address you can punch into your web reading tracking thingy of choice.

Thanks, and I hope you like the new blog!