Speaking of Love...

There, isn't that better?

Who wants to date my friend Bobby?

Bobby's looking for a girl...is it you?

A sex ghost? I know!

Big Tiny Giant Baby Steps

Gay marriage is still not legal in Washington.
However, two months ago, same-sex couples were allowed to register with the state as Domestic Partners. On our 10-year anniversary, Matt and I went to our local credit union and asked to have our Declaration of Registered Domestic Partnerships notarized. The event went without any fanfare. We went to the restaurant where we met a decade ago and had pizza.

Our certificate arrived in the mail today!!! We got ID cards to carry in our wallets so if one of us is incapacitated or dies (ew) the other can visit or make arrangements. These seem like such inalienable rights, but just a few weeks ago, we didn't have them.

These are baby steps, but they are steps in the right direction. Hopefully, one day, I will be able to call Matt my husband as well as my soulmate. But for now, we celebrate Big Tiny Giant Baby Steps.

When the Love Boat nearly Sank

Who would ever have thought the Love Boat would get sooooo campy?

I only have one question...where was Charo?

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Shayne

Here's a confession. I love music. Oh, you knew that?
But did you know I LOVE British music???? Well, I do.
I am always hunting around the net to explore something that hasn't made it yet to this side of the pond.

Last year, I came across some youtube videos from a UK TV show called the X Factor. In 2005, they had a constant by the name of Shayne Ward. Shayne, a very good-looking man from Manchester, had rough childhood. So his rise to fame is that much more poignant. Here's a video of him singing from the X Factor.

Sharon Osborne is one of the judges on the show. Her unedited and moist admiration for Shayne makes the clips that much more enjoyable. Love her.

So on to fame....
Shayne had several hits in Europe. His first, That's My Goal" made #1 in the UK. His second "No Promises" (from 2006) peaked at #2. But I like it better so here it is.


He has just released a pair of songs. Why a pair, well it appears the first single ("If that's OK with You") didn't sell as well. I thought it sounded like Alvin, the Chipmunk on helium. Kind of takes away from the sexiness of it all. The second, "No U Hang Up" is much better, but I think is still pretty glossy.

It will exciting to see how this artist matures, especially if he drifts from pop.
In the meantime, his album is due in November and is worth checking out.

I Love This Song!

I have a cold. I hate colds. And when I take Sudafed, I ramble. So bear with me.

It's been a decade since Robyn had her big worldwide hit "Show Me Love." This is not to be confused with Robin S. who had a hit with Show Me Luv. Two different ladies with a very different style and sound.
Well, Robyn is back! She will have an album out within the next month. I have to admit, I only bought the single from her last album...but it had four remixes (of the same song) so it was like an album...well, sort of. Entertainment Weekly just branded her one of the Ten Most Exciting Artists.
Anyhooo, this mesmerizing video is from her forthcoming CD.

I think the song is haunting. It's also impressive to see an artist sing a sad song with a sad expression. I love Diana Ross and Whitney Houston...but when they sing a sad ballad it's always with an insipid grin. Mariah Carey, never to be out done, can sing something tragic but she looks like her Xanax-Percocet combo just kicked in! Or maybe, her keeper gave her a banana. She likes bananas.

I digress. Back to Robyn. Does Sudafed make you jittery?
So I think this video is cool because if you listen to the lyrics, she says she doesn't look back...yet she's walking backward. So she has no idea where she's going or for that matter how will she know when she's there? It's not until she walks forward that she gets squashed. Perhaps I'm reading too much from the video. But it is artsie and she is Swedish.
Well, it's time for some NyQuil. Goodnight.

WTH? - Pt. 12 OMG! He's sooooooooo sexy...

Normally, I don't like music videos with audience participation, but the scream at the beginning is just so fitting. Indeed, it fits better than the lead singer's silver lamé jumpsuit
Next stop, Bollywood!

I've never really found yellow pants with a red shirt all that appealing. Maybe it's like in the animal kingdom...red and yellow signify danger. Now we know why.

Alice Ghostley 1926-2007

Alice Ghostley died this morning. Though in over 90 movies and TV shows, I will always remember her as Esmeralda and Bernice.


Goodbye, Alice. You will be missed.

WTH? pt. 11 - Don't Taze her, Bro'

I started dancing along and then I hurt myself...deeply.

It hurts!

WTH, pt. 10 - Bilbo Baggins

I used to be a fan of the LOTR trilogy...

Coffee?

What does she do if she wants some cream or sugar?

WTH, pt. 9 - Samson and the Vampire Women

I love vampire movies....but I must have missed this one.

Samson vs.the Vampire Women
Uploaded by DwightFrye

Someone should have told the voice-over-dude that the title was changed.

WTH, pt. 8 - I don't know what to say...

I came across this strange little video today. I wanted to turn it off but I couldn't. Though nothing truly evil happens, there is certainly a malevolent presence.

It kind reminds me of another disturbing movie, David Lynch's Eraserhead.

And now, I live in fear.

Gold Pants Dance

If you like gold pants, this is the dance for you!

That's a lot of butt in not so much pants!

God Damn!

Matt showed me a video this morning that had me piss off all morning.
FOX censored Sally Field for her use of the word "damn." The video also showed FOX personalities using the same profanity without the same censorship.

While driving to work, it dawned on me, this blatant censorship had nothing to do with the word, it was a censorship of her attack to the Bush Administration. Stephen Colbert said it best when he roasted president shrub at the White House Correspondent's Dinner when he said, "Fox News gives you both sides of every story: the president's side, and the vice president's side." This is after-all the network of the Coultergeist.

What did she just say???

Browsing the youtube today, I came across The View's co-host, Sherri Shepherd, showing us how intelligent her view will be.

Sad thing is, it's Bible-thumping sheeple like Sherrie that keep women, minorities and gays as second-class citizens. "I've been too busy being a housewife" is a pathetic excuse for ignorance.

Who watches over you while you sleep?

For most of my teenage years, I had a poster of Farrah Fawcett. Farrah, the prettiest of Charlie's angels watched over me through my most formidable years. And yet, gay I remained. I never thought this angel would ever be the kind of God-servant who would be doing His first testament bidding. No, Farrah was definitely new testament angel. Heck she could have been from the Super Duper New Testament. That's the books that speaks of weaves and the exaltations of God's FABULOUS followers. It was through this later, seldom read Testament where I became a true believer. I mean, how can you not believe??? Kristine W, Celine RuPaul, and Miss Ross (the hair is done for buoyancy) are all cherubs of the highest order.

So who hung above your bed while you were a naive teen?

Who's Sexier than Britney?

Thinking back to Britney's train wreck last week at the MTV VMAs, I asked myself, who could dance with more sex appeal than the Ms. Spears.
The answer I gave myself, Corky St. Clair, of course.

WTH, pt. 7 - Can't get Britney out of your head?

Britney still haunting your head with her sexy dancing and singing the other's MTV VMA?
Well, I have the cure. She may have been a few decades ago, but this woman just screamed sexy as loud as Britney screamed classy.
It's Mrs. Miller. Like a banshee, Mrs. Miller did to a song what Britney did to K-Fed (or Fed-Ex as he's now known).


May we all rest in peace.

September 12 of 12

Here's My September 12 of 12! It's the dream child of Chad Darnell and a great way to introduce yourself to people across the planet. Your goal, this week is to find Matt. Which photo is he in???

I dread working the late shift at work. Let me say that again. I dread working the late shift at work. But this morning, Schotzie, our macaw, was doing his best to make me chortle. He's such a camera whore! He loves to hide his head behind his wing as if he were Dracula with a cape.


Lookie at what I found!!! It's an extension cord for a iPod!
If you have an iPod the you probably keep it in a nice protective case. So, what do you do when you want to dock your iPod? You have to remove it from its case and leave it vulnerable to attacks by puppies, kitties, birdies, chinchillas, etc. For years I have searched for such an extension cord. Even those perky people at the Apple store looked dazed when I share my obsessive search.

Bonus points if you can tell me what video is playing on my iPod when I took the picture.

Here they are...our girls. Left to right are Kali (the puppy), Stoli (the singing wonder dog) and Kitty (trained to look sweet) Yes, they all have lit Coleman Lanterns around their collars.


Did you know hibiscus do well in Seattle???

Here's our koi pond. Two of the fish are HUGE!
The fish at about 3:oo is singing Michael Buble.

The canna lilies are blooming again, which is odd; I planted light bulbs.

You are know Hunter, our polydactyl cat. He's so sweet.

Here we have Hula Lou and the pitcher plant. Pitcher plants eat the flies that Hula Lou seems to draw.

This is a bloom on an Datura fastuosa Solanaceae (nightshade family). I think they also call this plant angel trumpets because they're poisonous. Blow it like a trumpet, you be livin' with the angels!

Who's this in the back yard??? Why, it's Spidey.

A picture from my desk at work.

When I got home from work, Kali sat and listed to my rambling of my day. She's such a good listener! But watch your soup!!!

BONUS PICTURE - UNEXPECTED.

Would any of you believe, Matt and I have several LIVING plumeria trees here in Seattle? One I've had for 12 years!

We also have ginger (grown in the ground), hibiscus, anthurium, Hawaiian Air Plants, pineapple, bougainvillea, cymbidiums, hardy bananas, and several year-old lantana.

"Impossible!" you say?

"No, merely unexpected" I smile.

Check out my previous 12 of 12s

Comeback vs. Comeback

Today, I'm feeling really depressed. The memories of 9/11 haunt me.
There are few things that pick me up more than spending times with Matt or playing with our kids. Sadly, Matt's at work and it's really hot in Seattle (really!) so the puppies and kitties are in relax mode. What to do? What will lift Scooter out of his doldrums? (And no, I don't want to go to a pet store.) I know! Let's search youtube for fun videos!!!

What's on the front page of most watched videos of the day? Why it's Britney Spears lip syncing, "dancing" and looking as sexy as Mrs. Miller.

Okay, I'll cut her some slack. She's had a rough year. Maybe her Prozac Pez dispenser broke just before showtime. Who knows? The sad thing is watching the responses (or lack there of) from the audience. The best thing about this train wreck was Cute with Chris's reciting the lyrics.

I am reminded of another comeback show. Kylie.
After taking two years off to battle cancer, Kylie put on a show in her hometown, Melbourne, that shows what the face of charisma looks like. The video is 10 minutes long, but hang around till the end and listen to her message to the crowd.



I feel a little better now.

God Bless America

September 11th is a painful anniversary.
I remember being glued to the television watching the first tower burn when the second was hit. Stunned. I didn't know these people who were killed...but they were my family.

I was off from work that day, and like so many others, I shuffled though the hours that followed. Living in downtown Seattle, there is always the noise of planes as they head south for Seatac. Not that day. The silence was deafening. The collective pain we felt so intense, so overwhelming.

In the days that followed, we learned of some incredible heroes. As we mourn those who perished on this day, let us also remember and celebrate those who sacrificed all to help those they didn't know.

God Bless America, land that I love.

My favorite show of the 90s???

My favorite show of the 90s? Duh, it was Mystery Science Theater 3000.
This is a 2-part short called Mr. B Natural where a prancing androgynous musical pixie shows an impressionable lad the importance of learning how to play a musical instrument. It's really quite frightening!!!

"You gotta inspect your horn, boy...and wash it every day."

"Oscar Wilde only wished he were this gay!"

Cat Fight!

So Bewitched was my favorite show from the 70s (I know it was also in the 60s, but I wasn't allowed to watch it until the 70s). It goes without saying that my favorite show in the 80s was Dynasty. I loved Joan Collins as Alexis Morrell-Carrington-Colby-Dexter-Rowan....and I loved her cat fights. Here are a few of my favorites...

This was the best. It's where Alexis and Krystle go for each other's throats in Alexis' studio.

I love the sound effects...but what's with the birdie chirping?

This one was in the lily pond...

"A common brawl in the lily pond...with her! "

Alexis vs. Dominique Deveraux who was played by Diahann Carroll.

No one can say "lounge act" with as much venom as Joan Collins.

This from a seldom seen episode where Joan Collins and Linda Evans fought without make-up or wigs.

And without Blake to break it up!

Mother-in-Law of the Year Award

I'll bet you won't believe this, but growing up, my favorite TV show was Bewitched. The show was perfectly casted, especially the immortal Agnes Moorhead as Endora.

Few people know that Ms. Moorhead was nominated for an Oscar four times. Here is one of my favorite scenes from Bewitched where Agnes and the gorgeous Elizabeth Montgomery have a lot of fun making a commercial for the Mother-in-Law of the Year.

"Oh, Endora, you're too much!"

WTH, pt. 6

I came across this ad for Baby Wee Wee on !!omg blog!! Rumor has it there is an Adolescent Wee Wee coming out by Christmas 2008.

"Baby Wee Wee, he needs to pee."

Speaking of Ass...

After making that last post about the Japanese Game Shows, I couldn't help but think about Margaret Cho's monologue about her mom and the gay porn shop. That's right, Ass Master!

"It was just ass right away. I wasn't ready for that. I thought there would be table of contents, then ass."

WTH, pt. 5 - Funny Japanese Game Shows

Wow...there is definitely a difference between our US game shows and those in Japan.

The only thing I will tell you about this first one is that it involves wax, umbrellas and a man dressed as a mouse.


This one is hysterical. It's low budget...but pretty damn funny! The old man slays me.


Human Tetris? Who would have thought? I can't wait for their version of Pacman!


This one is out there, really out there! Makes me wonder what the winner gets.

And here I thought Family Feud was crazy!!!

Speaking of the first ladies...

Ron and Nancy "Mommy" Reagan made a video about drugs. I hadn't seen this before today, but it explains so much.

Now I understand the vacant eyes and lack of expression. Hers, too.

The First Ladies' Vagina Monologues

MadTV has some of the funniest skits ever to flash across the small screen. This has to be one of the top 10. Here, Oprah (portrayed by the brilliant Debra Wilson) hosts the First Ladies' Vagina Monologues. The panel includes Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, & Barbara Bush (No pun intended).

Only four questions are asked, but the answers will leave you in tears.
#1 If your vagina had a name, what would it be?
#2 If your vagina was a tree? what would it be?
#3 If your vagina were an animal, what would it be?
#4 If your vagina was a natural disaster, what would it be?
The answers are hysterical, especially Barbara's.

What's your favorite answer to each of the questions?
Mine, #1-sour puss; #2-a petrified maple; #3-a long-haired terrier; #4-a sink hole.

You can't wear white shoes after Labor Day

The incredible Kathleen Turner in of the best scenes from one of the all-time greatest movies, "Serial Mom"
"You can't wear white shoes after Labor Day!"

"That's not true anymore."

"Yes, it is. Didn't you mother ever tell you?! Now you know."
"No, please...fashion has changed."

"No, it hasn't!"

(also see Pussy Willows and Crank Calls)