HAVE I CHANGED?
I certainly hope so...
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Dearest Owl, that is
wonderful news, cautious as
well, a one
day at a time
gig.
T…”
1:52AM - “Go on that cruise, damn
it, and leave everything and
everyone
behind---you
deserv…”
1:48AM - “What one year will make
for just one person! Could you
ever
see yourself in the
l…”
1:43AM - “I think it's a journey
that won't ever end. Give
yourself the
faith to keep
writi…”
1:39AM - “I'm happy that you're
thankful, Anni. Sometimes
happiness is
all we
have...”
November 24, 2009 03:31AM
LuisG's Links
NOVEMBER 24, 2009 2:42AM
He Falls From The Sky
As I rode the elevator downstairs, I
knew I'd never see my mother again. I held no fault for her when
she left us; she left me years ago and her last attempt of living
before she began the journey where she'd… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 22, 2009 7:24PM
Life Delicate
“You have that wide space between your eyes just like your mother’s.” My father wandered into my bedroom when I was 14, and told me this. Soon after, my mother… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 21, 2009 2:47AM
Mrs. Murakawa's Simple Goal of Happiness
The procedure at the office was to send any
executive an email then follow up with a phone. So when Brian came
in this morning, and told her reservations for three at Le Ronde's
for December 22nd were made, she nodded back and quickly wrote
it… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 20, 2009 2:25PM
Our Z Bitch: Hate, Love, Redemption...
Being gay for my entire 45 years of living, I
wish I had a laugh track. It would've been nice if I could've laugh
at somethings back then that when I look at them now was anything
but.
Straights have it easy. There is no real
emotional… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 1:28AM
The Photograph
I asked Doug to do a favour for me. I asked
him to take my picture in the suit I planned on wearing for my
mother's birthday party. But when Doug asked me to smile I wasn't
able to.… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 2:49AM
An Earthly Path
My mother loved diamonds. When my sisters and
I were little, she told the story of how her grandparents
used a diamond studded grape brooch to get themselves out of
Malaysia just days before the Japanese invasion. The brooch
was in the shape of a cluster of… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 3:47AM
Brian Listens to Santa
When Brian stopped by CVS on the way home from
work, he didn't notice the Christmas decorations. He wandered down
one aisle by mistake and was greeted by loud, flashy colours of
green and red and "ho, ho, ho!" which made him stop and… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 15, 2009 3:01AM
The Silent Sound of a Plane Flying East
As Shaw and Ben spent more and more of their
time together, I spent more time alone. The life I enjoyed included
the solitude and quietness of my tiny house. Sometimes I'd think
the world stopped on its axis long enough for me to hear the waves
of… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 3:35AM
Rene Quietly Spins the Beautiful Globe in Space
"I'm not sure it's a good idea to get
involved in your boss's personal life, Izzy." Isabella was clinging
to Henry as they sat together in his living room. They had just
arrived from his restaurant, full from the wonderful food and wine
they had, and… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 11, 2009 3:05AM
Meet Shaw Schindler
"I understand you speak French?" Shaw
turned around and with the flick of her dark brown hair I was
already in love. She was in Ben's kitchen making a small pot of
coffee for the three of use. Ben was a devoted decaf drinker and so
was I.… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 10, 2009 3:21AM
Don't Mention The Time He Dated That Goat
Not Carl and Jeffrey but pretty much close to
it.
Jeffrey, Carl's boyfriend/not my boyfriend, is
flying back to the east coast next week for his brother's wedding.
Jeffrey's future sister-in-law hates gays and the rest of the
family isn't too fond of her. Still, Jeffrey's brothe… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 8, 2009 10:11PM
And Would You Like To Super-Size Your Flu?
"Hi, Luis. All set for dinner. Oh, this?
It's nothing. It's a bit chilly outside and it keeps us warm.
Believe me, it has nothing to do with the fact you have the
flu."
Thursday: I wake up to
a massive migraine. I get these… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 2:05AM
A Question of Leaving
I was afraid of the conversations in my mind.
They never seemed to end, and as I lay awake at night, letting the
deep sounds of sleep overcome me, the voices becoming less and less
until a soft whisper, a flick of my eyelids opening up… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 1:04AM
A Rain For A Day
Ben slept through the night and beyond the
rain. The storm that drenched San Diego started to move up towards
Los Angeles where another storm from the north arrived. And when
the two low fronts collided the awesome power of water, wind, and
gravity was tremendous. A… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 1, 2009 7:37PM
A Slice of the Brain on the First Day of November
- I just read that the "editors" here on OS are looking for another "editor" to do their work for them. Of course, I nominate Trig. He knows everyone, has a clear mind, a huge mouth so that the ones who close their ears can hear what he's saying,/
OCTOBER 31, 2009 2:36AM
Such a Pretty Little Girl in the Woods
The Polish forests are dark and moist
and cool to the skin. Even in the bright white heat of summer, the
forests in Poland belong to another world. They seemed to have been
plucked from some far off place and dropped into a country sliced
to bit in the… Read full post »
OCTOBER 26, 2009 4:32PM
Fancy Roses And A Grand Harp
Sometimes my father calls me by my older brother's name. Long dead these past forty years or so, death by a drowning accident, as the images of the Vietnam War flickered across a black and white screen, I do not even know when my brother died. I… Read full post »
OCTOBER 24, 2009 3:01AM
A Passing Dream of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey: Oh, darling. I know you dream and you dream about me sometimes, don't you?
Luis: Yes, I do. I know it's weird. But when I get writer's block, strange things happen.
Audrey: Well, it happens to me too. Acting was difficult. I had… Read full post »
OCTOBER 19, 2009 12:04AM
Living On The Edge Of The World
I don't watch much TV these days. The news is
depressing although economists say we're not in a recession. I
don't believe it for a minute. I always find it laughable that a
bunch of straight, white academics who live in a rarified bubble
world of theirs would say… Read full post »
OCTOBER 18, 2009 6:22AM
A Witness For the Abused
The other night I was on Facebook working on my Farmville
farm. It's become my cheap drug of choice lately though I'm working
hard not to get too caught up on it when Carl messages me.
While he out getting food for dinner, he noticed something
strange… Read full post »
OCTOBER 11, 2009 2:43AM
What Do They Look At Now?
Carl always buys the tickets
here.
One of my favorite places in San Diego to go
to is Kobey's swapmeet. It's held in the parking of the old San
Diego Sports Arena where back in 1972 I saw Disney On Ice which,
ironically, was playing again at the… Read full post »
OCTOBER 10, 2009 3:36AM
The Line Between Me And Me
Thank you, God!
I've always been a night person. During the
day, I put on another skin and "pretend" to be someone else. I'm
the best friend, the dutiful son, the kind and caring person on the
street who could gladly loan you $10 or better yet give… Read full post »
OCTOBER 9, 2009 11:49PM
Oh, how I love you, Farmville!
Mine isn't as fancy
though
Outside the windows of my house there are
unemployed people (me being one of them!), houses falling into
foreclosure, and businesses tanking by the second. But inside my
warm study, surrounded by books and stuff that basically says who I
am, I'm trying to… Read full post »
OCTOBER 4, 2009 4:40AM
"Geez, I was going to make you the evil twin!"
- Yes, Dennis. I did see you at the other end of the restaurant and yes I did notice the evil eye you gave me. But idiot, you dumped ME! Remember? I couldn't be there for you 24/7, and I was supposed to make you happy all the time
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 4:07PM
I'll Kill 'Em With A Gun Instead Of A Rubbber Chicken
Peanuts the clown is
funny.
I'm not.
So my friend Carl emails me this morning, and
wants to know why I used the word nigh in the title of my last blog
entry. He read it last night and was confused. He thought I left a
letter out.… Read full post »
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