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Since I’m still recovering from this annoying cold, I don’t have much to report. But in lieu of the New Year, I felt it would be appropriate to choose my favorite posts of each month. Have a safe and Happy New Year everyone! January 2006 The Art of Manscaping - I call this my “break through” podcast. I’ve never received so much feedback from a post, it was a great start to the New Year. My humps. - Someone’s been a very bad boy. Making sex better for you - The beginning of my relationship with AdamMale. I’m glad I could make a small contribution to the adult entertainment industry. Beer and Bruises - This was part of Darkness Week, where I posted a lot of negative stories that I was ready to share. This particular post was about Cathy’s alcoholic father. Mr. Manners: Bathroom Edition - One of the first of many posts about the bathroom. February My Secret Valentine - A story that will warm your wittle heart. Breaking News from NBC - You need a sense of humor to fully appreciate this post. Sorry to brag, but this was hilarious. I can’t believe more people didn’t “get” it. git ma hair did. - I need a separate blog just to keep track of how many times my hair changed this year. anal bleaching - Ah, the perfect way to pass the time on a dull winter day. hey, look at my ass! - Everybody uses a mirror to look at their asshole. I don’t care what you say. March The anniversary post - Wow, we made it! Rodney and I celebrated 5 years together! hide-and-seek - My favorite memory of my little niece so far! open relationships. - I finally shared my own opinions on open relationships among gay couples. Do whatever works for you, but this post explains why it doesn’t work for me. April Nightmares of Goatse - When I read this post, I am reminded of how vulgar I used to be. What has happened to me? Househunt, Part 3: Finding Our Home - It was so much fun, now that I look back. The pleasures of not knowing the future. May Do men have PMS? - I’m not a scientist… but yes, we do. a little more compassion, please - The nation was using immigration to justify their stereotypes and racism. I was ANGRY. Househunt Part 5: The Last One - Home. Sweet. Home. I AM NOT SHALLOW. - I really hated this period of my blog. Sometimes people take what you say way out of context. I’m glad this is over. Let’s start a pissing movement… - Who knew so many men sit down to pee? June I Hate You Nair - And I still do. how to reduce the smell of baby poop - Why do I always have to be the brilliant one? never too old to change. - If a 90-year-old woman can accept me as a gay grandson, I really do have faith in the rest of the world. Best Weekend Ever, Part 1 - This the crazy kind of invitation I send friends. To be continued…
Well hello old friend. I hope you’re doing well. It’s been a few days since we talked. I’m just lounging here in my underwear, coughing up a lung. I seem to have started a new tradition: getting sick on Christmas. Last year, I spent Christmas in the hospital because I had vomited myself into dehydration. This year is less intense, but I do have a painful sore throat, ongoing cough, and pounding headache. I’d been saving up my vacation days at work for months. I took the entire week after Christmas off with plans to have a wonderful, relaxing break. Um… not happening. But enough bitching. Christmas itself was pretty good. L-O-V-E Rodney and I have been buying each other cards for almost 6 years. We have never bought the same card. I always kind of wished we would. It just seems magical somehow. This year, it finally happened. We bought each other the same beautiful, sappy Christmas card. This made us both kinda mushy, because it felt like we were on exactly the same page. More Smiling with the Family Last year was plagued with arguing thanks to my brother and his wife. They decided to find their version of God and of course their version hates fags, so they tried to say Rodney wasn’t family and I was a bad influence on their kids. This year, I was intent on keeping a positive attitude. At first, there was a lot of tension in the air at my parents’ house. I thought to myself “This is ridiculous. I’ve been through all kinds of struggles with homophobia in my life. I’m bigger than this. I refuse to be uncomfortable in the house I grew up in.” So I started talking directly to my brother (he hates that) and conversing with his wife. I asked direct questions about their life, work, etc and that forced them to participate. Pretty soon, the tension was gone and we were all talking. Not everything in life is about being gay. Rodney and I are humans, too. All in all, it was pretty good. After they left, Rodney and I played a board game with my parents. That was a lot of fun too. Good times. Ready for 2007 I always feel this inner excitement about the oncoming new year. I don’t know why. Time is just a concept, it doesn’t really matter what year we are in, right? But it always feels like a new start. I have learned so much in 2006, it feels like 10 years worth of knowledge rather than just 1. I’m ready to apply what I’ve learned to 2007, because I think it’s going to be an amazing year for me. Happy New Year!
Well, this holiday has really snuck up on me this year. Tomorrow morning we are leaving to visit our family in Illinois, and we haven’t even packed. I hate to cut this short and sweet, but I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday. My apologies for not emailing you guys personally to tell you that. Believe me, you’re in my thoughts this Christmas.
Tonight, Cathy and I got together for the first time in 6 years. It’s hard to believe, but we first became friends 21 years ago. Wow! And I still remember the day we met as children. Thanks to everyone who has followed along and commented. I know this probably isn’t very fascinating from an outsider’s perspective, but it means everything to me. She’s one of the earliest memories of my childhood, and was a significant part of my youth. Now she’s a part of my adult life too, and moving here in just a few weeks. We had such a good time talking tonight and catching up!
What is up with people having conversations in the bathroom? I thought there was a universal law passed when public restrooms were invented. No? I walk into the bathroom at work and it’s like a bar in there. Guys are in there carrying on conversation, laughing, telling stories, and taking a dump. A recent experience went something like this: Mr. Chatter walks up to a urinal and starts doing his thing. I’ve just finished washing my hands and am drying them off. Mr. Chatter proceeds to ask me IMPORTANT questions about a marketing campaign. I’m trying to get the hell out of there. Can’t we talk about this at my desk? Do we have to make decisions that affect the entire company while you’re mid-stream? I don’t mind an occasional “Hey” at the sink. But do we really have to discuss our plans for Christmas? I think not. Here is a video that shows just how much carnage can result if you DO talk in the bathroom. Take notes:
Earlier in the year, I was talking about how I wanted to reconnect with my childhood pal Cathy. We were friends for years and lost touch after school. Thanks to MySpace, I was able to get back in touch with her. She now lives in Florida… hundreds of miles away from me in Tennessee. But in a strange turn of events, Cathy had been looking for a place to move to that was closer to the town we grew up in Illinois. Our hometown is 4 hours from the Nashville area. That’s why I live here, to be closer to family. Cathy was looking for that same kind of convenience. She did some thinking about this area and decided to move here too! She wants to be closer to family, but still have some space. Ditto for me. She is moving here next month and we will live in the same town! What an unexpected turn of events! We grew up together, moved miles apart, and now will be in the same place again. It’s amazing how life can come full circle. Yet another reason to smile.
Rey first sent me the link to this video and it’s been making the rounds on different blogs. This is the Saturday Night Live video of “Dick in a Box” with Justin Timberlake.
Today has been one of the most amazing days of my life because I’ve gained a new perspective on the entire way I am living my life and it has started right now. I hope that in some way what I’m going to share will also help you. If you think it is hokey or don’t believe it at all, that’s fine. We’re free to receive information and do whatever we choose with it. 12/02/06 - Ellen’s feature on The Secret It all started on 12/02/06. Rodney and I watched a segment on The Ellen Degeneres Show about a documentary called “The Secret” that is quickly becoming an underground hit. It focuses on the Law of Attraction, which has always been around and there are many books and studies about it. The concept is simple: You attract everything in your life, good or bad, like a magnet. You can achieve everything you dream of simply by letting it manifest in your head. We’ve all heard it, but how often do we actually use this power? I don’t know one person who isn’t unhappy about something. Job, money, love, health, etc. We all say “Someday it will be different.” But WHEN? How many years will pass before we allow someday to become TODAY? So Ellen was talking about how profoundly life changing this documentary was, and she had two of the experts from The Secret on her show (Bob Proctor and John Assar). I was so excited about this DVD, and its corresponding book. 12/14/06 - The Secret was right in front of me But is it all a hoax? There are so many “self help” things out there, and I was slightly skeptical. But I did know for certain that I had to build a better version of myself. I knew that I had bigger dreams in life, which I never had the balls to go after. All that changed. Almost 2 weeks went by and I had been thinking about the system that The Secret aims for. Over and over in my head, I let these positive thoughts manifest. Immediately, my life started getting better. More things seemed to go my way. Little things occurred that brought me happiness or a little extra money in my pocket. It felt like my positive energy was attracting good things in my life. Manifest. Manifest. Manifest. Then on the 14th, I happened to walk over to a person’s desk at work. There was The Secret DVD on her desk! 12/16/06 - It all changed for us I asked to borrow it and Rodney and I watched it today. The documentary is so amazing and yet the concepts are so simple. We can truly achieve anything we want in life. We have so much negativity ingrained into our minds. We limit and restrict ourselves because things seem unattainable. Those days are over. Rodney and I had a very heartfelt discussion about what we really want to do in our lives. I just felt amazing inside because we had really opened up and verbalized the dreams we never believed we could make happen. THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. I only have one life, and I’m going to build it myself. Good things are going to come to me in abundance. So what is the secret to happiness? Happiness is a choice. We have the power to attract anything that makes us happy simply by changing the way we look at things. It might sound simple, but if it’s so simple, why do millions of people feel dissatisfied with things in their life? And why don’t we do more to make ourselves happy? Where can you watch or read The Secret? The book is available from Amazon.com The DVD is available from The Secret’s website. It’s $29.95 but you can also rent it online for $4.95. At minimum, you should shell out the $4.95 to watch it online. I cannot emphasize enough how it has changed my life. Here’s a clip from the Ellen episode that first got me hooked:
The break up… The evil new lover… The last straw… Moto was promptly returned to the Comcast office. I reconnected my service with Tivo and bought a 2nd Tivo for the upstairs TV. We’re in love again, and happier than ever. And I haven’t missed or lost one show to date. The reunion… Thank you, Belkin. You saved my relationship with Tivo.
1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Eggnog.
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