Yeah Yeah, I'm late. I went to work this morning, stayed for about 2 hours then went home sick. I was going to write this column when I woke up from my nap but my nap lasted 6 hours and then I had to run out to help run this Environmental Poetry Slam dealing with Ecology and a Sustainable Future...
The show went great by the way, it was such fun.
So here I am now. As I am every Wednesday and...
if you need advice or need the answer to something, click on any of the � advice links on this site and ask anything you would like.
ask johnpowers
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name: m0ok
email: [email protected]
url: http://m0ok.diaryland.com
question:
Lord Powers, is there a secret formula for happiness?
answer:
Money, God and or Therapy
You choose.
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name: Piper
email: [email protected]
url: http://white-rook.diaryland.com
question:
If you had to use one utensil for the rest of your life, what would it
be- a fork or a spoon?
answer:
I would use a spoon because I like soup. For what a fork is used, I could always use my hands. If I had to eat soup with my hands it would just slip through my fingers
and that would make me sad
and sticky.
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name: staci
email: [email protected]
url: http://fatbuddha.diaryland.com
question:
a couple questions that are on my mind -
why does a radio get better reception when you put your hand over the
antenna ? are there gonna be any more NEW episodes of the chris wylde
show ? what religion is daron malakian (system of a down) ?
answer:
Comedy Central only ordered 10 episodes of Chris Wylde... and I would
be surprised if they order more. Not offense to Chris Wylde... I've
just seen the ratings and that makes me think they aren't getting too
Wylde over Chris.
Daron Malakian of System of a Down is Armenian. As is most of the band
I believe, and since the national religion of Armenia is actually
Christianity (Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as
their national religion about 1700 years ago) chances are he was
brought up catholic.
You get better radio reception when you put your hand on an antenna
because your hand acts as a conductor - thus extending the length of
the antenna.
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name: rachel
email:
url: http://protoplast.diaryland.com
question:
reading your most recent questions i decided to procrastinate my life
further with asking you the following to help you further procrastinate
anything else worthwhile in your life.
1) I was watching West Wing this evening and was wondering why the
penny is still in circulation?
2) Why is it true that "time is a river without banks?" and what gives
Dove the right to include such a profound statement on a chocolate
wrapper?
3) Why do so many people feel the need to ask strangers advice on their
lives? It weirds me out sometimes.
4) When I come to NYC (probably the beginning of next year) will you
and Jen come play with me?
5) Do you answer all the questions you get every week?
6) Why is my puppy calm all day and then sometime in the evening start
spazzing out even after we've been on a long walk?
7) Is their some type of puppy ambesol?
8) I'm looking for a chocolate candy recipe requiring peppers--like in
the movie Chocolat. I have looked in books and on the Internet and
still nothing...any suggestions?
9) The girl is getting back together with her ex-girl. Should I tell
the ex-girl that the girl was sleeping with someone else (she already
speculates this)? Part 2 of Q9: Should I tell the "someone else" whom
I've gotten to be very close with that I know about what happened?
10) Have you done something crazy, romantic, fun for your girlfriend
lately (I got your back Jen)?
11) Why do significant others find vibrators so threatening? Do/Would
you?
o.k. that's enough...for now... ;-)
answer:
1) Why the penny is still in circulation?
Because people are opposed to change (no pun intended), stores will
always want to sell things for 5.99, and because of state sales tax
laws these odd numbers for costs will always be coming up - no matter
what stores price their goods.
2) Why is it true that "time is a river without banks?" and what gives
Dove the right to include such a profound statement on a chocolate
wrapper?
Dove is marketed by shameless hell spawn people - marketing execs. They have no
shame. Time is a river without banks because bankers do not like wet
money.
3) Why do so many people feel the need to ask strangers advice on their
lives?
Because if you do not have the answers, it is better to get the answer
from an impartial source - not someone they know who might not give it
to them straight.
4) When I come to NYC (probably the beginning of next year) will you
and Jen come play with me?
Sure. We have a lot of friends in Manhattan, we could make a long
weekend of it.
5) Do you answer all the questions you get every week?
Yes.
6) Why is my puppy calm all day and then sometime in the evening start
spazzing out even after we've been on a long walk?
Because he has a lot of pent up energy and it is his way of letting it
all loose. Normally animals roam all day long and burn energy
constantly, if he is sleeping a lot because you're not there, he has to
get it out. He misses you and is excited. You need to walk him longer
if you want him completely tired out.
7) Is their some type of puppy ambesol?
Yes, but I can't remember off hand what it is. Though I wouldn't use
the human type.
8) I'm looking for a chocolate candy recipe requiring peppers--like in
the movie Chocolat. I have looked in books and on the Internet and
still nothing...any suggestions?
I found lots of recipes for Dr. Pepper Chocolates...
however if you go to this page, there is a Chocolate Cayenne Truffles.
9) The girl is getting back together with her ex-girl. Should I tell
the ex-girl that the girl was sleeping with someone else (she already
speculates this)? Part 2 of Q9: Should I tell the "someone else" whom
I've gotten to be very close with that I know about what happened?
I'd stay out of it. But that's just my hunch.
10) Have you done something crazy, romantic, fun for your girlfriend
lately (I got your back Jen)?
Yes, I fixed her computer... Umm. Wait. No, but thanks for the
reminder.
11) Why do significant others find vibrators so threatening? Do/Would
you?
Nah. I don't. I think it's a fear of being replaced and not needed.
Just remind them that a person doesn't need batteries.
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name: scented rose
email:
url: http://scentedrose.diaryland.com/
question:
I met someone online 3 years ago. I lied to him the first half hour
that I spoke to him because I had no intentions of ever speaking to him
again. Whenever 2 weeks passed and I couldn't stop myself from talking
to him I came clean. After much deliberation he forgave me and asked
me never to lie to him again.
In the years that followed he and I became very close. We were just
starting to talk about meeting and perhaps making a go of a
relationship. I think I got scared of losing him or felt that I wasn't
good enough and I lied to him about my recent weight loss saying it was
a larger weight loss than what it was. I did in fact lose 2 sizes but
not the significant loss I claimed to him. I told the lie in the heat
of an argument. 2 weeks later I realized it was wrong to leave the lie
there. I went to him and confessed. He seemed to take it well for 2
days and then he freaked out telling me that he never wanted to live
with a liar and that it was never going to happen between he and I.
Now..he does speak to me but its on a very shallow level and very
strained on my side because I have strong feelings for him. After all I
was going to move halfway across the country to be with him. I was the
one leaving my life for one with him.
At this point he and I no longer do the daily email and where we used
to have 25 page long chats nightly...he is courteous and reserved.
What's the best thing for me to do now? He's an amazing person and I am
the one that was wrong to have lied to him. He told me that there was
no reason for me to feel that I had to lie to be a part of his life.
He's right. I am just insecure about my appearance as I am currently
struggling to get the girl back that I used to be.
Anything you have to offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank
you.
answer:
I'd say you should tell him what you told me. Explain how you're
insecure, etc...
On-Line relationships are built entirely on trust. There are no visual
clues or checking up on a person the way there is with a traditional
relationship - that is why lying is such an issue.
All you can do is to try and slowly rebuild the bond between you two.
Sadly, you may not know everything that is going on with this person
either - and he could be using the lying as an excuse.
Everyone does lie to some degree however and if he is freaking out about this so badly, then there may be other issues involved.
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name: Interview
email:
url: http://interview.diaryland.com
question:
Where is the completed interview? :)
The email address you supplied: [email protected] - should contain
some questions.
Regards, Gingerbug
answer:
I'm working on it. I've been so burnt out lately it's hard to describe my burnt out... ness.
I'll get interviewed soon, I promise.
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and now, I shall pass out.
