As Steve Miller says, “Time keeps on slippin’!”

Work was so mind-numbing last week that it was hard to focus on actually posting.

I am continuing to stitch and hammock in my spare time. Over the past two weeks, I totally got sidetracked from the current cross-stitch project I am working on. But I seem to have found some renewed steam the past few nights and have gotten going on it again.

In the last few weeks, I have seen four theatrical movies:
– The Furious (A pretty awesome action flick!)
– Disclosure Day (Mid-tier Spielberg.)
– Leviticus (Midgrade gay horror.)
– The Death of Robin Hood (Still don’t know how I feel about this one.)

Tonight, we are off to see Supergirl. Are the misogynists right, or is the movie actually good? We will know shortly!

It’s nearly July, which means the B&N 50% Off Criterion discs started last Friday. I haven’t bought four movies already. Ha ha. Three more releases come out this month that I am going to pick up. Hopefully, I can stop myself there!

Meanwhile …

This past weekend, Waynesville hosted the Haywood County Pride on Main Festival for the third year in a row. Hard to believe my small mountain town has made this happen … and happen for three years! I have marched in the parade every year. It seemed like a duty since I am a homegrown gay. The parade seemed to be a big success. It seemed like we had the biggest turnout for that this year. And it’s always fun to see a sea of rainbows suddenly take over Main Street.

What was not so fun was the sheer amount of vitriol being spread all over Facebook at the mere mention of Pride. The community was called everything from degenerates to pedophiles by the more enlightened (said with sarcasm) members of the community. Some even threatened violence. Sheesh. Thankfully, nothing crazy happened during the parade and festival. But it all just proves that we still have work to do and that Pride celebrations are just as important as ever.

Here are a few pictures of me parading around wearing and carrying Pride flags. You can play “Spot the Fat Boy” with the last photo.

Ugh. What a weekend. The simple plumbing job of replacing a faucet that I was going to knock out quickly on Saturday has turned into a multi-day annoyance. The install itself went pretty smoothly, but reinstalling the P-trap (which wasn’t leaking before but is now) has led to two trips to Lowe’s … and it’s still leaking. This whole situation really put me into a foul mood for most of the weekend. Argh!!! So, take a wild guess what I am going to be dealing with this evening.

I did manage to make it to Michael’s for more cross stitching supplies. I have four projects lined up. The first one is a super secret piece that will be gifted to a dear friend. (Shhhhh. Don’t tell them!) And the next two will be vintage gay magazine covers. The patterns are courtesy of JockStitch. His videos started popping up in my TikTok feed, and I was instantly hooked on his work/patterns. Check him out!

Honcho Magazine cross stitch patterns.

DMC embroidery floss and more fabric!

I have been toying with investing in a program that will convert images into patterns. The possibilities of what to stitch would be endless! I have this insane idea of doing a whole series of naked men as cross stitch art. Ha ha.

And, courtesy of Fathom Events, I was able to see one of my favoritest movies on the big screen again yesterday. The Silence of the Lambs is a seriously perfect film.

And now it’s Monday … which means the work is underway … which means, “Shoot me!”