I am now back from my vacation to the Big Apple and will share the details soon. For now, it’s back to workin’ and slavin’ for the man.
On Vacation
Screw y’all … I am going to New York City. There might be some updates while I am gone. Then again there might not be. Y’all be good in my absence.
Upcoming Travel Day
Yup. Tomorrow at High Noon I board that ole Embraer RJ145 for the Big Apple. I have been busy the last few days trying to get all the little loose ends tied up here (work, mowing, etc.). Tonight I will do laundry and pack up the Gregory for the trip. Knowing me, I will over pack (as I always do). Also, I need to make it to the store for some more cleaning wipes for my glasses.
Been trying not to think about the plane ride too much as it makes me super nervous. I know that by tomorrow morning I will be a total basket case. Sheesh. The joys of being an “anxious” traveler. Maybe I should watch some Colby Keller vids tonight. That would definitely distract me.
In Dreams: Porno Obsession Edition
Last night I had this weird and awesome dream. In it I actually met my current porno actor crush … Colby Keller.
I can’t even remember how Colby ended up entering the dream. Suddenly I am there with him on the set of a new porno shoot. They haven’t started yet and he’s hanging out with whoever he’s doing the scene with. I go up and start chatting with him. He’s super cool, a little nerdy and totally handsome in person. I mention that someone I know was at a party with him in D.C. He tells me about growing up in Chicago and that his folks moved to D.C. and that’s why he was there. We chat some more and then I ask him out and he says “Yes.” We make tenative plans to get together for dinner or coffee … and then I woke up.
So, how sad is it that I had this dream?
Almost Time To Travel
Only 48 hours until I hit the streets of New York City! Better lock up all the Leather Daddies and cute 20 year-olds! Heh.
Out Today!
Don’t forget that the new Cure single “The Only One” (Mix 13) and companion track “NY Trip” are now available. Get thee to your favorite traditional or online retailer and get them … now!!! That is all.
“The Only One” (Mix 13) 
“NY Trip”
A Saturday Hike
PT and I went for a little walk on Saturday in the Black Balsam Wilderness. We crossed Black Balsam Knob (see above) and made our way to Tennent Mountain where we stopped for lunch. We hung out, chatted and watched some hawks. On the way back we took part of the Art Loeb Trail where I tried my best to step on a snake. Turned out it was just a garter snake … so it wasn’t anything to get too uppity about. I would have gotten a picture but he slithered away pretty quickly. The main thing that I did catch on the hike was a sunburn. So, I am gonna be a nice lobster pink when I travel to NYC later this week.
View of Looking Glass Rock from Tennant Mountain.
PT having his lunch. Graveyard Fields is below us.
Gratuitous Self-Portrait.
View of the Shining Rocks and the summit of Cold Mountain.
Mountain and Valley View.
Tennent Mountain Marker.
Hawk!
More Mountains …
The Lazy Hikers (PT and Myself).
In The Mix We Have Sex …
Whenever I here Miss Kittin‘s spectacular tune “Frank Sinatra” all I can think about is sleeping on BJ‘s kitchen floor and hanging out at his apartment. Good Memories!
Alas … No “Pyro”
I tried my best last night but was not able to purchase the super limited Pyro Edition of Joe Ledbetter’s “SMASH!” before it sold out. Boo-hoo!!! Then again … I really didn’t need to spend $120 on a cool designer toy.
In August
I now have a ticket to see Nine Inch Nails live in Knoxville this coming August. Rock!
My Status
Facebook has this fun ‘lil thing where you can update you status with custom statements. I figured that I would share my current status statements with you.
Charles is freaked out.
Charles is his house and his house is him.
Charles sometimes hates technology.
Charles is in lust with Colby Keller.
Charles mowed his yard last night.
Charles now has the new “Complete Peanuts” book.
Charles is not carbon neutral.
Charles loves “Most Haunted.”
Charles is seeing R.E.M. in June.
Charles is seeing Nine Inch Nails in August.
Charles has been having strange dreams.
Charles hates trying to figure out css and php.
Charles is hungry.
Charles needs more coffee.
Charles goes to NYC in ONE WEEK.
Reloading Game
Grrrrrrrrrrrr. After screwing around with the iPod last night, I ended up doing a “restore” and I am now reloading all my shit. Nearly 50 GB of stuff. It’s gonna take f-o-r-e-v-e-r.
This and some other things have put me in a really fab mood today.
My Hero: Trent Reznor
Holy Christmas!!! Trent Reznor is really outdoing himself this year. Just a few months ago he released “Ghosts: I-IV,” an ambitious set of instrumental tracks. Now he is letting us download the new Nine Inch Nails album “The Slip” … for FREE!
Thank you, Mr. Reznor. You’re my hero!