Me and My Violin

Meow... What was that?

So... A little while ago... I had a first date with this guy... Seemingly sweet, well spoken, Tatts and piercings... HOT... He's a barista, at one of my local Starbucks... There is pretty much one on every corner here... Starbucks, not HOT Baristas... We went to a movie (unmemorable)... Literally, I can't remember what it was... Either it was bad, or I'm getting to the age I need to start writing stuff down... We then went to dinner at a local chinese restaurant near his house... BAMBOO LAUAS CHINATOWN... I love this place, the food is fair, but it's the atmosphere that I go for... They're open late... So all kinds of freaks... err I mean people come in... and you know, I love to people watch ... As I'm about to turn into the parking lot, I completely interupt our conversation, and lose my shit... I burst out in an uncontrollable fit of laughter (I almost pissed myself)... What are you laughing at??? ... I said Look...



I think it took him a minute to get it... We parked, both took out our phones and clicked away... Unfortunately, this was the best part of the date... After dinner I took him home, and we made out for a while... I went home, dreamily thought of the possibilities... Over the coming weeks, I would find out, he was yet another crazy... In my long list of dating the crazy, and getting older, I've learned some things about myself:
We are all crazy (myself included), I'm just wanting someone to match mine, not surpass it...
I am a Freak Magnet...
I don't tolerate things like I used to... ie. drama, stupid bullshit, being disrespectful...
I no longer withdraw into myself from rejection... mine or theirs...
I do find something beautiful in everyone, not just the physical anymore, although the physical still gets me rock... err thats another post...
I am more aware... of me... actions, motivations...I monitor my words, words have power... I've actually started correcting myself if I say something I don't believe... Old me and habits die hard... LOL
Those are a few things I know... There is so much more I don't... Sorry to get so deep, this was only supposed to be a light post... Apparently, that needed to come out...
Growing older is a wonderful thing... Relearning who you are, and how you relate to others... It's mad, and brilliant all in the same moment...

As Always Be Kind to Yourselves... I'm Fine Thanks For Asking...
Love From Atlanta

Blogger Thief...

I am admitting this right now... I completely stole this meme, from Planet Franck... There are you happy... ;)

The concept:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

The questions:

1. What is your first name?
Michael
2. What is your favorite food right now?
Hot Dogs & Hamburgers
3. What high school did you go to?
Wellborn
4. What is your favorite color?
Red
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
Victor Webster
6. What is your favorite drink right now?
Dunkin' Donuts Coffee
7. What is your dream vacation?
Motorcycle Tour of The US
8. What is your favorite dessert?
Ben&Jerry's Ice Cream
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A Superhero
10. What do you love most in life?
The Wonder of It
11. What is one word that describes you?
Cynical
12. What is your flickr name?
SYN-RGY

The result:
1. St. Michael's tower. Glastonbury Tor, 2. hot dogs, hamburgers, 3. school, 4. The Photographer, 5. victor_webster, 6. Cup of Coffee at Dunkin Donuts - Lettin' off some steam!, 7. HD Rally 2007 Leopoldsburg, Belgium, 8. Ben & Jerry's, 9. Superhero, 10. τηλεανίχνευση, 11. cynical much?, 12. Self Pic At the Eagle Street Pier

As Always Be Kind To Yourselves... I'm Fine Thanks For Asking...
Love From Atlanta

... And The List Goes On...

I'm posting this video for a couple of reasons... I loved this song back in the day... Dream Academy... This version however has a bit more country flair to it... Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen... I first heard it in 2-step class... Yes, I started my list of things to do this year, and haven't kept you updated... I know bad blogger...

2-step was fun... I will probably go into intermediate, cause Country boys are HOT... I got a little crush on my instructor, we actually went out on a date... Unfortunately he still had a crush on his X... Anyway... So, I can draw a line through 2-step... While there, I tried to learn a line dance... That went over like a turd in a punch bowl, my feet got all mixed up, and I couldn't keep from running into people... So I am definitely drawing a line through that one... Violin lessons start on Monday the 16th, very excited about that... Lets hope that goes better than the line dancing... Anyway... I will vlog soon, and tell you how the lesson went...

As Always, Be Kind To Yourselves... I'm Fine Thanks For Asking

Love From Atlanta

Mother's Day

I guess this is going to become a regular thing...

Now here's a healthy serving of random...

This may be an ongoing thing... Let me know...

Sydney pt. 2... Meeting Brenton...

... holy shit, I'm gonna be late... The Columbian Hotel... 2:30... shit... why am I so nervous... quit being crazy... damnit, I left my camera in the room... can't go back now... alright... turn up the music (i love my ipod).
Rewind... We've been emailing back and forth since I left The States... Brenton told me he had a pole dancing class at 4:00 on Saturday... Could we meet at 2:30 ... we could hang out for a while before his class... perfect...
It's 2:33... I'm at the crosswalk... The Columbian, is just on the other side... I see him standing there... My heart is racing, time seems to slow... Traffic is passing... He's wearing a black tank top, cargo shorts, and looks damn good doing it... He looks at me, not sure if he recognizes me or not, a van passes between us... I see my reflection in the windows... I'm wearing a hat, of course he doesn't recognize me... Time to walk... I start across the street... never taking my eyes off of him... I take my ear buds out of my ears... He sees me, and smiles... Sweet goddess... that smile... We hug... Damn, he feels good... He is a sexy man...
We chat while wondering through The Columbian... decide on coffee instead... head to the coffee shop... place our order and get a table at the door... We talk about everything... Life in Australia... Life in the States... Men (no fear of us competing for the same guys... we have different tastes... LOL)... Mardi Gras... Music (I let him hear a mix of a Kylie song... You'll never get to heaven if you're scared of gettin' high... I told him I would send it to him when I get home)... I listen to him... Damn that accent, those eyes, that smile... If I didn't think I would get arrested or a punch to the face, I would jump him right here... He is so fucking HOT...
We finish coffee, take a walk down Oxford... Hit the music shop, buy a couple of CDs... Damn, its time for his class, He asked if I want to come along... Ummm, let me think... Hell yeah...
We walk in the bar... From here on out, it gets a little jumbled... there is so much going on, I've got visual overload... some of this will be out of order... I meet his instructor (can't remember his name)... James (cute... insane body)... and later Thomas (tall... platinum blond hair... crazy built)... I'm seated at a table... perfect vantage point... Brenton, the instructor,and James, all strip down... Thomas comes in later, and strips down... Holy shit... I think I'm drooling... Brenton has an amazing body (everywhere)... I'm hitting the gym as soon as I get home... OMGoddess... and what they can do on that pole... Defying gravity like that... I'm dumbfounded... at one point James gets on the silks... simply amazing... Brenton asks me if I want to try the pole... LOL... umm no... I'm not that flexible... Thomas is really good, Brenton tells me that this is only his 4th lesson... and just like that its over... I could hang out with him all day... He is a great guy... and looks really good in tighty whiteys... LOL... We say our goodbyes, he walks me out... Brenton told me to take a walk down to Sydney Harbour, have a drink with all the boys... and that is exactly what I do... I hug his neck... Did I mention he feels really good... ;)
It rained pretty much the rest of my stay in Sydney... I didn't care.. It was an amazing adventure... I can't wait to go back... Maybe next time I'll be there for Mardi Gras... Who knows where I'll end up next...

As Always... Be Kind To Yourselves... I'm Fine Thanks For Asking... Love From Atlanta