TGIF: YEAH, THANKFULLY, AT LAST

another week comes to a close,
leaving me empty,
only relieved to have a reprieve for a couple of days...
it doesn't mean
i still didn't manage to have some fun
with the camera
or my kitty.
i've also been watching my DVDs of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA,
as i'm blitzing through every season.
currently watching S3E2 as i'm writing this.
i still marvel at the creativity of this series,
the excellent casting,
and how they were able to recreate a familiar series of my youth
and make it something even better,
for its drama, political intrigues,
and social critique.
one might think that humans were the good guys,
and the cylons (droids) were the bad guys,
but it was far to be so clear cut
as both fell into a gray zone
and revealed the best we hope to find within,
as well as the worse we fear.
it's a pity the series is finished now,
but it had indeed run its course.
we can only relive the experience
and it's well worth it.
:)~

leaving you here
without a video,
as it just won't upload, apparently...
still,
have a great weekend folks!!
:)~
HUGZ

I KNEW IT !!!

I KNEW IT!!!
I KNEW IT !!!
I KNEW IT !!!
i just knew that SANTA CLAUS had to be some kind of bastard!!!...
but somehow...
i feel for the guy.
think about it!!!
wouldn't you feel the same?!?
Hum?!?
:D~
HUGZ

SHE GOT US ALRIGHT !!!

as promised by the weather girl,
mother nature got us here in montreal
for our first snowstorm.
by our standards,
it is minor
as we are used to rigourous winters
and have the proper tools to deal with it;
but it remains a source of aggravation for many,
including me...
but for the sake of this blog,
and your viewing pleasure [...],
i sacrificed myself this morning,
as i didn't hop in a cab to go to work,
but rather,
walked to take a few pics on my way there.
ain't i great, or what?!?
(you really don't have to answer that one...)
(i know!!!!)
:D~

my first encounter...
yuk!!!
but the weather was actually quite mild,
considering...
aside from some windbursts,
which we have a lot of downtown...

the first icicles i see this winter!!
WAIT!!!
we're not even winter yet!!!...
go away then!!!
shoo!!!

remember those park benches i showed you earlier this week?!?
a slight change of scenery,
wouldn't you say?!?

some people would be total saps for a scenery like this,
a tree with its branches heavy with snow...
N-O-T M-E !!!!
you'll notice this was before sunrise.
it'll give you some idea
what time i get to work...
there!!
my good deed of the day-week-month-year-whatever is done!!!
and the city claims
it's gonna take about 4 to 5 days
to pick up all of that crap,
costing us millions of dollars...
is this the "white" gold?!?
well, someone out there is costing us a pretty penny!!!
:(~
HUGZ

WOULD YOU EAT YELLOW SNOW?!? WOULD YOU?!?

well?!?...
would you?!?
would you get on your knees
and cup a handful of yellow[ed] snow,
and eat it?!?!!!
seems kind of desperate,
doesn't it?
:D~
HUGZ

THAT'S ONE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT

PHOTOBOOTH,
from big huge labs.
get a retro feeling.
:)~
HUGZ

SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE LAST WORD, EVENTUALLY...

these pictures were taken earlier today.
mother nature may be teasing us right now,
but this is just a prelude,
as she means to get down to business apparently,
comes next wednesday...
OY!!!
make sure to have your winter tires installed
and your shovels nearby.
IT'S COMING!!!!

i just love the effect of the camera flash
over the falling snowflakes.
i had the same results here.

i like the footprints people leave in the snow,
but i dislike those that drag their feet,
as you can observe to the right...

after a long day [that went fine though],
i was glad to get home.
at least,
someone there was happy to see me.
OUCH, MY FEET!!!
:D~
HUGZ

G'MORNING, FOLKS!!!

i got up shortly after 5 am,
allowing me to capture the sunrise,
which you see here through a glass snowflake,
hanging from the lights i've hung in the patio door.
good morning montreal!!
sunny day ahead!!
cool, but sunny!
:)~

unwashed, unshaven,
with hardly enough coffee yet
to face the day ahead,
a bear in the sun...

carrie enjoying her new favorite spot,
inside my new bathrobe,
which is already full of hair...

a tradition on television
is barbara walter's 10 fascinating people of the year.
while one may wonder about her choices...
i'll make sure to watch this on wednesday evening,
just for the heck of it.

KATE GOSSELIN:
dubious celebrity as she was in a reality show
showing her daily life with her now ex-husband...
and their eight children,
a set of twins and another of sextuplets.
a divorcee,
who cares?
a reality show "star".
who cares even less?!?
JENNY SANFORD:
wife of adulterer,
south carolina's governor,
mark sanford,
who admitted publicly,
amidst scandal,
of his affair with his argentinian mistress.
must love all of those airmiles he's cumulated...
another marriage on the rocks.
who cares?!?
SARAH PALIN:
this i must see,
simply so i can dislike her even more!!!
period.
TYLER PERRY:
actor, director, screenwriter, producer and author,
the man does well in the states apparently.
it seems like he's got quite an ego too,
as everything he does is prefaced with his name.
a little humility is totally lost on him i guess.
i don't know the guy,
so let's see what he's all about.
BRETT FAVRE:
the footballer that has the come in and out
of retirement likely the most often...
alrighty!!!
GLENN BECK:
a conservative commentator on american radio and television.
i wonder what he thinks of sarah palin...
ADAM LAMBERT:
american idol's alumni who made his coming out...
so?!?
MICHAEL JACKSON's CHILDREN:
i feel sorry for them,
for their loss,
and for the media exposure.
let's see how barbara handles this now.
but i don't exactly approve of this.
the kids deserve some peace.
LADY GAGA:
singer?!?
not my favorite at any rate.
might i change my mind with this interview?
we'll see!!
highly unlikely,
but you never know.
the tenth "personality" is yet to be revealed.
i must say i'm rather unimpressed with barbara's selection so far,
so the tenth better be good,
like extraordinary,
as i find nothing fascinating there so far.
that's television for you...

still,
a sunny day here indeed,
with much to do,
so,
gotta go!!
:D~
HUGZ

A TIME FOR TRADITIONS

the holidays are a time for traditions apparently.
a time for giving and forgiving.
a time to rejoice and reflect.
well,
i may have to start a new tradition of my own,
as i'm pretty sure
i've posted this video in the past,
but since it has lost nothing of its charm,
i may make it an annual occurence.
don't dare tell me i'm not in the spirit of the holidays now!!!
gnark-gnark-gnark!!!
:D~
HUGZ

LET ME RESTORE YOUR GOOD FEELINGS TOWARD XMAS !!!

since i recently ruined xmas for some...
let me restore your good feelings,
not mine,
toward xmas.
:)~

i've mentionned before i couldn't care less about xmas,
nor do i enjoy winter at all,
but i do indulge in some decorations for the holidays,
simply to lessen the dullness of the weather
usually prevailing at this time of the year;
though this year,
november has been quite nice actually,
& it's too early to tell
what december will be like.
anyway,
i collect snowmen decorations,
& i got myself three more today,
at the HALLMARK store.
look at them,
all smiling.
even my kitty seems to approve of my choice.
:D~

i kept on shopping,
looking for a few items.
i first went to GAP,
hoping to find some casual things.
found some jeans
and i'm happy to say they're "33", not "34"!!!
and i can go commando without crushing anything...
i was also looking for a cardigan,
but i didn't care for the very few they had to offer.
so instead,
i got some socks,
(not seen here)
as you always need socks.
i still hate that menswear is on the 3rd floor.
getting up those stairs is killing my back...
and having to go back to the mainfloor to pay,
because they're too cheap to put a cashier on the 3rd floor, sucks,
as i had to wait in a line amidst ladies & babies...
not my thing really!!
:(~
off i went to THE BAY,
still looking for a cardigan.
i had a good one,
in black merino wool,
but my first cat, igraine,
had done quite a number on it,
leaving it full of holes & pulled threads...
ah, igraine!!
still miss you girl!!
so, the cardigan!!
i was looking for something in black, charcoal or indigo,
simple enough, right?!?
guess again!!
it seems like an impossible mission
for a middle aged gay guy to dress decently.
you either gotta dress like a 16 years-old twink,
with everything that entails...
nauseating colors, crazy patterns, cheap fabrics
& cut in a way that would be unflattering to a more mature body.
or,
they want you to dress like an old man
with upholstered baggy pants,
sagging clothes in the dullest colors,
ready to fade with the walls
of a retiring home...
my frustration must have shown,
as some people stared at me as they crossed my path.
must be the homicidal look in my eyes!!!
i don't do well with crowds anymore.
i feel awkward & crowded,
i can't stand anymore people brushing against me.
to think i used to go to raves along with thousands of people.
things change over time i guess.
either that or i've become an agoraphobe...
back to the cardigan!!
my choices were either a beige one,
in thin wool with appliques,
i don't do appliques...
or one woolish hoody
with long white fleecy fur inside.
i told you,
i either have to look geriatric or like a flaming queen!!!
G-rrrr!!!
who do i have to shoot/blow/bribe/whatever to get some decent clothes to buy?
i got the $$$!!
show me the stuff i want!!
so on i went on my quest,
getting desperate.
but i did manage to find a good bathrobe.
i like to be naked at home,
but there is a tv station across the street,
and i wouldn't want to be on the 6 o'clock news
for the wrong reasons...
you know?!?
so,
a good robe allows me to freeball,
while remaining decent to any peeping tom out there,
or any caller at my door.
except,
i always found them to be too cheap/flimsy or way too short,
ending like too high above the knees.
i was fortunate to find one that didn't feel yukky to the touch,
you know what i mean here, don't you?!?
with a masculine motif,
and that reaches to mid-calf.
wow!!
and it was on sale!!
re-wow!!!
but even at the full price,
i would have bought it.
so not everything was lost,
even if i went back home without a cardigan...
:)~
may i say something else?
is it just me or what?!?
i know i don't shop as much as i used to,
since i used to be a shop-a-holic,
like no kidding!!
but are stores merchandising their stuff to confuse the customers?
i find it's a big mess in there
and quite the hassle to select anything
without feeling this was only a compromise,
as you were probably standing 20 feet from the ideal choice,
but you never saw it,
overwhelmed by the mess...
none of it makes any sense!!!
i went home gladly,
leaving this nightmare behind me,
as this is a crazy world for a midlle-aged queer,
where nobody cares to cater to his needs.
i refuse to look ridiculously flamboyant
or boringly clad.
there should be something in the middle,
casual wear with flair.
makes me regret not going in the business,
as i thought i would when i was a teen.
but then,
i wasn't thinking of the middle aged people then either...
OY VEY!!!
is there any hope for me/us?!?
so,
i'm all cozied up in my new robe,
which carrie had to try on first...
with a glass of amarulla,
just one glass,
as i don't want to end up drunk,
for a change.
:D~
and i don't want to dream tonight of cardigans,
with zippers or snaps,
with hoodies & fur,
with crazy stripes,
and pockets stiched in appliques,
and other what-nots.
another example:
one that could have been nice,
if it had been in black wool instead of white...
but it had silver pipings on it...
and a zipper.
how about a good old fashion cardigan?!?
nothing wrong with that in my book.
man!!
i never thought i'd see the day when i'd say:
I HATE SHOPPING!!!
i need to get filthy rich and hire a personal shopper,
that's what i need.
:)~
HUGZ

TGIF: HAPPY THOUGHTS

another friday, another day i take OFF!!!
and i don't feel guilty at all,
given the week i've gone through...
PHEW!!!

i came across this,
and if this doesn't tickle you like it did me,
i don't know what!!!
the cutest kitty indeed!
they're so cute at that age.
just don't tell carrie!!...
:D~

i'm just so relieved this week is over,
i could jump for joy!!
(if only i could actually...)
got to keep those happy thoughts.
HAPPY THOUGHTS!!
HAPPY THOUGHTS!!
HAPPY THOUGHTS!!
have a great weekend people!!
:)~
HUGZ