If you have no idea who S t e v e n is or need to evaluate some evidence... you can do that here S t e v e n's Gallery I, myself, would like to point out numbers 106, 101, 95, 77, 70, 48, 45, 44, 33, 32, 30, 25, 11, 6, 3, 2, 1... so like... all of them
Anyway, besides that, there's not a lot to tell really. I've been working, and tired, and my house is a disaster so I'm going to round up the troops as soon as I'm done here and make them help clean up since this is what happens when I work three nights in a row, go out the fourth night, and worked day five. I suppose I could tell the story of going out with Steve, but he said he was gonna blog it, so I'll wait and let him tell you, but it was fun, and a good time as always.
Oh, so... I got this free razor in the mail, so I thought... 'what the hell' right? I think there are like four blades on this thing, so I'm wondering if I have any layers of skin left after using it. :wacko:
Got to get going on FBTE 26.. I started it a while back and had like one paragraph written and couldn't go forward... and now I realize it's cause I didn't like where it started so I'll start again See who can outsmart an unwritten chapter... HAHA!
So this San Fransisco trip is beginning to sound exciting. There are so many people I wish could go, who probably can't for one reason or another, and truth be told... if it was anywhere else that I couldn't drive to, I most likely wouldn't be able to go either. On the upside... it'll be cool to get to finally snuggle my Cutie myself instead of via other people he gets to meet and if other people come, too... I'll likely not see anything of the city and only them
Hugs everyone and have a great weekend!
Viv
PS. Please vote in case you got distracted looking at S t e v e n's Gallery!
I waited up for Rich Saturday night till 2 am, or at least I tried to, and then we slept about three hours. I got up and took a shower and got ready to go, woke Rich up to get ready, who took considerably less time to get ready, didn't even shave, and so he had that sexy, scruffy look going on. We get in the car and I drive to Steve's thinking I'll be sweet and he can sleep longer, but apparently when I drive, he can't sleep since he's too busy looking over his shoulder every time I change lanes. Anyway... Steve joined the '7 am is WAY TOO f**kING EARLY' camp but smiled and got in the car, too.
So the three of us, possibly altogether with enough sleep for one adult, pile in the car and now Rich is driving cause he prefers that, and I don't want to spend the next four hours listening to Howard Stern and Rich whining about how I drive. We stop for breakfast at McDonald's where they screw up Steve's order after he waits longer than any person ever should at a place termed 'fast food'. Get back in the car and they thought I was joking when I said we were going into the middle of nowhere, but the scenery is like dirt, cows, dirt, grapevines, dirt, tree, dirt, tractors, dirt, mountain, dirt, broken down shed, dirt... I think you get the idea. We keep passing these signs that list the next three major cities and how many miles until you reach them, and they update these signs every five or ten miles and Rich keeps saying, "We only went five miles?"
So all the while I'm texting back and forth with Jeff and Davey who was SO missed, and we actually arrived in town at about the same time cause Jeff's calling saying, "Turn at the sign and I'm parked in back by the bookstore." So we do, once Rich passes it and says, "Oh, I guess that was the sign I was supposed to turn at." So we finally end up there and park and I jump out and snuggle my angel and OH MY GOLLY! SO great, seriously, it was like... perfect. Not at all odd, or weird, or uncomfortable, just two good friends snuggling.
So I have to pee! cause like hours in the car can do that to a person, so we go in the bookstore and I leave Jeff, Rich, and Steve to talk while I run off to find the bathroom and when I come back Jeff is telling them how Fresno is a weird city, and I agree and cite the directions on how to flush the toilet in the bathrooms as example number one. We decide to eat lunch and walk over to a restaurant that is good, but there is a forty-five minute wait so we decide against it and walk across to another pasta place that is good too and they seat us right away They messed up Steve's order, too! We're eating, and talking, and laughing, and Rich and Steve are a bit quiet, but I expected that, and neither Jeff, nor I, have any trouble having a conversation and bringing people into it, so it was fine.
We walked around this World Market store, which is like a Pier 1 Imports, where they sell all kinds of things you would use in your home, like pillows, rugs, candles, furniture, cookware, and enough wine to make my sweetie a happy man and we tried on hats and jewelry and then we walked over and walked around a clothing and skateboard type shop and played around some. I mentioned to Jeff that I told Rich in the car that we should take a picture and send it to someone who wasn't able to meet us there and we missed terribly! and so we do and he said we looked so cute, but Steve corrected him and said, DAMN SEXY!
We found the Jamba Juice! We ordered and then Rich and Jeff went outside to grab a table while Steve and I waited for our juice, and it was pretty entertaining to watch Rich try to sit there unnoticed and not talk much while Jeff was clearly pulling conversation out of him. We giggled about that from inside while I think Jeff sat out there likely wondering what we were laughing about and looking at. We sat outside in the shade at a table and talked, and laughed, and drank our juice, and people watched till some over-zealous kid selling mostly melted chocolate bars asked us several different times if we'd like to buy some, so we opted to get out of the heat and away from the kid, so we walk over to the movie theater and decide on 'Superbad' which was hysterical and totally sweet. "I love you, man" *Boop*
So while we were waiting to get into the theater, we were talking and I was telling them about this show I'm totally hooked on on VH1 called 'The Pick-Up Artist' and how I love it because it basically takes your average men, nothing really wrong with them, just that they are insecure about something and maybe they aren't strong conversationalists, but basically this guy and his friends are master pick-up artists and they are going to teach these guys how to do it, too. SO great! I love it cause it's like classic men... being men, and this guy teaching them to be confident in whoever they are enough to be able to meet people and make connections.
Anyway, once the movie is over and we respectively check on our situations, via cell phone, with the people waiting for us back at home, we head for the cars since it's another five hours back home for us and we're walking through the parking lot and I bump Jeff with my shoulder and he looks over and I'm pouting at him cause I can't believe he has to go home the next morning when it seems like he just got here. So I hug him and he says thanks for driving out to see him and I'm still hugging him and ugh, ten weeks is a long time sometimes. Anyway, so I finally let go and I get in the car and just as we're driving away, I get this text from him that says "Thank you, Sunshine " and I went, "Awwwwwwwwwwww " and Rich started giving me the 'are you crying now?' look which mostly doesn't help the situation, but I didn't cause I was more happy than sad.
So, I was the luckiest girl in weird Fresno, cause I had three fantastic, gorgeous guys to laugh with, and have fun with, and hug, too. Also, they had a Jamba Juice, and a Borders, and we saw several gay guys walking around so it gets my seal of approval.
Meanwhile, while we were all off having fun and missing our other best pals who couldn't be there with us... Davey is stressing out like crazy! Trying to get the rest of everything in his flat sorted and either packed up, or thrown out, so the new renter can move in this week. I snuggled, and pep talked, and cheered for him via text message, but really, I would have liked nothing better than to be there helping him, not that we would have gotten much packing accomplished hugging each other constantly. He has a LONG boat ride home tomorrow so wish him quiet and a quick ride, no super hero antics this time sweetie!
Hugs everyone, except Chris who thinks they're evil, for you my friend you get... what? A high five? Lemme know.
Viv
PS. P-fat... We SO have to talk about what you missed cause OMFG!
So my SUPER BIG BOY started first grade yesterday. I know SO early... but we have year round elemetary school here so... anyway. I was sorta pissed off yesterday when Rich and I went to drop him off cause they had the walkway all blocked off with signs saying 'No Parents Beyond This Point'... I'm like... yeah, he's 5. I know we were just here last night to see what class he was in and who his teacher was, and we walked over and showed it to him and where he is supposed to line up, but... yeah, he's 5. So I ask him if he knows where he is supposed to go, does he remember where we went yesterday? He nods, I give him the "I love you, and I'll see you after school. Have a good day" speech and he walks off hesitantly but in the right direction. So we stand back and watch (well Rich watched cause I'm basically the height of most of the sixth graders there) as he walks over. So I ask if he's in the right place and Rich says nope, so I decide I am going to go get him and get him to the right place where he is supposed to be. Rich says, "You can't do that. The sign says...." and I said, "Watch me " and walked over and got my kid and put him in the right place and left.
Next complaint about that system is... I didn't get to see his teacher so when I went to pick him up I had no idea who I was looking for. We don't pick them up at the classroom, but instead, the teachers walk their classes out to us where we all wait behind these 'No Parents Beyond This Point' signs. Luckily my daughter was with me yesterday and she pointed out his teacher to me and so I walk over to get him and say hello and she asks me which child I'm there to pick up. I tell her and she says, "Absolute DOLL!! " so I say, "Thank you!! " and we head home. So day two... I pick him up and she says to me, "I'm gonna have to challenge this one, he's a GREAT reader!" So, I say, "I know! " and we head home.
In other news... Tony is perfecting ways to irritate the holy hell out of me while home on summer vacation... :wacko:
So on to the neighbor situation...
I went back the next evening to visit with Tony and the kids. We walk in and get our high tech :rollseyes: security bracelets and then walk over to the ICU. You have to call from outside into the nurse's station and if it's an okay time to visit they let you in, so I do that. We walk in and through a few hallways and into his room where he is asleep. I don't want to wake him up, but then the doctor walks in right behind us and wakes him up to check on him and talk about the procedure they had done earlier on his heart and what will happen next. So I listen and ask a few questions and the guy leaves. My daughter has no idea what he's talking about and I think that scares her, cause she can obviously see him sitting there and talking to the doctor, and she;s about to cry so I take her out into the hallway and tell her that she can't go getting all upset in there cause she'll upset him and he needs to be calm. So while we're in the hallway she asks me what room my mom was in and I point and then she asks about his wife, and I point across the hall.
Anyway, once she calms herself down enough, we go back in where Tony is explaining to Jesse what the doctor was saying, since without his hearing aide on, he wasn't quite sure what was happening. Only major life information going on here... So Jesse says to me, "So, that was your mom's doctor, huh?" and I nod as I'm eyeing Tony worriedly who is like WHAT!? Ugh! So his dinner comes, I help him get it situated and cut his chicken for him and then tattle on him to the nurse about not wearing his hearing aide, and would she please make sure he has it on when the other doctor comes to talk to him later. So he's eating, and his son walks in, and Jesse asks him where his wife is and he says, "Uhh well, see... some lame excuse." So I was pissed, and then Jesse asks me if I could explain to his son what the doctor had said earlier when he had been in, so I do, and the asshole is getting annoyed that some 'neighbor girl' is there telling him about HIS dad. And I was about this close (_) to telling him to go f**K himself! Anyway, so we leave cause I'm pissed now and we're walking out and Tony is ahead of me with my daughter, and we get to this part in the hallway where he has to decide whether to turn right or left, and he goes right, and I tell him no, we need to go left so he follows me and we walk out and I think it's sort of weirding him out that I know my way around there so well. So I ask him if he remembers being there before and he says he remembers the hallway but that's about it, and I think, THANK GOLLY!
So Jesse's daughter calls last night while I'm at work and tells Rich he should be coming home today and that she will be staying with him tonight, but that she has to go back home on Friday for some appointment and that Meals on Wheels should be coming and probably social services, too. She tells Rich she thinks social services is going to tell him his house is unfit for him to live in, which it definitely is not. Yeah the man has a LOT of stuff, what old person doesn't, and yeah he hasn't changed a damn thing in the three years his wife has been gone, but so? It's clean, he has food in the refridgerator, and he's been just fine up until now on his own. Rich wants me to go over there tomorrow and make sure that she isn't pushing him into doing something he doesn't want to do, becausee she told Rich she wants him to com emove in with her and then what? Sell his house and she can spend the $500,000 and charge him rent? I dunno...
Anyhoodle, I'm off to work in a bitty and then off tomorrow YAY!! and I get to spend the day with Davey and then my night with Steve and Rich hanging out. Hope you guys have a great weekend!
Anything that doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. God only gives you what you can handle. When the going gets tough, the tough, get going. Etc...
Who decided I needed to be this able or any stronger than I already am, which if I do say so, is pretty damn strong already. I have had one heck of a time since Wednesday. Let me see if I can explain this in a way that will make sense... So, where I live, across the street is a neighbor, Jesse, and he has been my neighbor for the last 27 years since we moved in here when I was 3. Jesse, and his wife Linda, who died about 3 years ago have always been family to us because we don't have a lot, and the family we do have is pretty far away so we sort of adopted each other. So, Jesse is 75 years old now, and we don't see as much of each other as we did when Linda was alive, but my kids see him often, he's like a Grandpa to them, and I help him out with things like getting groceries for him or whatever.
So, my old neighbor guy across the street calls me on Wednesday and asks me if i'm doing anything that afternoon and I tell him that I have to work that night, but otherwise, no. Why? What's up? He says, "Well *wheeze* I was just wondering if you could *wheeze* drive me over to the hospital *wheeze*" So I'm like "Umm, okay. Are you okay?" He says, "Well, I think *wheeze* that I'm... what do you call it? Like when it's hot?" So I say, "Dehydrated?" and he says, "Yeah *wheeze*" and so I say, "Of course, are you ready to go now?" and he says, "No, I still need to take my shower." So I'm like wtf?! and I say, "Okay..." So he tells me he'll call me when he's ready.
Okay, so then I wait, and wait, and wait till I'm like freaking out he collapsed or something so I send my daughter over to see if he's ready, and she comes back crying and she's so scared... what if something bad happens? So I say, "Is he ready!?" and she says, "Yes... he'll meet you at the door." So I go move my car by his driveway so he won't have to walk so far, and I go knock, but he's pretty close to being deaf and I can hear his dog barking, but he can't hear me knocking, so I walk in and I can hear him moving around somewhere, and I'm calling out, "Jesse, Jesse," and I find him in some room wheezing and I'm like OMG, get in the car, and we have to stop at the couch on the way out so he can sit down and catch his breath. So I finally get him to the car with his fanny pack and his bag o' prescription drugs, and we drive to the ER which is like three minutes away. So we're in the car and he can barely breathe or walk, but he says, "So how's the new car? It's pretty nice." :wacko:
Anyway, then I can't even stop by the ER door to get him out cause there's like 5 ambulances parked there so I have to park in the regular parking lot and leave him in the car and run in and ask for a wheel chair and run back out with the two girls to get him out of the car. So then I have to sign him in and when I say he can't breathe, they put us right in and then we are talking to the nurse who is trying to find out what's wrong, what medications he takes, etc and he can't hear her, so he is trying to put his hearing aide on while she is grumbling about how that might be a good idea and I'm telling her what I know, and then she asks him his age... OH BOY!
He says, "Well... I want you to guess," and we both are like so she tells him, "No! I don't want to guess, and it's my job to ask you and you're going to tell me!" So he grumbles and says... "75" and I'm like... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! So, anyway they won't let me back there with him cause I'm not family, so she sends me home and I call later and they admitted him. And... the kicker to the story is he called his son, I guess before he called me, who lives nearby to see if they could take him and the wife said she could take him but not till later... she has to pick up the kids... wtf?!
So I finally dredge up enough oomph to go in there and see him today and he is like 2 rooms down from the room my mom died in and across the hall from where his wife died and... just ugh! Apparently, he also has the same heart surgeon my mom had, and we had to talk all about that, so, yay for me... but I tried to reassure him and told him not to worry too much. He is having his angioplasty procedure in the morning, unless that goes haywire, and then they will be installing a defibrilator into his heart, unless that won't work, and then he'll have a pace maker. Anyway, so we left to go have dinner, and then Avril lavigne's song, "When You're Gone" came on the radio and I was crying...
Besides that, in case anyone is interested... Davey and I both type 41 words per minute according to the online test we took, not that that is at all surprising to either one of us
So last night I want out with Steve again. I picked him up and we went to eat and while we were eating, there was this couple across the way from us in this booth, and I was complaining that it bugs me when people where their sunglasses inside at night. Anyway, so I was wondering to myself if they were on a date, but I never said anything, although apparently Steve had been watching them, and when they stood up to leave, the one guy put his arms around the other guy's waist and was kissing him So the guy is like but not in a weird 'omg you're kissing me' way... more like an ' you do remember we're in public' type of way, and they almost stumble into our table so we at them. Then we wandered around in Borders for an hour waiting for our movie to start, and then we went and saw "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" SO FREAKING FUNNY! And Lance Bass... that is all.
Hugs,
Viv
PS. Having a LOT of fun talking to Billy and Sweetie... ALWAYS YOURS!
... with Steve. For some reason, he and I always seem to find a way to discuss the fundamentals about things, and I find it rewarding and fascinating. Uplifting, and the moments of clarity that come from thinking things through, seeing all sides of it, are immensely valuable. I think I'll ask him when we're done if I can post it... FANTASTIC
Anyway, moving on for now...
I made a resume OMG! I'm only partailly sure why I even did that, but there are times when I think to myself, 'dammit! I really need to make one' so I did. I'm good at using fancy, big words, but in the end, I'm definitely lacking major things like professional experience and education in the field I prefer, or want to get into I guess I should say. Not sure what I'll do with it yet... but now I have one, so.. yay me, right?
I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who commented in my forum, or sent me an email, or a message about UTBOS. You guys are the best! I absolutely love hearing your opinions on what has happened to the characters so far. I know some authors won't read any comments till the story is finished for fear of being led astray from their original plot line, but I love it. It helps me to know that you guys are right where I want you to be, or that I maybe need to clarify some things more, so thank you!
Okay so the verdict is... YES!! I can post it so here goes... You're entering this chat already in progress We are discussing an article that appeared in the LA Times about kids coming out in today's high schools and colleges and the 'acceptance' or 'tolerance' they are being welcomed with.
shadowgod says:
freakin heroes alot of these kids are
Vivian says:
what makes someone a hero?
Vivian says:
bravery?
shadowgod says:
yeah
shadowgod says:
the ability to look fear in the face and walk towards it
Vivian says:
well what makes someone a hero versus stupid... sometimes fear is rational and the effects of walking towards it can't be undone
shadowgod says:
true
shadowgod says:
they're blazing a trail
shadowgod says:
they may not be the first
shadowgod says:
but still the moxy to say 'hey this is me'
shadowgod says:
its admirable
Vivian says:
absolutely. and they say that one person can't make a difference
shadowgod says:
like graeme's signature
shadowgod says:
if you think your too small to make a difference, try being trapped in a room with a misquito
Vivian says:
yeah i saw that and i thought... ahhhhhhh! and how profound
shadowgod says:
lol
shadowgod says:
i dunno i still see brighter days ahead
shadowgod says:
bush and his constitutional amendment are on their way out
Vivian says:
i wonder if the brave ones are the people you come out to who can see past themselves and beyond just 'tolerance' and on to acceptance
shadowgod says:
hrmmm
Vivian says:
and not acceptance of you, but acceptance that what they think really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of your life
shadowgod says:
good point
Vivian says:
i mean it would be nice to be accepted for who you are, no matter what, but it's not in most people's innate nature to not label something, not classify it, not be threatened by something they don't understand and to just say 'good for you'
Vivian says:
in that sense it seems they are walking bravely into the unknown as well
shadowgod says:
there are so many other ways to label a person outside sex though
shadowgod says:
how do the laws of attraction change who a person can be?
Vivian says:
you know, great point!
Vivian says:
i just finished reading this story today
Vivian says:
where the guy has known since he was 12 that he was gay and in love with his best friend who he thinks is straight
Vivian says:
and in the end, when the best friend is finally explaining how he feels to the guy, he says something like... i fell in love with you, not a guy, not a girl, but you, my friend for 15 years
Vivian says:
i was pretty moved by that because it's a perfect example that the heart isn't limited by sexuality
Vivian says:
i have some issues with how it's written cause you know me... but the plot and the story and the lesson in it is amazing
shadowgod says:
I'll have to give it a read
shadowgod says:
Is it normal to question humanity constantly?
Vivian says:
hahahaha
Vivian says:
yes! when you are the minority in a world full of stupid, it seems necessary
shadowgod says:
for the most part I'm optimistic about the future
shadowgod says:
about people in general
shadowgod says:
maybe its moments like last weekend thsat pull me back into reality
Vivian says:
there is this great line in the movie hairsprsay... she says 'i hope you both are prepared to deal with a whole lot of ugly coming from a long line of stupid' and the girl says, 'oh, so you met my mother'
Vivian says:
in that case it was about integrating races... 4 or 5 decades ago, but it's basically the same principal here
Vivian says:
4 or 5 decades from now it will be something else
shadowgod says:
yeah ... whats wrong with man/goat love!
Vivian says:
hahahhaa
shadowgod says:
I say we start championing it now!
shadowgod says:
just to be ahead of the game
Vivian says:
get a head start?
Vivian says:
look at you being an overachiever
shadowgod says:
lol
Vivian says:
you would definitely be a few goats champion, that's for sure
Tobias says:
Princess viv, who was 30, but still looked as sexy as 18, was captured by a huge dragon
Tobias says:
The dragon captured her because princess viv was the best anthology writer in the whole country and the dragon loved anthologies
Tobias says:
So her handsome and brave husband, prince rich, came to rescue her
Vivian says:
I like it already
Tobias says:
But when he tried to rescue viv, he saw that she was in no danger at all. the dragon was a nice dragon, and so he found viv and the dragon playing scrabble.
Tobias says:
But the dragon didn't want to let viv go because he felt so lonely
Vivian says:
Was I winning? since I am the WORDMASTER!!
Tobias says:
So, price rich searched the whole country for the nicest and best looking dragon he could find
Tobias says:
But whatever dragon prince rich brought back, the other dragon didn't like. prince rich nearly didn't know what to do anymore when princess viv whispered something in his ear. prince rich started smiling and went of to search for another dragon again
Tobias says:
One week later (in the meantime princess viv made pancakes), prince rich came back with a new dragon. this time, a handsome blue male dragon with green spots instead of pink, as the female dragon before.
Tobias says:
The dragons immediately fell in love with each other and princess viv could go home back to her handsome prince
Vivian says:
With bananas?
Tobias says:
Two weeks later they dragons had the first gay-dragon-civil-union and prince rich made them a nice dragon-ice-sculpture while princess viv wrote them a lovely story
Tobias says:
The End
:wub:
Thanks Cutie, I'm sure I'll sleep so sweetly tonight now that I'm back home with my Prince
At the time of this blog post, 222 of you have read my last blog, and no one commented except my Angel, and that was only cause I whined to him about how no one was commenting and how worried I was.
I *thought* that everyone here knew by now that they could say anything to me and not have to feel anything but completely comfortable about it. I mean I share huge pieces of myself all the time between my blog, and my stories, and my characters.
It's possible this would help push my MDSing/PMSing to a new level....
Arguments against pouting:
The person I wroted the story for, LOVED it, and I think that's all that I *really* care about.
Some people sent me messages on MSN to tell me how great it was, or ask what the heck got into me? since it's not my normal style anyway.
I look SO much cuter smiling, than pouting.
Not everyone is like me in the total and complete openness of their lives and emotions.
So I had the funniest phone call with Davey the other day, but he said it was blog material so I think I'll let him blog it as long as he makes me out to be mother of the year or something great like that.
Angel: I'm not gonna say anything more than... I'm VERY proud of you for being an active participant in making your life, and yourself, more happy and fulfilled! Good luck!
It's Steven's birthday today! Happy Birthday! Also, Ronnie, and Eric, and like SO many people born in July! Rich was last Sunday too!
So Rich has been sorta stressed and frustrated at work because there have been a lot of people shifting around positions, and he is supposed to be heading up the art department, lead graphic artist, etc... but the old guy, who chose to leave that position to be a salesman, is having trouble letting go. I think it should get better now though, since the boss told him to back off. I met a guy he works with yesterday, and one of his bosses, and they seem like nice people so that's cool!
So FBTE is gonna start wrapping up, FINALLY, and then I think I may rewrite the beginning chapters.. I know previously I had said I thought I shouldn't, but the other side of that argument is... If I want to send it out to someone and try and get it published... it has to not suck. Anyway, we'll see... I don't know if anyone would publish something that is on the net for free anyway, so who knows.
So I may be meeting up with someone I met online through my Angel, and I'm pretty excited, cause this guy does SO much for the Gay community in helping to teach and educate people who have issues based on religion. I'm not religious, at all, nor do I have issues, at all, but it would be interesting to meet him and hear what he is doing and how he does it. So I'll let you all know...
Anyway, I'm gonna go eat some 'offensive to my Luvuh' pizza and then do some errands before work. Thank golly I have the weekend off!
Hugs and kisses,
Viv
P.S. To pout, or not to pout? that is the question. Also, I'm not sure if MDS stands for Missing Davey Syndrome or Me and Davey Syndrome, since we tend to adopt the other one's mood before we even know they are in that mood, but I just thought some of you might be wondering what that meant.
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Anyone else, have a good read. Feedback is always appreciated at viv.stories@hotmail.com
Said my son tonight as we were frosting cupcakes. "You're the best cooker ever, Mom. I love helping you!" I think he was just excited cause I let him put the sprinkles on top.
So, a HUGE happy birthday to 'the man' today! You know I love you, Cutie! Hope you had a good day and a GREAT year... welcome to adulthood! There's no going back now!
So Steven is back from his trip! So awesome, cause I missed him... Welcome home!!
So I went and hung out with the god, my Luvuh but I dunno if I should tell you what happened cause... well y'all want to practically murder him right now over what happened in chapter 26 of LiS... So, instead, I'll just say... I know what happens in chapter 27 (How do you spell neener, neener, neener?) If you really want to know how we spent our night, then I guess you'll just have to beg and plead and throw yourselves at our feet, and maybe... we'll find it in our hearts to tell you... maybe. My car has spots, FYI
I'm really tired, have been for days now :wacko: like I can't catch up on sleep. Well, I get to sleep in tomorrow morning, and then work late till 11 p.m. and then the kids are dragging me all over Disneyland on Thursday, and then I'm off on Friday, so maybe I'll recoup then. Besides, then I can fall sweetly into a coma and sleep until Davey gets back and maybe I won't miss him so much We're having hair issues today, he and I.
OOOH! So, Lisa at work is pregnant! SO yay! She is a twin though, and she is just seven weeks along and HUGE already so I think she may have twins, too! That and she's all of 5 feet and 100 pounds, so you put anything at all in her body, let alone a growing baby, or two, and you are bound to notice. Anyway, Congratulations!!!!
Rich's birthday is on Sunday. Anthology day is Sunday. I'm off on Sunday. We LOVE Sundays!
So Zoey has taken to sleeping right above my head on my pillow at night, which I find absolutely adorable. She and the bigger cat, Licorice, have finally decided they are gonna mostly get along now, so that's good news.
Once my brain is rested, I'll work on 26 of FBTE, although I have this short thing in my head that I may write out too... we'll see.
Hugs,
Viv
PS. Steve is whispering sweet somethings in my chat box... and wow is all I'm saying... but, you guys will just have to wait to see that, too! I bet they'll rethink the whole 'down with blackheart/shadowgod' thing next time eh?
A happy birthday to one of the most amazing guys I know and love. Here's wishing you a VERY happy birthday and a year of fantastic smiles and great things, cause you deserve every one. I don't know how long we've been palling around together, but I do know, that I'd hate to have to go through life without my angel so... YAY that I don't, right?! That, and I'm glad we have each other to lean on and learn from...
Love ya lots!
Viv
PS. Maybe if we get you drunk enough on your birthday... THEN you'll sleep with Rich
That's right, I'm blogging from the car boys and girls. Top floor of the Disneyland parking structure. We've been sitting here 18 minutes already and haven't moved an inch closer to home. Ugh! At least I have my Jamba Juice, some Good Charlotte to listen to, and my trusty cell phone.
So I finished my anthology submission last night. Underneath This Big Ol' Sky - Part 2 for all of you who read part 1 and are waiting to find out what happens next with the folks on Kingsman Bluff. Now's your chance to reread Part 1 if you missed it or want to get reacquainted with the story before Part 2 is released.
Okay the many cars in front of us have turned their engines off :S that's not a good sign... 25 minutes and the f**ker next to us who decided to create a second lane of traffic in this one way aisle is pissing me off! Good for him Rich is driving...
So they're back to firing half the store staff for stealing. WTF is wrong with people? Soon I'll be the only employee... maybe THEN I'll get a raise...
Rich came home from work the other day and said he had to make a naked man ice sculpture that had liquid continuously flowing out of his you-know-where. I wondered if it was for a bachelorette party or something, but it turns out it was for an episode of the show Entourage that's on HBO. Sounds pretty awesome to me! Besides, not every day you get to make ice penises at work. I wonder if the shrinkage factor was considered in the making of said ice man.
Traffic update... we've moved approximately 100 feet in 36 minutes. At this rate, we could walk home faster, it's not like we're that far. We've heard AFI, My Chemical Romance, Fallout Boy, and just for the one day I have to pick my Sweetie up at the airport, JT.
I think I have to pee... Hmmm...
So I edited Steve's anthology and I was impressed and fascinated. He is always a magical read anyway, amazing talent at connecting you to not only his characters, but his setting and it's funny, but there is always one scene in everything of his I read that seems to rise above the rest and touch my heart even more if that's possible and he didn't let me down this time either. Look for it!
I edited Kevin's as well, and I have to say, as anthologies go, this is probably the best I've seen from him yet. Quite a touching story so keep your eyes open for it too.
I'm rather excited, truth be told, that Graeme is doing he reviews of the anthologies. I told him that I can't wait to see what he thinks because I respect his opinion as a writer and that he impresses me with his ability to always manage to bring up an amazing point tha hadn't occured to me.
Still on the top floor of the parking structure, 51 minutes now, and we've made half a lap around the top toward the exit. Matt Kearney is singing to us and Rich has started saying not nice words about the drivers who apparently think they don't have to wait like the rest of us.
So, speaking of Rich, we both had the day off today from work amazingly, so we slept in and stayed in bed almost all morning, even if we weren't sleeping the whole time and I got wounded during the non-sleep portion by the new kitten, but it was worth it. We showered together, and spent all day doing a whole buncha nothing but it was nice.
Did I forgot to mention that when we left to come here to sit for an hour now on the 6th floor of the parking structure, that my new car had a flat tire so Rich had to change the tire but I got to read the manual to him about the funky lugnut/antitheft system. Rocco DeLuca and the Burden...
Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July, whether it was a holiday for you or not Hugs!
So, I FINALLY... started on my anthology entry AND heard the great news that Graeme is going to be reviewing them! That's fabulously exciting! Anyway, I hope I manage to get it done on time, I'm REALLY trying, and I'm off all day on Friday, not that I can concentrate much with the kids home on summer break, but we'll see. Also, I'm supposed to add a disclaimer to the story: Any sheep resembling vampiric Egyptian legends are the sole responsibility of the author and should be overlooked based on the fact that she says so... or something similar. Any questions, please contact your local Shadowgod There ya go, luvuh
I want to post some pictures of the kids looking all beautiful and fancy for their graduations, but... I'm afraid cause... you never know... so I probably won't, but they looked SO fantastic!
So, Tony sent me this link to a news article about two boyfriends from Newark who were seniors and there was a picture of the two of them kissing in the yearbook, and then the superintendent for their school decided that it was too illicit to be seen by the students, and then made some very poor decisions. Here are the links... Article and a follow up article about the subsequent apology made Follow Up
So Rich called me yesterday while I was at work while he was on his lunch break, and pulled a Joey on me! He always calls me every day on his lunch break cause most days during the week, that's the only time we talk until I get home from work, at around 11 p.m. except this week I was working REALLY early because another girl is on vacation. So, I answer my phone, while I'm working and tell him I really can't talk right now, and he says, "Oh fine! I guess I won't tell you my news then..." (Joey style!!) So I say, "WAIT! What news?!" and he proceeds to tell me that they made him the Art Director at his new job! Yay Rich! Not bad for two weeks, then again, it was sort of implied that he would eventually be responsible for that as well, but still, SO YAY!
Anyway, I'm totally exhausted cause I have been at work at 3 and 4 a.m the past three days, so please forgive me if none of this makes any sense... and I really should get back to writing, but it's been a while since I updated, but not in the land of Chris so I thought I'd give ya something to read.
Hugs everyone!
Viv
PS. Me and V have a deal! AND... SO yay for you, Sweetie! Glad it's going well! AND... Good luck tomorrow, Angel! AND!!! Cheer up my prince! cause I love you bunches!
And... big shock, it sorta hurts. It was worth it though. My daughter graduated from sixth grade today looking SO grown up and beautiful in 'the dress'. She actually cried more than I did So there were 2 and a half graduating classes today (one was a combination class, so only half of them were sixth graders). They saved all their acheivment awards for the graduation ceremony so that the parents could see their kids receive them. My daughter... got them all! She earned the Gold award for academic acheivement in Math with a 90% or higher, the Gold award for academic acheivment in Language Arts with a 90% or higher, Academic Excellence in Science, a 100% completion award for homework, and a Citizenship Award for getting no more than one warning all trimester. SO impressed! She is always so damn hard on herself, and I'll admit now, that she may have mostly surpassed my knowledge in the math department, but WOW! :graduated: What a way to make an exit, right?
So yeah, sunburned due to sitting out there for over two hours today. Only my arms, up to the shoulder, cause the dress I was wearing was sleeveless, and the tops of my knees, cause when sitting in said dress, that's where it stopped. Not too bad, mostly just a little pink, I'll survive. If I can have a baby mostly burnt from the waist down, I can deal with this.
So I got an amazing e-card from Vance and a beautiful picture card from Ronnie today in the mail!
We went out to dinner last night to Spaghetti Factory which we like and they seat us, and we order, and the kids promptly tell our waiter, Ryan, that it is my birthday so he smirks in that way that says 'Got it!' So we eat, and Rich is SO full he's like... beyond uncomfortable, and Ryan has already brought out our Spumoni ice cream that comes with every meal (maybe why we like that place so much ) and he's whining about how he can't eat another bite when Ryan shows up with this caramel, pecan prailine ice cream thing. So he ate that too after they sang to me *giggle*. So by the time we were done and had to stop off in Target before we headed home, he was REALLY uncomfortable. He's decided the way to avoid that next time is to just order that caramelly dessert only, who needs food anyway
So, good luck wishes to my Sweetie, and my Angel, who both had their last day of work today and start their new jobs on Monday! and You guys are gonna be fantastic!
To my Luvuh, thinking good thoughts and wishing her the best. I'm glad she has you to worry about her in that 'thinking positive' way you do.
V - Kitty sitting is my specialty, right under holding hands... I wish there was a way I could do more for you.
So, a Father's Day dinner tomorrow, yay for sitting in traffic , then Monday, my daughter has her class trip to a water park out here all day, and then when she gets home, we have to continue the quest for the perfect graduation dress. Tuesday I have to be at work at 5 a.m. and then pick up the kids from school, and HOPEFULLY!!! we found the perfect dress on Monday night, cause otherwise it's happening Tuesday night. Then Wednesday is the big kindergarten graduation for my son, and the big three-oh-uh-oh, and Thursday I'll get to see the perfect graduation dress in action for the sixth grade graduation.
My old boss came into the store today to borrow something for his new store and hugged me I miss him! and when he left, he walked out shouting, "Bye Valerie!!" cause that's our lame joke now. See the story goes... he was the manager of the store near my house that I usually shop at, and so when I found out he got transferred to my store and was shopping, I mentioned it to someone there who immediately called him down to come meet me (in my jeans and flip flops with the kids and Rich all there too). So, then his first day in my store, I walked into the office and he says, "Hi Valerie!" and I went so now he knows it bugs me and teases me like that.
So after I made it through the day that was beyond all reason at work today, cause every manager in the store was off at this one girl's wedding leaving me and one guy who just got promoted and came back to help for today, and the new, now old, boss who just got promoted too, along with the 3 cashiers that called in sick on Father's Day weekend, I went Father's Day shopping with the kids and got Rich a GREAT present. It's something he's been saying he wants for months now so yay!
So, about Father's Day... I just want to take a minute to say, that when it comes to being a father, a dad, a friend, a mentor, a teacher, and a million other things to our kids, Rich is fantastic! I love you babe! It's been 11 1/2 years of this 'father' business... only a lifetime to go, but hey, look at the bright side, in another 15 years, it'll be Grandfather's Day and we can GIVE THEM BACK!
So, last night I was sorta sufing around the net, checking different story sites, and I was at AwesomeDude, and I saw that Camy and Graeme have audio for some of their stories. So I listened to them both, cause I'm a HUGE sucker for accents and I know that they are from England and Australia so I was curious after listening, if it was they themselves who did the readings? Also, I wonder if any of you would rather listen than read? I prefer to read myself, so I'm just wondering.
Anyhoodle... if I'm still alive after Thursday, I'll be 30 then. We'll see how I like that eh?
So yeah, it was yesterday, the big 26 for my Darlin' And yeah this blog is a day late... sorta like his present :wacko: Thank you U.S. Postal Service and Royal Mail.
Anyway, I hope you had a fantastic day and I wish you a year full of happiness, and love, and health, and smiles, and hugs, and crazy hot sex and... well you get the idea I haven't talked to you in WAY too long, and I miss ya like crazy, but I keep tabs on ya cause I love ya, that and I have a GREAT source
Too many titles to choose from. Since when does that happen? I mean, usually, I'm sitting here trying to think of something clever and catchy... So, this time the choices were...
Zoey's home!
FBTE is out... finally
Joey made me do it!
Thank golly for cell phones!
Maybe you can help me decide on the best one...
So, to elaborate on each possibility....
Zoey is, in fact, home! She is the little kitten we adopted and she's fantastic! There is a little something wrong with one of her eyes, it seems, so I think I'll take her to the vet tomorrow on my day off and see what we can do for her, cause as it is now, her eye is all watery and puffy and when she wakes up it's stuck shut with goop! OUCH!!! But, she's so sweet and cuddly, she sleeps with us, and I brought her home some toys from work cause she was bored and attacking anything that moves. I was joking the other day that I think she's like ADD kitten, cause she'll be doing something and totally lose track, but then I realized, that's a kitten for ya. It was funny to watch though... she would be bathing herself or washing her face, and then in the middle of it she would pounce on something that just happened to be next to her. Or yesterday, she was in the litter box, and she was digging in the litter and moving it around as cats do, and then she was like, 'hey, this stuff moves!' *POUNCE* wait... I was gonna pee, I think... wait! this stuff moves... As my angel said... TFC!!! (Too f**kin cute)
And yes, FBTE 25 is out! Shocking, I know... please do try to contain yourselves.... You can find it here. http://viv.gayauthors.org/FTBEChapters/Fro...seEyes%2025.php So enjoy!
So I was showing Joey some pictures I took of Zoey, and he said I should post this one cause I look hot in it... Anyway, I was looking through them and decided I guess I could post some... but, Joey made me do it! And if I'm hot, then it was all me
And finally, THANK GOLLY for cell phones! I'm gonna need mine for a few weeks more than I already do, but anything for my Sweetie
My boss asked me about promoting me... whatever. At least I'll get paid for the job I already do for them.
Rich LOVES his new job! It looked for a while like he was gonna get suckered into working for the old job for a while until they could find a suirtable replacement for him, but I guess they figured something out, so that's even better!
So, guess who I'm having dinner with next Tuesday?... Anyone? No? Well, I'll tell you. Snowy, the Snow Dog, Snoopy, the Snowy Puppy... It'll be fun
We decided to adopt a kitten from the pound for the low, low price of $112 and she is SO pretty! Rambunctious little girl, grey and black tabby. When I went to pay for her, the woman at the window says, "She'll be ready in 1 to 10 days, 10 being the longest." Thanks for the clarification there ma'am. So, now, we are in the process of naming her... and much to my daughter's dismay, she won't be called Princess, Chloe, Sammy, Ginger, Rosie, or any of the other million names she has suggested in the last 24 hours.
In other news, Rich starts his new job tomorrow! He called me on Friday while he was out to lunch to tell me that he just told the guy in the Togo's he always goes to, that it was his last day at that job so he probably wouldn't be back and that he thought it was SO COOL to be able to tell the guy when he asked him what he does, to say, "I'm an ice sculptor!"
And I bought my darlin's birthday present and since his birthday is in 7 more days I hope it makes it to Scotland in time!
AND!!! Steve's site is officially up and looking fabulous! Can you believe he did all that work himself?! Anyway, check it out, read some... he's really fantastic! http://shadowgod.gayauthors.org/
AND!!!!! Chapter 25 of From Behind Those Eyes is finished!
Just as soon as our fearless leader gets home from his road trip, it's all yours! Now onto the summer anthology...
Why do I have to feel like I have to defend myself all the time? I mean if I want to be who I am, and have the friends I want to have, and read what I want to read, and write the stories I want to write, why the f**K should you care? And, more importantly, why do I have to feel like I have to justify my choices about those things?
"Why is every story you write a 'gay story'?"
"They aren't 'gay stories'," I say. "They are stories that happen in the lives of people, some of whom happen to be gay. There is a difference."
"Oh sure, that's easy to say. But how many of your stories have main characters that are gay?"
"All of them... so what?"
"Well why? I mean, why don't you have any with straight people?"
"There are straight couples in my stories too..."
"That's not what I mean. Why do you have to write about gay people only?"
"I don't. And I don't just write about gay people. Besides, there are gay people everywhere."
"Well, then why don't you write about straight people?"
"I do, and why do you care anyway?"
"I'm just asking...I just want to know why they all have to be about gay people."
"Well, if you would read them, you would understand that they aren't about gay people, they are about situations, stories that happen to people. Some of them are gay, and some of them aren't."
"Whatever..."
Why does he even care anyway? I mean, what the f**K? And what kind of person makes huge judgements on something when he has no idea what he's even talking about? I mean, I might entertain the idea of discussing the amazing beauty I find in the way I have the ability to have two men, boys, guys, whatever... totally set aside their egos, and the whole alpha male bullshit, and the status of society, and just for once, communicate with their hearts. No contests about who's the strongest, or the richest, or the most successful, or the cutest, or who has slept with the most chicks, drives the fastest car, or the coolest one... just truth; maybe I'd discuss that with you IF... you had taken the time to read my stories and knew what the f**K you were talking about.
Since you haven't... you can save your judgements, and your ignorance, and your naive claims of wanting to understand for someone else...
I mean, I always joke about it, like I write gay erotica, but the truth is, I might actually be a little offended if someone classified it as gay porn. I'm not sure why... exactly... just, I put so much of my heart and soul, my feelings and my fantasies into my stories, that calling it porn seems... unjust. A few friends have said in the past that what I write is neither, not gay erotica, even if it is pretty damn hot, and not porn, even if there may be sex, or the implication of it, but that it is romance, they are love stories. Ones that provoke you to believe it can happen to you, that it sould happen to you, because everyone deserves to be loved, and more than that, that when it happens, you want it to be just like that.
Seems pretty beautiful to me... he can go f**K himself...
Viv
PS. I may or may not be slightly more aggrivated about this then I might normally be since I'm pretty hormonal right now... but nevertheless, I believe what I said...
Also, Rich just read this and asked me to make sure you all know it wasn't him...
I was thinking yesterday on my drive home from work, where they had asked me to cover someone's shift on my day off who was apparently supposed to get suspended, and then didn't, and then when I walked in they said, "Oh shit! I forgot to call you to say nevermind..." and I was wondering if being optimistic is the same thing as having faith?
To me, being optimistic means you hope for the best, hope that things will work out well, but having faith... well that's a different matter altogether. Having faith means you believe... believe it will work out, evidence unseen, no foreshadowing or hint of likeliness, you just believe. So if that's true... then I say they are definitely not the same thing.
That, of course, begs the question that if you are neither, like me, then what are you? A pessimist? A realist? An idealist? Hmmmmm.
So, I decided to look it all up... and here's what I found in my handy, dandy online dictionary....
Optimist - One who usually expects a favorable outcome.
Faith - Confidence or trust in a person or thing. Belief that is not based on proof.
Realist - A person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
Pessimist - A person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
Idealist - A person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. A visionary or impractical person. A person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are.
I guess my answer, depending on the situation, is that I am a realist with idealistic qualities, or maybe that's backwards... who knows. Either way, I don't have blind faith in things, never have been good about that unless we're talking about love, and I'm not a pessimist, never could be... Maybe it's the romantic in me that just believes that when love is involved, everything will work out... but otherwise, you have to create your own happiness and go after what you want.
Happy Birthday Sugar, my Natey Love you lots!
Tony is buying a motorcycle and he better hope that if he gets hurt on it... Anyway, I'll kill him! :wacko: Or something productive and healthy like that.
I miss Davey like you can't imagine. I think we have never gone this long without talking and given the state of my hormones this week... well it's not a pretty picture. I love you Sweetie!
So I was at work on Saturday and may have witnessed one of life's oddities... This woman, at least 50, in way too short shorts, flip flops, and fake blond hair is complaining that her husband bought her some tulips from the store and that they aren't fresh. Apparently in her quest for the ultimate tulip she complained to someone in the department who allegedly told her that if she wants fresh tulips she'll probably have to go to Holland. Now, while I could see one of them potentially saying that sarcastically, totally as a joke, like how fresh can something be when you have cut it off the plant it grows on and are now buying it in a grocery store... I can't see any of them seriously saying it to her, but nevertheless, she freaks out and comes to complain to Eddie.
Poor, poor Eddie, who apparently intimidated her because she kept backing away from him, so then she ends up talking to Lisa who is all of 110 pounds and my height. Lisa offers to refund and/or to replace her tulips, wants to know who said that to her so we can fix that, although how should she know who said it to her and then she demands that Lisa give her the district manager's phone number. They like us to handle this stuff at the store level cause it's just one less thing they have to deal with and they always end up giving the customer whatever they want anyway, so of course Lisa tried, but in the end ended up going to get the woman the number to our district office.
When she comes back with the number, the lady is yelling at Lisa that this is not what she asked for. What did she ask for?! Lisa tries to explain that this is the number we are supposed to give to customers, cause like we're really gonna give out the guy's cell phone number to some whack job lady who's pissed about $5 tulips, so the lady yells, and I quote, "I do NOT call customer service~ Not now, not EVER!" while stamping her foot like she's all of seven years old. In the end, my new boss refunded her the tulips and she left, we decided in the manager meeting today that she must have been drinking
So I came home Saturday night with a cold! I felt fine, just couldn't breathe... but who needs to do that right? Breathing is overrated... Anyway, I confirmed my plans with Steve and his sister after he offered to postpone since I was sick, but I said nah, let's go anyway. I worked a half day on Sunday for another girl who got guilted into going to the Galaxy game with her boyfriend, and then I headed home to change and wait for Steve and his sister.
So I gave him directions to my house, and you'd think after living here oh... 26 years, that I would know how to get here... but apparently not cause I gave him the wrong directions! Evidently, I live to the left of the freeway, and not the right :wacko: but they found us anyway, thanks to my daughter who was in the front yard when they drove past and yelled, "Mooooooooooom, they're here!"
So we all pile in my car cause parking where we are headed is a nightmare, especially on weekends, and somehow, Tony managed to end up with the keys I had tossed to Rich and in the driver's seat I figure being small, I'll volunteer to sit in back so Rich can sit up front since he's not so small, and Steve is asking me if we're gonna die?! I shrug and figure the three of us in the back are wedged in there tight enough that we'll be plenty safe. I beg Tony not to crash my car, someone, not sure who, points out that I have already done that myself so I should quit worrying.
We are discussing what to do when we get to The Block, bowling and eating, and maybe a movie, the potential schedule, but since Steve and his sister have never been there before we're discussing the options available when I bring up the Vans skate park. Tony says if Steve's sister and I will skate, he's up for it. I tell him that I won't skateboard, but that I'll cheer for him instead like.... L-O-S-E-R! Well, then he replied with H-A-T-E-R! and then said Rich would say S-H-O-R-T-Y! So I and Steve and then I elbowed him cause... he's supposed to be on my side right?!
Anyway, we ate, Tony made loud inappropriate comments, as usual, and then we walked over to bowl. Rich actually asked me what size shoe he wears... how does the man not know that information about himself? Anyway, we bowl, I only sorta didn't suck, and Tony grabbed my ball from behind! He was just mad cause he was losing even with all his special bowling moves. Then after that, we decided to miniature golf, so we all drive over there and had fun, again I didn't totally suck Yay me! Anyway, all in all, it was fun, and I'm mostly able to breathe again.
Rich gave his boss his letter of resignation, the one I wrote for him and then his boss offered him a raise and a company car, but he said nope! He is going in to his new job tonight after he gets off from the old one, to meet people and get acquainted with what's going on there. I'm making chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight and I can't wait!
FYI - Beware, the sweeties are PMS-ing
Hugs to all,
Viv
P.S. I left you a comment Chris... don't make me come hug you! Cause I will!
I usually try and avoid that retort, but at this point, I'm speechless. Quick rant about work and then we'll move on kay? So at work we're having some promotion for the month of May where if you spend $25 on QUALIFYING PRODUCTS (see list that is rather specific) you'll earn two free movie tickets to the upcoming Pirates of the Carribean III. Sounds simple enough right? In fact, what a deal really, cause, out here at least, it's $10 a ticket, so this way you get the tickets AND all the products you buy. Right on, right?
So tonight this family came in... went through another girl's line, she gave them the 'rather specific list', and then, they went shopping again and came through my line hoping to have accumulated enough purchases to earn said movie tickets. Also, we give them a running total of how much they have accumulated toward said movie tickets on every receipt so they knew how much more they had to spend to earn said tickets. So I ring their second purchase of the evening, and yes their total grew, but not to the $25 needed, and being the nice person that I am, and knowing what they are trying to do, I tell them they still have to purchase $3 more to earn their tickets.
They grumble, and then send their teenage son through once more with something else, hoping to get to the $25 limit. Well, their accumulated total didn't change. Now, just for a minute, let all of us logical thinkers ponder why that might be, shall we? Ahh yes, likely cause the item he was purchasing IS NOT ONE OF THE QUALIFYING ITEMS!!!
I pull out 'rather specific list', and point out that this item is NOT ON THE LIST and even offer to return it for them so they can purchase the correct products. So I get another manager out there to help him and do the refund since I have a line of people waiting to get the f**K out of the grocery store at 9 p.m. So the guy is pissed, and while she is helping him return the item, I try to tell her that he bought two of them, once when they came through my line, and then once again when they sent the teenage son through, so maybe he'd like to return both.
Apparently he didn't appreciate that, and started screaming at me that it was my fault cause I didn't tell him he wasn't buying the correct products (note rather specific list in their hand) TOTAL SIDE NOTE HERE... since when do I censor people's purchases? If the guy wants to buy water along with his other 'qualifying items', who am I to refuse him that right? Anyway, after being yelled at, and trying to explain, and then the other manager trying to explain, we both gave up while he's screaming about our company going bankrupt (as if that's gonna happen) and how he paid for the stuff, we both just stopped trying to help the poor bastard.
... WHATEVER!
Deep breath... moving on.
So, in WAY BETTER NEWS, Tony is here!! Just pulled up out front in fact, home for the summer!!!
In EVEN WAY BETTER NEWS, Rich got the job!!! Let me back up and tell that story as well. He randomly got a call one day on his cell phone while he was supposed to be at work, but wasn't, cause he had left an hour early so I could take him to pick his car up from the shop where it was being serviced before it closed at 5 p.m. It's some guy calling to ask him to come in for an interview, that apparently he had submitted a resume to over two weeks prior and then promptly forgot about. So he happily agrees, cause he hates his job that he has now, is WAY underpaid, and they are offering WAY more. He goes in for the interview, comes out of it actually feeling really confident and pleased, which for Rich, is HUGE, and then is asked to come back for a second interview the next week to 'prove himself and his skills' which of course was no problem cause Rich has mad skills (see my website )
So they tell him that they will let him know, that they want someone to start on the following Monday if possible. So he is eagerly waiting all weekend and hears... nothing All day Monday, nothing. :wacko: So I convince him to call and ask, cause he really wants this job. He calls and they say something about trying to get a hold of him all weekend, although they never called... but that's neither here nor there, and ask him to come in for a third interview so they can narrow down the five possible applicants for the two spots they have. He goes in, kicks some more ass, and they say they will let him know for sure the next day. Again he hears nothing all day and is a total wreck by this point, and I'm about to smack him *stay with me man!* He calls again, and leaves a message and finally the guy calls him back and says that he hired one girl just out of school for really cheap, and his main concern was how much Rich wanted, asked him what he would be comfortable taking. So Rich tells him a number which is still a lot more than he makes now, with the promise that within the first year they will increase that by another $5,000 and the guy says that sounds acceptable and to email him a proposal.
He does, along with the references the guy asked for, cause it's pretty uncouth to contact his current employer to ask about him when the current employer doesn't know he is out looking, and gets a call this afternoon saying they want him and he should give his notice and with any luck Rich's current boss will be the total asshole he always is and Rich won't even have to stay the two weeks. Also, humorously enough, the other girl that was hired is named... Vivian
It's my 14 year anniversary in 29 minutes I love you babe! Next year, we will have been together for half of my life! Unbelievable... Tony is gonna babysit tomorrow so we can go out, just the two of us, ALL DAY!!! That like... NEVER happens so I'm WAY excited!!
So I was talking to someone the other day, I think it was Will, (hi Will! we should talk again soon, cause it was fun! ) and I mentioned something that I have wondered for a while. Anyway, when I was talking to Steve last night, and we were talking about how f**kING AMAZING Luc is, and how The Shower ( http://luc.gayauthors.org/daydreams/theshower.php ) was SO FANTASTIC, just perfect really, and I mentioned it to Steve and that made him wonder too, so now we wanna know dammit!
What do you guys think... when you read the sex or love scenes authors write? Do you wonder if the scenes are real experiences of theirs, or if they are imaginary, fantasies, something they saw once and thought was provocative (hot)? Do you read them and wonder what our preferences are, or if we are good in bed? Or is it more like... you are so (hopefully if the writing is any good) wrapped up in the story and the characters that it doesn't cross your mind? Maybe it doesn't cross your mind at the time, but then later it does? Tell us what you think!!
Okay moving on from that... I have FBTE 25 a third done so hopefully, and with any luck it will be out next week sometime, but I'm not making any promises I can't keep since my big bro Jeff is visiting this weekend from the other side of the country. But that's just an update for those of you who have been emailing and asking, or just wondering and not emailing
So my old cell phone, the one I have had for like... ever (as in, I have had it SO damn long I can't even remember how long ago I got it) retired last Friday and I had to go get a new one. So I got this Samsung Blackjack ( http://www.samsungblackjack.com/ ) and now I have to learn how to work it But all the boys like it You know boys and their toys right? Rich is holding out till June for the new Apple iphone that's coming out for the low, low price of $500 :wacko: but he just got a new one.... whatever
I was just in the car and I heard, what may possibly be, one of the most ridiculous commercials ever! It's for Pizza Hut, which I like, and it's got this girl in it who is talking all about how it's the best pizza and how her boyfriend works for Papa John's Pizza (which I like also) and how she always has to pretend with him that it's the best pizza. Then it goes on to say how Pizza Hut pizza was chosen over Papa John's and Domino's (which I hate, and that says a lot cause I LOVE pizza) every time 'among people with a preference'.
...
Well DUH! if you have a preference then you PREFER it... of course you would choose it. Are they kidding?
Anyway, my son had his first field trip EVER yesterday Too cute! And he went for his first sleepover last weekend at his cousins! My sister in law told me some story about my son in his pajamas and a cape, while his cousin, wearing a teenage mutant ninja turtle costume from last Halloween and carrying a light saber, and my niece in some type of costume ran by in a hurry to somewhere to apparently slay some evil doer or something.
So I have this 'gay' story... Every day I pick my son up from school, and then we have to wait 30 minutes for my daughter to get out cause she's in the upper grade, and since it's just far enough from the house that all I would be able to do is drive home and then turn around and drive right back to the school, I just hang out in the parking lot for the half hour and read, or write, or talk on the phone (usually with my angel ) Well my friend Joe, he has the same deal. Get there to get the little one, wait 30 minutes for the older one, and he has a son one year younger than mine, so they like to play while we wait. Normally we'll park near each other so the boys can play, and sometimes they'll play in my car, and sometimes they'll play in his van. Well Joe's son is VERY lovey, a hugger, and all about the kisses and 'I love you's' and so the other day it was time to go, so I told my son to say goodbye and get in the car, and so Joe's son hugs mine, and then kisses him, and my son was like So I was slightly ammused and when he got in the car I said something to him like 'Did he kiss you goodbye?' like it was no big deal, and my son (5 years old) said, "Yeah, he thinks I'm gay..."
Thanks the not so nice, and slightly older, new neighbor boy for teaching him the word in a bad way, and forcing me to teach him what it really means, and that it's not a bad thing (at 5 years old) but at least he's using it properly... sort of. :wacko: So I told him I was pretty sure that's not what the other boy (who is 4 years old) thinks, and that he was just saying goodbye, and so my son says, "Oh... okay," *shrug* But yikes right?
So I forgot to mention in my comment in Steve's blog about our night out, (yes that's right, if you haven't read it yet, Steve and I hung out last Saturday and had SO much fun as written here http://www.gayauthors.org/forums/index.php...;showentry=5782 )... anyway as I was saying, I forgot to mention, cause I got so sidetracked about how good he smells , that he is REALLY smart, which I was only reminded of again the other day when we were on the phone with my sweetie So as promised, I have ammended the situation!
Hugs and Kisses everyone! Have a great weekend!
Viv
PS. Don't forget to tell us what you think about the sex scene stuff I asked about up there ^! WE WANT TO KNOW!!!!
TEN EMOTIONS.
1. are you missing someone right now?: Yes
2. are you happy? right now? Sorta
3. are you talking to anyone right now?: Yes
4. are you bored?: Not often
5. are you German?: Some
6 are you Irish?: Also, some
7. are you French?: No
8. are you Italian?: Yes
9. are your parents still married?: Umm, I guess I'll go with yes, if they were still alive, even though they had separated.
10. do you like someone right now?: Yes, I hope so anyway, since I married him.
TEN FAVORITES.
1. store: Borders, I guess
2. flowers: Roses
3. color: Green
4. sport: To play? Swimming. To watch, gymnastics, ice skating, baseball, hockey, football...
5. mall: Probably Brea Mall, or the one near my work.
6. movie: Gosh, I dunno... I love so many...
8. season: Right now, spring
9. animal: Kitties or giraffes
10. state: I've been to almost every one, at least in the contiguous 48 and I'll say California, cause it's home and warm.
TEN FACTS.
1. hometown: Anaheim, CA
2. hair color: Brown
3. Birthday: June 20, 1977
4. hair style: Medium/long and straight
5. eye color: Hazel brown/green
6. best friend: Heh, going with Davey here
7. mood: Tryin to be indifferent
8. skin color: White
9. available: Nope
10. left/right-handed: Right
TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE.
1. have you ever been in love?: Yes
2. do you believe in love: Yes
3. why did your last relationship fail: We were kids...
4. have you ever been heartbroken: I think I thought so at the time, yeah
5. have you ever broken someone's heart?: I hope not
6. have you ever fallen for one of your best friends: No
7. have you ever liked someone but never told them: Maybe as a kid
8. are you afraid of commitment: Nope, not at all
9. has someone ever kissed your hand: Mmmhmm!
10. have you ever had a secret admirer: Not that I know of
TEN THINGS: THIS OR THAT.
1. love or trust: Both, what's one without the other?
2. hard liquor or beer: Neither, Margaritas!
3. night or day: Day
4. one night stands or relationships: Relationships
5. television or internet: I guess internet... depends what's on TV
6. pepsi or coke?: Coke
7. wild night out or romantic night in: Romantic night in
8. chocolate or vanilla: Depends
9. phone or in person: In person
10. Love or Lust: Love
TEN HAVE Y0U EVER
1. have you ever been caught sneaking out?: Umm, no.
2. have you ever skinny dipped: Don't think so
3. have you ever done something you regret: Sure, who has't
4. have you ever sky dived: NO!
5. have you ever been on a house boat: Yeah :wacko:
6. have you ever finished an entire jaw breaker: Yep, I perservere!
7. have you ever liked someone so badly it hurt?: Yes
9. have you ever danced in the rain?: Yes
10. have you ever had a hang over?: Nope
WHO
1. Who was the last person you laughed with? In person, Steve. Online, Davey.
2. Who can cheer you up instantly?: Davey, and Jeff, and Rich, depending on the circumstances I need cheering up about.
3. Who do you think will make you smile tomorrow: All of the above
4. Who is making the world a more terrible place to live in: Selfish people
5. Who dominates the family: I think me
6. Who is like a brother/sister to you: Davey
7. Who is the youngest person you know: Heh, I know babies.. moving on
8. Who makes the best dinner: ME!
9. Who needs to chill: ME!
WHAT
1. What do you hope will happen next week: Nothing horrible and lots of smiley stuff
2. What would you name a newborn puppy: Max? I dunno...
3. What relaxes you: Laughing
4. What is the most difficult decision you had to make: Not telling... sorry
6. What's your style: Casual, comfortable, but feminine, I hope.
7. What is your number one priority: Uh, kids, family, totally.
8. What is the worst movie you've ever seen: Napoleon Dynamite...
9. What do you want for Christmas: A trip to Scotland! And some snowball making lessons so I can protect myself!
WHEN
1. When is it a good time to be truthful: Almost always.
2. When was your last break-up: Over 14 years ago
3. When do you take time for yourself: In the shower? When I'm home alone maybe.
4. When is the next time you'll see your best friend: Not soon enough
5. When will world hunger end: When people stop being so selfish and get their priorities in order
6. When was your last bad hair day: A few months ago
7. When do you usually take a shower: Morning, or before work, depends.
8. When are you going to go on your next date: No dating for me, I'm married remember?
9. When will emo kids grow up: I think that's a stereotypical question
10. When did you first learn about sex: Maybe 13?
WHY
1. Why do you feel the way you do right now: Cause I hate that growth has to be so hurtful, when it should be invigorating.
2.Why are teenagers becoming more apathetic: Are we making them grow up to fast?
3. Why did you say the meanest thing you've ever said: It was probably the truth...
4. Why can't perfection exist: Eye of the beholder right?
5. Why is gay marriage illegal: It's not everywhere, and the US is supposed to be the place for freedom
6. Why, in your opinion, are some countries more privileged than others: Because we continue to make it so
7. Why is your father the way he is: He was... too smart for his own good, not a lot of common sense I guess
8. Why do bad things feel so good: Who knows, everything in moderation right?
9. Why would you hurt someone, if you ever did: To protect myself
10. Why did you go online today: To talk to Davey
SPILL YOUR GUTS
Q. First thing you did this morning?: Saw Rich next to me in bed.
Q. The last thing you ate?: Olive Garden... Salad and Capellini Pomodoro
Q. What's something you look forward to most in the next 6 weeks?: My anniversary and Mother's Day
Q. What's annoying you right now?: I'm hungry but too stubborn to go eat.
Q. What's the last movie you saw?: Blades of Glory
Q. Do you believe in long distance relationships?: Sure, do I think they are healthy and work out well, probably not.
Q Where is the last place you went?: To hang out with Steve.
Q: Who is the last person you called?: Rich
Q: Been cheated on?: I don't think so
Q: Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now?: I'm sure somewhere
Q: Do you wish on stars?: Mmhmm
Q: Did it work?: Things happen as they are supposed to
Q: Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off?: NO!
Q: When did you last cry?: Last week at a movie
Q: Do you like your handwriting?: Sometimes
Q: Are you a friendly person?: Almost always
Q: Are you keeping a secret from the world?: Not likely
Q: Who's bed did you sleep in last night?: Mine
Q: What color shirt are you wearing?: Black
Q: Do you have any pets?: Dog named Ocean and a cat named Licorice
Q: What is the color of your bedsheets?: White
Q: What were you doing at 9 last night?: At a movie with Steve
Q: Last person you talked to: Steven, my prince!
Q: When is the last time you saw your dad?: The day he died
Q: Look to your left: Pencils, my old cell phone that retired, my kitty, and a bottle of Aquafina water.
Q: Ever cried yourself to sleep?: Yes
Q: Ever cried on your friends shoulder?: Yes
Q: Song that makes you cry?: Mariah Carey, One Sweet Day http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/One...825686200131926
Q: Are you a normally happy person?: Usually
1. Smoked a cigarette: No
2. Smoked a cigar: No
3. Drank so much you threw up: No
4. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back: Yes
5. Been arrested: No
6. Gone on a blind date: No
7. Skipped school: Yes
8. Seen someone die: No
9. Been to Canada: Yes
10. Been to Mexico: No
11. Been on a plane: Yes
12. Been lost: Yes, always
13. Been on the opposite side of the country: Yes
14. Swam in the ocean: Yes
15. Felt like dying: No
17. Played cops and robbers: Yes
18. Recently colored with crayons: No
19. Sang karaoke: No
20. Paid for a meal with only coins: Yes
21. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't: No
22. Made prank phone calls: Yes
23. Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose: No
24. Caught a snowflake on your tongue: Yes
26. Written a letter to Santa Clause: Yes
27. Been kissed under the mistletoe: Yes
29. Blown bubbles: Yes
30. Made a bonfire on the beach: Yes
31. Crashed a party: No
32. Gone roller-skating: YES!
Personal questions to know you better:
1. Nicknames? Viv, Vivvy, Various others...
2. Mother's name? Kathryn
3. What is your favorite drink? Water or Pink Lemonade
4. Tattoos? No
5. Body piercing? Ears
6. How much do you love your job? It pays my bills, mostly, and gives us medical insurance, and works with my schedule I need for my kids... It's okay I guess.
7. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
8. Favorite vacation spot? Someplace with good friends and family
9. Ever been to Africa? No
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? I'm sure
11. Ever been on TV? Mmhmm... in my youth
12. Ever stole any traffic signs? I have some in my garage
13. Ever been in a car accident? Yeah, a few
14. Was it your fault? Sometimes
15. 2 doors or 4? 4
16. Favorite salad dressing? Blue cheese or Italian
17. Favorite pie? Uhh, cream cheese with strawberries and whip cream
18. Favorite number? I have no idea
20. Favorite holiday? I dunno, I like Christmas and my birthday
21. Favorite dessert? Strawberry shortcake
22. Favorite food? Anything Italian, Pizza!!!
23. Favorite day of the week? Sunday
24. Favorite brand of body soap? Oil of Olay
25. Favorite TV show? Alias
26. Favorite Toothpaste? Crest
27. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Worrying about being almost 40 :wacko:
28. What do you do when you are bored? Read, blog apparently
My son went for his first sleep over EVER last night... at his cousins. I have to go pick him up here pretty soon... I miss his smiley self and his hugs. I need food!
... so did Davey even with half of our answers being different... Rich got a 36 Pretty accurate if you ask me...
Below is Dr. Phil's test. (Dr. Phil scored 55; he did this test on Oprah - she got a 38.) Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff out!
Don't be overly sensitive! The following is pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes.
Answers are for who you are now --- not who you were in the past. Have pen or pencil and paper.
This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees It's only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.
Ready??
Begin.
1. When do you feel your best?
a. in the morning
b. during the afternoon and early evening
c. late at night
2. You usually walk...
a. fairly fast, with long steps
b. fairly fast, with little steps
c. less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d. less fast, head down
e. very slowly
3. When talking to people you...
a. stand with your arms folded
b. have your hands clasped
c. have one or both your hands on your hips
d. touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e. play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair
4. When relaxing, you sit with...
a. your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b. your legs crossed
c. your legs stretched out or straight
d. one leg curled under you
5. When something really amuses you, you react with...
a. a big appreciated laugh
b. a laugh, but not a loud one
c. a quiet chuckle
d. a sheepish smile
6. When you go to a party or social gathering you...
a. make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b. make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c. make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted...
a. welcome the break
b. feel extremely irritated
c. vary between these two extremes
8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a. Red or orange
b. black
c. yellow or light blue
d. green
e. dark blue or purple
f. white
g. brown or gray
9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are...
a. stretched out on your back
b. stretched out face down on your stomach
c. on your side, slightly curled
d. with your head on one arm
e. with your head under the covers
10. You often dream that you are...
a. falling
b. fighting or struggling
c. searching for something or somebody
d. flying or floating
e. you usually have dreamless sleep
f. your dreams are always pleasant
POINTS:
1. a. 2 b. 4 c. 6
2. a. 6 b. 4 c. 7 d. 2 e. 1
3. a. 4 b. 2 c. 5 d. 7 e. 6
4. a. 4 b. 6 c. 2 d. 1
5. a. 6 b. 4 c. 3 d. 5 e. 2
6. a. 6 b. 4 c. 2
7. a. 6 b. 2 c. 4
8. a. 6 b. 7 c. 5 d. 4 e. 3 f. 2 g. 1
9. a. 7 b. 6 c. 4 d. 2 e. 1
10. a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5 e. 6 f. 1
Now add up the total number of points.
OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.
51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.
41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.
31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.
21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.
UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you' re boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't.
I'll post my answers below in case you're interested....
Hugs, Viv
PS. I just saw that there is going to be a guest writer reviewing our anthology entries OMFG!
