Sunday, November 12, 2006

Friday night, I watched an episode of Nip/Tuck that I hadn't seen, but Mollie had, then we watched an episode of Dr. Who (which did not win Mollie or Mark over to the show; DAMN THEM! lol), the latest 2 episodes of Nip/Tuck, and the first 4 episodes of the latest season of Desperate Housewives. Plus there was conversation, and hopefully some relaxation. It was very enjoyable. Mark's cold was still getting worse though, which sucked.

Saturday, I slept in. Then, moments after waking, I decided to do something. I've been taking pictures all year for my website, but recently decided that I wanted to post them in a new way. Only thing is, to do so, I have to rescan every damned picture that I have, which number in the thousands...and I HATE scanning pictures. So I've been kind of depressed about the whole thing; I even stopped scanning my new pictures, and I haven't finished taking a roll of film since then. But Saturday I decided I'd just set them up the way I had originally planned, and that the new galleries could be a project for next year ;-0) So that's under way, though in a somewhat hidden location; I'll replace the old gallery with the new, once it's finished; hopefully sometime this week. I'm also looking forward to updating my Trek Books Chronology now that the new Timeliners Guide is out...though it's never as easy as I expect, because just as they have their own ideas about the chronology, so do I. lol

Bill Saunders had called me Friday night, and we hadn't seen each other in awhile, so I suggested we "get a drink" at Aut Bar Saturday night. He called me to make sure that was happening, and it was then I realized I'd worked on my webpage all day! I was having a lot of fun with it, but I knew I should get away from the computer for awhile. I got ready in a hurry, and met Bill at Aut Bar. Actually I was there first, sitting at the end of the bar, and when Bill arrived I got really great hug.

We'd only been sitting there for a few minutes when Bill shouted out to someone over my shoulder. It was Steven Ball. Steve & I dated for a month back in late summer 2000. Steve & Bill had been on a few dates sometime after that; I'm not sure exactly when. Steve was at my last birthday party, as was Bill, though Bill left before Steve arrived. Steve joined us, though he was there to meet his friend David. He said it wasn't a date, though he did tell me that he was newly single. So, Bill, Steve & I continued to chat for a minute or two, and then my friend Chi walked up, and he knew Bill as well. I met Chi through Jeremy (who's been in New York since Tuesday; not sure when he's coming back). We invited Chi to join us as well, and then Steve's friend David joined us, and we got a table, where we chatted until the bar was nearly closed...but not before we were joined by Bill's friend Jay who works at Detroit Metro. I'd met him a couple times at Necto, though he was really TRASHED both times. I was almost constantly amused. It seemed like, and I know this is just evidence of me being a perv, but every time I looked at these guys I kept imagining them fucking in different combinations, which was sometimes hot, and sometimes hilarious, but never boring. It was good to be among friends, with others in the mix. It was just a fun night. I had a sprite; I was good. David was interesting; he said he didn't enjoy games, or porn; he didn't say what he does enjoy, or what his age is. When I got home he sent me a friend link on myspace, which I approved. Supposedly Steve has a myspace page, but I haven't seen it.

Before we all left the bar, I made sure to say goodbye to my pal Chad, who's moving back to where he came from on Monday. He had a going away party last Saturday, but I couldn't make it as I was at my cousin Joy's bonfire in Milan. I thought he was already gone, but he was there, and in good spirits, so that was cool.

I was both giving and getting all kinds of random mixed signals from our little conversation group. I don't know what that was all about, and I doubt anyone else that was there does either. But I had a really good night, and that's all I'm going to take away from it. ;-0)

When I got home, I saw that Steve had called me. I called him back, and we talked for a little while until he got home. It was a nice conversation. At the bar he had asked when I was going to visit him at his office, and he playfully kept pestering me about it. I've thought about it several times, but generally when I thing of it it's 2am or something like that. I'll try to make more of an effort to visit him. He is a friend now, after all. ;-0) And imagining him naked is lots of fun. lol.

Chi asked me if I'm looking for a new guy. I'm not. Not really. I mean, if it happens, that's fantastic, and if it doesn't, that's fine. I'm ok with being single. I still have Jeremy to some degree. Oh...

Speaking of Jeremy, I had a dream last night, that a group of my family members were up in this mountain town; this really rugged kind of place, and there was a lot of drama, and I saw that Jeremy was there, and I stayed behind, so we could spend the night together...that is...I wanted to fuck him. Which, isn't a surprising thing to dream about, as lately, I've been aching to fuck him. lol But in the dream, he made me stop after I penetrated him because he said it hurt, which I can say, is really not like him. Besides that my dreams were just so strange. I later awoke to find I'd slept most of my day away!

Ok. Now, after getting home, and talking to Steve, but before sleeping, Mark had found the missing Dr. Who episodes I'd been dying to see, and so I watched 3 and 1/2 of those before falling asleep. He was so sweet to do that! But his cold was still getting worse. He was dehydrated. I offered to go to the store, as I needed some stuff as well, even though I was dead tired. So off I went to Kroger and back (as it started snowing/sleeting) and back to watching Dr. Who.

I'm hopefully going to see Mollie tomorrow, for her Birthday. Bryan's is today; I sent him a birthday wish on myspace. I have to finish eating, and get ready for work now. My random cough is still with me, only now I keep wondering if it's getting worse...like maybe I'm catching Mark's illness. We'll see. Because...it feels like it's getting worse, and my head aches. erg.

But I have tomorrow off. I have to go.

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   Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Work was mostly slow. I worked with Kyle & Matt. Thursday will be Kyle's last day with us as he's moving on with school and family responsibilities. After work I shot through the 3rd season of Degrassi: The Next Generation (the only season we carry at Hollywood); I mostly watched it for the gay storylines involving Marco & Dylan. Then I watched the movie Mean Girls, which I'd always been tempted to see; it was mostly good.

I slept in today. I didn't have the car, as Mark was off at work, and just assumed I'd go see Mollie after Mark got home. I decided I'd try to get some of my computer stuff organized. It's such a long process, that I feel will never be completed... blah. But I got a lot done, I guess.

I noticed that Mollie had written a new blog entry, only to find out that she had spent some of her birthday time in the ER!?! I swear that my best friend has the worst luck! Trouble constantly pops up and inflicts damage, pain, and illness on the poor girl! She's ok. She just had a HORRIBLE accident that left blood & vomit in it's wake. ugh. I tried calling her (as did Mark) but we just got her voicemail. I chatted with her online later, and she seemed ready to just write the whole day off, and begin again tomorrow. I hope things pick up for her.

I just watched the new episode of Brothers & Sisters. That show is really getting good. I'm glad I started watching it, and I'll most likely be buying it on DVD next year. Hopefully it can sustain itself, and continue for seasons to come. They cancel shows so quickly now, but I've heard that this show has a full first season now, which is good to hear. Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, & Rachel Griffiths have all been amazing. I'm warming up to Ron Rifkin & Patricia Wettig, but it's weird seeing them together after ALIAS; Getty was on the final season of ALIAS as well, but his character there was so well concluded, that it doesn't phase me to see him here. The rest of the cast, which I don't recognize is doing excellent work.

You know, I think I watch like all the gay content shows. And while I've heard that such shows are few & far between this season, I'd say that most of them are of a higher quality. I liked the idea of "Queer As Folk", but I just never loved the show itself. But I love "The L Word"; is that strange? lol I also watch Drawn Together, "Doctor Who", "Torchwood", "Desperate Housewives", & "Nip/Tuck". All of which have featured gay/bi content recently. It's nice to be included.

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Ooh. I decided I'd finish watching "The Idiot's Lantern" episode of Doctor Who, then I started the next episode ("The Impossible Planet") which turned out to be a 2 parter, that most likely would have scared me to death if I was Christian. The 2nd half was called "The Satan Pit" and was also pretty awesome. With another Torchwood reference, and another one involving Rose, which I'm assuming will come into play in the finale, given other things I've heard about Season 3, which will air next year. I really love this show now.

I'm all kinds of exhausted, but I can't sleep. I know it's because it's so warm in my room, but Mark's room is really cold with his door closed, which I closed because his coughing was so loud...only now he seems to be asleep, and not coughing. I'd open his door, but he's so sick, and I know he really needs his rest, and I'm afraid to wake him up. Oh, well...

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   Wednesday, November 15, 2006

I didn't get much sleep Tuesday morning, but work went alright. It was the first time I'd worked with DJ in over a week, as he's been on vaction. Also worked with Bryan, Pat, Jonathan, & Jeff. Bill stopped by for awhile. I worked about an hour over what I was scheduled, which seems to be the rule lately, rather than the exception. I'm scheduled for more hours next week than usual, as this is Kyle's last week, and at least 2 employees have next week off, plus I'm sure even more have random hours for the holiday. I have today off, then work Thursday & Friday; Saturday off, then work Sunday & Monday (which will be a bitch, as I close on Sunday); Tuesday off, then work Wednesday, Thursday & Friday...with Saturday off, and closing on Sunday. blah.

After work I finished the "Love & Monsters" episode of Dr. Who, then went to sleep. When I woke up around 12:30am, I ate, and watched the final 3 episodes of the series (to date); a great end to Season 2. Later still, I watched the latest Torchwood episode, which I also enjoyed, which means I'm completely up to date on the current Dr. Who Universe stuff. It's cool, I suppose. I'll have a new episode of Torchwood every week until January. There's the Doctor Who Christmas Special ("The Runaway Bride") in late December, and then the new season, which will most likely air in the first half of next year. There's also another spin off about Sarah Jane Smith, one of the Doctor's previous companion's who guest starred in a Season 2 episode of the new series. It starts with an hour long special early next year, with a full season to follow later in the year. That should keep me busy for a bit. I also hear Jack Harkness from Torchwood will be appearing in the 3rd Dr. Who season. Enough of that.

Mark slept downstairs last night, to help keep the noise of his coughing down. He's so sweet. He often sleeps down there so I'm sure it was comfortable...only I usually wake him up and insist he go sleep in his room, "where his alarm clock lives", so he'll be at work on time in the morning. I went back to sleep around 7:30am (after cancelling my dentist appointment for tomorrow - I'll be needing sleep more than dentistry tomorrow morning), and woke up around 3:20pm. I dreamt I was hanging out with Darla DeCook. She was actually driving me all kinds of places, and had to drive me home; I was worried she wouldn't be able to find her way back to the expressway...and while she was openly bitchy for awhile, she seemed to chill out sooner than expected...and share some laughs with me. I hope she's ok.

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   Thursday, November 16, 2006

I got a lot of work done on my webpage yesterday. The new galleries are coming along nicely, but I'm holding off on switching them over until they are complete. There are tons of new pictures, and many of the older pictures are cropped, or at least contrasted by different pictures on new pages. I realize I haven't been getting any art or writing done in the last few weeks, but I just haven't had the time.

I didn't go to the $20 Film Fest with Joy, but she called me from the auction, and talked to me about a "My Own Private Idaho" poster signed by Gus Van Sant(!); the bidding for that was up to $70.00 at the time. She let me go so she could see the movie, and then we met up at Pizza House later, where we chatted for a little over an hour I think. It was a really great conversation.

When we were done (my treat), I walked her to her truck, and then headed back to my car. I stopped at Aut Bar on my way home, and hugged some friends, watched some pool, and danced a bit. I said hello to peeps I haven't seen in a long while, and then I headed home. I worked on my webpage a bit more, then collapsed on my bed. I couldn't sleep. Mark's coughing was keeping me up, which for once, was probably a good thing. I remembered I needed to wash my work clothes, so I started those, and then shaved and showered, to keep me awake to put the clothes in the dryer, and also so I won't have to do that before work in a few hours; which will let me sleep longer (I hope).

I still need to get my cash out of the bank, and get groceries. Mark has a condo meeting after work though, which sucks for all kinds of reasons. blah. I guess Mollie is coming to the condo Friday night to play Poker with people from her work. Too bad Mark is so sick... I hope he starts feeling better soon; I can tell that he's miserable. I mean, I guess it's not subtle.

The new poster art for Harry Potter 5 has been released, and the first trailer for it will premiere in theaters on Friday; hopefully it will be online sometime this weekend. I want to see it. I've been tempted to watch the movies again. I don't want to re-read the 5th book before the movie comes out, as I'd rather just take the movie on it's own merrits. I would like to reread the 6th book though, but I keep thinking that I should wait until just before the 7th/final book arrives. Then I could watch the first 5 movies; read the 6th book, and dive into 7th. I'm so weird.

I'm kind of looking forward to Spider-Man 3, which is weird, as I didn't love the first 2. I think I'm the only person who didn't. I did enjoy the first one a bit more on DVD. I haven't seen the 2nd one since the theater. I keep thinking I should rewatch them both, and perhaps I will soon. The 3rd one looks cool. It's too bad all the Marvel properties seem to be made by different studios, because it would be cool to see a crossover between Spidey, X-Men, FF, or some other Marvel hero.

I think I can finally put my clothes in the dryer and get some sleep!

Ok. I left to put my clothes in the dryer, only the dryer is fill with Mark's wet clothes. He says he's going to turn on the dryer when he get's up, take his dry clothes out when he leaves for work, and put my clothes in the dryer. Which means that 1 - I didn't have to stay awake this whole time. and 2 - he'll be putting his hands all over my clothes that I just washed; the hands that relentlessly coughs on. This sucks.

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I woke up around 11am, with my stomach in knots. I was still so tired, but couldn't lay down without wanting to rip out my insides... so the day was not going well. Mark didn't go to work. I didn't know this. Apparently he went to the doctor's, and got some cool meds for his cold. I have to go to work ASAP, and then come home right after so Mark can go to a condo meeting. Then I'll go say goodbye to Kyle (it's his last day at Hollywood), then get some groceries, and then finally come home, and JOSS willing...Sleep.

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