Ali, the instructor had me in standing dive position and then knocked my feet out. Without warning. No blood, no muss. I was fine with it until then. The brain, she is instinctive.

No, I got that. I was sympathizing, and explaining where my own panic came from.

Seriously, that is so the question to ask.

That's why I asked it.

Boy is hot.

So true.

I think Hil needs a party. A party with distinction.

Timelies,

Ack, Gus!

I'm not sure how I'd deal with that sort of situation. Not very well, I'd imagine.

Congrats to Hil.

Going back a bit, I've only tried scotch once and it was supposed to be really good stuff, but to me it tasted like drinking wood smoke complete with burning sensation. So not the drink for me, I think.

kat, you are not weird. I think it would be fun, in theory. I love the idea.

But the stupid panic dictates otherwise. Closest I could get was turns.

I think Colin Farrell is skanky, but no where near as skanky as Dave Navarro, who I think is the ultimate in skank.

OTOH, I think Steve Tyler is hotter than hot...

I can't stand Scotch, or whisky...just about any brown liquor, except for dark rum.

I don't love Guniness either. My Celtic ancestors mock me.

but to me it tasted like drinking wood smoke

Mmm, the best part! Peaty scotch!

Ali, I was commiserating, just pointing out my own wussiness in that it didn't involve blood.

Sophia, that is the charm of the diversity of humans! So much pretty, all subjective!

Also, a person is gus's HOUSE ACK!!!

I like to think I would react well, but I am so non-confrontational that when I ad a homeless person living in my garage (it was on a different strret than my apartment) I just stopped parking there and let him be.

I can't dive. The idea of hurling myself headfirst into anything, water or not just does not work for me. I have a hell of a time forcing myself to do a forward roll when we practice falling in martial arts and that's doesn't even involve me leaving the ground. I don't even have a horrible experience to explain it. My head just does not like being below my feet.

Sophia has funky taste. Although I'm having trouble recalling which one Dave Navarro is, at the moment, though I think he's the one married to Carmen Electra, and if he is, he's really skanky looking, but seems super sweet. So I have no problem with him.

I don't love Guiness either. My Celtic ancestors mock me.

Or perhaps they mock all their other descendants, and think you're the greatest. It could happen. By the way, I saw the write up about you in In Style. Congratulations, that was totally awesome.