Breaking out of the usual...

I don't typically do memes on this blog. I usually have too much else to say. But usually I haven't been tagged, and now I have this obligation to Steve to do his meme. :P

Memes are fun, maybe I should do them more often. Anyways, here goes:

Here are five things about me. Four of them are true. One is a lie. Try to guess which is which. :)

1. I am a member of pretty much every networking site I've ever seen.
2. I have never broken a bone or been stung by a bee.
3. I don't know how to swim.
4. I'm a self-proclaimed seafood snob.
5. I am fiercely loyal to my coffee shops.
   

I am tagging...Sue, Brad, Shaney, ExNavyMike, and Adam.

Let's see...today I went apartment hunting and saw the touring production of The Light in the Piazza. Neither was bad by any means, but neither really was exciting enough to have much to say on here.

Though I gotta say, the guy playing Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza? HOTTIE!

Hrm. While we're on a roll with these memes, how about this one I stole from Brad?

20 years ago

1.) How old were you? -1. Aheheheh. I feel young now.
2.) Where did you go to school? I didn't.
3.) Where did you work? I didn't.
4.) Where did you live? Come to think of it, at this point twenty years ago (because we are that close to my birthday!) I was residing in my mommy's tummy.
5.) Where did you hang out? Mommy's tummy.
6.) Did you wear glasses? No
7.) Who was your best friend? I was very anti-social. :P
8.) How many tattoos did you have? None.
9.) How many piercings did you have? None.
10.) What car did you drive? I didn't.
11.) Had you been to a real party? Yeah, we really led life in the fast lane in the womb.
12.) Had your heart broken? Nope
13.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced: I was preparing to divorce my umbilical cord.

10 years ago

1.) How old were you? 9
2.) Where did you go to school? South Road Elementary
3.) Where did you work? I didn't
4.) Where did you live? Mom and Dad's house. Coincidentally, the last residential building I actually felt at home in.
5.) Where did you hang out? My yard, the woods near my yard, the playground, the dirt road behind my house.
6.) Did you wear glasses? Nope
7.) Who was your best friend? I honestly don't remember.
8.) How many tattoos did you have? None
9.) How many piercings did you have? None.
10.) What car did you drive? I didn't.
11.) Had you been to a real party? I don't think I'd even been to a school dance.
12.) Had your heart broken? Nope
13.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced: Single. Girls had cooties. Boys were weird. Not much has changed. :P

5 years ago

1.) How old were you? 14
2.) Where did you go to school? South Kingstown High
3.) Where did you work? I was doing lots of volunteer -- I hadn't quit Boy Scouts yet, but I'd started with the teen advisory board at the local library.
4.) Where did you live? Same place
5.) Where did you hang out? The park near my school.
6.) Did you wear glasses? I was supposed to wear reading glasses. At the time, I sometimes did.
7.) Who were your best friends? We don't talk about them, they turned out not to be "friends" only a few years later.
8.) Who was your crush? I believe I'd begun my crush on Kendall by that point.
9.) How many tattoos did you have? None.
10.) How many piercings did you have? None.
11) What car did you drive? I didn't.
12.) Had you had your heart broken? No, but it was obviously only going to be a matter of time and everyone, including me, knew it.
13.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single
14.) Any kids? Noooo

Present

1.) How old are you? 19
2.) Where do you go to school? I'm in college in PA. (If you pay close enough attention, you can figure it out, but since I don't know all my readers I'mma make you *work* if you really want to know. :P)
3.) Where do you work? Abercrombie, a gay club
4.) Where do you live? A dorm, and in my parents' new house with my grandmother
5.) Where do you hang out? Gay clubs, the student center, whereever the hell I feel like it
6.) Do you wear glasses? Nope. I have long since "lost" my reading glasse.
7.) Who are your best friends? Oh! I have so many friends now, and I'm close to a large number of them to! I can't possibly decide. I mean, Cody and Johnna obviously but otherwise I simply cannot choose.
8.) Who is your crush? I think I'm getting a crush on Matthias, and I'm not completely over James yet either.
9.) Do you talk to your old friends? Occassionally.
10.) How many tattoo's do have? I'm never getting any.
11.) How many piercings do you have? I'm never getting any.
12.) What kind of car do you have? My beautiful baby, Grandma's 2001 Dodge Intrepid.
13.) Has your heart been broken? Yeah, it has.
14.) Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter? Single. Getting on towards bitten.
15.) Any kids? Nope.

Pretty Person of the Week!

The Pretty Person of the Week this week was inspired by Shaney, however inadvertantly.

You see, Shaney made a post about Mark Dalton, which got me thinking about other absolutely stunning, muscular-enough-to-crush-me studs....of which, Falcon Studios has several to offer.

My particular favorite of Falcon's huge hunks, though, is Erik Rhodes. Yes, Kendall, it's your lucky day. ;-)

He has this tough guy appeal, and apparently is known for being "rude" although, I'm pretty sure it's just a genuine take-no-bullshit attitude, not actual rudeness. You have to admire those guys who don't deal in bullshit, because even those of us who say we don't put up with it sometimes.

One thing that sets Erik apart from the other porn stars I've talked about is that he, as far as I know, does not dance at clubs. At least, hasn't yet. We can always hope he'll end up doing it some day...and debut at a club I'm working at.
...and who knows, we may be able to test that theory about whether or not he'd break me in half if we slept together. :P

I love his cheek bones. I'm just gonna throw that out there. I also love, y'know, everything else. But if I had to pick a favorite feature, it's his cheek bones. (Of courses, I don't HAVE to pick, it's my blog. :-P)

Another thing I love about Erik, just in case there wasn't enough already, he always appears with the HOTTEST guys. Frequently with Roman Heart, who we already know is basically my biggest fantasy, and Matthew Rush (who hasn't appeared as a featured Pretty Person yet because...well, because Erik had to come first. :-P)















One of my friends from the clubs in Rhode Island was telling me that he's Myspace friends with Erik (which, who, other than myself, isn't?) (And never fear, Erik is actually in my favorites and I'll probably add him after I make this post. :-P) and that Erik does actually message his Myspace friends. He sounds like he's super considerate to his fans, and really does consider them more "friends" than "the people who make sure he still has a job", which I think is another great and admirable quality in anybody.

This interview, ps, is so hot:


As per usual, I stole all of the images in this off of a Google Image Search. (Never let it be said, I don't give credit. :-P)

"Before we play the game, let me say that I never lose"

So, let me start by saying that I am in SUCH a good mood today. I slept an almost normal amount of sleep (unlike my 12 hour coma the night before...that was some crazy ass shit :-P), and when I woke up I pulled out my as-of-yet unopened book Yoga in Bed by Edward Vilga. The book is full of nice easy stretches to do in the morning when you first wake up and right before you go to bed. The stretches are very easy to do and perfect for beginners like myself, and perfect for people who don't have time to do yoga during the day. It even includes tips for power napping -- something I can really use! I highly recommend it.
It's definitely a step in the right direction for something I haven't been doing terrifically at: taking care of myself. I also took my morning pills today -- it's been a while since I took my pills. I've also written down a to-do list for tomorrow that includes calling my doctor and making an appointment. I've got enough going for me right now that I can't afford to be slacking off and ending up in the hospital.

Another thing improving my mood? Fairview Sue, of course! She did this whole post about how fabulous and unscratched I am and it really brightened my...well, I guess this is still morning since I've only been awake for a couple hours. (No, but since I went to bed at 6 am, I'm really not a waste of life!)
And the comment that our favorite Down Under stud Shaney left on the post was also an ego boost. :)

Speaking of Down Under studs...Aussiebum not only makes the hottest underwear, but they have the most gorgeous models. Seriously. I've been going through the site this morning looking at things I want to order when I think mom won't mind or get suspicious or after she's found out I'm go-go dancing and finished flipping out about it. :-P

Anyways, I won't keep you waiting any longer, I know what you want to hear about (or at least I think I do)....last night was....WOW. I know I say that every time I have a weekend or go out for a night, but every night I get surprised at how much fun I have!
First of all, I hadn't been out with the kids from our Gay\Straight Alliance since November, really. Some of them I hadn't even seen since November when I started working at the club I now work at (almost!) every weekend. Also, my friend and Queer Mentor* who graduated at the end of last year showed up on campus to surprise us!
Also, Cody found out I was going so he went. As did Brendan, bringing a new friend of his named Joey. Carl was there with some friends of his. And my friend John who I haven't seen since November was there. Codi, who bartends there, was there with his boyfriend even though he wasn't working tonight. Mark was there, Danny was there, Adam was DJing, Will was training the new bartender, Jacki was working the door, Loki was on staff, Ray was doing security, Brenda was checking IDs...all these people I hadn't seen in forever because they work there! All in all, it was amazing to see all of these people!

Unfortunately, there were like 3 people there who I didn't know. They were awesome, but it was dead. It was cool though, we made the party happen.

(This picture is of my lesbian (yes, mine) Margie and I doing our "Just a Little Too Late" faces at each other while the song was playing. Her Lesbian Death Glare has been perfected.)

Worse still, there was drama. Well, apparently there was some lesbian drama going on, but I followed the Treatise of Drama* and stayed the hell out of it. But there was other drama....
Now, I had heard that some of the bartenders and managers from the club I work at had gone to this club and made asses out of themselves and been banned. I hadn't realized that they had gone so far as to ban all employees of the rival club -- which includes me. I understand their thinking here, I really do, but there were some problems with that:
-I hadn't driven, which means I was going to be stuck in the stairwell til 2 in the morning.
-From a business perspective, 11 people from my school came. Most weekends they stay on campus for their partying. Not to be stuck on myself BUT....what does that tell you?
-There were probably less than 10 people there who weren't there in the.
-When I take a night off...I have no other clubs to go to.
Anyways, Jacki talked to Loki on my behalf (after she gave me my five bucks back and told me I had to leave in a really apologetic way). She said she was going to discuss it with the club's owner too, because I have never given her a problem. Which, I'm sure isn't true, but whatever.

Anyways, I was allowed in for the night and she didn't take a cover charge the second time I went in...so I bought a lot of drinks. The new bartender they had that night, Josh I think they said his name was....CUTE!! Gonna have to go back soon, and on one of his weekends, so I can maybe talk to him a little bit more. I gave him big tips though, so I think I got his attention at least. (Also, I was talking to Brendan and said "The new bartender is CUTE!" right when the song faded so I'm damn sure he heard it. Whoops. :-P)

*At my school, we have these people called "Peer Mentors" who teach incoming freshmen about our school. Ryan, my "Queer Mentor" taught me about the gay culture when I came out, so we call him that. In return, I am referred to as his protogay. (protoge? It's really very clever. :-P)

*The Treatise of Drama is a (fictional) document written and signed in the early '70s (or whenever) which clearly states that gay men are not to be involved in lesbian drama and lesbians are not to be involved in gay drama. If it is mixed drama, it is fair game. All drama is fair game for heterosexuals.

Mondays Inspirational Picture

This is really pretty, and I'm sort of looking at it as representing the end of an era and the beginning of a new -- my first holiday season without Johnna! :( But I am sure we will both have great holidays anyways!
So, I hope you all are making the best of any and all of the changes in your lives.

In other exciting news...Shaney is back to blogging! How happy does that make you? Cause it's making me pretty ecstatic! :)