TMI Tuesday.

1. Are you done with your shopping yet?

Yikes, no. But I have a list of everything I need to get. I'll be out on Saturday, I fear, with all the other last-minute Larry's.

2. What is your favorite sexual position?

When the age-old question is asked of me: "Are you a top or a bottom?" I say that I'm a "next-to." If a gun was put to my head, I'd say any position where we can look into each other's eyes without getting a crick in the neck.

3. On a scale of 1-10, how open are you to trying new sexual things?

I'm a pretty simple guy, and "new sexual things" generally don't interest me. I'm not into anything that causes pain (in the spirit of TMI, I'll share that most of my body parts are extremely sensitive, so it takes little to cause me pain, thus a feather-light touch is plenty), and toys aren't necessary if I have the right man. Which I now do, thank you. The prolonged waiting period will make the "lovemaking" that much more amazing, and should eliminate the need for toys, creams, gels, outfits, equipment, or inappropriate body fluids. Rubbers and lube should be all that's needed.

4. What present are you hoping to get this year?

I'm not picky. Time with my family is always fun, and just having Michael in my life is gift enough. Really. Damn, I think I'm officially a grown-up.

5. With your current partner (or your last partner) how often was the sex better than just good?

Haven't had it yet with the current, and with the last partner the sex was infrequent (downright rare) and always just okay.

Bonus (as in optional):Can a relationship that you are part of survive on sex alone? Could it survive a prolonged period of abstinence? The relationship I'm in is surviving 6 months of abstinence. That is how long we have agreed to wait. It puts us around April or May. Given how we feel for one another and what we do now to pass the time (wink, wink), I have absolutely no problem waiting. I'm all about intimacy, and if I can have that without waiting, I'm in for the long haul. And to the first question... sex alone? Not gonna work for me.

I'm Stephen's Bitch!

My dear friend Stephen threw down the gauntlet and invited me to be his bitch with the 10 Things Meme (like him, I have no clue what a meme is). I'm so honored. It's like being invited to Oprah's for dinner and not being Sidney Poitier or even black.

Forthwith...

The 10 Things Meme.

1. When you were born, how much did you weigh?

I have no idea. It was average. What made it exciting was that the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck and I was a little blue-in-the-face when I first appeared.

2. What's your sugar poison?

Chocolate. Anything chocolate.

3. If you had to choose between meat and cheese for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Then be specific.

Well, since the new beau is a vegetarian, I'd probably choose cheese, since I'm planning on giving up red meat anyway. Cheese... I love Muenster especially.

4. What, is your opinion, is the worst song ever?

Tough question at this time of year, since there are so many holiday songs I despise. But I'll avoid the temptation and stay with non-holiday tunes. There are so many... I guess I'll just name the first icky song that comes to mind: "I've Got a Brand New Pair of Roller Skates." Bleccch.

5. Who was your favorite teacher growing up and why?

Miss Reese, my elementary school gym teacher. She knew I was uncoordinated and was especially understanding of my shortcomings in p.e. She even started a "special" gym class on Wednesday mornings before school for those of us who needed extra help.

6. What personal activity, when performed in public, bothers you the most?

I'm with Stephen on this one: talking on the cell phone. People are beyond presumptuous when they assume we don't mind overhearing their personal conversations. Ugh.

7. Ok, there's a $50 bill lying on the ground. You pick it up. Dumbfounded by your incredible luck, what do you selfishly purchase?

Wow. Maybe a carton of cigarettes. Or a sweater. I guess it depends on what store I'm closest to when finding the money-- because that's where it will be spent.

8. Do you have a recurring nightmare? If so, explain.

Yes, usually one to six months after I finish a show, I have an actor's nightmare that everyone has reunited to do the show again. Everyone has had their scripts to review but me. Or everyone has their costume but me. Everyone has rehearsed but me. I never get to the point of actually going on-- it's all about the worry of what I'm going to do. The worst was last year, when the nightmare took place at my high school, and we were doing the musical in which I had the lead... it's 20-some years later, and I haven't seen the script. Awful.

9. Name one place on Earth you've never been, but vow to visit at least once.

Australia.

10. You notice that question #9 wasn't really a question. You feel smart for catching such a small detail. What else can you do really well that reminds you how smart you are?

Tons. Really. I'm not modest about this. I have an i.q. that's really high. Let's just say over 140 and leave it at that. Seriously.

Apparently, I'm supposed to tag someone now. So I will tag Java and Mark in De. I bet they will do this!