Of course I am speaking of Brokeback Mountain, the movie starring *gasp* Jake Gyllenhaal (swoon!) and Heath Ledger as gay cowboys in love… say what? Yes, a full fledged wide release of a gay LOVE story that, if it is anything like the preview, will be a welcome addition to the lack thereof in gay cinema!!! I think that I have watched this preview like ten times, and I may even go watch it again after I write this. Check it out at upcomingmovies.com. Let me know what you think… Is conservative America ready for gay cowboys, in love?
show the love
I heart Baton Bob (aka the Ambassador of Mirth)
by duane • • 2 Comments
Pure joy and elation could not fully describe what I witnessed last evening: Baton Bob is a regular at Joes on Juniper, as the host of Monday night bingo!!! WHAT??? How did this get by me??? All of you that know of my intense, and often touted as strange, love for the batoned one, must think that I have died and gone to heaven; but luckily, I am still alive, and I was merely right here in our very own neighborhood, at Joe?s! I only wish I would have brought my camera? be damned that it was dark? I don?t care!!! Bob was wearing a fabulous, as always, tutu and some fierce Jackie O glasses, and walking up and down blowing his whistle and twirling his baton.
home improvement
to paint or not to paint?
by duane • • 3 Comments
James and I are in the process of beginning to prime the new front porch for painting and staining. We spent the entire day today priming the columns and tomorrow, we begin on the railings. There really is only one problem that I see here: I don’t think that we will be able to do a good enough job on the final coats of paint, to make the porch look as good as it should. I don’t think that we can do a professional job, and that concerns me. All day, we were stopping, in order to get rogue paint splashes up off of the places where it was not supposed to be, i.e. the deck floor. So now, I sit here, sore from painting, and wonder, what should we do?
blog on blog
website is down! (or is it?)
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for some reason, the site has been up and down all day… hopefully that shit will stop soon. Keep checking back (if you can read this!)!
venting
my thoughts on Katrina, and the reponse of our government (or the lack there of).
by duane • • 2 Comments
What is wrong with America? What is so wrong that we just abandon the sick and the poor, for no apparent reason whatsoever; and chock it up to ignorance? This, of course goes beyond the current tragedy in New Orleans and Mississippi, but the tragedy is a shining example of where we continually look the other way; when all of the warning signs are so crystal clear, a blind person could spot them at 50 paces. So WHY??? Why GW? (And don’t think that I am just talking to GW… I am talking to the rest of the government, FEMA, and all those guys.) Why do you continually operate under this intense level of ignorance? Does it make you feel better that you are doing nothing to make people lives better? Does it make you feel better to take all these vacations and essentially remain “out to lunch” intellectually; so much so that a disaster strikes the nation, one that was touted as eminent, and we remain unprepared and unwilling to take action? What about this works for you?
"pointless"
soaring gas prices, birthday gifts, and continuing the workout routine
by duane • • 6 Comments
In the wake of SOARING gas prices (I heard that there were some places that were gouging prices to as high as $8 a gallon yesterday), due to the shortened supply from Katrina, I have decided to consistently carpool with my buddy Deb. This way, we can both share the increased costs of this catastrophe.
Related, but only slightly, I got a new car for my birthday. NICE! you say? Totally nice. It is a 2005 Acura TSX, and it is SUUUWEEET! It has just about every feature ever made for cars, and I love it.
near and dear
the time has come for a revolution
by duane • • 4 Comments
I have posted before about my being more comfortable in life with James, and subsequent weight gain that it has afforded; but enough is enough. James and I went the YMCA in Eastlake last night, to take a tour and see if we wanted to join; and I weighed myself. HOLY SHIT! I weigh more than I have ever weighed, and that is OVER. I am on serious lock-down until things get better. I have developed a workout plan, and I am going to get back to my svelte figure; or die trying. Now, I am not trying to say I am FAT, but I don’t want to get FAT, so I gotta do something NOW. I will try and post updates about how the workout is going, and honestly, use this as a method to hold myself accountable. See, if I have to post about it, then I should be more likely to do it; in theory.
mixed media
big “plans”?
by duane • • 1 Comment
Today, August 30th, marks the major label debut for Death Cab for Cutie, with their album “Plans”.
I don’t know if you have ever heard of them, or perhaps you are sick of hearing about them, but you should do yourself a favor and get the album, by any means necessary; right now! You won’t be sorry.
And that concludes my shameless plug of Death Cab for Cutie. Thank you.
"pointless"
first day; in more ways that one
by duane • • 0 Comments
Today is my first day on my “new job”, which inevitably means that I am trapped somewhere between two offices, two phones, and two computers. Also, the office that I am moving into, was recently painted, which means that it gives migraines to anyone even walking by it. Fun first day, huh?
As for this weekend… I had lots of fun with Grandma and Julius… I will have to share some stories, if there are any. More news on the way, but probably not anything major until tomorrow; due to the office stuff.
the catch-all-egory
happy birthday, to me!
by duane • • 10 Comments
You may now shower me with gifts and affection… today is my birthday!!! =o) (everyone needs to be a little hopeful on their special day, don’t they?)