"They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no'..."
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
memorial day madness
friday 5/25
i met ellen, billie, paigie and eric at ellen's parents' restaurant, pho time. it was the first time i had been there; it's really cute. and the fried rice was excellent. we had birthday cake and then went home.
saturday, 5/26
i went shopping with teddy at the cerritos mall so we could find something for him to wear that night. we found 3 express shirts that were on sale - score! fyi, he only wore one of them, not all three at the same time.
we all had dinner at union cattle company in south pas for ellen's birthday. i thoroughly enjoyed my bbq chicken, creamed spinach and twice baked potato. i met !@#$%^ for the first time and i thought he was really cool. i'm so happy that ^&*()_ met him 'cause their personalities seem to mesh well.
billie, christine, ellen, eric, greg, haeran, paigie, teddy, !@#$%^ and i walked over to menage, where ted and leo also joined us. highlights: various people pole dancing, a certain couple making out on the dance floor, eric sleeping through half the night, the slutty go-go dancers, the 80s music and "umbrella."
sunday, 5/27
bceeghpr had lunch at "rubios" "near the pantages" "on the third floor of hollywood and highland" before taking a shuttle to griffith observatory (!@#$%^ joined us for griffith). highlights: ellen's wheelchair, haeran getting tricked into walking onto a scale, eating a snack out on the patio, visiting einstein, "underwear!" and the woman "time forgot" who got on the wrong bus.
ellen and paigie went to see "wicked" while bceghr had pinkberry and played scrabble at ellen's... and also ate almost an entire box of wheat thins. then everyone went to toi for thai food.
monday, 5/28
beeghpr went to buffet brunch at goofy's kitchen. highlights: the food (duh!), haeran snatching a balloon from a small child, eric's plates of exotic fruit, billie making peace with the disney characters and pluto putting the smack down on greg.
bceeghpr then went to laguna beach and spent the day either laying out on the sand or drinking beer.
next stop: sprinkles.
next stop: south coast plaza
final stop: korean bbq (plus gee and rich, minus !@#$%^).
tuesday, 5/29
spent the day with greg. went to sprinkles (we got strawberry and orange), went to fashion island: had a yummy wrap at the food court, searched for a gay astrology book at barnes & noble (as a gay male virgo my turn ons include business suits, torture/teasing, oral, twinks and "uncle" sex; you'll have to guess which are applicable), bought clothes at hollister. saw "shrek the third." it was okay, but the first two were better. favorite line: "there's a strange girl staring at us." had dinner with greg's brother and fiancee at a place called oggi's pizza and brewing company. the pizza and spinach ravoli were soooo good. went home in what felt like the first time in weeks!
more pics forthcoming (i hope!)
i met ellen, billie, paigie and eric at ellen's parents' restaurant, pho time. it was the first time i had been there; it's really cute. and the fried rice was excellent. we had birthday cake and then went home.
saturday, 5/26i went shopping with teddy at the cerritos mall so we could find something for him to wear that night. we found 3 express shirts that were on sale - score! fyi, he only wore one of them, not all three at the same time.
we all had dinner at union cattle company in south pas for ellen's birthday. i thoroughly enjoyed my bbq chicken, creamed spinach and twice baked potato. i met !@#$%^ for the first time and i thought he was really cool. i'm so happy that ^&*()_ met him 'cause their personalities seem to mesh well.
billie, christine, ellen, eric, greg, haeran, paigie, teddy, !@#$%^ and i walked over to menage, where ted and leo also joined us. highlights: various people pole dancing, a certain couple making out on the dance floor, eric sleeping through half the night, the slutty go-go dancers, the 80s music and "umbrella."
sunday, 5/27
bceeghpr had lunch at "rubios" "near the pantages" "on the third floor of hollywood and highland" before taking a shuttle to griffith observatory (!@#$%^ joined us for griffith). highlights: ellen's wheelchair, haeran getting tricked into walking onto a scale, eating a snack out on the patio, visiting einstein, "underwear!" and the woman "time forgot" who got on the wrong bus. ellen and paigie went to see "wicked" while bceghr had pinkberry and played scrabble at ellen's... and also ate almost an entire box of wheat thins. then everyone went to toi for thai food.
monday, 5/28
beeghpr went to buffet brunch at goofy's kitchen. highlights: the food (duh!), haeran snatching a balloon from a small child, eric's plates of exotic fruit, billie making peace with the disney characters and pluto putting the smack down on greg.
bceeghpr then went to laguna beach and spent the day either laying out on the sand or drinking beer.next stop: sprinkles.
next stop: south coast plaza
final stop: korean bbq (plus gee and rich, minus !@#$%^).
tuesday, 5/29
spent the day with greg. went to sprinkles (we got strawberry and orange), went to fashion island: had a yummy wrap at the food court, searched for a gay astrology book at barnes & noble (as a gay male virgo my turn ons include business suits, torture/teasing, oral, twinks and "uncle" sex; you'll have to guess which are applicable), bought clothes at hollister. saw "shrek the third." it was okay, but the first two were better. favorite line: "there's a strange girl staring at us." had dinner with greg's brother and fiancee at a place called oggi's pizza and brewing company. the pizza and spinach ravoli were soooo good. went home in what felt like the first time in weeks!
more pics forthcoming (i hope!)
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
"just a gay kind of weekend"
10:45am... wake up at greg's and think, "this is way too early to wake up on a weekend. i didn't think the sun came up before noon..."
1pm... greg, haeran and i eat lunch at the loft. i get the scoop on haeran's life since i haven't seen her in two whole weeks. then she leaves for SF, and greg and i head for long beach pride.
3pm... we arrive at pride, and i'm sad to learn that jennifer hudson and amber are performing the following night. sophie b. "damn i wish i was lover" hawkins is on tap for that night, but we aren't planning on sticking around.
3:30pm... greg and i visit the "leather tent." we watch a strange demonstration on "mummification" where they wrap some guy up in saran wrap and make him wear a hannibal lector mask. what happened to the good ol' days of whips and leather chaps?
4:00pm... greg and i try to guess the amount of lube packages in a jar. we settle on 650. i spend the next 24 hours waiting anxiously by the phone to see if i have won a super basket of lube.
4:50pm... we come to the conclusion that the crowd is 65% lesbian, 35% gay men. we do no like these statistics.
5pm... we leave for pinkberry and get the original with mochi and raspberry. yum!
5:45pm... we arrive at our friend nate's place, where his gathering of gays are getting ready to hit up the festival. i meet a guy named eddie who also went to cerritos high. to my horror, i discover he graduated in 2006!!! he had mr. armstrong, too!
6:30pm... we watch an interview with angelina jolie. greg can't stop fawning over her and i accuse him of getting physically aroused over that bitch. although... she does look sexy when playing with her hair...
7pm... we leave for greg's place and take a well-deserved nap. we love naps!
9pm... wake up and leave for west hollywood.
10pm... we stop for in n' out, and i introduce greg to the wonder that is animal style fries.
10:45pm... we arrive at the abbey and meet up with ernesto and kyle. thankfully, the place isn't too crowded since many of the gays are in long beach for pride. i fill ernesto in on our day:
me: i guess it's just a gay kind of weekend.
ernesto: every weekend is a gay kind of weekend!
me: well, some are gayer than others.
1:30am... we bid the abbey farewell and i get home around 2:30. sadly for greg, he has to still drive back to LA. it was a pretty great day... and don't worry, i have some souvenirs from long beach, in case some of you were wondering...
1pm... greg, haeran and i eat lunch at the loft. i get the scoop on haeran's life since i haven't seen her in two whole weeks. then she leaves for SF, and greg and i head for long beach pride.
3pm... we arrive at pride, and i'm sad to learn that jennifer hudson and amber are performing the following night. sophie b. "damn i wish i was lover" hawkins is on tap for that night, but we aren't planning on sticking around. 
3:30pm... greg and i visit the "leather tent." we watch a strange demonstration on "mummification" where they wrap some guy up in saran wrap and make him wear a hannibal lector mask. what happened to the good ol' days of whips and leather chaps?4:00pm... greg and i try to guess the amount of lube packages in a jar. we settle on 650. i spend the next 24 hours waiting anxiously by the phone to see if i have won a super basket of lube.
4:50pm... we come to the conclusion that the crowd is 65% lesbian, 35% gay men. we do no like these statistics.5pm... we leave for pinkberry and get the original with mochi and raspberry. yum!
5:45pm... we arrive at our friend nate's place, where his gathering of gays are getting ready to hit up the festival. i meet a guy named eddie who also went to cerritos high. to my horror, i discover he graduated in 2006!!! he had mr. armstrong, too!
6:30pm... we watch an interview with angelina jolie. greg can't stop fawning over her and i accuse him of getting physically aroused over that bitch. although... she does look sexy when playing with her hair...
7pm... we leave for greg's place and take a well-deserved nap. we love naps!
9pm... wake up and leave for west hollywood.
10pm... we stop for in n' out, and i introduce greg to the wonder that is animal style fries.
10:45pm... we arrive at the abbey and meet up with ernesto and kyle. thankfully, the place isn't too crowded since many of the gays are in long beach for pride. i fill ernesto in on our day:
me: i guess it's just a gay kind of weekend.
ernesto: every weekend is a gay kind of weekend!
me: well, some are gayer than others.
1:30am... we bid the abbey farewell and i get home around 2:30. sadly for greg, he has to still drive back to LA. it was a pretty great day... and don't worry, i have some souvenirs from long beach, in case some of you were wondering...
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wicked on the Tony Awards
This is the original cast of "Wicked" performing "Defying Gravity" on the Tony Awards. We just saw the musical in LA and it was amazing. I'm a little partial to the LA cast, possibly because I saw them in person. Idina Menzel won the Tony for Best Actress, although in this perf she hits some wonky notes at the end. But thanks to Billie, I listen to her version of this song (from the soundtrack) all the time. BTW, at the end, you can spot Idina's husband, Taye Diggs, clapping for her. Aww.
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Monday, May 07, 2007
Passions Continues...
Passions got renewed for 104 more episodes to air on DirecTV. I'm happy for all my ex-coworkers, but I'm sad I'm not there. My job probably would've been cut had I stayed, but still...
So here are two internet promos I wrote while I was doing the website... keep in mind, the first is a Dynasty-esque fantasy.
http://www.nbc.com/Passions/tabloidtruth/
chapters/chapter13.shtml
http://www.nbc.com/Passions/tabloidtruth/
chapters/chapter12.shtml
So here are two internet promos I wrote while I was doing the website... keep in mind, the first is a Dynasty-esque fantasy.
http://www.nbc.com/Passions/tabloidtruth/
chapters/chapter13.shtml
http://www.nbc.com/Passions/tabloidtruth/
chapters/chapter12.shtml
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