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I'm still here! I was busy with Luke remember?

Oh wow! That's so cool! So wait, is that actually you singing and playing then? WOW! I'm so impressed! It sounds great I had no idea you were so musically inclined Awesome job! Kevin

Thanks, Mike! I'll check these out! It's interesting to note that no one thinks the the title refers to a time in the future when Grady sees Connor again! I'm surprised, because it seemed to me based on the last chapter that he was going to be a fairly big part of the story. What do you guys think? Will Connor be an important character? Or is he just a random person LB created to give Grady some "experience" and perhaps make Brennan jealous? Take care all Kevin

LOL, exactly! If I were you I'd worry about where you're going to find room to put it!

1) Artichokes! They're so good! I hadn't had one in far too long, but tonight I made one 2) My grandparents! They're really sweet and awesome and I'm very fortunate to have them in my life. 3) The ability to read Sounds silly I know, but it's a huge part of my life and brings me a great deal of pleasure. 4) 24 hour grocery stores I'm about to go do my shopping for the week and it's already 10:30 pm. How convenient! 5) My duvet It's so soft and comfortable, I really enjoyed lounging around in bed this morning.

OHHH! Looked like a giant alien head:P You're going to be great! Don't be nervous, what's the worst that could possibly happen? It's not like they're going to point and sling homophobic comments at you. I'm also sure that everyone will respect everyone else's right to privacy and honour the code of discretion. I'm really really proud of you for going, Robbie, and I really hope you can manage to have a couple conversations, or at least some friendly smiles, with some of the other people at the meetings. Awesome! Well, that's technically true, but let's be honest, anyone who sees someone walking around wearing that shirt IS going to wonder. I don't say this to freak you out, but merely to point out that you've already made a huge step, and if you think about it that's a much bigger, scarier step than just going to the meeting and hanging out with people who are bound to be accepting. Theoretically you could have run into some homophobic jerk or something while wearing the shirt, but I can almost guarantee everyone at the meeting will be accepting. "My what nice pecks that cute guy has!" Go with that Awesome! Sounds like your group is pretty receptive and open Seriously, I'm sure it'll be great and you'll have an awesome time! Take care and good luck! Kevin

Well, that's certainly understandable, but on the other hand I would have thought that a BBQ at which an echidna is the guest of honour is the sort of thing that sticks in one's mind.

Yeah, wow! I didn't even know English wasn't your first language, Liddy! Awww, thanks you two and you're definitely welcome Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for you, Ieshwar! I've been wondering what you had decided but I didn't want to intrude or be nosy. Congrats! I wish you both a great deal of love and happiness I have to run, but I'll post more things for which I'm grateful when I return Have an awesome day all! Kevin

Did you get it towed or taken somewhere yet? Car trouble sucks Good luck!

Hi everyone! I was just reading this article about how healthy it was emotionally to take time out of your day to reflect on the things, people, and occurrences which you feel grateful toward. Practicing gratitude can make you a happier, more positive, person, and it may even boost your immune system! So with that in mind I challenge each of you to list five things that happened to you today for which you're grateful(or that made you happy) and then to tell us about them (How did they benefit you? How did they make you feel?). I'll go first: 1) I'm grateful that a friend lent me an excellent and very enjoyable movie called Friends and Family. It was really funny I could not stop laughing during several parts 2) I'm grateful for having been able to spend time with a couple of friends today. We hung out, played pool, grabbed a bit to eat, then just sat around talking for awhile. It was really nice. 3) I'm grateful for croutons! I had a really nice salad for dinner, and they really made it so much better! 4) I'm grateful for quiet time alone. I was able to spend a good portion of time just relaxing and thinking about stuff. I really feel better and less stressed out when I can do this. 5) I'm grateful for having the type of job that afforded me these benefits today. Sometimes I feel stressed out about work, and like I'm always working, but it really is a flexible job and on days like today when I just want to take it easy and have time for myself or friends I can So what are YOU grateful for today? -Kevin

Do excuses count? (LOL, I suppose it is time I quit saying "I'll read one more thread then go to bed") The person below me is sleepy

Hey Mike WOOO HOOO!! Awesome! At least my blog entry did some good then lol Awww thanks!

Congrats, Adrian! ohhh that does sound fun! Especially the G&T part

Well said! I quite agree! WOW! I'm glad I'm not the only one who was thinking that! It was a relief to discover that they were just chatting. Awww I bet so Fantastic chapter, Viv! I can't wait to read the next one! -Kevin

*giggles* So now that it's been found and all....when WILL we get to see it? Looking forward to it! Have an awesome day all and take care! Kevin

:wacko: That is disturbing!!! ....I can't imagine Owen skipping

Hmm, a hybrid! Does that mean you can run longer on a few scenes?

Oh my gosh!! It's like magic or something! I do feel a bit silly now though Thanks Graeme!! I love the new avatar, Robbie!

WOW! Those do sound powerful! I wish I could hear the song, but I couldn't find it available anywhere online Personally though, I would think that just because it might be a song title doesn't preclude it from also being a reference. Indeed, I think the fact that it's a song title would make that more likely.

I agree, I think at some point there's bound to be some repercussions from it! Hmm, but even if Brennan is gay, does he know he's gay? After all, I don't think even Grady knows that he's that he's gay, and I think he's given it more thought than Brennan has. So I don't think Brennan will try to "make any moves" on Grady just yet. I suppose I could be wrong though.

This is great! I'm a little confused though. Is that a theme song that, Francios made for Staking My Claim?

LOL, but I still haven't seen it yet! Good luck! I'm sure everything will go wonderfully and you'll have a great time Besides on the bright side you're already used to interacting with all of us

Of course everything isn't sunshine and roses, but if there's one thing I believe it's that there's no point dwelling on the negatives that you can't change. Certainly some people won't be embraced with open arms for coming out, but I think it's important for them to realize that that has nothing to do with them and more to do with how F**%ed up the people in their lives might be. By showing them that some people are accepted, that some families and friends DO realize what's important it not only gives them hope, but it gives them perspective. It says, "it's fine for some people and it can be fine for me as well". This hopeful message shouldn't just be directed at gays in the first place. It should be directed at the average person. Over and over again families should see that the proper, loving response to someone coming out is one of acceptance and not ostracism. If we can make the bigots and a$%holes feel like the shameful minority, GOOD! The other point is to actually remove the self-pitying, internalized homophobic crutch that a lot of gay people do have. By showing them that other people are getting along just fine I think it can often act as a kick in the backside to show them that they can and should overcome their own problems, because when it comes down to it no one is responsible for anyone else's happiness but the person themselves. There comes a point when you have to say, "F*&) the bitterness and bad luck" and get on with living the life you want to have. So if a little "positive propaganda" can give these people encouragement and hope, if it can raise the level at which they set their sights (even if they don't ever reach that level), if it can make them say "I want THAT life and I'm going to go and get it", then I say let's give it to them! Let's show them this message instead of "yeah, your life sucks, the people in your life sucks, and I guess you'll just have to accept it". Still, excellent point, Menzo. I definitely see where you're coming from even though I don't quite agree. -Kevin

Oh man! You poor thing I'm so sorry I hope tomorrow is MUCH MUCH better! Good luck with the car and I hope you aced those other two exams that you didn't know about! Good luck and let us know how everything works out -Kevin

WOW! That sounds awesome! It's great how schools these days are really making efforts to spread acceptance and positive feelings about one's sexuality! LOL, personally I was thinking you were announcing that you'd finally found a new avatar! But this is way better anyway! Take care and have a fantastic day! Kevin