Survey Says....

Ryan over at "Boys Are Ugly But So Cute" did this survey a few days ago and in question 26 says I would do this on my blog, so here I go:

1. What time is it? :: 5:30 am
2. What's your full name? :: Martin
3. What are you most afraid of? :: Living an unfulfilled, meaningless life (which is how it feels right now).
4. What is the most recent movie that you have seen in a Theater? Pan's Labyrinth
5. Place of birth? :: Albany, NY
6. Favorite food? :: Pizza
7. What's your natural hair color? :: Brown
8. Ever been to Alaska? :: No, it would be too cold for me anyway ! Brrr....
9. Ever been toilet paper rolling? :: No
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? :: Yes
11. Been in a car accident? :: Yes,when I was about 12, but it wasn't too serious.
12. Croutons or bacon bits? :: Neither
13. Favorite day of the week? :: Probably Saturday (or any day I don't have to go to work)
14. Favorite restaurant? :: Does McDonald's count? 'Cause I don't go to restaurants (food doesn't interest me that much).
15. Favorite Flower? :: Lilac
16. Favorite sport to watch? :: Don't really watch sports, but I have recently seen a few Nascar races. (because Ryan & Mike talk about it on their blog I got interested)
17. Favorite drink? :: Tea (Hot or Iced)
18. Favorite ice cream? :: Chocolate
19. Disney or Warner Brothers? :: Warner brothers
20. Ever been on a ship? :: Yes, one of those little tour boats ones that sail around Manhattan.
21. What color is your bedroom carpet? :: Dark Blue
22. How many times did you fail your driver's test? :: None, because I've never taken one.
23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? :: Computer Geeks.com (I generally only get mail from sites I've signed up at or spam)
24. What do you do when you are bored? :: Surf the internet, read, take a walk if the weather's nice.
25. When is Bedtime? :: Varies depending on my mood (usually by 11pm, but sometimes much earlier....last night it was 8:30pm)
26. Who will do this survey on there blog? :: Everyone who reads it, or maybe no one !
27. Favorite TV show :: Smallville
28. Last person you went to dinner with? :: No one--see question 14.
29. What are your favorite colors? :: Purple, blue
30. How many tattoos do you have? :: None
31. How many pets do you have? :: None
32. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? :: The egg
33. What do you want to do before you die? :: Right now I'm honestly not sure, but I do know there are many, many things I haven't done. I've led a pretty boring life so far. Being in love would probably be one thing, but I'm not even sure of that sometimes.
34. Have you ever been to Hawaii? :: No
35. Have you been to countries outside the U.S.? :: Yes, if you count a 5 minute stop for gas in Canada. When I was 17, a couple of friends (one of whom had just gotten a car) and I went on a trip up to Canada. We stopped for gas there and then headed back home. See what an international traveler I am !
36. Time this survey ended? :: 6:18 am

Videos Of The Week

Trapped inside by the recent snowstorm and not being able to find anything good to watch on TV, I spent today watching old comedy video clips online. Here are a few of my favorites.

I love Stephen Wright's strange sense of humor and his twisted way of seeing things. Here's an old clip from one of his routines:



One of the greatest stand-up comics was Rodney Dangerfield, as seen in this next video. I once heard Rodney say in an interview, not long before he died, that he wasn't afraid of death even though he really didn't believe in life after death. But wherever you are now, Rodney, I hope you are getting the respect you deserve.


When I was a kid, I loved to watch Abbott and Costello movies on TV. They had the funniest comedy routines I'd ever seen. Here is their most famous bit:

In "Turtle Mode"

That's right....I am currently in "Turtle Mode". What's that, you ask?

Well that's what I tend to do whenever I'm feeling stressed out or really tired. And lately I've been a bit of both. So I withdraw into my shell (like a turtle) and wait for better times to poke my head out. Between my job and this seemingly endless winter, both of which I'm really sick of, I just withdraw to a quieter place inside my own little world.
This is the reason I haven't been posting much on the blog--even though I think of stuff, I just can't work up the energy to write it down. I do want to do a little re-design here and become more consistent in posting, but it will probably take me a while to motivate myself to do it.
Unfortunately, I'm running out of time right now (gotta go to work---uggh!) so I'll have to continue my whining & complaining at a later time...hehe!