Queer As Folk: Where Are They Now?

In 2000 I was single and living the big life.  I remember sitting in my living room with my 6 month old Chihuahua Princess and a bowl of popcorn.  We were about to witness "Change" in America before change ever existed.   The most controversial show to ever air on American Television, Queer as Folk, became the talk of the town. Everyone knew about it, Gay or Straight, it didn't matter. 

Other than Star Trek Voyager, I was hooked for the next five seasons as Brian, Justin, Michael, Ted, Lindsay, Melanie, and Emmett threw all of their gay drama in our faces.  And not to mention all the other characters who touched our lives, like Debbie, Vick, Hunter, Ben, and countless others.  

When the show ended in the summer of 2005,  another relationship had met it's end - my 4 year relationship with David Mackey.  But...

My new one with Ryan Lopez started shortly thereafter!!!!!!

I was living in my new apartment alone, because Ryan hadn't moved in with me yet,  And even though a hurricane was in the forecast, it wasn't until the final episode came to an end, that reality finally hit me.

I was hooked on a show that would never come back!!!!

Flash forward 5 years and I'm sitting in mine and Ryan's living room with our friends, Michael and Renee watching the final episode of Queer As Folk, just like it was yesterday.  We started watching the entire series last April and continued through the Summer, Fall and Winter of 2010, finishing the series last week.
    

Queer As Folk's 10th Anniversary was on December 3rd, 2010 and tonight I'd like to introduce my friends, Michael and Renee to TV Squad, to share and let them know "where are they now."

To see where the cast all are now 

Click HERE for TV Squad Summary

OMG Hilarious! - Planting

OMG Hilarious! - Miss Ultimate Sexy Baby Nevada Pageant

Okay, I can't help it.  This is unbelievably funny!  Tom Hanks was on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Sunday, where he was later featured in a video of a reality show gone wrong.  According to Wikipedia, Toddlers & Tiaras is a reality television series that debuted on TLC in 2009.  The show follows the controversial world of child beauty pageants.  

Well, Tom and his six year-old "daughter", Sophie appear together in a video, "Toddlers & Tiaras with Tom Hanks," and it is hilarious!  Check it out here.

How Many Of You Knew?

I'm writing this post for the countless friends, family, schoolmates, co-workers, and acquaintances I've encountered in my life and will always be remembered in my heart and soul.

Imagine yourself being 16 years old and wanting to do something valuable for your country, but couldn't.  Well that's exactly how Frank Buckles felt when he lied to the United States Army, because he wanted to be a part of the Great War.  

Out of the 5 million Americans who served in the military during World War I, he was the only one left, until a week ago.  Buckles passed away 3 weeks after his 110th birthday at his farm in West Virginia.

"I knew there'd be only one survivor someday. I didn't think it would be me," he stated.
 
Buckles and two other veterans, a 109 Australian man and a 110 year old British woman were believed to be the only ones left of the 65 million who served.

I conclude that no matter what your political beliefs may be, our military have done an exemplary job of protecting our nation.  We owe them a debt of gratitude and respect; many don't seem to understand how important these men and women really are.

Mr Buckles, Thank you for your undying contribution.

I Quote That - The Person You Love

Born This Way Video Premiere Hits Internet

OMG Hilarious! - Working For Their Sweets

And you thought you had it bad when you were a kid.  Omg, this was so hilarious I had to share it with you guys.   

Not only, do these kids have to make their bed to get their reward, but they need to work for their candy as well.   

Just how parenting should be, LMAO!

The Most Vile Man In The Republican Party

Let's see...

You're against me and Ryan getting married,

You're against me and Ryan becoming parents,

You're against me and Ryan retaining our jobs,

and...

You're against mine and Ryan's friends joining the military.

Hmmm. what else would you expect from a man who has preached from the pulpit for over 30 years?  Who are you to judge us Mr. Huckabee?

Gay people having full equality has no impact what so ever on anyone who disagrees with the "homosexual lifestyle" as you often mention. It changes nothing in your home life, your family, or your church; your life will continue as it always has. You only have to deal with the fact that we exist and we are entitled to the same rights as everyone else. There is no personal toll or impact for you.

When people make moves to limit, remove, or block our equality it impacts our legal and financial standings, our families (especially if there are children involved), and wrongly implies that we are somehow less deserving of life, liberty, and equal protection under the law than our hetero counterparts. 

And lets get one thing very clear, the term "homosexual lifestyle" is a worthless statement that is used only as a scare tactic to ignite fear and anger. The reality is that all homosexuals have only two things in common, they are attracted to people of the same gender and they will face familial, societal, and legal discrimination because of it; the similarities stop there.

Just like heteros we all have vastly different beliefs and practices regarding work, family, children, religion, politics, sexual behaviors, morality, education, where we live, who we socialize with, and what we are willing to tolerate from others. We are not all "cut from the same cloth", and if in 2011 you believe that we are than your ignorance is beyond staggering. 

Differing opinions regarding homosexual relationships doesn't make anyone evil. It's when you attempt to block our rights, take away our children, forbid us from adopting children, align us with pedophiles and animal rapists, discredit our families, fire us, evict us, tell us we can be cured (as if we had a sickness), tell us that your imaginary friend's book says we should be put to death (even though you ignore everything else Leviticus said), beat us or actually murder us; that's when it becomes evil. 

How Faucets Should Be Made...

How many times have you turned on the shower and while you've set the perfect temperature, it took you a while?  There you are, moving the faucet right or left until you hit it just right.   Annoying isn't it.  Well here's a good idea...

Poster of the Week - Issue No. 4 - Arrogance

Continuing alphabetically, I bring you this week's poster, "Arrogance."

These are meant to be funny, and in no way meant to be taken seriously.

We Are Going To Be Uncles For The First Time!!!!!

On Thursday night, my partner and I learned that we are going to be Uncles for the first time!  Hell, my parents will be Grandparents for the first time!  Even though my step-daughters from a previous relationship call my parents Granny Trina & Pops, the informal words have a deeper purpose, because one of their own children is having a baby.  "Their baby girl" is having a baby.

There are no words to explain my excitement and the amount of joy I have in my heart for both my baby sister and her husband.  I only have one sibling, hence another reason this means so much to me.  I can't even describe the feeling I get when I talk about this or mention it to other people.  I also can't imagine my sister being pregnant or with a big belly.  Ahhhh, the joy of seeing her progression in the coming months, even if it is primarily through Facebook. LOL. She knows Ryan and I love her - she knows her nieces, Francesca and Jessica love her.  We are all happy for her and her husband.

Just to explain where I'm coming from, I'd like to share a little of what this means to all of us...

When I was with my previous partner of 4 years he had two beautiful baby girls, Francesca and Jesssica, whom he had with his ex-wife, Debbie.  I became an instant parent overnight, helping them with schoolwork, dance recitals, swim meets, and even coached their soccer teams; I continued to do so even after my relationship with David was over.  Then I met Ryan and the girls just kept getting older and older and before you knew it, they were both in High School.  The oldest, Francesca, just had her 16th birthday and got her driver's permit within the last 2 months.  Last month my parents drove up from Corpus Christi to Houston for Francesca's birthday party.  And even though they may not see Francesca and Jessica but twice a year, they know they are loved as Grandparents, and will forever be a part of their lives.   The girls are their first grandchildren through my relationship with David,  but baby Fasnacht (my brother in law's surname) will be their first grandchild by birth.

Ryan and I plan to have our own children someday, and soon there will be many more grandchildren, who knows, but one thing is certain... nothing can beat the joy of raising a child.  I've had my chance and now my sister will get hers.  What a blessing this is.

Ryan and I love you baby sister; may God watch over you and Luther in the coming months.   We pray He help guide you and keep you healthy as you bask in the joy of this beautiful pregnancy.


And thank God there will be no more "May" Babies!!! LOL

OMG Hilarious! - Smells Like A Fire!

Britney vs. Ke$ha

On the left hand side you have Britney, on the right you have Ke$ha and just like a James St. James novel, it's not quite as cut and dry as you might think. Yes Britney's Britney and we love her, and Ke$ha's Ke$sha and we loathe her, but "Hold It Against Me" is lyrically lazy and every time she says "HAY ZAI" instead of "hazy" I just want to drag her to a speech therapist (I GET IT, IT'S HER THING, BUT REALLY... HAY ZAI?). Sure, I like Britney battling herself and Jonas Akerlund is always interesting, but I'm still not sold.

Ke$ha's video, on the other hand, has unicorns sipping champagne and James Van Der Beek in full-on Rules of Attraction mode, which is QUITE DEVASTATING. And for once Ke$ha doesn't look like she spent the weekend in a Burning Man port-o-potty. She looks rather fashionable, in fact. I even approve of the freckles.

So what do you think? Is it: A) Britney rules 4EVER, B) Ke$ha wins by a hair, or C) Neither, I'm just waiting for Gaga's "Born This Way" video to blow both bitches out of the water.

The Really Amazing Things You Didn't Know About Facebook

 

Every 20 minutes on Facebook there are: 

1 million Links Shared, 
1.5 million Event Invites, 
1.3 million Tagged Photos, 
2 million Status Updates, 
2 million Friend Requests Accepted, 
2.7 million Photos Uploaded, 
2.7 million Messages Sent, 
10.2 Million Comments Made, and 
1.5 million Wall Posts

Again, that's every 20 minutes!

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.  Check out the video below to find out what else you didn't know about the site that led you to my blog.

I Quote That - Crazy

I love this quote by Marilyn Monroe so much that I couldn't find a title for it.  I think "Crazy" would suffice, wouldn't you say?

Toy Story Returns!

Just when you thought you finished watching the final installment of the Toy Story series, it returns with a bang. In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, images of Toy Story's "Hawaiian Vacation" surfaced.

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the gang return in a series of shorts being released in front of the upcoming movies, Cars 2 and The Muppets.  The first short will be released on June 24 in front of Cars 2.

An article from The Playlist states the following:

The short’s director (and former sound designer) Gary Rydstrom, who also made the Pixar short “Lifted,” said of the short, “Woody becomes kind of like what’s-his-name on “Love Boat”...Captain Stubing!” While that reference is going to fly right over kids’ heads, he also elaborates vaguely on the story. “As toys who get played with all the time, they have a pretty good imagination, when it’s time for a little playacting, they’re good at it.” As for the images, it looks like all of our favorite toys are back and we’re sure they will try to find a way to wring some tears out of us during their brief few minutes onscreen. If anyone can do it, Pixar can. You can check out the second image below and we’ll update the images when EW posts them online.

An Entertaining Dont Drink & Drive Video

Want to make a short movie? Why not turn your "Don't Drink & Drive" video into a 3 minute short film? That's exactly what the Danish did.  

Made in Denmark, the video is rather graphic and not what you would expect from a PSA.  It does make for great entertainment though.  Check it out for yourself.

What Are Words?

I'll be the first one to admit.  I haven't watched one minute of American Idol this season.  Yes, I'm still bitter that my chosen ones didn't win the last three years.  Crystal Bowersox in 2010, Adam Lambert in 2009, and David Archuletta in 2008.  I told Ryan that 3 was the charm  and I've kept my word.

But after hearing the song by eliminated contestant Chris Medina from American Idol 2011, we may just have to watch this season after all.  The Top 24 have been chosen, which means we wouldn't have to sit through anymore agonizing weeks of auditions.

According to news sources, Medina was booted off the competition on Thursday night's episode in which the top 12 boys were chosen.  And as quickly as he was booted off the show, he's been able to put together a song, a video and release date - all within 2 days.  That is a record unto itself.

"What Are Words” is everything you’d expect it to be- it’s heartfelt and moving. It tells Medina’s heartbreaking story about his fiancee, Juliana Ramos’ tragic car accident and her subsequent brain injury. The poignant lyrics talk about Chris’ undying love and promises he made before the accident and how he’ll stand by those same words even during this difficult time.

 Here’s what he told to PopEater in an interview.

“It’s a song about making promises and fulfilling them, about telling someone you love that you’ll be there and having them be able to count on you because you said it. Because the words that you say really mean something. It’s a powerful song,”

One of the changes that Season 10 has above the rest, is their new partnership with Universal Music Group, replacing Sony Music Entertainment.  These people at Interscope Records are not going to sit by and let musicians pass them by.  If they can make a buck here and there, why not?  When he was eliminated on Thursday night he was told by famed producer, Rodney Jerkins that he wrote a song and wanted to produce it for Chris.  Another change to the season is the addition of producers to the show who were there to mentor the contestants during the auditions.

Chris performed his new single on The Jay Leno Show last night and has released it on iTunes to purchase.  It is poignant, it is powerful, and it has made my love for Ryan much more stronger.

Take a listen and watch the video:

OMG Hilarious! - Problem Solved

What Is My Dad To Do Without His Two and a Half Men?

What is my dad going to do without his all-time favorite show?  I guess he'll have to sit around and mope.  He's very picky about the shows he watches and doesn't care much for the shows my mother enjoys.

On Thursday, Charlie Sheen, the star of CBS' comedy show "Two and a Half Men" gave a ridiculous interview with a conservative radio host in the Bahamas.  In less than 20 mintues, he not only managed to insult the creator of the show, but talked about his recent porn star hook-ups, calling them godesses and curing his alcoholism "with his mind."

"I violently hate Chaim Levine (Chuck Lorre). He's a stupid, stupid little man and a pussy punk that I'd never want to be like."

The interview was so insane (actually he's fucking insane, pardon my French) that CBS announced yesterday they were shutting down Two and a Half Men for the rest of the season "based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition."

Listen to the interview everyone's talking about down below, but let it be known, I could care less what happens to this idiot.  As for the 200 or so people who work on the show who aren't high-paid writers or actors, they are the ones truly caught in the crossfire between Sheen, CBS and Warner Bros.