tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242539902011-04-29T08:45:20.100-04:00A gay guy trying to make sense of a straight world. Once you hit mid-twentysomething you think that your turn is up for making something of what's around you. So here's my take.Joshnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-71586747091433991672006-12-29T11:15:00.000-05:002008-12-10T03:06:50.763-05:00

Woke up to the delightful news that the snow had pretty much stopped and not much more had fallen since I shoveled for the last time last night. The airport is open and running and, aside from some highways running eastward, roads are open and relatively clear. My flight hasn't been cancelled (yet) and my shuttle service hasn't indicated that it won't be running. Of course, I don't leave my house

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Reports from the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver suggest that the snow may be tapering off. I've done a second round of shoveling and there was at least 4 more inches on the ground at that time. It seems like the snow here in Longmont may be falling a little slower, although it's still steady as it was a couple of hours ago. Denver International is running 6 runways and its homepage suggests that

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-30933014945862182652006-12-28T23:11:00.000-05:002006-12-28T23:27:13.934-05:00

Just got back inside from shoveling...there was at least 3 inches on the ground when I went outside to shovel. By the time I had cleared the driveway, which took about 20 minutes, there was another inch on the ground. The rate of snowfall in Boulder County is 3 inches per hour. Not a good sign.The Nuggets are playing; I guess I should look at the game as a good sign--Nuggets and Colorado

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1167358713014896482006-12-28T21:09:00.000-05:002006-12-28T21:18:33.023-05:00

Snow keeps falling, falling, falling...Here in Longmont we have about 2 - 2.5 inches on the ground. Denver's ABC 7 reports that as much as 9 inches have fallen in Golden and 5.5 inches in downtown Denver. If the storm moves east at a slow pace, the storm system will kick back into Colorado, which will dump up to two more feet of snow on Colorado's front range by Sunday morning. I'm hoping it

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1167350732961629032006-12-28T18:56:00.000-05:002006-12-28T19:05:32.976-05:00

It's now almost 5 PM and getting dark. The rain has turned to snow, which is steadily falling and the flakes are about one centimeter in diameter. The snow wasn't sticking for the first hour but now a thin layer of white has covered parts of the ground that had previously been cleared of the previous layer of snow.Flights still continue to be cancelled, but apparently Denver International has a "

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1167343266332471442006-12-28T16:48:00.000-05:002006-12-28T17:01:06.343-05:00

I managed to get to Colorado in time for the holidays, even with the snow storm that hammered Denver last week. I was actually one of the lucky ones that didn't have to spend too much time in an airport (probably about 8 hours total) and didn't have to deal with the headache of a cancelled flight.I'm supposed to go back to New York tomorrow (Friday) night and another massive winter storm is

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1167005472185186022006-12-24T18:33:00.000-05:002006-12-24T19:11:12.223-05:00

I left for Grand Central at 6:30 PM on Friday evening. I had very carefully planned the most simple/cost efficient way of getting to LaGuardia, which consisted of taking a taxi to Grand Central ($10) and a direct bus ticked ($12). I got to the airport at 7:30, plenty of time to spare for my 9:30 flight to Denver.I check in at the Frontier airlines counter and the less-than-friendly attendant

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1166719544362722312006-12-21T11:43:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:45:44.373-05:00

(courtesy of the Boulder Daily Camera) Ahhh...home sweet home.

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1166502390173839262006-12-18T23:07:00.000-05:002006-12-18T23:26:30.496-05:00

Sooooo much has happened since I last wrote. First, in full disclosure, I am a little bit tipsy from my company's holiday party. That said, let me launch into my update:I guess the most significant item is that in early November I broke up with my boyfriend, who I had moved in with at the beginning of the summer. It was an amicable breakup, but still weird to make that break with someone who had

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1163225020772833452006-11-11T00:45:00.000-05:002006-11-11T01:03:40.786-05:00

It's been more than a month since I've posted. I guess I needed the break. Not from blogging necessarily, but from thinking about what to write, how to convey my feelings. Maybe I didn't want to be bothered with articulating exactly what it was that I was going through. In any case, I have come out of my hybernation and things are at the same time harmonious and and unstable.First - and most

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1159929192113551502006-10-03T21:59:00.000-04:002006-10-03T22:33:12.246-04:00

It's been a while since an album has come along that almost perfectly parallels my current mood and emotions. Kate Havnevik's Melankton is a beautiful and contemplative - if not slightly melancholic - collection of twelve songs. Coming from Norway, Havnevik's sound will certainly remind some of fellow Scandinavian Bjork, but less disjointed and without the obvious pressure to be avant garde.

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1159714074629743542006-10-01T10:35:00.000-04:002006-10-01T10:47:54.683-04:00

Last night we tried to see The Queen but because technology hasn't reached certain small theaters, we couldn't pre-order tickets online and they were sold out by the time we got to the teather.We went, instead, to see The Science of Sleep.It was reallly a brilliant film, if nothing else but for the visual creativity that put Michel Gondry's thoughts on film. Gabriel Garcia Bernal also

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1159413596362557122006-09-27T22:57:00.000-04:002006-09-27T23:22:08.780-04:00

It was a big day for New York politicos.We started out with John Faso's brilliant quip that Eliot Spitzer was "forcing marriage down New Yorkers' throats." Spitzer responded masterfully. The best part of the whole episode was that Faso came off looking like the ass, and the issue of marriage equality played off like a foregone conclusion - like it was pase to not support it. Of course, the debate

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158812717707712312006-09-20T23:22:00.000-04:002006-09-21T00:25:17.816-04:00

Eliot Spitzer is delivering the keynote address and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn will deliver remarks at the Empire State Pride Agenda's Fall Dinner on Oct. 5. The big political lineup will be complimented by Anne Hathaway, Ed Norton, Kyan Douglas, Tony Kushner, Frenchie Davis and (rumor has it) Sarah Jessica Parker. Tickets cost $500, but oh, so worth it!Earlier

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158637421715029922006-09-18T23:19:00.000-04:002006-09-18T23:43:41.840-04:00

From the Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2006 collection:Oh, and he's hot, too:I'll definitely pick up one of these 18th century French military-inspired blazers...if Zara starts making them.

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158551272389724102006-09-17T23:31:00.000-04:002006-09-17T23:49:54.456-04:00

As I was browsing the Times today I passed through the "Weddings & Celebrations" section, which is at the end of the Style section on Sundays. I never pay much attendtion to the section, mostly because none of my straight friends are getting married yet and, well, my gay friends can't get married in New York.Leave it up to the Times, however, to move forward when New York State cannot and cover

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158351798690033172006-09-15T16:16:00.000-04:002006-09-15T16:23:18.703-04:00

Last night a group of 15 gay men met for an evening of well-mannered frivolity at Gym bar in Chelsea. We also managed to raise $600 for Bob Casey, Jr.'s campaign to unseat Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.The $600 was raised by passing around an empty gallon jug of lube.Fuck you, Rick Santorum.

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158267740992857602006-09-14T12:38:00.000-04:002006-09-14T17:02:21.410-04:00

I don't know if I'll actually be moving anytime soon, but because some things are up in the air at the moment (i.e. my boyfriend moving back to Buffalo), I figure that I'll get a jump on exploring the market on craigslist.When I say "exploring the market" I mean (re)embarking on the adventure that is "rooms & shares" on the craigslist New York site.I've been there before and I don't like it.It

Joshnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1158097834248808132006-09-12T17:14:00.000-04:002006-09-12T17:50:34.333-04:00

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1157684438607024702006-09-07T22:26:00.000-04:002006-09-07T23:00:38.666-04:00

The week has basically zipped by, which is probably more of a good thing. I'm glad that the weekend is here again, but it definitely seems like the weeks are just flying by these days. My big events of this work week were the gym, Project Runway, and going to Billy's Bakery for dessert. Is this really what it's all about?One of the days of this weekend is essentially gone, too, because we have a

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1157302471265480442006-09-03T12:09:00.002-04:002006-09-03T12:54:41.076-04:00

Although yesterday was rainy and dreary all day, I couldn't have asked for a better Saturday.I had the day pretty much to myself because my boyfriend had gone to Long Island to visit some friends from college. A solitary day was really needed. I made myself some breakfast, cleaned the house a bit and called my mother (like a good Jewish boy).I left the house at about 1:00 pm to get some fresh air

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1157122472852100402006-09-01T10:54:00.000-04:002006-09-01T10:54:33.030-04:00

A friday treatAll hail Queen Silverman

Joshnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1156907523290713572006-08-29T22:52:00.000-04:002006-08-29T23:12:03.320-04:00

Today my iPod was stolen. Right off my desk. Really pisses me off. I don't know who it was, but I seriously doubt that it was anyone I work with. But my desk is pretty close to the front door, so it's likely that it was swiped by a delivery person. I hate that there are people who think that it's OK to take other peoples' things. I can't imagine ever seeing something that didn't belong to me -

Joshnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1156343067070887312006-08-23T10:22:00.000-04:002006-08-23T10:25:05.133-04:00

The last couple of days have turned my world upside down. But I don’t think anyone really knows it. I feel like I am in the quiet, pressure-building period that occurs just before the big earthquake that changes everything.I’m not trying to be dramatic; it’s just that, what happens when you realize that you are deep in a relationship that you are not sure you really want to be in anymore? And

Joshnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24253990.post-1156178732311658532006-08-21T12:42:00.000-04:002006-08-21T12:45:32.326-04:00

Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the painIt’s driving me insaneI can’t fakeFor God’s sakeWhy am I driving in the wrong laneTrouble is my middle nameBut in the end I’m not too badCan someone tell me if it’s wrong to be so mad about youMad about youMadAre you the fishy wine that will give meA headache in the morningOr just a dark blue land mineThat’ll explode without a decent warningGive me all

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