I’ve officially made it one week in Vegas and haven’t gotten sick of it yet. Four more boxes have arrived of my stuff that was sent via UPS here so now I can hang my clothes on wood hangers and not the plastic ones I started to use but then stopped - cuz - honestly - my clothes shouldn’t have to endure such an atrocity as plastic hangers.  Thankfully Jake is all better - my checking account however is a different story.  Cost over $700 to replace the water pump… lets just hope I can survive with only $40 for the next two weeks.  :)

Work is going great and really I couldn’t ask for more.  I’ve moved and haven’t had an emotional breakdown (yet) and I’ve had more fun this past few weeks than I got to do in a long long time.  Took a few more pictures which I’ve made into headers for my blog so they should be rotating around soon above and I hope to have my Roadtrip pics up soon.  Stay tuned!  :)

Please send love to Jake. He’s sick and I don’t yet have the money to make him better. Last night on my way to meet up with Sam at Red Rock Casino for a movie, I notice this bright red flashing light. Translation: NOT GOOD. Jake was about to overheat on the freeway. He did so well and I suppose it’s partly (ok, ok, mostly) my fault for not taking him in to get checked out like I promised him I would when I got into town.

I’m sorry Jake. I promise to take better care of you and not break my word. Just get better. I wouldn’t be complete without you buddy. I will get you all clean and shiney when you’re feeling better on Friday.

xoxo
-CB

I’ve had my Treo 750 for a few weeks now and I can’t complain really… it’s a decent phone… but… it’s wayyyy too thick! Thing looks like a missile in my pants! Now… ordinarily that could be a good thing… except I don’t like holding bricks to my face. I suppose I’m spoiled now after having a Pearl.

Might just have to switch back… but oh how I will miss the UMTS. When will RIM bring me my speed!? And, the battery life BLOWS! I barely get through a day without having to charge it at least once. Extra batteries and car chargers aren’t the answer… make a better power management system - or don’t launch the phone. Sheesh! :-P

Drove into Las Vegas around 8.30p Wednesday evening and it’s been non-stop ever since. Supposed to be going out to Krave in a few but still waiting on Dustin to call so I’m not there waiting alone like the wallflower I tend to be sometimes… ok ok most of the time. I’m thoroughly exhausted. After getting in Wednesday evening, I went straight to bed after carting all my stuff in from the car. Early to bed, early to rise. And that’s just what I did. 6a I was up and off to the office. Went and had lunch with Dustin and then basically took the rest of the day off. LOL. Stopped by Walmart and spent over $200 in stuff that I had either left behind, or was in need of obtaining. Then spent the rest of the night relaxing but couldn’t get to bed ’til around 2a. Woke up Friday with a jolt at 7am… thankfully there weren’t any emergencies at work. Spent the day working diligently to get caught up from being out the previous week. Still not caught up all the way, but I’ll get there eventually.

Slept in today but went to the LVAC and signed up. I’m really hoping to get (and keep) myself motivated to go to the gym on a regular basis. Maybe then I can finally get my weight above 125 (seriously). Then I trekked to the Las Vegas DMV to get my Nevada license. I was sure my bum eye (no I don’t really have a bum eye… does go fuzzy sometimes tho) was going to fuck up and I swear the guy who administered the vision test passed me anyway because we were chatting about his cross-country travels (3x worth). Hey - making new friends isn’t limited to my generation. :) In any case… I got my license… with only 4 questions wrong on the written test… Woohoo! After that, went and hung out at the Platinum Hotel Pool with some new friends of which should join us tonight at the club. Met up with Dustin again this evening for Movie Under the Stars and ended up falling asleep. I could for sure sleep outdoors out here… it’s the perfect temperature at night.

I suppose that’s all for the moment… headin’ out to shake it… gonna need lots of RedBull. :-D

One last drink. One last dance.  One last night in DC.  I can’t believe that in less than 24 hours, I’ll be on the road… probably be almost around Akron… on my way to Las Vegas.  Tonight I’ll be at Cobalt and hope to see many friends that I’ve made over the years.  If you’re not there - well - that’s ok.  You’re always welcome to come visit me in Las Vegas.  I’ll give you a tip though - come the day after a holiday… hotel rates are always cheap!!  :)

This last week has been a total roller coaster and the days kept getting shorter and shorter.  As much as I said I wouldn’t miss this humid hell-hole… I will.  I’ll miss the comfort in the familiar.  The people, the places… but it’s time for something new.  I resolve to keep moving forward; and I don’t feel as though I can do that standing still here on the east coast.  I will inevitably get tired of Las Vegas - and I believe I can already hear Southern California calling my name.  One move at a time.  One day at a time.  I’ll try to type up an entry or two to auto-post on here over the next few days as I make my way across the nation.  Please keep my travels and my car (please don’t break down Jake, please!) in your prayers.  Goodbye DC!

If you’re around DC and want to say g’bye - I’ll be at Cobalt from 9.30p til probably about midnight; and then over to Halo for a little bit more.  Hope to see you out!

This speech definitely embodies a lot of what I feel about “the issues” and the gay community. Do yourself a favor and go rent it/Netflix it now.

“What am I part of Jack? An Issue? Don’t you get it? Issues are what they use to divide us. Sexual orientation, race, gender; all issues that don’t actually pertain to anyone except those being cut out and thrown away by the issue. Does it really matter to some farmer in Kansas whether or not two men get married in Vermont? But see, they need us to choose sides. They create these issues for us to cling to, to grasp at, ya know they separate us into these divisions: black, white, gay, straight, rich, poor, Morman, Christian, liberal, democrat, conservative. Split. Different. Opposed. How can a cause be just if it pits people against each other?They made AIDS an issue. Homosexuality is immoral, unnaxtural. Just fi ‘em.

Fix the deviants? But what is more unnatural? Sex with someone of the same gender, or abandoning your own flesh and blood because of it?”

So I went for my last doctor’s appointment today here in DC and thought it was funny what one of my friends had told me to ask my doctor.  So I am talking with him and the topic comes up of Viagra vs Cialis and the differences between them.  So I jokingly said a friend said I should ask you for some.  It is some good stuff… definitely enhances things. O:-)  In any case… he turns around and says, ‘you want a sample pack?’ SCORE! HAHA!  Free Cialis!  Gay-Friendly doctors rule! :)

So I was thinking the other day as I handed my credit card to the cashier at Starbucks…’they’ve raised the price of espresso again?!‘ Why is it so expensive to get a little caffeine?! I started to wonder how much money I’d “invested” in the coffee business over the years and started to calculate in my head how much I spent in a week… month… year?! Let’s lay out the math, shall we?

Quad (yes, 4 shots) Venti Cinnamon Dolce Latte = $5.73 (price after $0.10 hike in espresso cost)

$5.73 x Work Week (5 days) = $28.65

$28.65 x Month (4 weeks) = $114.60

$28.65 x Year (52 weeks) = $1,489.80!!

That’s crazy!!! I owe that much on one of my credit cards! Just think - I could be one step closer to debt-freeness if it weren’t for the hot strong addiction that espresso has on my daily routine. Blast!  Can I get a tax write-off or something?

So I’ve officially packed up about 3/4 of my life and the boxes are strewn around the apartment; and, with the help of several glasses of wine, I am now realizing what’s happening.  I’m moving.  Not just “moving”… but MOVING!  I’m starting to freak out about getting stuff out there… some of my things like my yearbooks, and textbooks, I want to keep - but they’re ridiculously heavy and there is no way I can ship them without selling my liver.  I suppose I should just chill out for a little bit - I mean, I still have 8 days.  Yea… 8 DAYS!  I may need to panhandle again for extra money to ship this stuff out there… but we’ll see.  For now, I think I’ll just go pour myself another glass of wine and watch some tv… maybe even take a little nap.  :)