Nathan Exposed: the naked truth about my gay life

Just playing around with Photoshop on a Saturday night :D

nathan warhol

Sat, Feb 25, 2006 @ 9:47 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 5 Comments

There are so many things we see in our daily routine. These are some random scenes from my everyday life:

when i wake up

when i take petey out

when i am at work

Mon, Dec 12, 2005 @ 8:24 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 7 Comments

car
A few months ago, I wanted to show my car as part of my “Expose Yourself” series. But I slacked.

Then last week, Terry beat me to the idea and showed his car (bitch!). But oh well, here’s my car anyway. A Toyota Corolla. And the silver car beside it is also ours, a Toyota Echo. Rodney and I alternate between the two.

Now show me yours. I love seeing people’s cars.

Mon, Dec 5, 2005 @ 11:06 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 8 Comments

master bedroom

The Master Bedroom

Here’s the newest photo from our home, the Master Bedroom. This really is one of my favorite places in the house (I’m not trying to be dirty). It’s very comfortable, and the bed has a lot of texture to it. The down comforter is great all year long. In the summer, it absorbs the air conditioning and in the winter, it absorbs the heat. Our oldest cat, Purr Purr, loves to cuddle up in the folds of the comforter.

I also love the fur throw. Don’t worry, it’s faux, so no animals were killed for it. But the headboard is real leather - some animal wasn’t so lucky.

Unfortunately, the details of the bed don’t show up. The comforter has a subtle white stripe pattern and there is also a down sheet underneath it. The red pillows in the back have a red stripe pattern and so do the red sheets. The red fitted sheet, which covers the mattress, has an awesome curled pattern that matches the pillow in the middle. And the lampshades on the nightstands have a mechanical pattern.

What It Means to “Expose Yourself”

You can learn a lot about a person just by seeing something inside their house. So occasionally, I post a photo from our home and explain what’s in the picture. Click here to see the “Expose Yourself” archives.

You can also “Expose Yourself”

It’s more fun than you think. Go ahead and do it. Take a picture and post it on your blog, and explain what’s in the picture. Several other bloggers have done it too. See the archives for more.

Sat, Nov 26, 2005 @ 3:04 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 7 Comments

It’s been awhile, but my friend over at Brown Pounder (kinky title, eh?) took some photos of his home to “expose himself” on his blog.

For the newbies, this is my concept for exposing yourself:

Take a photo of your surroundings (bedroom, living room, etc..) and post it on your blog. Even better, talk about the items in the photo. You can learn so much about people just by seeing the space they live in. And my Australian friends especially enjoy participating. Thanks guys!

On a sidenote, Mr. Brown Pounder himself will be doing some more participating on my blog early in the week. After reading about my own experiences with homophobia, he sent me his personal story of a very bloody night when he was attacked by some gay bashers. It’s saddening and intense, and I’m just glad he survived it. He has been kind enough to let me share it on my blog, so I will be posting it soon.

Sat, Nov 5, 2005 @ 11:42 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 0 Comments

I am considering this my newest entry in the “Expose Yourself” series because it’s been awhile since I provided any photos of the atmosphere around me.

About a month ago, I was talking about the ugly purple guest bedroom that’s in the house we moved into (click here for that post). Shortly after that post, we did paint the room. After it was all said and done, I was too tired to take any photos, or even blog about the experience. But now time has passed and I’m ready for show-and-tell.

Here is the “Before” photo of the guest room. (Taken by the owner.)

guestbedroom_before_small

Here is the “After” photo of the guest room. (Taken by me.)

guestbedroom_after_small

Details of the Walls

We decided to go with Kayak Yellow, a Ralph Lauren paint. It is a bold color and this photo doesn’t do it justice. We are in love with this yellow - it is the Perfect Yellow. Some yellow’s are too pale and look sick. Others have too much green and look dirty. Still yet, some are too bright and look like crayons. So it’s a very tough color to choose. I think Ralph Lauren’s team thought long and hard about this problem and came up with the best shade anyone could ever ask for. Everyone who sees it in person is impressed with our choice.

It took 2 gallons of paint plus one of those small tester cans to cover those damn purple walls. The purple was actually very dark and took a lot of work to cover.

Details of the Bed:

  • The green pillows in the back and the sheet covering the mattress have a very thin white plaid pattern on them that give contrast.
  • The white pillow cases are very smooth to touch and the pillows inside are white with a subtle polka dot pattern.
  • The lime green pillow in the center is velour.
  • The comforter has a modern square pattern stitched into it.
  • There is also a solid green sheet that barely shows up. However, there was originally a white goose-down layer under it to break up the greens but Rodney stole it and brought it upstairs for our bed. This bed looks much better with the white layer.
  • At the end of the bed, there is a red throw. It was really for our bed upstairs, but Rodney put it down here. I didn’t want red in this room but it actually looks pretty good.

Details of the Table:

  • The vase is a housewarming gift from my parents. I love it because it looks like fire. The colors in it are red, yellow, and green.
  • The candle is multi-textured with shades of green and sits on a black plate.
  • The plant is a Dracaena in a blue, green, and white striped pot. Those are the real accent colors of the room; there is more blue outside of the photo.
  • The lamp is a gift from Rodney. It’s a silver replica of a 1940’s lamp. I love the design and it has little holes in it that shoot out light when it’s on.
  • Displays should be in odd numbers (3, 5, 7…) so this table needs a vintage alarm clock to make 5 items. I’m looking for one I like.

Wishlist for the Future:

  • Obviously this bed needs a headboard of some sort. The room is kind of small, so I am hesitant that a headboard will fill too much space. We need something very thin.
  • I want to put a large piece of artwork over the bed. I’m thinking of getting a large canvas and painting it solid blue. It would be a bold statement of minimalism.
  • The corner needs a chair by the windows. Just a small sitting area. I am thinking of an old chair, either black or white, with scratched up edges.
Mon, Oct 3, 2005 @ 12:45 am | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 8 Comments


These homos in Australia have really caught on to my post about “exposing” themselves :)

Yesterday, Sunshine posted photos of his ultra-modern home with a great narrative tour. And Kerri posted photos of her refrigerator, complete with dirty words hidden in the magnets.

The concept is simple: take a photo of something in your home and post it on your blog with details about the items in the photo. You can learn a lot about someone just by seeing their home.

Try it on your blog, and let me know when it’s posted.

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 @ 5:12 pm | Filed in Expose Yourself | Permalink 1 Comment