Assuming I had a libido...

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

I scored an average of 1.33

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Homosexual

Meaning

This result can also be related to the Kinsey Scale:

0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual

Summary

The idea of this exercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us.

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So mote it be!

Today has been declared a fuckitall day. I'm going to go drop my final paychecks in the bank, and maybe do a little retail therapy.

It's back! Baseball is back!!

Giants beat Brewers in spring opener

Giants 10, Brewers 5
at Maryvale Baseball Park
Thursday, March 2

Giants at the plate: San Francisco scored five runs before the Brewers recorded an out in the third inning, three of them coming on Ray Durham's bases-clearing, go-ahead double. Leadoff man Randy Wynn put the visitors on the board with a leadoff home run on the game's fourth pitch, and Todd Linden went 3-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base.

Brewers at the plate: Utility man Corey Hart, filling in while left fielder Carlos Lee works out with the Panamanian entry to the World Baseball Classic, was credited with a two-run double when the left-fielder, Linden, lost a fly ball in the sun. Catcher Damian Miller had two hits, including an RBI single.

Giants on the mound: Starter Noah Lowry was charged with three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings of work, but right-hander Brad Hennessey shut down the Brewers over three innings, allowing just one hit and notching a pair of strikeouts. Jeff Miller (1-0) took the win.

Brewers on the mound: Left-hander Dana Eveland (0-1) surrendered five runs on four hits without recording an out in the third inning.

"I felt like I had a cannon on my shoulder," Eveland said. "But I had no control of it at all."

Starter Chris Capuano surrendered Wynn's leadoff homer, but he worked out of further damage, and reliever Matt Wise surrendered a two-run home run in the ninth inning to Justin Knoedler.

Cactus League records: Giants 1-0; Brewers 0-1.

Up next: The Brewers and Giants will meet again on Friday across town at Scottsdale Stadium, with Milwaukee newcomer Dave Bush scheduled to lead a split-squad of Brewers against right-hander Matt Cain of the Giants.

The Brewers also will play the A's at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Right-hander Rick Helling is scheduled to start that game against Oakland righty Joe Blanton.

Yaaayyyyyy!!!!! Baseball!

Musing on modern commercialism

I really hate shopping. Especially for clothes. I'm in the "make a plan, get what you need and go." school.

But I love shopping malls. Especially the big enclosed ones. I can wander around them and just people watch for hours. I think part of the appeal is the anonymous way you can pass through these paces. No one notices you unless you want to be noticed, which was exactly where my brain was today.

I think my first great love (as far as malls go) was Eastridge Mall here in San Jose. When it opened, it was by far the largest mall in the Bay Area and was a wonder to behold. Three levels, all open to a concourse filled with ramps between levels, strange sculptures, fountains, and terraces everywhere. It was like some arcology come to life. I can remember walking through it with my mom, and imagining Mobile Infantry storming down the ramps, or aliens running some strange shop in the corner. Eastridge has been remodeled now, and has lost much of the magic that made it a wonderland.

Over the years, I've become something of a mall critic. I despise malls that are nothing but straight lines and storefronts. Break up the sight lines! Add some curves, something other than stores to catch the eye. Alas, the mall I was in today, Oakridge (to us old timers.. it was bought up by Westfield and is now a "Shopping Town") was built on an old straight line plan, and is now a racetrack design, it doesn't really do much inside to improve the experience. Outside is a different story, with a nice row of eateries and entries to the mall.

There is one exception to my shopping aversion: bookstores. I spent an hour or so in Borders, and came out with a couple of new books. I managed to avoid buying a Judas Priest DVD.

I did have a fun moment. The Scientologists have a kiosk in Oakridge. Did y'all know that I'm an official Suppressive Person? Got labeled that years ago for helping a LRonner get away from the cult. (Long story, catch me at a con sometime and I'll tell you the story.) So whenever I see some poor schmuck getting drawn in by the "Free Stress Test" scam, I make a point of walking over and telling him to ask the examiner what a Suppressive Person is. Several of the cultists who work that kiosk recognize me now. since I'm a SP, they can't even talk to me without getting in trouble with the Grand Council of Clams.