Trick or Treat & Baby Toot

Aker came over with Penn Station so we could pass out Halloween candy to kids. There were hardly any kids that came-maybe 20-25. Anyone wanting candy please see me! Anyways, Greg came over and we hung out outside with Paris is got so excited over trick or treaters she hit her head on the light pole. It was quite funny! We eventually merged back into the house and watched a few Robot Chickens. After that we watched the baby epsiode of Drawn Together. It was like Muppet Babies on crack and acid! Baby Toot was a riot as it explained why she became a big eater! So funny-it was one of my faves. Aker left after that and me and Greg watched Saw 3 to prepare for Saw 4 this weekend. Hope all of you got some tricks or treats tonight!

Cleveland Visit

I went up to Cleveland this weekend to see Jason and we had a great time! Paris was very happy to see me as evidenced by her jumping on me and running around the apartment. On Friday we ordered pizza and stayed in for the night to spend quality time together. One thing I discovered on the first night is that I do not like Cleveland's cable system. The DVR there is all jacked up and it will take some getting used to. I did not sleep well due to my cold but it was all good. Saturday we continued to loaf around and ran some errands. I watched some horror flicks. He surprised me with a play that we went to see called Forbidden Broadway. It was a funny take on Broadway hits that were sliced, diced, and skewered on the stage. My favorites were "Defying Chenowith" and "Seasons of Hype." It was a very fun time. When we got home we just channel surfed and fell asleep in the living room. Sunday Jason made breakfast and helped me make some changes to my resume and cover letter. Yes, I am starting to look for jobs in Cleveland. More on that later!

TV OCD and DVR

Well folks, I had to let some shows go. My DVR has been overloaded and I am not able to keep up on shows. Currently, I am a 5 days behind which is killing me! I stopped watching Journeyman as I thought it was going to get cancelled but now I hear it has gotten more episodes ordered. I tried watching Pushing Daisies but it was too busy so I was OK with letting that one go. Damages is almost over so that will be one less. However, the Amazing Race is starting in November so that will be a replacement. So far I am liking Gossip Girl and Bionic Woman the most out of all the new shows I am watching. I also ignored the desire to watch Private Practice which worked out for me-Wednesdays were the worst for me! Oh well-I am the expert on TV topics so if you need some advice let me know!

The Big Move

So Jason is now in Cleveland and has been since the beginning of October. It has been sad at times but we have managed so far. He is enjoying his job and I am not sure what the timeline is for selling house and me getting a job up there. I am headed up there this weekend and it is unknown if I will be bringing Paris back with me or not. While I miss her, it has been like it used to be not having to think about what doors to close and having an automatic alarm in the morning that needs to pee. We will see how it all plays out in the upcoming months!

Salt Lake City-Hot Men and Easy Navigation!

The title says it all! I loved Salt Lake City for it's 1 in 3 ratio of hot men, Mormons too! And I also loved the fact that I could navigate the city so easily with it's numbered streets that went in accordance to the Temple Square a.k.a. Mormon Central. Our first day was spent adjusting to the not so great hotel room with the 1960's radio in it and walking downtown to the conference center where Jason's conference was being held. As we walked we came upon an intersection where two taco stands were on opposite corners. THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PC-BUT FUNNY!
I came up with an alternate reality for the taco stands. The Miguel and Lopez families had been in a bitter taco stand rivalry for years! There was another taco stand a block away and this was the Fitzgerald family who were from the wrong side of the tracks. We ran into the naughty daughter Carlita at a restaurant and determined she was sleeping with the other family's son. It was quite a scandal! Anyways, after realizing the walking was going to kill us we got a rental car and toured the city. That night we went to Trolley Square which was a lame shopping center.

I did like this city in that almost everywhere you looked there were mountains. It was nice. The second day I went to lunch at this place called Red Rock Brewery which was awesome (I ate there twice on the trip.) After that I went to check out an erotic bakery called Madam and Steve. I bought some brownies for me and Jason for later which were iced with sexual positions. Quite interesting! I then got bored and headed to the bar closest to our hotel which was called Try-angles. Get it!? The beer was cheap there and I hung out talking to some 52 yr. old guy. Which brings me to Utah's insane liqour laws. If you go to a privately owned bar or restaurant where they serve liqour, you have to become a member for 4 dollars or they will not serve you. Thankfully I only had to deal with that insanity twice! Me and Jason had dinner at the Melting Pot that night since it was restaurant week in Salt Lake. After that we went and saw the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform. It was an OK event. The songs towards the end were more entertaining than the first ones.

Friday I went on a tour to the Great Salt Lake and Kennecott Cooper Mine. It was fun and there were two other couples from Ohio on the trip. The lake was full of history and I did pay attention to this part and I did learn some things contrary to some people's beliefs that I don't like to learn! We saw brine shrimp (sea monkeys) and went to a place called Saltair which was the place to be in old Salt Lake City. After that we went to see the copper mine which was quite a sight to see. It reminded me of "North Country." After that I met up with Jason and we had dinner at a nice Italian place where I got to have a drink called Moulin Rouge. I was so excited, only to be disappointed when I found out that the drink sucked ass! We went to the bar I had been at the day before and met the "bear" club members and got an application-for educational purposes of course! It was a fun night overall. The next day we headed out after lunch and got back to Dayton way late since we got delayed in Denver. We met a guy named David on the plane who was from Atlanta. He was nice and we chatted the whole flight. Once home and after eating Taco Hell, Jason went to bed and I stayed up to begin watching all the DVR'ed shows. I didn't get far before I was out on the recliner.

Gay Movie Night, Cleveland-A Conspiracy Revealed and A New Apt!

Friday the gays came over to watch gay movies. Thats probably the gayest sentence I have ever written! We watched "Another Gay Movie" which follows the formula of American Pie but is very gay and laugh out loud hilarious! I really enjoyed it. The second flick was "Sordid Lives" which Jay had recommended about a white trash family dealing with the loss of a family member. There is a gay character, a guy who does drag as Tammy Wynette, and a bunch of dysfunctional females. It was pretty funny as well. After all that, Jason chatted it up with Mike and Jay in the kitchen while the rest of us enjoyed the latest episode of Robot Chicken. The show that cracked me up the most was the animated show "Rick & Steve." The characters look like Lego figures and the first two shows I watched were hilarious!

Next morning we were off for Cleveland. We stopped and got an apartement guide and Jason can credit me for finding the apartment as I was in OCD mood scanning through the book and looking at different areas. Our first stop was Lakewood which neither of us liked-it was too brown and we did not get a good feel from the people and houses we saw. After that we headed to Westlake. On the way Jason got pulled over by a motorcycle cop. And here folks comes the conspiracy!

The cop came up and told him how fast he was going yada yaya. He does not say anything about Jason's siren light thing. Anyways, he goes back to his car and Jason realizes that he has written him a ticket. The cop comes up discusses paying the ticket and asks about the siren thing. Jason then tells him he has run paramedic and is going to be a flight nurse. The cop is like-why didn't you say something? He then proceeded like he was trying to be apologetic about the ticket and was giving him all these pointers about paying it and stuff. I was fuming! All these medical/cop people are allowing people to get off because they are in the same field-thats shitty! He didn't rip up the ticket though so Jason now has to pay that. Since we are on the side of the road, Jason begins to interview the cop about places to live. The cop gives us some ideas and then we check those out-by the way-the places sucked COP!

So after leaving the recommended area from the cop, we headed to Strongsville. We checked out a place called Polo Club which was right across from a mall. The apartment was really nice and we were sold on it after not liking the previous three places we had looked at. We checked out one other place but knew it was a good deal. So we went and got a room at a Motel 6 and then went to explore the area a bit more. There were some housing areas I liked and pretty much all the same stores are in the area that I have in here now. We went back to the motel and Jason went to sleep while I read my book. The next day we had breakfest and signed the lease. So one factor has been taken care. I have some possible roommate interviews lined up so we will see what happens.

"Currently Watching" To Expand

So I missed some shows that I am going to be watching this season and added some unexpectedly. There were about 4 shows I missed so as always, if you watch what I watch, you will be watching quality TV! Just watch on the side for what I am watching and check it out!

Old Friends & X-Fest

Friday I got to see some old friends from back home-it was great to see them but not under the circumstances (their grandmother had passed away.) However, me and Jason met up with Dan, Dennis, and Tracy at Chammps and caught on how things were going with them. It was fun to reminisce about the good old days of partying and throwing all your cares into the wind-along with your underwear. After dinner just came home and vegged out and Jason continued his search for an apartment in Cleveland.

Saturday brought me my crazy gym class. There was a fun moment that I later ended up regretting. We had to do this exercise where you are on your back and your partner pushes your legs down for resistance. My partner was this guy who had never been in the class and was kinda hot. I didn't want to look like a wuss so I pushed myself too hard-more on that later. Anyways, when he was giving me resistance I got a nice view so it made it OK. That night Christopher tried to coerce me into going out to Aquarius but I was strong and stayed home to save money and to prepare for X-Fest.

The next day Aker kindly too me downtown to meet Kelly for breakfast before the shows began. We went to Panera, grabbed some bagels and took one to eat while we waited in the crazy ass line. Once we got in the fun, and the pain, began. We were low key during the first two bands but got close to the craziness for Sick Puppies who were decent. Breaking Benjamin was the best! They rocked out! Three Days Grace was good as was Seether. Throughout the day I noticed it was harder and harder for me to get up. Flashback to gym class, hot guy, and new exercise. The day wore on and me and Kelly chatted about music, life, and all the CD's she was going to make for me LOL! After the show we met up with our drivers and I met up with Aker who kindly took me home after a nutso wait at Nothing but Noodles.

When I got home I asked my personal nurse what to do about my pain as I could not stretch out completely. So, I took 800 mg. of Motrin and a Vicodin. Helped the pain tremendously and I was able to go to work the next day!

"Prize Winner" is Golden

Loved this movie! It made me cry and hit me hard based on some of it's themes. Basic premise is a 1950's mother struggles to keep her family together by writing jingles. Father is a louse and drinks and has outbursts. I am big on movies that are visually appealing and this movie had it. It is also based on a true story which made it even more powerful. Two of the ten kids live in Ohio, one still in Defiance and the other in Cleveland-how ironic considering what's going on with that situation. It impacted me hard because my mother never got to do much and once she divorced my dad, it was just her raising me and my second oldest brother. She made sacrifices to ensure that we were taken care of and the end just really got to me. Also, Julianne Moore does a great job in this movie! I highly recommend! A+

Reply to "Pussy"

So for those of you who may have read about Paris's infection and made comments about "pussy" I have provided you with my usage of this word. I was not intending to be vulgar, merely medical. But some of the comments were quite funny!

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pus·sy (ps)adj. pus··si·er, pus··si·est
Containing or resembling pus.


adjective 1.
containing pus; "a purulent wound"