This one, which is just a question, sent to me by a newish MySpace friend: What's the reading material on your nightstand or bedside table? While I am not at all sure of the difference between a nightstand or bedside table, it's apparent that a large number of people keep books there, myself included, even though I don't actually often read in bed. Currently?
- JB's paperback loaner copy of Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End;
- Mad Magazine #241, from 1983;
- Justice League Elite #1 in Italian, from DC & Planeta de Agostini, a gift from Bobby & Peggy;
And then this: Your Sin Tab, which was originally called "your bar tab" but I thought that was a stupid name and so changed it. From the text of the email I was sent with this in it: Just read the "offense" and if you've done it, you owe
that fine. Keep going until you've read each "offense" and added up
your total fine. You don't
have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine.
Smoked pot -- $10
Did acid -- $5
Ever had sex at church -- $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you-- $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace -- $25 (I don't know if this is IM sex, or real life sex)
Had sex for money -- $100
Ever had sex with the a Puerto Rican -- $20 (???)
Vandalized something -- $20
Had sex on your parents' bed -- $10
Beat up someone -- $20 (not the 1st place I wondered, "each time?" I counted everything once.)
Been jumped -- $10 (sexually, or violently? I didn't know, so I skipped it.)
Crossed dressed -- $10
Given money to stripper -- $25
Been in love with a stripper -- $20 (again - ???)
Kissed some one who's name you didn't know --$10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work-- $15
Ever drive drunk -- $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk -- $50
Used toys while having sex -- $30
Got drunk, passed out and don't remember the night before -- $20
Went skinny dipping -- $5
Had sex in a pool -- $20
Kissed someone of the same sex -- $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex -- $20
Cheated on your significant other -- $10
Masturbated -- $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend --$20
Done oral -- $5
Got oral -- $5
Done / got oral in a car while it was moving-- $25
Stole something -- $10
Had sex with someone in jail -- $25
Made a nasty home video -- $15
Had a threesome -- $50
Had sex in the wild -- $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex -- $25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars -- $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older -- $20
Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27 -- $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time -- $50
Said you love someone but didn't mean it -- $25
Went streaking -- $5
Went streaking in broad daylight -- $15
Been arrested -- $5
Spent time in jail -- $15
Played spin the bottle -- $5 (this costs the same as going down on someone!)
Done something you regret -- $20
Had sex with your best friend -- $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work --$25
Had anal sex -- $80 (it's funny to me that this is so expensive)
Lied to your mate -- $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good --$25
This list is missing some stuff, like "stabbed someone" or "crashed your car on purpose." "Threw up in a bed, car, or shrubbery" might be good, too. The person who sent this said hers was $35, but admitted she was keeping her cards close to her vest. Mine was $455. As you might have expected. I would encourage you to list yours, under appropriate pseudonyms.
Have a fun Friday.