Club Wish

I REALLY WISH A CLUB SOMEWHERE IN L.A. WOULD PLAY THIS SONG....! 

....EVEN ONCE.  

BUT I KNOW THEY NEVER WILL.  

:-(  :-(  :-(  :-(  :-(  

Have you seen "The Room"???

I was listening to NPR over the weekend (shocking, I know) & they were talking about the ‘so bad it’s good’ cult masterpiece that is "The Room"! It just reminded me of what’s great about watching a bad movie. 

Here’s a taste so you can see what you’re getting into: 

There are *SO MANY* hilarious scenes like this that’ve already been uploaded to Youtube that you could probably piece together the whole movie….but you probably still won't be able to figure out what the plot is.  

Where to get your Funk on in November

The “Funk Turkey Dance” has become an annual tradition for a dance venue that I love to go to called Third Saturday Swing (aka “TSS”).  It is essentially a night for swing dancers like myself to dance to music *outside* the swing genre.

And yeah - usually, they play these genres of music everywhere, but how often do you get the opportunity to listen / dance to it when you have a dance partner there??  

ALMOST NEVER. 

They even have a “Jack & Jill” contest where you can dance to different genres! 

So I went (as I always do) and competed in hopes of placing (cuz the prizes are pretty sweet).  But man, people really ‘bring it’ to this one.  Check it out:  

Gay-Straight Relations

So I was lurking around youtube last night & came across the following video dealing with the topic of why (some) gay guys hitting on straight men. 

While I guess I can see the logic behind the answers they give in this video, I was surprised that they don’t make the analogy between this & why (some) straight girls hit on gay men; I always thought the reasons for these two were the same: it’s considered ‘safe’ by the offending party so they feel they can do it without fear of being rejected. 

Let me explain: I’ve always heard that (again, some) straight women – aka ‘fag hags’ – are SUPER flirtatious with their GBFFs because they know he’s not attracted to them, so they feel like they can flirt however they want because the flirting is ‘harmless;’ “it doesn’t mean anything” because there’s no way it can actually get them anywhere. 

And they do it in a way they never would with a guy they know is straight.  Here’s another video I saw that I think best illustrates this (no offense to my straight-female-friend-offenders):

Obviously this logic doesn’t resemble any kind that we have on earth, but it’s still a valid theory…..and I’m pretty sure it’s the equivalent reason why (some) gay men hit on straight ones.  I know it’s the reason *I’ve* done it……

…..that one time. 

Seriously, it was only once, I swear!

……ANNNNND it was a long time ago. 

It doesn’t even matter.  I don’t know why I even brought it up.  It’s not like we’re even Facebook friends anymore.  

…..and the fact that we’re no longer FB friends had *nothing* to do with the flirting – which, again, was only once (and completely harmless).  

Life Update 11-11-2013

UGGGGH…. Everything is just happening all at once & who has time to write it down these days, amIrite?  But I’m going to try anyway, because blogging is a good way to let people know I haven’t died yet. 

WORK UPDATES:  I try never to talk specifically about work & my job / career for fear of them finding this blog & using it against me, but I feel like I can say without fear of repercussion that work has generally sucked ass for the past month and a half.  People have been let go (again!), leaving those of us who remain to pick up the pieces, lowering morale and essentially making me wonder why I’m still here. 

I know I say that all the time, but I think I really mean it now. 

Essentially, the only reason I am staying now is my commitment to my boss – who is honestly the best boss I’ve ever had (and I’ve worked for my mom).  If I ever become ‘management,’ I plan to model my philosophy after hers as best as I can. 

The only glimmer of ‘light at the end of the tunnel of suck’ is that some of the higher-ups recognize the hard work that I put in & are seeing the value that I contribute to the company.  I also got a couple minutes of ‘face time’ with some high-rankers in my department and it feels like they are considering me for bigger and better things.  And while that’s great, I’m not exactly sure how much I can count on that for anything. 

SOCIAL LIFE UPDATES:  In the few hours that I haven’t been slaving away at my job, I’ve been ‘putting myself out there’ by going to more social events – MOST of them gay-related (some are not): One has been gay “country” dancing at Oil Can Harry’s & another has been attending events put on by this meet-up group called “Gay Board Gaymers”.  My friend, Ryan, referred them to me & they’re a pretty fun group if I do say so myself! 

I even managed to meet a really cute guy there!  

We’ve been dating now for about a month & have been taking things kinda slowly because of major life events - he had to help his mom move to the Phillipines last month – so we’re still figuring out the ‘dating’ routine of how often we see each other and stuff.  But I totally like him: he’s smart, funny, nice…..all those incredibly ATTRACTIVE qualities that one looks for in a great boyfriend (he says, wondering if said boy is reading this)

…..and he’s a total SEXY nerd, too! 

He even took me to a legit comic convention called Bent Con: it’s catered towards the LGBT community & it was totally amazing!  I had no idea that this con even existed (or was so close to where I live)!  So I have him to thank for introducing me to all this. 

I’m trying my best to be cool & not overthink / expect too much out of him & this, but I feel really good about him.  HAPPY FACES ALL AROUND! 

        

OTHER STUFF UPDATES:  Going back to Hawaii for the Holidays (as usual) to visit my family & friends who live on the islands.  Staying till January 7^th this time, so I’ll be around for New Year’s eve, too. 

I wish I updated this blog more than 3x a month…….!  

Gay Movie Review - "AUGUST"

So there’s a lot of other stuff going on right now (in the world), but I saw this movie & just wanted to give it a mention / review because of how much I liked it: 

AUGUST

PLOT:  Two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.

REVIEW:  The trailer for this movie (below) was quite confusing & I did not figure out the plot until I actually sat down to watch it.  Adding to my confusion was the fact that the guy on the poster doesn’t look like anyone in the movie.  (Turns out it’s actually one of the main characters (Troy) who normally has all his hair, but (spoiler!)shaves it halfway through the movie.

But aside from these qualms, I found this movie surprisingly well-written & acted with so much subtext dialogue that’s delivered really well. The best scene (I feel) was the first “re-meeting” between Jonathon & Troy at the Coffee shop; there was so much said about the two hidden between the lines of their conversation & I found that spectacular. 

…. of course, I may be biased because all the actors are really hot. So watch it for yourself and see if you agree.  :-p  

Interesting sidenote – this was originally a short film (5 minutes long!) called “Postmortem”  consisting of only the coffee shop scene.  

Quick Catch-ups & Tutorials

I find that, whenever something is *important* enough to be happening in the news, there just so happens to be a Youtube tutorial SOMEWHERE out there to help you understand & form an opinion about it.  

This is one I found about The Debt Ceiling:

And this is one I found explaining that TV show: Lost: 

YOUR WELCOME.