Well yesterday was a very busy day and we got our bathroom all done. It now looks amazing. I put in a new parkay wood flooring and Matt and I put in a new vanity and mirror, Matt did all the plumbing again all by himself. I am so proud of everything he has learned how to do and that he can do. He is such an intelligent man, it just amazes me all the time.
Redoing the bathroom was not without its challenges though, we had to run to the hardware store for quite the list of stuff and needed to reset the toilet and everything made it for quite the long and interesting day, but now that it is done it looks amazing and all for well under $200! Not bad redoing your bathroom for under that amount. I am thrifty and look for deals where ever I can get them. I got the flooring off Craigslist for free from a guy in Whiterock who had extra and the vanity and mirror we got for over 50% off at Home Depot.
This morning I put up a back splash behind the bathroom sink and installed a new GFI plug in the wall. The back splash is amazingly gorgeous glass tiles of a multi color which bring the color of the wall and cabinet and add a little red. I love it, but am not too sure that Matt likes it that much.
Tonight is Glee night and then Biggest Looser and I love them both. My night to sit on the couch and just get fat and watch TV. Well actually I tend to do that every night lately especially now that all the new shows are on! Matt is constantly downloading movies and watching them every day, glad he is enjoying them all. I am still looking for work and applying for more jobs every damn day, with no luck thus far, but at least I am persistent in my search. Well I should get back to my dinner that I am making, Pork chops and roasted potatoes and cauliflower and Fish for Matt. I also started making my ham bone soup today but that I cook over night so every thing is nice and tender and the flavors flow. Hope you all have a great day. Talk soon, from your gay neighbor and my apologies for not blogging yesterday.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
A Productive Day
First off let me say, We did not go to Pumpjack again this week, three weeks in a row now that we have not gone out and I don't actually give a damn, nor do I miss it at all, the only part I miss is seeing Tom on Sundays. Part of the reason we have not gone out is a money factor and the other part is I have really almost quit drinking and limited myself to only two or three drinks a week now.
Also today I got to meet the brand new baby girl next door, she is just beautiful and so cute and so much hair I am jealous! I also planted the new rose bushes and weeded a bit in the garden and cleaned up a bit outside. Saw both Isabella and John as well today and the poor things look really tired, I guess that is what having a brand new baby in the house will do to you.
I completed the laundry, peeled up the old floor and scraped all the glue off the bathroom floor and then started to lay the new wood parkay flooring in there and over 1/2 done and it looks just perfect. I am so proud of me and the things I can now do and never ever thought in a million years that I would tackle. I surprise even myself some days! Now I am sitting on my fat ass after the amazing dinner my fab husband made for me, a fabulous pork loin with rice and sauteed veggies. God I am a lucky man. So back to the Amazing Race and then the new Celebrity Apprentice starts. Talk to you al soon and have a great week. Your Gay Neighbor.
Also today I got to meet the brand new baby girl next door, she is just beautiful and so cute and so much hair I am jealous! I also planted the new rose bushes and weeded a bit in the garden and cleaned up a bit outside. Saw both Isabella and John as well today and the poor things look really tired, I guess that is what having a brand new baby in the house will do to you.
I completed the laundry, peeled up the old floor and scraped all the glue off the bathroom floor and then started to lay the new wood parkay flooring in there and over 1/2 done and it looks just perfect. I am so proud of me and the things I can now do and never ever thought in a million years that I would tackle. I surprise even myself some days! Now I am sitting on my fat ass after the amazing dinner my fab husband made for me, a fabulous pork loin with rice and sauteed veggies. God I am a lucky man. So back to the Amazing Race and then the new Celebrity Apprentice starts. Talk to you al soon and have a great week. Your Gay Neighbor.
A Good Time Was Had By All
Yesterday was an extremely busy day and a lot got accomplished again. We started our Saturday very early and went to Home Depot and picked up the new bathroom vanity which we got at over 50% off, and will put in this week along with the full length mirror which I got free off of craigslist a couple of weeks ago. I am also going to lay new flooring in the washroom to help with the updating of it. After we were done at Home Depot, it was off to North Vancouver and a visit with Matts mom and dad and picked up some wood that Matts dad had for us. He also gave me a couple of new rose bushes which I just love. The garden will be extremely beautiful and full this year. Then we came home after stopping at the grocery store quickly and went to the open house across the street from us, mostly out of curiosity I guess, loved the house and all of its original hardwood and wood work throughout, but the layout was not really suitable for us. It would be an amazing investment though, if we could at this time. After that it was nap time again, I have to have an hour nap every day and have done this now for about seven years. I find I feel better if I workout daily and have a nap every day, who knew that I would be a napper.
Last night we went to Bo and Hopes for dinner and a lovely dinner it was, they had amazing salads and this cheddar and jalapeno bread that was so amazing and Bo BBQ chicken legs to perfection.dessert was very good as well, though some people may not agree with me. It was lovely little frozen chocolate covered cream puffs, which if nothing else were just plain addictive. I could not get my fill of these. An extraordinary dinner and then we had the most fantastic visit with them that we have had in a long time. It was just great , we shared what kind of work we would have done if we won or had extra money and by work I mean plastic or elective surgeries. I would definitely have stuff done. Let me tell you what I want to do and what I long for even though others may disagree with me, I know I would feel so much better about myself and my appearance. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I am bad looking, actually I think I look damn good, though there are things I think we would all change about ourselves given the chance. I would get a hair transplant first and foremost and then have my nose done so it didn't have the bumps from being broke so many times and then maybe have my eyes just tightened a bit. That is all.
Any how we sat last night and visited and talked and just had a great time with Bo and Hope both before and after dinner. It is nice to go up there and have them down here as we just have so much in common with them and they are one of our only couple friends which is always a nice thing and very hard to find when you are married and over 40. We will have to have them over for dinner soon and return the favor.
Today is Sunday and I got up around 8am , Matt a bit earlier than me. I just can't seem to have a sleep that is a straight 8 hours lately and wake up half way through the night, I guess my body is so stressed and maybe I am just over tired. I need to stop worrying about things that are out of my control and I need to learn how to do this soon.
Well I have started laundry and may start to lift the old bathroom floor later and then lay the new one if I feel up to it, and as always I will of course apply for a few jobs just because I am try not to loose hope in that respect of finding employment here sooner than later I hope. I want a job so bad. Any how I shall return a bit later. Heres hoping everyone is have a great weekend and may it be as sunny everywhere else in the world as it is here. Peace out from your gay neighbor!
Last night we went to Bo and Hopes for dinner and a lovely dinner it was, they had amazing salads and this cheddar and jalapeno bread that was so amazing and Bo BBQ chicken legs to perfection.dessert was very good as well, though some people may not agree with me. It was lovely little frozen chocolate covered cream puffs, which if nothing else were just plain addictive. I could not get my fill of these. An extraordinary dinner and then we had the most fantastic visit with them that we have had in a long time. It was just great , we shared what kind of work we would have done if we won or had extra money and by work I mean plastic or elective surgeries. I would definitely have stuff done. Let me tell you what I want to do and what I long for even though others may disagree with me, I know I would feel so much better about myself and my appearance. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I am bad looking, actually I think I look damn good, though there are things I think we would all change about ourselves given the chance. I would get a hair transplant first and foremost and then have my nose done so it didn't have the bumps from being broke so many times and then maybe have my eyes just tightened a bit. That is all.
Any how we sat last night and visited and talked and just had a great time with Bo and Hope both before and after dinner. It is nice to go up there and have them down here as we just have so much in common with them and they are one of our only couple friends which is always a nice thing and very hard to find when you are married and over 40. We will have to have them over for dinner soon and return the favor.
Today is Sunday and I got up around 8am , Matt a bit earlier than me. I just can't seem to have a sleep that is a straight 8 hours lately and wake up half way through the night, I guess my body is so stressed and maybe I am just over tired. I need to stop worrying about things that are out of my control and I need to learn how to do this soon.
Well I have started laundry and may start to lift the old bathroom floor later and then lay the new one if I feel up to it, and as always I will of course apply for a few jobs just because I am try not to loose hope in that respect of finding employment here sooner than later I hope. I want a job so bad. Any how I shall return a bit later. Heres hoping everyone is have a great weekend and may it be as sunny everywhere else in the world as it is here. Peace out from your gay neighbor!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday Nights
Last night we had a lovely dinner with Matts parents and I cooked an amazing ham. Yes I can cook too and rather well I might add. I have cooked all my life and I guess being married to a chef is just an added benefit to not having to cook all the time as I have had to in the past.
Anyways I made a wonderful ham and Matt cooked the rest, potatoes, beets, and cauliflower. We did a wonderful job creating a great meal between the 2 of us. And his parents had a great time. I love listening to his dads stories and also love his moms stories and her reactions to certain things like how much she dislikes Lady Gaga. She kills me , but god you just got to love her, she is such an amazing lady and I have really grown close to her especially. Matts dad is extremely intelligent and I always feel like I learn something every time he tells us a story from his travels and his past and all the places he has lived. Love to hear about all those places, there have been so many and they are all equally interesting.
Yesterday I started back on my workouts and will do them at least every second day. The thing you need to know about being a gay man is that it is like being a 40 year old actress in Hollywood, no matter what age we get we have to try and look our best. This means we need to use wrinkle cream, I do every night. Shave your facial hair in a special way so it looks great and individual, I do my best at that as well. Dress as good and look as good as you can anytime you are in public, this means no damn sweat pants. So being gay is not only not a choice but you also have to work your ass off to be a good gay and to be accepted in the gay world. I do my damnedest to work out and to stay in in shape and to look good at all times. I will always do this not matter what, not because I feel I have to, but because I love myself.
Anyways I made a wonderful ham and Matt cooked the rest, potatoes, beets, and cauliflower. We did a wonderful job creating a great meal between the 2 of us. And his parents had a great time. I love listening to his dads stories and also love his moms stories and her reactions to certain things like how much she dislikes Lady Gaga. She kills me , but god you just got to love her, she is such an amazing lady and I have really grown close to her especially. Matts dad is extremely intelligent and I always feel like I learn something every time he tells us a story from his travels and his past and all the places he has lived. Love to hear about all those places, there have been so many and they are all equally interesting.
Yesterday I started back on my workouts and will do them at least every second day. The thing you need to know about being a gay man is that it is like being a 40 year old actress in Hollywood, no matter what age we get we have to try and look our best. This means we need to use wrinkle cream, I do every night. Shave your facial hair in a special way so it looks great and individual, I do my best at that as well. Dress as good and look as good as you can anytime you are in public, this means no damn sweat pants. So being gay is not only not a choice but you also have to work your ass off to be a good gay and to be accepted in the gay world. I do my damnedest to work out and to stay in in shape and to look good at all times. I will always do this not matter what, not because I feel I have to, but because I love myself.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wow It is Cindy
OMFG... and WOW. I got to talk with Cindy today, she phoned me and talked to me for over an hour and will be here in less than 3 weeks and we will be able to reconnect and catch up. Cindy was a pivotable person in my life and part of the reason I came out when I did and where I did. After I knew Cindy and was neighbors and worked with Cindy I moved to Edmonton from Fort Nelson and she had been after me to come out and live my life and I did.
Anyhow she and I got the chance to reconnect as of late and it is lovely. I am so excited to be back in her life and am so glad to have always considered her a friend and for all the good times we had together in Fort Nelson a few years back and believe me there were quite a few great times between the 2 of us. I use to babysit her son Brody when needed and I enjoyed are times together as well. He was like my adopted nephew and Cindy was like my sister and still is.
Really it was so enjoyable to catch up with her today and we had so much to talk about and so much time has passed, but like others in my life , she is another wonderful woman who I can talk to and it seems like no time at all has gone by. Love friends like that when I can just talk to you like you have been here with me everyday. I am just so happy to talk to her again and can't wait to see my little Brody again and meet Cindys' new husband and daughter who is 11 years old now. We also got to talk and she filled me in on all the drama and happenings from Fort Nelson over the years since I left.
Cindy and I have always had so much in common and it seems that we have even more in common now, same amount of animals, both of our mothers struggling with cancer and our past relationships that have been up and down over the years. Glad you are back Cindy and I look forward to more long phone conversations and emails for the rest of our lives. Also looking forward to our visit in 19 days.
Anyhow she and I got the chance to reconnect as of late and it is lovely. I am so excited to be back in her life and am so glad to have always considered her a friend and for all the good times we had together in Fort Nelson a few years back and believe me there were quite a few great times between the 2 of us. I use to babysit her son Brody when needed and I enjoyed are times together as well. He was like my adopted nephew and Cindy was like my sister and still is.
Really it was so enjoyable to catch up with her today and we had so much to talk about and so much time has passed, but like others in my life , she is another wonderful woman who I can talk to and it seems like no time at all has gone by. Love friends like that when I can just talk to you like you have been here with me everyday. I am just so happy to talk to her again and can't wait to see my little Brody again and meet Cindys' new husband and daughter who is 11 years old now. We also got to talk and she filled me in on all the drama and happenings from Fort Nelson over the years since I left.
Cindy and I have always had so much in common and it seems that we have even more in common now, same amount of animals, both of our mothers struggling with cancer and our past relationships that have been up and down over the years. Glad you are back Cindy and I look forward to more long phone conversations and emails for the rest of our lives. Also looking forward to our visit in 19 days.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Exes
Back to my exes to let you all learn a bit more about me, when I lived in Edmonton I probably had more exes than not, but I never did find love there, only temporary satisfaction and that seemed to do the trick for a while. Love is hard to find , though in the gay world you can find sex almost anywhere you look. When I moved to Edmonton I went through quite the series of short term relationships ranging in time from 1 week to 1 year. Crazy times for me as I had just come out to my family and a few select friends so i guess I was really playing the field.
There was Barry who I was with for just under 2 months, there was also Malcom, a school teacher who was off and on for just over 6 months.Barry was a bit psychotic and even left me stranded in Calgary once and then tried to drive in the ditch on his way home and expected me to feel bad for him after i had to find a way back to Edmonton the next day....Crazy. Our relationship was short lived , thank god. Now as for Malcom, I had to see him behind closed doors and in private only because he was totally closeted as it was mid 90's and he was a teacher. I think it could have been great with him other than that fact!
Then we have Graeme and he was a hopeless romantic and I really enjoyed seeing him and everything about him said love until the fateful day after dating for about 6 months and spending time together with his busy work schedule(or so i thought) and my busy work schedule as well. It turned out Graeme was married with 2 teenage sons, he later left his wife and ended up dating someone else. Oh well it would have never worked with any of these 3 anyways and although it hurt at the time I realize I am much better off without any of them now.
Nick, the next guy I dated and actually ended up living with for a short time, was probably my biggest mistake ever. He seemed so sweet and was actually a psychologist, so I assumed he would be sane. Boy oh boy was I mistaken, he was a loon at that time. He did nothing but pine for his ex and he was just plain crazy, he didn't like me seeing friends and rarely even wanted to sleep in the same bed and then if I ignored him a little and did my own thing, which he was allowed to do whenever he wanted, I would come home and find him crying. God he even did that if I had to work overtime or do an overnight shift. He never trusted me and then become so god damn needy, I just couldn't take it. I left him after about 9 months or so and decided to come to Vancouver for a bit, just to totally get away and clear my head. Was here in Vancouver that time for about a year and actually lived in a room at what was then the Royal Hotel on Granville St.
Worked off and on here and did things for money I never thought I would , but I did and don't get the wrong idea, they really weren't bad things at all. So the things I had to do for money at that time were not too bad and paid the rent so that was fine. I did a little bit of nude photography for this one guy and he paid me well , just to take my picture and it was cash which was great. Then he got me to do a couple of movies for him, yes I did a porn or 2, and that paid even better. I paid my bills and that was great because for some reason I could not manage to obtain a full time normal job in Vancouver. I eventually got tired of that and went back to Edmonton for a bit. Will be back tomorrow with more of my past relationships and years gone by to help you to get to know your gay neighbor. So for now i wish you all a good day and I will talk to you soon. Happy Tuesday and have a Gleeful night from your gay neighbor, Peace Out!
There was Barry who I was with for just under 2 months, there was also Malcom, a school teacher who was off and on for just over 6 months.Barry was a bit psychotic and even left me stranded in Calgary once and then tried to drive in the ditch on his way home and expected me to feel bad for him after i had to find a way back to Edmonton the next day....Crazy. Our relationship was short lived , thank god. Now as for Malcom, I had to see him behind closed doors and in private only because he was totally closeted as it was mid 90's and he was a teacher. I think it could have been great with him other than that fact!
Then we have Graeme and he was a hopeless romantic and I really enjoyed seeing him and everything about him said love until the fateful day after dating for about 6 months and spending time together with his busy work schedule(or so i thought) and my busy work schedule as well. It turned out Graeme was married with 2 teenage sons, he later left his wife and ended up dating someone else. Oh well it would have never worked with any of these 3 anyways and although it hurt at the time I realize I am much better off without any of them now.
Nick, the next guy I dated and actually ended up living with for a short time, was probably my biggest mistake ever. He seemed so sweet and was actually a psychologist, so I assumed he would be sane. Boy oh boy was I mistaken, he was a loon at that time. He did nothing but pine for his ex and he was just plain crazy, he didn't like me seeing friends and rarely even wanted to sleep in the same bed and then if I ignored him a little and did my own thing, which he was allowed to do whenever he wanted, I would come home and find him crying. God he even did that if I had to work overtime or do an overnight shift. He never trusted me and then become so god damn needy, I just couldn't take it. I left him after about 9 months or so and decided to come to Vancouver for a bit, just to totally get away and clear my head. Was here in Vancouver that time for about a year and actually lived in a room at what was then the Royal Hotel on Granville St.
Worked off and on here and did things for money I never thought I would , but I did and don't get the wrong idea, they really weren't bad things at all. So the things I had to do for money at that time were not too bad and paid the rent so that was fine. I did a little bit of nude photography for this one guy and he paid me well , just to take my picture and it was cash which was great. Then he got me to do a couple of movies for him, yes I did a porn or 2, and that paid even better. I paid my bills and that was great because for some reason I could not manage to obtain a full time normal job in Vancouver. I eventually got tired of that and went back to Edmonton for a bit. Will be back tomorrow with more of my past relationships and years gone by to help you to get to know your gay neighbor. So for now i wish you all a good day and I will talk to you soon. Happy Tuesday and have a Gleeful night from your gay neighbor, Peace Out!
Tax Time
Today is the day I get to file my taxes, finally got all my T4's and am ready to go. Hopefully I get a refund and can pay off some debt with it. I actually don't mind doing my income tax, I know boring! I have become a typical old man in many ways and am not sure if this is a good or a bad thing , but whatever makes you happy. I feel like I am stuck in a rut in so many ways and am not sure how to dig myself out.
I have become accustomed to sitting at home and cleaning the house and looking for work everyday seems to be the same and they are really starting to meld together, this is so not me. I am also I think becoming a very depressing person and perhaps this is why people no longer want to be around me and hang out like i use to. I am not sure whether 40 did this or whether all the unemployment and trying to keep myself busy is to blame, or perhaps it is just me and everything that has gone on in the last year or so.
Who knows and does anyone really care, I know that Matt does, that is for sure! But I guess I have to learn to care again and maybe if I start to think more positive then maybe I can get back to where I was and who i use to be! I need to get back to the man who use to go out and go shopping , have fun on Sundays and call friends just because, this is what I need to do. It just seemed a whole lot easier when i was working and able to socialize as part of my job. I miss that and hope I find work soon. I just have to change my train of thoughts and turn things around for myself as I know there isn't anyone else who can do this for me.
I have become accustomed to sitting at home and cleaning the house and looking for work everyday seems to be the same and they are really starting to meld together, this is so not me. I am also I think becoming a very depressing person and perhaps this is why people no longer want to be around me and hang out like i use to. I am not sure whether 40 did this or whether all the unemployment and trying to keep myself busy is to blame, or perhaps it is just me and everything that has gone on in the last year or so.
Who knows and does anyone really care, I know that Matt does, that is for sure! But I guess I have to learn to care again and maybe if I start to think more positive then maybe I can get back to where I was and who i use to be! I need to get back to the man who use to go out and go shopping , have fun on Sundays and call friends just because, this is what I need to do. It just seemed a whole lot easier when i was working and able to socialize as part of my job. I miss that and hope I find work soon. I just have to change my train of thoughts and turn things around for myself as I know there isn't anyone else who can do this for me.
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