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Posted on 03/31/06 @ 2:45 am
Love and hate: Payday Filed under: Miscellaneous Comments: 3 Comments |
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Posted on 03/30/06 @ 2:32 pm
OK, so being 25 does feel a little bit more different than 24. There's an added sense of responsibility, self-actualization, and the countdown until 30. (1813 days as of this post. Oh dear.) Recently though, turning 25 is bringing a lot of other changes as well…. ReunionI haven't consciously thought a lot about high school since I graduated from there in 1999. If you remember, I didn't exactly go out on a good note. High school, for the most part, was just mundane. Marching band spiced up a few bland weeks, but otherwise than that, it was studying and passing tests. No girlfriends. No boyfriends. Well, there were a couple of boys I felt up, but other than that…nothing. Imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail the other day from a former classmate Lipps Inc. who googled my name and sent me a message. I remember her having a real thing for the Karsh way back when, and even when I had my brief stint back in 'Bama during school, she would damn near break her neck to come see me, cook me dinner, etc. Now she's married with a two-year-old boy and another baby on the way. She managed to sneak into her latest e-mail to me that she always wondered if I was the one that got away. Oh dear…. As if that wasn't enough, Chrome Dome, my former marching band compadre called me out of the blue just to see how I was doing. He's got a freelance video editing business, just graduated from college and is looking for that special someone (aww…). He has also had some folks from high school calling him out of the blue; mainly ex-girlfriends and their current beaus. I guess it's always nice to be remembered, even if it is for being a dog. That sent me to do a little Google work of my own, and the only person I could find some discernible information on was Golden Boy. Great. Well, I guess if anything, I could contact him and knock out #15 on my 101 in 1001. So I fired him an e-mail; just something basic saying I found his address and was wondering how he was doing. The response? Yo gay ass better not ever send me shit else nigga Good to see that high school diploma is finally paying off, dickwad. Scratch that off the list. Design Makeover ChallengeWhile we're on 101 in 1001 goals, I did buy a new bed (#52). Well technically, it's a queen-size futon. But, I plan to use it in the bedroom to open up some more floor space and provide some alternative lighting methods. It also matches the wood color of my desk. I have a floor lamp in my living room which is just crying for a new position, and since it's only in one corner, it doesn't open up much light elsewhere in the apartment. So once the futon comes in, I'll be doing some switching and rearranging. Maybe I'll even do some before and after pictures…you know, if it actually ends up looking cute. And of course, I'll have to look for a way to properly christen it. (No) Sex in the CityThe "thing" with me and Opportunity is so up and down, it could be the new ride at Six Flags. Is there even a label to describe it? If there isn't some kind of label, is it anything at all? Is it a relationship? Is it friendship with occassional kisses and celebrated holidays and birthdays? Can I possibly tame his free-spirited ways? Could he start to be romantic with a hopeless romantic? Can we go a week without an argument or some similar tiff? Can I stop asking questions and start getting some goddamned answers? Who knows, but I'll tell you this — my libido is running at 100 mph right now, and I'm not getting any opportunity with Opportunity. It's rough because I'll be sitting at work and just get a hard-on for no reason. Or that little bastard McQuickie will call and want to hook up, then when I'm all ready to sexually devour him, he calls back five minutes later and cancels. He's already done it six times this month and on the last time, I just told him not to call unless he was serious. I'd just have a random hookup, but I feel like that would be "cheating" on Opportunity, and I don't want to do that. Besides, I've taken standardized tests that were easier and less complicated than getting a hookup these days. They want name, age, last place of employment, blood test, finger prints, three check stubs and a sample from inside your cheek just to say "I'm doing fine…and you?" So much for the Internet helping to facilitate communication over distance. Filed under: Miscellaneous Comments: 4 Comments |
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Posted on 03/29/06 @ 11:12 pm
Lord have mercy…so much to say, so here we go.
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Posted on 03/28/06 @ 11:00 pm
10:02 - All video footage in the intro and interstitial pieces is in Atlanta…Midtown between 5th and 8th street and on Cypress Street. Interesting choice. 10:04 - Scott Poulson-Bryant: dismayed 10:04 - Bill Duke talking about his movie "Invisible" 10:05 - Introducing…R.Kelly? 10:05 - The term "DL" is 10 years old…who knew? 10:06 - Deondray Gossett of DL Chronicles speaks briefly 10:06 - JL King "blows the lid off" the DL on Oprah in 2002 10:06 - Blurb by Dr. David Malebranche 10:06 - JL King: a posterboy for the DL lifestyle 10:07 - Lots of ATL footage! Damn! 10:07 - You know…JL King looks like a male "New York" from Flavor of Love. 10:08 - Brief blurb with transsexual "Trina". The first and last time you see her. *** COMMERCIAL BREAK *** 10:12 - Lisa Durden investigating the "butch queen stroll" 10:13 - Lisa Durden: "That ain't that boy's uncle!" 10:13 - Don't label me as Mr. Down Low - cut to JL King's "Down Low" belt buckle 10:14 - Dr. Gail Wyatt: "[JL King]'s not comfortable with his own sexuality - just what is he doing?" Things that make you go hmmm…. 10:15 - Camera shows King's books + SPB's HUNG 10:15 - JL King is now bisexual…but he's putting out a gay magazine? 10:15 - Brenda Stone-Bowdler (JL King's ex-wife): "I had 2 kids and it was perfect — he was romantic, we laughed, we cried" 10:15 - JL King, you shole iz ugly! 10:16 - JL King lost his friends, family, car, kids…and gained notoriety for coming out. What a consolation prize! 10:17 - Big Heifer Bitter One Terry McMillan — I like the gays…just not if they married to me, eatin' my food, spendin' my money, etc. 10:17 - Terry Mac: "The world knows my ex is gay - it takes no courage" and "I haven't done anything to be ashamed of — i know how much of a woman I am and I'll be glad when someone else knows…this is the last interview I'm doing about it" — Terry Mac thinks BET should be applauded 10:17 - Fast cuts to internet sites — Men4Now, Adam4Adam — Lisa Durden loves the dick! 10:18 - Adam4Adam gets a free 2 second commercial.. 10:18 - Terry Mac: deceit and betrayal - you ain't trustworthy 10:18 - Fast cuts to bitter beret-wearing Terry Mac and homofabulous Jonathan Plummer 10:19 - Interviewer: "He says he still loves you." Terry Mac puts hands over face…pausing for silence…looks away from camera…wait for it…wait for it…wait for it…"He can keep his love. I wouldn't love a dog the way he calls himself loving me. [...] You know what? Fuck him and his love." Oh snap! *** COMMERCIAL BREAK *** 10:24 - Random ATL street dude: "God says it's not right - gays flipping the bible around to make themselves look good" 10:24 - Cut to Vision Church in ATL and Rev. Oliver Allen…cut to another church in ATL: "Homosexuality is sin…it is sin…" 10:25 - Lisa Durden talks on the gays struggle with the church and their lifestyle 10:25 - 1 Corinthians 6:9 - some random pastor misquotes the bibles in the name of sanctification…OK 10:26 - Why in the hell is "Truth Hurts" playing in the background? I forgot how much I liked this song. 10:26 - Rev. Allen: "The black church has created the riff of homophobia in the Black community." oh snap! 10:27 - Cut to a church group of youths talking about sex - fallout from the "DL" is opening up the communication about sex 10:27 - Random chick talkin' about double-takes on friends who might be trying to get at her 10:28 - Fact or Fiction? All or most BGM are on the DL — Terry Mac: "Most macho men are not DL — that's wrong." JL King: "Men should not be worried — I want my daughter to get married have kids and not run from men — not all men on the DL or dogs" 10:29 - Scott Poulson-Bryant: "The DL Phenomenon and the rate of AIDS…we need to talk about it!" 10:29 - Random dude: "Dudes in prison use anything for condoms…gloves…potato chip bags…" And I thought Vaporub as lube was rough! *** COMMERCIAL BREAK *** 10:33 - Dr. David Malebranche: "In most prisons, condoms are not handed out." 10:33 - Random dudes on street and in a makeshift studio: "It's real — they beat him down and took him — 4 guys in prison — they ignore the rape thing in jail" 10:34 - Carrie Broadus: "These women are not the ones who people think would contract HIV - they contracted it through husbands, boyfriends, fianceés.." 10:35 - Dr. Robert Fullilove: "No one's done the study on someone getting infected from being in prison…we don't have the data" 10:36 - Precious Jackson: "Yeah, he didn't look gay — he had that thuggish mentality…I put myself at risk." 10:36 - Random dude: "There's some dudes who want to get locked up because they love havin' sex with men" The hell? 10:37 - Another random dude: "It's not your body that's gay…it's your mind. You ain't just get this bright idea…you ain't know you was gonna be 'Cupcake'" 10:37 - Dr. Gail Wyatt: "We need to change the system." 10:38 - Yet another random dude: "I don't think the prison culture is a DL culture — it's a survival of the fittest culture." 10:38 - Malebranche: "The prison system is an experiment if you're not given them condoms." 10:39 - King: "What 2 consenting adults do together is THEIR business. If they don't tell their spouse, then it's a crime." 10:39 - Phill Wilson, Black AIDS Institute Exec. Dir. - "If she can't share with her man an open honest talk, she probably shouldn't share her vagina with him." Tell it! 10:33 - Dr. David Malebranche: "In most prisons, condoms are not handed out." 10:33 - Random dudes on street and in a makeshift studio: "It's real — they beat him down and took him — 4 guys in prison — they ignore the rape thing in jail" 10:34 - Carrie Broadus: "These women are not the ones who people think would contract HIV - they contracted it through husbands, boyfriends, fianceés.." 10:35 - Dr. Robert Fullilove: "No one's done the study on someone getting infected from being in prison…we don't have the data" 10:36 - Precious Jackson: "Yeah, he didn't look gay — he had that thuggish mentality…I put myself at risk." 10:36 - Random dude: "There's some dudes who want to get locked up because they love havin' sex with men" The hell? 10:37 - Another random dude: "It's not your body that's gay…it's your mind. You ain't just get this bright idea…you ain't know you was gonna be 'Cupcake'" 10:37 - Dr. Gail Wyatt: "We need to change the system." 10:38 - Yet another random dude: "I don't think the prison culture is a DL culture — it's a survival of the fittest culture." 10:38 - Malebranche: "The prison system is an experiment if you're not given them condoms." 10:39 - King: "What 2 consenting adults do together is THEIR business. If they don't tell their spouse, then it's a crime." 10:39 - Phill Wilson, Black AIDS Institute Exec. Dir. - "If she can't share with her man an open honest talk, she probably shouldn't share her vagina with him." Tell it! *** COMMERCIAL BREAK *** 10:45 - Two women comparing how long they've had HIV and/or AIDS. Another woman: "I lost my first husband and son to AIDS…I thought my life would never go on." 10:45 - Precious Jackson: "I'm another Black woman…I'm another statistic." 10:46 - Bill Duke: "That is irresponsible and an act of murder." 10:46 - King: "I'm thankful for not having AIDS, although I should I have it with how I've lived." 10:47 - Dr. Wyatt: "For women, the strength to go on comes from within." 10:47: Maria Davis: "I thought I was going to get married to this young guy in the Caribbean…but he was living two different lives. And I really seriously thought I was going to marry him." 10:48 - Carrie Broadus: "Women, bring your man to get tested. Men, bring your women to get tested." 10:48 - Malebranche: "Treat 'em as if they have an HIV or STD and get yourself tested regularly." 10:49 - Bow Wow? Charlize Theron? Eve? The hell??!? 10:49 - Random guy: "You can live with HIV, but protect yourself against it." John Legend plays in background…quick buts between women, men and street folks. Most in the ATL, right on the corner of Peachtree and Marietta. All of them say: "I get tested all the time; I'm clean." 10:50 - Wilson: "Black people need to be leading the effort for HIV/AIDS prevention and discussion." *** COMMERCIAL BREAK *** 10:54 - Random chicks "I know lot of people who are on the DL." Terry Mac: "A lot of women need to be tested on a regular basis." 10:55 - Get tested. Know your status. It is easier than you may think. First, you'll have to sign a consent form. Then share your reasons for taking the test. It takes less than 5 minutes of your time. The wait can be anywhere from 20 days to 20 minutes. Nowadays, it's cheap, fast and efficient. 10:56 - People still think if somoene touches you you can get AIDS — Random woman "We make a mistake and a lot of us made the wrong mistake…a life mistake…I can touch my brother here because I love him." 10:57 - Foster safer sex relationships with open communication. 10:57 - Terry Mac: "I was angry…I was pissed off." Really? Girl please. Michelle Lopez: "I had to let go of the hate and anger…I have two kids." 10:58 - Bill Duke: "We need to have honest communication." 10:58 - Tolerance and self-acceptance, communication and practicing safe sex can and will save lives. Bill Duke: "If you are having unprotected sex with other men and you have a wife or girlfriend, you have a moral and ethical obligation to tell them because you care about them and you love them." 10:59 - Wilson: "It's not unprecedented for us to come together and move forward to a common goal." 10:59 - Gritty black and white shots…a cemetery…more random folks…the church, the kids…Terry Mac…Dr. Malebranche…ends on Phill Wilson. 10:59 - Executive Producer…JL King? Well I'll be snookered. *** END *** Filed under: Entertainment and News Comments: 9 Comments |
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Posted on 03/28/06 @ 6:46 am
Keep in mind I was thinking this while reading the back-and-forth posts concerning the Blogging While Black Revisited forum at this year's SXSW, eating my pork chops capri with garlic rice, and listening to Maze feat. Frankie Beverly's "Southern Girl": Maybe the forum is like Stein Mart…once you go, you get it. That's not saying I agree with either "side" in this "debate", but both groups have some points which I think are valid. I'd point you to my SXSW post concerning the forum a few weeks back but that window of opportunity to comment is closed. Gotta catch it while it's hot! Later gators! Filed under: Miscellaneous Comments: Comments Off |
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Name's Karsh. 27. Country-born, city-raised, 
