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to Scott D
LWC
I just read your post and am very sorry to
hear that something so unfortunate has happened to you. Paul and I will
pray for you. Stay positive and don't let yourself be overcome with
fears of possibilities.
Got to get to bed
Hey guys...sorry, but i've got to get to
bed. I don't even know what the hell i'm still doing up. Take care until
next time.
nor cal
drove through Northern Cal on my way to
Seattle while moving here last fall. Was the best part of our
cross-country trip. But no Santa Cruz.
Levi
Don't you have friends around there?
UGA
The bulldogs...
surf
I tried surfing last summer, but just got
frustrated. #### it's alot harder than it looks. I have alot of respect
for surfers.
ski
I haven't ever skied (Georgia doesn't
offer much), but i'll be learning to snow board this winter.
Seattle
We went to a festival called Folklife this
morning. It's a big summer festival the Seattle Center, which is a
couple of blocks from our place. It was good fun, good food, good people
watching.
the board
I've noticed alot of new people on the
board lately...am I right?
the weekend
I had a really good weekend. Went to a
festival this morning and then had some friends over today for a BBQ.
Knox College
...Was a good experience and a successful
event. It's always refreshing to come across student's with intelligence
and that's not always the case.
Evening folks
How was everyone's memorial Day?
another charity auction
Hey guys...I just wanted to drop by and
say hello as well as let you guys know that I have another item up for
bid in a charity auction. This time, it's an autographed night-crew
T-shirt from RWNO that I donated to a charity.
Final eBay item up for grabs
What's up everybody...
finale
So guys...now you know. The Challenge is
over and I'll be posting the final item later this week. Be looking for
it on Ebay.
Communique update
Hey guys...just wanted to let you know
that I've updated my eBay page in Communique.
ebay auction
Clem on Soul Mate
I couldn't agree more with what Clem had
to say about the "frantic search for a soul mate". I think far too many
people spend a majority of their time searching and digging. This is
also why so many people are so disappointed when it doesn't work out.
let me correct myself...
That would be "seen" instead of
"scene"...#### I hate grammatical errors.
Jim
Before I eat dinner, I just thought of
something...
Gotta go guys
Jim...we'll pick up on that subject when I
get back.
Full Week...
That depends on how hardcore you
are...what can you take?
Diana
OK...ask Stevie...can you tell her?
Danny and Diana
first off, Danny (that's your name also?)
Thanks a ton for the contribution...that's awesome of you guys and also,
hopefully I'll meet you next weekend.
interview
To Jhune and anyone else interested,
here's an interview I did for next weekend's YouthPride in Boston.
Got to get moving
Ok guys...got to get moving. It's a nice
day here and I can't waste it. Paul's yelling at me to go. Have a good
one.
Boston Youth Pride
Jhune...it's next weekend, May 17,18, 19
clothing?
Clothing is always optional at BM...
Dan...on BM
Dan,
eBay Auction
Hey guys...I just wanted to remind you all
that i'm currently holding an ebay auction of items from this year's RW/RR
Challenge. All proceeds are going to a Seattle based non-profit called "YouthCare".
Check the auction out on my "Communique" page located at the top on the
CTOC mainpage.
Robby
I have a Bachelor of French
Jobaka
The first love/crush in life is always the
best. You'll be looking for that woman the rest of your life in every
woman you come across. That's one of the things that makes looking for
love a challenge.
women
I'd say that alot of women just like
sending mixed signals and being mysterious. Ask any straight man.
Brad
Right on...very well said.
Diana
I wanted to thank you for your ealier
post. I appreciate what you had to say.
God
Mike,
2lk
to answer your question:
Got to go
Hey guys...here it is a beautiful day in
Seattle (finally) and I'm sitting here on the computer. I've got to go.
Before I go though, I want to say this. Regardless of whether we agree
or not on subjects, I do love all you guys. We're all part of a
disfunctional family. I've really enjoyed today's debate and hope to see
more good convo.
TV
I think TV is the most poweful entity on
this planet. Most people don't realize how poweful it is. The question
here is, "does TV reflect reality or does reality reflect TV"?
Dave
Ah, now you've shed some light on your
situation. Being a soldier, you're very limited in what you can be. You
have a very narrow path that you are expected to walk and that has
nothing to do necessarily with your sexuality.
Justin
I would def agree with you. I don't' judge
it either because in the end it's most likely to end up being chaotic.
How could it not? I'm sure in the end, it never works out anyhow. If it
does, more power to those people, but i'd say that monogomy exists for a
reason and it's not a "straight" thing. Monogomy is healthy and caring
for one person with all your soul is healthy.
Six Feet Under
Haven't really seen it. Watched half an
episode once. I loved that the cop was gay, that's all I know.
Paul
Paul's doing awesome...though working alot.
I've tried to get him to post before, but he's too busy doing other
things.
Kamoji
I would agree with you there...but it's
dangerous to introduce a subject in a disgustingly sexual way. What I'm
realizing more and more is that many straight people, due to media, are
accepting gays. But how are they accpting us? They're accepting us as
they see us in the media. They accept us as all being over-sexed freaks.
Is that how we want to be accepted. Are we willing to be accepted in any
way for the sake of being accepted? I'm not.
Dave
how is it acting? For some gays maybe, but
again, not all. I know plenty of guys who act no different whether
they're around straight or gay people and I wouldn't say that they
reflect stereoptypical behavior in any way.
open relationship
What's the point of a relationship if it's
open? What is being sacraficed for your love? That's what I ask.
Danny type?
Jhune,
agreed Kev
You're right...we're back to the label
issue. It's just that...a label. I just think it's dangerous when people
call themselves "straight acting" and "normal", though I know what they
mean. Some people take it the wrong way though. Let's just drop that
subject because that will go nowhere.
Kev
me revealing myself to the world through
TV is very different bag of issues. I still haven't figured this whole
TV thing out. TV is pretty #### warped if you ask me.
"acting"
Robby,
acting to fit in...
NO...i'm glad you said that because you
brought up a new point. I get tired of some people's reaction to guys
who don't fit the gay stereo-typical bill. There's this belief amongst
many that these guys are somehow putting on an act to fit in. It's just
not true. For some guys, yes, it is a pathetic act, but for many, it's
no. It's who they are. So, no, we're not going to refer to it as "acting
to fit in". That's one misconception I want to stop dead in its tracts.
Next.
"acting straight"
We need to come up with new language. I
hate that term...acting straight. What is acting straight? If you guys
acted like most of my straight friends...you'd be acting like some
fools. Come on..someone help me come up with a better term.
Kev...
man...good conversation.
fear
I think people just fear what they don't
understand period...no matter who you are. I think alot of gay people
don't understand straight people just as much as the other way around.
things change
Outside factors may change, but that
doesn't mean that YOU have to change things. Meaning...where you hang
out, who you spend your time with, etc. When I came out, nothing really
changed. I still had the same friends, did the same things, ate the same
food, same restaurants, same music, same family and on and on. I think
it's funny as hell when guys come out and change every aspect of who
they are over night.
Kev
good question...coming out is important
for the reason that I just talked about. It's very important to be
honest with oneself and those around you. However just because you come
out, doesn't mean you have to change things about yourself.
they're equally evil. I see the
heterophobic popping up more and more as we seperate ourselves out also.
It has also unfortunately happened between races as well. That's why I
see so much danger in groups polarizing. I've lived in the south and I
see the results.
Donnie
My tatoo is a Chinese symbol for courage.
I got it at a point in my life when I was ready to be honest with myself
and others. It takes alot of courage to be honest.
Darren
If you're in Atlanta...you are in the
gayborhood. It's one of the gayest cities you'll come across. especially
per-capita. The concentration lies in Mid-town though. Yes...these are
all DJ clubs. MJQ has a night that is DnB mixed with Ragae. That #### is
hot.
A.T.L
ATL...baby baby...man I miss that place. I
miss the energy of the dirty south. Now don't get me wrong, I do like
Seattle alot, but this place is comparatively mild.
exactly Kev
That's one of the points i'm trying to get
across. Being overly wrapped up in your sexuality, whether it's straight
or gay is a bad thing. There's too much more to life than that and it
leads to nowhere when you live your life wrapped up in that.
what first?
Man...so much was just brought up...first
off.
straight/gay
Ok guys...I keep noticing this comparison
popping up...that is...if you're not living like a gay person, then
you're living like a straight person. That's exactly the
narrow-mindedness i'm talking about. Can we not see that there's so much
grey area in between? We don't have to live like one or the other!
That's so self-limiting and polorized. Man, the labels and the effort to
belong.
Clem
yes, I completely agree with you. It
scares me too sometimes how many people listen to me without forming
their own opinions. That's why I've stated time and time again that I'm
not the "know-all" on anything and that my ideas and opinions are
exactly that, mine.
renouncing
There's no need to renounce anything. If
you're into gay culture, that's awesome. On the other hand, I would love
to walk into a gay club one day and just for once, this one time,
instead of hearing some awful house remix of the latest Brandi song, how
about a hard drum-n-base line. A dark one for that matter. Just one
time.
QAF
OK, yes...let's stop feeding them that
material to create a crap TV show out of. YES! That's what i'm freaking
saying! Let's be more than that...let's be complete human beings...not
sexual freaks.
Gay culture
In the end, all I'm saying is that of
course it's not all bad and there are many gay people out there doing
great things, but come on...we can do so much better. There are so many
brilliant minds within the gay community. It's very disappointing to see
people not being all that they can be. And of course I know it's tough
to be gay and there are outside factors that keep people down. I'm just
ready to see people stand up and really live their lives to the fullest
potential. Stop waving the flag and really do something. I hear all this
talk of pride, but I don't see much of it. That's all I'm saying.
Queer as Folk
what the hell has that show contributed to
our culture?
Clem
Yeah CLem, why not post your thoughts
here. It's all in good fun.
to Michael W
First off thanks for your response and
thanks to the others who also responded. Now, let me respond to what you
wrote.
Got to go
Hey guys...got to get going here. Before I
do go, i just want to say a couple of things. First off, Brad, if you'd
like to donate, that would be awesome. Any small amount will help. It's
up to you and of course I could give you a receipt for tax write-off.
CTOC
If anyone would like to donate to CTOC,
you're more than welcome but here's how I look at it. I've been pretty
#### blessed in life and building CTOC is one way for me to give back a
little. That's why I don't really ask for donations.
evening Shane
Take it easy buddy...
Mike 2
Mike...man am I glad to hear that. You
just freaked me out. I don't take much of what people say as joking
because people say some pretty rediculous things sometimes. But i'm glad
you're only joking.
Bourses
nope, sorry...the scholarships were a one
time thing.
Mike 2
Mike, come on...what do you REALLY know
about Melissa? For that matter, exactly, I lived with Melissa.
Shane
Thankyou so much for posting that. what
you just said backed alot of what i've been saying all along on this
message board. Also, congratulations to you on taking a big step in life
in the right direction.
David...on "gay Culture"
every time I write that or say that, "gay
culture"...I laugh. Why...because there's really no such thing. I see it
as people clinging to the role that they think they should play. It's so
easy to step into a ready made persona. That my friend is why I have
such a negative attitude towards it. And for that matter, I have an
intensely negative attitude towards all stereotypical people. I see them
all as being very weak, no matter what walk of life they come from. The
point here is that I AM doing my own thing and that's what i'm trying to
encourage others to do. Step outside of the safe little "gay box" and
take a look at what else is out there. There's so much more than what
"gay culture" has to offer. This is also not meaning that it's ALL bad,
but becomes self-limiting and shallow when people become absorbed by it.
Mike Two
In response to your post earlier:
WA
Hey David...I'm trying to adjust to the
weather, but here's the thing. You natives are also generally depressed
and that's not how i'm trying to adjust to the weather.
check out www.youthcare.org for more info. Dreary Sat
Hey guys...
Knox College
Not sure yet Jhune...probably so. Funny
how word spreads so quickly.
Jhune?
What's May 21st?
Stoney
to dance to...
eBay Auction ready to go
Hey guys...it's ready. My eBay auction of
items from this years "RW/RR" challenge is up. You can link to the items
from my "Communique" page found at the top of the homepage of
countrytoconcrete.
EBay Auction
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