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^I hurt my back working up a sweat on my Dance Dance Revolution. I got an ice pack on my back now. I'm getting better though and getting the hang of moving around the pad. It shows me that 1) I'm getting old and 2) I've been lacking in the aerobics portion of my workout. Anyway, keep up the good work Robb! Terry

Good news: My volunteer assignment next weekend was to be Jennifer Holliday's assistant during the White Party, escorting her around and making sure she had everything she needed. Bad News: Ms Holliday informed the executive director that she didn't need an assistant. And I wanted to meet her! Darn it! Anyway, the executive director of the Miami office pulled me aside and told he wanted me to work the silent auction, watching the valuable artwork inside the mansion. He said he needed a dependable person considering the person last year disappeared into the party and some artwork came up missing. So I'm happy that they consider my service important that they give me the big assignments so it's not a big deal. I hope they bring her by though. I'll be in the "high traffic" area of the mansion so it will be like I'm people watching... and making sure people don't get the sticky hands! The director blushed when I asked if I could wear my outfit, which volunteers that don't have to lift or carry things can do... of course it required my shirt being off. "I can drive up the bids like at the Leather Party." He said "Um, keep your shirt on!" Guess I'll get an official white party tank top to put on. Speaking of the other party, the director of the Ft Lauderdale office got upset when he found out I wasn't volunteering at any of his events... so the Miami coordinator begged me to do the Ft Lauderdale party I've done for two years; she said I was in demand this year. So I'll be working another shift until the wee hours of the morning. I think I will have enough hours for another beach party ticket, so I can invite someone to go with me! Gotta call my friend Leah! This year they are putting web cams at two of the parties, via justcircuitlive.com: a pool party on November 29th from 11am-5pm and the beach party on November 30th from 1pm-8pm. You'll probably see me wandering around at the beach party and trying to lure my friend Leah in front of the web cam so I can pick her up and shake her boobies! I hope the weather holds out though for the beach party; that's always a fun time with the music and making the people jealous on the beach that can't come in unless they pay! They always think it's free! Terry

SPELLING LESSON TIME! It's LOSE NOT LOOSE! You LOSE weight, like you LOSE games or LOSE your keys. LOOSE is like having a LOOSE tooth or a LOOSE fitting pair of jeans. Thank you! Maybe the fat weight is shakeable. Seriously, I want to try out the Wii fit; I'm curious to see what the program would say my age is. When a program says a 19 year old is way older than he is, I'm wondering where it would put me at! Terry

^Well get used to it. Friends tend to get like this when they start dating. When they break up then you have the option of hanging with him or doing him like he did you. I like to let them sweat it out by standing them up about two times just so they get an idea of what I went through. I would have to have cussed them out for letting me sit in a car for them. If I'm with a couple, you'll spend time with me too or you take me home and I'll do something else with my time. Terry

^For starters: 1. Life isn't perfect like that. As such, putting up appearances won't make you happy. If you are with someone that makes you happy, whether it is a man or woman, it shouldn't matter. Heck, who's to say that you can't move to one of the states where gay marriage is still legal, get married and adopt? You can still head over the the Mercedes dealership and pick out a cute car too! 2. If another man makes you melt, then I would definitely rethink the "perfect wife" thing until you get that under control. There's too many guys out there cheating on their wives at the park with other men because they thought this is how the perfect life and family should be. Families comes in all kinds and as long as there's love there... well you know the rest. Besides, just because there's a man and woman making up the family means that everythings is fine and perfect. I know too many stories to the contrary, especially my roommates cousin (who they found out too late she was being abused) who got killed by her husband, then shot himself... orphaning the kids. 3. And I accepted being gay by knowing how to use the proper word! J/k There is an intersting form of family in some parts of the gay community... where an older couple will take in a younger person (either under their wing or in their home) that has been abandoned by their family or have no support group and become their "parents". The person I'm seen has this sort of family now after being abandoned and living on the street and in foster homes. The couple he lives with had thought about adopting or being foster parents and this fills that gap in their lives. So they are kind of raising him to be a more productive and stronger person. I think we all have some sort of secondary family where we spend holidays together and function like a real family would. Terry

OS: Dual Boot Windows XP and Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Q6600 quad core processor overclocked to 3.29GHz Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Memory: 4GB (plan on eventually upgrading to 8GB) Video Card: ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Hard Drive 1: Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200 RPM (Mac OS X) Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200 RPM (Video and misc on two partitions) Hard Drive 3: Western Digital Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM (Windows XP) Optical Drive: Pioneer SATA Dual Layer DVD Burner Power Supply: 550W high efficiency Bluetooth USB module Monitor: Dell 20.1" Widescreen Keyspan USB Remote Control for Front Row iSight webcam Wireless: atheros 5008 mini-PCIe (a/b/g/n) via mini-PCIe to PCI express adapter. My choice of wireless adapter, while more expensive, allows me to connect to Apple's Time Capsule at 802.11N 5ghz for wireless backups. Now I'm looking for a wireless keyboard to replace the one that just crapped out. I also have to configure my bluetooth mouse that's been sitting on my desk for weeks. Terry

Got my volunteer shift schedule for White Party week and I got the coveted Talent Tent assignment! So I'll be working with the entertainers and hopefully escorting one of my all-time favorite singers, Jennifer Holliday! I'm also trying to work a discount on a pass. The agency still owes me $30 for citronella candles and Off that Darren Hayes sprayed himself down with because of the Mosquitoes that were came out from the rain the night before. I'm hoping to get that money applied to buying a party pass in exchange for working another party that they requested me for but I'm wild not about. Terry

Last minute White party shopping: White mini umbrella, with shipping: $30.

^MMMMM... Walffle House! 1. Ditto on the hobbit feet! 2. Run for my money, eh? Well I still got a ways to go myself; although for a guy about 6 months from his 41st birthday, it's not bad at all! I got exes to make jealous! Terry EDIT: For those without a Wii I used "Yourself Fitness" (for PC, XBox and Playstation 2) to lose 30 lbs when I started my exercise program. I was consistent with the program and it randomized my workouts which I liked. Select the type of workout so Miss Maya can wear you out!

Wii need video! I want to see you doing those yoga moves! Seriously, I'm rooting for you. Things that are fun to do, you do more often so if the Wii is doing that for you great. I bought the guy I'm dating a Dance Dance Revolution mat to do the same thing. He said that's how he lost weight before so he was happy I was able to set it up for him. Terry

At least they didn't get threatened by objects removed from that general area: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/22/fort-pierce-woman-accused-shoplifting-brandishing-/ We really know how to do it in Florida. She was trying to look and smell pretty. But just don't go "there". No. Really. Terry

Does anyone remember Swing Out Sister from the 90's? Well they've been putting out records since... most of them in Japan. Anyway, I bought their last album that was really good.. but short. They have that jazzy, retro feel that I like chilling to. I did some research and found out they came out with an album earlier this year. The album is called "Beautiful Mess" (as opposed to Hot Mess ). I listened to a few tracks and really liked it. I had to use my google searching powers to find it online and ordered the used cd off of Amazon. Here are two of the new tracks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfty38-Mumw Also with the White Party coming up in two weeks, "party season" kicks off again. I've been at home being a good boy but with this song, I'm getting ready to hit several major parties Thanksgiving week... and do volunteer shifts around it. Anyway, the group is called Altar featuring dance diva Jeanie Tracy. The song, "Everybody Up", is mixed by Rosabel, which one of the members is circuit DJ Abel from Miami. This song gives you a latin/tribal feel that gets the party movin'. I will be listening to Abel spin this Sunday on Miami Beach in preparation for the coming events. The video looks like it was financed with pocket change, but oh well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvixheeaPFE Terry

^I think they're realizing that shopping season is gonna suck for retailers this year. Surprisingly enough, I may end up buying a gift or two. I hate buying gifts because I never know what to give. I'll probably get a few check cards for people and tell them to get stuff for the house or groceries. Terry

Speaking of clothes, I saw someone wearing a Santa hat. Um, can we get past Thanksgiving first? Terry

^Trust me, I can come up with better porn star names... they just would be unprintable here. I'm told I may be the "innocent" one of the group, my mouth is by far the foulest! Besides he was trying to give me a pet name that I'm trying to talk him out of... it's a food, but in the "adult" circles, it equates to a sex act! I have to explain it to him the next time he uses it. Anyway, yesterday I gave "scruffy" a Dance Dance Revolution mat as a present for his computer. He promptly set it up and embarrassed us in the game! This other guy and I were just mashing keys and he was bouncing all over the place! I think he liked the present. Terry

This family is messy (a overall hot mess). I feel for the child: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_fe_st/odd_intoxicated_family/print;_ylt=AsC2eeny77HZTQbus5bT60IuQE4F They all need to walk from now on. Terry

Nerd ---Brent Whateva. After dating ex-porn stars, go-go dancers, and a "escort", I'd figured I had to change my choices up. (Mind you they approached me, surprisingly). It's nice to stay home and run the electric bill up with all the electronics running for a change. I said I wanted a more nerdy guy that likes games and coasters and I got one. Been working on cleaning him up a bit though. I talked him into a cute haircut and some better jeans, so he's more presentable when we head out. His nickname is still "scruffy" though. Terry

At least I got to ride it this summer. I agree it wasn't really transportation, it was more of a ride since it only has one station. Terry

^Left 4 Dead does look like a cool game, but I think it would be good to be able to play with some friends but my friends don't play these games... and I'm too busy to devote that much time. I need to get back to Rollercoaster tycoon though. The dance dance revolution game was a hit at the reception. No pics though, no one got that drunk. The little kids played too; we let one of my roommate's nieces play a lot since she had a really tough year: she lost her parents in a murder-suicide. That's a really sad thing. Terry

^Absence makes the heart grow fonder... that's what they say anyway. On the home front, the person I'm dating is back in school and working hard. This is great considering where he was when I met him. But I encouraged him to go back, even though I only see him after his class or if I go into his job on the weekend. But I guess I'm doing a little "training"... teaching him how to take care of himself because you don't want to depend on someone for your happiness. When I stop by his house, he shows me the latest changes in his RCT3 park and I give him advice on how to make the park look better. The holidays are coming up, so I'm planning on tying to make sure his Thanksgiving and Christmas is special. This will be the first time he's celebrated it in years. He was one of those kids that got disowned when his parents found out he was gay and he's been in foster homes for years; life hasn't been good for him since... so he's carrying all that baggage around with him. It will be the first time I try to celebrate the holidays as well, because I usually get a plane ticket and head out of town to avoid the holidays. So I guess I may have a holiday to spend with someone after about 12 years. Yep, TWELVE years!!! Terry

^There are a few issues some people are having with the new trackpad, but a software fix is coming out soon. It just means you if do have the issue just plug in a mouse to bypass it. But I think the issue is only on the macbook, not the pro models. But it's a small amount so it shouldn't stop you from getting it. When I bought my powerbook years ago, there was an issue with the screen so I sent it to repair and got it back in two days. Their customer service is pretty good... when it's in warranty. That's why you get the applecare to make sure it stays that way.

Fortunately executables on the mac don't work like that. A virus would have to have administrator permission to install itself in the operating system directories. This requires entry of a password before anything would install. Usually this would be your warning to be careful. On XP, the file would immediately install and vista would get so many popups that you would unintentionally authorize the installation because you're tired of clicking away the popups that follow to notice. SP1 of vista reduced the popups but they're still annoying. So you could get a virus if you aren't paying attention and installing everything that comes across in an email, but at least you know that something is requiring access to your system before the damage is done. Also Macs are great when going to the more unsavory portions of the 'net. Sites that cause massive popups on a PC mostly get blocked on my mac. My friends now can surf those 'Free' porn sites without getting infected and calling me. I used to have to clean up my friend's PC every two weeks because of this and I convinced him to get a mac. Now he only calls me when he wants to make sure all the system updates are installed. This means months go by without a call on this subject, which I love. Terry

^I see you're trying to start trouble! Work with me here. Terry "It's for evaluation purposes, really!" Weaver

^Think of them as fast passes that cost a lot, but move you though the rides fairly quickly. If the trip goes through a park that uses them, they may purchase them so that the group has a chance to ride all the coasters. Sometimes the park may be so crowded, this may be the only way to get all the coasters in. I know they came in handy when we did the Midwest trip. Terry

Purple Rain. Then hearing the unedited version of Erotic City on the car radio. Unfortunately my religious mom was driving and she said "What did he say?" and turned the channel to the gospel station. And I had just talked her into listening to the R&B station instead of all the holy rolling! Damn him! Terry