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…so it turns out the bone was worse than I thought.
I go in tomorrow at 2pm (pacific) for surgery.
Wish me luck!
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Offline
It took some effort to write this out.
I will be offline for a bit. I was either sideswiped or cut off by a car [1]I don’t really remember for sure today and crashed my bike. I have a fractured collar bone, multiple contusions, abrasions, etc.
I’m banged up but home from the hospital and enjoying the bliss of modern pharmacology. I expect to make a full recovery with time.
I managed to upload a quick photo via twitter today and the support has been overwhelming.
Adam was kind enough to come over and nurse-maid me tonight.
I’ll try to write more when I can.
References
| ↑1 | I don’t really remember for sure |
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Grumble, Grumble, Grumble
Today was a test of my patience. Nothing really awful but several unfortunate happenings found me in a particularly foul mood. A mood which seemed to only worsen as they day went by.
First, I get spurned at the gym by a hottie I’ve been oggling. Not the end of the world but a kick to id.
Then, I find someone has backed into my bike and cracked the side fin. Thankfully, the same fin that has been scratched before. I think they might have actually knocked it over as I discovered later my low beam headlight was out.
Lost my favorite shirt. It could be in the laundry but I don’t think so. I haven’t worn it lately. My own fault, I know.
Work starts off slow. An incident in policy occurs between myself and a field unit. It was a huge safety issue for the field unit. I called him on it and his reply was completely out of line, I made a complaint and management did nothing. I’m not sure why that surprised me. They don’t give a rats ass about us. Anything outside their immediate bubble of responsibility is shunned and avoided at all cost.
Of course, I get a barrage of cranky callers who are insolent and nasty. I almost cursed one lady out. I told another she needed to grow up. Not very civil servant like behavior to say the least.
To top it off, I read some posts on an employee forum whining about how victimized they are and how the [Union] chapter was doing nothing. Well that just set me on fire. I bust my ass to defend my coworkers. I don’t get paid for it and it eats up a lot of free time. And frankly, I’m good at it. [1]not arrogance just confidence in my abilities I’ve gotten numerous punishments overturned and/or reduced. Management knows if I’m involved they better have their ducks in a row or I’m gonna have a field day tearing it apart. Anyway, I wrote a very scathing reply, thought better of it, edited most of the bitterness out.
I’m home now. My mood is foul, my bed is empty, my libidio is up, and I’m not a happy camper. Thankfully, I’m starting a 3 day weekend.
References
| ↑1 | not arrogance just confidence in my abilities |
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Q&A
I thought I’d answer a list of recent questions. [1]Ok, most are recent, some are old and I just haven’t gotten around too yet.
1) Are all your "stories" about your playtime true? Absolutely. I’m not a slut just sexually very generous. [2]This is probably the #1 question I get asked
2) Now that the MH founder has resigned, will you go back? Nope. He still has controlling interest so nothing has really changed in my opinion.
3) Why can’t I read your hidden stuff? Probably, because you didn’t reply to my email request. Or, my email might have gotten swallowed by your junk filter. [3]Especially, if you are on aol, hotmail, msn, yahoo..their filters suck big green donkey dicks.
4) Why are you such a dick? Because I can be. Any questions? lol (This guy was mad at me over my comments about MH on joe.my.god’s blog.)
5) Where do you find all your plugins? No single place. Sometimes I google’em. However, I often go here first.
6) Have you ever regretted being gay? There was a time when I first came out and was still very confused. Since then? Nope. Being gay has helped to make me that man I am. I wouldn’t change that for all the Gold in M. Phelps’ pockets.
7) Were you in the local paper recently? Yes but the article was about my work not me. They just happened to use a stock photo of me. It also had my full name so I didn’t link it here. (I’m pretty not stupid. lol)
8) What is twitter? A micro-blogging service. Look at it as a blog meets random spur of the moment updates. It is highly addictive if you aren’t careful.
That is all I can think of at the moment.
Oh and if you use any sort of filtering software for your blog, add 63.243.145.133 to the banned list. This is the #1 IP I get junk from.
Time to head off for work.
Drip, Drip
I had originally planned to post this sooner but the whole MH scandal pushed it back. Tsk, tsk. This post is not to be considered medical advice but more as basic info. I hope you’ll take the time read it all the way thru.
Many of you read about my unfortunate trip to the free clinic. I also had the glorious task of notifying my play buddies of exposure. Well, they were more than grateful. And let’s face it, I get around. I know color you shocked right? lol That said, I take my sexual health
I still get surprised by the number of gay men who do not know about STD’s and HIV. [1]For the record, HIV is an STD but for the purpose of this post I will discuss it as a solo item. While I’ve beat this horse before I feel it bears repeating after getting a slew of questions via email and twitter.
I hate to sound like I’m scolding but I am. As sexually active men, you should at least know the basics. With the ability to play around comes responsibility. Besides, hiding behind fear and ignorance is so 80’s. Take it upon yourself to get educated. It is your responsibility. Besides the plethora of free info available on the web, you can also get printed documentation thru your doctor or neighborhood City clinic. Unless you are in a closed monogamous relationship this applies to you.
If you have sex (with another person) more than once a month you should probably get screened for STD’s once every 3-4 months. Not everyone will develop symptoms of having an STD so it is very easy to spread without regular checkups. STD’s, if left unchecked, can cause serious health problems later on in life.
Gonorrhea/Chlamydia/Syphilis are much easier to catch than HIV. They are also easily treatable in most instances with prescription antibiotics. No you can’t use the same antibiotic to treat all three. Most Cities offer some sort of free or low cost alterative for STD/HIV testing so there no excuse other than irresponsibility not to. Most clinics also offer programs for anonymously notifying your sexual partners of exposure as well. This means you don’t have to necessarily be the bearer of bad news. [2]I kind of see that as a cop-out but as long as they get notified, who cares.
As for HIV, things are different. HIV is much harder to catch but there is also no cure. And while the number of HIV related deaths has decreased with the advent of better meds, people are still dying. Fortunately, HIV is a rather fragile bug. Unless you are using injectable drugs (read dirty needles) the primary infection route for gay men is unprotected anal sex.
And this line, "well he said he was negative" is a bunch of bullshit. NO ONE is responsible for your health but you. [3]Don’t get me wrong, people should be held accountable for their behavior however, that doesn’t do you any good health-wise if you sero-convert. And frankly, you should get away from worrying about other people’s honesty and focus more on finding a sexual pattern that works for you. Regardless of whether a person is poz or neg, stick to the same practices. This avoids the temptation to engage in high risk behavior in situations where you don’t know or think you know a person’s status. If you stick to the same behaviors you also tend to worry less.
It really is simple folks, if you are sexually active get tested on a routine basis. Pleading poverty or ignorance is not an excuse. Know the facts about transmission and protection and act accordingly.
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References
| ↑1 | For the record, HIV is an STD but for the purpose of this post I will discuss it as a solo item. |
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| ↑2 | I kind of see that as a cop-out but as long as they get notified, who cares. |
| ↑3 | Don’t get me wrong, people should be held accountable for their behavior however, that doesn’t do you any good health-wise if you sero-convert. |
Self Portrait
Recently, not one but two of my blog buddies sent me T-shirts in the mail. This pic was sent by Large Tony. I absolutely love it! He was worried if I would wear it. Hell, I’ve already worn it 3 times. lol *Thanks T, I greatly appreciate it!*
Oddly enough, the 2nd shirt is also black and was sent by an anonymous source. When I get time to wear it, I’ll snap off a pic.
My weekend is fast coming to a close. Friday, I spent about 3 hours doing continuing education for my Fire training. I’ve mentioned before I’m a training Officer for the Fire civilianization project. I previously went down to SFO to see Fire operations at the airport. This time I got to drive all over the bay in one of the 2 fireboats owned by the Fire department. It was awesome of course!
This trip is normally reserved for Supervisors and Managers. There were a couple of snarky comments made in the background questioning whether I should be there. I was happy to hear the Fire training manager silence them with a curt explanation. [1]Forgetting for a moment, I have more fire/medical training than most of them combined. I don’t understand petty power trips at all . Anyway, you can click over to flickr for a full rundown on the pics. I tried to take a few more this time even though some are pretty much the same picture.
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Saturday was pretty low key. The Latin came into town and we spent a good chunk of the day just hanging out. I hadn’t seem him lately, we had fun. We also decided to go see the Batman flick. I’d been wanting to see it and he hadn’t seen it either so it worked out great. The movie was exceptional! Much better than I ever expected and way better than part I. Keith Ledger turned in one of the best performances of his career. Not to mention, the plot was very complex and constantly evolving.
He took off to go bar hopping with some coworkers and I met up with Adam for Sushi for dinner. Brad is at a conference so it was just the two of us. We were caddy as usual. Afterwards, we hung out at 440 Castro (aka the old Daddies bar) with Dan. Ironically, we spent a good chunk of time watching the Olympics while there. lol We watched this one chick slaughter the entire competition in a long distance run. Even if we kept laughing at how emaciated and hungry she looked.
I didn’t stay more than a couple hours. [2]I get bored in bars easily these days w/o some sort of carnal distraction. hehehe. I left the boys and came on home.
So now, I’m just finished uploading pics to flickr, made myself a yummy egg/bacon bagle, caught up on Tivo, and replaying thru Gears of War. GoW 2 is due out in November and I can’t wait!
Not a bad weekend. Not too terribly busy but still managed to be preoccupied.
Grumpy Bumpy
Having one of those days…
Last night on the way home this stupid 811 (drunk) bitch walks right out in front of me. I shit you not. I’m not an expert rider by any means but I did manage not to hit her. Only because the car next to me drove up onto the sidewalk which left me room to maneuver. I managed not to drop the bike either. Of course, nothing brings out my inner hick faster than stupidity. I promptly parked my bike in traffic threw down my helmet and started spewing a string of curse words that would make a sailor’s mom turn red. [1]I was actually scared because even at 45mph, if I had hit her, she would have probably died. It was the fright that had me so upset. Her "companion" turns and starts cussing back so a 418 (verbal) breaks out. I’m like, "bring it [insert string of obscenities]". I call work as they are getting into a vehicle to drive away. Naturally, the drunk one is driving. They got all of 4 blocks before being pulled over by a black & white. That’s called karma mother fuckers.
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I could not fall asleep last night to save my life. I figured I’d take the opportunity to finish off Darkness on the Xbox. I finished the game but still couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned the whole night. Thankfully, it is my off day from the gym. I get so irritated when I can’t get a good workout in. Anyway, my buddy Frank was asking if something was on my mind. *mental checklist* Nope, mind is empty at the moment. I’m chalking it up to too much caffeine. I’m sure I’ll fall right to sleep tonight. After a day of cranky citizens at work, I’m sure to be in chipper spirits later. hehehe
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And as if all that wasn’t bad enough, I got an email from one of my regular playbuddies this morning. He woke up a couple days ago with a "drippy-drippy" so I had to run down to the clinic to get screened. I don’t have any symptoms but I take my sexual health very seriously. [2]They treated me anyway since I was considered 1st line exposure blah blah blah. Nice of them. But, that means no nookie for 7 days. Fuck me! How will I survive! Of course, I get to send out two lovely emails to my most recent encounters. Yes, that includes the fuzzy man from the previous post. @#$%! Oh, and the maids did come back, BTW. I was already headed off to work but when I got home the apartment had been cleaned. I know I shouldn’t giggle but I can’t help it. I can only imagine what they told their husbands.
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My day is off to a fine start, can’t ya tell? As TFA would say, ‘it is what it is so deal with it‘. Into every whore’s life a little rain must fall. I guess life is saying to me, "TAG bitch, you’re it"! lolol
References
| ↑1 | I was actually scared because even at 45mph, if I had hit her, she would have probably died. It was the fright that had me so upset. |
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| ↑2 | They treated me anyway since I was considered 1st line exposure blah blah blah. Nice of them. But, that means no nookie for 7 days. Fuck me! How will I survive! |
Mental Note II
Just a few random observations. [1]If you are twitter, you probably weighed in already.
I really need to stop bringing lube into the shower. With that in mind, if your "guest" falls in the shower, are you responsible?
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Never have a "guest" over on maid day. Especially when the maid has keys! (Oh yes, there will be a post about this.)
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If someone asks you to google your name at work, don’t do it. (One of my straight co-workers apparently has a name similar to that of a straight porn star. Color him embarrassed.)
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Oh, and since I haven’t gotten the poll thingy working you can answer here if you’d like.
Purge
I’m updating my subscriber lists. I’ve noticed that people who register w/online emails like hotmail, yahoo, aol, etc almost never reply back when I confirm their accounts. I wonder why? hehehe
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In other, even more boring news, I was up late today and barely made it to the gym. I ran into this guy that I met thru my roomie. He is so adorable and I wanna ask him out but knowing he has already been intimate w/my roomie sort of turns me off. Is that wrong? lol
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Did I mention I am happy to back on my old schedule? Abso-fucking-lutely!
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Yes, I know the poll thingy isn’t working right now. I also know my email link is fraked up too. It has to do with the widget thingies. I did mention I had a few kinks left. My email is simple. Blogs [at] sfmoby [dot] us.
Time for work!
Done
Random shot of me driving.
Ok so I’m done tinkering with the blog. [1]Well, there are a couple of minor bugs I still need to iron out. The big sitemeter drama this past week was a blessing in disguise. It forced me to update my template to a newer version. The code on this one is simpler and better organized. I also converted all my personal tweaks to widgets instead of manually tinkering with the code. Well, everything except the pop-up comments. I didn’t quite get that working correctly. I got close but the glitch is simply beyond my knowledge base and I haven’t a clue how to fix it. I guess I’ll have to settle w/page reloads for comments.
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Last week was my change of watch at work. I only got Saturday off. I spent the evening playing Soul Caliber IV w/Adam and Brad. It is sort of an updated version of the old Mortal Combat game. Anyway, the game has a unique unlock function. After you get so many skill points, you can choose to have the characters strip down to their undies while they fight. [2]You just know a gay guy had a hand in the code for this game. I had a blast. We played games, gossiped, and gorged on pizza.
This week has been a bit hectic. I’ve had a slew of Union meetings to catch up on at work. Not to mention catching up on domestic chores at home. Ugh. Today was my first real day back in the gym. I loved it! Now that I’m back on my old schedule, I plan on getting back on track w/my weight loss program. Remember my plan to get lean? Well, I fell off the wagon. Mostly, because of my schedule. I know, excuses, excuses. Anyway, I’m back at it, cut me some slack. And lord knows, the weight I got ain’t hurtin’ me none.
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Oh, are you logged in? *eg*