Monday, July 6, 2009

Saturday night I went for that walk with Mark, which was nice. I called Michael during the walk, who was watching JLU. Michael had stuff on his mind, which we later discussed. He said he couldn't come out, but then later changed his mind and joined me. We went to Aut Bar, then came home and watched the 2 Justice League themed episodes of Static Shock that I have. Then slept. Lots of sleeping and cuddles.

I dreamt that I was shopping with my family, Michael and Mark. I was annoyed to see that Rush Limbah was there, and we were wearing similar red shirts. I went to use the restroom and noticed the signs on the doors read 'homosexuals' & 'heterosexuals'. I rebelled and went into the hetero john. I stood at a urinal and was ready to let loose when I saw this 12yo kid looking up at me through a metal grate, saying that I didn't belong in there; he called me a fag. I said, oh yeah? And turned and pissed on him. He said he was going to report me. I told him that my name was Rush Limbah and to remember to describe my shirt. I went and found my family, and made sure to buy a new black jacket to cover my shirt. As we walked out of the store, Rush was being dragged away by police officers. I woke up happy. lol

Michael had to leave for home so he could go to work. We said our goodbyes. I called Chris to see about getting Razor to her and she reminded me that it was Robert Alfaro's 20th birthday. I told her I'd stop by and give her the BSG disc there. My clothes were in the dryer from the previous night, but still damp. It took awhile to dry them, but I made it out there. Mark had the day off but didn't join me as he'd not had much sleep.

It was nice spending time with Diana, Robert, Bryan, Chris, and one of Robert's cousins (I forget his name). I sat in the sun, so Di wouldn't have to. I ended up staying long after Bryan, and later Chris had to leave. It was a good time. I stopped at LC on my way home, ate and went back to bed.

I woke up a few hours later and jumped online. I texted with Michael. Mark later stopped by my room and asked me what was wrong with my face (what every boy longs to hear) - turns out I have a nasty sunburn. Mark was concerned, as he's never known me to have a sunburn, as I'm usually very careful about being in the sun without sunblock. He went to the store and got me all kinds of supplies to help me deal with it, which was extremely nice of him.

Michael's planning on having my party at his friend Danny's, where they can have a BBQ. But I don't eat BBQ and find it kind of repulsive, plus I wanted Carrie to come and I think she'd pass if that was going on, and I wouldn't blame her. Michael also said he'd just pick me up some LC when I got hungry, but I don't really like eating at any LC; I really only like the one. So that means I don't get to eat at my party, and I get to pretend that I'm not disgusted by everyone else eating all around me. I'm sure if I talk to him about it I can change the plans...only maybe not, as he's planned this pretty well. We're going to his friend Mark's birthday party this weekend; it will be good to see him and Danny.

I worked on my DCAU Viewing Order thingy all night long. I didn't realize the time had passed so quickly. I'm making tons of progress. I hope that at least some of the theories I worked out will prove accurate. lol. If not, it was fun anyways. ;-0)

I'm exhausted. I should sleep.

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I've really just been working on my DCAU viewing order...for HOURS. It goes by so fast. It's weird, because it's fun, but it's exhausting too. You'd think it would be relaxing, just sort of sitting there, putting all the pieces together...but it's not. It's not stressful either. But I'm thinking about a million pieces of continuity at once, and I'll think I have it just right, and then I don't. Or in one case I was relying on something that someone once said about the show, but I now see that as being open to interpretation, so I had to rework it for myself and came up with something completely different.

My face hurts.

lol. That sounds funny. But it really does. It almost feels swollen.

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I thought about going to Necto for about 10 seconds, then decided bed rest and sunburn fighting aloe vera was more fun. lol. My stomach is upset; food not staying down. And I didn't overeat so I'm not sure what's going on. Oh well. I'll just try to ride it out.

Michael might be coming over later.

Torchwood started airing in the UK today, but I've not decided if I want to watch it yet. Part of me wants too. Part of me wants to wait until the end of the week and watch it all at once. And part of me wants to wait for the DVD's I've got preordered for the end of the month. We'll see.

The Shore Leave Convention is this weekend, which means lots of Star Trek book news should be coming our way. I'm really excited to hear what the new titles will be. I'm such a geek.

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   Tuesday, July 7, 2009

So I watched 2 SVU episodes to chill. And then I just couldn't wait, and watched the new Torchwood - which was really good. I was kind of weary about it, because while I loved the first season and enjoyed the 2nd, I felt it had lost something in that 2nd season - but this played a lot better. Score. Makes me want to see the first ever episode again - my introduction to the Whoniverse.

Michael should be here around 3am I guess. Says he's had a hard night and just wants to see me cause I make things better.

Mark is on the phone with Comcast. Apparently our internet connection keeps going off and on, but I've been lucky enough to only catch it while it's on. That's way more luckier than I usually am. Is luckier a word? lol.

Um...only not. When I went to post this the connection was down. lol. I'll just leave this open and post it when it's back on. It's 1:56am now.

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   Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Michael joined me yesterday morning, around 3am I think. We cuddled. Had amazing sex. Like...powerful sex. It brought back a lot of memories for me; memories of times when I was younger and sex seemed more intense some how. I almost wrote about it afterwards, but just went to sleep with Michael instead.

I slept until around 2:30pm I think. I was awake for Michael leaving for work though. I did almost nothing on Tuesday. In the evening I watched the new Torchwood (still kicking ass, and still feeling like Season 1 in my opinion), and then worked on the farms, with Mollie's help. I was still working on them when Michael after 1am.

I'm taking a break from the farms now, though I need to harvest some grapes around 4:30am. Michael is watching Batman Beyond downstairs. I'm going to shave and shower and stuff, and chill. Might watch some Doctor Who with Michael later. ;-0)

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I shaved and showered, then watched "Aliens of London" with Michael. So much fun to watch the older episodes of New Who :-0) Now Michael is sleeping while I get ready to harvest my farm. Then I can sleep too.

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I slept from about 7am-2pm. I got up just as Mark was leaving for work, and Michael was getting ready to leave. I worked on the farms and read the news. I ate and got sick. That's happening a lot lately. Hope it passes soon. It's annoying and gross.

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   Thursday, July 9, 2009

So yesterday mostly sucked. The Michael part was nice. The moments with Mollie amused. But everything else was sort of horrible.

I got the latest installment of Torchwood, but haven't watched yet. Yesterday took a lot out of me.

I did go back and finally finish watching "Hey, Happy", which was even stranger than the first half. I didn't like the 2nd half as much, though the plethora of naked men didn't hurt. lol

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Made it to level 33 on Farm Town. I just need to make it to 34 before I can start planning out my home with Michael. ;-0)

I worked on my DCAU Viewing Order page some more. Made even more progress. I have a lot more work to do, but I think I've cracked quite a bit of it. Hopefully it doesn't all fall apart. I'm so glad I've been getting this project done, as it's something I've been wanting to have done for years now. It's interesting seeing what the DCAU would be like, watching it in chronological order.

I still haven't watched last night's Torchwood, and I'm not sure I'll get to it before bed; I'm really very tired. The news on Torchwood is good; it sounds like it's kicking ass in the ratings!!! Now that I I've thought about it, I'll probably watch the new Torchwood now. ;-0)

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Still awake. I watched the most recent episode of The Closer even though I still haven't found the previous installment. I watched the new Torchwood, which did not disappoint. It featured a nice Doctor Who reference, and the recurring Whoniverse News Reporter Trinity Wells, who has now appeared in each of the 3 major shows! ;-0)

2 installments left. 1 of them in less than 24 hours.

I'm having trouble sleeping, but I'm not sure why. Hopefully I'll pass out soon.

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I slept for about 4 hours. I'd think I'd be more tired, but so far I'm not.

The other morning, when Michael was here, I went to the Trek forums and found that one of the Trek authors had left me what I thought was a sort of nasty response. Lately, I've not been feeling up to arguing online. It just seems like a waste of energy, but I wanted to tackle this, and so I did (though I was exhausted, and just wanted to climb into bed with Michael). I didn't go back to see the response. I didn't want to read the response. Today I went there, and planned to not go to that thread; just didn't want to deal with it. But I got a surprise; a private message from another reader who complimented me on my response, and assured me that I wasn't the only one who felt the way I did. Aww. It made me feel good.

I traded some facebook mails with an old school friend. Well, I don't know that we were actually friends in school; I didn't really have many friends in school. I was a very splintered soul back then. Part of me attended school; part of me went to church; and part of me was the gayest kid, ever. lol And those parts didn't really unite until I was about 19 - and because of that, the 3 parts of me are all kind of a blur. Still, it was nice to touch base with him.

I'm not working on my farm today, which feels great. lol

I'll probably work on my DCAU thingy more, but not right now. I kind of feel like doing some cleaning.

Oh. I noticed earlier that my phone was dead. I plugged it in to program my pal's #, but didn't check for messages. I suppose I should do that now.

And Torchwood continues to get great ratings.

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I lied about not working on my farm. But only because Mollie needed help, and then Paul needed help, and then Paul pointed out that there were a bunch of new crops to choose from! Yay! lol. Turns out Paul is actually trying to get to level 34 as well, so I guess we think alike. Except I'm buying my mansion for two, as Michael will be living with me on my cyber farm.

I had a nice phone chat with Mollie. We talked about Harry Potter; Farm Town; Doctor Who / Torchwood / The Sarah Jane Adventures; boys; Batman; arguments with idiots...it was all good.

I just found I missed a text from Carrie. I should send her a message.

Also missed a voicemail from Michael. Need to call him.

I have the new Torchwood. I'll watch it soon I'm sure.

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   Friday, July 10, 2009

The new Torchwood made me cry. I look forward to seeing how the season wraps up tomorrow.

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I was just on the phone with Mollie and her voice got all odd and she said she had to let me go because she was going to have a seizure. Creepy. I hope she's ok.

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Mollie called me back after a bit and she's ok. So...no worries. Or...Less worries.

I have a slight headache. Been eating less today cause of my troubles. I think I might have something resembling a meal soon.

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Ate. Going to bed relatively soon I think. I'm very sleepy.

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I slept well, when I was able to. I had very odd dreams. I dreamt I was sleeping in the bedroom I had as a child. I don't think that's ever happened since I stopped sleeping in that room...about 1984 I think. Weird. My dreams weren't creepy or anything, but they were stranger than usual. Maybe because my belly was really upset.

I woke up several times feeling wretched, but it seemed to pass on it's own, with no foul symptoms. I'm wondering what that was about.

I'm having a really great conversation with my friend Carrie who is Vegan. I wanted her input on some changes to my diet. I'm not interested in being Vegan exactly; I just want some healthier choices, as I've been eating a lot of CRAP lately, and I'm worried about what the consequences of that might be. I'd just like to live a bit healthier. Like...I eat a disturbing amount of chocolate chip cookies in a week. It would really freak people out I think. So I'm trying to get rid of those for awhile. But I need to replace them with something a bit more healthy. Carrie is helping me out with that, and I'm grateful.

I actually eat very little meat. I sometimes have pep stix, but very rarely; maybe 4 or 5 times a year. I used to have them daily. I also used to eat a lot of bacon, but I've cut way back on that too. And that's all the meat I eat (unless we're in innuendo land). I don't drink milk. I don't just snack on cheese, but I do get a lot of cheese from Little Caesars food and I'm not planning on ever giving that up. But having said that, I don't get Pizza very often these days (mostly get crazy bread) because my stomach has a hard time digesting pizza, even when I take my pills.

I don't drink a lot of soda at home. I find that soda from a bottle or can upsets my stomach more than fountain soda, so I mostly just have it when out for food, and even then it's usually a small that I don't finish. I don't drink Mountain Dew or Coffee. I mostly drink bottled water. Sometimes I have a Boost (a health drink). And store bought juice. I'm looking into trying fresh juice, and adding tea to my beverages.

I want to eat more salad. When I have it usually, it gives me the runs, but I think I know a way to prevent that. Also, Carrie says that's a normal symptom when your body isn't used to taking that kind of nutrition in, and that your body gets used to it and then that doesn't happen anymore. That would be nice, as I actually LIKE salad.

Carrie also assured me that about 50% of the Farmer's Market accepts food stamps, and mentioned other places that take EBT. That's good to know.

As I said, I'm not going strictly Vegan, or 'Raw', but I'm very aware that a lot of what I eat is probably hurting me in some way, and I'm just trying to prevent that from hurting me in the long run. That's it. I'm not becoming a hippie (though I support my friends that are), and I'm not freaking out about every little thing I eat. I just think it's time for me to explore some other options. I'm really weird about food, so any positive change is a good thing. But I guess that's true for anyone. lol

I talked to Michael and Mollie briefly today. I need to get some stuff done. I need to get the season finale for Torchwood. Michael's coming over for the night when that's finished. Hopefully my belly aches are gone for the night.

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Ok. So I just did some checking. And the 'small' changes I'm making are actually pretty huge. See, I eat on average, two packages of Chips Ahoy cookies a week. Just cutting those out of my diet should make a HUGE difference. Check this out. I'm not a big callorie checker but I was curious what I was doing to myself with all those cookies so I checked it out and this is what I found. Eating those cookies every week gave me this:

12,480 Callories
5450 of those Callories were from FAT.

624 Grams of FAT made up of:
195 Grams Saturated Fat
195 Grams Polyunsaturated Fat
156 Grams Monounsaturated Fat

8,580 mg of Sodium!

1,716 Grams of Total Carbohydrates:
including 858 Grams of SUGAR.

That's a pretty big change, even if I just cut down on my intake, but I'm hoping to skip them completely. I can see myself having them as a treat sometime, but it's amazing to me that cutting that out will save me from being subjected to 8,580 mg of Sodium and 858g of Sugar Every Single Week! So...wish me luck!

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   Saturday, July 11, 2009

"Torchwood: Children of Earth" ended brilliantly. The 5 part story wasn't perfect, but it's flaws were minor, and the finale moved me to tears yet again. I'm anxious to see where that finale takes us in future stories. Wow. Just...wow. And if for some reason they don't bring back Torchwood (which I highly doubt as it raked in HUGE numbers for the series and a host of great reviews) - this season would make a really great finale to the series overall. I liked this Season so much better than 2; I can't even express how much more.

Michael joined me after Torchwood, and we went to LC and McDonalds (for Michael), then back home where we played some Wii, watch the "World War Three" episode of Doctor Who, and then Michael went to sleep while I worked on my farm, and read the news.

The Star Trek book news from the Shore Leave convention is in, and I'm not nearly as excited about next year's schedule as I was this year's. In fact I'm rather disappointed. There are no new Voyager, Enterprise or S.C.E. or Vanguard novels, yet there are like 8 Classic Trek / New Movie Universe novels. Plus the DS9 book and offshoots that we're getting aren't likely to be telling the story they've been building up in that series for the last 3 years or so... :-0(

Still here's the best of the bunch in my opinion...

Books I'm Excited About:

Spring 2010:
"Seven Deadly Sins"

I'm hoping this anthology will have some DS9 based content as each story features a different race of Trek aliens, and several of them (Cardassians, Klingons, Ferengi, and Mirror Universe) have close ties to DS9.

June:
"Untitled New Frontier Novel"

I love the entire New Frontier series, and the last one left a bit of a cliffhanger.

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The next 4 titles are part of a story arc set in 2382, after the most recent novels this year.

October:
"Titan #7: Seize the Fire"

November:
"Aventine #01: Zero Sum Game"

The Aventine is the command of Ezri Dax, introduced in the Destiny trilogy and appearing in a few other books. She's getting her own book (and possible series) here. Ezri and at least one other member of her crew (Sam Bowers) are DS9 characters, so this is the next best thing to a DS9 centric novel.

December:
"DS9: The Rough Beasts of Empire"

A new DS9 novel set in 2382; the previous novels were set in early 2377. I'm excited about this book, but I'm also annoyed that the story has jumped forward so far. My hope is that the story here will be used to set up stories set between 2377 & 2382 - and that stories in both eras will be forthcoming.

January 2011:
"TNG: Path of Disharmony"

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Slept pretty well, after a while. But Mark let in an annoy flock of mosquitos last night and I've been dealing with them ever since; they attacked Michael & all night. Ick.

My tummy was upset earlier. Michael went to a party. He's coming to get me now. I'm gonna pick up food on the way, as I've had nothing today. I need to get some groceries later, and then I'll go to Whole Foods tomorrow.

Mark is going to Best Buy to get my monitor, and that (along with a new (for me) keyboard will probably be installed when I get home (according to Mark). The new monitor will be considerably larger than my current one and use far less electricity.

Michael should be here in like 5 minutes. Someone hit his car last night, and he's worried about cash so I'm forcing him to take $20.00. He said he didn't want it, and I told him if he didn't take it I wouldn't go anywhere with him. He told me he loved me.

I've got to go.

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