America's Next Bondage Star

I watch too much HGTV. It's not good, but it's calming. A few days ago MrPeenee asked me in a comment about HGTV's "Next Design Star." Of course I've been watching it, I have no shame. He mentioned that the finale was taking place in what the show termed the "9th Ward" but which didn't look like it to him. Unfortunately, I missed that show. I don't watch faithfully. I tend to put it on as a tranquilizer, background noise. Besides, I'm sure it will rerun. This is HGTV after all.
I'll see it then.

Anyway, onto the gay porn. One of the contestants, I see, who was booted out not long ago, "Mikey V."seems to have something of a past in gay porn. Do NOT click here. There's gay sex here. I repeat, do not click here.)

(I'll wait for you all to get back)

Ok, everyone back?
Actually, he seemed rather sweet on the show, and sadly, he's lost his police job now because of the scandal. I don't see what the big problem is frankly. What's a little bondage? It shows that he's good with both discipline and accessories, traits any good decorator/policeman needs. Though I have to admit he's better on camera for the porn than he was on the show...more emotion.

Anyway, the porn clip can never compete in hotness to this (totally safe for work) clip of the other Michael at his elimination:



"I want my mommy" indeed.

sexyprl

This afternoon, on the way home, I notice the car in front of me, a cream colored Cadillac. The license reads:

SEXYPRL

Of course, I imagine the driver:



Not quite, but almost.

Birthday boy

Today, I read, is Tim Gunn's birthday. His 55th, it seems.
(And he's a leo like me!)

(Off topic: You know the sad highlight of my own birthday was that Jennifer Lopez (with whom I grudgingly share the day) was listed as "40" on at least one of the official birthday lists I saw. I'm sure someone was fired for that, and by "that," I mean being accurate.)

But I digress. This is about Tim, not that bitch.

Anyway, a while back, Frontier Psychiatrist mentioned that he didn't much like Tim Gunn (I paraphrase).
I can empathize. I mean, I haven't always taken to him either. In the early days he irritated me. When I first saw him, he struck me as a caricature of the prissy gay man we all know, but as I've read interviews and seen him more and more, I've warmed to him and now like him quite a bit.

Much as Michael explained so eloquently, "I think it's just because he's so damn FUSSY. Makes me wanna squeeze him."

Apparently, we're not alone. So does Heidi. Here's a cute clip I've shamelessly stolen from Carlos



(Oh, and if you visit Vincent's site you can hear his clip of Tim saying "Holla at your boy!" priceless.)

responsibility

Pretty much every last thing in this article irritates me.
(Starting with that cover.)

Here it is in a nutshell:

"It's funny, I keep hearing Ashton Kutcher say how he was responsible for trucker caps,” says Timberlake, 27 ... (we) 'were wearing them when we were seventeen.'"

Rodeo Drive

Driving southward on the expressway I noticed a bill board, similar to this, but with the addition of woman's face smiling from it:




It took me a few minutes before I realized it was not advertising the Annual Grand Isle Tampon Rodeo.

In my defense, I remember wrestling those things out of the nets many times when I'd go crabbing.
They do put up a good fight.

Projecting

From what I've read, all the gays, it seems, are atwitter about Keith and his nipples on the new season of Project Runway.

But not me.
As is traditional for me, I'm rooting for an underdog, but not necessarily for his talent(though he does seem like he might have some with his plastic cup dress).
No, I think I've developed a little crush on Daniel:



Of course, I've only seen him in the first episode, but I think he's adorable.

The rest of you can have Nipsy McNipples to yourselves.

Today, actually, on Towleroad I read that he might be involved in a burgeoning romance on the show. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Before the series began, the guys at Project Rungay related Tim Gunn's comments about each contestant
Here's what he said about Daniel:

Daniel:
“He’s intense — not the workroom jokester … I called him ‘the sweater.’ As in perspiration."

Which only made me love him (and Tim for that matter) all the more.

priceless

So today, having nothing better to do, I took my lonesome on a date.
I saw the French romantic comedy "Priceless" (Hors de Prix). It was a bit of fluff, sort of like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" set in the South of France in 2006.
It was cute.


While waiting I had an iced coffee at Starbucks. The guy behind the counter took my order, asked my name and slowly, carefully wrote it on my plastic cup.
He handed me my change, but it fell short and rained onto the floor.
He apologized profusely. I picked it up and gave him a large tip.
Like the movie, he was cute.

I took my cup and noticed that he'd written "Jeison."
I mean really, who doesn't know how to spell Jason?

He was cute though.

It's a full moon.

And it's back.
That is all.

The Flight of the Dark Hermaphrodites

I just got back from seeing "The Dark Knight" with my friend Jennifer and a couple million other people. It was great, but really, why are movies nowadays sooooooooooo long?
And now I'm here online trying to figure out the plot at 2 am. I'm not sure I'm still clear, but then plot has never been my stong suit. There was a lot going on.

Don't get me wrong, the movie is great, and Heath Ledger is, well, predictably incredible in it.

Anyway, on the way back, to leaven the gloom...I had a listen to Jenn's "Flight of the Conchord's" cd, a show I've only had the pleasure of seeing twice, not having HBO.

I borrowed it from her to prolong the joy. Here's perhaps my favorite song of theirs, "Ladies of the World":



How can one not love any song referencing "hermaphrodites" and using the word "erudite" all while rollerskating?

"How can I resist you?"

Mr. Peenee reminds me with his own post, that secretly, I'm not much of a fan of Abba, (please try not to hate me for my heresy).
When I was young, I actually hated them. They grated my last nerve. In the intervening years, however, I've grown to appreciate them more and more. I'm still not quite a fan, more of an amused bystander. I've already read a few reviews of "Mamma Mia", and they've been very bad. Apparently hearing Pierce Brosnan sing "SOS" is akin to a session of waterboarding...or something like that.

Aaaaaaanyway, all that said, I will surely see this movie. I mean:
Meryl Streep! Cute older men! Cute younger man! Mother issues!
Why wouldn't I?



Anyway, in the trailer I keep seeing the young love interest, and I keep trying to remember from where I've seen him. I know I have somewhere.




I see his name is Dominic Cooper. That rings a bell.
It's finally dawned on me, that he was in "The History Boys",which I'd seen a few years ago and really liked. I recommend this movie, though I've heard the play is better. It's chatty and provocative and leaves you with a lot of intriguing questions about homosexuality, friendship, love, and education.

The exact same questions that "Mamma Mia" will leave me with, I'm sure.