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I miss you on weekends
Lynne:
I can't get to youtube from work, but I'll check out the video when I get home tonight, promise.
I was thinking of you last night because I stayed all night with a friend, did my usual insomnia routine, and ended up reading a book of poetry she'd found for me in the discount bin at Dollar General. It's full of really lovely poems - beautifully simple - by a young man dealing with adolescence, parents, and being gay.
Talking in the Dark by Billy Merrell
Here's the amazon link. Take a look, let me know what you think. If it appeals to you, I'd be happy to pass it on.
-Lynne
http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Dark-Poetry-Billy-Merrell/dp/0439490367/sr=8-1/qid=1167862019/ref=sr_1_1/104-4786199-9641539?ie=UTF8&s=books
RebelWithASmile:
--- Quote from: saucycobblers on January 03, 2007, 05:33:10 pm ---Great vid Phoenix! It made me cry!! :'(
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I'm actually happy for your tears shed, its always good to draw emotions from art. Even if you were crying because the video was dog awful, and you thought you might die! ::) but thanks, its certainly not my best, though. Not to sound too much like a pompous idiot :laugh:
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LYNNE!
i'm very interested in this book of poems. That's so cool! Thanks for the link, and i hope you like my video.
Shakestheground (i just got your name, and realized what it was saying ;) )
thanks for watching my video, and i remember when i first fell in love with BBM, i couldn't listen to a song without thinking of poor Ennis, or deprived Jack. Even if it was a Nirvana song, it always came back to them...
Lucise, my New Year was actually alright. I only stayed up to 1 AM, but i did have 3 wine coolers ;D
i love them. Hopefully i don't love them too much ;)
I'm starting a book in my English class called Lord of the Flies. i bet some of you were forced to read it. I think its somewhat interesting, but kind of odd.
I almost panicked when i first saw Bill for the first time in 11 days! I was kind of over come with emotion. We had a nice talk about rock and roll all lunch period. LOL.
I cleaned the downstairs of my house today, just for fun and to make my mother happy. She didn't ask us to, but me (and my little brother, who i fear is also gay)* got to work, and i'm exhausted.
*I don't think being gay is bad anymore, but it will be very difficult for him, if he is homosexual, because he's super shy, and only really talks to me. Also, he's hearing impaired, so its going to be difficult, for sure.
I heard a theory that young boys with many brothers have a higher 'risk' of being gay then a 'normal' boy does. Any thoughts???
Lynne:
--- Quote from: RebelWithSadness on January 03, 2007, 11:47:30 pm ---*I don't think being gay is bad anymore, but it will be very difficult for him, if he is homosexual, because he's super shy, and only really talks to me. Also, he's hearing impaired, so its going to be difficult, for sure.
I heard a theory that young boys with many brothers have a higher 'risk' of being gay then a 'normal' boy does. Any thoughts???
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There was a BBC article about this awhile back and a little bit of discussion in Chez Treblay. I'm sure we can do more research and solicit more opinions if you're interested - there are several health care/biologist-type professionals on the forum who might have more informed opinions than the general public also.
http://72.232.132.224/forum/index.php/topic,2899.msg49401.html#msg49401
-Lynne
RebelWithASmile:
Hello
So i watched Brokeback Mountain for the 11th time on Saturday (the 6th). It was nice to input it in again. ;)
Oh god, bear with me
1/8
Bill is grounded for 'letting' his dog eat a casserole. Jeese.
Well, his sister called me at 10 PM. We talked a lot. And she told me that Bill talks about me a lot....i almost cried when she said that :( . And she said how he is lonely, and doesn't have a life. I could so relate...it was weird. She invited me to go to the movies with her and Bill, which i accepted. She came out and told me that their mom is a lesbian, which i already knew, but i guess the girlfriend beats everyone-including Bill. She said Bill needs a friend, and i so hope to be his friend, but sometimes its hard to express myself. His sister told me that I'm not annoying, and i didn't believe her. LOL! She's nice, and we talked till 12:10, which is when my mom threw a fit. It was nice to talk to someone new.
12/9
today wasn't too good, to be honest. My highlight was saying when i told Bill 'your sister said something about going to the movies, but i wasn't going to go unless you wanted me to.' His reaction was 'why wouldn't I want you to go? I wanted for someone to go...I've been alone a long time now.' And i smiled and said i would go then. He looked happy :D , and he even touched my shoulder as he walked by. Damn him.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Lynne on January 04, 2007, 01:47:19 am ---There was a BBC article about this awhile back and a little bit of discussion in Chez Treblay. I'm sure we can do more research and solicit more opinions if you're interested - there are several health care/biologist-type professionals on the forum who might have more informed opinions than the general public also.
http://72.232.132.224/forum/index.php/topic,2899.msg49401.html#msg49401
-Lynne
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Hey Phoenix,
I was re-reading my post and decided that I'm not happy with it. So I'm going to try again. I haven't been able to interest anyone in commenting other than that the particular study itself is flawed, which I already knew. The general consensus, IMO - and this is only MY OPINION - is that sexual orientation and identity (like any other tendency such as being musically inclined or hating crowds) are quite complex and likely a result of a combination of genetics, environmental factors pre-birth, environment and experiences from childhood onward, and the list probably goes on forever...
The really important thing, I think, is that you are happy with who you are - acknowledge your sexual identity in your own time and your own way so that you are completely COMFORTABLE with yourself - and not worry overmuch about the why's or why not's.
And also know that you have a really loving community here of people who care about you and how you're doing. I, for one, look forward to catching up with what you've been doing and how things are going for you - so post often!
Hugs,
Lynne
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