Hello! I am a 49 year old straight African American female residing in Oakland, Ca. I am the mother of a 16 year old daughter, and we are both serious Brokies! I moved to California from Oklahoma City in 1963. I have lived in the Bay Area since, Oakland and Berkeley.
I work for the State of California, in tech support, a veteran Civil Service person! I love my job and I love where I live. I am fortunate enough to live in an area with a large and powerful gay community. My workplace is almost 50% gay and my daughter attends an arts school where the student body is 80% gay and lesbian. This incredible diversity is just one more reason why I love where I live!
I feel at home here already. I have been a frequent poster on the IMDB BBM Board since December, and decided after being invited by other Bettermost members (many of them IMDB posters) to give Bettermost a try. I have visited this site many times and I've always loved what I see here! I wanted to register long ago, but decided to wait until I purchased a reliable home computer. I was blessed recently with a rare pay increase and was able to purchase a new laptop!
I am here because I never tire of discussing my favorite movie of all time. I saw Brokeback right after Christmas, not realizing that my life would be changed forever. After the lights went up I was too stunned to move at first! I just remember sitting there with my daughter's head on my shoulder (she couldn't move, either) and just thought, "that was astonishing!" What am I going to do? I'm in love! My Brokeback journey is far from over, but I am a better person because of it. I don't sweat the small stuff anymore and I am much more tolerant of others. I am happier. My daughter says she is glad that I have finally found a favorite, a movie to love.
I must say that I have a good life, have always been happy and reasonably well adjusted! When Brokeback Mountain came into my life I was at first leveled by the tragedy of Jack and Ennis' sad, sad lives. But as the months passed, and I was able to speak to others about this quiet miracle of a film, the sadness has passed, and I can now appreciate Brokeback as the work of art it truly is.
It is so good to see a lot of friends here. Most of them I knew were here, but there are some surprises. PastorFred! PastorFred is here, thank God! He is one of my all time favorites. I even had the pleasure of meeting some members such as sfericsf at a screening of Brokeback at the Castro theatre earlier this month. It was glorious!
I could go on and on, but I had better stop now. I'll just say that I'm thrilled to be here, and I am ready, willing and able to talk!
