Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

First of all, I would like to wish all you Jewish members out there a happy, safe, and...well...rockin' Hanukkah.



Outside of this past weekend, it's been "same old, same old" for Your Humble Narrator. The weekend was spent w/friends @my buddy Justin's folks' house, as they were away @Disney World. Grilled up burgers and hot dogs, drank, played video games, and made a fire outside to toast marshmallows (which was extra good being that temperatures had to be in single digits, wind chill and all that crap). Fun was had. Hoping I'll get to see everyone come New Year's Eve.

Speaking of the weather...uhhh, yeaaaah. Whoever wants the snow and the cold can have it, as far as I'm concerned. This time of year always puts me in a foul mood where the weather is concerned. It just seems to be putting that exclamation point on a 2007 that, while it had some good moments, could've overall gone better for Yours Truly.

I need a life.

But I digress.

Also, since I now have Photoshop again, I've decided one thing I should try to do is get back into doing some art again. I usually sit down and do collages, but I've not had the mindset to clear a spot on the living room floor and break out the X-Acto and the rubber cement. However, I did this the other night:

Basically almost like what my collages are like, just in digital form. It's rough, but that's how I work. Doesn't need to be Grade A Photoshopping, just as long as people like it.

So...yay? Nay? Indifferent?

Moving on...

Yes, I know I use comedy videos from YouTube to cover up the fact I've got shit to write about, but it's entertaining, and you can deal because you ♥ me anyway.

So here's some George Carlin.





That's about all for now, kids. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

First of all, I hope everyone had a happy and safe Turkey Day w/family, friends and loved ones. Or, if you live outside the US...hope your Thursday went well.

Mine was decent. Dinner w/the family (smaller crowd than I'm used to, though) was good. Working 10:30 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. however...not so much.

Started my Xmas shopping already, though I already know some people are going to be a bit difficult to buy for. I've got like 4 weeks or so, I should be able to figure it out.

Also, I'm glad to see sillyokio is back. Personally, I think everyone should send her some love, for she is awesome like that.

That, and she knows how to make a guy pretty much fall over himself doing stupid shit and making a monkey's heinie out of himself to show her his admiration. Not that I'm naming names......

Other than that, it's been same old, same old. Looking forward to Wednesday and Thursday (my days off), and just working and hanging out, basically.

I couldn't think of something else entertaining to put here, so here's a little Stephen Lynch.





That's all for now, kids. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak wishes all of you a happy and safe Turkey Day.

Enjoy time spent w/loved ones, eat a lot, drink a lot, and get laid. Then, why not have some dessert...in the form of Episode #1 of my video blog!

Part 1



Part 2



[/shameless self-whoring]

That's all for now, kids. See you after the festivities.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

And, I have a present for you all...my video blog is here!

I finally hunkered down and pretty much started over and got it done in 2 or 3 days work. I feel like there's some things that could be improved (and I still don't think I look as natural as I could ) but I'm overall satisfied w/the finished product.

So, without further ado...

Part 1



Part 2



Other than that, I will be enjoying a much-needed weekend off. Here's hoping I get out and have some fun.

That's all for now, kids. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

How am I, you ask?

Same old, same old. Been pretty nondescript on the home front as of late. Work, come home, clean, veg, lather, rinse repeat. Hopefully you kids have had more exciting lives than I as of late, hmm? I require details!

Boy, I have decided I'm too anal-retentive to create a video blog w/o a high level of stress involved. It will come, I just can't say when. In the meantime, I did make another little teaser trailer to amuse you all.



And you know it's true.

Also, I picked this up:



It is fun, but not only is it drug-induced...it also gets complicated. Or am I trying too hard?

I'm also super-psyched about this:



I still need to go reserve me a copy @my local GameStop.

Yes, I AM a video game nerd. Then again, what would you expect from someone who owns over a dozen systems?

Boy, I just realized I've done very little commenting on the boards as of late. That's just not like me. Random thought, I know, but I just noticed it while I was checking my previous comments.

That's all for now, kids. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids. It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

"Why another update so soon," you ask? Well, don't worry, because you can read the previous blog I wrote down @the bottom of this entry. But I found something out this morning, and feel the need to pay proper tribute...



ROBERT GOULET (1933-2007)







(Believe me, I looked ALL over YouTube trying to find the proper video, w/no luck. The above is the best I could find. If anyone could help out, it's much appreciated.)

R.I.P., Mr. Goulet.

Back to our regularly scheduled blog.

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Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

Figured I should @least update to let you all know I'm still amongst the land of the living. Though, if by some chance you missed the awesomey goodness that is the teaser trailer for my video blog, go here.

Umm, what's up w/me, you ask?

Not much @all. I've been downright boring. I missed an awesome Halloween party last weekend because I was stuck @work, which is what I've been doing mostly. Work, come home, relax, flip channels, play WoW. I do have this weekend off, so hopefully that should lend itself to more entertainment. I need to live a little.

How are you guys? Good I hope.

That's all for now, kids. I will try and think of a more intensive update soon. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

Figured I should @least update to let you all know I'm still amongst the land of the living. Though, if by some chance you missed the awesomey goodness that is the teaser trailer for my video blog, go here.

Umm, what's up w/me, you ask?

Not much @all. I've been downright boring. I missed an awesome Halloween party last weekend because I was stuck @work, which is what I've been doing mostly. Work, come home, relax, flip channels, play WoW. I do have this weekend off, so hopefully that should lend itself to more entertainment. I need to live a little.

How are you guys? Good I hope.

That's all for now, kids. I will try and think of a more intensive update soon. As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

"Wow, two updates in less than 24 hours? What's the occasion?", you must be saying to yourselves.

Well, I'll tell you. I have an important announcement to make, with good news and bad news.

Bad news first...

In order for me to make my 1st video blog, I'm going to need to replace my now outdated webcam w/something that's actually compatible w/Windows Vista.

Bummer.

However, every cloud has a silver lining...

"What's the silver lining?", you must be saying to yourselves.

First of all, you ask a lot of nosy questions.

Second of all, and more importantly, that's the good news...

I found I indeed have Windows Movie Maker on my computer, and spent a good couple hours or so to bring you this...

(be sure to have the speakers on, as the accompanying music is a sight (uh, sound?) to behold.



That's right, kids! Your Humble Narrator has created a teaser trailer for what would be his 1st video blog and posted it right here for your viewing pleasure.

That's all for now. Y'all come back now, hear?

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids! It's another update from Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak.

How am I, you ask?

Doin' decent. Having a weekend off helped me relax. Saturday was spent w/a big Halo 3 party, and much fun and shooting was had. Today was a little more relaxed, but also good.

Please know, I haven't forgotten about my promised video blog. On the suggestion of the charismatic devil that is gheygreekdevils, I need to figure out Windows Movie Maker (if I even have it...I should, right?) so you kids can see my sexy(?) visage for yourselves.

That's about it for now, kids. But, before I go...



Betta recognize, bitches. On to the World Series. Represent.

As always, I hope you are all well.

Stay tuned...

-TM

Hey, kids. Your Friendly Neighborhood Freak is back, and a little sooner than I expected.

Here's the deal. As you can understand, Your Humble Narrator's been under a lot of stress as of late w/various personal things. What you read was basically a real bad habit of mine; letting the stress build up until I explode. It's not something I like to do, especially when it's put out there for everyone to see. Misguided? Perhaps. But I can't deny it happens.

So, quick update...some of the stuff started sorting itself out. Not 100%, mind you, but one of the moments of clarity I had was that I can't expect problems to be fixed in the timespan of your average Brady Bunch episode (and w/an equal amount of cheesy '60s-era frequency). A lot of what went on basically boils down to this, which I am loathe to admit on a semi-public forum, but it needs to be done.

You psychology fetishists might want to get nekkid now, as you'll probably have a good O over this one.

When I look @myself, I often think things like...I have no chiseled good-looks, no nice car (no car period, as I have been diagnosed w/a crippling affliction known as "broke and a shitty budgeter"), no 10-inch hog hanging to my knees (though ole' Evel's quite average and has plenty of charisma, as much as it's none of your beeswax...Zarth. ), and basically all sorts of other superficial stuff that, unless the music, television, and pornography industries have been lying to me all those years, women supposedly want, for lack of a better description.

Simply put, I'm not as confident a Freak as a lot of you probably think I am. I'm a lonely fuck @times (being a single guy living alone will do that), and I've been told I'm "needy." While that description still seems harsh, it's not all that off. If a situation w/someone doesn't go the way I think it should, my subconscious goes into WORST CASE SCENARIO MODE(!!!), I feel ignored, loathed, and this creates stress. I try to ignore the situation, feeling that's the best way to let it blow over (I'm not one to "rock the boat," as it were), but it only goes unresolved, and this creates, that's right kids, more stress. I try to confront the situation in one of a multitude of ways I'm told I should solve it, despite my misgivings, and more often than not, it doesn't resolve the way I want it to (see the aforementioned "moment of clarity"/Brady Bunch bit) which makes me try something else, which just creates the vicious cycle which, in turn, creates, if you said "more stress," you are correct.

Do I have a high expectation of people? More often than not, yes. But, in my mind, that falls into the "Golden Rule" category. I'm good to people, I'm there for those I care about whenever things aren't going right for them, I do things for people. Why does there have to be trouble when I need people here for me? If people blow me off when I try to make plans, or don't contact me back as promised, I flip. "WTF is wrong w/these assholes? Why bother doing anything for them if they can't do the same?" Shit like that is what often comes out of my mouth in those situations. It also seems to be ripe for those eye-opening instances of irony (my relationship ends in part because my gf thinks I don't spend enough time w/her, and here I go bitching because people don't wanna hang out). Ah, irony. If you had a vagina, I'd shove my foot up it until it punted your cervix, as much as you show me how wrong I can be. And that just adds insult to injury, you little Buddha-like enlightening bastard with a clitoris.

Long story short, my self-esteem (though leaps and bounds better than the emo high school days) still needs work, I have a real hard time knowing what people truly want from me (and vice-versa), I'm caring of others to a fault (it's not the first time I've let myself go to shit) and I need to smoke less (I'm smoking as I type this).

All that can be said is...what can I say? I'm an Aquarius (and also the Dog, for you Chinese Zodiac fans, which further confirms all this). Though I swear I somehow make some bridge into Scorpio. I haven't figured out how, but I have too many Scorpio tendencies to make it not just a coincidence. Hell, I've even been asked outright if I was a Scorpio.

So...yeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh. This has all been me pretty much throwing it out there for all of you to see, as much as I don't like doing that (do I really need people pulling a Nelson @my expense?).



But, to be perfectly honest, it's been a bit cathartic. I have no clue how much time I've spent writing this friggin' thing, but over the course of doing so, it's helped me show that I'm in need of resolving this shit instead of ignoring it until I have an incident.

This is one of those things I was hoping would happen during my planned absence; figuring out who I am, WTF is wrong w/me, and how to fix it. Who knew it would be in a blog on a nekkid-lady community site? I sure didn't. I just came because I was told there'd be pie and punch.

That, and I figured I could get some insight. Though, no offense to you, Gentle Reader, if you're just going to flat-out criticize me, you can just turn around and go the way you came. That's not why I did this.

Oh, I hate to veer the topic of conversation off, uh, topic, but speaking of that "planned absence"...

I almost made it. Apologies to those in the Freak Pool that lost any $$$ betting on when I'd come crawling back.

It's funny. You'd think in the quarter-century I've spent on this planet, I'd have more of a grasp of who Tom Mason truly is. Never seems to work that way, does it, kids? That's life, I suppose...a woman covered head to toe in nothing but chocolate syrup. I'm just here to navigate all the bumps, curves, and cockblocks to get a few licks in.

So, as promised, I am back. Here's to the next lick.

Stay tuned...

-TM