My Favorite Songs of 2007

According to my beloved iPod, these are the songs I enjoyed the most (or at least played the most) over the past year.

15. Sober by Kelly Clarkson
14. Break the Ice by Britney Spears
13. When I See U by Fantasia
12. Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna
11. Clumsy by Fergie

10. Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
9. Irreplaceable by Beyonce
8. Defying Gravity (Pop Version) by Idina Menzel
7. My Love by Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
6. Here I Come by Fergie

5. Apologize by Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
4. Umbrella by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
3. Stop Me by Mark Ronson
2. Glamorous by Fergie feat. Ludacris
1. Say It Right by Nelly Furtado

Al Santos doesn't even sing, but I felt I wanted a cute guy pic after all the women...

Vegas... Again!

So I went to Vegas for the 4th time this year. I think that's a record for me. A quick run down:

:: Left Christmas night with Ryan R., Ryan G. and Hadley (Nate, Max and Max's friend, John, were already there). Ryan R. drives like a maniac, mostly over 90 miles an hour. We got to Vegas in 3 hours and 20 minutes! Since we checked in so late, the regular rooms were booked, and we got upgraded to a nicer room. We had a dark alcove which became the "changing area."

:: We spent most of the next day shopping at the Vegas outlet. French Connection had a 70% off everything in the store sale. It caused much excitement amongst the gays. Ryan R. got sick of shopping, so he and Ryan G. went back to the hotel. I discovered Max is a mega-shopper. After meeting back up with the Ryans, we had dinner at Bahama Breeze. Not the same as a buffet, but good food. Later, John, Hadley and I went to my first gay club in Vegas. It was called 8 and half. Unfortunately, it was ladies' night. Vegas has hotter lesbians than L.A., but I would have stilled preferred a greater penis to vagina ratio. Hadley and I did become fans of two hot asian lebsians though. But we were not fans of the skinny, boyish lesbian who won the underwear contest while gyrating in her boxer shorts. I still protest!

:: We left the next day, but not before Nate won $1000 on slots and got their room comped. On the way home, we stopped at the Primm outlets. Once again... more good deals, Max shopped forever, and Ryan R. was bored. It was a very fun trip, though a bit light on the actual gambling...

:: My favorite quote of the trip...

(Max, Nate and John get in an elevator the night after Max lost $200)
Woman: These hotels are so big.
Max (weary) : It's so confusing here. Especially when you've lost all your money.

Angry Little Asian Boy

I am so ticked off. Here's why:

I sent Greg a CD for Christmas. I know, I know, we aren't friends, blah, blah, but it was something I had intended to give him for a long time. He called this morning to thank me and we talked for about 20 minutes. It was good. Then later I remembered that I wanted one of my shirts back that I had given him while we were dating. It was one of my favorites, an Armani Exchange shirt that I bought on sale, but was still more than I usually pay for shirts. Anyway, I had grown, ahem, out of it a couple years ago and that's why I gave it to him. So now that I can fit back in it, I was looking forward to wearing it again and asked for it back... AND THE JERK SAID HE GAVE IT AWAY TO FUCKING CHARITY!!!! I know I gave it to him and so technically it was his to do with as he pleased, but he could have ASKED ME IF I WANTED IT BACK FIRST!!!! I mean, would it have been so difficult to just ask me? I am so offended at how thoughtless he was, and yeah, a little hurt. I am in SUCH a bad mood now. FUCK!

Weekend Update

Crazy weekend... went by in a blur... highlights...

:: Friday night, celebrated Ryan and Ian's birthdays. Was somewhat torturous sitting around a table at Islands while everyone else ate. Was even harder when Asian Ryan brought out the donut bread pudding he made. There was the promise of games but that never came to pass. Still a fun night, though.

:: Saturday... the big news... I had food. And lots of it. LOL. Haeran, Ellen, Billie and I drove to Vegas in the morning. No traffic at all. I enjoy our car rides. We always have good conversation. We hit the Primm Outlets where I bought an entire new outfit (belt from PacSun, jeans from Hollister, white polo from AE, tie from Guess). Met Paigie and Eric at MGM. Had an impromptu exercise session with Billie and Ellen during which all kinds of strange moaning and grunting was heard. Played my favorite slot, Double Triple Diamond Deluxe with Cheese. Had buffet at Rio. Cuddle party in the backseat of Ellen's car. Sleep.

:: Sunday... lunch at a Vietnamese place, then Ellen, Billie and I drove back. Again, no traffic. Went to Target with my sister and then cleaned my room. I'm tired. Sleep now.

Body Cleanse Days 5-11: A Kylie Kind of Week

So today marks the last day of my body cleanse program. It hasn't been real easy, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I'm not sure if I feel like I have more energy, but I lost weight and now weigh less than I did in high school. The poundage is sure to come back now that I can eat again, but hey, I'll enjoy it while it lasts (it's actually a total of 25 pounds since the summer). I'm also glad I did the program because it gave me a distraction from the sadness. I guess it's been one positive thing from the breakup because I probably wouldn't have done the program, otherwise. There is actually another big positive from the breakup... something else wouldn't have happened if I was still with Greg and it's really put me on a high for the last week... I'll update later because it has the potential to fall through at this point.

Random notes from the last week...

:: I have to say life is pretty good right now. I've been in a consistently good mood. I chalk part of it up to Kylie Minogue =) I've been listening to her new CD and all her songs make me smile. They make me happy about life... "Stars," "In My Arms," "Wow," "Like a Drug," "Sensitized" and "2 Hearts" are collectively my new favorite songs.

:: I've given up dating for now with the exception of Emil. It's still moving at a nice and slow pace... it's as much as I can handle right now. I've also been writing an interesting guy, though he has a boyfriend and lives on the East Coast. But I think he'll make a great friend.

:: Saw Fergie at the South Coast Plaza last weekend. She was signing autographs and I learned her fan base is 10 year old white girls and 30 year old hispanic men. And me.

Body Cleanse: Days 3 and 4

Yesterday and today have been the actual cleansing days. I have to drink 10 cups of water each day along with this cleansing drink. And nothing else! Oh, I get to eat vanilla pills. Not very filling. Luckily, work has been pretty busy, so I got through the days without thinking about food too often. Drinking all that liquid was definitely a challenge though.

Tonight was the roughest part so far. I went with Billie to her holiday work party. It was at the same warehouse as the one I went to for a fashion show a while back. They decorated really nice and had pinball machines and free pics with slutty girls in eskimo costumes... and the cateered food looked and smelled soooo good! I was dying. They had a sushi bar, all these kabobs, fish tacos... even the salads looked great! But I couldn't have any of it! Billie and I were so tempted, but we withheld. I don't know how we did it. At least the party was fun, and I also got to see Billie's office earlier in the evening. Activision looks like a fun place to work. Oh, and I did not run into Todd... haha

Body Cleanse: Days 1 and 2

So thanks to Mark, Billie and I began our body cleanse program yesterday. Day One and Day Two have been "shake" days where we have a shake for breakfast and dinner, but a regular low-calorie meal for lunch. It hasn't been real hard so far. I realize my biggest addiction is my love of mints. I reach for my glove compartment every 5 minutes in the car. No Mentos... no Tic-Tacs... no 3 Hour mints! Tomorow is the real test... it's the cleansing day... no real meals allowed! I'm scared! This better so be worth it in the end...

This Used to Be My Playground...

A break from all the sadness...

Haeran flies through the air with the greatest of ease... Meanwhile, poor Eric skins his knees...
Ryan slides down the pole like he's on fire...
And Paigie glides across to her heart's desire...
Ellen swings high in the sky like she's gonna fly... While Billie screams and cries like she's gonna die.

Single Gay Male: Dating Lessons Learned

I've been (painfully) single now for exactly two months. A summary of that time by the numbers:

7 -- Number of sexual encounters I've had

1 -- Number of those that ended up being my friend's coworker

4 -- Number of times I've talked my way out of having sex after showing up (5 if the threesome that I deftly ducked out of counts as 2)

10 -- After waking up, the longest number of minutes I've gone before thinking of Greg.

What I've learned...

:: I'm a half-way decent actor. In talking my way out of sex, I almost convinced myself that I've never had a one night stand before and that I'm too nervous to go through with it. It helps to add that I'm still heartbroken over my ex-boyfriend... because it's true.

:: Before having sex, ask the gay guy you're with if he's actually bisexual and has a girlfriend!

:: Photography is magical. Do not trust it.

:: When people say they want to ski... they are NOT talking about going to Moutain High!

:: Disturbingly, I seem to be popular with the demographics of pervy white males 40-50 and twinky asian boys 18-21. Someone help me.

:: Most importantly, I don't want to date anymore. I want to settle down and start a family right this second. I want to meet the love of my life and have those 1-2 kids now (however that happens).