Dale Miller

Did anyone see you kiss the last person you kissed?

Yes, her boyfriend.

Do you still talk to the person you kissed last?

Yes.

Have you ever punched a tree?

No, but I have run into one.

Do you believe that if you want something bad enough you’ll get it?

No.

Do you watch a lot of TV?

In general, no, but I have been recently — Buffy, Charmed, and Angel.

Have you tried ecstasy?

The drug, no. The emotion, only occasionally.

have you ever snuck out of your house?

Not for many years.

Kill or Be killed?

Depends on the situation.

Break someone’s heart or have your heart broken?

I’d rather not repeat having mine broken, but it’s better than hurting someone else.

Never sleep or never eat!?

With no side effects, either would be nice

Who was the last person you couldn’t take your eyes off of?

I probably shoudn’t admit, since it’s possible she will read this

Would you ever get a tattoo?

I can’t think of anything I would want permanantly on my body

Who was the last person you had a dream about?

Allison

Are you a morning person or a night person?

I tend to go back and forth

What’s the meanest thing you’ve ever done to someone?

I don’t know. I try not to be mean.

Do you snore?

I don’t think so, but I can’t be sure.

Do you know anyone who has gotten an abortion?

Yes

What would you do if you opened up your front door to a dead body?

Wonder why someone is in my house.

Do you have feelings for someone?

I have feelings for several, they just don’t know it.

Do you believe in God?

I’m undecided. I certainly don’t believe in the Christian concept of God.

Are you there for your friends?

If they want me.

Do you like to spend time with people?

Lately, no.

Are you hungry?

Not right now.

Are you a forgiving person?

I like to think so.

Do you walk with your eyes open or closed?

Usually open

Do you drink every weekend?

I drink very rarely

When was the last time you did the dishes?

The last time I dirtied some — a few days ago.

Are you talking to anyone while doing this?

No.

If you could be anywhere, where would you be right now?

I don’t know.

What are you about to do?

Take a shower.

Have you ever thought someone died, when they really didn’t?

No.

Have you ever fallen down a set of stairs?

Yes, but fortunately not recently.

Your name plus “ness”?

Daleness

Three feelings at the moment?

Boredom, depression, ennui

What are you listening to right now?

Angel season 3 episode 14

Done anything you regret so far in life?

Far too many things

Where are you right now?

Sitting on the couch

The highlight of your week?

Community Chorus rehearsal

What are you craving to have right now?

A girlfriend.

Who were the last people you ate with?

Kickballers

What are you scared of?

being alone for the rest of my life

Last movie you watched?

I don’t remember

Last song you sang out loud?

For Unto Us a Child is Born (Handel)

Are you thinking of someone right now?

Almost always

Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?

Mark

Last thing you downloaded on your computer?

The manual for a BiAmp microphone mixer

Have you changed much this year?

Not really.

Do you like moms?

Well, some moms are rather hot.

Hug or kiss?

Either would be nice

Who was the last person to text message you?

I don’t know. I don’t text message often

Where was the last place you went besides where you are?

UALR

Has anyone ever said you looked like a celeb?

There is a woman at UALR who is convinced I look like Elton John.

Do you speak any other language?

No, but I wish I did.

Last thing you watched on TV?

Lots of Angel

Do you dress for style or comfort?

Yes.

Name someone with the same b-day as you?

I’m sure I could find someone, but I don’t know anyone offhand.

Ever had a drunken night in Mexico?

No, I was sober when in Mexico

Whats the craziest thing you’ve done?

I suspect it would depend on who you ask.

Favorite color?

Blue

What is your favorite Michael Jackson song?

I don’t know

Who do you love?

A few people

Any plans right now?

No, I wish I did.

What are your plans for tonight?

Either stay home or go out. I don’t know yet.

What are you looking forward to this summer?

I didn’t really look forward to anything this summer.

Last time you smiled?

Last night

Who do you wanna be with right now?

Several people I can think of, but I’m not going to name names

In 1971, Harry Nilsson released an album called “The Point”. It told, in narration and song, the story of Oblio. In brief, Oblio was born in the land of Point, where all the people and all the animals had a point on the top of their heads — except Oblio. He was round-headed, and much ridiculed. His only real friend was his dog, Arrow (and the only hit song off the album was the track “Me and my Arrow”). Oblio annoyed the local count, and under an old law that stated that everyone in Point must, in fact, have a point, he was banished to the Pointless Forest. He underwent various adventures while there, and also realized that the trees were pointed, the leaves on the trees were pointed, the rocks had points, the grass had points, etc., so the forest wasn’t pointless at all. After some time he returned to the land of Point, and was immediately arrested and questioned as to why he, being round-headed, should be allowed to return. His response was something along the lines of “I went to the Pointless Forest, and the trees had points, even the leaves on the trees had points. In fact, everything I encountered seemed to have a point. I figured that if everything else had a point, I must have one too”. At this point someone in the crowd yelled out “He’s got a point there”. And with a bit more dialog, Oblio was home again.

The point (pun intended) of mentioning this is that I am trying to figure out what my point may be. I seem to be just drifting through life with nothing much happening. Way back in 1997 (March 20th, in fact), my quote of the day was “If your spirits are low, do something; if you have been doing something, do something different.” I need to apply that to my life. I often moan to myself (and occasionally to others) that I have no significant other. That’s my own fault, because I never ask anyone out. Why not? Heck if I know. I must, must, must find a way to change that.

Yes, I’m rambling, but I haven’t made a pointless ramble in at least a week now, so I’m due.

Oh, the title of this post was from one of the individuals Oblio encountered in the Pointless Forest, the Pointless Man — or the Pointed man. You see, he had lots of points, all pointing in different directions. As he pointed out, “A point in every direction is like no point at all”.

Tonight was the first rehearsal of the UALR community chorus for the fall term.?? We’re doing selections from Handel’s Messiah for the concert in December. The rehearsal went well, and I enjoyed singing, but I came away rather depressed. A large part of that is because I apparently dropped my wallet in the men’s room a bit before rehearsal. It was found and returned to me a few minutes later, but unfortunately without the cash that it held. I had gone to the ATM this afternoon and gotten $100 so I would have money to pay the choir dues and have some money for?? the weekend. I didn’t need to lose that much money, but at least that’s all that was taken. I wouldn’t want to have to deal with replacing all the cards, etc.

I should try to concentrate on the fun I had singing and ignore the less-than-fun times.

I woke up this morning about 3:00 a.m. with a bad headache. You know, one of those where you just don’t want to move. I knew if I would just get up, take some aspirin and drink some water that I would feel better. Nonetheless, it took me twenty minutes to make that happen. Sure enough, I did start to feel better. As I was climbing back into bed I looked out at the moon and thought it looked funny. Ah, yes. There was an eclipse this morning and I was seeing the onset. By the time I actually got up for my shower the moon was in total eclipse. It looked neat, but was unfortunately low enough it was obscured by the treetops. I wasn’t sufficiently motivated to jump in the car and go find someplace with a clear southwest horizon, so I just looked through the trees. Maybe next time.

During my last doze, I had one of the odd dreams that I actually somewhat remember: I was driving along in a car, only I couldn’t see over the dashboard. I was steering by looking out the window at the rearview mirror and watching the center line. After a bit I drove off the side of a cliff and the car landed in a tree. Just as in the cartoons, branches broke one by one until the car was sitting on the ground and still drivable. That’s just a fragment from something longer, but not all will be shared. I wish I remembered more of my dreams. When I do I usually enjoy their oddness.

I intended to go out to dinner this evening, and stop at Wal-Mart on the way home to pick up a few things for kickball tomorrow. It didn’t work quite that way. I was only a short distance from the house when I realized that I had a mostly-flat tire. I drove back home, put on the temporary spare, and realized that the tire I had taken off had a hole in the sidewall (possibly from my driving on it while flat, possibly not). I decided to continue my plans and worry about it on Monday. A little ways down highway 113 I discovered that the car was handling terribly. I couldn’t corner over about 35mph. I knew that it would be a bad idea to try to wait until Monday, so I headed to Wal-Mart to buy new tires. They certainly aren’t my first choice, but they’re the only place open on a Saturday evening. Replacing tires should take about 45 minutes. I left the automotive section a full two hours later (and $500 poorer), but I have new tires. At that point dinner didn’t sound nearly so appealing, so I came back home and had a sandwich. All-in-all, not the best way to spend a Saturday evening.

Early morning

Early in the morning, when fog surrounds my house, dampening the sounds and blurring the light, it’s possible to believe that I’m alone in the world, and nothing exists beyond what I can see.

My tap dance instructor happens to be the choreographer for “Singing in the Rain” at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse. He recommended that we see the show, which gave me the perfect opening to ask one of the girls in the class (Allison) to accompany me. Surprisingly enough, she said yes. It wasn’t really a date, but I had en enjoyable evening in the presence of an attractive woman.?? I could certainly find worse ways to spend my time.

Sunday was the opening day of the fall 2007 season for the LRKA. Since it was expected to be rather hot, we decided to help people cool down by bringing out a pool (12 feet by 32 inches) and a couple of Slip-N-Slides. That worked out fairly well for the kids, but very few adults took advantage of them. I was hoping for women in bikinis, but not too many showed up. Since I had the task of filling the pool, I was at the park by around 8:30. Daniel showed up at 9:00 to help me and we started the pool filling and set up the Slip-N-Slides. Daniel, being a normal person, went back home for a few hours. I stuck around, finished setting up the sound system, and generally chilled waiting for the games to begin. Noon came and kickball started. It was fun to see people back, but it was hot. By the time our game started at 7:30, I just wanted to go home and get off my feet. I wasn’t in the field, but I was in the kicking lineup. I spent much of the game time rolling up hoses, picking up Slip-N-Slides, and generally getting ready to go home, so I didn’t really spend much time watching the play. We won, but possibly at the price of our integrity. I’m not sure that DIE had a good time, and that somewhat spoils it for me.

The school year began yesterday and with it my tap dance class. The first day only four students showed up (of the seven that were supposed to be there). The nice thing is that all the others are attractive females, so it should be a fun semester. Today I started learning a little of what tap is about, and, like any other dance form, it’s going to be a lot of work, but fun at the same time. Unlike any other dance class I’ve had, our instructor wants us to keep a journal and turn it in at various times during the class. That’s what I really should be working on tonight, but I’m not.

On the way home this afternoon, I was listening to KMJX-FM (Magic 105). At 5:00 they announced “40 minutes of non-stop classic rock” (or something like that, but the non-stop was emphasized). The played one song, then a station-ID. After the second, the DJ came on to tell us (again) that they were playing non-stop music. This was repeated through pretty much every song until 5:20, when there was an Arby’s commercial and a traffic report. Shortly after that I turned it off, but I doubt it changed much. What meaning of “non-stop” are they using?

101?? is the reading on my thermometer. Since it’s located under the eave on the front of my house, it could be a little off due to reflected heat, but it’s still really hot outside. I wouldn’t ordinarily know this, since I should be at work, but i simply didn’t feel like it this morning. I’m not really sick, just not feeling well. I’ll put some of that down to summer drawing to a close.?? I have been on a fairly even keel emotionally for most of the summer, but the closer the fall comes, the more I seem to be feeling down.?? I think it’s that I’ve let another summer go by without doing much that’s really fun or finding anyone to spend time with.

On the plus side, I’m losing a little weight, I’m reducing my debt, and the cats seem to be contented.