WOULD YOU?

Some of the people I vacationed with agreed that they would much rather retire in the beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta rather than the oppressive heat that Palm Spring features most of the year. Don't get me wrong PS is pretty in its own right, however the town seems too sleepy for me - and white. Puerto Vallarta features a vibrant flair that attracts people from all walks of life - yes, even white people call it home, either to run their own business (mostly artists) and retire.

Where would you want to retire? The south of France, or Italy? That equally sounds good to me but for the sake of this convo choose between PS and PV!

FINALLY CATCHING UP!!

NOTE: SORRY FOR THE DELAY, IN A RUSH I PUT THIS UP JUST SO SOME OF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE... STAY TUNED IN FOR PICTURES!!!

Although I have desperately wanted to update my blog, since I've been in
Mexico it has been impossible to concentrate long enough to focus on
piecing together three sentences - I'm sure everyone knows how time is
so very limited when you're on vacation and always on the go.

I must confess that this vacation was probably one of the best trips yet.
I have little regrets on this trip, we partied a lot, laughed a lot and created
hundreds of life long memories with life long friends - too sappy *wink*?

Sitting in the plane and flying to my final destination: home, I had several hours to lament on my time in Mexico, but more importantly the new job I start this week at NBC as production assistant of the Rose Parade come January 1, 2008. While the job is only a one month gig, I am so grateful to Joseph for evening offering me the position and the chance to work with such a prestigious network like NBC. Am I nervous? A little bit, I believe starting any new job can be a little unnerving, however that's just some of the fun of learning new tasks, meeting new associates/peers and moving toward the final destination of our lives.

Mexico on the other hand gave me a great opportunity to really bond with Bryant Huddleston, that is Joseph's other best friend, Bryant and I have known each other for years not but haven't really spent any quality time together for me to actually get
to know him and interact with him. I am so glad we had the opportunity to be silly together and develop a friendship - the laughs and good times we had will no doubt always stick in my mind, never a dull moment with Bryant, that's for sure.

The entire vacation pretty much surrounded around Anthropology and Manana Cantina, however we did go out and do some ruffin' it explorations up in the jungles of Puerto Vallarta with Douglas, Jon, Bryant and Joseph. The trip was an all day long pilgrimage, and while it had it's high and LOW moments, overall the trip was fun and interesting enough. Among the highlights was the tequila factory and the Predator set of the original movie starring California's Governator *wink*!

Bryant and I had some comedic moments with not only picture taking, but (mainly his) one-liners like: "That'll Do!" If you want to know you have to ask me what that means... I will then tell you all about it!

Regrettably when I get home I will not be able to instantly upload my photos to my computer to share with you all on MySpace as well as Snapfish, instead I need to give my pup some TLC and head off to bed - tomorrow is going to be an extra long day with the new job and picking up my car early in the morning from the car dealership - ugh I have to walk there, how much does that suck?

Anyway, I do promise that I will post this online when I get home so any of you living across the world *wink* can read this in the morning - it will take up all of 15 minutes of your day I'm sure!!!!

ONE WEEK FOR MY VACAY!!

Even though I am groggy as all hell today I have so many reasons to be thankful. First off, my birthday vacation is right around the corner - actually a week away, and I cannot wait to board the plane and go somewhere that isn't Los Angeles. I planned my getaway to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico about six months ago with a few friends and it's now here... amazing! If you've never been to PV than you are missing out on a great city - I have the distinct priviledge to show Joseph Siyam, my best friend, one of the prettiest and gayest cities in Mexico.

When I first went to PV I was a senior in high school and it was my big senior trip with my friends, our last hurrah I guess you could say! While I spent virtually all of my time at str8 bars it was still a lot of fun, I can't wait to see the gay side of Puerto Vallarta that I've heard so much about!!!

HALLOWEEN & MY BIRTHDAY

Happy Halloween!!! Check out my Halloween costume from four years ago – yes, I did drag!

It’s scary that in 20 days I will be 29 years old. I know it’s not the big 30, but nonetheless it’s a tad unnerving that another year has gone by so quick.

Some people have asked me what I have planned for my big day and as of right now I have no idea. Any ideas?

I spoke to Jorge , have I ever mentioned Jorge on my blog? I don’t think so. Ugh, in brief I dated him (if that’s what you want to call it) while he had a boyfriend. Yes, I know it sounds awful…but let me explain. At the time I was 21, maybe about to turn 22 and Jorge was a prince to me. He was extremely handsome, friendly, secure and gave me attention – pretty much everything a guy who is 21 looks for right?

I’m not going to rehash the whole rollercoaster ride except that it ended VERY, VERY bad and that today, eight years or so later, Jorge and I can laugh about it. We talk often, I have pup sat a few times for him and I can honestly say we are friends. I love Jorge with all my heart and I am so glad we are close and can watch movies together and be in the same room. Ha! A few months ago we watched a movie and drank wine for a few hours, that was so much fun. Jorge doesn’t read my blog so I don’t mind gloating about him. Then again, he might be reading – I thought Angel Benton didn’t read and then I saw that he did!

Anyhoo, back to my initial posting subject! Jorge’s birthday and mine are not that far a part and he’s going to Puerto Vallarta with his nephew for a few days – now that sounds nice!


Okay, that’s enough for right now. I don’t know if I made a point in this blog but at least I reached out and said Happy Halloween!