June 28, 2005

Freak of the Week

There is a strange man in my neighborhood who spends most of his days and nights standing on the corner about a block and a half from my apartment. Only he doesn't just stand there, he faces in toward the building staring at a brick wall.

He's there almost every morning when I walk Lucy and is still there in the evening when I walk her again.  Most of the time, he is even there when I go to the gym around 10 pm.  He was there last night, in the rain, holding an umbrella, staring at the wall.

It kinda freaks me out, like that creepy scene at the end of "The Blair Witch Project."

June 27, 2005

PDAs...FU!

SubwayToday on my morning commute I was treated to a pretty graphic public display of affection by the couple sitting directly in front of where I was standing on the F train.

I'd say they were in their mid 30's, nicely dressed, attractive (well, at least SHE was...) and started out with some light smooches and hand holding, which is annoying but acceptable, in my opinion. 

However, as we rumbled under the East River into Manhattan, things progressed to full-blown making out, with lots of tongue and eventually she even undid a button on his dress shirt, slipped a hand inside and started to caress his chest and play with his nipple!  At one point she even had her head in his lap.  (Luckily, his briefcase prevented that from going any further!)  Mind you, this is on a fairly crowded rush hour subway car.  Honestly, I didn't where to look -- it became super uncomfortable and I think others around them were also beginning to get annoyed.  They were still going at it when I exited the train at W. 4th St.

Seriously, people...a word of advice:  Do your fucking at home BEFORE you get on the subway, and get it out of your system.  I mean, I guess it's fantastic that you're so in love and all that, but the rest of us don't really need to see it, OK??

June 24, 2005

Isn't Pride One Of The 7 Deadly Sins?

Great, one more thing the right-wing religious crazies can use against us homos.

So anyway, it's Gay Pride weekend once again in New York City and this year, what I am most proud of is the fact that for once someone in my family has a vacation house I can escape to!  That's right, tonight I am fleeing to the Poconos for some much needed fun, sun and relaxation. 

I might as well take this time to acknowledge that updates have been coming few and far between lately.  It's not really because nothing has been going on in my life -- the summer so far has been busy, fun and slightly adventurous.  It's just that I haven't been motivated to write anything worth reading.  Rather, my creative energies have been more focused towards apartment projects and photography lately.  I am sure I will return to more regular posts in the near future, so hang tight, and...

Happy Pride, y'alls!

June 13, 2005

A Case For Sterilization

Some people shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.  Like this genius.

I vote for "putting down" the incompetant mother instead of, or even in addition to, the two vicious dogs.

>Mother Explains Fatal Pit Bull Mauling [Yahoo! News]

June 05, 2005

Summer Summer Summertime

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I hate that damn Fresh Prince song, mostly because I think Will Smith is a total tool, but it sums up this past weekend pretty well.  Temps in NYC were sunny and warm, making it the perfect weekend to spend outdoors.  Of course, I spent a couple hours on Saturday inside a movie theater watching a screening of "Do I Look Fat?", a documentary about gay men with eating disorders and body image issues which was part of NewFest, the New York GLBT film festival.  How could I miss that? 

But to mark summer's arrival, today I went for a run at the gym before grocery shopping and preparing the delish pasta salad you see above.  It consists of organic wheat pasta shells, cubes of fresh mozzarella cheese and chopped cherry tomatoes, tossed with basil leaves and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.  Serve with a fresh brewed glass of iced tea and...yum!

Then I took Lucy for a long walk over to Prospect Park where we lounged on a blanket on a shady patch of grass for about an hour.  She was pretty worn out    
from all the exercise and the hot sun, but I think she loved it!   

This entry is super lame but I can't muster up any bitterness after such a lovely day.  I'll try to do better later this week.

May 26, 2005

My Latest Internet Obsession

Overheard in New York.

I sit and read and laugh and laugh.  Especially at the "Wednesday One-Liners."  Truly funny shit!

May 25, 2005

Slap Happy

So...it seems that while I was being patted down, having my bag searched (twice!) and handing over my digital camera and cameraphone to security at the premiere of "The Longest Yard" in Chelsea last night, star Burt Reynolds was outside administering a smackdown...literally.

Honestly, I have gotten on airplanes with less scrutiny than what I went through yesterday.  It was totally bizarre, and unlike any other premiere I have attended.  I wonder if it had anything to do with the fact that Nelly was also in the movie?  Hmmm.

In other, less racist news...Adam Sandler has apparently been dieting and working out and now looks might fine in a tight pair of football pants.  Me likey.

>Burt Reynolds Slaps CBS Producer [CBSNewYork.com]

May 24, 2005

Phil Spector...WTF??!!

I seriously have no words to describe this hairdo. 

>Claims of Gunplay Allowed in Spector Trial [AOL News]

May 20, 2005

America's New Top Model

Does anyone even care at this point?  Somehow I mustered up enough interest to write this.

May 12, 2005

Shakin' Booty, Makin' Sweet Love All The Night...

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Sadly, there was none of part two of the line above happening in my world last night, but I did rock my arse off at the Weezer show at Roseland.

=W= played a great set, sounded amazing and performed not only new songs off of the just-released "Make Believe" but also most of their classics. I'm pissed that I didn't bring my real camera, because even though pictures were technically not allowed, I am sure I could have gotten away with a few shots, and there were some great photo ops, both of the band and the crowd. Alas, the crappy cam-phone image will have to suffice.

Like I said, the crowd provided almost as much entertainment as the band, from the beefy high school jocks who were all over each other (hot!) and the Long Island meatheads and their carb-face girlfriends standing right in front of us (not hot!)

All in all, a birthday night well spent.