NaperVic

*Snorts* at Drewbie. You've been in such an orgy-astic stuper due to With Trust, that you're getting rusty on the other DL stories Take Care®, Vic

Hello Stupid is incomplete and if memory serves me correctly, there should be 4 more chapters . Well...let me clarify - - Chapters 1 & 2 were Part I of HS - Chapters 3 & 4 were Part II of HS Dom said that this would be a 4 parter, so that's where I get 4 more chapters. However, Dom's not locked into any formula. This Domaholic wouldn't be dissappointed if Dom would make Parts III & IV each 30 chapters .

Back in the LRITE forever thread , Dom wrote this about Rory.... I added the bold for emphasis...

It's like Nifty...you have to weed through a lot of chaff to get to the wheat, but the wheat's there.

Perhaps I'm just being naive, but I do really see the networking benefits outweighing the ocassional leg humping troll . I would hope that people would use it for friendship potential, not just for hookup/attraction potential. I'm constantly out to dinner or hanging out with straight women. This could help let other gay guys know that I'm gay (and available). The difference between the pink triangle and grindr is that only gays would know versus everyone being able to see the pink triangle. I'd wear a pink triangle if only other gays could see it and it were invisible to angry folks. Heck, in my younger, bolder days, I wore some kind of rainbow necklace, bracelet or anklet to let people know.

Paya, I'm confused. I don't understand your concern of someone who walks by you seeing your picture. I mean, they're walking by you, so they're seeing you in real life. If your picture is an accurate representation of yourself, they should be one and the same, so what's concern??? Assuming this tool isn't used by non-gays for malicious intent, I think it would be nice to know who's gay around me. Not necessarily for hookups, but just to know who the brothers are. For example, say you're in a grocery store, and your iPhone tells you that the cashier for one of the lines is gay, I'd go to that line. Or say you're in a dealership buying a car, say your iPhone tells you that one of the salesmen is gay, I'd go to that queen . Maybe I'd get the family discount.

Article about an iPhone app that makes gay-dar obsolete (or useful for those who's choser is broken). Grindr Article from the San Fran Cronicle

I haven't decided yet . I'm having a hard time looking at the story objectively as a literary work, versus 'wow, this is what Menzo's been up to for the last couple of years'. I know I don't really know you, and that in reality you're just a bunch of 1's & 0's, but I cringed through a lot of it, imagining it was you. I'm not sure I'd have the same reaction if it were a random story. I think I'll have to re-read a few more times.

Wow. I don't know if I should have read this thread before reading the story. I think knowing that this is somewhat autobiographical biased me while I read it.

Wow, I'm envious of you that you just found 4 more chapters. If that happened to me, I'm probably pass out from happiness . Enjoy!

Tisk tisk paya. Next you'll want the gaydar to only locate guys who are interested in you. Just be glad yours is picking out the gay guys.

what if I only have a black & white printer?

Umm, you've read through Chapter 36 (which includes the epilogue) haven't you? Seems like most issues were resolved. As for information about Luke, you should read Hello Stupid.

Have you thought about an online personal ad on Match, yahoo personals, or gay.com? They're all kinda like nifty, where you have to weed through a lot of the chaff. But those might be some good options for someone in your situation. Good Luck! Vic

Were these the words Rick? There was a lot of speculation as to what was in the note, but maybe it was just those 3 magic words that gave Milo all the energy he needed.

So exciting!!!!!!!!! I wonder if Jame is with Milo on the boat (if Milo's even on the boat)? Seems like everything's coming to a head. All the stars seem to be aligning against Mr. Trust's current behaviour that it might be enough to get him to change his mind about Milo, his gayness, and his spending time with Nelson. With Emily, Nelson's parents, Juanita, and maybe even Jame against him, he'll have an epiphany moment. Hopefully he's starting to realize that if he continues down this path, he's going to lose Milo. So excited for Ch 22

great...the years I've spent spreading rumors that dom was a lifeguard and construction worker are debunked . Oh well, I did enjoy the interview too

I'd have to say Owen from The Lo(n)g Way and maybe Jase (Rory's step-mom ) from Desert Dropping. To this day Owen is still my fav (I can almost taste the fruit punch from his lips when he kissed travis). And if I'm going with age appropriate, I've always liked Jase from Desert. Dating a shrink might be fun.

I just wait for the official announcements before I check

What a pleasant surprise to get an update for this story. I may have to re-read several chapters to get re-familiarized with it. Nick's really becoming quite the bitter person and I worry that he'll cause more problems for everyone (Jesse, Lee, Luis, & Logan).

I'll add you corvus . I'll pm you...

I never really thought I hid my gayness out in the real world and certainly don't hide it with my online persona here on GA. I don't have Gay & Available stamped on my forehead, but I don't deny or deflect when people ask. However, a friend called me out on the fact that my Facebook profile doesn't provide any direct evidence that I'm gay. Sure there are clues that the trained eye can deduce, but nothing definitive to say 'I'm Gay'. In the past, I've justified the lack of information to being a private person. But I've called myself out on the B.S. I think it has to do with the fact that I have so many distant relatives and people from High School on Facebook. Just thinking about H/S seems to get me in High School mode . And relatives...all those weird aunts who are always judging . In a way, I'm being a hypocrite. When I look at FB profiles of people in my past, I check to see whether they come out and say they're gay. I always admire those that do. I need to be a good example to anyone else that might be looking. What if I have some young, distance cousin who might be confused or questioning? I need to be out for their sake. And if someone has a problem with my being gay? They can always drop me as an FB friend. It's not like I'm going to lose any sleep over it. Another reason I want to be more Out on Facebook is due to friends I'm adding from GA. I started worrying about inconsistencies between NaperVic of GA and Facebook Vic. I won't necessarily let my hair down on FB as much as I do on GA, but I do need to be more honest about who I am over there. Take Care®, Vic P.S. - I'm still not adding you Nate

Funny, I think if I setup a poll, the majority of people would think you didn't blog enough . Good luck with the new guy. Don't go looking for reasons to not like him. I worry about explaining GA and being a Domaholic to the next guy I date. I hope that doesn't scare him off

Hey Cam, Setting up a yahoo group is pretty easy nowadays. There's prompted, step-by-step help in setting one up. Just go to yahoo groups, and click on 'Start a Group' Somethings you may want to consider before you go to setup: 1) Figure out a name for your group 2) Do you plan on using the group for story/update notification only? Or do you want your members to be able to discuss your stories or anything Camilo related? 3) Do you want member posts to be moderated or unmoderated? If you want them moderated, you may want to consider recruiting a moderator or two to help with those tasks. 4) Come up with a 'Description' for your group. It's the information provided in the front page giving a summary of the purpose of your group. Good Luck! Take Care®, Vic

Public school and sending Milo to his biological mother puts Milo even further under less control of Mr. Trust to which I think would be the last thing he wants to do. While it's possible that Mr. Trust sent Milo to his biological mother, I doubt it would include financial hardship reasons (like child support assistance). More than likely its some sort of boarding/military school, where Mr. Trust can have a little more control or know that Milo will be 'under control' least in Mr. Trust's mind.