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Thursday, September 30, 2010

It Gets Better Project

Hey,
I just saw this on ABC News and knew that I had to share it with everyone.  It's called the 'It Gets Better Project'.  Basically, it's a YouTube channel for the LGBT community full of life stories letting today's kids know that life does get better after high school.  I found Dan and Terry's video to be quite inspirational.

I wish a resource like this was available to me when I was in school.  I was teased from day one, before kids really even knew what it meant to be gay, yet somehow I was teased for it.  I was never openly gay in school basically because I was afraid to be.  Even after I was out of school, I was afraid to be gay fearing rejection from friends and family.  I thought there was something wrong with me.  I thought that I needed to be fixed.  Needless to say, this wasn't the way I needed to be thinking.

This channel is definitely worth checking out.  You can visit it here : It Gets Better Project.

Even outside the LGBT community, this is a thought to keep in the back of your mind that can be applied to your day to day life.  Life is full of ups and downs.  Nobody's life is perfect, this is certain.  But stay positive!  Try to remember that it gets better.  Put life's hardships behind you and continue forward concentrating your energy on things that will better your situation.

Live, laugh, love and remember... it gets better!

THE HORROR

Hello everyone,
A shot of Davey Wavey from his Fan Page
Still trying to calm down a bit.  Ok, here goes... something kind of interesting has happened today.  First of all, I am an avid Davey Wavey follower.  He is actually one of the reasons that I started this blog.  I believe that he is a complete inspiration to the gay community and I feel I have learned a lot from him in the short time that I have been following him.  For those of you who don't know who he is, you can check him out on his blog: Break the Illusion.

Well, I got home from school today and decided to take a nap.  So, after waking up I log on to Facebook and begin scrolling through updates to see what I missed during my nap.  And then I saw it... I thought my eyes were deceiving me but no, there it was in black and white, well, blue and white... the update read "My grandmother (real name left out intentionally) likes How to Never Get Pissed Off Again! on Break The Illusion Blog by Davey Wavey".

My grandmother is new to the world of Facebook and is just getting reintroduced to the internet.  She had the internet a few years back, but we had her on AOL... needless to say, she gets a bit lost from time to time and sometimes figuring out what she is trying to say via her status updates takes some time.  So I figured, well... I must have liked this blog post myself and she must have seen the link and just decided to like it too,  much like when you see a post from your friend like "Susie likes It's Better to Have Loved and Lost Then To Never Have Loved At All" or some such garbage. I'm assuming most people are familiar with Facebook, for those of you who aren't, please forgive the lingo.  But upon further investigation, I realize that I never clicked 'Like' for that particular link.  So was my grandma being a Facebook stalker?  Does she even know how to do that?

Now, Grandma has never given me any grief about my lifestyle choice, which I find to be amazing due to how religious she is... but I wasn't the one to tell her that I was gay and I have heard that when she was told, her response was, "Well, a sin is a sin..."... kind of unsettling.  The problem is this : Davey Wavey's blog, while very inspirational and informative is full of shots of oily abs, guys in underwear, and cock talk.  I don't mind it, I actually prefer it... but what would my grandmother think???

Then I noticed her very next status update after liking the blog post.  It read, "afraid to ask what r u doing there".  This wasn't posted on my wall, it was directed at the world... but she has been known to send messages to people via photo comments of other people or posting a message she was trying to send to somebody as a status update.  It seems this update was meant to be directed to me, but it would seem foolish to jump to such conclusions, wouldn't it?

Anyway, I'm going to try and take the advice of my mentor, Davey Wavey.  The very blog post that created all of this drama, "How to Never Get Pissed Off Again", is a great video in itself.  He tells a story about him getting drenched by a car speeding through a puddle while he was out walking his dog.  He says that instead of getting pissed off about it, he used something called the alternate story technique.  This is where you create a story that makes the events that transpired less infuriating.  In this case, he decided that the driver may have been rushing to the hospital because his mother was ill or his child was hurt.  You can watch the video here : How to Never Get Pissed Off Again! 

So, let's try to apply it... alternate story, alternate story... Maybe she was... no.  Ummm, oh!  I bet she was... no that can't be it.  This is harder than I thought.  A little help please!  Can any of you come up with an idea as to what my sweet grandmother was doing on Davey Wavey's blog?

MUAH for now! <3

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Just created a Fan Page on Facebook!

Hey everyone,I just created a fan page for my blog on Facebook.  There is a link at the top right... check it out if you have a few minutes.

In other news, I think I may have finally gotten caught up with most of my homework today.  You have no idea what a relief that is.  Things have been pretty hectic lately.  I'm taking five classes this semester so it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with even the little things like washing the dishes or running the vacuum every once in a while.  I've been wanting to post a video on here but to be honest, there isn't a room in the house that is clean enough for me to record it.  Embarrassing, but true.  And once you factor in the distractions, like Facebook, blogging, Glee, and Family Guy, it becomes obvious that I have ZERO time. :)

Hopefully by the end of the weekend, I will have found the time to straighten up a little and upload a video or two.  If you have any ideas for the types of videos you would like to see posted, leave me a comment.  Until then... MUAH <3

Sorry Dad

Hi everyone,
I'm going to start this off by making a shocking announcement.  I'M GAY... sorry Dad.  But you know what?  I'm okay with that, and for those of you who aren't, you are on the wrong site.  This is my attempt at creating a place of love and understanding and any hatred or negativeness (Is that a word?) will be immediately removed.

With that said, I'd like to say that I'm very excited today to be starting this blog.  I'm am newly out of the closet (**SNAPS FOR MATT**) and am still getting acclimated to the lifestyle.  It has been an amazing journey for me that is far from over.  I believe that happiness is the foundation to a fantastic life, for through it all things are possible!

My expectation for this blog is that it will become a safe haven for all.  A place for us to share our experiences, lend a helping hand or word of advice, and have a lot of fun along the way!

So... drop me a line, leave me a comment, and subscribe if you wish.  And remember:
"If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?" --RuPaul :)