Funny how things get started isn’t it? Put one drunk birthday girl and one in-need-of-distraction fella together and … BAM … the plan to go get tattoos is made. We’ve going back and forth this whole week. She thinks I am gonna weenie out. Ha! Me? My main concern is getting what I want (pictured above) and having it look good. I’ve seen plenty of really awful tattoos in my time. And what I want has plenty of shading and such. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. “He wants to get the Apple logo etched on to his body?!?!?” Yeah. Yeah, I do.
Month: January 2005
The Cat’s Outta The Bag …
Friday? Thank You, Jebus!
I wonder if the doc needs to up my meds. All week I have woken up with the distinct sensation of panic building up. But, once I am out of the bed and moving it fades to the background and disappears completely. Ugh. My boss was fussy with me this morning. Apparently I didn’t do anything right yesterday. Ugh. Friday night and I have rehearsal for “Antigone in New York.” Whoo. My life is fun right now. I am gonna sleep in late tomorrow. What was that I was saying about hibernation?
Another Mindless Post
While I hibernate some more, enjoy a shot or two of Al Parker.
Humpity-Hump-Day
Good lord … Wednesday already! As you can probably guess, I haven’t had a lot of energy to do much the past few days. Must be the winter blues again. For about a week it was like spring outside. Over the weekend it turned butt-ass cold out there. I really suspect that’s the reason for my super-laziness. I just wanna crawl under a blanket and sleep. Good thing I don’t live much further north, eh?
Thinking about a new look for the site.
Thinking I blew too much money over the last month.
Thinking about painted outlet covers and curtain fabrics.
Still thinking about getting inked.
The Mix Master at Work
Another Work Week
Yow. What an exhausting weekend it was. It’s good to be back at work where I can take a nap or something.
Friday Night:
We had rehearsal for the next show that I am in. We open up in Mid-February, so I really need to get off my ass and start learning my lines. I get to play a NYPD sergeant. So, I’ll get to walk around with gun, night stick and handcuffs for a couple of weekends. Anybody for a little role playing? Heh, heh.
Saturday:
Yipee! The electrician finally came and finished up the wiring in my bedroom! All the outlets are working. The new ceiling fan is up. The closet light works. I can get my cd rack moved back in (and organized).
Then it was clean, clean, clean, clean, clean, clean for the big Martini Party that night. Even though the house is back in some order it was still a mess of dust and dirt that required quite some time to get up. I really need to get back on my Sunday morning cleaning schedule.
That night the big party was under way. The whole reason for this do was to celebrate the birthdays of Sherry and Francis. The b-day gals seemed to have a great time. The house was full of candles. Jazz music was playing on the stereo. Ice was rattling in the cocktail shaker. I started making drinks about 6:30-ish and didn’t stop until around 11:00. Talk about exhausting. But everyone seem super-pleased with the drinks that were flowing … and trust me, a lot of liquor flowed through that party. The favorite drinks of the night seemed to be the Naked Lady, Chocolate and French Martini. I tried an impromptu recipe called the Spider Bite which is Vodka, Malibu Rum, Angostura Bitters and Lime and really like it. The people actually drinking them thought they were too strong. Hello! It’s a martini. It’s supposed to be strong. A drunk Francis and I talked late into the night after bar had been closed. I think we have almost talked ourselves into going together and getting tattoos. How crazy is that? Needless to say, I had no time to take any pictures. There were some cameras floating around, so I will see who I can harass and get some posted. Good friends. Good food. Good drinks. Great party.
Sunday:
I was a slob and laid on the couch all day. I mustered enough energy about 4:00 to get to the grocery store. And I rented “Shaun of the Dead” as well. What a kickin’ movie. Very much worth renting if’n you like zombies and such.
And now that I have typed all this, I’m gonna take my first nap of the day.
And Now … Corey Summers
To counteract that George Bush picture (just for you Homer), I offer you Corey Summers. Now why, you say, have a I posted a pretty “twink”-ish fellas instead of some hot leather daddy? Well, the fact of the matter is, that Mr. Summers is probably my favorite porno actor. Firstly, there is his killer smile. Secondly, there is his … er, well you know what it is. Thirdly, his acting skills were pretty damn good. He could handle those movies that required some dialogue and plot (see Jerry Douglas’ excellent “Top Secret” … a modern porno masterpiece). It’s a total shame that he succumbed to the “shave it all” attitude of porn. You could tell that if he had gone au-natural he would have had some fuzziness to rival Danny Vox. And that would have only made a good thing that much better. Alas, he has retired from porno after a short run and probably working is some boring job under his real name. If you ever happen to read this Corey … know that you still have a rabid, die-hard fan out there.
Dubya, Dubya, Dubya
President Bush says he now sees that tough talk can have an “unintended consequence.”
During a round-table interview with reporters from 14 newspapers, the president, who not long ago declined to identify any mistakes he’d made during his first term, expressed misgivings for two of his most famous expressions: “Bring ’em on,” in reference to Iraqis attacking U.S. troops, and his vow to get Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.”
“Sometimes, words have consequences you don’t intend them to mean,” Bush said Thursday.
“‘Bring ’em on’ is the classic example, when I was really trying to rally the troops and make it clear to them that I fully understood, you know, what a great job they were doing. And those words had an unintended consequence. It kind of, some interpreted it to be defiance in the face of danger. That certainly wasn’t the case.“
What more can one say. “Bring ’em on” means support not defiance. It still blows my mind that this country re-elected this dumbass. Four more years. Ugh.
Martini Time!
I’m hosting a swank Martini Party tomorrow night for a couple of friends and I get to bar-tend. Seems like word of my martini makin’ skills is getting around town. Should be a spanking-ly good time. The bad thing though is just how damn expensive it can get when you make those flavored concoctions. Pictured over is over $80 worth of liqueurs. Yow. But I guess that what happens when you wanna be hip and serve tasty drinks. The martini glasses are chilling. The jazz music is ready to spin on the cd player. My fancy duds are ready to be worn. It’s almost time to shake ’em and drink ’em.
The Martini Menu
Classic Dry Gin Martini:
3 shots Gin
Garnish with Olives
Classic Dry Vodka Martini:
3 shots Vodka
Garnish with a Lemon Twist
Chocolate Martini:
1 shot Vodka, 1 shot Kahlua, 1 shot Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
Garnish with a Hershey’s Kiss
Lava Lamp Martini:
2 shots Vodka, splash of Chambord, splash honey
Naked Lady Martini:
2 1/2 shots Vodka, 1/4 shot Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, 1/4 shot Goldschlager
Garnish with an Edible Flower Petal
Almond Joy Martini:
1 1/2 shot Vodka, 1 shot Frangelico, 1 shot White Creme De Cacao
Garnish with a Hershey’s Kiss
Gotham Martini:
2 shots Vodka, 1/4 shot Blacberry Brandy, 1/4 Black Sambuca
Garnish with Three Blackberries
Orange Delight Martini:
2 shots Vodka, 1 shot Cointreau
Garnish with an Orange Twist
Lemon Drop Martini:
3 shots Citron Vodka, teaspoon Limoncello
Garnish with a Lemon Twist
Nutty Angel Martini:
1 shot Vodka, 1 shot Frangelico, 1 shot Bailey’s Irish Cream, 1/2 shot Dark Creme De Cacao
Garnish with with Shaved Chocolate
French Martini:
2 shots Vodka, 1/2 shot Chambord, 1/2 shot Pineapple Juice
Garnish with a Lemon Twist
Berlin Martini:
2 shots Vodka, 3 dashes Apple Schnapps, 1 splash Black Sambuca
Garnish with an Apple Slice
Broken Heart Martini:
2 1/2 shots Absolut Kurant Vodka, 1/2 shot Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
Garnish with a Stick of Chocolate
Espresso Martini:
1 shot Stoli Kafya Vodka, 1 shot Tia Maria, 1 shot Bailey’s Irish Cream
Garnish with Coffee Beans
Dead of Winter
He Ain’t Got Nothin’ To Hide
Updating Update
On the Home Front
Last night I moved all the displace “stuff” from my office and bedroom back into the office and bedroom. Wow! What a difference not having piles of books and tapes and cds and my computer desk in the living room makes. It actually looks like a sane person lives there instead of some crazy pack rat. I think we need to have a party on Saturday night.
On the Web
Queerday is hosting the first annual Queeries … and The Man has been nominated in three catagories (Best Gay Weblog, Best American Weblog, Weblog of the Year). So get over there and vote!
In the World
So, the US has finally stopped looking for those pesky WMDs in Iraq. Bill Clinton lied about a blow job and got impeached. George W. Bush lies to the American public, leads us to war based on that lie and nothing happens to him.