mykel

more cute graffiti

2008-05-21T17:09:00.003+10:00

phew... what an eventful couple of weeks

got back from sunny QLD and went to Bad Dog which was a lot of fun!!

found a new flatmate !!!!!!!!! yay (can you tell i'm excited about that)

and have begun to make inroads on a career change.

now that i finally have a flatmate i'll be a little more financially viable and be able to get a new computer and no longer have to rely on kind friends and internet cafe's, and be able to start uploading photo's of which there are many that i've been experimenting with.

getting more art back into life is fantastic - totally reccommend it!!

couldn't resist

2008-05-09T12:15:00.002+10:00

ooohhh

spending time

2008-05-09T11:30:00.012+10:00

haven't posted for a while. been fighting a recurring flu and have gotten out of sydney for a while. Been up in queensland for the last week and head back home tomorrow. my planned catchup with people in briz vegas did not happen because the plane trip took it out of me and i didn't make it into the city until yesterday and we were only in there for a couple of hours.

was a good day and was bemused to see people lining up to get into krispy kreme, i knew they were popular but this popular!!

looking forward to going home and back to the madness - especially looking forward to Bad Dog on sunday. had an idea for a costume and surprise surprise the opshops up here have delivered....very exciting!!

haven't put up eye candy for a while....so i thought i'd correct that and revisit

Fabulous Friday's Tasty Morsels

I've noticed that some people prefer to see images of sex acts

but for me the image below with just a hint of body hair is much more appealing

and the eroticism of the suggestive mmm

happy thoughts for the weekend for everyone and to all those going to bad dog...hope to see you there!!

new tunes i'm lovin

2008-04-27T18:17:00.001+10:00

Jason mraz - wordplay

welcome to the dark side...kitty

2008-04-27T18:05:00.001+10:00

gravitational pull

2008-04-20T16:15:00.006+10:00

so the effects of the coming full moon are making their presence known.

emotionally i am all over the place

starting to feel better after a bout of the flu

coasting on happy momories of finally seeing The Laramie Project

grateful

no longer under any illusion that my faith and trust in self and others has been shattered

hopeful

looking forward to a break from reality in two weeks when i travel to the sunshine state

looking forward to dog's ball on my return

loving this song by The Presets "this boy's in love"

visual stimulation

2008-04-15T19:02:00.005+10:00

there is a feast of visual images to behold and enjoy

these beauties are up around my neighbourhood

sunday flashback

2008-04-13T16:32:00.003+10:00

"oh he was just a window washer i picked up at the traffic lights, buns so tight he was bouncing offf the walls"

love the pet shop boys, one of the best concerts i ever saw was them playing at the entertainment center in Briz Vegas - their usual composure and straight face was broken when the rendition of AbFab was fucked up by dodgy sound feedback - third time lucky and the boys were off and running with much laughter....

I think in terms of highlights of concerts i've been too, the cure is the most memorable and Lullaby is one of my most favourite songs

lunch with the boys

2008-04-13T16:03:00.008+10:00

now where are you off to?

so what else do you do on a beautiful rainy day...hang out with good friends for good food great chat and lots of laughs!!!

Carnival

2008-04-11T19:07:00.002+10:00

i love the weird mix of people i share this city with!

i love listening to this song as i wander around and appreciate

fabulous friday's tasty morsels

2008-04-11T18:57:00.007+10:00

coming home on the bus tonight i took this photo of the sun setting on another glorious autumn day

have a happy and safe weekend

marg the rains are here

2008-04-09T19:12:00.005+10:00

still no luck finding a flatmate and i'm a little over the process but i will persist, surely in the so called rental shortage/crisis in sydney there is someone who can not only live with animals but also cope with a house that is quirky, and not sanitized to within an inch of it's life, oy..

now it's not everyone's cup of tea but i have a guilty secret...i am a huge gilmore girls fans...i know i can hear the groans from here but what can i do, i think amy sherman-paladino is an amazing writer and i love the characters she created. the exciting news is that today i got my hot little hands on series 7 on DVD, the final...sigh..series. so i'm looking forward to snuggling down for some healthy indulgence and the weather has played it's part too, cool rain adding to the winter feel..lovely.

what the hell am i doin???

2008-04-06T14:25:00.004+10:00

blast from the past sunday

ok so i was going to delete my newly created dating site profile but i've managed to find someone who at first glance doesn't appear to be just after quick hookups ??? can you belive it?

wasn't even sure about setting up the profile but it was the only way i could get my friend to join facebook. but what the hell might as well have a little fun and experiment with the whole online dating scene, never done it before and i just don't know where it will lead.

this is some really cute graffiti that is in my neighbourhood...makes me smile

oops i tripped and fell

2008-04-05T12:16:00.007+11:00

the sensibilities of the week took a downward direction when i overdid work and lifting my dog and put my back out. too much attention being paid to the noise in my head and not enough to the physical well-being of my being.

isolated myself to not subject others to my woe-is-me-ness and wallowed for a while in self pitty. still a bit sore but on the mend both emotionally and mentally. felt isolated by others who for what ever reason treated me with the attitude of one who was just complaining. we'll you know what, to you it might be complaining but to me it's an important aspect of who i am. and i don't think it's just me. the need to release the pressure and get things out of my head and off my chest have a cleansing cathartic effect needed to shift the gremlins.

once i stopped being so hard on myself and took a look at the world around me i discovered this whole controversy over the "pregnant man" which has been swirling. What a great story and one which is not in one sense new, other men have had babies before, but in another sense is new in that Thomas has come forward on a very public platform to tell his story, I mean come on, Oprah, how much more public can you get!

I love the challenging of the normativity assumed within sex, gender and sexuality this story provides. and i think the responses have been quite interesting, expected, and at least to me, dissapointing. But then again the normalizing of stories such as this wouldn't mean the challenging of 'conventional normality' has been overcome but that backlash agianst the perceived other remains unheard. i for one would prefer to have the discussion of these issues in the public forum, and i think it is quite brave of Thomas and his family to take this step.

slutty saturday

2008-03-29T17:07:00.007+11:00

interviewing potential housemates and hanging around the house

earth hour tonight in the park with friends

listening to trash music which makes me smile

looking at trashy men who make me....

this one for inspiration ;)

this one for the effects of the images above LOL

this is the one we danced along the parade route to for mardi gras

i remember dancing at the beat in brizvegas to this one...

2008-03-25T23:09:00.002+11:00

ah that's a nightclub not a toilet block.....

grrr..love this

2008-03-25T22:54:00.001+11:00

when worlds collide

2008-03-24T15:04:00.003+11:00

had a very interesting time yesterday, celebrating with my chosen family, lots of chocolate and laughs and more than a little tension. not that the tension was bad, just a little akward adjusting to new group dynamics. for the first time in years i got together with my core group of friends and i was the only single person there - four couples and me.

i think what made this gathering unusual was that my ex was there with his new partner and the shifting dynamic of the group was a little challenging. emotionally i felt a little on edge but glad that i went. my ex's new partner is a lovely man and i'm glad he came and i got to spend more time getting to know him better.

today i woke with something akin to a hangover, which was the result of lack of sleep because i ingested no alcohol, and determined to make changes in my life.

i joined an online housemate service and have got some responses to follow up with so hopefully it won't take me too long to find a new housemate. have been procrastinating about it for a while and now i've gotten to the point where i just think "do it", make the changes and see what happens. scary shit!! haven't lived in a share house for over 13 years but hopefully it will work out.

feeling a bit emotionally wrecked but in a good way for the most part...

i missed this beautiful woman's concert, bugger, but i still love the music!

can't get this song out of my head at the moment

2008-03-24T12:43:00.000+11:00

The Potbelleez

head racing

2008-03-22T15:07:00.003+11:00

time out is good, time out is craved, time out is what i've needed

lost in thought and looking for a way out

revisiting my past this week. for years now i've been carting around old 35mm film, photo's that i took and no longer remember. most of them i have had developed and what treasures i have discovered there (some i have already posted, some of the newer ones i will post soon). Last week, before rugger bugger - which was an excellent nite - i picked up the last color roll, after it had been developed, to find images from the the 1991 GLBT Pride March in Brisbane, Queensland.

talk about a blast from the past - many faces i didn't know...some are so familiar and painful to look at because i have realized that since these photo's have been taken at least one of the faces i recognize is no longer on this mortal coil. but the images tell of celebration and of a desired hope for change and that is what still guides me, the faces of the people no longer here are a testament to all the struggles yet to come and add voice to why we struggle!!

today i picked up the last lot of photo's - a roll of black and white beauties which were taken when i was 19 hanging out with my best friend in a park in Brisbane, tripping and sucking down champers celebrating her birthday and generally living life to the full. the value of these images is, to me, incalculable. the beauty of the images, the pain behind the smiles and the knowledge of the hope which guided us in those days. i look at the people we were in those days and i am so grateful for those experiences. i miss you T.

this is one of my favourite songs to hear when i need a boost

i think the picture says it all...

2008-03-22T14:51:00.002+11:00

i really should stop looking at these it's such a beautiful day outside...

2008-03-14T15:53:00.001+11:00

georgeous

2008-03-14T15:45:00.001+11:00

still one of my faves

2008-03-14T15:30:00.001+11:00

fabulous friday's tasty morsels

2008-03-14T15:17:00.007+11:00

looking forward to rugger bugger tomorrow night, should be fun!!

in the meantime have the day off today and just relaxing by revisitng some of my favourite film clips and looking at men....what more can i ask for...