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[scem0]

Let me propose an analogy for you.

Remember when I said she made 'cookie cutter ballads'? Do you like pizza? Yes, you do. Is each slice good? Yes. Is each slice different? Maybe a little bit.

So, while Mariah's ballads tend to be the exact same in nature, they are all good. And don't say you don't like pizza, because I know you do, and it'd ruin the analogy if you didn't .

And while she might not be that emotionally connected to many of her songs, that doesn't mean that we can't be. She doesn't sound very emotionally connected to the song 'Outside' but when I hear the song it touches me because I connect to it.

I won't bother you any further with this. I'm a bit sick of MC to be honest. Between MR threads, my room mate, and everything else it seems like she's been everywhere I look the last couple of days.

I went to the Apple Soho store yesterday, it was hectic since the powerbook/powermac updates were announced in New York City and I went on the day of the announcement. Very cool store though, I hadn't had the chance to visit prior to yesterday.

No stories for tonight, I won't be going to Splash. I'll be going to see Mates of State . Has anyone heard of this band? They are frikin' amazing. Great pop music refreshingly uninfluenced by hip-hop. Just a husband and wife sharing the vocals, harmonizing loudly, and playing the drums and the organ. They have a great, in your face sound. I'm totally excited to be seeing them.

_Emerson

 

[Grey Beard]

Sugar is Sweet !!!

Awwwwwww
that's so sweet

all this mushy stuff's going to bring a tear to my eye

Oh Dear Zaid, Don't go all soppy on us now, here use my sleeve. I'm about as sentimental as a bonk in a bordello, so y'all will have to bear with me. I think that this is the first, 'first person' outpouring of love and affliction (sic) that I can recall on this thread. <pauses to hack out the window> He he he, and I hope for not too many more as my bile gland's in overdrive. Oh wait, my gall bladder's already been removed. He he he.
Kevin (the cynical)
aka Grey Beard

 

[Grey Beard]

I'm hungry... I feel like all I do is eat, I'm actually trying to eat a lot of protein in an effort to bulk up in fat and muscle. I don't want to be skinny . Is it weird that I want a fair amount of bulk on me?
_Emerson

Not in the least Emerson, all the more cuddlesome. Hey, you don't think you might be pregnant do you? Another immaculate conception, or a slash off the old block??? Oh I mean 'splash off the old block'
Kevin
aka Grey Beard

 

[Grey Beard]

Straight Friends

Back in Texas, my guy friends were straight, its hard to even find a straight person . It's a good and a bad thing. Of the 4 guys in my suite, 3 of us are gay and the straight one doesn't talk much .
_Emerson

Hey Mate, I'm straight, just have bent a little with the passage of time, well maybe out of bed and straight to the refrigerator. Oh Their God, it is going to be a cynical day, but at least it's Friday for me. He he he.
Kevin
aka Grey Beard

 

[leekohler]

Let me propose an analogy for you.

Remember when I said she made 'cookie cutter ballads'? Do you like pizza? Yes, you do. Is each slice good? Yes. Is each slice different? Maybe a little bit.

So, while Mariah's ballads tend to be the exact same in nature, they are all good. And don't say you don't like pizza, because I know you do, and it'd ruin the analogy if you didn't .

And while she might not be that emotionally connected to many of her songs, that doesn't mean that we can't be. She doesn't sound very emotionally connected to the song 'Outside' but when I hear the song it touches me because I connect to it.

I won't bother you any further with this. I'm a bit sick of MC to be honest. Between MR threads, my room mate, and everything else it seems like she's been everywhere I look the last couple of days.

I went to the Apple Soho store yesterday, it was hectic since the powerbook/powermac updates were announced in New York City and I went on the day of the announcement. Very cool store though, I hadn't had the chance to visit prior to yesterday.

No stories for tonight, I won't be going to Splash. I'll be going to see Mates of State . Has anyone heard of this band? They are frikin' amazing. Great pop music refreshingly uninfluenced by hip-hop. Just a husband and wife sharing the vocals, harmonizing loudly, and playing the drums and the organ. They have a great, in your face sound. I'm totally excited to be seeing them.

_Emerson

You're killing me! Umm- the analogy was weird. Pizza, I like. S***, not so much. And I'm sure that all generally tastes the same too.

And while I loathe Mariah, I still like you scem0.

 

[Grey Beard]

I really really really like men, but I don't conform to most of the stereotypes. I don't consider myself "straight-acting" though. I've always considered myself to be "Emerson-acting" which isn't really anywhere in between.

While on the subject of sexual ambiguity, check out one of the shirts that I'm planning on making which I'll wear at the times that I don't want to be ambiguous .

I have a feeling that by the end of my 4 years at Parsons I'll be a huge flamer - it's hard not to pick up what you're surrounded by.

_Emerson

Emerson, Reeeealy, you like men, well I'd never have guessed.

Your Tee design reminds me of the "I'm not Queer, I just help out when they get busy"

At one time I lived with five other gays in a big old house. One was drag, one a real flame ball, and the rest in-between. Led to a few hissy tantrums of course. The drag was always asking me to shave his back!! Did he think I was just a young shaver, he he, I think not.

I'm sure you'll just pop out the end of the machine, the same old Emerson and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Kevin
aka Grey Beard

 

[noaccess]

I sure do hope so .

I'm hungry... I feel like all I do is eat, but I'm still losing weight, what the hell? In the past 24 hours I've eaten 2 huge salads, a huge Asian meal (rice with pork), and a large noodle dish yet I'm starving once again. Despite all this eating, my stomach is the flattest it's been in years and years. I guess all this dancing, walking, and exercise is revving up my appetite. I'm actually trying to eat a lot of protein in an effort to bulk up in fat and muscle. I don't want to be skinny . Is it weird that I want a fair amount of bulk on me?

_Emerson

I hope you realize just how many people envy you for this .
Too bad I can't magically transfer 20 lbs. from me 2 you. That would be so much easier for me than having to go on a diet .

 

[Frozone]

Come on, your last 51 consecutive posts have been here Sunshine, what's with the sweet and innocent, though it does suit you. He he he. And OK OK I've posted 163, but that's only because of all my friends here.

Actually, come to think of it, you haven't posted for a day or two. Been grounded again?

Kevin,
aka Grey Beard

That's mainly cuz I dont' post anywhere else on MacRumors really. I'm not much of a forum person except on the High School football vent.

Eh, I've been stressed out with SOO much crap going on atm. I have a "dual-year" for school this year. Taking my Senior year of High School as well as my Freshman year of college. And, we just got off of a 2 week fall break from both so we're slightly behind and the week before the fall break, the Governor of Georgia cancelled school for 2 days to concerve gas after Rita. Well, we had a few tests that week which got moved to this week, which have interacted with homecoming on top of a 5-10 research paper and presentation, as well as my Video Project for Mass Media on psychoneuroimmunology. Not to mention my teacher randomly decided to do a check on our Journal writing for my College English class. Wasn't supposed to be due until end of semester, but now they're do tomorrow. And i've only written aboug 5 of 16, and i have no clue where any of those 5 are. Throw on top of that work, and the football game tomorrow which i'm SOOOOo psyched about, and it all equals me to being bogged down. Oh, forgot, I have a quiz tomorrow in US World History, a test on Monday in Pre-Calculus, and my mid-term/final for Lab on tuesday. Also have a Government test next week. GAH, These are the times I hate school.

Wow, that whole paragraph makes NO sense at all. Oh well, shows my life atm.

 

[Grey Beard]

That's mainly cuz I dont' post anywhere else on MacRumors really.
Eh, I've been stressed out with SOO much crap going on atm.
Wow, that whole paragraph makes NO sense at all. Oh well, shows my life atm.

Hey with that much on your plate I don't envy you at all. As long as you balance everything and don't overdo the social side, though I can't see who you'd fit it in. Hope all's well with you and your Buddy, stress in that area is something you do not need.

Take care, and play safe,
Kevin
aka Grey Beard

 

[Frozone]

Hey with that much on your plate I don't envy you at all. As long as you balance everything and don't overdo the social side, though I can't see who you'd fit it in. Hope all's well with you and your Buddy, stress in that area is something you do not need.

Takr care, and play safe,
Kevin
aka Grey Beard

I should really get started on it all. Damn procrastination to hell! But, I'll end up waiting until about 9-10 tonight before I start anything. Though, all I ::REALLY:: need to do tonight is those danged journals.

 

[Frozone]

BTW, are there any other gay guys here who REALLY enjoy football? And no, I'm not talking about watching all those hawt & sweaty guys just run into each other and push each other around. I'm talking, really throughouly enjoy the sport? I've been accused of not being a "good" gay (LOL) for liking football so much. So, am I alone? Or, are there any more football freaks out there?

BTW, GO DAWGS! w00f w00f

 

[scem0]

Not in the least Emerson, all the more cuddlesome. Hey, you don't think you might be pregnant do you?

I surely would hope not .

You're killing me! Umm- the analogy was weird. Pizza, I like. S***, not so much. And I'm sure that all generally tastes the same too.

Let pe propose a second analogy. If Mariah were a tomato, and I were an orange, you a baba ganoush, and MacRumors was a fruitocracy, that would make me royalty, Mariah my novelty half-fruit. You, a babaganush, would be under the influence of me, and I'd command you to consider the tomato as a fruit and not a vegetable. How's that for an analogy? I think everyone, including myself is feeling just as much as after reading that.

And while I loathe Mariah, I still like you scem0.

I'd tell you to prove it, but...

I hope you realize just how many people envy you for this

Too bad I can't magically transfer 20 lbs. from me 2 you. That would be so much easier for me than having to go on a diet

I should start an Emerson exercise plane that is comprised of dancing, handstand pushups, crunches, pushups and jogging/walking, cause that's all I've done since coming to New York and I've totally resculpted my body. I dance 3 times a week. I try to do a little bit of exercise in my dorm, like handstand pushups or regular pushups and crunches on non-dancing nights, and never for longer than 20 minutes or so. If I find myself awake at 5 in the morning with nothing to do, I go on a quick jog.

So, it feels to me like I only exercise 3 or 4 times a week for less than 20 minutes, but I dance for hours on end when I go dancing. I'm always drenched when I get home (In sweat, you perverts - well mostly ).

My diet is poor, I'll admit. Cheap food is rarely healthy. I do try and get a lot of protein to help promote muscle growth, and I avoid saturated fat like the plague. Salads are a cheap, healthy food I can afford. I rarely eat dairy. I eat lots of soup and ramen noodles, because they are cheap . But if you did this dance/exercise plan and ate right at the same time then you'd be gueranteed results. I don't drink, which also helps.

I've seen the pounds drop off and some major sculpting, I'm really enjoying the physical side effects of my new physical lifestyle. Just 2 or 3 weeks into me moving to NYC I noticed the fat disappear from my legs. I barely even recognize my legs in the mirror anymore. My whole body had changed, except my ass - it... prevails. .

Free personal training if you come to NYC and buy me healthy food. Boy do I wish I could eat organic, free range steaks; high quality, organic Chinese vegetable dishes; and have a stock of organic fruits and veggies in my fridge. Especially baba ganoush... Haha, I love my sense of humor. But seriously, I'd do just about anything to have a whole bunch of fresh, organic fruit in my refrigerator, but fruit costs too dang much.

_Emerson

 

[scem0]

BTW, are there any other gay guys here who REALLY enjoy football? And no, I'm not talking about watching all those hawt & sweaty guys just run into each other and push each other around. I'm talking, really throughouly enjoy the sport? I've been accused of not being a "good" gay (LOL) for liking football so much. So, am I alone? Or, are there any more football freaks out there?

BTW, GO DAWGS! w00f w00f

I enjoy sports, playing them more-so than watching them, but not football. Plunk me down in front of a good diving competition, gymnastics competition, martial arts competition, or likewise and I'm happy. Plunk me down in front of a football game and I'm bored to pieces.

They play for 10 second stints every half hour, it seems like . I suppose some would argue the same about diving, but do you get to see men in nothing but tight speedos in football? It helps to have a history in diving to not get bored while watching it, though .

I suppose I don't like football because I'm a sucker for individual sports (I don't even like synchronized diving) and acrobatics. Football doesn't seem like it requires much talent to me. A good diver trains night and day for hours upon hours sculpting a perfect body and perfecting challenging dives. A footballer eats a lot and then simply has to ram his body against other people that eat a lot.

Boy am I giddy... I'm so excited to see Mates of State. I've been listening to them for years but I've never gotten to see them, and I'm sure they put on a killer show. Very fun music.

_Emerson

 

[Frozone]

I enjoy sports, playing them more-so than watching them, but not football. Plunk me down in front of a good diving competition, gymnastics competition, martial arts competition, or likewise and I'm happy. Plunk me down in front of a football game and I'm bored to pieces.

They play for 10 second stints every half hour, it seems like . I suppose some would argue the same about diving, but do you get to see men in nothing but tight speedos in football? It helps to have a history in diving to not get bored while watching it, though .

I suppose I don't like football because I'm a sucker for individual sports (I don't even like synchronized diving) and acrobatics. Football doesn't seem like it requires much talent to me. A good diver trains night and day for hours upon hours sculpting a perfect body and perfecting challenging dives. A footballer eats a lot and then simply has to ram his body against other people that eat a lot.

Boy am I giddy... I'm so excited to see Mates of State. I've been listening to them for years but I've never gotten to see them, and I'm sure they put on a killer show. Very fun music.

_Emerson

*cries* That post hurts! Ouch. Football is only the most god-awesome thing on this earth. AHH, *gets excited*

GAHHH! *ends post before going on for hours upon hours about football*

 

[neildmitchell]

Im dead tired, so this post will be brief.

We had to draw a nude male model for class today
The guy was cute, twink, uncut, toned, 5'9", dirty blonde hair.
Totally not my type though, but cute and nice to look at none the less.
He was a little sex kitten, most models avoid eye contact while posing, he on the other hand... If I wanted him, I could of.

ok, Im tired, gonna go flop on the couch and veg.

 

[noaccess]

I surely would hope not .
I should start an Emerson exercise plane that is comprised of dancing, handstand pushups, crunches, pushups and jogging/walking, cause that's all I've done since coming to New York and I've totally resculpted my body. I dance 3 times a week. I try to do a little bit of exercise in my dorm, like handstand pushups or regular pushups and crunches on non-dancing nights, and never for longer than 20 minutes or so. If I find myself awake at 5 in the morning with nothing to do, I go on a quick jog.

So, it feels to me like I only exercise 3 or 4 times a week for less than 20 minutes, but I dance for hours on end when I go dancing. I'm always drenched when I get home (In sweat, you perverts - well mostly ).

I'm really enjoying the physical side effects of my new physical lifestyle. Just 2 or 3 weeks into me moving to NYC I noticed the fat disappear from my legs. I barely even recognize my legs in the mirror anymore. My whole body had changed, except my ass - it... prevails. .
_Emerson

That should explain why you've been losing all that weight. Don't worry about getting skinny, it's impossible unless you become anorexic . Plus, while you're burning all that fat, your muscles develop. Keep it up, and you'll have to hire bodyguards to keep all the guys @ Avalon from doing all sorts of... ummm... things to you .

My diet is poor, I'll admit. Cheap food is rarely healthy. I do try and get a lot of protein to help promote muscle growth, and I avoid saturated fat like the plague. Salads are a cheap, healthy food I can afford. I rarely eat dairy. I eat lots of soup and ramen noodles, because they are cheap. But if you did this dance/exercise plan and ate right at the same time then you'd be gueranteed results. I don't drink, which also helps.
_Emerson

Thanks for the advice. I'll have to admit, my sedentary lifestyle finally got to me... And my bad diet ... And... ummm ... everything else. But if you ever, somehow, lose too much weight, my previous offer will still be available . The only problem is that I haven't developed any magic skills... yet.
Okay, now seriously, I will have to change my lifestyle cause if I don't, I'll look like a balloon in a few years. Tho it wouldn't be all that bad to also... float like a balloon ? So if anyone @ MR sees a flying mass somewhere above NYC, Chicago, Wellington, Louisiana, London, Herndon, or... anywhere else, waving at people and 747s, just know it's me (mysteriously defying the law of gravity). Ok, I know, I know, bad joke (sorry).
And now seriously seriously, expect me to be searching on google for any gay clubs here.

Free personal training if you come to NYC and buy me healthy food. Boy do I wish I could eat organic, free range steaks; high quality, organic Chinese vegetable dishes; and have a stock of organic fruits and veggies in my fridge. Especially baba ganoush... Haha, I love my sense of humor. But seriously, I'd do just about anything to have a whole bunch of fresh, organic fruit in my refrigerator, but fruit costs too dang much.
_Emerson

Why thank you very much . Sounds reasonable. But, could you... please contact the american embassy in Bucharest and tell them that it's safe for me to go to the U.S., that I'm not a terrorist (this 'war against terrorism' thing is getting too restrictive), and that I'm not going there to work illegally as a male gay minor prostitute (it's possible. Ya never know what they might say). That way I might actually get a visa. And I promise, I'll buy you as much healthy food as you want, but only if I see results and if you take me to the Apple Store so I can buy me an iBook (just kidding).
But sadly, I'll have to refuse your kind offer. I have school to attend, and flying overseas is not an option. But thanks for the offer nonetheless.

 

[noaccess]

Im dead tired, so this post will be brief.

We had to draw a nude male model for class today
The guy was cute, twink, uncut, toned, 5'9", dirty blonde hair.
Totally not my type though, but cute and nice to look at none the less.
He was a little sex kitten, most models avoid eye contact while posing, he on the other hand... If I wanted him, I could of.

ok, Im tired, gonna go flop on the couch and veg.

Lucky you're in sunny Cali. I wish they had that kind of open-mindness here. I'd go to a course like that, just for once, to see what it's like. I'm not that talented at drawing (well... not talented at all ), but who cares? I'll pretend to be serious and I'll... fake being talented... somehow. What matters is the experience.

 

[leekohler]

Don't worry about getting skinny, it's impossible unless you become anorexic .

Not impossible at all. I am naturally VERY thin-like heroin addict thin. At my lightest, I was 145# at 6'3" and ate as much as I wanted. At 27, my doctor became concerned and told me to eat even more. When I told him I ate like a pig already, he told me I had to get my butt to a gym and lift weights. If I didn't, he said I was at risk for a heart attack because my weight was so low! So with the help of a friend who was in the Navy, I started going to the gym and drinking protein shakes and eating more, etc. I had to make sure I ate at regular intervals all the time. That's tough, trust me. It took me 5-6 years to put on 40#. After that, I'd get maybe 1 or 2 pounds more a year. Now I'm at 195# and lean. I'm 38 years old and never looked better in my life. Weight management is HARD, whether you tend to be skinny or fat. It takes discipline and hard work, trust me.

 

[leekohler]

Lucky you're in sunny Cali. I wish they had that kind of open-mindness here. I'd go to a course like that, just for once, to see what it's like.

Then get your butt on a plane and do some traveling. The world can be a surprisingly wonderful place.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Now I'm at 195# and lean. I'm 38 years old and never looked better in my life. Weight management is HARD, whether you tend to be skinny or fat. It takes discipline and hard work, trust me.

I will say that you looked GREAT!

Understand the weight management thing. I am not at a comfortable place in my life (despite my protests ) to finally get back to where I felt most comfortable.

 

[leekohler]

I will say that you looked GREAT!

Understand the weight management thing. I am not at a comfortable place in my life (despite my protests ) to finally get back to where I felt most comfortable.

You know what the worst part was? All the people who kept saying I couldn't do it and I should just be happy the way I was. Well, I wasn't happy and they weren't helping. My friend Steve, who helped me get a workout together was the only person who supported me. He never lied to me, always encouraged me and told me it would take years to get my body to do something it wasn't used to/didn't want to do. Whatever you do, DO NOT listen to that little evil voice that tells you that you can't. You CAN.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Then get your butt on a plane and do some traveling. The world can be a surprisingly wonderful place.

Amen to that!

So far this year, it has been SF and Chicago. So far it has been a great experience to get away from my the "shackles" that I allowed on my life. And next month it will be NYC (either when you are up there or not).

Next year will see at least one trip to SF. A revisit to Chicago. A 7 day cruise with my sister (uhgg! - she hooked me into a QVC Quacker Factory sponsored cruise in my moment of weakness for her). Since I need a passport for the cruise (long story - German birth certificate - American parents - a whole State Department thing), I plan on looking for cheap flights to London and Iceland for 4 day weekend trips to balance out my travel in 2006. At least those are the plans so far.

 

[leekohler]

Amen to that!

So far this year, it has been SF and Chicago. So far it has been a great experience to get away from my the "shackles" that I allowed on my life. And next month it will be NYC (either when you are up there or not).

Next year will see at least one trip to SF. A revisit to Chicago. A 7 day cruise with my sister (uhgg! - she hooked me into a QVC Quacker Factory sponsored cruise in my moment of weakness for her). Since I need a passport for the cruise (long story - German birth certificate - American parents - a whole State Department thing), I plan on looking for cheap flights to London and Iceland for 4 day weekend trips to balance out my travel in 2006. At least those are the plans so far.

OOO! Fun! I wish I had the time for all that.

 

[slooksterPSV]

I will say that you looked GREAT!

Understand the weight management thing. I am not at a comfortable place in my life (despite my protests ) to finally get back to where I felt most comfortable.

It's been about 40 posts since my last post so here it goes.

Chip, I understand you completely on that one. Basically, I'm horrible at explaining things, I just understand them and can comment on how I know - not explain, comment - I know I'm going to get a few posts here that say, that's the same thing. But it's like that for me too. I could do things differently and make things easier, but I may not really at a place where I can or even want to do that just yet. It's strange, but true.

 

[leekohler]

It's been about 40 posts since my last post so here it goes.

Chip, I understand you completely on that one. Basically, I'm horrible at explaining things, I just understand them and can comment on how I know - not explain, comment - I know I'm going to get a few posts here that say, that's the same thing. But it's like that for me too. I could do things differently and make things easier, but I may not really at a place where I can or even want to do that just yet. It's strange, but true.

We all do what we can in our own time. My wake-up call was my doctor's comments. I mean- at risk for a heart attack at 27? It was quite motivating.