03.20.2010

Manhattan webcam

This New York webcam is overlooking Manhattan. Enjoy this live cam view of Manhattan in New York

03.01.2010

Based on Dr. Fisher' s research

Directors take dating seriously and are clear in their intentions. Two Directors will enjoy one another's loyalty, ambition, competence, and stimulating conversations. And the sparks will fly in the bedroom - Directors have a high sex drive.

You: Director / Explorer You are courageous; and you seek challenges. You are a tough-minded, independent and daring thinker who likes to explore ideas or problems thoroughly. You focus easily. And you are persistent, systematic and competent in pursuing your interests and goals. You are also assertive; and you enjoy the opportunities your hard work wins. You think quickly, make decisions more easily than most, dislike unnecessary rules, and take a rational approach to people, issues and ideas. You don't often enjoy "small talk". You are generally not interested in pleasing boring people and you gravitate to men and women who are intellectually exciting and get to their point quickly during conversations. You are not conventional in most of your attitudes and values. You tend to be irreverent and pragmatic and you like spontaneous people. You can be an exciting, yet hard driving and exacting, friend and companion.

02.13.2010

... letting the spirit tell the body what to do...

10.18.2009

I need you not to be perfect; because I’m not perfect...

"I'm not perfect," Tom explained to Lynette. "I'm not rich. I'm not brilliant. I'm not movie star handsome. If you didn't have this one flaw, I would spend every moment of every day thinking, what the heck is she doing with me?" ~ "Desperate Housewives" All Will Be Revealed

06.03.2009

Gay penguin dads in German zoo hatch their first chick

Z and Vielpunkt, two male Humboldt penguins at Germany's Bremerhaven Zoo, are the proud new parents of a healthy penguin chick. Homosexual behavior has been documented in many animal species. The zoo said in a statement on its Web site Thursday that "sex and coupling in our world don't always have something to do with reproduction."

BERLIN - A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents. Bremerhaven zoo veterinarian Joachim Schoene says the egg was placed in the male penguins' nest after its parents rejected it in late April. The males incubated it for some 30 days before it hatched and have continued to care for it. The chick's gender is not yet known. Schoene said the male birds, named Z and Vielpunkt, are one of three same-sex pairs among the zoo's 20 Humboldt penguins that have attempted to mate.

05.27.2009

Located at the peak of Maslow’s hierarchy: Self-Actualization

"What a man can be, he must be. This need we may call self-actualization…It refers to the desire for self-fulfillment, namely, to the tendency for him to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming."

05.24.2009

The condo is starting to feel like home!

Electrical, plumbing and flooring are done; appliances came this past week and cabinets are to be delivered this week. Jed has been doing a great job painting, after we finally decided upon the color. Everyone tells us it will be worth it in the long run; but it is becoming increasingly difficult to stay focused. After ripping out everything I did not like; it is exciting to see things come together and it is finally feeling like home.

03.14.2009

Buying property in an unstable market.

Closing on a condo in Charlotte's 4th ward; makes me a little uneasy but I’m very excited. There’s lot of work to be done before moving in.



Poplar Living Room

01.20.2009

Obama; promising to hit the ground running!

In his first weekly address since being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, President Barack Obama discusses how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will jump-start the economy. Where are our tax dollars going? Check it out here: http://www.recovery.gov

01.01.2009

New Years in NYC

I'm looking forward to 2009! Life only gets better for those that keep their head up!



New Years in Time Square

01.04.2009

Faggoty Attention

Adam Joseph's new music video, Faggoty Attention, really is the faggotiest music video EVER! And I love it. Directed by Francis Legge, Faggoty Attention brings to the forefront Adam's refusal to conform to expectations while demonstrating his unique hip-hop sound. Be sure to check out more of his music at his website http://www.adamjosephmusic.com

12.25.2008

Harvey Milk Quote

"I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you... And you... And you... Gotta give em hope." ~Harvey Milk

There is a great parallel between Harvey and Obama... A different time, different issues, but the same message. I loved this movie!

12.15.2008

Facebook

I have met so many new people and reconnected with so many others. If you have not already done so, add me as a friend ;-)

12.30.2008

Equus Quotes

"One thing I know for sure, that boy has known a passion." ...
"Passion, you see, can be destroyed by a doctor. It cannot be created." ...
"without worship you shrink." ...
~Martin Dysart.

it is as brutal as that, which is the vehicle through which worship is expressed, creates an environment in which human beings confront those sides of themselves which under normal circumstances they dare not face. Amazing…




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11.23.2008

The meaning of life is attraction

...everything in the universe has an attraction to something. Attraction occurs at the molecular level, creating bonds which create atoms, energy is created by the attraction of elements coming together, and likewise people are attracted to one another. We live in cities and communities where we can socialize and attract with one another. Every action in our daily lives is to attract. We go to work to obtain things that well help us attract; whether the things we choose to purchase is a home, an auto, or a dog; they are all forms of expression to what we want to attract in our lives.

11.11.2008

'08 in review

Got to be honest, the last year hasn’t been the best, but I don’t regret any of it. Life is full of learning experiences and each one grants us our individuality. I have been feeling kind-of depressed but the last few weeks have been the start of a new me. I am taking back control of my life and focusing on my needs. And… I feel great! I realized what, is and isn’t, for me and that my true friends haven’t forgotten about me. The fact they have been there for me, makes me very thankful. Every day is better than the previous; I know my capabilities and am looking forward to getting past all this and to see to what opportunities the next year holds for me.

11.11.2008

Briggs-Myers

Your Type is ISTJ
Introverted(11%), Sensing(1%), Thinking(12%), Judging(22%)

Qualitative analysis of your type formula You are:
• slightly expressed introvert
• slightly expressed sensing personality
• slightly expressed thinking personality
• slightly expressed judging personality

10.05.2008

Obama '08

"...yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states."

"We're going to have a partner in the White House... He sees us as people with issues that government can address."

10.25.2008

I Voted Today!

I have never been one to care about politics because from an early age it seemed I learned to tune the whole subject out. This year, however, I have registered to vote in my first election. I feel it would be ridiculous not to vote. I have to admit, I'm not well educated when it comes to all the issues. Still, I feel it is my duty as an American citizen to educate myself and make my voice be heard through my vote.

For the first time ever, the elections are not focused necessarily on whether people are voting Democratic or Republican. This is the year history is changing, new faces are rising and are trying to bring out the much needed representation of minority groups. The Democratic campaign has received much press and news coverage for the simple matter of the two candidates who are running for the nomination. Who is running is allowing for more people to be engaged and aware of what is going on in the political scene. I think it is great to be living in a place where now it is becoming more apparent that people can really be represented and there is true freedom as to who can run for president. Whatever happens in the elections, I am proud to say that I have made history with my first vote this time around.

10.24.2008

SNL / Palin Rap

...Plumbers in the house; pull your pants up...

10.13.2008

2008 Lesson Two: Who I am, who I’ll be.

it's true what they say - college is a time where you learn about yourself. But for me it didn’t stop there. I am still trying to figure things out. In tough times, I’ve learned that my initial response is to shut down (something I should watch out for) but that I always bounce back; I am a survivor. I've learned to just stop caring what people think of me - this is my life, I’ll live it my way, and there are things I need to do.

10.07.2008

2008 Lesson One: Know yourself.

You need to be comfortable in your skin--know your likes, dislikes, fears, hopes, disappointments and desires to really love a person. When you love and understand yourself, you are better able to love that other person because you are confident in who you are and want to share that on a deep level, which is what the best relationships are about.

If you don't know how to accept you for who you are and absolutely love yourself, then you are not going to be able to fully give some one else the love you want to because you don't know what it is and haven't experienced it with yourself.

Additionally, the root of love is respect. And if you don't respect yourself--there's no way you can expect a guy to. And if a guy doesn't respect you, where's the love? It's not so much about love--it's about respect. You have to carry yourself with the knowledge that you are a capable, worthy, and deserving person. When you look at yourself that way--others will too.

Lastly, I felt so needy for a relationship that I was willing to basically pretend I was a different person. Eventually this backfires because we have deeply ingrained tendencies that we will eventually go back to. Bottom line if you love/know yourself, you can love more truly.

10.01.2008

What are you going to do when the big stuff comes along?



What are you going to do when a tornado hits your house? Or you have problems with your kids? Or one of you gets cancer?

At some point the crap is going to hit the fan. And that is why, now, before you make the commitment, you have to ask yourself "is that person in bed next to you worth the trouble?" Do you love him, or her, so much that no disease, no disaster, could possibly pull you apart?

We all get bogged down in the day-to-day monotony of life and relationships are not always glamorous, but we put in the effort to get through all of that because we know that we're better off with that person than without. I look forward to finding that someone so that some day I too can fight over an ice sculpture of a castle with a moat full of vodka.
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06.22.2008

...realizing there is a limitless number of reasons I fell in love.

you make me smile, a lot; you took me to the ocean to watch the sunset, and walk the beach; that you allow me and want me to have dreams; that you have dreams, plans, desires and passion; you can't hide things from me, and even when you are, I know you are hiding

03.20.2008

How do you expect anything in your life to change if you don't change?

How do you expect anything in your life to change if you don't change? Every now and then you meet someone who makes you look at yourself in a different way, who makes you want to be a better person in all ways.