So the last couple days have been weird, emotionally at least. I finnally have a glut of days off and am going to enjoy them. Last night, David took me to MJ's for my first time with Richard and Ron. I had soooo much fun. I was teasing David about his nickname shots on the way over, and he was laughing and shrugging it off. We walked in and made a Bee-Line for the bar, when, what does David do but order 3 double shots of Kettle One, and the first round of drinks...Thanks David!!! I helped him and Richard move yesterday for maybe 90 minutes at the most, and I got 4 or 5 drinks and a meal out of it! Sweet!! Such a nice guy, hahaa.
Today, David, Richard and I set out on a mission of shopping proportions. That started off at Ikea and Ended with Costco. They essentially bought everything that someone would need in a household to survive...I bought Ravioli...David was being pretty Entertaining. We ate at Ikea, in this new pseudo-gourmet kitchen thing they have. He consumed 14 meatballs and within 90 minutes we were at Costco getting hot dogs and Ice cream. After eating we went inside where he managed to get 1 of ever sample in the store, and then on the way home said, "I'm getting Kinda Hungry." I have never met anyone, other than maybe Sean Scott, who eats more, faster than I do! I think I have met my match...
Tonight should be fun, I think we are going to go to Phil's for a bit, then Chris's and then a special secret destination that no one not involved is to know about...sorry all...Hahaha. If you know then you are involved if not, then you're not. Photos to follow...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Just a quick one
I have been home from work now for a few hours and have been thinking about some fond memories. I remember when my brother and I were 10 and 12 years old +/- a couple years. We would always go swimming at my grandparents. My grandpa always used to yell at us, NO PEEING IN MY POOL! Then he would call us over with a sample of pool water. He has a little bottle of magic elixir that told him which one of us had peed in the pool, if the water turned red, it was my brother, blue, me. We were so stupid back then, not realizing that he had a blue and red bottle of food coloring. We were both guilty of using the pool potty, but would not admit it. So when the water turned blue or red, we knew we were busted! Ohhh the Trickery!
The other memory was for Thanksgiving about 15 years ago. I reached across the table and grabbed a dinner roll with my hand. He watched me do it, looked at me and said "You want some mashed Potatoes too?" and used his bare hand grabbed a "handful" of mashed potatoes and plopped them onto my plate...It was legendary...
Miss you already Papa, can't believe its been a year...
The other memory was for Thanksgiving about 15 years ago. I reached across the table and grabbed a dinner roll with my hand. He watched me do it, looked at me and said "You want some mashed Potatoes too?" and used his bare hand grabbed a "handful" of mashed potatoes and plopped them onto my plate...It was legendary...
Miss you already Papa, can't believe its been a year...
Monday, December 29, 2008
Football, Days off, Shave Cream, Alcohol and a creepy old man...
My gays may wanna skip the first paragraph, It has been translated into "straight talk"...
First off, Congrats to my Football Chargers. And yes some gays like football for something other than the Tight Ends...hmmm...yeah...Anyways, My Chargers spanked, no, embarrassed the Denver Donkeys last night, 52-21 including a 4th and 1 touchdown run that was no unnecessary it made me laugh. The cameras panned in on Jay Cutler (Denver's Quarterback the one who throws the ball for you gays) towards the end of the game when the chargers were up 45-13 and Cutler mouthed, "I can't believe this, Wow." Yeah Jay, you just got spanked by a team that was 4-8 4 weeks ago. Don't worry, I'm sure the Chargers will send you a post card from Tampa Bay come February...
My next topic is Days Off...OF which I have not had in three days and will not have for another 3 days...Boo. I think I am going to take Sundays off from now on in order to spend them with important people and to be able to once again enjoy the Gendarmerie...I miss my spa-folk..
Shave Cream... For those of you that shave, guys and one or two of you girls...I would like to take this time to pitch a fantastic product. My friend Friend Topper is the owner/founder/creator of Gendarme Fragrances which are incredible! He just had a new formula created for a shave cream that is hands down the best I have ever tried. Better than Kiehls, better than Zirh, better than Anthony. In fact if our lord and savior Jesus H. Christ made shave cream, it would pail in comparison. Its a bit pricey($15.00 for a 4oz bottle is a 2-3 month supply), but a tiny bit goes a really long way! Buy it at www.gendarme.com send Topper an e-mail letting him know how much you love it and that I sent you! Topper@gendarme.com
Thricely...I do love alcohol. Mostly the affect it has on other people. It is a very well-known fact that the gays love their alcohol. Many have disposable income that fuels the drug and alcohol trade. While I don't partake in the drug aspect of things, I do take a stance that what you want to do to your body is 100% your choice, because it is just that...A Choice and Your Body. I do however enjoy 1 or 4 Vodka Sodas when I get out. I like how people are real, say what they feel, straight forward and to the point when they drink. Liquid courage is what I call it. I came out to my mom on the phone on September 18th, 2005 at 10:15 in the morning when I was loaded. It was week 2 of the football season and the Chargers were playing the Broncos, so i had a bit to drink. The moral of the story, is a carefree attitude comes along with the a couple beverages. So my point is, I cannot wait for next weekend to get out and socialize!
Finally, Creepy old men...I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I went to the gym this morning and was lifting weights when an old guy--now I'm not good with estimating age, but i would presume he was in his mid 130's--came up to me and stood there. I was doing independent dumb bell presses and I thought maybe he wanted to use the bench. I pulled out my ear buds sat up and said, "You need the bench?" He said, "No I am just impressed that a guy as thin as you can lift that much weight"...WTF? If I were pressing 80 Lbs per arm, I would be flattered, but, I was not. I think I was lifting 45 at that point. Generally women and twelve year old children lift 45 to warm up. So I was kinda pissed. Am I that frigging skinny that people are impressed when I can lift my arms above my head??? I wanted to turn around and tell "Mr. Burns", "Here, Catch! and throw my 45 Lb weight at him. Then I realized I was probably too weak to throw my dumb bell more than 2 feet or so. God damn it...
David is coming back form Texas today. I am looking forward to hanging out with him soon. He is a lot of fun! Can't wait, well, time to get ready for work, Happy Monday everyone!
Brandon
First off, Congrats to my Football Chargers. And yes some gays like football for something other than the Tight Ends...hmmm...yeah...Anyways, My Chargers spanked, no, embarrassed the Denver Donkeys last night, 52-21 including a 4th and 1 touchdown run that was no unnecessary it made me laugh. The cameras panned in on Jay Cutler (Denver's Quarterback the one who throws the ball for you gays) towards the end of the game when the chargers were up 45-13 and Cutler mouthed, "I can't believe this, Wow." Yeah Jay, you just got spanked by a team that was 4-8 4 weeks ago. Don't worry, I'm sure the Chargers will send you a post card from Tampa Bay come February...
My next topic is Days Off...OF which I have not had in three days and will not have for another 3 days...Boo. I think I am going to take Sundays off from now on in order to spend them with important people and to be able to once again enjoy the Gendarmerie...I miss my spa-folk..
Shave Cream... For those of you that shave, guys and one or two of you girls...I would like to take this time to pitch a fantastic product. My friend Friend Topper is the owner/founder/creator of Gendarme Fragrances which are incredible! He just had a new formula created for a shave cream that is hands down the best I have ever tried. Better than Kiehls, better than Zirh, better than Anthony. In fact if our lord and savior Jesus H. Christ made shave cream, it would pail in comparison. Its a bit pricey($15.00 for a 4oz bottle is a 2-3 month supply), but a tiny bit goes a really long way! Buy it at www.gendarme.com send Topper an e-mail letting him know how much you love it and that I sent you! Topper@gendarme.com
Thricely...I do love alcohol. Mostly the affect it has on other people. It is a very well-known fact that the gays love their alcohol. Many have disposable income that fuels the drug and alcohol trade. While I don't partake in the drug aspect of things, I do take a stance that what you want to do to your body is 100% your choice, because it is just that...A Choice and Your Body. I do however enjoy 1 or 4 Vodka Sodas when I get out. I like how people are real, say what they feel, straight forward and to the point when they drink. Liquid courage is what I call it. I came out to my mom on the phone on September 18th, 2005 at 10:15 in the morning when I was loaded. It was week 2 of the football season and the Chargers were playing the Broncos, so i had a bit to drink. The moral of the story, is a carefree attitude comes along with the a couple beverages. So my point is, I cannot wait for next weekend to get out and socialize!
Finally, Creepy old men...I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I went to the gym this morning and was lifting weights when an old guy--now I'm not good with estimating age, but i would presume he was in his mid 130's--came up to me and stood there. I was doing independent dumb bell presses and I thought maybe he wanted to use the bench. I pulled out my ear buds sat up and said, "You need the bench?" He said, "No I am just impressed that a guy as thin as you can lift that much weight"...WTF? If I were pressing 80 Lbs per arm, I would be flattered, but, I was not. I think I was lifting 45 at that point. Generally women and twelve year old children lift 45 to warm up. So I was kinda pissed. Am I that frigging skinny that people are impressed when I can lift my arms above my head??? I wanted to turn around and tell "Mr. Burns", "Here, Catch! and throw my 45 Lb weight at him. Then I realized I was probably too weak to throw my dumb bell more than 2 feet or so. God damn it...
David is coming back form Texas today. I am looking forward to hanging out with him soon. He is a lot of fun! Can't wait, well, time to get ready for work, Happy Monday everyone!
Brandon
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Weekend Wrap-Up
I got back to Los Angeles on Friday morning, and promptly went to work. Lame. It was ok though, something exciting was-a-brewin' for Friday night. I was going to go to Rage! I always felt like I was not allowed to go to Rage due to past relationships and other safety concerns, but I finally decided to go. Nareth had invited me and I jumped at the bit. Conveniently and by complete coincidence, it was "asian night" at Rage. Hmmm, funny how things work out.
We got to Rage at 9:15 or so and got some drinks. $5.00 drinks all night, can't beat it! As I was looking around, I came to the realization that I have met/chatted/hit on roughly 75% of the guys in the bar...My question is, does this make me whorish, or just a tease, seeing that I have not actually met any of them. Thoughts? Comments? Oh Well, I am just going to call myself outgoing! Which is what I was that night. I rubbed a bald guys head and asked him for head shaving tips, I got the number of the doorman who was really good looking, played staring games with a couple people partially to just because i wanted to and partially to make them feel uncomfortable. It was a blast.
After my headache went away at 5PM on Saturday, I left work and headed home with no plans. Timothy had texted me to see if anything was happening. His guy friend had apparently ditched him to go to San Diego, and so I said im up for it. I cooked some dinner (Homemade wontons, and Brown Sugar Fried Eggplant) and got all cleaned up and left to Pick of T-Fong at about 9:00. We got to the bars at 10 and went to trunks. Trunks is an interesting place. For you Escondidians, it is much like pounders. A dear friend of mine, Thomas "Jesus Christ" Nolan once referred to Pounders as "The Star Wars Bar", simply because of its patros very creaturous and alien-like appearance. Trunks is not nearly as bad as pounders, but there are some similarities. Either way, the beverages are cheap and the music is loud. Timothy and I walked in and the whole bar turned to look at us...it was weird. Tim said "What the fuck is everyone looking at?" and I habitually checked my zipper...Turns out nothing was wrong, people are just rude. We had a quick drink, chatted for a bit and then left.
Fiesta was next in line. They do a 2-for-1 drink special every single day, all day sans 8-10:30 PM. So we got a couple beverages there and found a heat lamp and proceeded to stalk "Leather Guy". Well T-fong did, I just watched. The wrost part was he absolutely knew that we were stalking him, but, hey, when you are at Fiesta, it happens. As we were leaving I saw "The Santos" and his gaggle of gays, don't remember their names, but they seemed really nice.
We then headed to the Abbey, the one place we said we were not going to go. But when we were walking by Dana, the greatest host ever, was at the exit and told us to come in the back door and to not wait in line. That was the first privilage that I have gotten at the Abbey due to John since he left in July! Sweet! Thanks Meech!
We walked around, it sucked, I saw Tom, he ignored me, we left. Got some Jack-in-the-Box on the way home, dropped Timothy off, and went to bed. The end.
We got to Rage at 9:15 or so and got some drinks. $5.00 drinks all night, can't beat it! As I was looking around, I came to the realization that I have met/chatted/hit on roughly 75% of the guys in the bar...My question is, does this make me whorish, or just a tease, seeing that I have not actually met any of them. Thoughts? Comments? Oh Well, I am just going to call myself outgoing! Which is what I was that night. I rubbed a bald guys head and asked him for head shaving tips, I got the number of the doorman who was really good looking, played staring games with a couple people partially to just because i wanted to and partially to make them feel uncomfortable. It was a blast.
After my headache went away at 5PM on Saturday, I left work and headed home with no plans. Timothy had texted me to see if anything was happening. His guy friend had apparently ditched him to go to San Diego, and so I said im up for it. I cooked some dinner (Homemade wontons, and Brown Sugar Fried Eggplant) and got all cleaned up and left to Pick of T-Fong at about 9:00. We got to the bars at 10 and went to trunks. Trunks is an interesting place. For you Escondidians, it is much like pounders. A dear friend of mine, Thomas "Jesus Christ" Nolan once referred to Pounders as "The Star Wars Bar", simply because of its patros very creaturous and alien-like appearance. Trunks is not nearly as bad as pounders, but there are some similarities. Either way, the beverages are cheap and the music is loud. Timothy and I walked in and the whole bar turned to look at us...it was weird. Tim said "What the fuck is everyone looking at?" and I habitually checked my zipper...Turns out nothing was wrong, people are just rude. We had a quick drink, chatted for a bit and then left.
Fiesta was next in line. They do a 2-for-1 drink special every single day, all day sans 8-10:30 PM. So we got a couple beverages there and found a heat lamp and proceeded to stalk "Leather Guy". Well T-fong did, I just watched. The wrost part was he absolutely knew that we were stalking him, but, hey, when you are at Fiesta, it happens. As we were leaving I saw "The Santos" and his gaggle of gays, don't remember their names, but they seemed really nice.
We then headed to the Abbey, the one place we said we were not going to go. But when we were walking by Dana, the greatest host ever, was at the exit and told us to come in the back door and to not wait in line. That was the first privilage that I have gotten at the Abbey due to John since he left in July! Sweet! Thanks Meech!
We walked around, it sucked, I saw Tom, he ignored me, we left. Got some Jack-in-the-Box on the way home, dropped Timothy off, and went to bed. The end.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Last night...
So I had a fantastic Xmas yesterday. I did not really get anything of note and it was a beautiful thing. For the first time in I don't know how long, I was content doing nothing. My grandparents came over and we had a nice prime rib and just talked. It was fantastic, my grandpa and I talked about the Lakers, the Chargers, politics and life. My grandma and I were boozing it! I'm not a big Sauv Blanc fan, but it was strangely satisfying imbibing with the grandma, especially after the first glass when she was already dropping ice all over the floor.
Dinner was delicious and at about 7:30 the old-folks left and I went out to play. Padraic and Jordan dropped by to pick me up. We were off to our annual Christmas Day Casino trip. We went to Ryan's house had an orgasmic vodka soda, said hellot to Karen and Grandma Betty, and then headed off to pick up Chris and then onto the "Res."
Played a little blackjack, played a little poker and played a little more blackjack. I was texting with my friend earlier in the evening and asked him, if I won a bunch of money would he let me take him out to a nice restaurant for an official date? He said, yes in a round about way...I think...but anyways, I lost $70 dollars. :( I did get a big gift card from my Brother for Maggiano's. I hope he thinks Maggiano's is fancy! haha
While playing poker, Padraic came over and had a snide remark so I threatened to punch him in the throat, the dealer did not find this to be as amusing as I did, and I had to lay low. Then Padraic looks at Chris and says aloud, "Brandon is a Fussy little gay tonight isn't he?" Touche Douche, Touche... This little guy who was sitting next to me took notice and managed to follow me around for the rest of the evening. I think I managed to find the only gay on the "Res." Lucky me...
We left the casino around 2:30 and headed home. Now I am getting ready for work and am functioning off of 4 hours of sleep and a 2 hour drive back up from San Diego. I am painfully tired and still sore from the gym 3 days ago. There is no rest for the weary though, and that is just life i guess. I would not have done it any other way, and with my brother's wedding next week, it is only going to get worse. I hope you all had a bright and happy holiday break. Happy Friday and I look forward to seeing y'all out tonight!
Brandon
Dinner was delicious and at about 7:30 the old-folks left and I went out to play. Padraic and Jordan dropped by to pick me up. We were off to our annual Christmas Day Casino trip. We went to Ryan's house had an orgasmic vodka soda, said hellot to Karen and Grandma Betty, and then headed off to pick up Chris and then onto the "Res."
Played a little blackjack, played a little poker and played a little more blackjack. I was texting with my friend earlier in the evening and asked him, if I won a bunch of money would he let me take him out to a nice restaurant for an official date? He said, yes in a round about way...I think...but anyways, I lost $70 dollars. :( I did get a big gift card from my Brother for Maggiano's. I hope he thinks Maggiano's is fancy! haha
While playing poker, Padraic came over and had a snide remark so I threatened to punch him in the throat, the dealer did not find this to be as amusing as I did, and I had to lay low. Then Padraic looks at Chris and says aloud, "Brandon is a Fussy little gay tonight isn't he?" Touche Douche, Touche... This little guy who was sitting next to me took notice and managed to follow me around for the rest of the evening. I think I managed to find the only gay on the "Res." Lucky me...
We left the casino around 2:30 and headed home. Now I am getting ready for work and am functioning off of 4 hours of sleep and a 2 hour drive back up from San Diego. I am painfully tired and still sore from the gym 3 days ago. There is no rest for the weary though, and that is just life i guess. I would not have done it any other way, and with my brother's wedding next week, it is only going to get worse. I hope you all had a bright and happy holiday break. Happy Friday and I look forward to seeing y'all out tonight!
Brandon
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Xmas Eve...
I left LA this AM at about 10AM and got down to SD at about noon. No traffic to speak of at all. I had an interesting drive home and was thinking about a lot of stuff. Much of which i do not normally post on this blog but probably should for your viewing pleasure. Anyways, as many of you know, my Grandpa passed away 1 year ago on the 29th, and it has been terribly hard on my grandma and my dad. That 1 year anniversary is coming up, and I feel like I need to be doing something. I got choked up on my drive down thinking about the good times we had with him.
This was the first time I had gotten that upset since last December at John's house in London. Jefferson, John and I were getting ready to go out to "Bar Code" in Vauxhall when he got an email form my Mom telling him to have me call her. I knew something was not right. My grandpa had passed. I cried. Then we went out and drank profusely. By the time the driver came to get us I could barely stand up. I did not shed a tear until I got back to the states on the January 4th.
I have a lot of pent-up emotions right now, and it is a bit stressful. I still slap on my happy face and my stupid personality everyday, and do what I do. I cannot change what happened, and can only stand in support of my grandma, who tonight was starting to get a little shaky. I will be back to LA on the 26th, and if any of my readers/friends would like to join me, I think I am going to go out on Monday night, the 29th, and have a beverage, Glenlivet 18, rocks.
On a festivities note, I had a great time tonight with the family and look forward to more family bonding tomorrow. For Xmas Eve tonight, I ended up getting some work clothes an igloo cooler, perfect for Car Bars!!! and some edible goodies. Cannot wait til tomorrow. Setting out the milk and cookies, stoking the fire, and hitting the hay! Talk at you all later!
Brandon
This was the first time I had gotten that upset since last December at John's house in London. Jefferson, John and I were getting ready to go out to "Bar Code" in Vauxhall when he got an email form my Mom telling him to have me call her. I knew something was not right. My grandpa had passed. I cried. Then we went out and drank profusely. By the time the driver came to get us I could barely stand up. I did not shed a tear until I got back to the states on the January 4th.
I have a lot of pent-up emotions right now, and it is a bit stressful. I still slap on my happy face and my stupid personality everyday, and do what I do. I cannot change what happened, and can only stand in support of my grandma, who tonight was starting to get a little shaky. I will be back to LA on the 26th, and if any of my readers/friends would like to join me, I think I am going to go out on Monday night, the 29th, and have a beverage, Glenlivet 18, rocks.
On a festivities note, I had a great time tonight with the family and look forward to more family bonding tomorrow. For Xmas Eve tonight, I ended up getting some work clothes an igloo cooler, perfect for Car Bars!!! and some edible goodies. Cannot wait til tomorrow. Setting out the milk and cookies, stoking the fire, and hitting the hay! Talk at you all later!
Brandon
What I really want for Xmas...
This infomercial just played on the discovery channel...It makes me want to watch Kingpin...Anyone??
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
All I want for Xmas...
Human emotion is so inexplicable sometimes. A tiny facet of that emotion is attraction. There is really no way to explain attraction; why it exists, and why it does not. (That was an incredible use of a semi-colon by the way, hell yeah!) I do believe that attraction is primarily something that is predetermined by our genetic wiring and not by the way we were raised, or by how many bibles we have ingested by the point of puberty. So not to travel down this road too much, because it is a whole different can of worms, but I do want to talk about attraction some more. So I will, because I do what I want! haha
Attraction to me is simply enough, being able to look at someone or something and feel that sort of tingling inside. Whether it be tingling in your belly, or the occasional tingling in your loins, attraction is nothing more than that. I am a firm believer of everyone having their types. There is something about someone that makes you attracted to them. However what about those who you become inexplicably attracted to. Keith Olbermann for instance. I have a man crush on Keith Olbermann. He is not attractive, nor is he grossly tolerable. Entertaining, but obnoxiously left. What is it that causes this subconscious attraction.
I am subconsciously attracted to someone right now, and it is bizarre. Its almost an intrigue as opposed to an attraction. I want to know more, and I don't have patience to wait. This is not one of those tingling loins attractions though, simply one in which I am eager to get closer. So strange...And breeders say that its all about the sex! Screw you guys...
Oh and Russell, I hate you... Just seeing if you are keeping up with my yammerings!
Attraction to me is simply enough, being able to look at someone or something and feel that sort of tingling inside. Whether it be tingling in your belly, or the occasional tingling in your loins, attraction is nothing more than that. I am a firm believer of everyone having their types. There is something about someone that makes you attracted to them. However what about those who you become inexplicably attracted to. Keith Olbermann for instance. I have a man crush on Keith Olbermann. He is not attractive, nor is he grossly tolerable. Entertaining, but obnoxiously left. What is it that causes this subconscious attraction.
I am subconsciously attracted to someone right now, and it is bizarre. Its almost an intrigue as opposed to an attraction. I want to know more, and I don't have patience to wait. This is not one of those tingling loins attractions though, simply one in which I am eager to get closer. So strange...And breeders say that its all about the sex! Screw you guys...
Oh and Russell, I hate you... Just seeing if you are keeping up with my yammerings!
New beginnings...
So having been single for roughly 48 days, 13 hours, 58 minutes and 15 seconds, or 4,197,495 seconds from the time of this post, and feel that I have kinda started to turn over a new leaf. At first after a break up there is that time where you simply feel the need to fill the void that has been left. And Fill the void I did. That got boring after about 2 weeks, and I started to seek friendship. I moved up here alone. I had Jefferson, whom I now, no longer have, and I had Meech, whom i still have but is in London until march. Both Nareth and Tim live their own lives and are both semi-involved with significant others right now too. So I kinda felt/feel like I am on my own. I have met a couple guys just recently, who have provided stimulating conversation, and just generally a good time. And for this I am thankful.
I got to go to a house party in the hills, and meet some new people and see some old faces, goddamn Jimmy Chen, hahaha, just kidding Jimothy! I had a blast just talking, watching and observing everyone there. Everyone was part of a clicque. I miss having a clique. That reliable group of friends that you know are ALWAYS down to do something. Meech is kinda my clique, but again he has abandoned me for the motherland. Haha.
I should have taken advantage of the situation on Saturday night and introduced myself to Nareth's and David's group of friends, but i guess was had not had enough liquid courage yet. I wanted to be loud and obnoxious and introduce myself by saying:
"Excuse me everyone, I have met you all at least once, but I am Brandon, the gay formerly known as 'John Santos's Ex', and now currently, known as 'Jeff Sheng's Ex'"
Ahhh, I find myself to be humorous...
Anywho, I told Nareth tonight, that I should have introduced myself a long time ago and that I have come to the conclusion that when I am out with someone, I pay attention to them and nothing/nobody else around me. This is a pretty ridiculous character flaw that I possess, and I need to get the hell over. I would have had a lot to fall back on when my relationship ended, if I had made the conscious effort to engage all of Nareth's friends, but instead, it has taken me almost 7 weeks to make these realizations.
I look forward to getting to know a couple of my new-found friends even more! That being said, I guess this holiday season I do have something, albeit small, to be thankful for, new friends and old friends alike! Hahaha, CHEESEY!
I got to go to a house party in the hills, and meet some new people and see some old faces, goddamn Jimmy Chen, hahaha, just kidding Jimothy! I had a blast just talking, watching and observing everyone there. Everyone was part of a clicque. I miss having a clique. That reliable group of friends that you know are ALWAYS down to do something. Meech is kinda my clique, but again he has abandoned me for the motherland. Haha.
I should have taken advantage of the situation on Saturday night and introduced myself to Nareth's and David's group of friends, but i guess was had not had enough liquid courage yet. I wanted to be loud and obnoxious and introduce myself by saying:
"Excuse me everyone, I have met you all at least once, but I am Brandon, the gay formerly known as 'John Santos's Ex', and now currently, known as 'Jeff Sheng's Ex'"
Ahhh, I find myself to be humorous...
Anywho, I told Nareth tonight, that I should have introduced myself a long time ago and that I have come to the conclusion that when I am out with someone, I pay attention to them and nothing/nobody else around me. This is a pretty ridiculous character flaw that I possess, and I need to get the hell over. I would have had a lot to fall back on when my relationship ended, if I had made the conscious effort to engage all of Nareth's friends, but instead, it has taken me almost 7 weeks to make these realizations.
I look forward to getting to know a couple of my new-found friends even more! That being said, I guess this holiday season I do have something, albeit small, to be thankful for, new friends and old friends alike! Hahaha, CHEESEY!
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Bane of my Existence...
The most horrible thing that comes to my mind at any given point is not always what you'd think it is...Its not tragedy, its not "Skeletons" in the closet, its not the loss of a loved one. It's a 5'2" woman who frequents my place of employment. For the time being, she shall be known as Jean Summers. The most terrifying thing about this woman is the realization on my part that society caters to her. The pain and suffering that she instills in my being is not exclusive to my spa. She is around 140 hours a week at other establishments wreaking havoc...How do I know this, well, one of our tortuous conversations involved my being pummeled by such needless facts as, I only sleep 4 hours a day and I have a 30 pound cat. My god, it never ceases to amaze me what neurological filth spews forth from her yak hole of a mouth.
This brings me to my next point, and I do actually have one with all this...her 30 pound cat. ?!??!?!? Who in the holy hell has a 30 pound cat? The reason that she needs to have a massage so often is that her behemoth mongoloid of a feline likes to sit in her lap and it hurts her stupid legs... Hello Jean, get rid of the pestilence...I'll help, I'm not a cat person anyways...
Every time this woman comes in she leaves a trail of depression, emptyness and dead bunnies. Yes dead bunnies. Every time she speaks, a bunny, a baby bunny at that, is crushed to dead by the sole of my moral foot. She came in yesterday and in her wake, had reduced three grown men to tears. All before she got her massage. She must be stopped! Godspeed!
Artists Rendering:
This brings me to my next point, and I do actually have one with all this...her 30 pound cat. ?!??!?!? Who in the holy hell has a 30 pound cat? The reason that she needs to have a massage so often is that her behemoth mongoloid of a feline likes to sit in her lap and it hurts her stupid legs... Hello Jean, get rid of the pestilence...I'll help, I'm not a cat person anyways...
Every time this woman comes in she leaves a trail of depression, emptyness and dead bunnies. Yes dead bunnies. Every time she speaks, a bunny, a baby bunny at that, is crushed to dead by the sole of my moral foot. She came in yesterday and in her wake, had reduced three grown men to tears. All before she got her massage. She must be stopped! Godspeed!
Artists Rendering:
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Savino's Xmas Party
I had a lot of fun last night at the Savino's up in Hidden Meadows. It was our 5th annual Xmas party and I had a blast. Delicious food, fantastic companies and repulsive sweaters!
We did a Secret Santa gift swap and I drew Laura's name...this excited me. I was going to be as creative as possible. I got her a nice little wine rack and two decent bottles of wine. The theme was "All you need for a great night" I left her with two options, The first package was titled "For a night among friends," and contained a VHS copy of "The Baby-Sitters Club" and the second was titled, "For a Night Alone," and contained a random book called, "Six Inches Deep" and a 6 inch cucumber. She laughed...So did I. My Secret Santa, Mr. Patrick Nolan, got me the perfect gift! Some fantastic cookware. I was actually thinking about buying some cookware, but now i have no need! Actually, I think I may need to buy some for one of my presents.
Had a bit of an issue with Jeff last night, and now I'm sad. I think it was alcohol fueled, but whatever it was, it got close to ruining my night. :( Anyhow, I took Rosaline and Vince as my "Dates." I think they both had a good time! Or at least I hope so. Thats my night in a nutshell. Talk to Y'all soon. Happy Holidays!
B
We did a Secret Santa gift swap and I drew Laura's name...this excited me. I was going to be as creative as possible. I got her a nice little wine rack and two decent bottles of wine. The theme was "All you need for a great night" I left her with two options, The first package was titled "For a night among friends," and contained a VHS copy of "The Baby-Sitters Club" and the second was titled, "For a Night Alone," and contained a random book called, "Six Inches Deep" and a 6 inch cucumber. She laughed...So did I. My Secret Santa, Mr. Patrick Nolan, got me the perfect gift! Some fantastic cookware. I was actually thinking about buying some cookware, but now i have no need! Actually, I think I may need to buy some for one of my presents.
Had a bit of an issue with Jeff last night, and now I'm sad. I think it was alcohol fueled, but whatever it was, it got close to ruining my night. :( Anyhow, I took Rosaline and Vince as my "Dates." I think they both had a good time! Or at least I hope so. Thats my night in a nutshell. Talk to Y'all soon. Happy Holidays!
B
Friday, December 19, 2008
San Deezy...
I'm heading back down to San Diego today to do xmas dinner and cook some goodies with grandma...
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The last few days....
So I have been pretty damn busy with the last few days, so here in no specific order or daily sequence are the events of my week, starting with last Friday.
I got out of work early picked up Russell and Kelly and booked it to Davis. Got there around 9PM, to the bars at 10PM, and back in bed at 2AM. It was entertaining. The whole point of going to Davis was for the 9th annual xmas dinner on saturday night. It was a blast, $2.00 well drinks, cant beat it! There were no fireworks this year, no proposals, bar fights or breakups. I cannot believe it has been an entire year since Sean got down on one knee, and proposed to Roxanne, who promptly said "SHUT-UP" and punched him. I love my friends. It was really nice getting to see everyone, some of whom, Kamalpal, I have not seen since the last xmas dinner. Got back on Sunday, and went straight to work! I love it!
I had dinner with one of Nareth's friends a few nights ago. He is adorable. Really nice kid. We watched that sub-par Diane Lane movie, Untraceable. It was not a great movie, but was entertaining. I made Chicken Adobo and Stewed Greens(Bok Choy, Watercress, Garlic, Spinach, Kale and Sprouts) for dinner. He said he liked it, and I really hope he did. Before dinner, we went to Borders to find a couple books as presents, and JACKPOT! We kicked ass...Great book deals. And yes, I am at that point in my life where I get excited over saving a few bucks. I would definitely like to see him again. He seems like a really fun guy. :)
Also played racquetball this week with Jeff and Spencer. I pretty much got my ass kicked all over the floor in all 5 games, 2 vs. Spencer and the last 3 with Jeff. But it was a blast.
Met Timothy Fong in Brentwood last night and had dinner at a cool little Italian Place. It was nice to catch up with him. I had not really had a good heart to heart with anyone recently and I definitely needed it. We got a coffee at Starbeezie's after dinner and just chatted for a bit about life in general, relationships, friends, work, guys, cars, etc...There are a few people involved in my life who I would like to see more of, and he is one of them. He just puts me in a good mood. But yeah, that's that. Good Times.
I was driving home from Brentwood through Century City and got a phonecall from work It was Allison and Connor and they wanted me to meet them at the spa to go out for a beverage of adult origins...so i did...
We went to Trunks, where Allison managed to find a straight bartender. Wait it gets better...He was really good looking and had his mouth wired shut due to a broken jaw! A hot straight guy who cannot talk! Perfect, they exchanged numbers and we walked over to Fiesta. It was pretty dead, but low and behold, they were setting up karaoke! Sweet! Needless to say, after a few drinks, this is the result...
Connor is rapping random verses to Billy Jean and Allison is, at this point, slurring made-up words. It was fun! On a side note. There were two guys who were just obnoxiously attractive and all i could muster was, "I like your scarf" to one of them, and ask the other one's friend what his name was. When you make futile attempts like that, you just have to laugh at yourself... The End
I got out of work early picked up Russell and Kelly and booked it to Davis. Got there around 9PM, to the bars at 10PM, and back in bed at 2AM. It was entertaining. The whole point of going to Davis was for the 9th annual xmas dinner on saturday night. It was a blast, $2.00 well drinks, cant beat it! There were no fireworks this year, no proposals, bar fights or breakups. I cannot believe it has been an entire year since Sean got down on one knee, and proposed to Roxanne, who promptly said "SHUT-UP" and punched him. I love my friends. It was really nice getting to see everyone, some of whom, Kamalpal, I have not seen since the last xmas dinner. Got back on Sunday, and went straight to work! I love it!
I had dinner with one of Nareth's friends a few nights ago. He is adorable. Really nice kid. We watched that sub-par Diane Lane movie, Untraceable. It was not a great movie, but was entertaining. I made Chicken Adobo and Stewed Greens(Bok Choy, Watercress, Garlic, Spinach, Kale and Sprouts) for dinner. He said he liked it, and I really hope he did. Before dinner, we went to Borders to find a couple books as presents, and JACKPOT! We kicked ass...Great book deals. And yes, I am at that point in my life where I get excited over saving a few bucks. I would definitely like to see him again. He seems like a really fun guy. :)
Also played racquetball this week with Jeff and Spencer. I pretty much got my ass kicked all over the floor in all 5 games, 2 vs. Spencer and the last 3 with Jeff. But it was a blast.
Met Timothy Fong in Brentwood last night and had dinner at a cool little Italian Place. It was nice to catch up with him. I had not really had a good heart to heart with anyone recently and I definitely needed it. We got a coffee at Starbeezie's after dinner and just chatted for a bit about life in general, relationships, friends, work, guys, cars, etc...There are a few people involved in my life who I would like to see more of, and he is one of them. He just puts me in a good mood. But yeah, that's that. Good Times.
I was driving home from Brentwood through Century City and got a phonecall from work It was Allison and Connor and they wanted me to meet them at the spa to go out for a beverage of adult origins...so i did...
We went to Trunks, where Allison managed to find a straight bartender. Wait it gets better...He was really good looking and had his mouth wired shut due to a broken jaw! A hot straight guy who cannot talk! Perfect, they exchanged numbers and we walked over to Fiesta. It was pretty dead, but low and behold, they were setting up karaoke! Sweet! Needless to say, after a few drinks, this is the result...
Connor is rapping random verses to Billy Jean and Allison is, at this point, slurring made-up words. It was fun! On a side note. There were two guys who were just obnoxiously attractive and all i could muster was, "I like your scarf" to one of them, and ask the other one's friend what his name was. When you make futile attempts like that, you just have to laugh at yourself... The End
Monday, December 15, 2008
Wish List...
Its growing, but here is what I have so far!!
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
The MOST ridiculous night ever...
I am not going to go in to great detail on my blog, because this is a fairly sensitive subject, and further consequences and repercussions may be imminent...Written evidence and documentation are a bad idea...So if you want to know what happened, just ask, and I will act it out for you! Lets just say, I fell asleep in my bed, shivering out of fear clutching a utility knife...and not really certain what was going to happen. Sooooooo...
After 3 hours of sleep and a nauseous feeling that truthfully is still lingering, I got to work and am here now. One of my favorite therapists, Erin is trying to improve on her Deep Tissue techniques so Gwen, one of my other favorite female therapists, and lead therapist was teaching her. So I volunteered to be the "Stunt Man." The wolrd of massage can be dangerous, but hey "Free Massage" is my middle name. I just got out of the massage and am feeling much better. My nerves are calm, my body is relaxed and I have two of my best friends coming up meeting me at my place for a relaxing night at Jeff's new place. It could be worse, after last night, i could be dead...Then I'd really be useless...I am getting off of work tomorrow at 2PM and heading to D-town! Can't wait to see all those ass holes up there. I am single and might want to pretend to be straight...Look out ladies! ;-)
B
After 3 hours of sleep and a nauseous feeling that truthfully is still lingering, I got to work and am here now. One of my favorite therapists, Erin is trying to improve on her Deep Tissue techniques so Gwen, one of my other favorite female therapists, and lead therapist was teaching her. So I volunteered to be the "Stunt Man." The wolrd of massage can be dangerous, but hey "Free Massage" is my middle name. I just got out of the massage and am feeling much better. My nerves are calm, my body is relaxed and I have two of my best friends coming up meeting me at my place for a relaxing night at Jeff's new place. It could be worse, after last night, i could be dead...Then I'd really be useless...I am getting off of work tomorrow at 2PM and heading to D-town! Can't wait to see all those ass holes up there. I am single and might want to pretend to be straight...Look out ladies! ;-)
B
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Interesting for the nerdy types...
This video is hosted by my sister Allyson who was badly burned in the Paradise fire in 2003. Allyson spearheads an education foundation in the name of sister Ashleigh, who died in that fire...She is assisting her doctor in getting the word out about the benefits of aloe... Check out the cool video, its real quick. Those of you who have blogs and a decent readership--or four readers like mine--I ask that you repost this with a basic description...Thanks all!!
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For the Gays...
Here is what we are up against...Obviously its a joke...
And the John Stewart Mike Huckabee interview...
And the John Stewart Mike Huckabee interview...
This coming weekend...
First of all, I'd like to say, wow! my blog got 5 comments in one day! I was so eccstatic I pooped my pants. My first thought was, "Wow! People like me!" Then reality set in and I came to the realization that this blog focuses on me screwing up and generally being miserable...You all suck.
And Now for Something Completely Different...
Kelly and Russell are heading up here tomorrow evening to hang out and then we are off to Camelot as soon as I get out of work on Friday. Its Xmas dinner time!! A time of year where everyone from our UC Davis crew, about 40-50 people get together at the Dixon moose lodge and drink until it runs down your leg. I have not seen many of these people since last years dinner, so it should be eventful. This will be the first Davis dinner that I have not had a date to...
"Back for one night only! Straight Brandon the Lady Killer!!!"
Seriously, if you are a lady, and don't have any creepy-crawlies...I'll leave it at that.
So from Friday evening to Sunday around noon, I'll be in Davis. If there is anyone out there who I have not seen in a while and will be in the area, hit me up, I am sure we'll be out on Friday evening!
And Now for Something Completely Different...
Kelly and Russell are heading up here tomorrow evening to hang out and then we are off to Camelot as soon as I get out of work on Friday. Its Xmas dinner time!! A time of year where everyone from our UC Davis crew, about 40-50 people get together at the Dixon moose lodge and drink until it runs down your leg. I have not seen many of these people since last years dinner, so it should be eventful. This will be the first Davis dinner that I have not had a date to...
"Back for one night only! Straight Brandon the Lady Killer!!!"
Seriously, if you are a lady, and don't have any creepy-crawlies...I'll leave it at that.
So from Friday evening to Sunday around noon, I'll be in Davis. If there is anyone out there who I have not seen in a while and will be in the area, hit me up, I am sure we'll be out on Friday evening!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Oooops, my bad, you ________ (Enter expletive here)
Those of you who know me personally are aware that I am never at a loss for words. whether they have four syllables or four letters, good words bad words, skinny words fat words. Words at the wrong time words that rhyme....Ok, so that's enough of that. I am especially selective of my words around Kelly. Selective, meaning, the filthier the better. I have been trying to contact Kelly for about two weeks now. My regimen involves calling her and telling her to get off of Chris and answer her phone (usually in more descriptive wording). I even sent her a text message to "Close your legs, I can smell your_______(Insert six-letter word, beginning with "s" and ending with "natch") all the way in the kitchen.
Normally, she fires right back at me, but never a response...I called Russell to confirm her phone number was still up to date..Well, turns out I have been texting and calling an older woman in La Jolla named Cynthia...Hell points...A lot of them...
Normally, she fires right back at me, but never a response...I called Russell to confirm her phone number was still up to date..Well, turns out I have been texting and calling an older woman in La Jolla named Cynthia...Hell points...A lot of them...
Monday, December 8, 2008
A Gay Ole' Time!
On Saturday we had our fantastically "Faboo" Xmas party. I was the sober driver so I had my six beverages fairly early. Those of you who know me, know that I am a reasonable drunk. I hold my composure, have no problem with intelligent conversation and am believable as the "Sober Asshole" who just makes fun of everyone else...That is until I push the limit. Think of it this way, going down a flight of stairs, a normal flight, except that the 7th step/drink is a 37 foot drop off. Well after three cups of gay punch and 3 shots of Jagermeister, via Byron's B-day gift, i was at the edge looking down...I was the driver though, so I began to sober up. No more booze for the rest of the party...damn responsibility wins.
We hung out at this wicked "Party Room" which looked more like a guest room at the Palace of Versaille. My first thoughts...Shits gonna be broken. But three hours later and with no damages done we went to hang out at Marcus and Harold's place for a little while and then to go dance...yes dance at the Abbey.
It was Byron, Jose, Alice, Connor, Allison and myself. Alice and I were sober, everyone else...Not particularly...So we danced, Connor was all over the place, hitting on lesbians, dry humping the floor, hands in the air a Miller Lite in each...I love that kid! We had fun, I saw a few friends, got a good workout and went home. Work the next day was surprisingly not hung over! Well done Massage Envy - Beverly Hills, y'all rock.
I got a massage last night from Ginger, our resident "Destructor of all things 'Tissue-y'." She did some lymphatic massage. I WAS congested, now my nose is running like an aspiring Kenyan, and I'm coughing up things that closely resemble scrambled snot and cat shit. Well, enjoy your breakfasts all and have a lovely day! I'm coming up to Davis this weekend for the Xmas party, you butt plugs better all be there...
We hung out at this wicked "Party Room" which looked more like a guest room at the Palace of Versaille. My first thoughts...Shits gonna be broken. But three hours later and with no damages done we went to hang out at Marcus and Harold's place for a little while and then to go dance...yes dance at the Abbey.
It was Byron, Jose, Alice, Connor, Allison and myself. Alice and I were sober, everyone else...Not particularly...So we danced, Connor was all over the place, hitting on lesbians, dry humping the floor, hands in the air a Miller Lite in each...I love that kid! We had fun, I saw a few friends, got a good workout and went home. Work the next day was surprisingly not hung over! Well done Massage Envy - Beverly Hills, y'all rock.
I got a massage last night from Ginger, our resident "Destructor of all things 'Tissue-y'." She did some lymphatic massage. I WAS congested, now my nose is running like an aspiring Kenyan, and I'm coughing up things that closely resemble scrambled snot and cat shit. Well, enjoy your breakfasts all and have a lovely day! I'm coming up to Davis this weekend for the Xmas party, you butt plugs better all be there...
Friday, December 5, 2008
A friend in need of a friend in need...
I have not talked to one of my friends up here for a while, so I sent him a feeler text. A simple, "How was your Turkey Day?" would suffice. I got a response that is puzzling me. I think I want to help, I think I need to help, but im not really sure how. This friend, we'll call him "Grimace," crashed his car. When I asked if he was ok, Grimace responded with, "Yeah physically I'm fine thx. Ttyl when I feel happier." That kind of shit makes my mind race. So I just responded with "Ok, feel better bud, if you wanna talk, I have no life! Hahaha, no really, I don't have a life, sigh* Love ya buddy, g'night." I am not sure what happened, and I am really sure that it is none of my business, but I cannot help it I need to pry a bit. Hopefully, I don't annoy Grimace too much, but if I were you, I would not hold my breath...
Kinda on track...I think?
This last week has been full of frustrations. Mostly frustrations over REALLY stupid things. I have been a bit restless to go do something, but all of the people who I had been hanging out with when i was with Jeff seem to not be available to do anything now. Which is fine, understandable! But when I want to go out and do something, people better pay attention to me! haha
On top of not really having anyone to go out with I have been a bit under the weather. I have been coughing up foreign objects, and my nose is running more than Prefontaine on training day. This is adding to my already obnoxious restlessness.
I have spent a decent chunk of time over at the Gendarmerie with Topper over the last few days. Its enjoyable! Something about that place is just an immediate stress relief. Long story short, the Owner, Topper is long time friends with Billy Dee Williams...also known as the only "non-white" guy in Star Wars for all you gays, or Lando Calrissian for my straight nerdy readers...Chris, Dad, etc... Anyways, last year around Xmas time my Mother-dearest and I were shopping for clothes for my London Trip and Topper called up and told us that my Mom's Peanut Brittle was famous and that Billy Dee was sitting next to him eating the entire bag...So I brought up a big bag of Brittle last week and you should have seen Topper hoarding it! Then Billy Dee walked in and Topper was like a small predator guarding its kill...Mildly entertaining...I guess you had to be there...
I am having a little movie date tonight with this handsome young fellow named Vince tonight. He's a nurse. My Mom's a Nurse. Therefore, I love Nurses. Also, my work Xmas party is tomorrow night out at Marcus and Harold's Condo downtown. It should be fun, I love my co-workers!!! That's all for now. I know there was more and I am sure I'll make amendments later. Peace!
On top of not really having anyone to go out with I have been a bit under the weather. I have been coughing up foreign objects, and my nose is running more than Prefontaine on training day. This is adding to my already obnoxious restlessness.
I have spent a decent chunk of time over at the Gendarmerie with Topper over the last few days. Its enjoyable! Something about that place is just an immediate stress relief. Long story short, the Owner, Topper is long time friends with Billy Dee Williams...also known as the only "non-white" guy in Star Wars for all you gays, or Lando Calrissian for my straight nerdy readers...Chris, Dad, etc... Anyways, last year around Xmas time my Mother-dearest and I were shopping for clothes for my London Trip and Topper called up and told us that my Mom's Peanut Brittle was famous and that Billy Dee was sitting next to him eating the entire bag...So I brought up a big bag of Brittle last week and you should have seen Topper hoarding it! Then Billy Dee walked in and Topper was like a small predator guarding its kill...Mildly entertaining...I guess you had to be there...
I am having a little movie date tonight with this handsome young fellow named Vince tonight. He's a nurse. My Mom's a Nurse. Therefore, I love Nurses. Also, my work Xmas party is tomorrow night out at Marcus and Harold's Condo downtown. It should be fun, I love my co-workers!!! That's all for now. I know there was more and I am sure I'll make amendments later. Peace!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Turkey Day...
I am not in a thankful mood nor a giving mood...Well at least as far as Bank of America is concerned. Lucky for them I have friends who still do care about be even though I'm an obnoxious, liberal ass-clown (Yet another revelation I had this week).
Tuesday afternoon, I looked at my bank account balance. Now I was not expecting to see anything more than a couple hundred bucks in there, but when it told me that I was overdrafted by $6.41 I flipped out. I had been so careful, I knew how much I should have had and -$6.41 was not right. I looked a little further and saw a charge for $174.21, and $31.68 for Hustler Hollywood up on Sunset. Now if you know me, you'd know that PepBoys Auto Parts is not exactly where I choose to spend my time or money. Nor is Hustler Holywood, a store that caters to the straights. I had been fraud-ed.
I called up BofA really quick and spoke to who i needed to speak to. She put the money back in my account. I told her that I needed to use my card tomorrow for gas and she said that it was fine. Thus, I slept well...
I got out of work a bit early on Wednesday and began my trek down to San Diego. I was gonna stop and have a quick bite to eat in Irvine with Joselito :) on my way down to Escondido. I went to fill up and you'll NEVER guess what happened! DECLINED! At this point I was kinda in a panic, I had just closed my Union Bank account and consolidated everything over to one account to simplify my finances...Oooops. I called up BofA and they said that their was nothing that they could do about it and that the account had been closed due to fraudulent activity...The last time I had a fraudulent charge they did not close anything!
So I made some phone calls and could not really come to any resolution. Drastic Situations call for drastic measures...
I called Jeff.
Jeff Answered.
I explained it to Jeff.
Jeff came to a Gas Station to Fill up my car.
I said Thanks.
Jeff left angrily giving me a piece of his mind at a crowded Gas Station.
I almost Cried.
Jeff was right.
I went on my way to Escondido feeling like crap and with all the money to my name frozen because some asshole finds it necessary to screw with someone's life without consequence. We apparently are innately evil. Life is run on the honor system, especially in the age of technology that we are in now. You can get away with nearly anything and no one bats an eye. And to the person who did decide to steal from me...Well done, way to steal from someone who has less than $200.00 to their name! Hahaha, loser.
Thanksgiving dinner was delicious. I was angry at the world, but green bean casserole does wonders for a shattered heart and soul. After Dinner we went over to Ryan Arant's house for the traditional Margaritas and Pumpkin Gooey cake by way of Mother Karen. It was so good. Saw Russell, James, Ryan, Marissa, Paddy, Paul, Jordan and Richard. Good Times.
After Ryan's, Paul, Jordan, Richard, Ryan and I went over to Churchill's for a brew and an inevitable political discussion. It got heated and I got obnoxious. Paul turned to me at one point and said, "wow you got really liberal once to moved to LA, you must drive your old man nuts." Here's the problem with that, I am not really that liberal. I was just trying to be obnoxious because Paul and Jordan had been a bit tipsy. I was arguing for the sake of argument! How awful is that? So I decided to scale it back a bit. No use in pissing of the friends, I'd like to be invited to hang out again sometime! Haha.
All in all, I had a fun Turkey day. I was able to leave life behind for a day and a half and I think I really needed to do so. That's all for now.
Tuesday afternoon, I looked at my bank account balance. Now I was not expecting to see anything more than a couple hundred bucks in there, but when it told me that I was overdrafted by $6.41 I flipped out. I had been so careful, I knew how much I should have had and -$6.41 was not right. I looked a little further and saw a charge for $174.21, and $31.68 for Hustler Hollywood up on Sunset. Now if you know me, you'd know that PepBoys Auto Parts is not exactly where I choose to spend my time or money. Nor is Hustler Holywood, a store that caters to the straights. I had been fraud-ed.
I called up BofA really quick and spoke to who i needed to speak to. She put the money back in my account. I told her that I needed to use my card tomorrow for gas and she said that it was fine. Thus, I slept well...
I got out of work a bit early on Wednesday and began my trek down to San Diego. I was gonna stop and have a quick bite to eat in Irvine with Joselito :) on my way down to Escondido. I went to fill up and you'll NEVER guess what happened! DECLINED! At this point I was kinda in a panic, I had just closed my Union Bank account and consolidated everything over to one account to simplify my finances...Oooops. I called up BofA and they said that their was nothing that they could do about it and that the account had been closed due to fraudulent activity...The last time I had a fraudulent charge they did not close anything!
So I made some phone calls and could not really come to any resolution. Drastic Situations call for drastic measures...
I called Jeff.
Jeff Answered.
I explained it to Jeff.
Jeff came to a Gas Station to Fill up my car.
I said Thanks.
Jeff left angrily giving me a piece of his mind at a crowded Gas Station.
I almost Cried.
Jeff was right.
I went on my way to Escondido feeling like crap and with all the money to my name frozen because some asshole finds it necessary to screw with someone's life without consequence. We apparently are innately evil. Life is run on the honor system, especially in the age of technology that we are in now. You can get away with nearly anything and no one bats an eye. And to the person who did decide to steal from me...Well done, way to steal from someone who has less than $200.00 to their name! Hahaha, loser.
Thanksgiving dinner was delicious. I was angry at the world, but green bean casserole does wonders for a shattered heart and soul. After Dinner we went over to Ryan Arant's house for the traditional Margaritas and Pumpkin Gooey cake by way of Mother Karen. It was so good. Saw Russell, James, Ryan, Marissa, Paddy, Paul, Jordan and Richard. Good Times.
After Ryan's, Paul, Jordan, Richard, Ryan and I went over to Churchill's for a brew and an inevitable political discussion. It got heated and I got obnoxious. Paul turned to me at one point and said, "wow you got really liberal once to moved to LA, you must drive your old man nuts." Here's the problem with that, I am not really that liberal. I was just trying to be obnoxious because Paul and Jordan had been a bit tipsy. I was arguing for the sake of argument! How awful is that? So I decided to scale it back a bit. No use in pissing of the friends, I'd like to be invited to hang out again sometime! Haha.
All in all, I had a fun Turkey day. I was able to leave life behind for a day and a half and I think I really needed to do so. That's all for now.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A valid description of my emotion
There's that empty feeling that plagues all of us from time to time. I have once again, as i have in the past, found this particular Moby song to be accurate in description...
He's not a Muslim, and so what if he is...
I am so sick and tired of all these asshole sore losers(different than Prop 8 Sore losers, I'll explain why later) filing lawsuits regarding Barak Obama's Citizenship and religious affiliation. You know what you are? Ignoramuses, all a bunch of ignoramuses!!! You are bigots and cannot possibly fathom the fact that YOUR president elect is a black man from who spent 4 years in VERY Muslim Indonesia.
The fact that he has Muslim influence in his life terrifies you. And the only reason that it terrifies you is because you are afraid of the unknown. The only thing that the American population knows of Muslim's is that there is one radical sect out there that does not enjoy the way we live our lives...Does that make them all bad? No Stupid, it does not.
Christianity has not exactly been the most tolerant religious affiliation over time, Holocaust anyone? How many times has some sect of Christianity done something that we all look back on and go "Ooops, my bad..."?
Ok, I am off on a tangent. I got an E-mail from my Dad on Sunday stating that Philip Berg, I don't know if I am spelling his name right, but honestly who cares, he is an arrogant asshole. This man is filing a court docket with TSCOTUS to have Obama's election voided because he is not a US citizen. He has filed this same claim twice before in the last three months, and both times its been shot down...Give it up. Obama's campaign filed a copy of his Certificate of live birth 6 months ago. The argument that it is a forgery is ludicrous and has been debunked multiple times.
Berg's next inquiry is "Why are his Medical Records sealed?" Well, Dip Shit, because they are medical records...That's what they are...sealed...Everyone's are...Doctor-Patient confidentiality anyone? Is it not supposed to be uber-left communists that are to be prying into public business all "Big-Brother" style? I'm confused....
In closing I have furnished a few links that diffuse Barry-O myths...read them before you irresponsibly pass on spam mail questioning his authenticity...Just remember this "Kenyan-Muslim-Black" man has already done more with his life and for his country than anyone ever will.
That's a tough one to swallow, huh? A little black baby born of interracial divorced parents educated early on in a Muslim Nation, and raised by his grandparents is now in charge of your well-being...embrace it people, this is our first step to catching up with the rest of the world...He is YOUR President-Elect whether you like it or not.
Oh and one more thing, speaking of taboo birth places...Everyone knows that John McCain was born in Panama right? Which for my idiot readers, is not part of the US. Here are some fact-check sources...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/citizen.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp
http://msgboard.snopes.com/politics/graphics/birth.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barak_Obama
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/50lies.asp
The fact that he has Muslim influence in his life terrifies you. And the only reason that it terrifies you is because you are afraid of the unknown. The only thing that the American population knows of Muslim's is that there is one radical sect out there that does not enjoy the way we live our lives...Does that make them all bad? No Stupid, it does not.
Christianity has not exactly been the most tolerant religious affiliation over time, Holocaust anyone? How many times has some sect of Christianity done something that we all look back on and go "Ooops, my bad..."?
Ok, I am off on a tangent. I got an E-mail from my Dad on Sunday stating that Philip Berg, I don't know if I am spelling his name right, but honestly who cares, he is an arrogant asshole. This man is filing a court docket with TSCOTUS to have Obama's election voided because he is not a US citizen. He has filed this same claim twice before in the last three months, and both times its been shot down...Give it up. Obama's campaign filed a copy of his Certificate of live birth 6 months ago. The argument that it is a forgery is ludicrous and has been debunked multiple times.
Berg's next inquiry is "Why are his Medical Records sealed?" Well, Dip Shit, because they are medical records...That's what they are...sealed...Everyone's are...Doctor-Patient confidentiality anyone? Is it not supposed to be uber-left communists that are to be prying into public business all "Big-Brother" style? I'm confused....
In closing I have furnished a few links that diffuse Barry-O myths...read them before you irresponsibly pass on spam mail questioning his authenticity...Just remember this "Kenyan-Muslim-Black" man has already done more with his life and for his country than anyone ever will.
That's a tough one to swallow, huh? A little black baby born of interracial divorced parents educated early on in a Muslim Nation, and raised by his grandparents is now in charge of your well-being...embrace it people, this is our first step to catching up with the rest of the world...He is YOUR President-Elect whether you like it or not.
Oh and one more thing, speaking of taboo birth places...Everyone knows that John McCain was born in Panama right? Which for my idiot readers, is not part of the US. Here are some fact-check sources...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/citizen.asp
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp
http://msgboard.snopes.com/politics/graphics/birth.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barak_Obama
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/50lies.asp
Monday, November 24, 2008
It's been awhile...
A quick synopsis of all meaningful things in my life since the last post:
So since my last post, I have been verbally assaulted, hiked Runyon Canyon, Eaten at a Jewish Deli, Drank Cherry Vodka, Killed Zombies, been hit on by a client, not posted any blogs, gotten a massage and watched the "Most Talented Football Team" in America fall to 4-7...
Starting from the top, in paragraph form(All for you King)...
I got yelled at by some hippy bitch because I honked my horn at her...SHE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF SANTA MONICA BLVD AT 4PM ON THURSDAY!!! WTF? When I drove by she called me a, and I quote, "Big Bald Asshole." Really?? That's all you could come up with? I'm freakishly tall, awkwardly shaped, pasty white, gay, and BIG BALD ASSHOLE is the best you can come up with? I a not going to dignify that one with a response...
Ricky and I went Hiking in Runyon Canyon Earlier on that Thursday up into Runyon Canyon. Its really cool up there, feels like the top of the world. It was a bit smoggy, but not too bad. I look forward to doing it again.
After hiking we went to Canter's on Fairfax for a delicious French Dip, and a bowl of Matzo Ball Soup! I highly recommend Canter's if you have not already been there!!
Cherry Vodka...Surprisingly fantastic!!!
Played a video game last night that was interesting...Killed Zombie-like creatures for an hour or so...
Had a client hit on me today, she grabbed my hand, held it near her face, and said its ok sweetie, I'm not mad, smiled then left...She's cute...Problem is she is a she...who i think used to be a he, but is now a she...
Got a massage from a friend last week, it was good...
Watched/listened to the Chargers suck yesterday...The End.
So since my last post, I have been verbally assaulted, hiked Runyon Canyon, Eaten at a Jewish Deli, Drank Cherry Vodka, Killed Zombies, been hit on by a client, not posted any blogs, gotten a massage and watched the "Most Talented Football Team" in America fall to 4-7...
Starting from the top, in paragraph form(All for you King)...
I got yelled at by some hippy bitch because I honked my horn at her...SHE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF SANTA MONICA BLVD AT 4PM ON THURSDAY!!! WTF? When I drove by she called me a, and I quote, "Big Bald Asshole." Really?? That's all you could come up with? I'm freakishly tall, awkwardly shaped, pasty white, gay, and BIG BALD ASSHOLE is the best you can come up with? I a not going to dignify that one with a response...
Ricky and I went Hiking in Runyon Canyon Earlier on that Thursday up into Runyon Canyon. Its really cool up there, feels like the top of the world. It was a bit smoggy, but not too bad. I look forward to doing it again.
After hiking we went to Canter's on Fairfax for a delicious French Dip, and a bowl of Matzo Ball Soup! I highly recommend Canter's if you have not already been there!!
Cherry Vodka...Surprisingly fantastic!!!
Played a video game last night that was interesting...Killed Zombie-like creatures for an hour or so...
Had a client hit on me today, she grabbed my hand, held it near her face, and said its ok sweetie, I'm not mad, smiled then left...She's cute...Problem is she is a she...who i think used to be a he, but is now a she...
Got a massage from a friend last week, it was good...
Watched/listened to the Chargers suck yesterday...The End.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Hilarious
From Ricky, love it...burning crosses anyone??? Ahh, the Christian way....
https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx
https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx
Just an update...
Spent the day Hanging Out in China town with Ricky yesterday...very entertaining...we had lunch at this awesome dim sum place called Ocean Seafood. After we were done stuffing our faces we went to walk around and look at "Stuff." That's the best way to describe shit in China Town...Stuff. Bamboo plants, illegal turtles dried seahorses, and older Hispanic women trying to sell you on the holistic benefits of Chinese "Stuff." An hour later, we were at 99 Ranch Market in Van Nuys, I felt like making pho. So I bought the necessaries along with a 4 pound barrel of Kim Chi. Should suffice for a couple of weeks.
I was supposed to cook dinner for the roommates, an ongoing promise that has yet to be fulfilled...but that did not pan out so i took a road trip instead...
Later in the evening, I went down to Huntington Beach and had dinner with a friend whom I have never met but have talked to and chatted with seemingly for the beginning of time. Really cool guy, laid back, kind, level headed, just my type! haha We went and gorged at Taco Tuesday at Fred's Catina or something of the like. Delicious "Impostor Mexican Food," but it filled a temporary void! After Dinner Joselito and I took the cliche long walk on the beach and just shot the shit. I took him back to drop him off at his place and we watched a few episodes of the newest family guy season, had a good laugh, and then I vacated, because he had to work the next day. I had a quick drive home as could be imagined on the 405 at midnight, and crashed out. I awoke this morning...around noon...to the soothing sounds of Rosa's vacuum...damnit...Gotta go, time for scrabble with nareth!
I was supposed to cook dinner for the roommates, an ongoing promise that has yet to be fulfilled...but that did not pan out so i took a road trip instead...
Later in the evening, I went down to Huntington Beach and had dinner with a friend whom I have never met but have talked to and chatted with seemingly for the beginning of time. Really cool guy, laid back, kind, level headed, just my type! haha We went and gorged at Taco Tuesday at Fred's Catina or something of the like. Delicious "Impostor Mexican Food," but it filled a temporary void! After Dinner Joselito and I took the cliche long walk on the beach and just shot the shit. I took him back to drop him off at his place and we watched a few episodes of the newest family guy season, had a good laugh, and then I vacated, because he had to work the next day. I had a quick drive home as could be imagined on the 405 at midnight, and crashed out. I awoke this morning...around noon...to the soothing sounds of Rosa's vacuum...damnit...Gotta go, time for scrabble with nareth!
Monday, November 17, 2008
I wish I were straight...
Another post that might make some people a bit pissed. I am going to say it right now, I wish I were straight. Life would be so much easier if I were straight. Most heterosexuals laugh at this and shrug it off, but really, I am tired of being gay. Heterosexuals don't have to walk around watching their every moves, trying not to act too gay or too feminine. Not having to hold my breath every time I walk by a straight bar that some asshole will have an issue with my life, and now, being gay means being a lesser human...Sweet! I love it...
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Home Sweet Other Home
I'm in San Diego for a day and a half for the older brother's wedding shower. His fiance is a lovely Irish girl and much like the English love a good High Tea, this event is creatively titled "High Beer." I love the Irish...
I went to Kathaul's house last night for a little BBQ and Beverage and got to see the good friends. It was classic, we played a little Taboo until the neighbors were trying to figure out what all the profane screaming was about. I got home at about midnight, and did a little AIM chatting with a couple of friends and then hit the sack.
Paul anonymously (oops) told me last night that I am not really sure why the gays want to get married. You just get stripped of all your rights after you're married anyways...That made me chuckle! Kat did not think it was that funny...
The Mother is helping my make a huge pot of stew for me to freeze and eat throughout the winter. Its cooking in crock pot right now and the whole kitchen smells incredible!!!
Heading over to Leslie's house in a sec to watch the first half of the game then up to "High Beer."
I went to Kathaul's house last night for a little BBQ and Beverage and got to see the good friends. It was classic, we played a little Taboo until the neighbors were trying to figure out what all the profane screaming was about. I got home at about midnight, and did a little AIM chatting with a couple of friends and then hit the sack.
Paul anonymously (oops) told me last night that I am not really sure why the gays want to get married. You just get stripped of all your rights after you're married anyways...That made me chuckle! Kat did not think it was that funny...
The Mother is helping my make a huge pot of stew for me to freeze and eat throughout the winter. Its cooking in crock pot right now and the whole kitchen smells incredible!!!
Heading over to Leslie's house in a sec to watch the first half of the game then up to "High Beer."
Friday, November 14, 2008
In response to my last post...
I am posting this letter by my dear friend Beth, who has a slight counter-point to my previous post. It almost brought me to tears!!!
"I feel bad for you. I understand that gays want the same rights as everyone else to get married, and honestly I have no problem with that. Marriage is fun and one day it will be there for the taking but I am some what upset at the fact that you state that with out gays the marriage system would fail to function. I love my craft and weddings were the reason i got into the field. Honestly it's a little far fetched.
The fact of the matter is that it will be acceptable for same sex marriage to happen. There used to be a time when being gay was something you only thought. But look how its changed so far. For you and your friends, you were able to tell your family and friends with little to no judgment and ridicule.(I'm speaking mainly for myself and your friends). My moms cousin is gay and has been for 47 years. I remember meeting him for the first time and hearing all about it. His father disowned him, his friends abandoned him and his mom felt like she had done something wrong to bring the horrible stat upon her son. He lived most of his young adult life alone and afraid. I'm thankful that you don't have it so hard.
Try to stay positive. We all need to remember that were lucky as hell to be in America. We have the ability to bitch till were blue in the face. We have a lot more already then other countries. There is a song I'm thinking of that's perfect for you:::: don't worry.... be happy ! i love you had hope you find some happiness to write about."
I love Beth to death, coolest girl ever...I do want to clarify that my story about collapsing the wedding industry was pitched out of humor, but the rest of her letter is the awesome part! Love you Manion!
B
"I feel bad for you. I understand that gays want the same rights as everyone else to get married, and honestly I have no problem with that. Marriage is fun and one day it will be there for the taking but I am some what upset at the fact that you state that with out gays the marriage system would fail to function. I love my craft and weddings were the reason i got into the field. Honestly it's a little far fetched.
The fact of the matter is that it will be acceptable for same sex marriage to happen. There used to be a time when being gay was something you only thought. But look how its changed so far. For you and your friends, you were able to tell your family and friends with little to no judgment and ridicule.(I'm speaking mainly for myself and your friends). My moms cousin is gay and has been for 47 years. I remember meeting him for the first time and hearing all about it. His father disowned him, his friends abandoned him and his mom felt like she had done something wrong to bring the horrible stat upon her son. He lived most of his young adult life alone and afraid. I'm thankful that you don't have it so hard.
Try to stay positive. We all need to remember that were lucky as hell to be in America. We have the ability to bitch till were blue in the face. We have a lot more already then other countries. There is a song I'm thinking of that's perfect for you:::: don't worry.... be happy ! i love you had hope you find some happiness to write about."
I love Beth to death, coolest girl ever...I do want to clarify that my story about collapsing the wedding industry was pitched out of humor, but the rest of her letter is the awesome part! Love you Manion!
B
Hey Breeders, you cant get married either...
While marching through Santa Monica screaming about rights and other miscellaneous anti-Mormon Church stuff--Let it be known that these protests are not against people of Mormon faith, who incidentally blindly donated to Prop 8, it is against the Church itself who took their followers money and donated it for them--someone near me brought up a good point...There would be no straight weddings without the gays! No Hair Dressers, No manicurists, no dress designers, no caterers, wedding planners, not food and beverage employees, no travel agents, no male steward to man flights for honeymoons, no cake decorators and most importantly, no Catholic Priests...Alright so the last one was a reach, but in my anti-catholicism mind, I chuckled, and that is all that counts...But the reality of it all is that, we are a good natured people who have provided services and economic value for a long time. We have created the ambiance, the decor and the arrangements for millions, maybe close to a billion weddings throughout history, and yet we cannot have one of our own.
In this manner I see prop 8 as somewhat a slavery issue. Not a slavery similar to African-American slavery, I'm not saying that at all, and please don't write or comment appalled that I am relating our issue to the enslavement of millions of African-Americans. Now that my disclaimer is out there, I feel enslaved because I work for the rights of others and then do not get them ourselves. This issue at hand I believe is more closely related to Sierra Leone's blood diamonds, obviously not as extreme, but the base concept is there. These are people who work so hard for beans, and are not allowed to reap the fruits of their labor. In fact they are usually murdered and tossed aside like rag dolls. Now I hear you saying, "Brandon, WTF? Really, You are comparing us to enslaved people in an African nation who harvest diamonds??" Yes, Yes I am. I did say that we were a less severe case...
On to the next matter of business, I went to a really cool panel last night on the Proposition 8 election results and everything. The panelist were displaying and reviewing different voting statistics and talking about improvements from 2004's prop 22. It was actually very interesting. One of the Panelists, Ron Buckmire, who is the President of the Barbara Jordan/Bayard Rustin Coalition noted that although the African-American Vote was a resounding 70% for "Yes," the White Republican vote was an even more astonishing 85% yes. Lets stop blaming the black community for this upset, put the blame where it needs to go...I hope that you all enjoy your day!
In this manner I see prop 8 as somewhat a slavery issue. Not a slavery similar to African-American slavery, I'm not saying that at all, and please don't write or comment appalled that I am relating our issue to the enslavement of millions of African-Americans. Now that my disclaimer is out there, I feel enslaved because I work for the rights of others and then do not get them ourselves. This issue at hand I believe is more closely related to Sierra Leone's blood diamonds, obviously not as extreme, but the base concept is there. These are people who work so hard for beans, and are not allowed to reap the fruits of their labor. In fact they are usually murdered and tossed aside like rag dolls. Now I hear you saying, "Brandon, WTF? Really, You are comparing us to enslaved people in an African nation who harvest diamonds??" Yes, Yes I am. I did say that we were a less severe case...
On to the next matter of business, I went to a really cool panel last night on the Proposition 8 election results and everything. The panelist were displaying and reviewing different voting statistics and talking about improvements from 2004's prop 22. It was actually very interesting. One of the Panelists, Ron Buckmire, who is the President of the Barbara Jordan/Bayard Rustin Coalition noted that although the African-American Vote was a resounding 70% for "Yes," the White Republican vote was an even more astonishing 85% yes. Lets stop blaming the black community for this upset, put the blame where it needs to go...I hope that you all enjoy your day!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Kinda getting frustrated...
So the Protests are getting larger, from 1000 or so the night after to large organized rallies in Silver Lake to sporadic smaller rallies that gather 2000+ people on short notice. The problem with these rallies are their locations. Why the hell are we still protesting in West Hollywood, Westwood and Santa Monica? What the hell is wrong with this? Well all three of these areas voted overwhelmingly against 8. When are we going to protest in Union City, Hollywood Hills, Torrance or Pico Rivera??? When are we going to go somewhere and make a scene that can actually change minds?
This Saturday, the fifteenth, there is a rally downtown at city hall. This would be a nice change of pace except that the city of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors just voted to join a lawsuit against prop 8. So again who are we going to appeal to? Who knows?
What I know is that I will continue to support when I can, simply because the people who do go out there are fighting for my rights too.
I apologize for not posting more disparaging posts about how crappy my life is right now, but, having found something to rally around has kinda given my sub-par rat race life a bit of purpose and meaning.
Here is something a touch disturbing. I am finally getting paid without having a rent check or deposit due, HOWEVER, I do have a $81.00 phone bill, I need $70.00 worth of gas, +$60.00 more for my trip to San Diego, roughly $120.00 worth of groceries, I decided to pay half my rent, $275.00, so again I will be fairly broke... But oh well, I'll have to keep the money burning to a minimum...Have a lovely day all, I'm off to work.
Finally, I leave you with a silly video, where has all the money gone???
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/repealprop8
B
This Saturday, the fifteenth, there is a rally downtown at city hall. This would be a nice change of pace except that the city of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors just voted to join a lawsuit against prop 8. So again who are we going to appeal to? Who knows?
What I know is that I will continue to support when I can, simply because the people who do go out there are fighting for my rights too.
I apologize for not posting more disparaging posts about how crappy my life is right now, but, having found something to rally around has kinda given my sub-par rat race life a bit of purpose and meaning.
Here is something a touch disturbing. I am finally getting paid without having a rent check or deposit due, HOWEVER, I do have a $81.00 phone bill, I need $70.00 worth of gas, +$60.00 more for my trip to San Diego, roughly $120.00 worth of groceries, I decided to pay half my rent, $275.00, so again I will be fairly broke... But oh well, I'll have to keep the money burning to a minimum...Have a lovely day all, I'm off to work.
Finally, I leave you with a silly video, where has all the money gone???
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/repealprop8
B
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Please watch...
Now go to this link and sign the petition...
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/protect-marriage-protect-children-prohibit-divorce
See more funny videos at Funny or Die
Now go to this link and sign the petition...
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/protect-marriage-protect-children-prohibit-divorce
Monday, November 10, 2008
This video nearly brought me and Keith tears...
Please watch this video and pass it on to everyone you know. I know its
Keith Olberman and he is the Liberals best friend, but he speaks the mind of 48% of California...
Keith Olberman and he is the Liberals best friend, but he speaks the mind of 48% of California...
2nd Class Citizen
I would like to encourage everyone who is able to, to participate in some for of anti-prop 8 rally. I am going to throw this out there right now...This is all about me...If you care about me as a person, friend, family member or have a really close friend or family member who is gay, lesbian or transgender, march with them, MARCH FOR THEM. This is not about religion, it is not about a poular vote, and it IS NOT ABOUT financial benefits! It is about LOVE, and it is about HATE. HATE that was cast with a "Yes on 8" vote. Its about supporting equal rights, and not promoting discrimination against fellow human beings.
This is the first time that actual legislature has been passed to strip anyone in this nation of rights. Never before has this happened and now it happens in the "most progressive state" in the "most progressive nation" in the world...Sickening.
I am a second class citizen, I am below all of you, you are all better than I am, and it is really depressing. It is pretty humiliating when death row inmates are allowed to marry whomever they want but hard-working model citizens who actually contribute to society are not. We have done nothing wrong, and have not hurt anyone.
This is why I am calling for all of you, ANY of you to lend a hand, and speak out against biggotry, hatred and discrimination against myslef and 3,000,000+ fellow Californians.
For those of you that did vote "Yes on 8" for religious reasons, what if your child/brother/best friend is a homosexual? There is no amount of preaching or sermons that can mutate genetics. What happens then? Think about it...
Below are some links for Rallies and Marches throughout California. Thank you so much for your support, all of you...
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Los+Angeles#edit
www.justfair.us
www.jointheimpact.com
Regards,
Brandon Watson
2nd Class Citizen
This is the first time that actual legislature has been passed to strip anyone in this nation of rights. Never before has this happened and now it happens in the "most progressive state" in the "most progressive nation" in the world...Sickening.
I am a second class citizen, I am below all of you, you are all better than I am, and it is really depressing. It is pretty humiliating when death row inmates are allowed to marry whomever they want but hard-working model citizens who actually contribute to society are not. We have done nothing wrong, and have not hurt anyone.
This is why I am calling for all of you, ANY of you to lend a hand, and speak out against biggotry, hatred and discrimination against myslef and 3,000,000+ fellow Californians.
For those of you that did vote "Yes on 8" for religious reasons, what if your child/brother/best friend is a homosexual? There is no amount of preaching or sermons that can mutate genetics. What happens then? Think about it...
Below are some links for Rallies and Marches throughout California. Thank you so much for your support, all of you...
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Los+Angeles#edit
www.justfair.us
www.jointheimpact.com
Regards,
Brandon Watson
2nd Class Citizen
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Silver Lake to WeHo
Based on Mapquest.com's estimates the distance from the beginning of the rally in Silver Lake California to West Hollywood is about 8.5 miles. This is the distance that about 5000 people walked on Saturday night. Following a rally at the "Juntion" at Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, the march began. With a police escort of around 250 officers, about 5000 of the original 15,000 protesters began their march to Hollywood and Highland where they met with us and 2000 other fellow "Rallyers." Together, 7,000 protesters walked Sunset Boulevard past all of the bars that were conveniently vacating at about that time screaming, "What do we want? Equal Rights, When do we want them? Now" It really was something to behold. As soon as I can get a USB memory card reader I will upload all of them and share the wealth! I will be in Sacramento for the statewide rally on the 22nd, and think it would be sweet if I can get some support from the old Davis cronies Supposed to be roughly 20,000 people involved...We'll see about that. Let me know if y'all want to meet up. Anyways, short post, thats all I got. Stay tuned for a post on The Church of Moron...Ooops, Church of Mormons...Talk to you soon.
B
B
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Its Rally Time
Its a wonder what you can accomplish with 2000 people, road closures at 4PM on a thursday and lots of innovative signs... Take a second no matter where you are and what you are doing and look at these shots from Jeff's assistant, Kara, she is a brilliant photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karaface/sets/72157608728195865/show/
Some of the more creative signs:
"Chickens: 1
Gays: 0" pertaining to the passage of prop 2 and 8...
"LDS meet IRS" The LDS really should lose their tax exemption.
"Protect marriage, ban divorce" My personal favorite...
I'm thinking that 15,000 pissed off homos is not what LDS had on their mind when they funded 72% of Prop 8 from their cozy little armchairs in Salt "Hate" City.We just want to marry the same gender, not 17 twelve year old girls...Have fun paying back-taxes, freaks...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karaface/sets/72157608728195865/show/
Some of the more creative signs:
"Chickens: 1
Gays: 0" pertaining to the passage of prop 2 and 8...
"LDS meet IRS" The LDS really should lose their tax exemption.
"Protect marriage, ban divorce" My personal favorite...
I'm thinking that 15,000 pissed off homos is not what LDS had on their mind when they funded 72% of Prop 8 from their cozy little armchairs in Salt "Hate" City.We just want to marry the same gender, not 17 twelve year old girls...Have fun paying back-taxes, freaks...
The last leg of stability is broken...
I have said from the start of this literary epic of Jack Kerouac proportions, that I lack stability in my life, and that Jeff was one of my few sources. Well, last night, Jeff and I broke up, after a fast 374 days, it had ran its course. I still love him and still need him in my life, just maybe not in the capacity that it was in. He knows me better than anyone else...he knows my skeletons...he knows my dark sides, and he understands them. That's the bond that we shared I guess.
Onto other things, there was a large no on 8 rally last night in West Hollywood, I'm not sure how many people were there, but in typical WeHo fashion, people were arrested for public intoxication, loud music was blaring, people were screaming and I'm positive there was some form of lewd act being conducted in this mob...SWEET!
What has me irked about this is not the rally itself, but the Yes on 8 supporters are posting all over websites for us to stop the protests and rallys...I'm sorry, first of all, what part of equality for all in the constitution did you miss? We are the last severely maligned group of Americans, why should we just sit back and take it? Because the church says so? Fuck the church, THIS IS NOT A THEOCRACY, get your blood stained hypocritical hands out of government. This issue is not about religion, it is not about education and it is not about abomination. Its about equality! If you can consciously still support proposition 8 while seeing the pain that it has caused, then I ask that you please leave my page. I don't want bigots and intolerant assholes anywhere near anything that I do/write/talk about. Just get out of my life, because you obviously don't give a hot shit about my well-being or my rights as a human being. I am slightly perturbed and I apologize for the vulgarities(Sorry Mom), but it makes me sick that we as "The Most Progressive State" in the "Most Progressive Nation" cannot observe basic human rights for at least 10% of the population. I am so sick of this, China has better human rights policies than California, yes, fucking China. At least they acknowledge the gay population and provide equal right across the board. I am ashamed of my country and ashamed of my state. Its a sad day in Brandon-Land right now...
Onto other things, there was a large no on 8 rally last night in West Hollywood, I'm not sure how many people were there, but in typical WeHo fashion, people were arrested for public intoxication, loud music was blaring, people were screaming and I'm positive there was some form of lewd act being conducted in this mob...SWEET!
What has me irked about this is not the rally itself, but the Yes on 8 supporters are posting all over websites for us to stop the protests and rallys...I'm sorry, first of all, what part of equality for all in the constitution did you miss? We are the last severely maligned group of Americans, why should we just sit back and take it? Because the church says so? Fuck the church, THIS IS NOT A THEOCRACY, get your blood stained hypocritical hands out of government. This issue is not about religion, it is not about education and it is not about abomination. Its about equality! If you can consciously still support proposition 8 while seeing the pain that it has caused, then I ask that you please leave my page. I don't want bigots and intolerant assholes anywhere near anything that I do/write/talk about. Just get out of my life, because you obviously don't give a hot shit about my well-being or my rights as a human being. I am slightly perturbed and I apologize for the vulgarities(Sorry Mom), but it makes me sick that we as "The Most Progressive State" in the "Most Progressive Nation" cannot observe basic human rights for at least 10% of the population. I am so sick of this, China has better human rights policies than California, yes, fucking China. At least they acknowledge the gay population and provide equal right across the board. I am ashamed of my country and ashamed of my state. Its a sad day in Brandon-Land right now...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Now Where was I?
Oh yeah, so perp vans...The move is finally done with. I spent all weekend including Halloween Day moving Jefferson out of his old place and into his new place. It took the two of us, and two of Jeff's friends, Josh and Jay from Wisconsin and New York respectively, all damn day!!! Later in that evening we went to West Hollywood, and I wish that I had taken pictures...There were SOOOOO many people packed on the streets. Hundreds of Thousands of people along a 3 mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard from Robertson to La Cienega. Costumes of every shape form and theme. A shit-ton of Sarah Palins and John McCains. And that is the perfect transition...
What's everybody doing today? Better question, What should you be doing today? Get your butt out there and vote. If you are in CA, its ok, your vote won't change much, but as I have noticed a couple readers are from "Swing States (aka, States Obama's lead is less than ten points)". Get out and vote. For those of you in CA, please vote no on 8. Its ludicrous legislature at its finest...The gay and lesbian community is one of the last major maligned groups, and deserve equality. Civil Unions are not good enough. None of this separate but equal bullshit. All you republicans out there who claim to be constitutionalists and supporters of smaller governments. A yes vote is simply contradicting yourself. The statement that
"marriage is between a man and a woman" is not in the state constitution in any manner, and can in no way be deciphered in the state legislation. As far as keeping the government out of one's life this is pretty self-explanatory. The government can not and will not tell me who I am allowed to love and be loved by.
And finally, for those of you who claim to be protecting the "Religious Sanctity" of Marriage, bite me! This is a democracy, NOT a theocracy, we were NOT founded on the basis of religion and "One Nation, Under God" was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance in the Nutty 50's. Our country is founded on the principal that all men are created equally and that everyone should have the privilege...No, THE RIGHT to flourish in any situation. If proposition 8 passes, and the constitution in amended it is to be blamed on nothing but the ignoramuses that walk this land, and the people that still believe in the "Religious Sanctity" of Marriage and it's 54% divorce rate...
What's everybody doing today? Better question, What should you be doing today? Get your butt out there and vote. If you are in CA, its ok, your vote won't change much, but as I have noticed a couple readers are from "Swing States (aka, States Obama's lead is less than ten points)". Get out and vote. For those of you in CA, please vote no on 8. Its ludicrous legislature at its finest...The gay and lesbian community is one of the last major maligned groups, and deserve equality. Civil Unions are not good enough. None of this separate but equal bullshit. All you republicans out there who claim to be constitutionalists and supporters of smaller governments. A yes vote is simply contradicting yourself. The statement that
"marriage is between a man and a woman" is not in the state constitution in any manner, and can in no way be deciphered in the state legislation. As far as keeping the government out of one's life this is pretty self-explanatory. The government can not and will not tell me who I am allowed to love and be loved by.
And finally, for those of you who claim to be protecting the "Religious Sanctity" of Marriage, bite me! This is a democracy, NOT a theocracy, we were NOT founded on the basis of religion and "One Nation, Under God" was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance in the Nutty 50's. Our country is founded on the principal that all men are created equally and that everyone should have the privilege...No, THE RIGHT to flourish in any situation. If proposition 8 passes, and the constitution in amended it is to be blamed on nothing but the ignoramuses that walk this land, and the people that still believe in the "Religious Sanctity" of Marriage and it's 54% divorce rate...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Moving Day is Here!
Hell Yeah!!! Today, I woke up early helped Jeff pack, went to work, came home, helped pack some more, and am now trying to avoid helping. I just got back from picking up Jeff's car at the van rental place. Jeff and I are now the proud renters of a Token White Windowless van...
We are going out tomorrow with the van, conveniently it is Halloween...Creepy!!! Jefferson does not understand the whole concept of white windowless vans, so I have to explain it to him. I do need to clarify that this van is being used for moving purposes. I'm tired, that is all.
We are going out tomorrow with the van, conveniently it is Halloween...Creepy!!! Jefferson does not understand the whole concept of white windowless vans, so I have to explain it to him. I do need to clarify that this van is being used for moving purposes. I'm tired, that is all.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
the Gayest Gym in the world...
Ok, so, those of you who have been to a 24-Hour Fitness anywhere in the nation know that they tend to e nice. No matter the size or location, they just seem to be clean and somewhat professional...Well that is not the case for the 24 Hour Fitness in West Hollywood. West Hollywood, being 60% gay has a 24 Hour Fitness that is...well...100% gay. It is essentially a glorified bathhouse and just smells of sex and filth, not in a good way either...there are signs posted throughout stating that swimsuits and pool garments are required in all wet areas... There are 5 different Jacuzzis in separate rooms, and the showers are simply a peepshow waiting to happen, again, not in a good way either. If you go upstairs, watch out for the ever-reliable old guys with their old wieners hanging out...Gross
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Ted Cotrell, R.I.P.
A bit of straight talk for a second, RIP does not mean Rest In Peace, in this case, RIP means wRithe In Pain...I'm not a big Ted Cotrell fan if you could not tell, its time for the Ron Rivera Campaign to begin...
Alright enough straight stuff...So Friday is Halloween. Now as some of you are aware, Halloween in West Hollywood is NUTS when its on a Tuesday...well, this year its on Friday, I am still not sure what I am going to dress up as, but at this point, the less costume the lower my risk of arrest. Maybe its best I don't dress up...Those of you who know me well, know that me dressing up usually ends up as an indecent exposure incident sans the fines, and I'd like to keep it that way...the "no fines" part not the indecent exposure type...Here is another good costume idea, thoughts?
Hung like a horse...get it?
So I did not hear from STK today, no big deal, it just means that I need to call tomorrow and follow up. I guess it would have been nice to just have them call me. Oh well.
I am a car nut, and I love working where I work. As I was sitting at work today, a brand new MB S65 parked right out front, its my dream car. Then a Bentley GTC parks right behind it followed by a second Bentley across the street and a brand new Maseratti Gran Turismo right in front of that...roughly, $900,000 worth of automobiles within 25 feet. HOT!
If you will please direct your attention to the column on the right... I now have two followers...the venerable John Leivas and a Topher Watts, whom I don't really know. It might be Topher from Vegas/Myspace, but im not sure, anywho identify yourself! Talk at you all soon!
B
Alright enough straight stuff...So Friday is Halloween. Now as some of you are aware, Halloween in West Hollywood is NUTS when its on a Tuesday...well, this year its on Friday, I am still not sure what I am going to dress up as, but at this point, the less costume the lower my risk of arrest. Maybe its best I don't dress up...Those of you who know me well, know that me dressing up usually ends up as an indecent exposure incident sans the fines, and I'd like to keep it that way...the "no fines" part not the indecent exposure type...Here is another good costume idea, thoughts?
Hung like a horse...get it?
So I did not hear from STK today, no big deal, it just means that I need to call tomorrow and follow up. I guess it would have been nice to just have them call me. Oh well.
I am a car nut, and I love working where I work. As I was sitting at work today, a brand new MB S65 parked right out front, its my dream car. Then a Bentley GTC parks right behind it followed by a second Bentley across the street and a brand new Maseratti Gran Turismo right in front of that...roughly, $900,000 worth of automobiles within 25 feet. HOT!
If you will please direct your attention to the column on the right... I now have two followers...the venerable John Leivas and a Topher Watts, whom I don't really know. It might be Topher from Vegas/Myspace, but im not sure, anywho identify yourself! Talk at you all soon!
B
Monday, October 27, 2008
Least Entertaining Blog Ever
I would like to apologize for the lack of gripping material that will follow, but all has been semi-quiet on the "depressing and shocking" front.
I am working with the lovely and talented Marsa today, another exciting Monday!
In politics, not much has happened politically other than an SNL satire or two(yes they count as politics...they tend to be more informative than an actual Sarah Palin speech). On David Allen Grier's "Chocolate News" last night I heard a funny line. David said:
In the world of sports...My Chargers are still the most pathetically overrated team in football. Maybe the problem is the coaching staff. I know we are missing Merriman, but he was not our onlt pass rusher...
In Business news...Nah, F**k it...
Jefferson is in Washington DC until Tuesday, which happens to be our 1 year anniversary. Let's see if he remembers... hahaha
And finally, I have noticed that I have 1 blog follower...1 Thanks John. I asked that you subscribed or signed in as a follower so that I don't have pt post bulletins regarding new posts all the time. Everyone who signs up as a follower will receive a free prize from me!! Could be crisp new C-note, could be a "thank you note" who knows? Its worth the risk.
I am working with the lovely and talented Marsa today, another exciting Monday!
In politics, not much has happened politically other than an SNL satire or two(yes they count as politics...they tend to be more informative than an actual Sarah Palin speech). On David Allen Grier's "Chocolate News" last night I heard a funny line. David said:
In the world of sports...My Chargers are still the most pathetically overrated team in football. Maybe the problem is the coaching staff. I know we are missing Merriman, but he was not our onlt pass rusher...
In Business news...Nah, F**k it...
Jefferson is in Washington DC until Tuesday, which happens to be our 1 year anniversary. Let's see if he remembers... hahaha
And finally, I have noticed that I have 1 blog follower...1 Thanks John. I asked that you subscribed or signed in as a follower so that I don't have pt post bulletins regarding new posts all the time. Everyone who signs up as a follower will receive a free prize from me!! Could be crisp new C-note, could be a "thank you note" who knows? Its worth the risk.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thanks Mommy!
Fruitful news is abound, I spoke to my future landlord, and he is still my future landlord. Secondly, I am appreciative of my Momma who issued a "Government Bailout" of my account! So I am operating on loaned cash, and a prayer...Hmmmm, sounds familiar? Sounds like our entire economy? I bet I'm back on my feet quicker than the economy...You know why? I am not completely deregulated...I am not allowed to spend money I don't have...Interesting, what a peculiar way of doing business...
Last night, as I am sure EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU is aware was Saturday night. Here is a quick synopsis of my Saturday eve...
7pm: ran a system restore on my old-ass computer
8pm: took Jeff to the Airport
8:30pm: Walked the damn dog
9pm: Texted Tim to see if he still had plans...yes
9:15pm: Texted Nareth to see if he was still going home..yes
9:30pm: Cursed myself for not having more friends...
10pm: Watched a "House" marathon
12am: Bed...Boo
Well, at least the Charger game is on right now...*sigh*
Happy Birthday Adam!
Last night, as I am sure EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU is aware was Saturday night. Here is a quick synopsis of my Saturday eve...
7pm: ran a system restore on my old-ass computer
8pm: took Jeff to the Airport
8:30pm: Walked the damn dog
9pm: Texted Tim to see if he still had plans...yes
9:15pm: Texted Nareth to see if he was still going home..yes
9:30pm: Cursed myself for not having more friends...
10pm: Watched a "House" marathon
12am: Bed...Boo
Well, at least the Charger game is on right now...*sigh*
Happy Birthday Adam!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Some more comic videos for your enjoyment.
Why I hate everything...And why everything hates me in return...
I went online this morning to check my bank account balance. I was expecting to see about $50 bucks or so in my checking account. I know I'm cutting it close, but thats just what I do. Well it turns out that my future house mate decided to cash my POST-DATED(for Nov. 1st) 1st months rent check. Well, that Over-drafted me account for $35, which took me to $15, then my $19 EFT for my defunct gym membership, and overdraft, makes it -$39 and to top it off, a $1.60 parking garage fee from almost a week ago that just now went through and a $35 dollar overdraft fee, makes it a whopping -$75++ balance...Ah, well there goes my budget...Damnit...I hate BofA and I cannot be more broke...now i need to transfer money that I need to be saving and will continue to be broke for another 2 weeks, not too mention, if my landlord is pissed about the returned check(even though it was post dated and I told him not to cash it until the 1st), I might be out of a place too...Wow, its getting interesting, and I'm not really sure I want it to be this interesting, if anyone wants to donate to my cause, they are more than welcome! Haha Well, lets hope this potential new job works out, or I might just be blogging from my car!
Dancing Queen...
Worked today at noon until five...nothing special, what is really special about today were two things...
1. I had a second interview at STK steakhouse and I think it went great. The manager Jason that I talked to said that I was highly recommended by the original manager I interviewed with. By the end of the interview, he said that if I don't hear from him by Tuesday, to give him a call and he will get me on the schedule!!! So Excited. He also said that there is no such thing as a slow night for tips and that even on Mondays and Tuesdays, it is packed and fast-paced. I love it too, check out the website, this place is sick!!! stkla.com
and...
2. I went out dancing tonight...yes dancing...just for a couple hours but it felt good. None of this self-concious, people are watching attitude, I just thought, let it happen, everyone else looks ridiculous too!!! Fun Fun Fun!!!
Alright, bed time!
1. I had a second interview at STK steakhouse and I think it went great. The manager Jason that I talked to said that I was highly recommended by the original manager I interviewed with. By the end of the interview, he said that if I don't hear from him by Tuesday, to give him a call and he will get me on the schedule!!! So Excited. He also said that there is no such thing as a slow night for tips and that even on Mondays and Tuesdays, it is packed and fast-paced. I love it too, check out the website, this place is sick!!! stkla.com
and...
2. I went out dancing tonight...yes dancing...just for a couple hours but it felt good. None of this self-concious, people are watching attitude, I just thought, let it happen, everyone else looks ridiculous too!!! Fun Fun Fun!!!
Alright, bed time!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Is Mache really that good?
I had a dream last night, and I hoping that one of my 6 readers knows how to interpret dreams...
I was at my grandmas house with my Mom, Dad and older brother Chris, no grandparents in sight. I sat down for dinner and when the salad got to me, it was gone, no mache, I love mache... I was so mad i screamed at my Dad and Brother and told my mom "These son's of bitches ate all the mache." I then stormed to the kitchen slumped down against some cupboards and started crying. Then I woke up with teary eyes...WHAT THE HELL?
So if anyone has any interpretations they are welcome...Nareth says that its my mind telling me that its time to be a vegetarian...I think not. But really Mache or lamb's ear lettuce as its called is pretty tasty...
News broke last night about Sarah Palin spending $125,000 of RNC funds at Neiman Marcus and other retailers on clothes for her family. Hmmmm, John Edward's reimbursed $400 haircut does not seem so bad anymore now does it?
Also, I am going to play drudge report right now, apparently news just broke about a school shooting on the campus of Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. They are evacuating the campus and reports of as many as 4 heavily armed gunmen and shots fired, no news on casualties yet...
Thanks for reading, here is your halloween costume of the day:
I was at my grandmas house with my Mom, Dad and older brother Chris, no grandparents in sight. I sat down for dinner and when the salad got to me, it was gone, no mache, I love mache... I was so mad i screamed at my Dad and Brother and told my mom "These son's of bitches ate all the mache." I then stormed to the kitchen slumped down against some cupboards and started crying. Then I woke up with teary eyes...WHAT THE HELL?
So if anyone has any interpretations they are welcome...Nareth says that its my mind telling me that its time to be a vegetarian...I think not. But really Mache or lamb's ear lettuce as its called is pretty tasty...
News broke last night about Sarah Palin spending $125,000 of RNC funds at Neiman Marcus and other retailers on clothes for her family. Hmmmm, John Edward's reimbursed $400 haircut does not seem so bad anymore now does it?
Also, I am going to play drudge report right now, apparently news just broke about a school shooting on the campus of Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. They are evacuating the campus and reports of as many as 4 heavily armed gunmen and shots fired, no news on casualties yet...
Thanks for reading, here is your halloween costume of the day:
Update on my living situation...
I went over to my new place today and dropped of my 1st months rent check off, and now i am brokety-broke broke! I am not sure how I am going to make it until I get paid again on the 1st of November...We'll see what happens...And to further the monetary shit-ness of my situation, 'i lost 20 bucks today at Home Depot, thats like enough to live off of for a week!!!! DAMNIT! Someone send me money. Haha
In other news, Obama leads in every major poll by at least 8 points, some as many as 14...SWEET John McCain is going to wake up tomorrow morning and have to change his diapers when he sees this! Sarah Palin, well, there are no presidential polls in Highlights and Zoo News magazines that you read, but I'm sure someone will tell you. Oh and ask them about the role of the VP since you still have not been able to find the answer yourself...
Joe Biden, John Kerry and Barney Frank need to stop talking also. The only way that Obama loses this race is by democrats saying dumb shit...Not a good start guys, SHUT UP!
In other news, Obama leads in every major poll by at least 8 points, some as many as 14...SWEET John McCain is going to wake up tomorrow morning and have to change his diapers when he sees this! Sarah Palin, well, there are no presidential polls in Highlights and Zoo News magazines that you read, but I'm sure someone will tell you. Oh and ask them about the role of the VP since you still have not been able to find the answer yourself...
Joe Biden, John Kerry and Barney Frank need to stop talking also. The only way that Obama loses this race is by democrats saying dumb shit...Not a good start guys, SHUT UP!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Mc Fat-Ass with a side of Belly Flab
So I had an English Muffin this morning for breakfast...just one, not 7. I'm hungry now. I was just going to deal with it and have a nice big turkey sandwich and salad for lunch, in an hour, but Marsa called, she is at McDonalds on her way back here now...Damnit...Now I have two McChicken Sandwiches with a small french fries headed right to my big old butt! Getting in shape is not as easy as it sounds, but hey, Pear is a shape right?
In addition, the very next person who reads this will be my 4th visitor since I launched this heap of meaningless nothings a couple weeks back...Screw you guys, I'll keep writing, I don't need any readers, this shit is therapeutic for me... :) alright, so not the 4th, but realistically, my 3rd visitor today will be the 500th visitor total! In only two weeks! Thats like 497 more people than I know! Oh, foods here, Fat man stretch pants here I come!
In addition, the very next person who reads this will be my 4th visitor since I launched this heap of meaningless nothings a couple weeks back...Screw you guys, I'll keep writing, I don't need any readers, this shit is therapeutic for me... :) alright, so not the 4th, but realistically, my 3rd visitor today will be the 500th visitor total! In only two weeks! Thats like 497 more people than I know! Oh, foods here, Fat man stretch pants here I come!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Back into the swing of things...
I left San Diego this morning and headed back up to Los Angeles. Friday and Saturday night, I was reminded of all that I have left behind. I had the most fun that I have had in a long time. From Friday night at Paul's new house to the matrimonial antics of yesterday--details to follow--it was simply a good time had by all!
I got to Escondido on Friday afternoon and took a short siesta before heading up to Paul's parent's place in Valley Center. When I arrived, it was a mad house. LOTS of people. People that I had met in passing somewhere along the way and people that I knew very well. We hung out up there for a while and after a few hours, decided that a return to civilization is warranted...so we headed down the hill to Escondido...and yes Escondido is civilization...back off...
We went to Paul's place and had your token ceremonial, shot of Jameson's and a Bud Light...Delicious! I ate some pretzels, made fun of Paul's Dog, called Jordan gay, pretended not to dislike Catholics, and generally offended all of Paul's cousins with talk of "Faggotry and Queerology." I decided to call it a night.
Scene 2:
1:00PM Resurrection Church, Escondido
I pull up to the front of the church and notice a large contingency of hispanics and my thoughts are as follows...
1. Paul and Kat are having a shared wedding ceremony in order to save money to pay for the hosted bar at the reception.
2. Paul invited all of his groundskeepers friends from Pauma Valley.
3. I am a racist bigoted ass-hole who cannot help but think that 1 or 2 are both very likely scenarios...
I'll let you decide, so after the early crowd disappeared and I began seeing people that I knew I went to say hello. They all said the same thing..."Brandon, you're this close to the altar of god and you have not burst into flames yet?" My response..."Eat my ass with a spoon, its funny when I say it, not when you say it ass-hole..." So after all the "pomp and circumstance" of a wedding ceremony we got down to business and headed to the Country Club for the reception...I was the sober driver when tragedy struck...we walked in and Laura looked at me with a look of dismay on her face...with that she said 2 words that changed my world forever, "Open Bar" So moving forward about 4 hours, I was dancing, yes dancing, dancing hard, I mean like "Bustin' A Move, Young MC style!" I have bruises up and down my thighs and I am really not sure where they came from. I slow danced with Nancy, laura's Mom, what a lovely lady! And then may have had a cigar and then potentially danced more(Based on the bruise count). By the way, who the hell gets bruised while dancing, am I really that much of a health hazzard?
After the reception had ceased and I sobered up we went to Padraic's and played shuffle board, Hookah, Poker, Tiger Woods Golf and found other ways to dismantle the remaining structures of dignity in our lives. What a blast, I took about 200 pics and will post them on myspace soon enough...Happy Sunday All! Fuck the Chargers! :)
I got to Escondido on Friday afternoon and took a short siesta before heading up to Paul's parent's place in Valley Center. When I arrived, it was a mad house. LOTS of people. People that I had met in passing somewhere along the way and people that I knew very well. We hung out up there for a while and after a few hours, decided that a return to civilization is warranted...so we headed down the hill to Escondido...and yes Escondido is civilization...back off...
We went to Paul's place and had your token ceremonial, shot of Jameson's and a Bud Light...Delicious! I ate some pretzels, made fun of Paul's Dog, called Jordan gay, pretended not to dislike Catholics, and generally offended all of Paul's cousins with talk of "Faggotry and Queerology." I decided to call it a night.
Scene 2:
1:00PM Resurrection Church, Escondido
I pull up to the front of the church and notice a large contingency of hispanics and my thoughts are as follows...
1. Paul and Kat are having a shared wedding ceremony in order to save money to pay for the hosted bar at the reception.
2. Paul invited all of his groundskeepers friends from Pauma Valley.
3. I am a racist bigoted ass-hole who cannot help but think that 1 or 2 are both very likely scenarios...
I'll let you decide, so after the early crowd disappeared and I began seeing people that I knew I went to say hello. They all said the same thing..."Brandon, you're this close to the altar of god and you have not burst into flames yet?" My response..."Eat my ass with a spoon, its funny when I say it, not when you say it ass-hole..." So after all the "pomp and circumstance" of a wedding ceremony we got down to business and headed to the Country Club for the reception...I was the sober driver when tragedy struck...we walked in and Laura looked at me with a look of dismay on her face...with that she said 2 words that changed my world forever, "Open Bar" So moving forward about 4 hours, I was dancing, yes dancing, dancing hard, I mean like "Bustin' A Move, Young MC style!" I have bruises up and down my thighs and I am really not sure where they came from. I slow danced with Nancy, laura's Mom, what a lovely lady! And then may have had a cigar and then potentially danced more(Based on the bruise count). By the way, who the hell gets bruised while dancing, am I really that much of a health hazzard?
After the reception had ceased and I sobered up we went to Padraic's and played shuffle board, Hookah, Poker, Tiger Woods Golf and found other ways to dismantle the remaining structures of dignity in our lives. What a blast, I took about 200 pics and will post them on myspace soon enough...Happy Sunday All! Fuck the Chargers! :)
Friday, October 17, 2008
South Bound...
So I just got to San Diego about 2 hours ago and have been searching for a dry-cleaner that will have my suit done by tomorrow, no luck. Of the 4 places that I know, 2 are closed down, and one woman did not speak english...slightly frustrating.
So I am officially homeless for the first time in my life. I am completely moved out of John's place and am not moving into my place until November 1st. I'm a touch depressed right now, I am used to having some stability in my life and now their seems like none. I am in a rough patch in just about every aspect of my life right now except my job. Of course the job barely pays the bills right now, but hey, everyone struggles at some point, maybe it'll build some character for me! Haha
Nareth and went to Fubar last night, fun times, a nice breath of fresh air from reality. The crowd was the usual, unattractive, fake and pompous...yes pompous...at Fubar...I know, its ridiculous, but I'm just calling it as I see it. I am starting to learn the value of friends in a whole different way. I always knew that I had the best friends in the world down here, and was always proud to talk about them, but now, I am realizing just how important they actually are. I am very thankful for the friends that I have in WeHo, they make my life easier by doing nothing at all.
Halloween is coming up, I am going to start to post images of Halloween costumes that I am looking into, I would like some input, feel free to comment. Also I am thinking about taking up a collection to fill my coffers...any donors?
Halloween Costume # 1:
I think dressing as Sarah Palin might garner some mixed reviews...
So I am officially homeless for the first time in my life. I am completely moved out of John's place and am not moving into my place until November 1st. I'm a touch depressed right now, I am used to having some stability in my life and now their seems like none. I am in a rough patch in just about every aspect of my life right now except my job. Of course the job barely pays the bills right now, but hey, everyone struggles at some point, maybe it'll build some character for me! Haha
Nareth and went to Fubar last night, fun times, a nice breath of fresh air from reality. The crowd was the usual, unattractive, fake and pompous...yes pompous...at Fubar...I know, its ridiculous, but I'm just calling it as I see it. I am starting to learn the value of friends in a whole different way. I always knew that I had the best friends in the world down here, and was always proud to talk about them, but now, I am realizing just how important they actually are. I am very thankful for the friends that I have in WeHo, they make my life easier by doing nothing at all.
Halloween is coming up, I am going to start to post images of Halloween costumes that I am looking into, I would like some input, feel free to comment. Also I am thinking about taking up a collection to fill my coffers...any donors?
Halloween Costume # 1:
I think dressing as Sarah Palin might garner some mixed reviews...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Last day and a couple quotes...
I went to the gym today. Its the last time I'll be able to walk there for a while seeing that I am moving. Bummer. I worked out extra hard. I had three songs on repeat the entire time and pushed hard I felt like a jock in a sweaty gym then I realized that I was a skinny gay man in a glorified bathhouse...haha...I even did 30 minutes of cardio to go along with it. I feel alive right now, I know it sounds tacky, but I am full of energy and ready to move the rest of my house.
I'm heading to San Diego this weekend for Paul and Kat's wedding. Jefferson is not able to make it both days so I am looking for a fill-in date! Hit me up if you want to go!
Ok, packing and then work...Have a lovely day everyone...
Some Quotes:
"I don't want to say put lipstick on a pig, that's sexist, So instead, how can we put perfume on this turd." Jon Stewart
"Your like the Jesus of Carpentry."
"Oh Bart, thats such a sweet Blasphemy" Marge Simpson
I'm heading to San Diego this weekend for Paul and Kat's wedding. Jefferson is not able to make it both days so I am looking for a fill-in date! Hit me up if you want to go!
Ok, packing and then work...Have a lovely day everyone...
Some Quotes:
"I don't want to say put lipstick on a pig, that's sexist, So instead, how can we put perfume on this turd." Jon Stewart
"Your like the Jesus of Carpentry."
"Oh Bart, thats such a sweet Blasphemy" Marge Simpson
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Day in review...
So today was as busy as predicted, I accomplished everything that I needed to just a little more packing and storing. I need to take one more load of stuff over to the storage place tomorrow morning, but thats not too bad.
When I was driving to the storage place this afternoon I saw a freshly T-Boned Scaglietti. Sad...very sad, my favorite "Non-Mercedes" car.
Usually driven by old Persian men, the driver of the wrecked vehicle as a little blonde bimbo...wait until the green light dip stick...
When I was driving to the storage place this afternoon I saw a freshly T-Boned Scaglietti. Sad...very sad, my favorite "Non-Mercedes" car.
Usually driven by old Persian men, the driver of the wrecked vehicle as a little blonde bimbo...wait until the green light dip stick...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sooooo much to do...
So tomorrow is an off day, but I'm not actually off. I need to be up at 6, gym at 6:30-7:30 back by 8, clean and pack from 8-9:30, shower and get ready for John's Landlord to do her walk-through... then waiting for fed ex to take his remaining bags, then over to Public storage on Citrus to drop off three or four boxes. Soooo much, also, I think I may have sent a creepy text tonight, like potentially stalker status...oooops! hahaha Alright, I hope you all have a great night!
Brandon
Brandon
A Familiar Orange-Glow
I provided some listening music at the bottom of this post...PLAY IT...I woke up this morning to a familiar orange glow outside my window. Turns out to be The remnants of a fire burning 25 miles north of Los Angeles...of course the only news that you can find is about the fire that is threatening 25 homes in the mountains north. It reminds me how shitty national media coverage is. In 2007 during October in one of the most widespread destructive fires in California History, we could only get coverage of fires burning in Los Angeles? WTF...Nearly half of the city of San Diego, 650,000 people had been evacuated and 2378 buildings destroyed in just San Diego, compared to 300 in Los Angeles, and we cannot get any coverage? Slightly LA centrist right? Well, I guess the only good thing to come out of this is that I'm in West LA now...Not to have to knock on wood, but The only thing over here that can burn is concrete...I like my odds.
So other than natural Disasters, I would like to point out that MY San Diego Chargers won yesterday...For all you gays, they are a football team...Also, thanks to the repeat function in Timmy's Car I have Leona Lewis on the brain...and a little bit of Kings of Leon...My voice is raspy, and I like to sing along to my music, so I'm really not sure what the neighbors think when they hear "Yeeeeeooh, This sex is on Fiiiiire..." over and over. Obviously the only words that I know...I don't know maybe they were used to hearing things like that when John was here... :) If you listened to my directions at the top of the page, you are probably addicted now too...
So I work today from 10-5, kinda excited about that, I like my lady friends at work, they are "Urbanizing" me its great! Hahaha, I work with Marlene today, pretty tall Swedish girl with a lovely accent. She is teaching me the beauty of Socialism! I heart Sweden.
I have been in a really weird mood over the last 4 or 5 days. I think I'm having companion withdrawals, Jeff's back though so hopefully we can hang out tonight...
Toodles
Kings of Leon:
So other than natural Disasters, I would like to point out that MY San Diego Chargers won yesterday...For all you gays, they are a football team...Also, thanks to the repeat function in Timmy's Car I have Leona Lewis on the brain...and a little bit of Kings of Leon...My voice is raspy, and I like to sing along to my music, so I'm really not sure what the neighbors think when they hear "Yeeeeeooh, This sex is on Fiiiiire..." over and over. Obviously the only words that I know...I don't know maybe they were used to hearing things like that when John was here... :) If you listened to my directions at the top of the page, you are probably addicted now too...
So I work today from 10-5, kinda excited about that, I like my lady friends at work, they are "Urbanizing" me its great! Hahaha, I work with Marlene today, pretty tall Swedish girl with a lovely accent. She is teaching me the beauty of Socialism! I heart Sweden.
I have been in a really weird mood over the last 4 or 5 days. I think I'm having companion withdrawals, Jeff's back though so hopefully we can hang out tonight...
Toodles
Kings of Leon:
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Great Read, long, but so worth it...
By Tim Wise
Tim Wise's ZSpace Page / ZSpace
http://www.timwise.org/
For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.
White privilege is when you can call yourself a "fuckin' redneck," like Bristol Palin's boyfriend does, and talk about how if anyone messes with you, you'll "kick their fuckin' ass," and talk about how you like to "shoot shit" for fun, and still be viewed as a responsible, all-American boy (and a great son-in-law to be) rather than a thug.
White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.
White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-sized colleges, and then Governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people don't all piss on themselves with laughter, while being a black U.S. Senator, two-term state Senator, and constitutional law scholar, means you're "untested."
White privilege is being able to say that you support the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance because "if it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me," and not be immediately disqualified from holding office--since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the "under God" part wasn't added until the 1950s--while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because, ya know, the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.
White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you. White privilege is being able to have a husband who was a member of an extremist political party that wants your state to secede from the Union, and whose motto was "Alaska first," and no one questions your patriotism or that of your family, while if you're Black and your spouse merely fails to come to a 9/11 memorial so she can be home with her kids on the first day of school, people immediately think she's being disrespectful.
White privilege is being able to make fun of community organizers and the work they do--like, among other things, fight for the right of women to vote, or for civil rights, or the 8-hour workday, or an end to child labor--and people think you're being pithy and tough, but if you merely question the experience of a small town mayor and 18-month governor with no foreign policy expertise beyond a class she took in college--you're somehow being mean, or even sexist.
White privilege is being able to convince white women who don't even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women, and made them give your party a "second look."
White privilege is being able to fire people who didn't support your political campaigns and not be accused of abusing your power or being a typical politician who engages in favoritism, while being black and merely knowing some folks from the old-line political machines in Chicago means you must be corrupt.
White privilege is being able to attend churches over the years whose pastors say that people who voted for John Kerry or merely criticize George W. Bush are going to hell, and that the U.S. is an explicitly Christian nation and the job of Christians is to bring Christian theological principles into government, and who bring in speakers who say the conflict in the Middle East is God's punishment on Jews for rejecting Jesus, and everyone can still think you're just a good church-going Christian, but if you're black and friends with a black pastor who has noted (as have Colin Powell and the U.S. Department of
Defense) that terrorist attacks are often the result of U.S. foreign policy and who talks about the history of racism and its effect on black people, you're an extremist who probably hates America.
White privilege is not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is when asked by a reporter, and then people get angry at the reporter for asking you such a "trick question," while being black and merely refusing to give one-word answers to the queries of Bill O'Reilly means you're dodging the question, or trying to seem overly intellectual and nuanced.
White privilege is being able to claim your experience as a POW has anything at all to do with your fitness for president, while being black and experiencing racism is, as Sarah Palin has referred to it a "light" burden.
And finally, white privilege is the only thing that could possibly allow someone to become president when he has voted with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time, even as unemployment is skyrocketing, people are losing their homes, inflation is rising, and the U.S. is increasingly isolated from world opinion, just because white voters aren't sure about that whole "change" thing. Ya know, it's just too vague and ill-defined, unlike, say, four more years of the same, which is very concrete and certain.
White privilege is, in short, the problem.
By Tim Wise
Tim Wise's ZSpace Page / ZSpace
http://www.timwise.org/
For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.
White privilege is when you can call yourself a "fuckin' redneck," like Bristol Palin's boyfriend does, and talk about how if anyone messes with you, you'll "kick their fuckin' ass," and talk about how you like to "shoot shit" for fun, and still be viewed as a responsible, all-American boy (and a great son-in-law to be) rather than a thug.
White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.
White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-sized colleges, and then Governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people don't all piss on themselves with laughter, while being a black U.S. Senator, two-term state Senator, and constitutional law scholar, means you're "untested."
White privilege is being able to say that you support the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance because "if it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me," and not be immediately disqualified from holding office--since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the "under God" part wasn't added until the 1950s--while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because, ya know, the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.
White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you. White privilege is being able to have a husband who was a member of an extremist political party that wants your state to secede from the Union, and whose motto was "Alaska first," and no one questions your patriotism or that of your family, while if you're Black and your spouse merely fails to come to a 9/11 memorial so she can be home with her kids on the first day of school, people immediately think she's being disrespectful.
White privilege is being able to make fun of community organizers and the work they do--like, among other things, fight for the right of women to vote, or for civil rights, or the 8-hour workday, or an end to child labor--and people think you're being pithy and tough, but if you merely question the experience of a small town mayor and 18-month governor with no foreign policy expertise beyond a class she took in college--you're somehow being mean, or even sexist.
White privilege is being able to convince white women who don't even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women, and made them give your party a "second look."
White privilege is being able to fire people who didn't support your political campaigns and not be accused of abusing your power or being a typical politician who engages in favoritism, while being black and merely knowing some folks from the old-line political machines in Chicago means you must be corrupt.
White privilege is being able to attend churches over the years whose pastors say that people who voted for John Kerry or merely criticize George W. Bush are going to hell, and that the U.S. is an explicitly Christian nation and the job of Christians is to bring Christian theological principles into government, and who bring in speakers who say the conflict in the Middle East is God's punishment on Jews for rejecting Jesus, and everyone can still think you're just a good church-going Christian, but if you're black and friends with a black pastor who has noted (as have Colin Powell and the U.S. Department of
Defense) that terrorist attacks are often the result of U.S. foreign policy and who talks about the history of racism and its effect on black people, you're an extremist who probably hates America.
White privilege is not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is when asked by a reporter, and then people get angry at the reporter for asking you such a "trick question," while being black and merely refusing to give one-word answers to the queries of Bill O'Reilly means you're dodging the question, or trying to seem overly intellectual and nuanced.
White privilege is being able to claim your experience as a POW has anything at all to do with your fitness for president, while being black and experiencing racism is, as Sarah Palin has referred to it a "light" burden.
And finally, white privilege is the only thing that could possibly allow someone to become president when he has voted with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time, even as unemployment is skyrocketing, people are losing their homes, inflation is rising, and the U.S. is increasingly isolated from world opinion, just because white voters aren't sure about that whole "change" thing. Ya know, it's just too vague and ill-defined, unlike, say, four more years of the same, which is very concrete and certain.
White privilege is, in short, the problem.
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