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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
4:26 am	True Story. http://cgibin.rcn.com/fillmore.dnai/cgi-bin/sviewer.pl?selectdate=2/4/07 (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
2:29 pm	Greatest entertainment era ever? With all the useless channels we're forced to sift through to find the 5-10 programs we actually watch, I had to wonder today (as I'm sure most of us have at some point :-) ...why is there no 80's channel? All 80's, all the time? You could run 4 or 5 movies, 4 or 5 hours of cartoons and series, intersperse with commercials and hour-long music marathons from this wonderful era, and then just have silly infomercials or "I love the 80's" running late at night to help funding. Right? Right. Right? If you included the very late 70's and very early 90's - which most of us include in the awesomenessocity of our childhood programming anyway - I doubt you'd run out of programming anytime soon. And I know I most likely wouldn't watch much else. Please don't tell me this channel exists and I've just missed it, that would make me a saaaaaaaaaaad panda. On a side note, why are they allowed to say the naughty version of "butt-orifice" on TBS? I didn't think that was kosher, especially at 1400 on a Saturday. Just a thought. Or two. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, December 29th, 2006
1:10 am	Boston-bound...again! Quick notice... I have to do some of my contract work on location in Boston over the next few days, as well as a Discovery Channel voice-over gig in Watertown next week, so I'm headed up to Boston sometime tomorrow. As always, there will be funning, drinking, eating, skating, and walking the city top to bottom, so let me know if you're in town and would like to hang out, I know I do. Bye for now, NFB (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
10:23 am	Where's Nicholas? There he is! Now that Em has been properly surprised, I can announce my weekend location...back in the greatest city on earth, Boston. Came up Friday afternoon, went and saw Emily in The Tempest, wherein she was tempestuous and also very The. Thanks to all who kept it a surprise. If you're in the general Bean-area and wish to hang out, I'll probably putz around here until Monday or Tuesday. All I want to do is see as many friends as possible, go skating on the Fwoggy Pond, walk all over town and eat at various favorite restaurants, and MAYBE get some sleep in between. Maybe. Lemme know! (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
2:38 pm	When in boredom... 1. Explain what ended your last relationship? Can't, the streak just stays alive! 2. When was the last time you shaved your legs? Well, let's see, it's the 28th of October, carry the two...never? 3. What were you doing this morning at 8am? Wrestling with Rustopher on the bed. 4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago? Rustopherizing. 5. Are you any good at math?? I can do plus/minus/times/divided by in my head, surprisingly fast at it even, but anything more complicated and I go "guhhh NUMBERS BAD !!?" 6. Your prom night? Oh, fun times, picked up Michelle in the Road-Runner, drove to a nearby castle, watched her dance most of the evening away with Kelly ;-) Had a great time though, then went back to the AYA for my own little party, mostly for people who were on their way to, or coming back from, the big camping-ground party. Great night. 7. Do you have any famous ancestors? Jiri Bocek, the prince of Bohemia, born the 15th of July, 1442 in Podebrady, Czechoslovakia, the son of Kunhuta of Sternberk and George of Podebrady, King of Bohemia. No, not really. 9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile? Of course, Spidey! 10. Last thing received in the mail? Wheaton Fire Dept. sponsor/membership stuff (I don't work there, I just support!) 11. How many different beverages have you drank today? Coffee. And coffee. 12. Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines? Only if it's important or I would like them to call me back. 13. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to? Pretty sure it was Michael Jackson in Frankfurt. No stupid jokes, I love MJ. 14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach? No, I draw a line in the sand and challenge you to cross it. 15. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had? Oof, all of them...I hate dental stuff...um...getting three or four teeth pulled at once? 16. What is out your back door? Don't have one! 17. Any plans for Friday night? I might be spending a lot of the day at a car auction. Then heading downtown for various funtime activities? 18. Do you like the ocean? As long as I'm not in it. 19. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different kinds of popcorn for Christmas? Nuh uh. Sure have mooched off of other people's big popcorn tins, though! 20. Have you ever been to a planetarium? Lots of them. I'm a big space nerd, so I love them. 22. Something you are excited about? Moving to a new city in the next few weeks! 23. What is your favorite flavor of JELLO? Don't have a frame of reference, I think I've only had one flavor in my life. 24. Are any of your great-grandparents still alive? No. 25. Describe your keychain: House keys, Petco/Petsmart/Safeway/HarrisTeeter/Suncoast tags, three or four keys with unknown purpose, and the lion medallion Hannah gave me to keep me safe. 26. Where do you keep your change? In mah pockets! Ah jangle when ah walk. Overflow goes into cookie jars at home. 27. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people? Regional theatre auditions in the Bay area. Whattarush. 28. What kind of winter coat do you have? Basque leather coat, full-length Cashmere, Gore-Tex shell, etc.... 29. Do you hate it when people answer messages (text messages) or whatever with one word? I don't hate it, but be creative why don't you. 30. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed? Sleep? I don't follow. (Comment on this)
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
11:04 pm	Rest in Peace, Mr. Auerbach. "The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life." Largely responsible for their legacy and for me running around the base courts with Bird's # 33 when I was a youngster, Red Auerbach remains one of the few "untouchables" in the history of Boston sports management. And in Boston, that's saying a lot - wish I could've seen you coach, but thanks for the memories anyway. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
1:34 am	One Word to Bind Them. You know, silly surveys are actually fun after all those summer-novellas. It's the one-word-answer challenge! 1. Yourself: Nicholas 2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend: Undiscovered. 3. Your Hair: Short. 4. Your Mother: Julia. 5. Your Father: Zdenek. 6. Your Favorite Item: Book. 7. Your Dream Last Night: Crashing. 8. Your Favorite Drink: Vodka? 9. Your Dream Home: Porched. 10. The Room You Are In: Living. 11. Your Pet: Rustopher. 12. Your fear: Water. 13. Where u Want to be in Ten Years: Outside. 14. Who you hung out with last nite: Shmooftown. 15. What You're Not: Simple. 16. One of Your Wish list Items: Mustang. 18. Your Gender: Male. 19. The Last Thing You Did: Cooked. 20. What You Are Wearing: Slippers. 21. Your Favorite Weather: Cold. 22. Your Favorite Book: Impossible. 23. The Last Thing You Ate: Crackers. 24. Your Life: Transient. 26. The last person you talked to on the phone: Chrissles. 27. who are you thinking about right now: You. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
5:33 pm	Surveys are a hoot and a half! 1. What is the last alcoholic beverage you drank? white wine at Stallion's wedding 2. Do you follow college football? only BC really 3. How many miles does your car have on it? 91102 4. Who was the last person to send you a text? Chrissles 5. Last time you went swimming in a pool? Aquaphobes try to keep out of pools 6. Are you happy? Give me a few more weeks. 7. Where was the last place you went shopping? Safeway, I think. 8. How do you feel about your hair? Cut it too short, but my hair grows fast. 9. Where do you work? Wherever the heckfire I want. 10. Last thing you ate? Pizza Hut Lasagna Pizza! 11. Do you wish you were someplace else right now? I will be soon enough. 12. Last time you smoked a cigarette? Um...14 years ago or so? 13. Do you have any expensive jewelry? Watches and a ring. 14. AIM or MSN? On both as we speak. 15. What classes are you taking? Hopefully none for a few more years. 16. How many hours on average do you work a week: last week, 55, this week, 10, so...you figure it out. I don't have a set schedule. 17. What is your favorite brand of make up? Um...kissing! 18. Favorite NFL team? Patriots, then Skins, then Seahawks 19. Favorite food? Svickova 20. Last bar you went to? Some place in Durham? 21. Who was the last person to call you? Rose 22. What's your sign? Rarrr. 23. Do you have a favorite number? 77 24. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations? 3 weeks ago. 25. What do you spend the majority of your money on? Rustopher. 26. Where does most of your family live? Europe. 27. Any brothers or sisters? One older brother. 28. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled? No. 29. Ever been called a bitch? Yep. 30. Got any guilty pleasures? Comics, pie/cake. 31. Do you drink beer? Only snobby imports and ales. 33. Did you ever collect Beanie Babies? Nuh uh. 34. Ever ordered anything online? Many many times. 35. Myspace or Facebook? Both, but prefer MS. 36. Do you have T-Mobile? Nuh uh, maybe soon though. 37. What is your favorite subject? Maybe biology. 38. One thing you want to do before you die? See everything. 39. Do you usually fall for the "bad girls/bad boys"? No, can't stand them. 40. Were you an outcast in high school? Until junior/senior year, yep. 41. Last time you saw your parents? End of June. 42. Do you have any talents? Not enough. 43. Ever been in a wedding? Always a groomsman, never a groom. (sniff.) 44. Do you have any children? Rustopher! 45. Last movie you watched? American President. 47. Did you take a nap today? Not yet. 48. What was your high school's mascot? Raiders. 49. Ever been on a cruise? Yep, wanna go again soon. 50. Favorite vacation spot? Hm. Yeah, way too many. Niagara comes to mind. 51. How many pets do you have? Uno. 52. Do you have any wealthy friends? Yep. 53. Ever met anyone really famous before? Jacques Chirac? 54. Favorite actress? Michelle Pfeiffer. 55. Last CD you purchased? Was a while ago...Big and Rich, I think. 56. Are you multi-tasking right now? Always. 57. Could you handle being in the military? Still thinking about it actually. 58. Are you hungry or thirsty? Thoisty. 59. Favorite fast food resturant? McDonalds in Europe. And CookOut!! 60. Do you have any grandparents still alive? Grandmother in Budapest. 61. What is your average cell phone bill? Just the monthly cost. 62. Do you own a camera phone? Unfortunately. 63. Ever had do take a sobriety test? Yes. 64. Do you believe in Karma? Nickonomics! 65. Can you speak any other languages? Gibberish. And conversational Pig Latin. 66. Was your last kiss a good one? Yes'm. 67. How many pairs of sneakers do you own? 4 or 5, I think. 68. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use? Need to flesh it out more. 69. Last place you drove your car? Durham/Chapel Hill 70. What is your college mascot? We were the Judges, the mascot was an Owl. Ha. 71. Ever been to Las Vegas? Si. 72. Nicest Hotel you ever stayed in? Gellert Hotel in Budapest, maybe 73. Have you ever bought condoms? Yep 74. How much money did you make today? I lost money on coffee! 75. What do you think is your best feature? my sideburns. 76. Have you ever been gambling? Si. 77. How old are your parents? almost 56 and 57. 78. When is the last time you updated your blog? Few times last month. 79. Do you have your wisdom teeth? I think they're all gone now... 80. Best lip gloss? Beeswax? I don't know, I don't use it. 81. Have you been to New York City? Too many times. 82. Favorite sit down restaurant: Antico Forno in the North End, Old Europe in DC. 83. Ever been to Disney? NO! NO NO NO NO NO, and almost NOTHING gets me as upset as the fact that I have NOT BEEN TO FRAGGIN' DISNEYWORLD or LAND. I'VE BEEN TO EURODISNEY 19 TIMES. WHOOPEE-FRAGGIN'-DOO. (Sniff) 84. Do you have a favorite cartoon character? Donald! 85. Last thing you cooked? Chicken and veggies. 86. How is the weather today? Overcast and cooler. Yay. 87. Do you e-mail? Lots and lots. 88. Last letter/piece of mail you received besides junk or a bill? Copy of a job offer. 89. Favorite store? Crate and Barrel, etc. 91. Last voicemail you received? Job offer. 92. Do you drunk dial? Nope. 93. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? Dropped it from on high. 94. What is the best city in the state that you live in? MD? Um...Annapolis. 95. Favorite Band or artist? Nickelback and Keith Urban are up there right now. 96. Last time you were sick? End of 2004. 97. Are you bored right now? No, but do have to get back to packing for the Bean. 98. Next concert you are attending? No clue, want to see Barenaked Ladies though. 99. Do you watch reality TV? Never ever never. Not ever. 100. What are your plans for tomorrow? To be in the greatest city ever created. (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
6:26 pm	For all my Germanophiles... Tonight, a very young pitcher started the game for the Seattle Mariners. He got knocked around early and often, allowing 8 hits and 5 earned runs over 6 innings. However, he did show on-and-off flashes of massive potential for future success. Standing 6-3 and 190 pounds, born August 22nd, 1985... Ryan...Feierabend. That's right. FEIERABEND. Now, can we all join hands and hope for the day when he starts dominating, so that some savvy and worldly announcer can see him taking the field and go... "Uh oh...Ryan's in...jetzt ist Feierabend." HA! (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 10th, 2006
12:59 am	Just another quick... ...message of thanks for all the concern and well-wishing...I promise I will update on the whole situation tomorrow or Friday, I'm still waiting on...stuff...to...um...happen. I'll explain later, it will be friends-only again, thanks for the patience. Love, NFB and RRJB (Comment on this)
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
12:09 pm	Trip update the second! wow, so many people in support of Colorado as a stop...but no, instead, I'm staying with Ray/Amy/Amy's Family/Amy's Dogs in Minnesota/Wisconsin for an extra day, and what a day it will be: Minnesota Zoo, then the ELLSWORTH CHEESE CURD FESTIVAL, baby! Oh my goodness I finally am NOT missing a town festival on a road-trip I'm so very very excited about dunking people in watertanks and eating fried cheese and stuff and stuff!! Yeah, I'm a simple man to please...out and about allllll day, then heading West across North Dakota and Montana, stopping somewhere for a few hours and hitting Spokane the evening of the 25th. I love my life right now. (Comment on this)
Monday, June 12th, 2006
1:48 am	oh man oh man oh man so it's 0150 and i was so tired, but something just hit me about the upcoming adventure that got me so excited i literally started dancing with rustopher, all the people i'm going to see in a few days/weeks, some of them i haven't seen in years and years and the turellas in seattle and my brother and my friends in the mid-west and then in california and oregon and oh goodness i swear roadtrips are like heroin to me i can't wait to see boston again in a week and then states i've never been to before. new states!!! ok thanks had to get that out. (Comment on this)
Friday, June 9th, 2006
2:58 am	Goodbye DC! Welp, the decision has been made. Rustopher and I talked it over, and the word is...westward. Ho. So, in about 10 days, I'm throwing clothes, computers, books, and dog in the car and heading up and out. Around the 15th/16th, up to NJ/NY, then up to Boston around the 18th/19th, then out to Ohio (yay Kit-Kat), then out to Minnesota/Wisconin (yay Ramy and co.), then out to Montana (yay Montana Max), then out to Spokane, WA! My mother, father, and brother will all be there and I'm surprising two thirds of them by just showing up with the pup. I will play referee there for two weeks, then leave the dog with my brother as I make intermittent visits to the City of Angels to establish beach-heads in the spheres of housing, part-time? employment, and the industries of film, television, and/or theatre. Yes, you may start your snickering now. ------------- personal musings below ------------------ For now, I've had enough of DC, plain and simple. I can never truly and honestly call moving away from Boston a mistake, or regret it too fiercely, as I would have never found Rustopher otherwise. As most of you know how I feel about finding him after losing Bubbles...'nuff said. I came down here to work in the arena of international politics/relations/studies/etc., as I thought it would be far more available here than in the Hub, the greatest city in the world. I loved living in Virginia and working on the Hill, and then made a second move (even more idiotic than my move from Boston) to Maryland and a "law firm." No more needs to be said about that waste of my life, I met some nice people and got Rustopher and I'll count my blessings that I got out when I did. For the last 5 months, I've found relatively steady film and television work in the area, nothing too amazing - though I am certainly happy I have an international promotion and a regional commercial (CT/NY/NJ/DE/MD) to my credit already. The point being that there is nothing keeping me in the area in the immediate future: I get my Foreign Service Exam scores in July, but can schedule the oral exam on the West Coast just as easily as in this area. I have more than adequate board-scores and recommendations to provide a legitimate shot at a good/great? International Relations program in 2007. So...for the next year...what the heckfire am I doing here? Nothing, which is why I'm going to give the dream, however stereotypical, the shot it deserves, and not end up an old and tired man asking myself what could have been. Just an old and tired man with another year's worth of adventure in his past. Maybe I'll see some more familiar, smiling faces along the long and winding road...I sure hope so, anyway. Bye for now, NFB. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, May 26th, 2006
9:23 pm	So few of these work for me :-( 1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (middle name/ street you live on) Francis Grubb 2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your dads side plus favorite candy) Zdenek Raisinet 3. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your last name) N-BO 4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Navy Dog 5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city of birth) Francis Newton 6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name) Boc-ler-rus 7. JEDI NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's maiden name spelled backwards) Sicnarf Relmieh 8. YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (your first pet, street you grew up on) Bubbles Friedberger (Comment on this)
12:57 pm	Trip update II (missed the NYC update here) Whoohoo, I'm in Boston again! So very very very happy to be back in the greatest city on earth. Yesterday was a perfect welcome back, since Trishers finagled two great seats to see Sox throttle Rays...so I've already hit Fenway, and today it's off to the Common (and probably Bull and Finch for lunch, where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came and you can sit alongside tourists saying "it looks nothing like the TV show, this stinks!") to drink Dunkies and wander around for hours. And hours. Don't know why I left. Anyway, if you're in the Boston area and wish to hang, send me smoke signals. Peace out Seacrest. - Me. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
10:51 am	Tour D'East Coast! Hiya everyone within the sight of my type... I'm leaving today for Deli-ware; tonight or tomorrow for NJ/NY (will be based in NJ but making almost daily trips into the city); then sometime in the middle of next week, up to Boston and NH for the holiday weekend. Let me know if you wish to meet up for moshpitting. Or coffee. Bye for now! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
9:15 pm	Whoops, probably should put my answers in here first! Then you! In honour of my current quest to become famous, let's pretend James Lipton is asking us the 10 questions! 1.) What is your favourite word? Snot. 2.) What is your least favourite word? Whatever. 3.) What turns you on? (not just sexual, you whorebags) Flight. 4.) What turns you off? (ditto ditto) Traffic. 5.) What sound or noise do you love? Sizzling food. 6.) What sound or noise do you hate? Fire alarms. 7.) What is your favourite curseword? Pussmuffin. 8.) What job (besides your own) would you like to attempt? Pilot. 9.) What job (besides your own) would you not like to attempt? DMV clerk. 10.) If heaven exists, how would you like God to greet you upon your arrival? "Now that's what I'm talkin' about!" (Comment on this)
Monday, February 13th, 2006
2:50 pm	Time's a wastin'! http://kevan.org/johari?name=Ktownkaine (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
2:15 pm	Reposting for last weekend! Since I don't know if/when I'll ever be on stage again...reposting this for my last weekend of the show - thanks to everyone who already came, you guys rock...hard. So, for anyone in the DC area (or willing to travel for little old me), here are the salient details, and then the website for the theatre so you can order tickets and get directions and such and so forth. Who: Me. And other people. What: The Shape of Things, by Neil Labute Where: Silver Spring Stage (Silver Spring, MD) When: January 13th - February 5th, 2006 How: By fighting for freedom against Cobra and Destro over land and air (or sea, mother) Why: Why NOT? For further details, see http://www.ssstage.org/Shows/2005-2006/Shape/index.php or just IM/E-mail/yell really loudly/call me for any questions, comments, or concerns. Come as a group, come alone, just come. Oh, and please be so kind as to cheer when at the end regardless of the quality of my performance. You can tell me what you really thought in private :-) Thanks and bye for now! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
10:07 pm	Thanks Chrissles, now I have to see if I can remember all of these... 1. Who was your first love? Crush = Anita; Love = Ute 2. Who was your first kiss and when? Kathrin, around 10? 3. Who was your first prom date? Julie 4. Who was your first room mate? in college? Jay and Bing 5. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time? Lots of wine/champagne at a wedding when I was 3 :-) 7. What was your first job? Bocek & Bocek (thanks Momma!) 8. What was your first car? '84 BMW 520i (Ralph, Green Monstah!) 9.When did you go to your first funeral? fairly sure it was 1990 10. How old were you when you first moved away from your hometown? HA! Boston to New Britain at the tender age of one. 11. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Pepplinjack! 12. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? Frankfurt? 13. Where did you go for your first date and who was it with? I think Anita and I just played indoors, possibly went to a movie after 14. When you snuck out of your house for the first time, who was it with? alone. 15. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with them? Benjamin, starting 1986 and still going strong after 20 years 16. Who was the first person to send you flowers? I'll let you know. 17. Where did you live the first time you moved out of your parents house? on a permanent basis? Waltham, MA 18. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day? Rustopher. 19. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmaid or a groomsmen? Jaychel's! 20. What is the first thing you do in the morning? Either run to my extremely loud alarm and smack it, or tell Rustopher to get off me. (Comment on this)