Is it 5 yet??

Is it 5pm yet? I am at work right now, and I absolutely can’t wait to get out of here! Oh my gosh!! It’s agony! I did actually get to take a lunch today and get away from my cube for a little while. It has been crazy here the last 2 days. My boss has been on vacation all this week and my coworker has had sick kids for the last 2 days which leaves me here all by myself. It hasn’t been as bad as I had imagined, just a little crazy at times with the phone ringing. The good new is that it is finally starting to slow down. The end of the month rush is over! I’ll probably be bored to death for the next hour and a half but that’s okay by me.

I’m hungry too by the way. I’m throwing around ideas on where to go for supper tonight. I’m craving eggplant parmesan or maybe some fried plantains, black beans, and rice. Yum, Yum I’m craving a Butterfinger right now too, but I’ve cut junk food out of my diet for a while in my attempt to stop the growth of my love handles before it is too late. Actually, I just got word that everyone ok’d Caribbean food. There is a new restaurant just down the street from the house that I’ve been wanting to try out.

We are supposed to be going to the Renaissance Festival tonight if the weather permits. http://www.royalfaires.com/carolina It’s been kind of foggy/drizzly all day. Well, actually it’s been like this for about a week or so now. At least the temperatures are comfortable. Pants and a short sleeve shirt during the day and maybe a long sleeve shirt at night are perfect. The Ren festival should be fun especially tonight cause it is “Adults Only.” I’m still not really sure what that entails. I wonder if it’s one of those “Naturist events” hehe. Wouldn’t that be weird? I’m just glad that I can finally mark that off my “To do” list. I’ve said I was going every year for the past 5 years, but never made it.

Well that helped pass the time. Only 1 hour left to a weekend of freedom!!!!!

In case your were wondering

In case you were wondering, I have not developed a strange fetish for Kudzu. I just needed a quick place to post some pictures of it on the web. I had to pick an invasive plant to do a little presentation on for my class and thought I would show some pictures online. I picked Kudzu cause I absolutely hate it, but yet am strangely fascinated with it. I have to drive past 2 huge plots of land covered by it on the way to work. I want to get out there with my axe and start wacking to save all the poor little trees it has covered.

Kudzu Infestation 

Winter Home 

Cars are yummy! 

Kudzu leaves 

Summer Home 

The Monster vine! 

Kudzu rules! 

Kudzu Flower 

Kudzu 

Kudzu--"The Vine That Ate The South"

Sad Saturday

It sucks. It's the weekend and I'm kinda sad. I've been looking at pics of DC and San Fran and wishing I was still there or I could relive those days. I just read David's blog and it made me start thinking again about how bad I am starting to hate Charlotte. It is an awesome city if you're looking for a place to raise your kids and live in a "brand-spanking new" cookie cutter, vinyl-sided house in the exploding suburbs. It's kind of sickening the way they can level 30 acres of mature forest and stick these ugly, cheap-ass houses all over the place with no planning or thinking about the "overall picture." The way things should fit together. They definitely don't do that here. It seems like there is no planning or control by the government at all. And then to top it off, they fill these houses with the bottom of the barrell ghetto trash that are coming from the inner city projects. I guess the land in town is becoming too valuable now.
All my life, I always said how much I wanted to move to the "big city" of Charlotte. This was where all the gay people were and all the "cool" clubs. It did seem big compared to the little town of Salisbury, where I grew up, but now Charlotte is a "big nothing." http://www.visitsalisburync.com My concept of the world was very small then. Now, I feel like I have exhausted Charlotte like a big, hung leather daddy would a little fem bottom boy. hehe There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about selling everything, quitting my job, and moving far, far away. I have lived within an hour of here my entire life except when I was in college in Boone. http://www.appstate.edu Boone.... Wow, that's an entirely different story. Oh, the drama...... I think I could write a book about my experiences there alone. How can a time in your life be both the worst and the best time in your life???
Maybe if I lived in another part of the Charlotte, I would like it better. I think about it all the time. Where would I move if I'm ever able to sell this house? The answer is always the same. I can't think of any place in this city I really want to live. I keep thinking about CA. I fell in love with CA when I went to Los Angeles a few years ago to visit my friend that had moved out there to go to graduate school and has decided to not come back. I must say I was surprised cause he was always kinda the "moma's boy" type. He loves it out there and just moved from Orange to Burbank to be closer to work. He is a "proofreader," I think for the the Young and the Restless. He is just scraping by though, barely making enough money to live, eventhough he has a Master's Degree. I feel bad cause we have lost touch over the years. The last time I talked to him was when I was in San Francisco. I called to chat while we were on the same coast, even though we were probably 6 hours apart. We shared many things together. Now that's another story too. hehe.
I simply love California. Big cities, small towns, mtns, beaches, deserts, fantastic weather, tons of gay stuff, and biggest of all a sense of openess and freedom.
Wow, was this ever a negative little blog. On another note, I have been going to the gym and enjoying it. I hope I can stick with it. I absolutely love swimming there. It feels soooo good!!! The steam room and sauna are kinda fun too. Lots of naked men, however not very hot. It's good for your skin too girl!! Gets rid of all those toxins. Hopefully, I'm not boring anyone with my writing. Like I said, I'm just gonna write about whatever pops into my big'ol fat head.

YMCA

Well I did it! I finally made my lazy butt go back to the gym. I haven't been in months. I am so proud of myself! I have to get back into shape. Love handles are not cool. Plus, I have felt extremely tired and run down lately. Hopefully I will be able to stick to it. Either that or I'm cancelling my membership. It's too expensive to pay and not go. Well, that' it for tonight. I can't concentrate cause David is blasting Shirley Q Liquor.. www.whocutthecheez.com/audio_ignunce.htm

Sunday

It's Sunday already. I've had a great weekend, despite some drama with our former best friends that have completely distanced themselves from us and we have no idea why. I'm gonna put all that behind me now, it's not worth stressing over. There are plenty other cool people out there that you meet when you least expect it.
Last night started off at the Campground Massacre, then to "Lesbian Central," Hartigan's Irish Pub, then to Puckett's Redneck bar just down the street. I loved them all. I finally realize where all the pretty lesbians go in Charlotte. There were some hot chicks at Hartigan's and a bunch of bull daggas of course. Puckett's was probably the funniest. Where else can you find 4 gay guys, a bunch of post-race Nascar rednecks, and a single black woman drinking and playing the shooting game, "Deer Hunter/Buckmaster II" with a big'ol plastic gun. The best of all was the big rebel flag hanging in the corner and the parakeet in the cage sitting on the bar. Needless to say we were very welcomed, even though we were a bunch of homos. It was nice to do something totally different from the norm. I realized last night how I back I sucked at pool. I think we will be back, it is the closest bar to the house and it would be fun to practice up on my pool skills. I need it!
I'm sitting here checking out travel destinations. Good lord, what is wrong with me?? That's all I think about it seems like. I am the happiest when I have my bag packed and I'm on the way somewhere. That is the best feeling that doesn't involve sex. I was just looking at Palm Springs. http://www.ci.palm-springs.ca.us/ Absolutely beautiful and gay fabuluous with beautiful naked men everywhere. I'd like to fly to LAX and stay a night or two and visit my friend, Rob, then drive out through the desert.

Myrtle Beach 

Dreaming of the beach

I'm so excited, I just made reservations for our next little trip. We're going to Myrtle Beach, SC Nov 10-12 (over Veterans Day) Only 3 more weeks of work!!! These are our beach pics from last year. I am using a "free vacation" that I get through work. I get one every year. However, it's one of those deals where they try and get you to buy a time share. I did it last year and they gave us an oceanfront hotel for 2 nights and $50 cash for just listening to their presentation. I couldn't believe it. I don't know how I managed to get an oceanfront hotel this year without them making me do the presentation. We'll see how it goes. I wish they would offer me $50 again. I've put a halt on expensive travel until at least February 05, so we can pay off our credit cards.
We are getting ready to go out to Macaroni Grill in a little while and eat with some friends and then off to the Haunted Houses. There is an awesome place just across the state line in SC that we will probably go to, which is about 20 miles from the house. I can buy a lottery ticket too while we are in SC!!! Yay!!! I'm gonna win one day! Well I need to run, so I can get my clothes on. Yes, I'm in the buff right now. hehe

Beginning

Hello,
This is the beginning of my blog. I am a little bit tipsy right now, so I probably will not say much. I just with I didn't have to waste this good feeling at home. I'm not ready for bed yet even though it is 1am.
There are many deep, profound statements to come. Stay tuned!!!!