Dannii Minogue – I Begin To Wonder

Hello again..

It’s been way too long since I’ve written anything on this blog, other than posting a video here and there.  I think I’m well overdue for sure.

I originally set this blog up to explore my writing, and give myself a creative outlet.  It also gave me an opportunity to let people know about the things going on in my life, whether they lived here in London, or back home in Canada.  And for whomever else around the world who found my ramblings interesting.

The thing is, when I first started this blog, I was still trying to find my way around and set a life for myself in London.  And that has happened.

Just yesterday I realized I’ve been living in London for a whole year now, and it amazes me how things have changed in a year.  Hell, it amazes me how things have changed in the past few months!  The past year has just flown by…

Since moving to the new flat in Vauxhall back in March, life has definitely gotten more interesting.  I find myself getting out there more and more to meet new people, and mainly thanks to joining the London Raiders (a gay/lesbian softball group), I have managed to find an amazing group of friends.

But on top of that, I’ve also changed jobs, not by choice unfortunately.  The company I was working for, an outsourcing call centre in Chiswick/Gunnersbury, had moved me to a temporary campaign a few months ago for a banking group, which was a welcome change form the usual broadband I had been doing for ages.  The problem was, once the call volumes went down and they started looking at cutting people from the campaign, there was nowhere else to move me to in the company.

Now because I was still on a temporary contract after 9 some odd months, they only had to give me a week’s notice that they were letting me out of my contract.  And with the current economic downturn in the UK, I was not looking forward to job hunting .. luckily, I was technically only unemployed for a whole 3 days until I was hired at my new job, at another outsourcing company.  At least it pays the bills…

Around the same time, I was headed to Copenhagen with the Raiders to participate in the 2nd World OutGames, an event that originated in Montreal while I was living there.  We originally were going to be competing in both men’s and women’s softball, but there weren’t enough teams for a men’s tournament, so instead it was a mixed team tournament .. with 3 teams, and 2 of them from our group.

Luckily, and this was mostly because our guys complained about the lack of an actual tournament, we were allowed to join a second sport and not have to pay a second registration fee.  So, since I’ve been doing it since I was 9 years old, I signed up for the Bowling competition, and am I ever glad I did – I won the GOLD MEDAL for Singles bowling, and a SILVER MEDAL for Double (Social division)!!!  And on top of that, the softball team I was on won a SILVER MEDAL as well!

That’s right.  I came home a triple medal winner!  Talk about completely unexpected..

On top of the successes of Copenhagen, my social and love lives have been positively in overdrive. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an overexageration, but it does seem like I’ve been going out more and more lately.  It could partly be due to the summer winding down, and everyone trying to get those last BBQ’s in before it gets too chilly.  Whatever the reason, it’s been lots of fun, and I really don’t want it to stop…

As for my love/sex life, well … I won’t go into too much detail, but let’s just say something has changed over the past couple months.  All of a sudden, I’m getting a lot more attention from guys, and not the usual mingers I usually get hitting on me.  I’ve met and had some fun with some really REALLY good looking guys lately, and more seem to be coming out of the woodwork.  Like, these are guys who probably wouldn’t have even looked at me twice a year ago.  But because I’m probably much more comfortable about myself these days, even if I look exactly the same I did a year ago, I’m drawing these guys in.

Whatever the reason for the added attention, I’ve definitely been enjoying myself.  But the interesting thing is, last weekend I met this handsome, sexy older man (he’s 52!!) for drinks and I can honestly see something coming out of it.  We spent most of the weekend together (and no, it wasn’t all in bed!!), and have been chatting all week since.  I don’t know where it’s going, or even if it is going somewhere, but I’m sure going to go with it for now and see if it leads somewhere.

Of course, I do have my reservations regarding him, mostly due to him having 4 children from his first marriage (to a woman), his impending divorce from his husband (marriage number two..), and his being 16 years older than me, but I’m willing to see.  For now.

Other than all that, life is life – dull, routine, mundane.  Just like everyone else’s life, I suppose.

May have to change that. 

~M

RuPaul – Covergirl (Put The Bass In Your Walk) – Cast Version

Heya!

I just recently finished watching the first series of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, and it was an absolute blast to view.  Basically, it’s kinda like a dragqueen version of ‘Next Top Model’, but a hell of a lot more fierce and fabulous!

All through the series (9 Episodes), RuPaul’s latest single was prominently featured.  I totally should have been sick of it after all that, but it’s such a fun song .. and it’s RuPaul, for crying out loud! LOL

The version of the YouTube video I’ve posted here showcases the final 3 of the show, as well as a rap by the winner!

Enjoy!!

~M

Aqua – Turn Back Time

For my ‘Saudi Hottie‘. 

~M

Wild Night at Home

NOTE: This was sent to me in an email forward recently, and I thought it was really cute and has a great message about getting older.  Especially for me since my Birthday is coming up fast!!

~M

A Wild Night At My House

(THIS IS SO CUTE, but true)

HOW TRUE IT IS

Another year has passed
And we’re all a little older.

Last summer felt hotter
And winter seems much colder.

I rack my brain for happy thoughts,
To put down on my pad,

But lots of things, That come to mind
Just make me kind of sad.

There was a time not long ago
When life was quite a blast.

Now I fully understand
About ‘Living in the Past’.

We used to go to friends homes,
Baseball games and lunches.

Now we go to therapy, to hospitals,
And after-funeral brunches.

We used to have hangovers,
From parties that were gay.

Now we suffer body aches
And sleep the night away.

We used to go out dining,
And couldn’t get our fill.

Now we ask for doggie bags,
Come home and take a pill.

We used to travel often
To places near and far.

Now we get backaches
From riding in the car.

We used to go out shopping
For new clothing at the Mall

But, now we never bother…
All th e sizes are too small.

That, my friend is how life is,
And now my tale is told.

So, enjoy each day and live it up…

Before you get too old!

You pass this way only

once so enjoy it while

you can; Live A Lot,

Laugh A Lot and Love A

Lot!

New Pictures

For something different, I recently posed for some pictures.  This guy, Simon, had contacted me online on Eurowoof about him possibly doing this for me (for free), so I figured why not.

He was also cute too, so I was sort of hoping I’d get something else out of it too.  LOL

To be honest, when I’d agreed to meet him, I’d thought for sure there’s be some naughtier pictures taken as well .. but alas, I stayed fully clothed the entire time I was there.

The two I’ve posted already where the only ones of the 8 he sent me that were actually any good!!  And he easily took at least 100 pictures throughout the afternoon I was there.

Although I do admit, that this third picture isn’t that bad at all.  Maybe I’m just not happy with how puffy my eyes look.  I’d been out drinking the night before and was feeling a bit tired, so that could explain that.

I think another thing that could explain the lack of interesting photos was the instructions from Simon himself.  Speaking to him about a week or so after this session, he said he felt he couldn’t give me instructions.  At one point he’d sort of suggested something about me taking my shirt off, and he felt he had to back off (ie, not push) when I said I was shy.

Now I don’t know about you guys, but usually when someone says their shy, that usually just means they need a bit of prompting, which was exactly what I was hoping for from Simon.  Oh well.

And maybe I’m just being a bit too self-conscious about how I look, but I really didn’t think the pics of me sitting down were all that flattering.  I’d much rather of had a few pics of me standing up, so at least you couldn’t see my belly so easily.

In the end though, I really shouldn’t complain.  I didn’t exactly give him any sort of idea of what kind of pictures I was hoping for, or what sort of positions I’d like to be photographed in (not THOSE type of positions.. hehehe).

And I didn’t have to pay for the pictures either, so I guess I got what I paid for. 

~M

Magic Mentos

Hiya!

I found this video on Youtube awhile back and thought it was too funny not to share.

It’s basically just a parody of a Mentos commercial .. and for something like this, they’ve done a great job with the stunts.

Enjoy!

~M

Stupid News: Dijongate

Growing up in Canada, we were constantly bombarded with news from the US.  And every so often, some news story would come up that would make me stop, scratch my head, and think, “What the hell is wrong with them?”.

Well, here’s another that recently hit the news, and it’s so inane it makes me wonder how Americans can live with themselves:

Dijongate.

For those that haven’t heard of this recently, it’s some kind of right-winged attacked on President Barack Obama’s choice of mustard.

That’s right.  He’s coming under fire for asking for Grey Poupon for his hamburger, which is decidedly non-American according to the pundits.

Um… who gives a frak?!?

According to one online news story (Yahoo News):

It all hearkens back to those silly days of “freedom fries,” the name given to French fries by hawkish conservatives in 2003 when France expressed strong opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Give me a break!!  All this just because the President of the United States asked for a product that wasn’t manufactured in the US?  How petty and ridiculous is this!

All of this makes me wonder about Americans and if they’re really aware of how idiocies like this make them look to the rest of the world.

For a country that’s ’supposedly’ the land of the free, they’re pretty close-minded.

Be back online soon…

Hi everyone!
Thought I’d take this rare opportunity of actually being online on a computer (flatmate’s Mac) and not on my iPhone to give a bit of an update.

I haven’t been able to get my laptop fixed as of yet, and I don’t think I’m going to.  According to a guy at work, it would cost about as much to fix my current lappie as it would to buy a new one.  And I think I’ve found one I really want through Play.com and HotUKDeals.com, where I’ve found an Acer laptop with loads of memory/hard drive space for £399, which is a pretty good price.

I haven’t decided 100% as of yet though.  Am still shopping around to see what’s available.  Never know, I may find a better deal out there somewhere…

As for other things in my life, things seem to be going really good.  James and I have settled into the new flat quite nicely (thanks to those that were able to make the housewarming party a few weeks back!!), and the flat has become home for both of us quite easily.

On top of this, I’ve really started to get into playing softball with the Raiders, and I even played in my first actual tournament yesterday in Richmond!  Admittedly, we didn’t do that great (loss 3, won 1), but we had a good day of it and it was great to play several actual games, instead of just the usual training sessions.  And it was terrific to get to know a few more of my fellow Raiders.

And today, I get to play some more, as today is the start of the Raider’s Sunday League, where there are teams comprised of people from all skill levels playing against each other.  It’ll be a great way to meet even more new people, which was the whole point of my joining this group: getting to socialize with other gay people outside of the bar scene, and getting some exercise at the same time.

As for work, well… I’m not going to go into that right about now.  You just never know who may be watching…

And as for my social/dating life .. well, there has been some stuff going on there lately, but I’m not going to go into it at the moment in order to protect the innocent.  The last thing I’d ever want to do is to hurt anyone…

So .. I think that’s it for the moment.  Again, sorry I haven’t been able to post more often lately.  But that will change very shortly.

Cheers!

~M

My Broken Laptop

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, I’m having some major issues with my laptop right now so I may not be posting as regularly as I’d like.

When I can, I’ll try to post something through my iPhone to keep you all updated.

I can’t wait to get the lappie back up and running again. I miss writing in my blog about stuff in my life .. and as some of you know, there’s been a ton of stuff going on lately.

Blog ya laterz!!!

~M