Weekend Update: Sunday Funday!!! Part One

He looked kind of like this.

Work pretty much sucked this weekend. I was there for what seemed like really long hours (after 11pm on Friday and Saturday), and was there really early on Sunday which ended up being a shit-show. The highlight of that day (work-wise) was that this guy came in who used to live across the car park from me (I'm not sure he still does). This guy was super cute. ----------------------------->

I could stare at him all day long...except for the whole being really creepy thing. 

I was out of work by 2pm. I was about to head home when one of the girls I work with who had left earlier that day called me to meet her and her boyfriend (who used to work with us) at Awful Arthurs. It was pretty much just across the street so, even despite me REALLY wanting to take a shower, I went there. I drank that first Long Island Iced Tea like a champ and got another one which I drank much more slowly (I had no intention of ending up blackout drunk). I was there with them for about an hour and a half before I headed home for a little bit before coming back downtown. I just really needed to take a shower and change clothes. 

So about an hour later, I met back with them and someone else at a place called Cabo. The girl we were with was pretty wasted by this time. Apparently in my absence, they were crossing the street or something and she was yelling at some guy who ended up getting out of the car and they had to scurry away. I never really got the whole story but she ran away thinking the guy was a cop...because that is what her boyfriend had made her believe. During the course of another conversation while we were at Cabo, the other guy who was with us mentioned that a lot of his friends were gay guys and he was wondering why that was. I almost gave him an honest answer (which would be that he is pretty hot) but luckily I wasn't anywhere near drunk enough to be that candid. A better answer would have been "You have so many gay friends because you're a lucky sonofabitch." Eventually the girl had to be taken home because she was very drunk, so the other guy and myself headed back to Awful Arthurs

MyTunes Monday: Parisienne Walkways

 The first time I heard this song was actually from watching figure skating.

Off the Radar

I was at work Friday night and there was also a new guy working. This was only the second time that we were both in the building at the same time (I don't even remember his name off hand). Anyway, in the course of a conversation, he was told by the manager on duty that I'm gay. Apparently, he was surprised.

This isn't the first time that this has happened. Many people that I have known over the years - friends, co-workers, whatever - find out that I'm not on their team and are surprised. The thing is that their surprise surprises me. I guess I'm just so used to being gay and the idea of being gay at this point that I feel like I just give it off enough that people know without me saying so. There is also the fact that I make a lot of comments or jokes that most straight guys may be inclined not to say so as not to seem gay. Then again, I guess those around me are not always wondering who is gay and who is not. And why would they?

Not my most well-formed of posts but I was at work for over 8 hours today and I'll be back in less than 7.5 hours. My brain isn't functioning. Good night all.

IT'S GAME DAY!!!

LET'S GO HOKIES!!!

Off Of the Reading List

Recently I finished reading "The Hobbit." This was my second attempt at reading this story. I tried reading it once before and I felt it was too childish and got maybe half way through before putting it down. That was some years ago. After having actually finished it, I have no idea what I was thinking. It was a great story, even if it ended a bit on the sad side (not the very end, but I won't give that away). I like how it sets up things for "The Lord of the Rings." I definitely suggest giving it a read.

Today I picked up "A Game of Thrones." I haven't seen the show (I don't get whatever channel it's on). I will sooner or later, but since I have the opportunity to read it first, and upon multiple recommendations, I decided to go this route. I'm actually reading part 5 of LotR (which is the first half of Return of the King) right now but as soon as that done, I'll be hitting up the new book.

I'll never understand why some people don't like reading.

MyTunes Monday: Blue Ridge Mountains (Cover)

Also the lead singer is disgustingly hot.

Work Tales: The People I Deal With

I was at work last night whe late in my shift, after everyone there had pretty much lost any kind of sanity (which happens pretty much every night), I got asked the question that many of us gay men will get/have been asked. He asked me "am I the man or the woman in my relationships?" This is the same guy I have mentioned a time or two before: young, immature, ignorant, annoying. I immediately wanted to smack him. Luckily, I'm not a violent person. What I said to him was what any of us should say when asked this incredibly stupid question. It was something to the tune of "A main premise of a gay relationship is that we're both guys, so your question is false on its face" combined with a look which expressed that I was angry at him for asking this question, then I just walked away. This kid has a lot to learn about asking stupid questions.

He also made the mistake of asking my, hypothetically of course (since he is straight...I assume), if I would have sex with him. My response was a disgusted look and a very definite "Eww..." That got a lot of laughs.

The Silver Fox

At work a few days ago, the subject of Anderson Cooper randomly came up (not an uncommon occurrence there). One person happened to mention him being gay. Another person kind of said, "Wait, Anderson Cooper is gay?" I was shocked that this was news to this person. It's pretty much an open secret, though the news man doesn't talk about publicly unlike some of his fellow news people like Thomas Roberts (openly gay) or Rachel Maddow (openly lesbian). Of course his personal life is his business, as anyone's should be.

I think part of my shock comes from the fact that I'm in a pretty gay media bubble of sorts. I frequent sites like After Elton, Outsports, and others where every once-in-a-while rumours get reported about who is gay and such (for the record, the writers on these sites usually don't believe the rumours...as they shouldn't). I've been doing this for years and unlike most of these, AC has repeatedly come up and combined with the standard "I don't discuss my personal life" statements that he has given lends itself to him hiding something. I guess like the rest of us, he'll come out on his own timeline (unless he gets outed by TMZ or something like that).

The good news is that, closeted or not, he isn't afraid to take on LGBT issues and homophobia on-air.

Shallow note: I've seen a picture of his alleged boyfriend. HAWT!!! Nothing less for Anderson (quite hot himself).

I'm crossing my fingers that I won't get sued for posting this.

Batten Down the Hatches

There was a week when my family (my mother, grandmother, sister, and myself) was on holiday during the Summer and we went down to Chesapeake where my uncle lived with my aunt and their kids. At the time, he was still in the Navy and they were living on-base. On this particular trip, my sister and I even got to bring our bikes with us. It was going to be a fun week. Unfortunately, nature had something else in store. We had news that there was a tropical system, called Emily, headed towards that part of the East coast. It took some time before it was clear where exactly it was headed and how strong it would be (tropical systems are unpredictable like that), but eventually we knew where it was headed. Also, it was strong enough to the point that non-essential personnel had to evacuate the base. It just so happened that we had rented a van to make the 4-hour trip across Virginia. Good thing too because not only did my mother, grandmother, sister, and myself have to leave, we needed to take my aunt and two cousins with us with enough luggage to last them a few days at least. The bikes had to be dismantled to fit everything. My uncle was staying behind but to this day I don't recall exactly why (I guess he was that important). So eventually we headed back to Lynchburg. Emily ended up reaching all the even to my hometown (maybe 300 miles or so inland) but had significantly weakened by then. It was still windy and raining very heavily, but no significant flooding at home. We survived. After it was over, my uncle drove all the to Lynchburg to pick up the wife and kids. What was supposed to be a relaxing week where I would get to see family that I saw a few times a year at best turned into a mini-adventure.

Of course what brought this to mind is the fact that right now, the East coast is bracing for a potentially strong hurricane. When I say strong, I mean it may be a category 4 (of 5) and a 3+ is considered major. I also recall hearing that she may make landfall at high tide which will make beach erosion and flooding even worse, particularly in low-lying areas. If you're on the East coast, be prepared. It could get ugly.

Good luck all!!!

A Lost Voice

It's weird to think it has been 10 years since she was killed (plane crash).