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What's New

Here you can see a few of the things we have been up to. I have not updated this in a bit since we have been busy. Greg went full time and I am still teaching at the college part time and consulting full time. My project will most likely end in 2004, so if you know of anything, hit me up!







Last time mom was in Town we went out to Terrilli's in Frisco. Greg, Rhonda, my mom, Nick and Mark all went. It was a lot of fun, especially since it was a cool place and we got it all non gratis (Thanks James). They have these little curtained booths to sit in and we had a few bottles. Let's just say that Greg was not the only one feeling a bit hungover the next day. Guess who else was?





For Robert's birthday Kimmy threw him a surprise costume party. The theme was 70 & 80 sitcoms. Kim suggested Greg and I go as Mr and Mrs. Roper from Three's Company. As you can see I am perhaps one of the ugliest women you will ever see, but then again, I think that was what they were going for in the show. The Birthday Boy changed outfits three times. He went from Ginger, to Leather Daddy to cutie. The cake was awesome. It was a picture of him from the last party.

See if you can guess the who the others are supposed to be by dropping me a note in the comment section







I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THESE EPISODES!!




This is a random shot of Greg giving me the look of death. What I like about this is how 3D or place looks

Are we GHEEEEEEEEEEEETTO or what??

We also went to Six Flags with Nick and Misty. That was a lot of fun since we did all the big rides.

"How to Write the Great American Indian Novel"

by Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene)


All of the Indians must have tragic features: tragic noses, eyes, and arms.

Their hands and fingers must be tragic when they reach for tragic food.


The hero must be a half-breed, half white and half Indian, preferably

from a horse culture. He should often weep alone. That is mandatory.


If the hero is an Indian woman, she is beautiful. She must be slender

and in love with a white man, then he has to be so white


that we can see the blue veins running through his skin like rivers.

When the Indian woman steps out of her dress, the white man gasps


at the endless beauty of her brown skin. She should be compared to nature:

brown hills, mountains, fertile valleys, dewy grass, wind, and clear water.


If she is compared to murky water, however, then she must have a secret.

Indians always have secrets, which are carefully and slowly revealed.


Yet, Indian secrets can be disclosed suddenly, like a storm.

Indian men, of course, are storms. They should destroy the lives


of any white women who choose to love them. All white women love

Indian men. That is always the case. White women feign disgust


at the savage in blue jeans and a t-shirt, but secretly lust after him.

White women dream about half-breed Indian men from horse cultures.


Indian men are horses, smelling wild and gamey. When the Indian man

unbuttons his pants, the white woman should think of topsoil.


There must be one murder, one suicide, one attempted rape.

Alcohol should be consumed. Cars must be driven at high speeds.


Indians must see visions. White people can have the same visions

if they are in love with Indians. If a white person loves an Indian


then the white person is Indian by proximity. White people must carry

an Indian deep inside themselves. Those interior Indians are half-breed


and obviously from horse cultures. If the interior Indian is male

then he must be a warrior, especially if he is inside a white man.


If the interior Indian is female, then she must be a healer, especially

if she is inside a white woman. Sometimes there are complications.


An Indian man can be hidden inside a white woman. An Indian woman

can be hidden inside a white man. In those rare instances,


everybody is a half-breed struggling to learn about their horse culture.

There must be redemption, of course, and sins must be forgiven.


For this, we need children. A white child and an Indian child, gender

not important, should express deep affection in a child-like way.


We should all be reminded that we are children. We should learn

about geometry: circles and squares, parallel lines and intersections.


In the Great American Indian novel, when it is finally written,

all of the white people will be Indians and all of the Indians will be ghosts.

From Greg
Oy! It's so hot here in Texas. The pool is out of order, so we have to sit inside in the ac all the time now. We played hooky from work yesterday and had a fabulous time sleeping late and shopping all afternoon. Can't wait til Labor Day weekend, we're going to New York for 5 days! Get me out of this hot conservative hell already!

HOWDY!

I know I have not updated this thing in forever so I thought I would. The Texas summer is getting HOT and we are spending more time in the pool. The weekdays consist of the day to day drudgery of work and we spend our weekends relaxing. I am taking a water color class and Greg wants to learn how to make sushi. We see Bobby around when he is not spending the night at Kimmy's. My mom took us all out for steaks last weekend to. Other past events include:

The Price family visited us
We went to Oklahoma
Greg's Brother and his GF visited us
Two weeks ago we went to the horse races (and I LOST)
This weekend we are going to see Todd and his Family and maybe go sailing
Next weekend we are going to Calgary to visit my mom...

Not much news to report but then I wonder if this site ever gets any visits at all....

Peace !

Getting Hitched

On Saturday May 3rd, 2003 we had a birthday bash for Greg. He turned the big three-ohh and he has been making a stink about it for awhile. Much to Greg's chagrin, we had not uttered a word about what we were doing for hid b-day, just that it was a surprise. We had friends and family come over about 7pm for drinks. We had some drinks as Greg opened presents. His big present came when I asked him to be my man. He's so sweet he actually said yes!! :-) We have been together 2 years and I love him more each day. I basically read a speech I had written to him and gave him a ring. When I finished there was not a dry eye in the house. I was nervous and glad to get that done....pheww! Now we could party!! Then came a knock on the door. Greg had been hinting at getting a dancer for his b-day. He opened the door only to find and old man wearing a chaffeur hat. Lucky for him, it was the limo driver. We had an amazing time at dinner and then proceeded to get crazy. We want to tie the knot in central park maybe next spring and of course we hope our friends and family can be there! A special thanks to all the friends and family who have supported us and me all these years! And a very special I LOVE YOU to Greg who actually puts up with me. Definately one of the happiest days in my life!

Look who is in Texas

Well things have a interesting way of working out. A few months ago I posted a picture of Kimmy on this website trying to fix her up and low and behold, she has a man now. The interesting thing is that I introduced her to a really amazing friend of mine named Robert. Robert and I have been through numerous things together which I guess is one reason we are such good friends. We have a lot of history together. Several years in Japan and a couple of years in New York. Now he has moved to Texas which I never ever imagined would happen and things are heating up between him and Kimmy. And for those of you who know him, he still walks around in boxers and scratches his balls. Some things never change. Also, keep an eye out for some exciting news on our website!

Dear Easter Bunny

Ok, time to update this mofo cuz it has been a looooooong time. I dunno if anyone even reads this damn thing but if you do, gimme a shout..I see Todd said hi. Wassup T?

We are looking forward to seeing you guys this summer. You and Apollo and El. They sound like lowriders "T, Apollo and El"

Here are some updates. Bobby now lives with Greg and I. We are charging him very high rent in the hope of getting him back for that high rent in NYC :-) He and Kimmy have really gotten all hot and bothered....those two are spending lots of time together...hmmm, I wonder what they are doing???

Greg started his new job at Countywide Home Loans. He is still floating around but I think he likes it...Like I told my man...you gots to have a J-O-B if you wants to be wif ME. Mom is coming in town for Easter/ Passover/ Wicken Cannibal Fest. That will be fun. I am still teaching college classes at night and on the weekends. We have been spending the evenings on the patio. Lets see...thats about all from my end. I will try to get some more pics up soon.

Later people...and say hi for god sakes..

Updates

So I am not the best blogger...I guess I can deal with that. I just don't have enough interesting things going on to write about. So I will gossip...Kim and Bobby seem to be heating things up. I figure the guy will be in Dallas in a month and it appears that they are in love...and WHO was the one who called it? ME!!! I said wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back when that they would be great together and so far I am right....I wonder what will happen?

Greggy had an interview on Monday. I think I was more stressed than he was. I have one on Wednesday too but I am just milking my project here and wondering if I will find work by June...fer Chrissakes...here it is only March...am I a worrier or what?

Read a bunch of other people's blogs and realized how lame mine is...oh well. Also submitted mine on the NYC Bloggers the cool thing is that it organizes blogs by train lines.

Need to take more pictures and put them up here..if any of my friends bitch about how long it takes to load the pages I will say F@!* off and get a high speed connection.

love ya, mean it

Calligraphy Stuff

My sister has started her own calligraphy business. I helped her take some pictures and post them to her website. As you can see, she is quite talented!



She even has her own website called DallasCalligraphy.com. Her prices are really cheap too. If you know anyone looking for a great Calligrapher, send them here.

Ideas for Valentines Day

I found these off of a church's website. Very Cool site..if you "get" it.





Also a good way to get a free phone






And finally....




If you find these things as funny as I do, check out the following links:

www.bettybowers.com

www.landoverbaptist.org

CRUISE through the Carribbean

We went to Cozumel, Costa Rica, the Panama Canal, Jamaica and the Caymen Islands for 11 days. Here are a few shots.

Random notes

Today was our first full day on the cruise. I am sitting on our balcony since it has warmed up enough. Our room is great. So far we have had a very relaxing day. The ship is mostly old folks but Greg and I feel very comfortable. Last night after the muster drill we were coming back in through the Centrum which is like this large indoor atrium at the center of the ship. It has a gigantic staircase and as we were walking up carrying our life jackets Greg tripped and almost fell into the planter and a waterfall. It was funny, especially since we had had a few drinks. Luckily he was not hurt.





We opted to sit alone at dinner since we didn't feel like having to chat with the oldies. This actually was a great thing since the food was sooooo amazing. We had wine along with multiple appetizers and entrees. The great thing about a cruise is that you can eat like a king and eat as much as you want. It was not uncommon for us to eat three appetizers, two entrees and two desserts a piece. Needless to say, we did not eat it all.



Last night we explored the ship and then got up early to have breakfast in our room. Eggs and coffee along with all sorts of other goodies were delivered to our room daily. We loved sitting on the balcony having our morning coffee. This is always one of my favorite things. I also managed to make it to the gym a few times which was good. I had a really good workout and it was nice running on the sea. After the workout we hit the bar and then went to a wine tasting event. It was fun. I learned that I am partial to chiantis and beaujolais and Greg liked the reislings. We had a nice lunch and took naps and that evening my mom ordered us a gift of a bottle of wine. It just so happend that she picked a great one that I was introduced to that day.



Cozumel was the first stop and it was only OK. I am not a big fan of mexican beaches. We had a formal night but we didnt really go all out. The food was great. I had duck and Greg had filet. Some of the other dishes we ate were: lobster tail, sushi, prime rib, cornish hens, all kinds of fish, chowders, soups, cheescakes, chocolate cakes, spring rolls, great bread, chicken, pasta...you name it and we ate it. IT WAS FEAST FOR THE TASTEBUDS! Best food I have ever had!!

After dinner we saw a show. It was a very campy musical type thing. The next day we were at sea all day so that was relaxing. After Cozumel we went to Costa Rica. Greg had been there before so he knew what to expect. A very beautiful place indeed. We decided to go white water rafting here which meant a 90 minute ride to the river. It was quite an exciting experience since Greg and I were in the front of the raft. It was even more exciting for Greg since he fell off! I almost fell out too since the water was very strong. He was not hurt but was quite surprised. Overall an amazing experience and the country was beautiful. That night we were beat. We did a bit of gambling too but it is a bitch to stay ahead. Sometimes you are up, other times you are down.






The next day was one of the highlights of the trip. Early in the morning we went through the Panama Canal which is such an incredible thing to see. We had a great view from our balcony. From there we were able to watch the ship enter the lock which was then filled with water. It was quite an amazing experience and I have complete and utter respect for the people who built it. Did you know that more than 20,000 people died in the process of building that thing? Once through we dropped anchor in the lake and Greg and I hung out by the pool. It is amazing how relaxing this is. Our biggest decision is what to eat!






Back to the food. The service is amazing too. We had two really nice servers named Virginia and Evertt who were Brazilian. We spent our evenings talking sweetly over great food and wine. If you see two or more entrees you want, they encourage you to order them all. Now where else can you do that?

I got a facial one day too. Greg got a massage and facial the next day. We were also in the habit of walking around the top deck after dinner. We would look at the stars and the moon. It was amazing how bright they were from out in the middle of the gulf.

The next day was a peaceful day at sea. Greg has already finished three books from the ship's library and I have been pretty good about running. The only down side to the food is that you CANT STOP EATING. I am on the balcony now having coffee and contemplating Jamaica. What a beautiful day!

We spent the day in Jamaica at the beach relaxing. No excursions here. Just sun and drink. The beach was great but afterwards we decided to walk into Montego Bay and shop. Big Mistake. Those guys are SOOOO agressive that everyone is trying to sell you something, plus they are friendly Jamaicans Mon. After buying some coffee we headed back to the ship for a nap. Food was outstanding again. We also met another gay couple on the cruise from Shreveport. They were nice and we chatted a bit. My only warning for those taking 10+ day cruises is the walkers and canes. There were sooooo many old folks from the midwest that they got on my nerves a bit. They were nice and I am sure they knew we were a couple. We think we even got a free bottle of wine since another gay couple got offended by someone...oh well, all the better for us.






Grand Cayman was simply outstanding. And while I woud not want to live there since they had 16,000 tourists flock to an island of 30,000 in about 3 hours. The harbor was filled with ships! We decided to do some snorkelling and swim with the Sting Rays. This was one of the highlights of the trip since you really do get to hold them and feed them. Greg walked away with a piece of squid and was followed in the water. Their mouths are on the bottom and they feel very weird. Apparently is you have a moustache they like to kiss you too.






The last two days at sea were very relaxing. We just took it easy, relaxed, had some drinks, sun and played chess. By the last day we were ready to get off the ship. All in all Greg and I thought it was the best vacation we had ever had. We might do it again one day, but next time it will be with friends or family and maybe not as long. It was worth every cent and I still wish I was on that balcony sipping drinks and watching the sun and water!