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Mr. Onyx posing for the camera.

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:25:56 -0500

Mr. Onyx posing for the camera.

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Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:26:23 -0500

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Living Gay in the Garden State: Collingswood

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:48:15 -0400

Living Gay in the Garden State: Collingswood:

gayinnj:

It’s no surprise that Garden State Equality has its southern base in Collingswood — a Jersey oasis just seven miles from Philadelphia.

You can buy tickets to Gay Day at Six Flags at Grooveground on Haddon Avenue; call up the local chapter of PFLAG, for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; take in this year’s 4th Annual Southern New Jersey Gay Pride Festival or simply go to church at welcoming congregations, such as Holy Trinity Episcopal.

In this picturesque town where actor Michael Landon of “Bonanza” and “Little House on the Prairie” once went to school, there’s a sense of easiness in being just who you are, says Michael Snyder, who runs the Grooveground Coffeebar with his longtime partner, Christopher Rocco.

[Partners Mike Snyder, left, and Chris Rocco at their coffee shop, Grooveground.]

“They’re just very — open is not the right word — a very, very caring and close-knit community, from one end of the town to the other end of the town,” Snyder says…

Why We Love It

• Great business community: Lots of great shops and restaurants to choose from. No need to travel into the city for a date night, some shopping or just to hang out, listen to music and have some coffee.

• Strong community spirit: Residents of the borough are active in community organizations and town activities and there is a great, open and welcoming spirit to the town.

• Great place to live: The town is beautiful. From Knights Park to the streets near Cooper River, everyone takes great care of their homes with pride.

• Events: Collingswood is known for its town events, from arts and crafts festivals, such as Mayfair, the Before the Bridge Music Festival, Second Saturday and a dozen other things throughout the year.

• Supportive borough administration: From the mayor and commissioners to the public works team, all members of government show pride in what they do and support the community at large.

Love my town!

Happy Birthday Sister!!!!!!!

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:15:46 -0400

Happy Birthday Sister!!!!!!!

gayinnj: Sanctity of marriage?…

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:57:00 -0400

gayinnj:

Sanctity of marriage?…

allisonweiss: erickimberlinbowley: The Loneliest Whale in the...

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:28:03 -0400

allisonweiss:

erickimberlinbowley:

The Loneliest Whale in the World.

In 2004, The New York Times wrote an article about the loneliest whale in the world. Scientists have been tracking her since 1992 and they discovered the problem:

She isn’t like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn’t have a family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t have a lover. She never had one. Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six seconds each. But her voice is unlike any other baleen whale. It is unique—while the rest of her kind communicate between 12 and 25hz, she sings at 52hz. You see, that’s precisely the problem. No other whales can hear her. Every one of her desperate calls to communicate remains unanswered. Each cry ignored. And, with every lonely song, she becomes sadder and more frustrated, her notes going deeper in despair as the years go by.

Just imagine that massive mammal, floating alone and singing—too big to connect with any of the beings it passes, feeling paradoxically small in the vast stretches of empty, open ocean.

I can’t. I can’t.

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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:18:25 -0500

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fuckyeahlost: Starting today, you’ll be a seeing a weekly...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:41:07 -0500

fuckyeahlost:

Starting today, you’ll be a seeing a weekly recap/roundup here on fuckyeahlost every Monday in case you missed something while you were at work, in school or stuck on hatch duty all week pressing the button and saving the world.

Josh Holloway was in Aerosmith’s 1993 video for “Cryin’” and is currently featured in Cool Water commercials.

4 8 15 16 23 42 in a bowl of soup.

Are you still a candidate? This flowchart will answer that for you.

Follow the LOSTanswers blog. Damon even tweeted a link to it. (He obviously heard about it here on fuckyeahlost.)

Two tweets to mark the one year anniversary of the season six premiere.

New bobbleheads and action figures are up for pre-order now on Entertainment Earth.

One jear ago.

Not one but two great pieces of John Locke art.

Tiny versions of our favorite shows.

The Super 8 Super Bowl commercial and details about the film.

BONUS! The consensus is that the Black Eyed Peas were downright awful during the halftime show last night, so let’s all reminisce about the time Will.I.am complained on Twitter that the LOST finale was disappointing and said he could have written a better ending to the series.

That’s it for this roundup. Follow along on Twitter, and be on the lookout for a Valentine’s Day post coming in the next few days! And as always, feedback is always welcome about anything FYL related!

"Fuck you, Kings of Leon. They’re self-centered assholes, and they missed the big picture. They..."

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:26:55 -0500

“Fuck you, Kings of Leon. They’re self-centered assholes, and they missed the big picture. They missed that a 7-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument. It’s like, OK, hate on arts education. You can make fun of Glee all you want, but at its heart, what we really do is turn kids on to music.”

- Glee creator Ryan Murphy’s response to Kings Of Leon’s refusal to grant rights for one of their songs to appear on Glee, from the Hollywood Reporter. Apparently deciding that you have enough money and declining the “privilege” of having your song neutered to serve some saccharine pseudo-storyline makes you a self-centered asshole?

Also, I love that Ryan Murphy come to the defense of the 7-year-olds with “Fuck you”.

Look up hubris in the dictionary.

(via themattsmith)

Also, when people use “hate on,” they immediately become Colie from The Real World in my head and I cannot take them seriously.
(via daveholmes)
Grrrrr

fujiidom: ROSS | Intelligent and proud about it to the point...

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:23:01 -0500

fujiidom:

ROSS | Intelligent and proud about it to the point of exhaustion.

JOEY | He’s a giant teddy bear who feels empathy so strongly that he tends to mirror the feelings (fictional or not) of anyone around him (inanimate or not).

CHANDLER | He’s overcome several commitment phobic obstacles and when push comes to shove, he bears his heart right out in the open and hopes for the best.

PHOEBE | Hello, street smart Luna Lovegood.

MONICA | Ruthlessly competitive and obsessively compulsive about having things her way or not at all. She’s not afraid to cheat and manipulate, however subtly, to get her way.

RACHEL | Brave enough to attempt to move to a new city and start her life over from scratch. Twice. She’s fiercely protective of her friends and family, as well.

ALSO | Gunther - Squib.

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daveholmes: Well, this is just...

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:28:55 -0400

daveholmes:

Well, this is just beautiful.

thelastsemester:

fightclubbing:

aplacetoforget:

pikatchuuu:

zeeface:

district14:

My Son Is Gay

Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.

I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to post something more in-depth about my sweet boy and his choice of Halloween costume. Or more specifically, the reactions to it. I figure if I’m still irked by it a few days later, I may as well go ahead and post my thoughts.

Here are the facts that lead up to my rant:

My son is 5 and goes to a church preschool.

He has loved Scooby Doo since developing the ability and attention span to sit still long enough to watch it.

Halloween is a holiday and its main focus is wearing a costume.

My son’s school had the kids dress up, do a little parade, and then change out of costumes for the rest of the party.

Boo’s best friend is a little girl

Boo has an older sister

Boo spends most of his time with me.

I am a woman.

I am Boo’s mother, not you.

So a few weeks before Halloween, Boo decides he wants to be Daphne from Scooby Doo, along with his best friend E. He had dressed as Scooby a couple of years ago. I was hesitant to make the purchase, not because it was a cross gendered situation, but because 5 year olds have a tendency to change their minds. After requesting a couple of more times, I said sure and placed the order. He flipped out when it arrived. It was perfect.

Then as we got closer to the actual day, he stared to hem and haw about it. After some discussion it comes out that he is afraid people will laugh at him. I pointed out that some people will because it is a cute and clever costume. He insists their laughter would be of the ‘making fun’ kind. I blow it off. Seriously, who would make fun of a child in costume?

And then the big day arrives. We get dressed up. We drop Squirt at his preschool and head over to his. Boo doesn’t want to get out of the car. He’s afraid of what people will say and do to him. I convince him to go inside. He halts at the door. He’s visibly nervous. I chalk it up to him being a bit of a worrier in general. Seriously, WHO WOULD MAKE FUN OF A CHILD IN A COSTUME ON HALLOWEEN? So he walks in. And there were several friends of mine that knew what he was wearing that smiled and waved and gave him high-fives. We walk down the hall to where his classroom is.

And that’s where things went wrong. Two mothers went wide-eyed and made faces as if they smelled decomp. And I realize that my son is seeing the same thing I am. So I say, “Doesn’t he look great?” And Mom A says in disgust, “Did he ask to be that?!” I say that he sure did as Halloween is the time of year that you can be whatever it is that you want to be. They continue with their nosy, probing questions as to how that was an option and didn’t I try to talk him out of it. Mom B mostly just stood there in shock and dismay.

And then Mom C approaches. She had been in the main room, saw us walk in, and followed us down the hall to let me know her thoughts. And they were that I should never have ‘allowed’ this and thank God it wasn’t next year when he was in Kindergarten since I would have had to put my foot down and ‘forbidden’ it. To which I calmly replied that I would do no such thing and couldn’t imagine what she was talking about. She continued on and on about how mean children could be and how he would be ridiculed.

My response to that: The only people that seem to have a problem with it is their mothers.

Another mom pointed out that high schools often have Spirit Days where girls dress like boys and vice versa. I mentioned Powderpuff Games where football players dress like cheerleaders and vice versa. Or every frat boy ever in college (Mom A said that her husband was a frat boy and NEVER dressed like a woman.)

But here’s the point, it is none of your damn business.

If you think that me allowing my son to be a female character for Halloween is somehow going to ‘make’ him gay then you are an idiot. Firstly, what a ridiculous concept. Secondly, if my son is gay, OK. I will love him no less. Thirdly, I am not worried that your son will grow up to be an actual ninja so back off.

If my daughter had dressed as Batman, no one would have thought twice about it. No one.

But it also was heartbreaking to me that my sweet, kind-hearted five year old was right to be worried. He knew that there were people like A, B, and C. And he, at 5, was concerned about how they would perceive him and what would happen to him.

Just as it was heartbreaking to those parents that have lost their children recently due to bullying. IT IS NOT OK TO BULLY. Even if you wrap it up in a bow and call it ‘concern.’ Those women were trying to bully me. And my son. MY son.

It is obvious that I neither abuse nor neglect my children. They are not perfect, but they are learning how to navigate this big, and sometimes cruel, world. I hate that my son had to learn this lesson while standing in front of allegedly Christian women. I hate that those women thought those thoughts, and worse felt comfortable saying them out loud. I hate that ‘pink’ is still called a girl color and that my baby has to be so brave if he wants to be Daphne for Halloween.

And all I hope for my kids, and yours, and those of Moms ABC, are that they are happy. If a set of purple sparkly tights and a velvety dress is what makes my baby happy one night, then so be it. If he wants to carry a purse, or marry a man, or paint fingernails with his best girlfriend, then ok. My job as his mother is not to stifle that man that he will be, but to help him along his way. Mine is not to dictate what is ‘normal’ and what is not, but to help him become a good person.

I hope I am doing that.

And my little man worked that costume like no other. He rocked that wig, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

I love this woman.

*applause*

I truly wish that there were more moms like this woman. It’s heartwarming to see a mom who is this proud/supporting/caring/understanding/accepting of her child. She’s right, it’s no one’s damn business if he’s gay or not. He’s also only 5 years old, and that is ridiculous to think that a 5 year old is gay, even if he grows up and is gay, it’s not because of this costume. 5 years aren’t even THINKING about sex at that age. Moms AB&C should be smacked right in the face with a hot skillet. Who the HELL judges a 5 year old based on his halloween costume? no less who the hell judges a 5 year old at all! I completely and fully respect this mother, for doing all that she has for her song. I truly hope that people like moms AB&C will cease to exist.

^

You are an amazing person! Why are more people not like this?

Thirdly, I am not worried that your son will grow up to be an actual ninja so back off. kick ass.

Cinnamon’s project…

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:12:38 -0400

Cinnamon’s project…

fluff and his throne; of course the cat knows what to do with...

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:13:22 -0400

fluff and his throne; of course the cat knows what to do with the dog bed…

Line at the water bowl…they have their own just in the...

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:09:44 -0400

Line at the water bowl…they have their own just in the other room!!!!

rainy Monday…

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:25:56 -0400

rainy Monday…

Fluff hates Mondays too…

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:01:57 -0400

Fluff hates Mondays too…

My little Halloween bat

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:13:53 -0400

My little Halloween bat

Awwww Sisters

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:09:41 -0400

Awwww Sisters

Cinnamon has done it again!

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:08:42 -0400

Cinnamon has done it again!