I'm having blogging withdrawals here.

I'm having blogging withdrawals here. I am going to have to go back to work just to get some rest. I spent much of the weekend redecorating around the house (we gay guys like to do that sort of thing from time to time). The bathroom looks FABulous if I do say so myself. It's pretty wild. The colors are a light red with bright yellows, along with a shower curtain of deep reds, subdued yellows and greens to tie it all together to make the colors "play nice" with each other. I have artwork on its way that will hopefully be here next week sometime, along with a custom-ordered shade for the window. The shade will be a honey-comb style pull down shade in the color of "juniper". No where in the room have I introduced this color. It's subdued, but will introduce a focal point of interest (hint: it doesn't have to be bright if it's a unique color as it will make its own statement). After the room is completely done, I'll post a picture here.

Many of you are probably thinking that this guy has been watching the new show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Bravo. Well, I have. But, I can give any of the gay guys on there a run for their money I'll have you know. Aside from my work wardrobe that is B O R I N G !!! (who's isn't), I'm very fashionable out of work. And, as Carson (from Queer Eye) said, "never be afraid of color - God knows I'm not!"). I totally agree with that. Out of my work clothes, I have been told that my attire is somewhat flamboyant. I like to have fun with clothes and color. So, I wanted the bathroom I was decorating to be "me". For all of you who are now inspired and want to go out and start redecorating, I say go for it! On the down side, it is a hell of a lot of work. In the end, you will hopefully have something that you like and can be proud of.

A lot of gay people don't seem to like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy because it feeds on a lot of stereotypes. It does. Here are a few of the stereotypes it exploits:
All straight guys are slobs without a clue on hygiene, style, or fashion. That's true, many don't. But, I bet I can find a gay slob for just about every straight slob there is.

Part of being gay is putting others down. When these guys go into the straight guys home, everything, and I mean EVERYTHING about him is "wrong". His place is a wreck, his clothes are all wrong, etc. etc. I can deal with that, but what REALLY turns me off is the way these guys put down the straight guy. And I mean real put downs. That's just uncalled for. One would think that we (gay people), of all people, would have a bit more sensitivity to that sort of thing.

We know what "chics" want. Hell, I don't know for sure what women like. I just know what I like. I suppose it's true that some guy who has let himself go can gain great strides in impressing a girl if he improves himself in the slightest way. After all, when you are really disgusting, the only way to go is up (and no, I'm not saying that as a put down).

Other issues in my life......
I don't think it was necessary to post the photos of Qusay and Uday Hussein blown apart on the internet. Talk about morbid. I know that awful stuff happens in the world. That doesn't mean that I want it happening in my mind. I pull up a news story from a legitimate news source, and before I know it, I'm staring at a horrible picture of the two blood-splattered bodies of these two men. Totally uncalled for. I know the Iraqi people want their proof, but I doubt they are going to the internet to get it.

I've had it with Blogger. I was so pissed this weekend to find that all the sudden, part of my site was no longer working as I had set it up. The reason: Blogger in all their wisdom decided to change some of the key flags that I was keying off of. I received no email about this change. Nothing. It really made me decide to bite the bullet and stop relying on external sources to do my publishing. Then, I will control everything. This coming weekend, I will be moving my site to Movable Type and managing it from a SQL database. Just bear with me while I learn Movable Type. I do expect formatting changes throughout the weekend, but hopefully that will all subside by the following week.

Starting Tuesday, I will be one step closer to being like Cher! That's right! I am going to try this personal trainer thing. I have been talking with one and I've decided to give it a try. Maybe it will give me motivation. I told him I want to look just like Cher.... with a few differences.

That's all for now. I got to get dinner ready. Cheers!