JSmith

It's definitely different than D2. I'm still trying to figure out how everything works. For anyone playing on the America servers, my battle tag is Duffman#1558 so add me!

------------CHAPTER 5------------------ I watched as Jason fell, almost as if it were in slow motion. I stood there in shock, unable to move. My eyes met Jason's. What were once filled with passion and love, now displayed fear and uncertainty. His knees, unable to hold his weight, gave out first. Our eyes remained locked as he continued to fall. Every part of my brain was screaming at me to run to him, but my body wouldn't budge. My trance was broken when the team's designated medic rushed

Meh. Regardless of having to connect to the servers, I've been waiting over a decade for this damn game so I'm going to play it. A few days late, but I'm installing it now. If anyone else plans on playing it, or currently does, let me know!

So did anyone pick a date for this yet??

I put the older in quotes I meant older as in having been around the GA block a few times.

Wow. So it's been a while since I've written a blog. Time seems to be flying by faster and faster lately. It feels like it was just yesterday when I was lurking around GA for the first time trying to decide if I should join. Turns out that was 7 years ago. I've been here for seven freaking years. I basically grew up on this website. The people I've met through here have changed my life so drastically that I couldn't imagine what I would be like today had I not joined. I know a lot of the 'regulars' on GA are unfamiliar to me now, and many of you probably have no clue who the hell I am. But that's alright. It just means there's more people to meet! If you ask some of the 'older' members on GA that knew me back when I was 15, they'd probably be able to tell you all sorts of stories about me. Mostly though, they'd probably say that in real life I was shy, timid, and somewhat weird. Not that I'm not any of those things still, but every single person on GA encouraged me to expand, to find myself, to follow my dreams, to put myself out there, to explore all that life had to offer. For that, I am eternally grateful. For a while in life, I thought I was on the right track. I went to college, came out with two degrees, moved across the country to Los Angeles the day after I graduated, and was the GM of a restaurant making $50K a year at age 22. Successful? Maybe. But I wasn't happy. Far from it actually. I hated my job, hated my boss, and hated the fact that I wasn't doing anything about it. And then I snapped. During one of those 15 hour days at work, I had a mental breakdown and finally realized that I couldn't continue going on like I was. So I walked out. I told my boss where he could go and what he could do to himself and never looked back. The next two months I spent trying to figure out my life, which led me to where I am today. Back in November of 2007, we had our first ever GA Get Together in San Francisco. The trip itself was awesome, but the people that went were absolutely amazing. To finally meet the people that had influenced me in so many ways was a huge honor. It sucked because I was the young one and the trip seemed so short, but leaving there to head back to Texas was beyond painful. I had literally left my heart in San Francisco. I fell in love with the city. Every year after that trip, I made it a point to visit SF at least once. I couldn't get enough of it. So after I finally realized that I wasn't happy with life and I needed a change, I decided to grow the fuck up and follow my dreams. Though I've only been living in San Francisco for two weeks now, I can feel my life finally pulling together. I have a new job that I'm happy with, I'm in the city that I love, and every day I meet new people that I'm happy to call friends. I went from being miserable and pessimistic in life, to actually enjoying every single day. I can finally stop rushing through life watching the days go by like they're nothing, and I owe a lot of it to those that I've met through this site, the good and the bad. As much as I would love to name the people that I'm grateful for, I would undoubtedly forget some... there are just too many. Oddly enough, when I started this blog entry, I had no intention of writing all of this. I mostly did it to hopefully cure my writers' block, but I'm glad it all came out. So cheers to you GA. And thank you to everyone that's been a part of it for the past seven years. Joe

Thank you all for the reviews It's really encouraging and makes me want to keep writing!

CHAPTER 4 I reached the end of the tunnel and sighed. For obvious reasons, there was no handle on the inside of the shack to open the door. We were locked in. There was no escape. “What's wrong?” Jason asked. “I can't open the door.” “Well, just kick the damn thing until it opens.” “There's not enough room to turn around, and we don't know if there's anyone out there waiting by the garage. Kicking it open would cause too much noise.” “You didn't think about that during our climb?” He was

nerdreactor.com/2012/04/20/diablo-3-beta-open-for-everyone-this-weekend/ Happy 420!

Blah! My brother had a beta code but he wouldn't give it to me. Once May 15th hits, I see my social life declining significantly for a couple months. God how I miss my Diablo 2 accounts back in the day!

PLEASE tell me someone else is excited for Diablo 3... I've been waiting a freaking decade for Blizzard to release it!

CHAPTER THREE I felt the knife dig into my skin deep enough to draw a small amount of blood. “It's been a while, Ian,” I said. “Far too long, I agree, but we both knew this time would come,” he responded. “Why are you here?” I asked. Ian chuckled behind me. “Aww, what's wrong with two old friends reconnecting?” “The last time I saw you, you tried to kill me. We're anything but friends,” I said. I felt the knife dig deeper in my neck. “If I really wanted you dead last time, you wouldn't be

CHAPTER 2 As I rushed in the room to see what was happening, I saw Jason staring at the floor laughing. When I saw the Roomba vacuum I couldn't help but start cracking up. Jason flipped the safety back on the gun while we watched the automated vacuum continue to slowly make its way around the furniture. “Feel better, Mr. Bond?” I asked. “Shut up, it's new,” Jason replied as he gave me the finger. “I guess the housekeeper decided to take it easy recently and forgot that we would be up here thi

Oh it's not just Austin, most of the guys that come out of Texas are bottoms!

I saw it and thought it was yours, Mark! Happy Birthday, Dan!! Let's all do dinner soon!

Chapter 1 I finally woke up when I heard a female voice claim we had reached our destination, but was confused when I looked out the windows of the truck that was still moving at 80 miles per hour. I looked over at Jason and saw him smiling at me. “Destination reached?” I asked. “We’re in the middle of the mountains going 80 miles an hour. And I’m pretty sure there aren’t any houses around here.” Jason laughed as he started slowing down on the deserted road. “First off, it’s not a house. It’s

Jason and Derek are a couple that decide to spend a week camping in the mountains. It's not what Derek expected, and Derek is not quite what Jason expected either...

Brandon awoke with a start and shook off the nightmare he was having. His pounding headache and full bladder made him regret drinking so much the night before. He raced off into the woods to relieve the most pressing of the problems. When he returned to the clearing, he noticed something was off. The fire had died during the night and was now just a smoldering pile of ashes. As he looked around, he noticed what was missing… Tyler. He took a seat on the log and stared at the sky. The sun had alr

Truth Be Told - Chapter One “It’s not worth it, Jake.” “Shut up, Brandon. What would you do if you walked in and saw your girlfriend getting groped by some other guy?” “First of all, that wouldn’t happen for the obvious reason that I’m gay. Second, he’s the starting center of our football team. He’s got at least 90 pounds on you, and you know damn well the other football players here would back him up. Don’t get me wrong, I would help you out if you needed it, but I really don’t feel li

Truth be told, I'm not sure where this story is going yet so can't write a full description. Take a glance and see if you like it, the first chapter is rather short!

I can find my way too and from work and that's about it for SoCal right now so I can't help with any locations. With enough notice I might be able to join. By that point I should be living up in NorCal but I can always take a mini-vacation.

Hey everyone! It’s been far too long since I’ve been around GA but even longer since I posted a blog but I promise to keep this short. For the past few months I’ve taken a step back from the site in order to get my personal life in order. I’ve been through some rough spots lately and I’m still not sure where exactly my life is headed right now. I’ve been in and out of physical therapy for about 3 months now but I’ll most likely have to go back in for more surgery. Nothing serious, just a minor speed bump in life really. I’m in the process of finishing up school (if I don’t tell one of my professors where he can shove it) and shortly after I’m moving out to California. Not to San Francisco yet like I want to, but the Marina Del Ray area is close enough. My boss and best friend is moving out there in two weeks so I’ll have to take on more responsibilities at work while still finishing school and dealing with all my medical crap. Long story short, I’m down to sleeping about every other day right now with two days in a row snuck in there every now and then. This site has transformed a LOT since I’ve been away and I’d like to thank those that stepped up to cover for me and handle my duties when I did so. Myr, Lugh, Cia, Steph, and the rest of the GA staff… you guys are lifesavers. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to come back just yet because I really don’t have the time. I haven’t even poked around in the new GA.Stories system yet just to look much less learn the system. Until I have the time to get comfortable with it (and someone has the time to teach the old dog new tricks I suppose) I will remain on leave from tech support. Once I’ve moved to CA and have had a chance to get things settled and life isn’t so hectic, I will officially return to GA and become more involved once again. Until then, I wish you all the best of luck in your lives Joe

The snow fell lightly as Jason drove down I-29 towards the campground. He and Patrick had been driving for an hour so far, and they were only half way there. It was time for the teens’ annual camping trip down to Wauskogee Park. It gave the two some time to escape their hectic lives and spend some time together. The past two years had been awesome for the boys. The weather had been calm and cooperative, and they had spent three days hanging out and having a good time in each other’s company.

I wrote this for my Creative Writing class and was going to turn it into an anthology entry, but I didn't have the time to go back through and change it. It doesn't have a gay theme to it as it was a school assignment, but I didn't want it sitting on my computer collecting dust (so to speak) anymore.

I must say that I celebrated far too hard the night before / morning of and ended up skipping all my classes and almost missing work. Well worth it though!