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Sunday 28 February 2010

29th February

I know that there is no 29th February this year, but I could hardly leave these people out:

LGBT people born on 29th February:

1948 – Willi Smith – US Fashion Designer – Died 17th April 1987

1956 – Aileen Wuornos – US Serial Killer – Died 9th October 2002

1972 – Pedro Zamora – Cuban / US Reality TV [Real World: San Francisco] / Activist – Died 11th November 1994

And those who died:

1972 – Violet Trefusis – UK Author – Born 6th June 1894

1996 – Sinclair Ross – Canadian Author / Banker – Born 22nd January 1908

Date

I have just arranged my date with Jacques. We are returning to the scene of the crime. He suggested meeting in Rupert Street at 19:00 on Wednesday. I am not used to dates, but hopefully I won't fuck up whatever is meant to happen between the two of us!

Feeling Horny

What with meeting Jacques last night, and not having sex, then going to the gym this afternoon, and not having sex again, and the basic fact that I have not even had "solo" sex for over a week now, I am feeling incredibly horny. I think I am going to have to go and search for some decent porn to help with my sorrowful situation!

What Is Wrong With Me?

As I mentioned in my drunken posting late last night, I met a guy named Jacques (or Jack as he first introduced himself) while I was out after watching the England Six Nations match. He is not exactly the type of guy that I have been looking for, as I was hoping to snag a guy my age, or older, with a larger build than me, and someone who looks like he could take care of me. Instead I have met someone who is 10 years younger, slightly shorter and of a slightly smaller build than me (though more toned, probably something to do with the fact that he trains with the Kings Cross Steelers), and looking like he needs someone to take care of him.
Am I looking for an escape route already, when we haven't even had a proper first date yet? Probably, but that is how my f**cked up mind works. If I never get close to someone then they cannot hurt me. What my brain doesn't factor into the equation is that, if I never meet anyone then I am still going to be hurt!
I am going to confirm when and where we are to meet on Wednesday and take the meeting as it happens. If I cannot accept someone so young as a potential boyfriend, then hopefully I will have met someone to be friends with, as I have a serious lack of friends that I am able to spend time with.
Before I started chatting with Jacques yesterday I was thinking of taking the embarrassingly desperate act of contacting all of my gay friends and asking them to please introduce me to some of their gay friends, in the hope that I may hit it off with one (or more of them), as a friend or something more. Most of the people I know in London are through Tim, and I am grateful to him, but I do not feel the same connection of friendship with any of them (except Richard) that I do with him.
Let's just see where Wednesday takes me and let's hope that I don't throw something potentially great away before I give it a shot!

28th February

LGBT people born today:

1903 – Vincente Minnelli – US Director – Died 25th July 1986

1909 – Stephen Spender – UK Poet / Author – Died 16th July 1995

1939 – Tommy Tune – US Actor / Dancer / Singer / Choreographer / Director

1952 – William Finn – US Composer / Lyricist

1963 – Rosie Mendez – US Politician

1969 – Danielle Egnew – US Singer / Actress

And those who died:

1916 – Henry James – US / UK Philosopher / Psychologist – Born 15th April 1843

1917 – Edmund John – UK Poet – Born 27th November 1883

1987 – Stephen Tennant – UK Aristocrat – Born 21st April 1906

Events in LGBT history:

1977 – Gaysweek first published in New York, USA

2007 – Equalised age of consent comes into force in Jersey, UK

Saturday 27 February 2010

Bad Night, Good Night

I went to Comptons to watch the England match and was disappointed at the result, though it was a good contest. England lost 16-20! There seemed to be more Ireland supporters in the bar than England supporters which wasn't good either!
I did see the straight rugby fan that I had talked to last year, but he didn't seem to recognise me so I never got to talk to him at all.
After the match I went on to Rupert Street where there were a few good looking guys, though none were interested in me (or if they were they were hedging their bets with other possibilities).
I was just considering leaving when a handsome South African lad named Jacques started talking to me. It soon became apparent that we were both attracted to each other and we chatted for a while before eventually having a little kiss. That little kiss turned into a big snog later and several big snogs followed.
Because I had been drinking since 16:00 I felt inebriated and didn't want our first proper "encounter" to be a drunken one, so I took his number and made my way home. I was tempted to go on to Chariots, as I was then feeling so horny, but I was far too drunk and came straight home.
Off to bed now, but have arranged to meet Jacques on Wednesday. By the way he is 10 years younger than me. Should I be concerned? Is Tim going to be offended that I have managed to "pull" someone 10 years younger without lying about my age? Tee Hee!

Better & Better

Had a quick session at the gym today, despite my cold being on the way out, as I wanted to be out in time to get to Soho later. I managed to beat my 1km time again, this time managing 4 minutes 46 seconds, which was excellent considering I felt like giving up after 2 minutes as my calf was cramping a bit.
In the steam room & sauna there were 2 gorgeous guys, but they only had "eyes" for each other. Shame.
Getting ready to head into town for the England Six Nations match against Ireland in Comptons. I hope it is a good one and, even more so, I hope that there are some friendly faces there.

27th February

LGBT people born today:

1880 – Angelina Weld Grimke – US Journalist / Poet – Died 10th June 1958

1925 – Pat Bond – US Actress – Died 24th December 1990

1934 – Vincent Fourcade – French Interior Designer – Died 23rd December 1992

1936 – Sonia Johnson – US Author / Activist / Hotelier

1953 – Libby Davies – Canadian / UK Politician

1955 – Bevan Dufty – US Politician

1962 – Chiya Fujino – Japanese Author

1963 – Barbara Dare – US Porn

1971 – Derren Brown – UK Illusionist / Presenter

1974 – Matt Majors – US Porn

1975 – Christopher B Landon – US Screenwriter

1982 – Benjamin Bradley – US Porn


And those who died:

1994 – Sir Harold Acton – UK Author – Born 5th July 1904

1998 – Annemarie Grewel – Dutch Politician / Columnist – Born 13th June 1935

2008 – Anthony Blond – UK Author / Publisher – Born 20th March 1928

2009 – Carol Philipps – Canadian Journalist / Activist / Editor – Born 5th February 1965

Friday 26 February 2010

Feeling Better?

I woke up this morning and felt worse than I did yesterday, but then again I think it may just be a "first-thing-in-the-morning" thing. My throat was choked with a whole night-ful of phlegm and coughing it up made my already sore throat feel very tender, and my headache ten-times worse. After taking some paracetamol, having breakfast and plenty of fluid I began to feel better, but still had no intention of going to the gym today, as I was still feeling bad.
I had a beautiful bacon, cheese and mushroom sandwich for lunch and after that I felt a whole lot better. I decided to go to the gym after all.
I was surprised, given that I still couldn't breathe very well through my nose, that while on my first run of my usual rotation, I managed to get my best time. I normally run 1km just after doing my initial stretches and have only managed to do this in under 5 minutes on one previous occasion, and that time it was only by 1 second. Today I managed to complete it in 4 minutes 55 seconds, and that was with a 15 second delay in getting the treadmill up to full speed. I was shocked by very happy. My aim with my running is to get under 5 minutes for a mile, which is approximately 1.62km. Given that I can't even run that far at the moment, my target is a long way off, but I hope to get to it within a year, preferably by Christmas.
I barely managed a few minutes in the steam room and sauna again today, because of my difficulty in breathing.
For the rest of today I have done nothing else except watch the dramatic, but mistake-prone Wales v France Six Nations match. Very exciting.

Tomorrow I will go to the gym earlier than normal. Being a weekend it will not be packed so the time doesn't matter. I then aim to have a late lunch before heading into town to watch the England match in Comptons again at 16:00. I am not sure how long after the match has finished that I will stay out, I'll just see how things develop. I doubt that I will be aiming to get off with anyone, as I doubt that my blocked nose will have cleared by then, and it is not exactly a pulling point!

And Another Pink Medal!

My congratulations go out once again to another LGBT athlete at the Winter Olympics for winning a medal, this time going to Sarah Vaillecourt who is a member of Canada's women's Ice Hockey squad who scored gold yesterday. Well done Sarah and team.

26th February

LGBT people born today:

1564 – Christopher Marlowe – UK Poet / Playwright – Died 30th May 1593

1861 – Ferdinand I of Bulgaria – Bulgarian Monarch / Author / Botanist / Entomologist / Philatelist – Died 10th September 1948

1879 – Mabel Dodge Luhan – US Columnist / Playwright – Died 13th August 1962

1951 – Christopher Gillis – Canadian Dancer – Died 7th August 1993

1951 – Jerry Mills – US Cartoonist – Died 28th January 1993

1965 – Andrew Olexander – Australian Politician

1965 – Josephine Wiggs – UK Musician / Singer

1989 – Jason, Jimmy & Joey Visconti – Hungarian Porn Triplets


And those who died:

1993 – Constance Ford – US Model / Actress – Born 1st July 1923

1995 – Chris Burns – US Porn – Born 17th September 1958

1999 – Jose Quintero – Panamanian Director – Born 15th October 1924

Thursday 25 February 2010

More Pink Medals

I am happy, once again, to report that once more one of our LGBT athletes at the Winter Olympics has won a gold medal, Vibeke Skortferud, as part of the Norwegian Women's 4 x 5 kilometre cross-country skiing relay. Congratulations to Vibeke and her teammates.

On a linked note, I have unearthed another gay athlete competing in the Winter Olympics (well thanks to Outsports actually). Sanne van Kerkhof is a Dutch short-track speed skater (who is apparently also the partner of Ireen Wust). Oh, and Johnny Weir is definitely gay (allegedly).

Drinks Are Off

I managed to do a short session at the gym, missing out one cardio set and 3 weight machine sets, but otherwise I was okay. I went to the steam room and sauna afterwards, but found it difficult to breath so I didn't feel like doing anything, even if there had been anyone decent in there to do something with. As I got changed I saw a couple of gorgeous guys head to the showers, but was already changed so I couldn't do anything even if I had felt like it.
I have decided that I can't face going out tonight, even though I was looking forward to cruising the bars.

It is times like today, when I am feeling not quite 100%, that I really hate not having a boyfriend. I really want to just laze on the sofa in his arms, watching tv or a movie, with him periodically getting up to make me a hot drink or a snack or something. I can dream can't I?

A Good Day...

...and it is only 13:45!
Despite feeling like I have a heavy cold coming on (it has been threatening for the last 4 days), I managed to drag myself out of bed at about 10:00 to get to my Optimax appointment for 11:30. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were happy with my eyes' progress and signed me off, meaning that I won't have to go back every 8 weeks for check ups. The next time I should go to the opticians will be in 2 years time! Excellent.
I popped into Superdrug on the way home and got some bargains (including using a 10% off voucher). Then also got some bargains in W.H.Smith (including a £30 book reduced to £9.99 which came up as £6 at the till).
Let's hope that my luck continues.
I'm going to try the gym today, despite not being able to breathe through my nose, and see how I go. I think that I will give Soho a miss tonight to give me a chance to recover properly, though I could still change my mind on this, especially if I find out that someone else is out. We shall see.

25th February

LGBT people born today:

1912 – Richard Wattis – UK Actor – Died 1st February 1975

1937 – Severo Sarduy – Cuban Poet / Author / Playwright / Art & Literature Critic – Died 8th June 1993

1942 – John Saul – US Author

1947 – Jorge Donn – Argentine Ballet – Died 30th November 1992

1955 – Rodger McFarlane – US Activist / Author – Died 15th May 2009

And those who died:

1945 – Mario de Andrade – Brazilian Poet / Author / Historian / Critic / Photographer – Born 9th October 1893

1983 – Tennessee Williams – US Playwright – Born 26th March 1911

1987 – James Coco – US Actor – Born 21st March 1930

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Plans

I never plan much for my days off, mainly because I don't have anyone to plan them with, but for my next 4 days off I am doing the following:
Tomorrow I have an appointment with Optimax at 11:30 which won't take long. I will then come back here for some lunch and then head off to the gym at about 14:30, I've had 5 days off from there and I feel guilty. I am probably going to go out tomorrow night too. Hopefully it will be fun, but not as packed as last Friday was.
Depending on how hungover I am, I hope to be able to get to the gym on Friday too, in between watching the 2 Six Nations matches that are playing (why they are doing 2 matches on a Friday I am at a loss to explain).
I will try also to get to the gym on Saturday late morning, or early afternoon, and then head into town for the England Six Nations match at Comptons (hoping that there will be a better atmosphere than the other Sunday). I am not sure how long I will stay out after the match has finished, so I don't know how hungover I will be on Sunday. Hopefully, again, I will be well enough to make it to the gym again.
Monday I am back to work on nights, but only for 2 shifts before being off for six more days. I just hope that I get to spend some of this time with company of some kind.

24th February

LGBT people born today:

1890 – Marjorie Main – US Actress – Died 10th April 1975

1939 – Doric Wilson – US Playwright / Producer

1951 – Tony Holiday – German Singer – Died 14th February 1990

1956 – Judith Butler – US Philosopher

1962 – Jennie Livingston – US Director

1963 – Laurent Ruquier – French Presenter

1965 – Nitzan Horowitz – Israeli Journalist / Politician

1971 – Jolie Justus – US Politician / Lawyer

1975 – Ashley MacIsaac – Canadian Actor / Fiddler

1977 – Jose Galisteo – Spanish Singer / Musician / Actor

1979 – Julio Vidal – Brazilian Porn / Dancer / Model

1985 – Gwen Araujo – US Hate Crime Victim – Died 3rd October 2002

And those who died:

1990 – Malcolm Forbes – US Publisher – Born 19th August 1919

1990 – Johnny Ray – US Singer / Songwriter / Pianist – Born 10th January 1927

Tuesday 23 February 2010

Knew It Was A Fluke

I had a hunch yesterday was a fluke, that me not hating work was unusual, and today it was proved. Once again I was bored out of my brain all day long, wishing something exciting would happen. The most interesting thing that did happen all day was when a girl came into reception dressed in a Sylvester the Cat suit with a running number on the front (I'm guessing that she is training for the London Marathon).
One more day!

23rd February

LGBT people born today:

1931 – Robin Wood – UK / Canadian Film Critic / Teacher – Died 18th December 2009

1948 – Sugar Lee Hooper – Dutch Singer / Musician

1952 – Glen Maxey – US Politician / Activist

1954 – Michael Hardwick – US Barman / Activist – Died 13th June 1991

1959 – Karin Wolff – German Author / Politician

1962 – Olivier Ducastel – French Director / Screenwriter

1969 – Vaginal Davis – US Drag Queen / Painter / Author / Performance Artist / Composer

1972 – Michael Ausiello – US Journalist / Actor

And those who died:

1996 – William Bonin – US Serial Killer – Born 8th January 1947

2009 – Tuulikki Pietila – Finnish Artist – Died 18th February 1917

2009 – Scott Symons – Canadian Author – Born 13th July 1933

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – The Colorado House approves a domestic partner benefits bill that would make it easier for unmarried couples (incluing LGBT) to make medical decisions for incapacitated partners and leave property to their partners [or 24th February 2009]

Monday 22 February 2010

Golden Girl

I said that I would be keeping an eye on the (very few) out gay Olympians at these Winter Games to see if they performed as well as their counterparts in the Summer Olympics 2 years ago. Well, Ireen Wust of the Netherlands has started the ball rolling with her Gold medal in the women's 1500m speed skating yesterday. Let's hope that this will spur the other girls on to do as great things in the rest of the competition (and that the boys can learn something from the girls too!).

In Shock!!!

I am in disbelief that I am going to admit to this, and that it actually happened in the first place. But I must tell the truth!
I was at work today and, ooh I can't believe that I am going to say it, here goes........
I didn't hate it!
That is about as good a day as I am going to get at that place, but until I find a decent job I will happily settle for "I didn't hate it!" any day!

22nd February

LGBT people born today:

1892 – Edna St Vincent Millay – US Poet / Playwright – Died 19th October 1950

1917 – Jane Bowles – US Author / Playwright – Died 4th May 1973

1926 – Kenneth Williams – UK Actor / Comedian – Died 15th April 1988

1937 – Joanna Russ – US Author

1938 – Barry Dennen – US Actor / Singer / Author

1938 – Pierre Vallieres – Canadian Journalist / Author / Publisher – Died 23rd December 1998

1940 – Billy Name – US Photographer

1942 – Ed Savitz – US Businessman – Died 27th March 1993

1944 – Felice Picano – US Author / Poet / Critic / Playwright / Publisher

1947 – Karla Jay – US Professor / Author / Activist

1958 – Didier Lestrande – French Activist / Author / Publisher

1964 – Gigi Fernandez – Puerto Rican / US Tennis

1966 – Brian Greig – Australian Politician

1966 – Aiden Shaw – UK Porn / Poet

1969 – Hans Klok – Dutch Illusionist / Actor

1969 – Melissa York – US Musician

1975 – Drew Barrymore – US Actress / Director

And those who died:

1945 – Sara Josephine Baker – US Author – Born 15th November 1873

1987 – Andy Warhol – US Painter / Printmaker / Photographer / Director – Born 6th August 1928

1987 – Glenway Wescott – US Author – Born 11th April 1901

1994 – Elliott Hayes – Canadian Playwright – Born 22nd June 1956

2006 – Gisberta Salce Jr – Brazilian Homeless Murder Victim – Born ??

Sunday 21 February 2010

First Day Back

I was back at work today, after having 12 days off and I wasn't looking forward to it. From the start my guts seemed to have, what I can only describe as an allergic reaction to either the building I work in, my co-workers or the job itself, and I was suffering for the first few hours.
I did manage to keep myself busy for almost three hours this morning though, which is about 2 hours more than I can normally manage!
Eventually, however, I had to resort to watching a variety of programs on BBC iPlayer, over the next three days I won't have that luxury as, being weekdays, I won't be allowed with my manager in the same room the majority of the time!
I also was disappointed not to be able to see the flock of firemen (does anyone know the correct collective noun for firemen?) who were gathered at a neighbouring building for a training session. When I did get 5 minutes to myself I looked out of one of the windows on the highest floor and counted 10 fire engines parked around that building. The only glimpse that I got of actual firemen though was in the cabs as they were driving away at the end of the training session! Not fair!
I really do not like my job, as many of you regulars will no doubt have gathered, but I am trying to think positively at the moment and so am focusing on the fact that I have more than half of March off (due to the fact that my employers messed up my holiday entitlement and gave me 4 more days than I am actually entitled to. Makes a change for them to f*ck up in my favour, which is why I have said nothing this time!). So, after my next 3 days at work, I have 4 off, 2 night shifts, 6 off, 4 day shifts and then 12 off again.
Bring. It. On.
Let's hope that I do something productive this time, other than just the going to the gym (which was the only positive thing that I did manage on my last 12 days off!).

21st February

LGBT people born today:

1907 – W. H. Auden – UK / US Poet – Died 29th September 1973

1926 – Humphry Berkeley – UK Politician – Died 14th November 1994

1936 – Barbara Jordan – US Politician – Died 17th January 1996

1940 – Keith Prentice – US Actor – Died 27th September 1992

1942 – Sam Garrison – US Lawyer / Activist – Died 27th May 2007

1943 – David Geffen – US Producer

1946 – Peter Hitchener – Australian Presenter

1949 – Phil Reed – US Politician – Died 6th November 2008

1960 – Isaac Julien – UK Artist / Director

1962 – Chuck Palahnuik – US Author / Journalist

1968 – Jenny Hiloudaki – Greek Model / Author

1981 – Ramy Eletreby – US Actor / Journalist

And those who died:

1908 – Harriet Hosmer – US Sculptor – Born 9th October 1830

Events in LGBT history:

1903 – 1st recorded raid on a US gay bathhouse at the Ariston Hotel Baths, New York. 26 men arrested on sodomy charges and 12 brought to trial. 7 later sentenced to between 4 and 20 years imprisonment.

Saturday 20 February 2010

New Who

Can't wait for Easter now!

20th February

LGBT people born today:

1872 – William Lygon – UK Politician – Died 14th November 1938

1880 – Jacques D’Adelsward-Fersen – French Author / Poet / Aristocrat – Died 5th November 1923

1895 – Robert Andrews – UK Actor – Died 1976

1927 – Roy Cohn – US Lawyer / Politician – Died 2nd August 1986

1943 – Dr Joel Weisman – US Physician – Died 18th July 2009

1947 – Torstein Dahle – Norwegian Politician

1947 – Andre van Duin – Dutch Actor / Singer

1948 – Lord John Browne – UK Businessman

1949 – Mab Segrest – US Poet / Activist

1953 – Gaetan Dugas – Canadian alleged to be Patient Zero in the AIDS epidemic – Died 30th March 1984

1965 – Philip Hensher – UK Journalist / Author

1966 – Stephen Gendin – US Author / Activist – Died 19th July 2000

1970 – Stuart Miles – UK Presenter

1971 – Calpernia Addams – US Author / Activist / Actress / Musician

1972 – Aditya Bondyopadhyay – Indian Lawyer / Activist

1978 – Jeremy Jordan – Canadian / US Porn

1981 – Adrian Lamo – US Journalist

And those who died:

1959 – Laurence Housman – UK Playwright / Author / Illustrator – Born 18th July 1865

1968 – Anthony Asquith – UK Director – Born 9th November 1902

2002 – John Paul Hudson – US Activist – Born 28th April 1929

Inevitable Apparently

I went out for drinks with Tim last night, starting off, as usual, in the Duke of Wellington. We were not particularly happy with how busy everywhere was, being a Friday, but there was nothing we could do about it. There were a few nice guys about, but it was far too busy to actually cruise for anyone.
We went from the Duke to the Yard, to Comptons, to Rupert Street. Tim left at around 23:00, as he had to work today, and I went on to Barcode, as usual. Tim had asked if I intended to go to Chariots later, to which I replied I had no intention of ending up there again, and had not even given it a thought until he mentioned it.
When Barcode closed I wasn't in the mood to go home, and in an effort NOT to end up at Chariots I decided to go to the 2 Brewers, so got a taxi there. When the 2 Brewers closed I still didn't want to go home and was still feeling horny. I got in a taxi and asked to go to Barbican. When I was almost home I gave in to temptation and told the driver I'd changed my mind and he took me to Chariots. I felt so week, but I really needed some human contact.
I had quite a bit of fun in there, which surprised me given how late it was (by this time it was almost 05:00!). There was one guy especially who I really liked and got on with, as I didn't have my phone (it was in my locker) or a pen, he told me his Gaydar profile name and even spelled it out for me, but do you think I can remember it now? No! I remember that it was 7 letters and starts with a "P", but other than that I have no idea! Shame, he was nice and sexy.
I eventually got home at 08:00 this morning and was shocked when I worked out that I had spent about £120 last night (including £50 on taxis, £15 for Chariots, bar entry fees and drinks!). I guess it balances out because the other week I had a whole night out for less than £30, so can't really complain. And I only have a slight hangover and am feeling like I want to go to the gym today, though I don't think my hangover would remain mild if I did (I only want to go for the steam room / sauna today anyway, I think).
I feel like a failure because I failed to resist the temptation of cock (going to Chariots), but blame Tim because he was the one who put the idea in my head in the first place!

Friday 19 February 2010

Pissed Off With Blogger

I mentioned yesterday that I was having trouble with Blogger. Well it has continued all day today (well, yesterday now as it is gone midnight). It has just taken me 30 minutes just to get the posting screen up to make this entry! Incredibly frustrating, I just hope that they get if fixed soon!

Now back to the news rather than the reason for no news! Not that it is that exciting!

It took me ages to get to sleep last night as, for some strange reason, my heart was beating ten to the dozen, despite the fact that I wasn't doing anything. It is still doing it too, and almost stopped me going to the gym in the afternoon. But I went anyway, my fourth day in a row!
I didn't quite match my 5 minute-kilometre of the day before (just a few seconds out), but I still managed to do a good work out for a whole hour. And I only stayed in the shower / steam room / sauna for 30 minutes, which was good for me!
There were a couple of things that made me laugh while I was at the gym too. Toward the end of my hour I went back for a short run on the treadmill, as I always tend to do at the end, and I noticed that there was a guy already on one of the treadmills running very strangely. I was almost laughing out loud at him because he was swinging his left arm quite high, side-to-side and it looked like it was missing a handbag hooked over it. I'm sure a few other guys walked by him and laughed too. He looked so strange, and incredibly camp. He also gave me a big smile while I was in the showers too, but I wasn't going to go there.
The other thing that made me laugh was a Japanese-looking guy who appeared to be cruising the showers. When I went back to my locker he appeared to follow me and stood by the mirrors which were by my locker. He then proceeded to put a green, mud face mask on in the middle of the changing room. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good mud mask, but I would never put one on in the middle of a public area. I have no idea where he went after he'd applied it (back to the steam room would be a bad idea!).

When I got home I was really feeling good about my body, again. It does seem to be firming up in the right places and my biceps and pecs are filling out and my stomach seems to be flattening slightly. I really must force myself to get some creatine [spelling?] to see if that boosts my progress any.
I was also feeling really horny and restless. I sent a text to Tim to see if he was out tonight for drinks but, when he eventually replied, he wasn't free. The fact that it was raining really hard also put me off going on my own. I will go out tomorrow night instead, whether he is free or not and whatever the weather!

19th February

LGBT people born today:

1917 – Carson McCullers – US Author / Playwright – Died 29th September 1967

1920 – George Rose – UK Actor / Murder Victim – Died 5th May 1988

1921 – Dudley Cave – UK Activist – Died 19th May 1999

1947 - Stuart Challender - Australian Composer - Died 13th December 1991

1947 – Jackie Curtis – US Actress / Poet / Playwright – Died 15th May 1985

1948 – Pim Fortuyn – Dutch Politician – Died 6th May 2002

1952 – Lari Pittman – US Artist

1953 – Stephen F Kolzak – US Director – Died 19th September 1990

1959/61Justin Fashanu – UK Footballer – Died 2nd May 1998

1965 – Jaime Bayly – Peruvian / US Author / Journalist / Presenter

1968 – Dallas Angguish – Australian Author / Poet

1981 – Beth Ditto – US Singer


And those who died:

1951 – Andre Gide – French Author – Born 22nd November 1869

1972 – Suzanne Malherbe – French Artist – Born 19th July 1892

1988 – Eric Stryker – US Porn – Born 24th September 1954

1994 – Derek Jarman – UK Director / Screenwriter – Born 31st January 1942

2001 – Charles Trenet – French Singer / Author – Born 18th May 1913

2002 – Sylvia Rivera – US Activist – Born 2nd July 1951


Events in LGBT history:

2009 – North Dakota Senate votes to include LGBT in the Human Rights Act

2010 – Football V Homophobia launches in the UK

Thursday 18 February 2010

18th February

LGBT people born today:

1917 – Tuulikki Pietila – Finnish Artist – Died 23rd February 2009

1925 – David March – UK Actor – Died 25th August 1999

1931 – Ned Sherrin – UK Presenter / Author / Director – Died 1st October 2007

1932 – Duane Michals – US Photographer

1934 – Audre Lorde – US Author / Poet / Activist – Died 17th November 1992

1947 – David Ehrenstein – US Film Critic / Journalist / Author / Blogger

1961 – Margaret Smith – UK Politician

1969 – Christopher Sieber – US Actor / Singer

1979 – Ben Harvey – US Presenter


And those who died:

1564 – Michelangelo – Italian Sculptor / Painter / Architect / Poet / Engineer – Born 6th March 1475

1876 – Charlotte Cushman – US Actress / Singer / Playwright / Director – Born 23rd July 1816

2006 – Laurel Hester – US Police Officer – Born 15th August 1956

2007 – Barbara Gittings – US Activist – Born 31st July 1932

Wednesday 17 February 2010

Blogger Problems

Is anyone else having problems with Blogger today. Ever since I logged on this morning it is taking ages for any page to come up and any updates, or change of page, are taking about 5 minutes to load. Even when it does load the main page is often coming up without the utility bar at the top. It is very frustrating, especially as I know it is not my laptop for a change as every other site that I have been on has been fine.

17th February

LGBT people born today:

1653 – Arcangelo Corelli – Italian Composer / Violinist – Died 8th January 1713

1854 – Friedrich Alfred Krupp – German Businessman – Died 22nd November 1902

1911 – Oskar Seidlin – US Poet / Author – Died 11th December 1984

1934 – Alan Bates – UK Actor – Died 27th December 2003

1958 – Claudia Schoppmann – German Historian / Author

1961 – Angela Eagle – UK Politician

1962 – Cheryl Jacques – US Politician / Activist

1965 – Peterson Toscano – US Playwright / Actor / Blogger / Comedian / Activist / Minister

1966 – Peter Karlsson – Swedish Ice Hockey – Died 11th March 1995

1972 – Billie Joe Armstrong – US Singer / Musician

1974 – Antton Harri – Spanish Porn

1975 – Harisu – South Korean Singer / Model / Actress

1976 – Eric Magyar - ?? Porn / Director


And those who died:

1974 – Jack Cole – US Dancer / Choreographer – Born 27th April 1911

1994 – Randy Shilts – US Author / Journalist –Born 8th August 1951

2006 – Sybille Bedford – UK Author – Born 16th March 1911

Tuesday 16 February 2010

Fire

We had a slight bit of excitement just now. I had noticed the smell of burning while sat in my room this evening and though to begin with that it was my electric fan heater. It wasn't so I ignored it and it seemed to go away. About 15 minutes later I went to my window, I'm not sure why, and saw that the neon sign for the restaurant opposite was on fire. The flames were quite wild so I though I'd best phone the fire brigade just in case no one else had.
I was worried that the flames would catch the flat above (which is where my flatmate Jesse's ex boyfriend still lives), and pieces were falling from the sign almost setting light to the restaurant's awning too.
The restaurant owner soon noticed and was attempting to put it out with a water fire extinguisher, probably not the best idea, but the only type that would have reached the flames. Somehow, between him and the rain (which was fairly heavy) the flames went out before the 2 fire engines arrived, even though they were on scene within about 3 minutes (I was very impressed).
Unfortunately it was dark and raining (as I said) so I couldn't see properly and nor could I comfortably hang out of my window to ogle the firemen, though I did notice that one of them was nice looking, though a little young for my tastes!

16th February

LGBT people born today:

1893 – Katharine Cornell – US Actress – Died 9th July 1974

1926 – John Schlesinger – US Actor / Director – Died 25th July 2003

1937 – Paul Bailey – UK Author

1938 – John Corigliano – US Composer

1953 – Steve Kmetko – US Presenter

1962 – John Balance – UK Musician – Died 13th November 2004

1963 – Truong Tan – Vietnamese Artist

1973 – Michele Clarke – Trinidad & Tobago / Canadian Director / Author

1973/75 – Aaron Tanner – US Porn [or 1st February 1973/75]

1978 – John Tartaglia – US Actor / Puppeteer / Singer

1986 – Cameron Jackson – Czech Porn

And those who died:

1931 – Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden – German Photographer – Born 16th September 1856

1990 – Keith Haring – US Artist / Activist – Born 4th May 1958

2005 – Karlien Carstens – Namibian Murder Victim – Born ????