TonyM

I had my eyebrow pierced for awhile. I took it out to clean it after it got caught on my shirt or a towel and it was bleeding a little. Unfortunately, I dozed off on the couch and slept for a couple hours and the hole scabbed over. I don't like pain much at all so I didn't want to try forcing it back through. Immediately after I had the piercing done and I had a chance to admire it, I wanted more. I also wanted to get a ring put in my lower lip but my professionalism won out and I realized that I could get away with the eyebrow but anything more on the face wouldn't be appropriate for the few times a year where I do have to go out an meet customers. I am considering getting a tattoo though. Since I'm moving back to San Diego in a couple weeks, my boyfriend wants me to get a maple leaf tattoo to remind me of the last few years I've spent here in Canada.

I chose NYC cause I've always wanted to visit the city. I chose the June and Nov dates cause it's too cold in Dec! I would have loved to go to the get-together this year but it was already at the end of a 2 week vacation already planned. I had too much to do when I got home to extend my vacation a few extra days to join the group in SF.

I'm SOOOO sorry about this! The fires are partially my fault. We should have never come to San Diego. Just from our office in Quebec, there were 7 of us of the homosexual persuasion who attended our company's national meetings. I know there were several other homosexuals as well from other parts of the US attending the meeting. We must have upset the delicate balance between straight and gay here in SoCal. I feel absolutely horrible about it. I can't believe these people. Unfortunately, there are a few in my family who may believe some of the crap these fanatics spout. It's one of the reasons I am still not out to any in my family.

I may have gotten just that! I found out that one of the other guys in the office is gay and likes me. We never really talked before(mainly because he thought I was kinda an asshole, since I do come off that way at work alot ), but we seem to have a lot in common. He spent 2 nights in my hotel room after our work activities and we both agreed to take things slow to see if we can build a relationship. I'm sure we both would have been willing for a short, torid weekend fling while out of town but we didn't. All we did was some kissing and slept cuddled up to each other!!! The best part about it, he really wants to move to San Diego and there is a strong possibility I will be back in SD by the end of the year. (despite the firestorm going on) So, if a relationship does develop, we may have a chance for it to continue if we both end up in SD. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes.

I got to San Diego Friday night for a work convention. Today, I start a 1 1/2 week vacation here to visit my sister. It is freaky being here in the midst of these fires. The convention was downtown just minutes from the airport and right on San Diego Bay. The smoke was bad for the last 2 days. The scary part is the fact that it was 4 years ago to the exact same weekend that this happened before. Back then, I still lived here but was in Quebec training staff at our new office. I got to watch my neighborhood burn to the ground live on CNN and the web from 3500 miles away. This time, I live in Quebec but got to be here to see it happening personnally. Thankfully, my sister and her boyfriend's family are ok and have so far not had to leave their house. The shelters and volunteers for everyone who has had to evacuate have been doing an excellent job. My thoughts are with everyone in the SoCal area affected.

Thanks Graeme! Unfortunately, I'll spend my birthday on a plane. Most of the office is flying to San Diego for a weekend convention. But, there are several of us with birthdays this weekend so we plan on hitting the town Saturday night to celebrate! Anyone have any suggestions for a place to go in downtown San Diego, Gaslamp area? Since there will be 2 gays, 1 lesbian and our office "fag hag", we were thinking about hitting the gay bars but the 2 of us with birthdays aren't into the dance music scene. We'd prefer someplace to go with some good pop/rock music playing where we can enjoy the scenery and have some drinks.

Being an American living in Canada, it seems to me that the holiday is treated more like just an excuse for a day off from work, not that I'm complaining about that! I definitely doesn't seem to be the huge family get together event like it is in the States. Of course that is probably due to the fact it is on a Monday instead of the kick-off of a 4 day weekend like the US. There isn't the time available for travelling. I hope everyone here in the Great soon to be White North enjoyed the day.

I'm originally from a small town in eastern-central California but grew up in a suburb of San Diego. I moved to Quebec City, Canada just over 3 years ago and love it. I still love southern California but don't think I could live there again anytime soon. There's just too many damn people that live there now! My mental health was suffering thanks to road rage. I'm not sure where I'll end up, but for now Quebec is home.

Ok, this reminded me of another confessions which fits right in with my previous one of finding naked pics of my ex-roommate. One of the last times I was at his house, we had just a few alcoholic beverages and I confessed to him that all he had to do was say the word and I'd do almost anything with him. His girlfriend of 4 or 5 years was right there and had just confessed she was concerned something may have been going on between the 2 of us back when we were still roommates(if only that were true!).

I found nude pictures of my roommate on his digital camera and copied them to my computer.

Sorry, but Buffalo is going to win! They just gotta win, one of the supervisors at work is from Ottawa and we need to rub it in his face when the Sen's lose. I'm getting over being sick so I'll definitely be laying around and watch hockey. Then, hopefully I'll catch up on some work since I missed 2 days this week. I just know that I won't be able to get it done at work so I might as well do it at home. Being sick definitely ruined my plans, I was supposed to go out with friends and have a good time.

The thing I would change: I would have joined the Navy after High School. I would most likely have been able to get training on computers and end up with a decent job after serving my time. Instead, I lived paycheck to paycheck for over 10 years until I lucked into my current job. Lesson learned: I learned that I don't want to live my life like my mother. Her idea of living is to work just enough to pay the bills, buy beer and keep food on the table. Anytime any unexpected expense comes up she has to struggle to pay it off. I may wish I could only work a few hours every day like she does but I enjoy the rewards of having a decent job that allows me to live comfortably without worrying about paying the bills all the time. One lifestyle habit I did get from my mother is I'm cheap when it's not necessary to spend extra. This allows me to save for retirement and buy the toys I want occassionally. Best decision: Accepting the transfer from San Diego to Quebec, Canada. I didn't realize how stressful my life was living in southern California. I lost 10 pounds without changing eating or exercise habits. Simply the lower stress level working here has improved my overall health significantly. Plus the fact that everyone is so accepting I can be open about my sexuality and not worry about it at all. Worst decision: Hiding in the closet for so long. San Diego is pretty open minded and as long as you know what neighborhoods to avoid and stay out of poorly lit areas at night you are safe. After my mother left San Diego I really had no other reason to stay closeted since it's just my family that I don't want to know about me yet. All of my friends would also knew my mother would have kept it from her if I ever did come out.

I agree it was wrong to show the movie to the class without at least parental consent, but this is as bad as the father suing the city because his teenage boys found a book depicting lesbian sex in the public library. He claims his 14- and 16-year old sons were "greatly disturbed". Unless they are both gay, I seriously doubt a teenage boy will be disturbed by pics of lesbian sex. Dad probably overheard them bragging to their buddies about the book and decided to get some money out of it if he could. http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/04/042007book.htm

Ok, I'm starting to think maybe I'm not as ugly as I thought since I was one of those who was concerned about scaring people away. From what I've seen so far, everyone here who warns about the dire consequences that could ocurr by viewing the pics they post has absolutely nothing to be concerened about. All the pics posted here so far are of good looking guys & gals. I don't think anyone should be hesitant to post their pic here because they think they aren't good looking enough. So post away!

My dog buddy. I had to leave him behind when I moved but luckily my friends who worked at a humane society found him a nice family to take him in. Unfortunately he had to be put down a few months later. This is Freeway, that's her name because that's where she was found. She came to live with me because she was days from being put down due to how scared she was of people and other dogs. My friends had her for 1 month before I even knew she was there. She spent the whole time hiding behind boxes in their garage completely terrified of them and their 4 dogs she was so neglected before being rescued. Well, Buddy was depressed because my other dog I had was put down. Decided to put the 2 together to see what would happen and they became instant best buddies. Last I heard, she is doing really well with the family that took both dogs when I moved. She even plays with their kids which is amazing considering how terrified she was of people. My cat Fidget. He lives with my Mom now since I moved. The hardest part of my move was I had to leave my boys behind. Buddy lived a long happy life and Fidget loves it at my Mom's so it all worked out ok. This is Notch, he was a ferrel cat who decided to hang out at my place. Sadly, he disappeared shortly after leaving the cats at Mom's. It had only been a couple weeks since he was letting me pet him and pick him up so the move was probably too much for him so he ran.