Extended weekend

Light truss at S4

Clubbing last night at the city's one and only gay mega dance club, S4. The DJ is quite unpredictable and not dependable when it comes to consistent dance floor experiences, but no other choices so followed the group of friends that stayed behind over the holiday weekend.

The majority of the party crew is in Houston for DJ Tony Moran and then my friends, Spoiled Boyz will be hosting an afterhours at a chic downtown club with a newcomer to the Texas circuit scene, DJ Pride (aka Yvette Fernandez). Poked and proded to get her to call our friend Charles (aka Spoiled Boyz) and submit her promo, this is her Debut!

Hope all of you are having a good weekend so far, I am. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Once again, time to take timeout and reflect on what's important in one's life. Family, friends, we all get caught up with living "life" that sometime we forget to spend more quality time with family and friends. It shouldn't be a once a year thing, much like Christmas, it shouldn't be once a year that those fake ass christians suddently turn syrupy sweet with niceness, which they should be practicing EVERY day.

So, let's dig our heads out of the sand and concentrate on getting ourselves reconnected with things that are dear and close to each of us, friends/family.

New Phone

SonyEricsson W600i

So, it hasn't quite been a month and I have upgraded my SonyEricsson S710a for the new W600i. The W600i is the newly released "Walkman" branded phone, I was wanting something smaller and this came to my rescue just in time.

I love the phone, miss the big screen of the S710a, but overall an excellent new toy. Only drawback is the skimpy 256MB built-in, granted, it was better than the 32MB built into the S710a and the expanded 128MB via the Sony MemoryStick DUO.

Had I had $800+ bucks laying around, I would have gone for the W900 which is capable of handling a few GIGs of memory! But, I'm a working class so can't afford to spend that crazy for a silly little phone..when I can just invest on a IPOD instead.

So, this will do me good for my gym visits and listening to the radio, which it has built in.

Oh, and the 1.3megapixel camera with built-in flash doesn't hurt!

A day of Firsts!

Today in small town in Michigan, an 18yr old got elected as the town's Mayor!! I guess he will get to only work like 3hrs a day, maybe? :-> Good for him, hope he doesn't turn the town into a huge party zone! hehehe

A town in Idaho approves changing it's name from Santa, to SECRETESANTA.com, name change goes into effect on December 9th!

Alexei Britov, a contract killer in Moscow, got caught because his name was listed in the credits for a television show yesterday. A wife of one of the investigators for a 2002 murder investigation saw the name and told her husband, the rest is now history! :)

A 60 year old man in Berlin, who got plastered burned his apartment down while trying to dry his bed. Uhm, the guy got drunk, passed out, woke up and had pissed himself and on the bed. So, he tried to dry it by leaving a hairdrier laying down on the mattress trying to dry the "ooopsy", left his apartment, upon returning he found his belongings on flames! Tis happened yesterday


The traditional "pardon" of the thanksgiving turkey, happens today. The 35lbs turkey gets to go to Disneyland whereit will be the grand marshall of the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade. Uhm, the lucky turkey will be given a police escort to the airport where IT will be flown first-class to Los Angeles. LUCKY BASTARD! Oh, and it gets to live the rest of it's turkey life at the Disneyland ranch...

Work Dinner

Office enemies playing nice

Free dinner with coworkers for a project that completed successfully, must enjoy anything free from the boss!

Seems that cheap wine brings out the best and worst of people, case in point, a person in attendance who is normally a total control freak made a total ass of herself at the dinner after having consumed one too many glasses of wine and walking around trying to force everyone else to keep drinking.

Management giggling in discomfort as they keep hoping she got a clue, but no, just kept getting worse. Then the sluring of speech kicks in! :) I don't think the fact that she was being stared down with those uncomfortable giggles were a clue for someone in that state. I am thanful to those in charge above for her not wearing a skirt or we would have seen more than our share of, fish.

Needless to say, the morning after is not going to be pretty! :)

Knock Knock [ who is it?!? ]

amateur photo from Alissa Lilla in Ames, IOWA - weather.com gallery

WINTER is who!

a nasty cold front from Canada and warm air from the west have collided just east of the state and it has literally created a huge storm that extends from Houston, TX all the way up to the great lakes area.

Tornadoes have spawed off everywhere and snow is expected in most of those area further north as the cold blast makes its way into the country. This is how Winter begins and summer ends down here! :)

Unfortunately, for us, no rain or nothing, caught in the middle of both fronts and get nothing but DRY cold coming down. In a few days a freeze warning is supposed to be issued, FUN!

Doggie love [not that kind, sicko!]

Geoffrey called this morning after having arrived in Amsterdam with newbie coworker, newbie in that he has never traveled outside of the USA. They won't check in for a few more hours due to hotel not being ready, jet lack is kicking their arse! But, something about a Koffee shop or something, blah blah blah! Hehehe

Anywho, Rex, our Chocolate Lab has finally given up the whole I want to be "ALPHA" bit and has given in to me being the "alpha" and has been attached to me, he has been playing with me, begging me for treats, and even slept with me in bed, which he never does!

Which is good for him, cuz, it's gonna be awfully cold for him to sleep by himself so good thing he got over that hump! Hehehe

Veteran's Day Party!

Evita's Veteran's Day Party

One of our friends will be celebrating his Birthday and Veteran's Day tomorrow, so to make sure everyone is part of it he will be throwing a B-Day/Benefit party for himself and friends.

John, the host, is a HUGE Evita Peron fan, so he found a way to honor the woman he admires with Veteran's day and a worthy cause to tie it all together.

John was asked how he came up for the unusual theme, his answer,

“The gay community’s obsession with the musical and motion picture Evita is always an attention getter and, ironically, one of Eva Peron’s more notable charities collected and distributed thousands of toys to underprivileged Argentine children. It seemed a good tie-in playing off the similarities.”

He has chosen Boys4Toys.org as the beneficiary for his event and with help from a highly respected and honorable promoter in Dallas, K/OS, he hopes will be fun for everyone while at the same time giving back to the community of which we are all part of.

I love having generous friends without agendas, this is what it's all about.
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Event Info:

Club One
3025 Main Street
Dallas, TX

Friday, November 11, 2005


Featuring DJ Steven Hammond

Door: 10pm - 4am
Reduced Admission of $10 until 11:30 (ALL NIGHT W/ active/retired military ID, military attire or NEW Unwrapped Toy)
Regular Admission $20

Amsterdam

My Geoffrey departs to Amsterdam tomorrow, I am actually quite jealous! :) Originally I was trying to get him to go to Edingburgh to visit a few dutch friends that live there and spend New Years there but that will not happen.

This only give me an incentive to make sure we have our ducks in a row for early part next year!

Cooler weather seems to be sneaking back in, but not cold enough since the high today will be in the mid to high 70's and it should be somewhere in the mid to lower 60's at this time of the year. How are we supposed to get in the holiday mood with summer like temperatures! hehe

FLASH MOB: BURN PARIS!

A news story on a C/NET indicates that the French Government is monitoring SKYBLOG as one of the sources of the riots and getting the rioters organized and outsmarting the police.

Seems not only are BLOGS being used to incite the violence, but so are cell phones.

Years back, the big thing was FLASH MOBbing, it seems this may be at play once again in a destructive form instead of a just for fun thing.

Stay tuned!

You're gay!? - Oprah style!

Terry McMillan and gay ex-husband

Today's Oprah will have author Terry McMillan face her gay ex-husband and find out he was messing behind her back with other menz, why is this necessary? Has she hear of moving on...it makes no difference, she don't got the equipment, let it go, they are divorced now?

Isn't Ricky Lake and other shows like 'em doing this kind of stunt, disappointing. But, you bet I'm gonna be watching!

Speaking of TV, PART 2 of the crazy "christian" woman on Fox's Meet Your New Mommy is on tonight, I hope it's a big ending like Ms Louisiana spewing pea soup out of her mouth as she channels the devil himself...wait, I think she tried throwing up on PART 1 last week, so that would be redundant! :)

Part 1 showed the ugly side of christianity, snubbing your nose at people for not believing in THEIR god and not belonging to the "right" kind of christianity, I love two faced christians lost in their own crap of "self right".

This week Texas was also part of this "scene" and Gay Marriage in Texas is officially, at least for a bit, illegal, bill got passed last night. But that doesn't change the fact that I am still who I am, so, what about that? hehe



Hump Day came by so quickly, I'm exited for the weekend.

Geoffrey heads off to Amsterdam Friday on business, so I'll have to find entertainment for myself and lucky, I have plenty of that coming up. :)

I hope it gets cold soon, this mid 80's temperature thing sucks for this time of year...We have had very dorky Fall weather and don't see it getting much colder soon. It is this time of the year that I wish the state of Texas had full seasons to be enjoyed...but we only have one, SUMMER. :)

TV on your Mobile?

Verizon has been pushing their TV on your phone thing recently and I have to admit, at first the whole idea of TV on your phone sounded exciting. I tried using MobiTV thru my carrier, Cingular. The service, SUCKS! It is less than a frame per second, with decent, albeit, tin sounding audio. Portable video players like what you are seeing out there seem to be doing a much better job and seems like a better product at the end for that sort of thing.

Realistically, it is a waste of time, and VERY expensive and it appears that now a report this morning on THE GUARDIAN, my feelings are shared by the majority of cellphone users in the UK (where survey was done) but sure it mirrors those of the US since we are behind in cellular technology, NO TV on your mobile!



Here are the findings:

Users, like myself, prefer to watch TV while on the Internet. Products like SlingShot make life much easier and so does having a tuner card with PVR functions at your desktop/laptop.

65% of the UK consumers say that the mobile phone was their most desired gadget
70% of the owners said they DO NOT WANT to watch TV on their phone at all
45% of consumers say they watch TV on their home computer since they can IM, do other tasks while at their computer (Media PC, Anyone?)

Jesus Juice, the drink of champions

Crucified "MJ-Like" LOGO for new wine label

According to a trademark application and label on The Smoking Gun this morning, it appears that a few folks have gotten smart and attemping to cash in on the Micheal Jackson trial which is still fresh in people's mind.

The parties responsible for this plan are Dawn Westlake and Bruce Rheins. Rheins, is a CBS Evening News producer who headed the coverage of the MJ molestation case.

The plan, first, Trade Mark the name "Jesus Juice". Next, begin bottling, Production has already begun in limited batches, as they are still looking for financial backers. Do you have cash burning in your pockets? This is your window of opportunity! :)


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Had an EXCELLENT weekend, spent the majority of the weekend catching up on yard work and it looks prefessionally maintained now. I am sore in places I shouldn't be sore, but it was worth it. Now, I just have to deal with leaves as our giant trees begin to undress as the winter season approaches so I invested in a blower/vac unit and that thing rocks!!

Also went out with friends to do the usual club hopping thing, and actually got to spend quality time with several of them afterwards, bonding time, I love those kind of weekends.

Welcome to PRADA Marfa

photo by: Ramón Renteria/El Paso Times

Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragser, berlin based artists, have made their mark in Marfa, TX (Valentine, TX to be more exact) with some help from Art Production Fund.

The team opened "doors" on October 1. What they have is a life sized sculpture made to resemble a Prada Boutique in the middle of nowhere, off a desolate ranching land off Highway 90 East stocked with Fall 2005 Prada bags and Prada high-heeled shoes. None of which you can buy, it has a glass door but it cannot be opened, only admired.

On a Q&A in the El Paso Times, they answer the purpose of the art installation:

Q: Where did inspiration for the artwork came from?
A: The inspiration of the work came as we were doing another show in NYC that made use of the Prada logo. We were interested in gentrification processes as we have seen them happen in certain areas of Copenhagen, Berlin, London and New York City, just to mention a few. Take the history of SoHo, for instance; first the artists discovered the area, then the galleries followed, after that the fashion stores and in the end the big, multinational brands, resulting in extreme real estate prizes and total change of demography.
We could see this starting to happen in Chelsea, and made the gesture of covering the facade of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery on West 21 St. with white sheets of paper and the text: Opening Soon: PRADA. People totally believed in this, and didn't even bother to enter the gallery any more. Excited about the new store, people would call Ms. Bonakdar and say they were sorry to hear she was going out of business, but could she please tell them who would be designing the new Prada store.

Upon realizing the power of fashion iconography in our contemporary culture, we felt like putting it to a test, to displace it and see how it could live on without the support of its urban environment.

According to Marfa.org, the store has been vandalized and robbed of shoes and bags during the first week of being open!

Marfa has been a super magnet for artists from all over the world, it has become a very chic and contemporary art destination all thanks to Donald Judd. Donald Judd is a very important minimalist artist that came from the NYC art world in the 1960's, he had lived in Marfa since 1973 and passed away in 1994.

My hometown prior to arriving in Dallas was Fort Stockton, these areas has been my stomping grounds for many years, Marfa, Terlingua, Pecos, all of those place. It is an incredible place to live, albeit, desolate. I am personally excited to see anything about West Texas show up anywhere! ;)

Marfa Art Scene info:

Ballroom Marfa

Chinati Foundation

Marfa.Org

Feed your voyerism!

Ok, once again, using catchy titles to snag you in! ;) No, this has nothing to do with sex or anything related to that, although, it could include it.

Have you heard of the terms WarDriving, WarChalking, WarXing, any of this sound familiar?

No?!? What rock do you live under?

Ok, here, check Wikipedia first and educate yourself, start here., then READ THIS and then THIS. ;)

So, there is this well written article on Wired today. It is about an artist that basically employs the same tactics as those above except, she does it with VIDEO feeds instead. You know, you've seen those cool little wireless security cameras at your local grocery story, or even friend's house or possibly even your local bar. The "wireless" part is YOUR ENEMY! :) You see, the 2.4MHZ frequency used by these devices is unlicensed meaning anyone has access to them and ANYONE can intercep those wireless CCTV signals.

This is where Nomadic artist, Michelle Teran (canada based), leads her walking exhibition and viewers into the streets as she makes herself available as an interface to the unseen and everyone gets to peek at the world of hidden video cameras.

Check out this video public performance piece done during a "walk" in Berlin, quite fun!

I had read of her a while back during one of my trips to Stockholm and completely forgot to followup about her. I would personally love to catch her and see the performances she puts on, quite inventive. Heck, maybe I can just do it myself and "view" the world as I drive by. :)

Gurls exploiting technolgy, now, THAT IS SEXY!

Wax ON, Wax-HOFF

David Hasselhoff

Why are our silly European friends so in love with super hunk, David Hasselhoff?

Yes, damn you, yes, I am secretly a fan of "Micheal" and I DID have a TransAM toy car with the blinky lights growing up, got off my back, man! :)

This is your chance to WAX David's chest until your heart is content, go ahead, try it, it's fun and it relieves tension at work!

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Do you own a hybrid vehicle?

I don't, yet. But, if YOU DO, you may be gay.

Ok, well, that was a bit stretchy, BUT, looking at this STUDY by Harris Interactive, it would appear that GLBT drivers are more likely to buy hybrid vehicles and gay males are more likely to have satellite radios AND it also seems to suggest that we tend to prefer luxury cars to economy boxes which would seem that we are going to be the target market for the new breed of luxury hybrid cars like the Lexus RX.

And apperantly because of this survey they have discovered that the GLBT community will likely buy products from companies that specifically market to the community. DUH!!!

How long did it take those geniuses to figure that out, this kind of research has been done for MANY MANY years and it is a well established fact. GO ahead, sell me credit cards with special services catered to my community, life insurance, cars, home loans, we're all waiting! :)

for those lazy boyz, here is the hightlight of the report:

AutoGLBT Study Highlights

-- According to the AutoGLBT study, GLBT consumers favor luxury brand versus on-luxury brands, though balancing image with affordability is a high priority.

-- GLBT consumers (51%) are significantly more interested in hybrid electric vehicles than their non-gay counterparts (34%) and feel that they are worth paying more money for.

-- Automakers' quest to move away from "traditional" media sources--having more of an online presence and "viral marketing" focus -- hits squarely at the GLBT consumer. This group relies heavily on both the Internet (62%) and "word-of-mouth" (45%) advice when deciding which vehicle to purchase.

-- Gay males (17%) are more likely than the GLBT population on a whole (12%) to listen to satellite radio programming, with the majority of these respondents (67%) tuning in to GLBT-specific stations.

Hump Day!

I am actually having a great week!

Woke up this morning, freezing, it got colder than usual but apperantly will be back in the high 90's by the end of the week!! I cannot believe it, it's what is termed "Indian Summer".

So, basically, we are not gonna get a COLD winter, mostly mild and this means this will not kill many of the insects (spiders, roaches, ants, etc) so this means they have tons of time to hatch their eggs and multiply freely like wild bunnies and then attack us when the weather warms up! I am going to declare a chemical warfare on my house just around that time, dammed be all bugs, specially spiders! :)

Self-Integrity, live it, love it or die!

This weekend I learned a very valuable lesson, the act of staying true to your self-integrity and being out of integrity and the end result of being out of integrity.

Rewind!:
Look at self integrity as your own, foundation, if you will. These are the CORE VALUES you hold and make up who you are as a being. Based on these core values, this is what makes you whole. This is what you project to other people on a daily basis, and this is what makes YOU, you. :)

This is what I get out of staying within my self-integrity and maintaining my core values:
• The quality of my relationships, be it friends or family
• Confidence in living/conducting my OWN life
• Higher level of personal productivity
• the difference I make as a person
• Higher degree of enjoyment of my life

So, because self integrity is the base for MY foundation as a person, I hold on to these values with all might and not allow anyone to "peck" at these values.

There will always be those that question my values, what I stand for, who I am, and those people are the ones that are out of integrity with themselves and will continue to "peck" at YOUR foundation until you are left with nothing and bring you to THEIR level.

I see people like this as cancerous cells attacking my body, which represents my being. If I don't fight it or remove myself from them, then I am making a choice to allow these bad cells to take over my body and I will soon perish because of it.

This is my way of being UN-Selfish while beng SELF-ISH. One doesn't exist without the other, I give to others by allowing them to be who they are and the potential they have to be, but you have to keep yourself in check in the process and do whatever it takes to protect your being.

This is where choices come, you always have the choice to allow those kind of people to continue to "peck" at you OR you stand up for yourself and defend your fort!

Out of Integrity:
So, there was an incidence this weekend where I allowed myself to be out of integrity and putting myself in an environment ("party") that I had made a personal decision I would not support. I allowed other "friends" to convince me to participate (attend) even though it was going to be out of integrity for me to allow this, mind you, I do not blame them, I blame myself for having made that choice. Anywho, I proceeded even though I was feeling manipulated in the process but again, not their fault it was ME doing it to myself as I was trying to please them.

The simple act of showing up in an environment ("party") I had chosen to remove myself from allowed those "cells" to be prepared to attack and THEY did. Now, mind you, I DID NOT get emotionally hurt or even physically hurt. However, it became a huge mirror for myself! That is when I realized that I was out of integrity and I knew this, I still ignored myself and did it. So, I thank those folx for allowing me to see that I was out of integrity by being in THEIR presence.

Now, these folx that read this rant will attempt to take my writtings completely out of context to support their own agendas and "pecking", that is their issue, not mine.

I know that who I am is what everyone loves about me and there is nothing anyone can do otherwise to undermine this, as long as I continue to stand strong in my convictions of being an honest and true person.

Those that try and "peck" at my foundation will do nothing but expose themselves to those they are trying to enroll in their self-destructive behavior and they will be the ones to suffer at the end.

Back in The Game:
Unfortunately, this act also showed me exactly who are NOT my friends and were keeping up the apperance of being friends. They will soon find out their fate as they fade from my presence as I once again CLEAN house and get rid of these "cells" from my body and not allow them back in.