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Now I'm wondering...with Lacy being into Chris, why is she still mad at Ryan? I assumed she was being mean to Ryan cause she still had feelings for him, but now that she's after Chris, you'd think she'd not be hostile towards Ryan anymore....

Happy 30th Birthday Lugh!!!! Hope you have a great one

Long time no post King . I just did a check on dates and I'm shocked to realize that it's going on 9 months since Dom last posted a chapter! I can no longer taste the fruit punch from Owen's kiss . Oh well, here's hoping that Dom comes back in June, leaving his hiatus to just 1 year. Take Care, Vic

Ummm hmmm, you said that ages ago and there are lego's flying all over the place still . Vic (who's not even sure if kids still use legos)

Hey GA old-timers. Long time no blog. I haven't been on GA as much as I used to for many reason (mostly cause Dom has been quiet), but also because for the last three and 1/2 months, I've been on a serious diet and workout kick. Well last tuesday, I hit my weight goal and lost 40 lbs. You see, sometime after thanksgiving, I weighed myself and hit a number I hadn't seen in years. Due to a combination of old age, slowing metabolism, and just poor eating (curses you Carl's Jr), I gained 25 and hit 200lbs . I guess I had been getting fat for 2 years, and I knew it and my clothes knew it. But hitting 200 was a big shock, so I resolved to getting into better shape. I turn 40 this year, so my goal was 'Lose 40 by 40'. Through a combination of better eating and better working out, I'm in better shape now than I I've been in the last 20 years . Here's what I changed: On the food front - - No fast food - in the last 4 months (I think I've had french fries twice) - No breakfast pastries, but oatmeal or cereal with skim milk instead - 4 or 5 pieces of fruit each day. Anytime I was hungry, I would eat a piece of fruit instead of candy or a cookie - Lunch consisted of salad - mostly vegetables, some tuna on top, no dressing, and a plain bagel - My normal dinner was a bag of those frozen vegetables from Bird's Eye that steam in a microwaveable bag. I think they are one of the greatest inventions of the 2000's. I also cut up some chicken breast and ate that with the veggies. On the exercise front - - While I used to workout daily before this recent health kick, I increased the intensity and stopped reading the paper on the stationary bikes. I would sometimes even do a 2nd workout in a day. - I started taking spinning (cycling) classes, at first once a week, now I'm doing them three times a week). Each of those workouts kick my ass, I love them! - I'm probably doing 300+ situps or ab crunches everyday. I'm actually starting to get some definition in my abs (dare I say the tiniest hint of a six pack under that skin). I never had toned abs before in my life! - When the weather got nicer, I would try to do an outdoor activity by rollerblading 10 miles, biking 18 miles, or running 4 miles. So with a lot of hard work and dietary discipline I got down to 160lbs last tuesday . Now, I'm just trying to maintain my weight but still build muscle tone in my abs and upper body. I was geeked when the size 31 jeans I had been wearing recently kept falling off my ass and I had to go to the Banana Republic and buy size 30 straight leg jeans. They fit awesomely and I still have extra room in them! The drawback is that I've probably spend $750 on new clothes recently . I guess I was motivated to lose the weight for several reasons...health, age, as well to attract a man. I was so unhappy with my looks before that I really wasn't considering dating. Hopefully by feeling better about the way I look, I'll have a better shot of finding Mr. Right . Oh, a So here's a picture of me taken yesterday by my roomate... The A&F muscle shirt is sort of a joke. I used to always skoff at men over 30 wearing A&F, so my ex got me the shirt. I probably can only wear it for a few more months because it's definitely a sin for a 40yo to wear A&F . You can't see all the grey that's been sprouting on my head, but I am getting more lines & wrinkles and such on the face...grrrrrr crows feet

I hope you didn't say the 'Look! There's only one of me...' to the crying kid and that you reserved that for one of your adult friends?

Happy 32nd Birthday to Joana, one of the Domaholic's back from the Yahoogroup days Hope you have a good day and a good year! Take Care®, Vic

Yay! I've been sooo looking forward to Book 2 What awesome news! Take Care®, Vic

I've often thought about taking a long term contracting job overseas. The money & adventure would be the biggest motivators 'For', but one thing I always worried about was being openly gay wherever I ended up. I'd worry about that in a predominantly Muslim country. Anywho, good luck no matter what you decide

Dom, If you're checking the forum as a 'guest' or if one of your real life friends sees this, Can you give us an update... pretty please? A quick blog or a quick post...something? ITFB Ch 21? It's been too lo(n)g. Take Care

It's the new in gay thing that Kevin's been pushing. The extra U's are growing on me because it makes us sound posh . Let's just hope the strVIII guys don't start copying us.

Oh, just a little factoid, but Dom has mentioned in the past that Jfinn's 'The Human Condition' is one of his favourites. (See this blog) Take Care

Happy 18th Birthday James!!!!!!! Hope you have an awesome day today and that you enjoy your entrance to US adulthood. *High 5*

Happy 37th Birthday Dan!!! Welcome to the 'late 30s'

Happy 42nd Birthday adblue! Hope you have a good day and an awesome year

Happy 20th Birthday Jakob!!!! Hope you and S have a good one

I wouldn't mind dating someone 'spiritual', but it would be difficult to date someone who was hard core in their religious beliefs. Also, it just seems that since so many mainstream religions frown upon the gay lifestyle, there would be a lot of self-hate or self-loathing with this person and why would I want to date someone who wasn't comfortable in their own skin. Take Care®, Vic

Happy Birthday Jack!!! Hope you have a good day and that your bf does something special to for you.

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I rotate between boxers, boxerbriefs, & cycle briefs (cycle briefs are just longer versions of boxer briefs). Boxers for sleeping and being comfy or wearing baggy pants over. For pants that I tend to have to 'pull up' often because they're a bit loose, boxers help provide bulk to help hold them up some I wear boxerbriefs & cycle briefs usually for working out. You don't want to wear boxers under your workout shorts because you don't get support and you might show your business (like if your doing abs where your legs are up and your shorts go down due to gravity ). Cycle briefs are cool cause they provide some compression on your legs (if you're cycling) and look good if you're showing leg. They also make you feel sexy . Oh and Kevin, you might want to consider cycle briefs because they don't show your panty lines and work well under tighter pants.

Have you thought about using the 'Search' feature? Perhaps searching for keyword 'Awards' in the Lounge? I believe you'd find the 2006 & 2005 Awards.

There is an entire faction of Domaholic's who actually prefer not to read any sex scenes in Dom's stories. We don't understand them, but we still accept and support them for who they are. Here's a link to the Sex Scenes thread where this topic was discussed. Welcome! Vic

I'd rather just be pissy waiting for Dom to return