Still more randomness

As a head's-up, I was given this link to Freedom to Marry by shelaghc. I haven't had a chance to check out the site fully, but it looks like another alternative to the Marriage Protection mindset. They've got their mission statement up on the page I've linked to, so that should give you a good place to start.

While killing time before bed I quickly went through some emails that were waiting in my box. I hate when I don't answer a feedback right away, because then I think to myself "Clearly I saved that because it deserved a thoughtful response" and then I click back on it days/weeks later and realize I left somebody hanging where all they needed was a quick "Thank you". Whoops! At least I cleared the latest round of them out of my inbox tonight.

I find myself tempted to get meta on the nature of kink/indulgence/whatever you want to call them fics, but on the other hand it's one in the morning and I'm probably not at my sharpest.

As a TV heads-up, those of us, like me, who missed the 100 grand episode of Trading Spaces can watch it again tonight (Saturday) at 7pm Eastern. Those of us who are fans of Jamie Oliver can watch that miniseries he did about starting a restaurant with underpriveledged kids (I know I've got to be spelling that wrong) on Food Network M-F next week at 10pm Eastern.

Oh, and today is national coming out day! I'll probably post more about that later. Like when I've gotten some sleep.

Night all!

ETA: Happy birthday _nepthys_!!!

Again I love my family

Me, on the phone with my mom just now:

Mom: Daddy printed out that letter you wrote to George Bush for me to read.
TBQ: Oh yeah?
Mom: Yeah. I just wanted to say I'm very proud of you and I love you very much.
TBQ: Awww, thanks. So will you come visit me when they haul me off to Gitmo?
Mom: Well, you know I don't travel.
TBQ: Gee, thanks.
Mom: I'll call you!
TBQ: Very nice of you.
Mom: And look on the bright side, all those stripes will be very slimming on you!
TBQ: Hardy har har.

Indulgence Fic: Pet, Part Three

Gotta love days off. I present Part Three of Pet:

( Wherein Wesley's day continues and yet again there may or may not be sex, but there are most assuredly hyppogriffs )

London, coming out, randomness

EEEEE!!! I just booked the tickets for me and cin1607 to go to London at the end of February next year!! [bouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebouncebounce] Now to figure out what all we're going to do while we're there.

Today was National Coming Out day. I thought about doing an entry about what it was like coming out to my folks, but to be honest it's a fairly boring story. The short of it is that I didn't bring it up for years because I wasn't seeing anyone seriously and I figured since I didn't talk to my parents about my dating life in general I didn't need to mention the bisexuality thing until I had a girlfriend.

But then - and this was only a couple of years ago, mind you - I realized that that was about the stupidest thing ever. I knew that my parents weren't going to freak, and considering all the other people out there who couldn't tell their families about who they were, I figured if nothing else I should tell my folks on their behalf.

So, one night, I just decided I was going to do it. The night by sheer coincidence happened to have many other huge topics of conversations in it, including a business venture that my dad and I wanted to try and the start of plans to buy my current apartment. Then, at one point, we got into a conversation about how my brothers and I were leading different lives and my mom mentioned that she and dad never compared me to the two of them and they most certainly never looked at me with the demand that I produce grandkids. To which I grabbed my segue and said "Well, since you mentioned it, there's something I wanted to tell you two...." and I told them I was bi.

Of course they were accepting, but even still it was nerve wracking. It's a bit of a Schrodinger's Cat until you actually mention it. But they were good and mom even later hugged me and said thanks for trusting them with that. Not long after that I pointed them towards the PFLAG website on the odd chance they wanted to read some of the FAQs that were there, and they decided to join PFLAG of their own volition. Every so often I still tell them how much that means to me, because God knows they didn't have to.

After that it was a comedy of errors telling my brothers. But I've talked about that as recently as a few months ago so I won't bore you with it again ;)

In other news the 100 Grand episode of Trading Spaces was a big let-down for me. I really don't see why it had to take up 2 hours. Dinner was the beef filet wrapped in bacon, which hit every cow-related happy spot I have. And so many of you are enabling encouraging me with my latest kinkfic that I adore you for it.

I've still got an essay in my head about kinkfics/indulgence fics but my brain's so weird today I don't know if I feel like writing it. I think I'm going to call it an early night and flip through cooking magazines.

And did I mention - LONDON LONDON LONDON!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

I'm only going to get more obnoxious about that as time goes on. Fair warning.