Waiting here at the airport, might as well be bouncing in my seat.
Hate that this is a two hour flight, but it's SO worth it. Much rather a two hour flight than a fifteen hour drive!
-- Post From My iPhone
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Ho hum
So, I'm bartending at Actor's Express, one of the best companies in Atlanta. Today, we had a matinee and then a 7:00 show.
Today is also Sunday. In the state of Georgia, a place must sell more than 50% food in order to sell alcohol on a Sunday. Don't even get me started on that.
I am paid $10 an hour, plus tips to bartend. For the matinee, with 29 patrons, I sold $10 of Cokes and candy bars and made $2 in tips.
What a waste of money for the theatre.
-- Post From My iPhone
Today is also Sunday. In the state of Georgia, a place must sell more than 50% food in order to sell alcohol on a Sunday. Don't even get me started on that.
I am paid $10 an hour, plus tips to bartend. For the matinee, with 29 patrons, I sold $10 of Cokes and candy bars and made $2 in tips.
What a waste of money for the theatre.
-- Post From My iPhone
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Leaving for Dallas
Downloaded new blog app for my iPhone! Maybe now I can keep this up to date. I love my iPhone.
But, so tonight I get to see my Lukie after a month and a half! I'm very excited.
-- Post From My iPhone
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
"Bible Spice"
With apologies to one of my Twitter friends, I'm going to start calling Carrie Prejean "Bible Spice." Partly because it fits and mostly because it's funny.
Word on the street is that she's going to lose her crown tomorrow.
Good.
I say that not as a gay man, which I'll get to in a minute, I say that as an outsider who sees someone who does NOT represent the "ideals" of California, nor as a contender to represent our country. The majority of America is in favor of marriage equality now. Even if you're against gay marriage, there are better, more diplomatic answers to the question. But then to keep talking about it, over and over, when the Miss California pageant is telling you that they might be taking your crown back, that's just stupid. You do not have to talk to everyone that calls. I'm sure you send some of your friends calls to your voicemail on your cell phone, Bible Spice. I'm ready for her and Joe the Plumber to go have ignorant babies somewhere in the middle of Montana where they can't hurt anyone.
Now, as a gay man, I appreciate her honesty. I'd hate to think what we could have been praising ANOTHER two-faced Mary. But as a gay man, her opinion offends me. How dare she tell me that I'm less worthy than a straight person to get married. I don't wish her ill, I just wish her off my tv. And I hope she does lose her crown. And I hope the conservatives cry foul that she's being discriminated against. Frankly, if I didn't have such dear, close friends, I'd advocate some serious straight discrimination and see how "they" like it.
I'm tired, I'm going to bed now.
Word on the street is that she's going to lose her crown tomorrow.
Good.
I say that not as a gay man, which I'll get to in a minute, I say that as an outsider who sees someone who does NOT represent the "ideals" of California, nor as a contender to represent our country. The majority of America is in favor of marriage equality now. Even if you're against gay marriage, there are better, more diplomatic answers to the question. But then to keep talking about it, over and over, when the Miss California pageant is telling you that they might be taking your crown back, that's just stupid. You do not have to talk to everyone that calls. I'm sure you send some of your friends calls to your voicemail on your cell phone, Bible Spice. I'm ready for her and Joe the Plumber to go have ignorant babies somewhere in the middle of Montana where they can't hurt anyone.
Now, as a gay man, I appreciate her honesty. I'd hate to think what we could have been praising ANOTHER two-faced Mary. But as a gay man, her opinion offends me. How dare she tell me that I'm less worthy than a straight person to get married. I don't wish her ill, I just wish her off my tv. And I hope she does lose her crown. And I hope the conservatives cry foul that she's being discriminated against. Frankly, if I didn't have such dear, close friends, I'd advocate some serious straight discrimination and see how "they" like it.
I'm tired, I'm going to bed now.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Today
Since Shayera and I are stuck in the coat closet because the tornado sirens are going off, I decided I should take the chance to update my blog. This is also a handy means to distract myself, because I've never been in a tornado before. Can there be a tornado if there's thunder going on? I don't know.
Well, the love dare challenge failed, mostly because the only pace I was getting the information was from my friend Matt Thien's blog, and I never checked it until later in the day, and by then it was too late. I apologized to Luke, but he told me I didn't need to do it anyway, because he felt my love anyway. I think Matt's wife said the same thing to him, though. :/
We got joint checking today, which is nice. It's stupid and silly, but both of us felt like it added some more legitimacy to our relationship. It means no more transferring money back and forth between accounts, our savings can be accessed jointly, it just feels good.
I'm nervous and excited, and a little heartsick about going to Atlanta. I'm excited because Atlanta is home to me, I lived there most of my life, so I know where everything is, and I know so many people there. I'm excited because Luke and I are going to be in our own place again! Plus, I just love the city. I think it's a beautiful city. I'm nervous because it will be the first time that I've been my own boss, my career depends entirely on the kindness of others, and it's just a whole new venture. I'm heartsick because I HATE being without Luke, I had to do it for almost a month when we moved out here, then there were essentially two weeks where Luke was in Toronto helping his sister move, and now I'm going to have to do it all over again, while I go to real estate school and he finishes up his internship.
I'm also a little sad to be leaving Jim & Sara. Paul is most likely coming with Luke and I to start school at Georgia State, and we'll be back with Jake & Erin, so that's all good, but I really do like Jim & Sara. They're pretty awesome people. If I couldn't have my parents as my parents, Jim & Sara would have been a solid plan B.
But, Luke and I are officially engaged. I'm pretty sure that anyone that knows this blog address is my friend on Facebook or follows me on Twitter, but on the off chance that you do not know me from either of those places, there you go.
Our first decision has been that we will have two weddings, unless Georgia becomes sane and allows gay marriage before we plan ours. We will either go to Massachusetts or Vermont, because we want to get married some place that we have ties to. My aunt and her partner of 31 years live in Mass, and I think they'd have problems coming to our wedding in GA, so that's my first choice. We vacationed in Vermont with my family last year, so that's our only tie to Vermont, but when you only have a few states to choose from, even a tenuous tie is something. So we'd go to Mass or VT and get married, and then come back to GA where our life is and have the big ceremony and have all the friends and relatives come to that one.
I think that the tornado thing is over now, but I'm not really sure how you're supposed to know. What a weird thing.
I had picked out the wedding ring that I wanted, but then Luke came up with the idea that we pick out each other's wedding ring, which I think is probably nicer. Unfortunately, it means that I probably won't get the ring that I wanted, but I WILL get something that HE wants to give me, which is nicer, I think. On the other hand, I also have no idea what to get him, because I think it should symbolize our relationship, yet be specifically for and about him, and at the same time, it has to be something that he can either wear while giving massages or he'll have to put it on a chain while he does the massage. It's kind of a lot to take into account. I guess that's why people go ring shopping instead of just picking out the first one they see, huh?
Ok, so I've come out of the closet. For the tornado thing, I mean. I'm back in the living room.
I think that pretty much covers where things stand at the moment. I'll catch you back up later on!
Well, the love dare challenge failed, mostly because the only pace I was getting the information was from my friend Matt Thien's blog, and I never checked it until later in the day, and by then it was too late. I apologized to Luke, but he told me I didn't need to do it anyway, because he felt my love anyway. I think Matt's wife said the same thing to him, though. :/
We got joint checking today, which is nice. It's stupid and silly, but both of us felt like it added some more legitimacy to our relationship. It means no more transferring money back and forth between accounts, our savings can be accessed jointly, it just feels good.
I'm nervous and excited, and a little heartsick about going to Atlanta. I'm excited because Atlanta is home to me, I lived there most of my life, so I know where everything is, and I know so many people there. I'm excited because Luke and I are going to be in our own place again! Plus, I just love the city. I think it's a beautiful city. I'm nervous because it will be the first time that I've been my own boss, my career depends entirely on the kindness of others, and it's just a whole new venture. I'm heartsick because I HATE being without Luke, I had to do it for almost a month when we moved out here, then there were essentially two weeks where Luke was in Toronto helping his sister move, and now I'm going to have to do it all over again, while I go to real estate school and he finishes up his internship.
I'm also a little sad to be leaving Jim & Sara. Paul is most likely coming with Luke and I to start school at Georgia State, and we'll be back with Jake & Erin, so that's all good, but I really do like Jim & Sara. They're pretty awesome people. If I couldn't have my parents as my parents, Jim & Sara would have been a solid plan B.
But, Luke and I are officially engaged. I'm pretty sure that anyone that knows this blog address is my friend on Facebook or follows me on Twitter, but on the off chance that you do not know me from either of those places, there you go.
Our first decision has been that we will have two weddings, unless Georgia becomes sane and allows gay marriage before we plan ours. We will either go to Massachusetts or Vermont, because we want to get married some place that we have ties to. My aunt and her partner of 31 years live in Mass, and I think they'd have problems coming to our wedding in GA, so that's my first choice. We vacationed in Vermont with my family last year, so that's our only tie to Vermont, but when you only have a few states to choose from, even a tenuous tie is something. So we'd go to Mass or VT and get married, and then come back to GA where our life is and have the big ceremony and have all the friends and relatives come to that one.
I think that the tornado thing is over now, but I'm not really sure how you're supposed to know. What a weird thing.
I had picked out the wedding ring that I wanted, but then Luke came up with the idea that we pick out each other's wedding ring, which I think is probably nicer. Unfortunately, it means that I probably won't get the ring that I wanted, but I WILL get something that HE wants to give me, which is nicer, I think. On the other hand, I also have no idea what to get him, because I think it should symbolize our relationship, yet be specifically for and about him, and at the same time, it has to be something that he can either wear while giving massages or he'll have to put it on a chain while he does the massage. It's kind of a lot to take into account. I guess that's why people go ring shopping instead of just picking out the first one they see, huh?
Ok, so I've come out of the closet. For the tornado thing, I mean. I'm back in the living room.
I think that pretty much covers where things stand at the moment. I'll catch you back up later on!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Love Dare Challenge, Day 3
Love is not selfish
Romans 12:10
The Dare
- Buy your spouse something that says, "I was thinking of you today."
So I didn't get a chance to look at the challenge today until just now, but I ended up doing it without knowing.
Luke's been having some dental work done, and has a hole in one of his teeth. It gets icky for him sometimes. I picked up some Listerine without being asked today!
Yea me!
Romans 12:10
The Dare
- Buy your spouse something that says, "I was thinking of you today."
So I didn't get a chance to look at the challenge today until just now, but I ended up doing it without knowing.
Luke's been having some dental work done, and has a hole in one of his teeth. It gets icky for him sometimes. I picked up some Listerine without being asked today!
Yea me!
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