How DZER spent his birthday day ...

• Slept in. This is one of my FAVORITE things in the world to do. Fell asleep around ... hmm ... 1 a.m. ... didn't get out of bed till after 11 a.m. ... niiiiiice.

• Watched some football. Also one of the DZER's favorite things to do (heh; there I go with the third-person thing again). During halftime, I drove out to get a Triple Whopper with cheese ... one of my favorite artery-clogging indulgences. Heh. Ooh ... and onion rings too!

• Came home, watched more football. Blogged a bit. Played some Diablo II, looking for keys and doing some magic finding. If you didn't understand any of that last bit, don't worry about it. LOL

• Chatted for a tad in an IM program. Not too many folks around on the weekend though.

• Went into the office for about an hour. It's work I should have done Friday, but I didn't feel like sitting around the office for too long Friday evening. It was easy, quick work, so no biggie.

• Picked up a couple of things at the grocery store.

• Went over to the house of my malle' and pare' so my godsons could help me blow out the candles on my birthday cake — a quaint little tradition that we've been doing for years. I love those boys so much and love any time I can spend with them. "A" even helped put the candles — black (grrr! LOL) — on the cake — three on the left side, seven on the right ... LOL ... they really like to sing "Happy Birthday" ... and, of course, it's more cake, just 8 days after THEIR birthday cakes! LOL

I got to eat homemade chicken kaddo too — haven't had that in FOREVER so I was mucho happy! This is the Chamorro version of homemade chicken soup ... but it's so much better than your version of the soup. No, really, it is! LOL ... just ask oh so wonderful ... LOL

The cake was a nice chocolate cake with light chocolate cream between layers and a heavy, dark chocolate frosting on top. It was a really good cake — not too heavy, not too dry or moist. Accompanied by a nice cup of coffee, it was a true pleasure.

• Watched "The Cave" with my pare' and godsons (though the boys were more in and out and not really watching it LOL), laying around on the couch. I need to get a couch here. There's just something about lazing on a couch that is sometimes better than a bed ... oh, the fine art of laziness ... LOL

• Went to the theaters to see "Last Holiday" starring Queen Latifah. Not a great movie, but a good, sweet, fun movie — which is just what I was hoping it would be. Some really funny parts ... overall, a nice little flick.

And, finally, the photo so many of you have been waiting for ... heh ...

Almost didn't post this pic ... mainly because it's a REALLY bad angle and far too much of my second chin just sits there .... bleah.

Random Guam Fact Of The Day:
• The Chamorro word for "dog" is "ga'lagu."

the ABCs of the DZER

Once again, a chance to learn a little more about the DZER.

And, once again, I steal from tequila girl ... LOL

~A is for age~
37 — *sigh*

~B is for booze of choice~
Vodka … though it’s rare for me to drink.

~C is for career~
I have been, am, and likely always will be
a journalist/writer.

~D is for your dog's name~
Fuck, why did this question have to come up?
I still don’t have a dog or puppy,
and don’t have a name picked out
for when I finally DO get one ... LOL

~E is for essential items you use everyday~
My Mac, truck and air-conditioning unit.
It’s hot here on Guam … LOL

~F is for favorite song at the moment~
Hmm ... no favorite song at the moment.
I'm sooooo outta touch LOL

~G is for favorite games~
Poker and golf.

~H is for hometown~
Well, I was born in Rome, N.Y. I was in a military family,
so don't really have a "hometown," per se ....
but I consider Mongmong, Guam, to be my “home village.”

~I is for instruments you play~
Define “instrument” … heh.

~J is for jam or jelly you like~
Actually … I prefer preserves.

~K is for kids~
None … that I know of. Wow! That’s STILL funny! LOL

~L is for last kiss~
The other night at the strip club … tongue and all. Heh.

~M is for most admired trait~
What I admire most in others? Or myself? LOL
in either case, intelligence/humor … can’t choose.

~N is for name of your crush~
Orange … though Grape Crush is good too.
Don’t like Pineapple all that much.

~O is for overnight hospital stays~
The ones related to my spinal tumor
when I was a kid. Since then; none.

~P is for phobias~
There are things and situations that are a bit scary to me …
but nothing that would qualify as a phobia.

~Q is for quotes you like~
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.”
— Mark Twain

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
— First Amendment

“All fled—all done, so lift me on the pyre—
The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.”
— "The House Of Caesar" by Viola Garvin,
the last words written by Robert E. Howard.

~R is for biggest regret~
Not doing more to have … no … nevermind.

~S is for sweets of your choice~
Red licorice, chewy peanut butter cookies,
fudge, divinity

~T is for time you wake up~
Usually not till after 9 a.m. LOL

~U is for underwear~
The password is: commando. LOL

~V is for vegetable you love~
Potatoes. I know some people consider them
to be a starch and not a vegetable,
but those people are wrong.
Mashed, fried, baked, scalloped … I love taters!!

~W is for worst habit~
the ones the nuns wear ... hate those!

~X is for x-rays you've had~
I’ve had a LOT of X-rays over my life,
too many to document here.

~Y is for yummy food you make~
An amazing steak spaghetti.

~Z is for zodiac sign~
Capricorn — maybe that’s why I’m always
as horny as a goat? LOL

a few more bday pics ...

as promised, a few more photos from my pre-birthday birthday dinner. :)

Here are a few of the Roy's Restaurant wait staff who came over to sing a happy birthday song to me. Overall, there more like 12 to 15 people; they put on quite a production.

Anyone who know me knows of my self-proclaimed genius. My friend "L" certainly knows of it, which is why she got me this book — too see if I could live up to my professions of genius! LOL

Inside the envelope is a near-perfect present for me — a gift certificate to my favorite clothing store (it's my favorite because it actually carries a large number of clothes that actually fit my huge body LOL).

Add to that tally two birthday cards I got this week in the mail — one from my good friend B, who lives just outside Washington, D.C. ... the other from my dentist's office ... LOL ... I know — sad, huh? I think I need to work on building new and strengthening old friendships this year ... LOL.

Oh ... and I must not forget the personalized and very sexy birthday card I got from Alex & Suze. Thanks, guys! *mwah*

Well, I plan to check my mailbox later today ... maybe there will be a few more cards in there. Cross your fingers for me! ;)