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This weeks Topical Tuesday is about holidays. So let’s share some memories of a holiday today.

I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think much about the holidays. And when I say holidays I really mean Christmas time. I’ve never been a big celebrator of it. I used to be, when I was younger, and no cares in the world. I guess getting older changed things. I guess when you grow up, you lose the magic. But I digress.

When I grew up, there was one holiday that especially filled me with cheer. I have to admit, it’ll sound really cheesy, but it’s the first Christmas that I spent with Meesh. We met online, as some of you might know, and unfortunately, we lived miles apart. I lived in St. Louis at the time, and she lived here, in Washington. So we couldn’t really get together very easily. The summer we met, I had flown out to Washington and we spent a great time together.

Well, we apparently had so much fun, that her parents decided to use some miles (my father in law travels a LOT) and bought me a ticket to fly out for Christmas. How cool is that, right? Well anyways, I got to spend the holidays, of which I used to spend alone, with my “new” family. I got to meet the awesome brothers and their families, and I even got plenty of gifts, even though I didn’t really have any gifts to give out! I really felt loved.

Of course, they gave me gifts that hinted that I should move out to Washington (including a bag of Space Needle macaroni!), and I eventually did, as you already know. Aside from last Christmas/New Years, that might be one of the most memorable holidays ever.

In case you’re curious, last Christmas/New Years, me and my sister surprised my parents by not telling my parents that my sister was visiting at the same time that Meesh and I were visiting. It was a very momentous occasion and there was a lot of cheer and love. Family is great, isn’t it?

Normally, I wouldn’t do a meme, but as everyone knows, sometimes I succumb to things. This week, Topical Tuesday is about the Oscars, and well, I just couldn’t resist.

What are some things that are bothering me about the Oscars this year? The fact that Brad Renfro was not mentioned in the memoriam. Not sure what’s up with that, but of course the Oscar mentioned that they only had a limited time, and could not mention everyone. Why was Brad bumped out? It couldn’t have been anyone else right? It couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that he died because of a heroine overdose could it? I hope not, because that would be some kind of discrimination. There are a lot of rumours out on the Internet. Who knows why he was bumped. It’s probably true that there’s no particular reason, and they did it because they really didn’t have any time. Ok, that’s cool.

Then it brings me to another thing. During the montages of all the hosts of the Oscars, did you get to see Whoopi Goldberg? You may have watched the View or seen all the news about it on the Internet. They totally did not include her in the montage, but did they show all of them? I think that it’s really awful they didn’t include Whoopi, I love her to death, but I think she may have overreacted. Although a part of me agrees with her when she said, “Undoubtedly, I pissed somebody off once again.” Although I have no idea why. She’s funny as hell!

What do you think? Opinions? Conspiracy Theories? Bring it!

Ok, I got a survey in the mail, and I saw an opportunity to make a post out of it. I decided to make this one of my “facts” for the 100 Facts meme. So Mark, here you go, here are my answers you are so anxious to read. (Was I the first to reply to this?)

1. What time is it: : 13:18 (that’s 1:18PM for you non 24 hour clock types)
2. What’s your full name: Yoshiaki Melrose (Yoshi is just easier for everyone to say.)
3. What are you most afraid of: Clowns. No kidding.
4. What was the last movie that you saw in a theater: I am Legend
5. Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
6. Favorite food: Ramen! I love it so much I have to slurp!
7. What’s your natural hair color: Black
8. Ever been to Alaska: Yeap
9. Ever been toilet paper rolling: Nope
10. Love someone so much it made you cry: Yeap
11. Been in a car accident: Yeap
12. Croutons or bacon bits: Bacon Bits. Bacon makes everything better yo!
13. Favorite day of the week: Fridays.
14. Favorite restaurant: Right now? Not sure, but it could be Applebee’s.
15. Favorite Flower: Daisies, of course.
16. Favorite sport to watch: Nascar (wait. is Nascar a sport?)
17. Favorite drink: Diet Pepsi. I’m not much of an alcohol drinker.
18. Favorite ice cream: Strawberry. (yeah i’m boring)
19. Disney or Warner Brothers: Warner Brothers although I do like Pixar.
20. Ever been on a ship: Yeap
21. What color is your bedroom carpet: We have hardwood floors
22. How many times did you fail your driver’s test: Unbelievably, never failed.
23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail: Crockdaddy!
24. What do you do when you are bored: Play games. Like World of Warcraft.
25. Bedtime: Varies, but not before midnight unless I’m super tired.
26. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest: N/A because I’m not sending this out.
27. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond: Again N/A, but feel free to do this if you like.
28. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses: N/A again. But if you do do this, then send me the link please!
29. Favorite TV show: CSI and Bones. Love those shows!
30. Last person you went to dinner with: Meesh
31. Who do you think will be President: /sigh this is tough. I never involve myself in politics really. But I’d say Clinton.
32. What are your favorite colors: Purple and Black.
33. How many tattoos do you have: None. But I might someday get one. But I’m just not sure.
34. How many pets do you have: We just have one cat
35. Which came first, the chicken or the egg: Chicken. I mean, the chicken had to evolve first!
36. What do you want to do before you die: Lots of things, but I think the biggest one is to get rich.
37. Have you ever been to Hawaii: Yes, but I was a teen and very emo, so I didn’t enjoy it.
38. Have you been to countries outside the U.S.: Yeap, only Japan and the Philippines.
39. How many people are you sending this e-mail to: Who knows? There could be a whole 5 people who read this post!
40. Time this survey ended: 13:33 (That’s 1:33pm for you non 24 hour clock types)

If you want to do this, then by all means, copy the questions and get rid of my answers.