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High beds are for the kids

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hi bed or low bed?
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low to the ground?
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yea
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totally low
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im thinking of getting a new bed
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low is the new high
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low huh
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i figured i want something the dogs can jump on
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low beds are so super chic and adult
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high beds were cool when we were 6
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they WERE!!!
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like amazingly cool lol
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ok. SOLD

High beds were totally awesome back then. They were fun to climb up onto and a good way to hide all your shit from your parents! But as an adult… I’m thinking lower the better. When you’re drunk and sleeping, you don’t have to worry about falling off your bed. Just slide on down.

Weekend Recap:

This weekend was devoted to renovations, patience and growing up. Probably the three things I need to work on most lol. Renovations take patience… which I don’t have when it comes to things like this… And growing up, because it’s hard.

As always, gotta have my starbucks. Nothing like an ice cold cup of coffee to start the weekend.

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My Summer Bag of Choice:

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Finally, a religious person who makes sense.

Great post by Perez:

“Nicole Lamarche, Miss California 2003 and now an ordained minister at Cotuit Federated Church in Cotuit, Mass, is speaking out.

She says:

“As a pastor and a former Miss California, I am often asked to interpret what the Word of God has to say on a particular subject. I am quite confident that God prefers that we human beings stick to speaking for ourselves. And yet there are occasions when God’s Word is used as a weapon, and I feel compelled to speak.

In the past few days, much has been made of the words of Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean. She stated that marriage is between a man and a woman. I write not in response to her opinion, but rather about her comments that followed: that the Bible condones her words. She said, ‘It’s not about being politically correct, it’s about being biblically correct.’ While this sentiment is shared by many who seek to condemn gay people and gay marriage, citing pieces of the Bible to further one’s own prejudice fails to meet the Bible on its own terms.

Most people seeking to condemn gay people point to the Book of Leviticus, where we read that men lying with men is an abomination. However, we rarely hear of other verses found in the book of Leviticus that are equally challenging. For example, Leviticus also tells us that eating shrimp and lobster is an abomination. And that a person should not wear material woven of two kinds of material—an impossible mandate for a pageant contestant!

In Paul’s letter to the community in Corinth we read, ‘For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church….’ And yet these words have not prevented Christian denominations from ordaining women, such as myself. Sadly, the Bible has been used to further prejudice throughout history. We have used it to permit ourselves to enslave people; to conquer and kill; and to denigrate the earth.

The truth is that it is difficult to know for sure the intentions of the biblical authors, but we do know something about God. Those of us who know God through Jesus of Nazareth know that he went to great lengths to express God’s love to people who were labeled as outcasts. He spent time with children, prostitutes, and lepers, all of whom were labeled as outside of the grasp of the Holy. As we continue to seek God’s vision for us as a nation grounded in a love for justice, I pray that we might move closer to the cause of grace.”

Via Perez

What happened to this trick?!

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She use to be so pretty and now she looks like a washed out porn star. Could be bad images but fuck… Let’s see how she looks tonight on the Making the Band finale! Holla!

LB: Sunny Day

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So BAD. So so bad.

Premise… talking about kids names and what would be cool:

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Silver
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I like Grey as a name, that would be fresh
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ooooh i love Von or Vaughn. I’m calling my kid Patron Silver
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Have twins – Patron Silver and Jack Andcoke
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AndCoke OMGLOLOL
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lol that looks like a cool name as oneword… Andcoke
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and if they’re retarded, it’s Popov and Whiskey

This is so damn cool.

Better in HD, 1000 frames a second:

I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

I want those flashing shades…

Socoa Damier Sunglasses:
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Weekend Recap:

Going to start recapping every weekend of mine just for remembrance purposes…

First… Cargo’s day at the beach. La Jolla Shores San Diego:
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Tried to make her pose on the ledge… the wind took her ear lol:
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Sun bathing on the grass before heading home:
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More Zac Efron from GQ

TGIF!!!

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Panasonic ZS3 & Sigma DP2

Cavit? Ghetto bird for “Can I have it?”

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Offering all of the features that Panasonic’s multiple award winning TZ range of cameras is renowned for – including a remarkable 12x optical zoom in a compact, stylish body and 25mm ultra wide angle lens – the TZ7 goes one step further to offer AVCHD Lite*1 motion picture recording, making the TZ7 a truly versatile proposition.

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Basically, a compact camera with a 25mm-300mm range (crazy!) and records AVCHD video, which is basically HD video at half the size. AVCHD is what HD camcorders use and allows for HD footage to be captured in less space. Downside is, it’s harder to edit the video clips, but eh… I’m not much of an editor. You can however, continue to shoot in motion image HD (which most do now) but it will of course be a larger file size.

I also want the new Sigma DP2 (even more):
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This is, in a nutshell, a compact digital camera with a fixed focal length with the same sized sensor as a dslr. What does that mean? Basically, the quality of your photos will be dslr-like in a little tiny ass body. The fixed focal length of the DP2 is close to 40mm, perfect for portraits and street photography on the go. This is gonna be a gem!! I’d totally sell my G10 for this thing.

You can see the craziness in quality from their sample gallery here.

The ZS3 is available now overseas (as the TZ7) and is expected in us stores sometime in April, which leaves a couple weeks. Sigma has not yet announced when it’s DP2 will be out.

Demolition DONE!

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The right side of this backyard shed was a patio/storage room… that is before we got all Hulk on it with sledge hammers. We almost went all the way with the demo, except there was just so much to throw away and tile to break down that we had some professionals come in with their dump trucks to finish the job.

At first they quoted us $2,500 to demolish the room. We go to working and from where we left off, it was only an $829 dollar job. Not bad for a couple gay guys! LOL.

Ok enough of the boring stuff. Now comes the really fun, gay, non-sledge hammering stuff. What are we gonna do with that space? First thing that pops in my mind for that section is a Cabana, the kind like at The Wynn, lol.

For real though, how hot would it be to have a Cabana area in your backyard? I’m thinking these wood panel floor tile we found for the ground, some chase lounges with matching chairs… the modern wicker look. Throw in a hookah and some table areas for food and drink. Finally add in some nice drapes to give it that flow and resort feel. Of course we gotta have the firepit close by.

A Cabana would be sic right? Well, that’s if there’s a pool to go with it! Heck yes I said pool. Holla!! Summer parties 2010 is where it’s at. Get ready… Haha. In all realness, this is the ultimate goal. A nice backyard area (cabana style), a simple pool for laps and leisure, and a small getaway right at the tip of our home. The fabulous-ness comes with the company.

Where you at HGTV?!

Lose Weight with FACTS

Calorie count is the key to success.

With the summer coming along, I’m starting up my eat-right-diet again, hoping to sustain it through the year. A couple of years ago, I was at my biggest. A whopping 160 pounds for my small ass frame.

160?!? That’s overweight? No. But I wasn’t feeling good either physically or mentally. I hated getting up in the morning, I didn’t have any energy nor the motivation for life. I was a walking FML ball.

I’m not gonna lie, it was hard starting the whole calorie counting system + exercise and activity. But that’s the hardest part of it. I swear. Luckily, I had planned a Hawaii trip and had 2.5 months to shape up. I wasn’t look to be buff, or even cut… I was just looking to feel good and fit. After all, I didn’t want to mope around the beautiful island feeling sorry for myself.

Scientifically speaking, a person has to burn 3,500 calories to lose ONE pound. Of course it varies depending on metabolism and the way your body is built… but that’s what it is in theory.

You might be thinking, DAMN… how can I burn that many calories working out? First of all, you don’t burn ALL of those calories by working out… you also have to change the way you live… and by live, I mean eat. It’s a simple equation.

Our body alone, to survive, burns about 2,000 – 2,500 calories per day. So let’s say you calorie count your meals and you have a daily calorie consumption of 2,000. Hey, you’re breaking even. You aren’t gaining nor losing any weight. Now add an activity in there and say you burn 500 calories. You keep this up for a week and that’s you’re pound right there.

A pound a week might not sound like much, but it’s a very healthy way to lose weight. And how does 52 pounds in a year sound? Or even just 20-30 pounds in 6 months? Sounds fucking awesome to me.

I lost about 2 pounds a week calorie counting and doing something active everyday. I ate roughly 1,500 – 2,000 calories a day and burned about 500 of that through exercise and activity. Find something fun to do that burns calories like tennis, biking, walk around town, swimming, etc. Don’t burn yourself out physically and mentally by dragging yourself to the gym everyday. Clean the house, your car, do something productive that also burns calories.

I’m tellin you, this helped me a lot. I hated my life… moreso than I do now lol, but losing that weight gave me a liberating feeling. It’s always good to accomplish something you didn’t think you could. I KNOW YOU CAN. Positive vibes your way. Let’s do this! or as Diddy would say, LOCK IN!!

Anyway, here is a pic of me at 160 pounds vs. 140 pounds.

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Summer is almost here, so put down that bag of cheetos, get off your couch and do something!!

Justin Timberlake, Marc Jacobs, Kate Moss, one photo:

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Can we say ANTM?

The Original Britney Spears

Also awarded an Emmy for this performance! Miss Janet is also in this video, but I can’t compare her to anyone. She’s in a league of her own. Not particularly with this performance, I think Paula beat her on this one. But in general, there is only one Miss Nasty.

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It’s like Christmas:

Edit, Wallpaper time (click for 1920×1200):
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Chris Pine

I love Chris Pine and am so excited to see him in Star Trek:

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And for giggles:
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Download Day 26 – Forever in a Day

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1. Just Getting Started
2. Imma Put It On Her (Feat. Yung Joc & P. Diddy)
3. Shawty Wats Up (Feat. T-Pain)
4. Think Of Me
5. Stadium Music
6. Bipolar
7. Perfectly Blind
8. So Good
9. Girlfriend
10. Baby Maker
11. Then There’s You
12. Need That (Feat. Jermaine Dupri)
13. Reminds Me Of You
14. Your Heels
15. Truth Is A Lie

Download link 1 | link 2

My Weekend – the good stuff

We made Pad Thai Saturday night. It came out 90% right. Not bad for our first time. Spicy 7:
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Accompanied by Shrimp Tom Kah. So delicious:
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Started some origami for our tree:
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Not quite done, but coming out well. Need some cherry blossoms for the tree branches:
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Resurrected my Giant Halfway bike. Will be taking this bad boy out more often:
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Went for a late afternoon bike ride in Little Italy/Downtown. Needed some me time:
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Good weekend – minus work and bitch fits. But I’m focusing on the good. So there is the good.