The naked truth about babysitters...

Well, if you're here because of the title, you might as well move along...no, seriously, move along...there's really nothing for you here...I decided to perform an experiment...I wanted to see if having the word 'naked' in the blog title would garner a bigger response than having the word 'god' in the title...what? I 'm curious...that blog with 'god' in the title got more views than any of my other posted 'rambles'...and I was curious...does sex sell...or, more to the point, does the word naked generate interest?...I guess we'll see.
 For those of you who take the time to follow my astounding career over at FanFiction where I post my Chuck related scribbles, you were treated to the first time effort of ltsheppard who contributed a new chapter for the 'Sarah Walker:Broken Beyond Repair Challenge...and what a great first effort...seriously, if you haven't read it yet?   well, this will still be hear when you get back...sure, the site may be overwhelmed because I included the word 'naked' in the title but you won't mind waiting...will you?
 Ah, there you are...glad you could make it back...well, pretty cool, right?..strong writing and it fit so perfectly...now we just have to wait and see what 'hell broke loose"...hopefully soon.
 So, where was I?...oh yeah, naked...not me, the word...no, don't do it...trust me, that's one mental image you don't need mucking up your cerebellum...it really is for the best if you just take my word for it and move on...move on...now, for today's recommendation...dig out your copy of one of the following movies...Team America:World Police, the Aristocrats or(for this experiment) Bubba Hotep... slip it into the DVD player, kick back and laugh...it really is good for you...the laughter, that is and one of the three discs listed should provide plenty...if it doesn't you're one or any combination of the following three things...1:Dead , 2:Not funny or a cannibal(and come on, I'm pulling for cannibal...because I've never met one before) or 3: Still floudering around with that horrible mental image I begged you to get rid of(for your own good) still in your head.
 Now, on to the quasi(did you just picture Dr. Evil when you read the word quasi? If you did then there's hope for you yet) important stuff. I'm still struggling with the blockage that has seriously slowed down my output...man, I used to get one or two or more chapters out a week and now? I just can't do it. Sure, got out a chapter for SWBBR and a partial for RFYLCB but...what the hell?...maybe it's the joyful working conditions...heat and asphalt...a wonderful one two...and, would you look at that...monday right around the corner...I'm going to take a nap and then return to the keyboard to see if I can finish off that chapter for RFYLCB...wish me luck.
 One last time, I apologize if you got sucked into reading this blog because I put the word 'naked' in the title...I can understand...you read the first sentence and then the second, hoping I was lying about there being no 'naked babysitters' here and then, once hooked, you kept reading, filled with a sense of wonder that hadn't swept through you since your dad said..."No(inset name here), that's not a dog, that's a cow" and now you reach the ending point and, surprise surprise, no naked babysitters in sight...if that previous sentence describes what happened to you, email me and I'll send you my actual address and you can mail me 25dollars for my amazing book, 'No(insert your name here), that's not a dog, that's a cow'...my stunning book that explains all of life's greatest mysteries...in single syllable(what? Never said I was  greta spellur) words.
 Have a great weekend...or what's left of it.     JT

whoopie...the weekend is here(sarcasm glasses not needed to see it's presence)

I find myself awake each morning with plans(and hopes) to add some more to one of my stories but somewhere along the way, something seems to hit the disconnect between my brain and the traitorous appendages that flay at the ends of my hands and there it goes...no scribbles once again...I guess I could blame the lovely overhead lighting that provides more and more incentive to sweat...and god knows I love having a job that encourages sweat...for scrambling my thoughts and leaving me staring at a computer screen, wondering why I can't get the ideas out of my head and onto the flat screen in front of me...man, it was slightly warm today and, coupled with the surprising number of saturday customers, I'm giving serious thought to finishing this ramble and going home, firing up the AC and relaxing with some prerecorded entertainment...let's see...what to watch...Alcaraz?...no, now that I think about it, I finished that last week and it left me hanging...thankfully I didn't have to much invested...sorry, I liked the characters but just couldn't follow JJ down that rabbit hole...maybe it was the surprisingly unlikeable Sam Neil character...sorry, if having your girlfriend disappear and then re-appear years later turns you into that big a douche?......maybe I'll go back and re-watch Lost...nah, that would really suck me in and I honestly hope to get some writing done tomorrow...what?...sunday means no customers so maybe, just maybe, I can get something out.
 I'm puzzled by the strange number of pages views recently...wonder if the 'Puny god' title attracted people who don't have a clue that this blog is just the scribbles of a crotchety old man and not some anti-religion wacko...some aging doofus who spends way too much time in the sun and not enough time actually excercising to off set his caloric intake(What?...I'm kicking anorexia's ass...work is brutal just not enough excercise)...the perfect place for a nerd who refuses to age gracefully, and quietly, to ramble on about things of interest to myself...and, of course, to those of you who recognize the inherant genius in the slapdash collection of mispelled words and horrific grammar that flows from my fingers with an ease that I wish my stories could flow with! I'm always a little surprised when someone takes the time to actually acknowledge reading this thing by leaving a note...and, to be honest, secretly thrilled that my bumbling wordsmithery is read by anyone...so, thank you to any and all of you who stop by here every now and then...your visits, acknowledged by comments or not, give a crotchety old bastard a thrill. Now, if anyone has any questions, I'm opening the floor to you...what do you want to know?...I'll answer...or I won't...I know, I know...fickle old, self delusional hack...pounding the keys to keep reminding myself that my brain isn't quite as far gone as the end of each brutally hot day sometimes make me think it is...wait, I'm tired...and my fingers hurt...hunt and peck typing skills are murder on my manicure...and my patience.
 So, to recap...hot sun and a dream job(who doesn't grow up with hopes of selling tires)...old man,tired, sweaty and ruggedly handsome(3 outta 4)...conjested and sometimes sluggish nueral pathways...shit spelling and grammar skills...suprisingly grateful that some seem to read and enjoy my stuff(Jaytoyz at FanFiction.com and if you're not part of the growing number of secretly thrilled and, at the same time, horribly confused fans, you need to be) and finally(and most surprising to me and people who know me)...coming up on nearly a year without nearly nightly drinking...I can honestly count the number of times I've had cocktails, on one hand( three nights with three beers and three jagers each night)..and believe it or not, compared to my old intake habits, that's shocking.
 So, what's next? I honestly don't know...more writing because I honestly think that having this has brought me more enjoyment than I ever expected. I don't know what happens tomorrow because, aside from a rough sketch of a plan, everything is pretty wide open...within the normal constraints that my life gives me, of course. I think I'll wrap this up, go run an errand or two, grab something for dinner and then find something to watch...but I promise it won't be 'Painkiller Jane'...god, that stuff that what's her face calls acting may have actually scarred me for whatever is left of my life...like some horrible taste that no amount of mouthwash can cover...but in my brain!...even writing that last bit has left me reeling...Chuck, Season 1, take me away!                              JT

"Puny God"...man, the Hulk has the best scenes...

Yep, big nerdgasm last night...sat home and watched The Avengers...what?...um, no I didn't...that would involve things that I never condone or participate in...just saying...anyway, where was I?...oh yeah...sure, Tony Stark has some funny lines...Capsicle?...but Hulk, looking for enemies and, finding none handy, giving Thor a quick sucker punch?...yes, I giggled!...and then he gives Loki the 'rag doll' treatment?...went from giggles to sharp bark of laughter...if the movie wasn't terrific, I would sit through hours just for those two quick scenes...but the movie rocks and those two secnes just reaffirm my belief that Marvel is carrying a huge batting average when it comes to their movies...hell, even the second Punisher movie(I'm not counting Dolph's "Evil muuust be puuunished") far outshines DC's Jonah Hex(hell, not even the stellar talents of Megan could save it)...and no matter how slick it looked, The Green Latrine just didn't do it for me...maybe they should have gone with Nathan and the great life he could have brought to Hal Jordan...still love the dig in Castle...you know...Asteroids...they got Reynolds playing the wee triangle...and he's good...an if you're not a huge nerd, find Nathan's Green Lantern video...I thought it was cool...as you may have noticed, I'm rambling...man, the sun was brutal today...sold tires and reaffirmed my love for the job that puts Ramen on my table...and I love some of my customers...oh, who am I kidding, I love them all...the more the merrier.

 Well, managed to get a chapter finished for Swimmer and I actually liked it...this weekend I want to get some more done...just gotta pick a story and SCRIBBLE...hey, anybody know how to publish pre-existing documents on a blog?...I can figure out how to put some of my scribbles up here...it's evidentl tougher than solitaire and it's bending my noodle trying to figure it out...I'm sure it's fairly easy and hopefully after someone tells me how it's done, I'll laugh at my own techno-idiocy andd then start posting some stuff...scribbles and noodles that aren't complete but...well, if you can tell me how, I'd be forever in your debt...

 Just realized I'm tired(ah, old age and it's wonderful side effects) and it's time to go home...let's see, movie night...Green Hornet?...The Darkest Hour?...Daredevil,directors cut?...no, I got it, Team America : World Police with an Orgazmo chaser...have a great weekend.                     JT