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And everything is temporary... rest your head, I'm permanent... [Jul. 13th, 2009|11:17 am]
[Current Mood | okay]



Can you believe it?  It's a day to top all days... HAPPY BIRTHDAY dreamerren !!!!!  There should be no reason not to celebrate this amazing occasion because it is the day this world was blessed with a kindhearted, all-knowing, shimmering lit, emotional safety-net, ever-growing, beautiful woman that has been an outstanding addition to my life for a couple of years now.

We've come a long way baby!  All the way from May of 2007 when two boys brought me into your crazy little world until now... where two other boys keep you fascinated and keep me riding this belly-flipping rollercoaster with you.  I would have never walked through any revolving doors, written any lists, figured out why they call it 'date night,' tiptoed any edges, remembered that everything is due back before midnight or figured out pieces of myself all along this road called life without your guidance.  Thank you for continuing to strive to be everything this world is not and thank God we have this day in particular to celebrate your life, your experiences, your joys, and your existence. Love ya.

Now go out and have a moment!


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I Invented Post-It's [Jul. 12th, 2009|02:29 pm]
[Current Mood | calm]
[Current Music |"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes]

Today is a feel-good kind of day I think.  I have to go to a meeting to plan my high school reunion (oh yeah, I'm getting up there in the age category) and all I can think of now is this wonderful movie...


I'm so using this when I see all of my old classmates next year!  Have a good day everyone, hopefully we'll talk soon!
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Do you know how wonderful you are??? [Jul. 7th, 2009|09:18 am]
Before I pass out on my bed I want to take a moment to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY [info]morbid_model  !!!  This world is a great place for me to be in because of you.  You're one of the people that I love seeing posts from and love hearing from.  Do you know how wonderful you are?  Let me tell you: The wonderfulest (and who cares if it's not a word, it's how I feel).

Have a beyond awesome day sweetheart!
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I don't know much... but I know I love you... [Jul. 2nd, 2009|08:14 pm]
[Current Mood | lethargic]
[Current Music |""Surrender, Surrender" by Cheap Trick]

Hey LJ.  I've been away and everything for a reason.  Hopefully soon I'll post my thoughts and everything so I can explain why to my friends but, for now, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic about my boys.  Surfing the ol' YouTube and found some stuff to enjoy:



Okay this is too cute.  It's so cool to see the Idols out of the element, just being themselves.  The little boy was so precious and who doesn't love seeing Chris with kids?  Come on, say you don't.


Gotta love this song, gotta love Richie doing Mraz.  Just needed something to put a smile on my face, hopefully yours.


Just for old time's sake...

Oh, and the wonderful [info]alowishus812  was forced replied to a prompt I gave her about Cake in her meme.  Man, I can't imagine how it must feel to go back to a fandom you haven't written in for quite some time but I'm grateful she did take the time to do it!

Ladies and gents, if you don't hear from me until after the holiday, may you be safe, warm, happy, gleefully loving life, and everything that you've always been... yourselves!  HAPPY 4th!!!
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... [Jun. 25th, 2009|06:58 pm]
[Current Location |home.]
[Current Mood | sad]
[Current Music |silence]

My father actually woke me up to tell me that Michael Jackson has passed and I was too sleepy to believe him but now I'm just... I don't know.  I am so shocked that the emotions aren't even seeping in.  His music was such a major force in my childhood and I... I don't even know how to feel.  I send all my prayers out to his family.

And this happens when just this morning I arrive home to find out the painful loss of Farrah.

Bad day.  Emotional day.
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I tried to caputre your smile with technology... but nothing holds you better than my love [Jun. 9th, 2009|03:19 pm]
[Current Mood | sleepy]
[Current Music |"I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of the Week" by Mandy Moore]

Dear f-list,

What's a good website I can join and buy prints or HQ pictures of my favorite Idols celebs?  Getty and WireImage are rather particular about who joins (or maybe with Wire it's because I have a Hotmail e-mail address) and some sites are just plain BS.  I'm looking for a site that is of the same quality of a Wire or Getty to maybe obtain some pics and I don't mind purchasing them.  Any help would be greatly appreciated (and possibly repaid with fic?)

Thanks!
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La, La, La, La... I got a song in my head and no words to put on paper... [May. 31st, 2009|11:40 am]
[Current Mood | mellow]
[Current Music |"Push and Pull" by Nikka Costa]

Hello world!  I've missed you!  Let's go with the quick hits, shall we?

* I love intelligent people with great things to say.  I love even more when intelligent people are great writers.  I am amazed by [info]jlh .  Please check out her latest stuff, including her follow-up to the undeniably talented [info]lillijulianne  and her McCake series.  Oh, I'm writing, just need to find time to comment.

* Just been busy with work a lot now a days.  Training to learn other jobs so that I can be available enough for new things.  I think the problem with me and any job is that once I start to master a position or get it to the point where I worry about where I can go with it next, I start to falter.  Never been the kind of guy who likes to be pigeonholed into one spot in life so hopefully I can move onto other things, challenge myself again.  But the vote of confidence from the Powers That Be at work has been very encouraging.  Their compliments on my hard work and effort even when it's greater than those above me has been smile-enducing.

* CONGRATS [info]loverave  !!!  Graduations are always great, but especially escaping that small bubble that is high school.  The world awaits you.

* [info]birdisland  - keep your head up.  No one is going to like you all the time and no one is going to support everything that's on your mind but no one can be you  and that's a feeling greater than any comment someone could provide.

* Secretly, I think I'm obsessed with Twitter.  Well, at least I'm obsessed with two boys on there.  We all already know I still have some kind of wicked addiction to still writing Cake (you don't say, right?) but these two make it near impossible for me not to want to write more.  There will never be another, I swear it.

* [info]honestys_easy  - where have we been?  Missing each other like this just seems wrong.  We need to find that wavelength we coasted together and hop back on because I miss you bb.

* Has anyone seen Angels & Demons yet?  I always try to catch most of the summer blockbusters that appeal to me and I did find The Da Vinci Code to be very interesting but haven't heard much about Angels & Demons.  I have seen Terminator: Salvation, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Star Trek.  Didn't enjoy Wolverine as much as I would've liked but the other two were fantastic.  Waiting on Transformers: Revenge Of the Fallen and G.I. Joe: Rise Of the Cobra because I'm a big 80s child but what summer movies are you all waiting on?

* You know what I like?  Being the guy that most girls love to talk to or hang with, not just because I like boys too but because I'm respectable and kind.  But what I'm really liking is how straight guys are starting to see that I'm a very cool person too.  I struggled with that a lot years ago because I'm the kind of guy who likes to hang with guys too because, no offense ladies, I just like the chillness of it sometimes.  And I enjoy the things they do as well.  But I used to struggle to show straight men I was just a cool guy and not the guy who wanted them or was going to act all "sugar, honey, girlfriend!" on them, especially within my own African American community.  I am grateful that guys are now seeing that I'm just a guy who happens to lean toward relationships with guys of my same sexuality, not just every guy that walks by.  It's a true confidence booster.

* HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY [info]isa_gallagher  - we might not talk often like we used to but I still think of you, always.

* Hi [info]dreamerren  - had any interesting experiences with your boys lately? *smile*

* [info]heatherlovesca  - I read every post bb.  Don't you worry.  I love hearing about the boys, of course, but I also love hearing about your life too.  Guess I'll have to stalk you on Twitter to find out, eh? LOL.  You've been a great help with my stories and what not so I bow down to your coolness.

* I want a new touch-screen phone but I realized I don't talk or text on my phone at all, lol.  It's like what's the point?  But I WANT IT!  And I want new shoes too, but I don't go to enough events to show them off.  I think I just like shopping.

* [info]raspsun  and [info]alowishus812  in the same place???  My mind could explode with the greatness.  Can I get a collabo you two?  I think I'd take anything from you two, seriously.

* Yes, I am still watching Shelter whenever I feel the need.  Seriously, best gay movie in forever.  I even think about writing fics though I'm not sure what part of the movie plot I'd work with.  Any other movie recs, I'll take them though I've seen quite a few...

* [info]ruby_fruit  - I know the feeling when you write in a fandom but would kill for other greats to write in so you can enjoy their porn works.  I'm sure there's some great Kradam stories out there, hiding.  But for selfish reasons, I think we are all glad we have yours to enjoy!

* HAPPY BIRTHDAY [info]raspsun !!!  What would my world be without you?  Hell, what would Ben's life be without you?  I'll tell you this - he'd be short a Super Bowel ring! LOL.  Continue to be you - sports addict, brilliant writer, true trooper in life, and someone I can depend on to make me smile for being unique and yourself, always.  Love ya!
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I fell in love with a boy... [May. 15th, 2009|05:21 pm]
[Current Mood | sleepy]
[Current Music |"Lie To Me" by Shane Mack]

Grey's Anatomy - this is not right.  Crying that hard at 9 in the morning is just too much for me.  And I don't know what I'll do for a whole summer without you.  Without question my favorite season of that show has been season two but this season has by far trumped that one.  I think it's always wonderful when a series gets its footing back and just sails on through like nothing ever happened.  I wish Heroes would get a kick in the ass like that.

So this week has sort of been a week of redemption on my reality television programs.  Most of the shows I try to catch have had some truly disappointing eliminations in the past few weeks (Dancing With the Stars - Lil' Kim, American Idol - Allison and Matt, Make Me a Supermodel - Amanda, Kerryn) but this week I have gotten my revenge because some truly undeserving people finally went home (DWTS - Ty, Idol - DANNY!!!, MMS - Jordan).  Oh how the mighty have fallen; though I must say I was literally shocked to find out that Danny went home because it was truly an unexpected moment as I never get to see the villain lose until the final show.

I've been re-living my childhood as of late through DVD's.  I've been purchasing movies that I can sort of remember as a child and just living in the luxury of watching them again and feeling all tingly because those were happier times.  In recent months I bought Mannequin, Noises Off!, Spaceballs, The Great Muppet Caper, Weekend At Bernie's and just this past week I bought Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (bring a shining light to every day...) and Supergirl (it's still awesome to me, thanks).  You should see the smile on my face while watching them.  I plan on getting some Duck Tales, Thundercats, maybe Sixteen Candles and St. Elmo's Fire.  Life is awesome!

I also bought a movie that I'd wanted to see for awhile thanks to a review I read in Entertainment Weekly and have actually heard about but could never find it for rent - Shelter.  Oh My God.  This movie is a must-see.  I mean like seriously.  I've seen all the cliche-driven gay movies, romantic stories, drama-filled weep-fests but, thankfully, this one breaks the rules.  There's no suicidal moments, no overly feminine guy running around with his slutty friends and bad choices in relationships.  And the guys are real guys which is nice because I get tired of the massively inaccurate media take on men, especially men who love other men.  It's gross because not everyone is a Mary Sue, emotional rollercoaster riding, wrist flicking, boy-crazed little girl.  This movie shows that.  It's just a realistic, overall good movie.  I highly reccommend it to those who don't want the usual stuff... just the grade-A goodness.



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And oh, my dreams, it's never quite as it seems... never quite as it seems [May. 3rd, 2009|09:18 am]
[Current Mood | complacent]
[Current Music |"Rush, Rush" by Paula Abdul]

I'm in need of some "feel good" moments here so, sorry f-list, I'm going to bombard you with some stuff so we can all feel good.  I think when you think about certain parts of your past, especially when you hear certain songs, you can't help but smile.

So for this post I want to take you back to the early '90s when you were younger and things were less complicated, you knew less, you probably cared less, you were still finding stuff out about yourself, some of you might've even still been in your PJ's running around the house pretending to be a Mighty Morphing Power Ranger (lol) but it just felt good to be where you were.  Let's go back some years and smile together, 'kay?

From '94, who couldn't love or remember this Cranberries' song?  For some reason I remember laying on my friend's bed drawing comics, not even caring that we had school work due on Monday.

( This little kid can't stand to see you black and blue )

I know there's a million more songs I could've put in there but this post was already getting long and I had to go with just a select few (but trust me I could've gone on being that I made like 6 CD's worth of 90s songs for myself... anyone remember "Mr Vain" or "Walking On Broken Glass").  So what are some of your favorites from the 90s?  What songs take you back and what do they make you think about?
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'til I see Marianne walk away.... [Apr. 24th, 2009|04:27 pm]
[Current Mood | uncomfortable]
[Current Music |"More Than A Feeling" by *NSYNC]

Holy heck, it feels like it's 800 degrees outside and the air conditioner in my room isn't working!  Not pretty.  And I have writer's block.  Like major writer's block.  Somebody rescue me.

But for the weekend:

Really Richardson?  What's really going on?

Enjoy the weekend ladies and gents!
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Three cheers and a bottle of Grey Goose for the cheeriest of the cheery!!! [Apr. 17th, 2009|08:13 am]
[Current Mood | contemplative]
[Current Music |"I Did It For Love" by BoA]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY [info]heatherlovesca  !!!

I hope today is totally awesome.  Traveling anywhere? Doing anything fun?  Knowing you, it'll be nothing but fun and complete awesomeness.  Thank you for being so wonderful to me over this past year and I love that we've grown closer through two little boys and their cute little bond.  I think you're truly a great person and every little post you want to make, I'll be sure to read, enjoy, and be grateful for.  Continued good times to you through this next year and here's hoping you see your Idols no less than five times each this year, lol.  Love ya!
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"What are words when no one listens anymore..." [Apr. 16th, 2009|02:30 pm]
[Current Mood | sleepy]
[Current Music |"Words" by Missing Persons]

- So I've been in a terrible rut with LJ because recently my scripting hasn't been working.  Therefore I've been unable to post anything and my homepage has been scrambled, which has been driving me absolutely bonkers for the past week and a half.  But I've been updating my computer over the past few days and today Windows did one of its automatic updates, giving me Internet Explorer 7.  And now I can post on LJ again!  Yay.

- Did some writing last week, got a little ditty written for [info]honestys_easy  because it was her birfday (love ya!).  Just posted it over at the good ol' [info]cakeforever , so I'm feeling good about that.  Might do some more writing this weekend (oh Heather, I wish I could get one done by your b'day but ideas aren't as strong these days) but I'm feeling a much needed desire to go into "retirement" as I feel like I'm writing in a field that's nonexistent.  I sort of feel like I'm wearing pink like it's still the cool color when really everyone is wearing black or something.  Or it's like those ladies who still wear the big hair with curls and everyone just refuses to say to them, "Honey, that style was so yesterday.  Let it go."  LOL.

- No lie: I was thrilled when the judges saved Matt.  I dig the kid, really.  But the performances haven't been overly dynamic this season or something.  The performers themselves have become a bit predictable and I don't know how I feel about that.

- [info]lillijulianne  I think I'm going to snuggle up to your epic series sometime soon.  Been listening to various 80s music over the past week, even checking Stephanie's soundtrack just to see if you used them in the series.  LOL.  I love how you used all the rare jems instead of going to the easy route with nothing but tired, played out songs we all know.  How I miss you writing!

- Psst, anyone want to rip a song for me?    This one is so needed for my listening pleasure!  And I'm in need of some new "ear candy."

- I've truly been considering a major friends cut.  I just look at some of my friends and say, " We don't talk."  I know why we became friends but now I wonder why are we still friends because there's no communication whatsoever and our common interests have drifted so far from each other.  Are we still relevant to each other?

- HAPPY BIRTHDAY [info]livehead16  !!!  I hope today is extra awesome as you truly deserve a great day.  Any plans?  I plan on reading your college b-ball fics soon as I cannot resist your writing.  I skimmed over one the other day and mentally said, "Oh wait, I have to read this because it looks so good. And I don't even know the guys!"  It's hard for me to get into any new fandom unless something truly attracts me to the point I'm willing to learn about it so in my eyes it's a major compliment that your writing alone is able to do that.

- Have a good day or a better one.
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The world stops for you today... [Apr. 8th, 2009|09:16 am]
[Current Mood | hungry]
[Current Music |"Memory Of You" by Girls Aloud]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE WONDER TWINS - [info]honestys_easy  and [info]ben7tang  !!!

I miss talking to both of you on a regular basis but I know and trust that you are both well, enjoying life for all of its wonders.  I hope today of all days is the one where nothing holds back your agendas, nothing breaks your stride, and nothing takes away from the fact that this world is celebrating you as a human, as a person, as a great gift. (And I hope Kris isn't eliminated Ari because you don't deserve that on your day).  Hopefully I can repay you for all of the wonderfulness you have bestowed upon me this year!
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And we both know how love goes... [Apr. 1st, 2009|05:17 pm]
[Current Music |"We Both Know" by Chris Richardson]

Since most of my friends on LJ have proclaimed last night's theme "Songs Chris Richardson Has Done Better..." (except you Kris because you're Squishy's new twin) I thought I'd give the man a little love with some more videos of his new stuff!  This is especially for [info]playingwithcake  and [info]honestys_easy  who requested some of Chris' stuff.  From his Canal Room show and Jordin's Charity show in Florida. Squee and enjoy maybe?


"Rocket Man" -- [info]lillijulianne  he says it's inspired by 80s music like Phil Collins and Billy Joel!


"Wasted" -- [info]dreamerren  can you picture Chris drunk on apple juice? LOL.
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The muse blues... [Mar. 29th, 2009|03:17 pm]
[Current Mood | frustrated]
[Current Music |"Black Jacks" by Girls Aloud]

OMG, so I thought of this perfect little design I'd like to do with my LJ or something but... I don't have a program to create the graphic! LOL.  I remember the old days when I used to have Adobe Photoshop which is a God-send let me tell you.  You can do such wonders with it, really.  Maybe I could collabo with someone?

And I've been fighting with this little muse in my head for like a week and a half now that keeps bugging me about writing this last story (in my head, it's the last story because I'm worn out) but either I'm too lazy to write or can't grab that creative spark.  I could name a few of you who know that frustration, right?

How is your weekend my lovelies?  See any good movies, do anything fun, meet anyone interesting, fall in love, get married?
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Predictable [Mar. 25th, 2009|09:01 pm]
[Current Mood | sympathetic]

I'm going to reply to the wonderful comments from earlier when I get a chance but Idol is becoming a bit predictable during this stage, isn't it?  It's like you don't even have to see the show to kind of call how it's going to go.

Before the show started, I called it as the bottom three being Scott, Michael, and Megan.  Unless there's some kind of trainwreck with Lil' Rounds, I'm going to stand by this.  Hopefully Megan gets some kind of love from voters and the other two bores exit.

Gee Idol, will we ever have a year where the competition is so stiff that you can't see these things coming?

And no matter what they say, what Anoop just did was extremely good and not the least bit boring to me.
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Lost In La La Land... [Mar. 25th, 2009|08:07 am]
[Current Mood | moody]
[Current Music |"She's Like the Wind" by Girls Aloud]

Maybe I didn't notice or maybe I was interested in other things just away from my Live Journal for too long but... when the hell did almost everyone on my friends' list become obsessed with Adam Lambert?!

I mean it's cool, rather funny, but it just amazes me now that what started as a few people here and there is now almost every LJ page that is updated.  If it isn't a post about Adam, it's an icon or music or something.  I'm like, "Whoa."  I remember when it started with Cook last year (yes, I blame you Ren) and, oh wow, that got crazy.  Is this going to be the same? Deja vu?  LOL. *sigh* I am prepared... give it to me f-list!

I, like always, will stay with my sights on that little football player from Virginia thanks.  I'm sure I can count on you, [info]honestys_easy , to back me up, right?  We can bribe [info]_kittenheels  and [info]dreamerren  to join us.  I'm quite loving his new music (and [info]heatherlovesca  you are fired for not giving me this goodness sooner!):

"We Both Know"
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Fic: Quicksand (AI6 fiction) [Mar. 22nd, 2009|01:26 pm]
[Current Mood | good]
[Current Music |"Damn Thing" by Christopher Lewis]

Title: Quicksand
Author: JM
Rating: PG-13
Summary: He told himself never to regret, but he regrets not being there sooner
Disclaimer: It's all fiction and, unfortunately, because I've never met Blake or Chris, none of it can be true... not even on a technicality.
A/N(s): This is a total songfic.  I had an idea in my head but when I heard this song, I knew what I wanted.  I hope it doesn't seem to all over the place but I wrote it in sections and in different moods.  This is, unfortunately, not beta'd so please forgive my mistakes.
Dedication: This is dedicated to all my LJ friends who've felt this way... I wish we all had our own personal superhero to save the day.

Title taken from Chris Richardson "Quicksand."

 -- x-posted to [info]cakeforever

( I wish I could save you... )

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Paint me a picture... [Mar. 18th, 2009|09:33 am]
[Current Music |"I Could Say" by Lily Allen]

Hello world!

So I've decided that I probably need to do a little something with my LJ page.  I mean, seriously, I've had it for quite some time and it's just the basic generic looking page with nothing to write home about.  So if any of my uber-cool, ultra-nice friends want to tinker with my page, give me a nice header and all that good stuff... it's all yours!  We all know what my preference would be when it comes to design and graphics *cough*cakecakecake*cough* but I'll settle for something like... Chris Rich!  LOL.  I know everyone else is caught up in their Cook, AI8, Supernatural worlds and actually going back and tinkering with things from a fandom a lot of people have moved away from might be a bit much but I'm saying "please" and batting my eyes if that helps!

Onto other things... I have to give a many thanks to [info]honestys_easy  for rec'ing the world check out Lily Allen's new album - It's Not Me, It's You.  I decided to follow through and, man oh man, I was overcome with it.  This record is a really good record and I feel it's being slept on right now.  One song in particular brought me to tears but in a good way.


</div></div>
I Could Say - Lily Allen</div>


The song was so liberating for me. The lyrics were straight out of my head and heart and helped me to see that I'm okay, I should feel the way I feel.  The first verse in particular because it's how I've been feeling for so long, especially concerning the last two guys I've had feelings for.  I wanted to share it because I know quite a few people on my friends' list have felt this way at one point or another from what I've read. See the power of suggesting music on our LJ pages?  They can do such wonderful things for people without us being aware of it!

Paging [info]heatherlovesca ... I need pics and videos from Richie's show the other night.  Where are you?  LOL.

Off to sleep but I hope everyone is doing well and has a great day!

Love - Me.

P.S. Okay, so I think Kris is totally cute but I dig Matt G too. And I can't believe I just admitted that.  Don't tell [info]dreamerren  or she'll know I flip to Fox every once in awhile
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Ficcage: Stone Poetry (Cake, PG) [Mar. 2nd, 2009|12:32 am]
[Current Mood | cold]
[Current Music |"Black Jacks" by Girls Aloud]

Title: Stone Poetry
Author: JM
Pairing: Cake
Rating: PG for mild language
Summary: Chris doesn't mind the rain as long as there's Blake
Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't know 'em, don't own 'em, don't think any of it's true but what really is?
A/N(s): It's been a long time.  A very long time but inspiration has been sitting on me for awhile.  Just something short and simple that (I hate to admit) might've been partially inspired by a Britney fucking Spears song.  Go figure.  It's fluff!cake, so get your bucket ready.  It's from the world created in "Before Midnight."

x-posted over at  [info]cakeforever

 
 

( It never rains in Atlanta )

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