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So We Did Do The Pride Thing in Vancouver, After All

There really wasn’t much discussion about it.

Though Champ and I never really did The Pride Thing in Toronto — at least, not together, and not for the past few years — we didn’t need to really discuss whether (or not) we were going to take in Vancouver’s festivities . We just knew, y’know? I mean, [...]

YVR6: The Last One

It seems entirely appropriate, given the fact that I actually live in Vancouver now, to cut it out with the YVR posts, so this is the last. And a grab-bag it is.

Contrary to the beliefs of some unscrupulous commenters, I’m loving Vancouver. L-O-V-I-N-G. I mean, when I’ve been able to get out of the apartment, [...]

Green on Thursday #90

So, a few months ago I had a bit of fun at the expense of two guys named Brett Stewart, one hailing from Australia’s Manly Sea Eagles footie club, the other vastly more annoying.

And, speaking of Manly Sea Eagles, there’s another lad on the team, one who calls himself David Williams, is 22 and looks [...]

“Twilight” Review

Like I’m going to see it. Ever.

But if I did, this would be my review:

If I wanted to watch horny, not-overly-attractive, immature drama queens not having sex for 122 minutes, I’d rather spend a couple of hours in the sauna at my gym.

Actually, I’m Leaning More in the Direction of “You’re a Douchebag”

Seen in my gym locker room:

If you flex in the mirror while everyone is watching, you’re a Mitchum Man douchebag.

Fácil

A simple message from Barcelona’s BCNCHECKPOINT.COM: safer sex is hot sex. Get tested, play safely.

Easy. No, really. Easy.

The One Where You Say “You’re Joking, Right? This is a Prank, Right?” and I Say “Sorry, No Prank, No Joke”

Keep Your Damned Heart Rate Monitor and Just Gimme Two Bottles of Water!

Actual Gay Conversations #19

“Omifuckingod, Jason, I can’t believe we wore the same outfits to the party!”

“No worries, Justin, I’ve got sunglasses. We look totally different, Bro.”

Are You SURE?

The Department of Redundancy Department strikes again:

Of course, if this was a Toronto Transit Commission facility, there’d be a handwritten sign above both of these, stating “STAFF ONLY!”

Survey Says

(Based on reports from each subject group, 2007)

Top 10 (+2) “Top” Lists Contemplated (But Not Completed) In 2006

Top 5 Missing (or Dead) Ex-Boyfriends
Top 10 DVDs Watched More Than 40 Times
Top 10 Friends Who’ve Done Porn
Top 10 Relatives I Haven’t Even Thought About In Years
Top 10 Swear-Word Mash-Ups (#3: Fucktacular)
Top 8 Entertainment Weekly Subscription Issues Not Delivered By Canada Post
Top 50,000 Things I’d Do To/With Stanley Tucci (#74: Listen raptly while he tells [...]

Off-Targeted Marketing

From Zoom “Targeted Lifestyle Media” Media, in the men’s locker room at my gym:

“Targeted Lifestyle Media”

I can’t speak for other men at my gym, but I’m guessing that the whole Vespa, ponytail and sassy-scarf, targeted-lifestyle market is rather limited in that arena. Okay, I’ll give them the Vespa thing; it is a largely [...]

Actual Gay Conversations #8

Decided by a group shaving at the sinks at my gym this morning — we need a new sign in the locker room:

“Due to unprecedented damage
to the ceramic floor tiles,
the wearing of optimistically-sized
metal cockrings in the shower room
will be prohibited until further notice.”

Actual Gay Conversations #7

This week marked the closing — chaining, actually, due to rent nonpayment — of the doors of the world’s least-sexy gay gym, which happened to be located in the throbbing core of downtown Toronto. This affords the former denizens of that facility the opportunity to explore bold new horizons in gymnasia, including the club to [...]

Actual Gay Conversations #6

Setting the scene: Two gay guys and one straight guy, shaving at the sinks in the locker room at my (mostly straight) gym a few weeks ago. A (presumably straight) locker room attendant is bent over, cleaning the floor nearby. A third gay guy approaches the sinks…

Gay Guy 3: Tell me that’s not poppers [...]