gambrinous with griffonage

I appear to be lifting a lot from Sharkboy as of late. This was a little challenging for me.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Erik:

1. My surname really is Rubright. I didn't make that up for blogging, or any other nefarious purpose. Although it would be a good porn name depending on how you pronounced it. The family pronunciation is "roo-brahyt", and not "ruhb-rahyt". I'm not really sure why the name isn't pronounced "ruhb-rahyt" though. The surname was originally "Rubrecht", but was changed by a great-great-something-or-other in the long ago when they came to America. "Right" translates from the German "recht"; not the right as in "right handed" but as in "correct."
2. I am extremely bashful.
3. I have nightmares almost every night I sleep. I awaken startled, covered in sweat, or totally exhausted. Sometimes all three. I've also had a singular recurring nightmare since I was a young teenager. It involves stepping stones, looking for one of my brothers, finding him ripped in half at the waist, but still alive.
4. I'm very uncomfortable in my own skin.
5. I went to religious schools starting in the fifth grade, continuing all the way through college. Fifth grade was at a Baptist school; the remaining were Church of Christ.
6. I don't know how to take a compliment. Positive feedback fucks me up because I don't know what to do with it.
7. I was a licensed massage therapist in Arkansas. It was absolutely mind-numbing for me. That, and I seriously had a difficult time with people asking for "happy endings" all the time.
8. I am very puritanical when it comes to sex. Well, sex involving me. Which might explain why I was a virgin until I was 23.
9. I am an Eagle Scout. I say "am" because I believe once you earn it, you always are one. Sadly, BSA, Inc. has made some stupid choices over the years regarding who can be in Scouts. I started Scouting as a Cub Scout when I was 7, and was in Scouting until I was a little over 18. I learned a lot, and was able to teach a lot. I miss it.
10. I know just enough about many things to be dangerous. But I'm wise enough not to be. Most of the time. Then it's bad. Really bad.

FIRSTS OF THE DECADE
(Lifted from SharkBoy.)

FIRST BOOK I'LL READ
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST BOOKS I SHALL PURCHASE
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST MOVIES I PLAN ON SEEING
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST MOVIE I PLAN ON BUYING
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST MEAL
I had a Jr. Deluxe Burger from Sonic.

FIRST CD I SHALL PURCHASE
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST PODCAST I SHALL LISTEN TO
Doubtfully any.

FIRST MAGAZINES I'LL READ
I haven't decided yet.

FIRST PERSON TO GET ON MY NERVES
So far, no one.

FIRST PERSON I SAW DRUNK
So far, no one.

FIRST PHONE CALLS
So far, no one.

FIRST TV SHOW I WATCHED
So far, none.

FIRST EMAIL I RECEIVED (that's not junk mail)
So far, none.

FIRST PERSON I KISSED
The Husbear, of course.

Apparently I'm quite undecided. Reminds me of college.

LASTS OF THE DECADE
(Lifted from SharkBoy.)

LAST BOOK I READ
The Quest by Wilbur Smith.

LAST BOOK I PURCHASED
Permanence: Tattoo Portraits by Kip Fulbeck. (For the tattoo studio.)

LAST MOVIE I SAW
"Avatar", in 3D.

LAST MOVIE I BOUGHT
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". (Only because we had most of the others for our kids. I feel obliged to collect the whole set.)

LAST DINNER I HAD
Some faux chicken nuggets. (That was it. Just 6 of them. Healthy, I know.)

LAST CD I PURCHASED
Gary Jules' album "Gary Jules".

LAST PODCAST I LISTENED TOO
It's been a couple years now since I last listened to a podcast. I would have to say it was probably "The Other O". I wonder if Omar is still doing podcasts?

LAST MAGAZINE I READ
"Scientific American".

LAST TIME SOMEONE GOT ON MY NERVES
Tonight, on the way home from the studio. Some jerk-off in a pickup decided to ride my ass all the way from near the tattoo studio to my road in the next town over. I get road rage easily. I wanted to brake check him, but I was driving the Prius. And I really don't need another accident on New Years Eve, exactly 10 years later.

LAST DRUNK I SAW
Myself. This past Monday.

LAST PHONE CALL
A new client asking to get a tattoo tonight before we closed. I obliged.

LAST TV SHOW I WATCHED
"Oz". Season 2, last episode of the season.

LAST EMAIL I RECEIVED (that wasn’t junk mail)
From Homer.

LAST TIME SOMEONE CALLED ME A FAG
To my face? It's been a while. But I know it was said jokingly, by someone who I respect.

LAST PERSON I KISSED
The Husbear.