Friday, June 26, 2009
Dark Lady
Last weekend was Providence pride. We made it to the parade, stayed by the mall. It was a SHORT parade, so we had dinner afterwards. Ducked into the Napa Grille; I do not recommend it. The food was Okay. And expensive. I like okay and cheap or expensive and fantastic. We then walked over to Dark Lady for the block party. Had a nice time. Said hi to Kendall - who was bartending, and gave us a discount. Chatted with Jean (Dennison's roomie) for a bit. Bumped into Narrin; I said Hi. He was all Heyyyy! and then flitted off, never to be spotted again. There was this hot black guy there, who seemed to be standing in front of me the entire night. If I wasn't happily coupled, I'd have definitely approached him. He had big dark sunglasses on the whole time, so I didn't actually see his face, but he Totally looked like Darryl Stephens, with maybe a 5-year lead. He even had this hairdo! In lieu of a shirt, he was wearing a black vest. What you could see was quite similar, as well.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Waving Little Flags
This weekend was Boston Pride. It was Sao Paulo pride, too, incidentally. So, Nauber was a little discontented to begin with. He had been trying to gather a big group of people to all go to Boston together. That failed miserably. Ronny and Andre got there well after the parade ended, and Nauber was clamoring for lunch. Mykael was also running late - as always. Brad and Cris skipped Pride and came into town late at night to see Rocky Horror. I passed on that since the last time I went it was broing as hell, now that the staff does all the interacting and the audience just watches the staff watch the show.
Mykael did join us briefly while we had a spot of lunch. Nauber got distracted by the A|X, so we got to the block party about 45 minutes before it ended. They were still charging cover, so we headed to Club Cafe instead. Mykael and Ronny/Andre said they were coming to join us. None of them did. Got tired, and went home instead.
So, Nauber and I walked to JP Licks (didn't realize they had 8 locations) on Newbury to get ice cream, then wandered around the BU campus area, and I pointed out my college spots. All in all, he was bored. He wanted the crazy excitement that any party in Brazil seems to attract, but got more of a typical New England ho-hum. He wanted to go to Roxy, as well, but I refused to go because the $40 cover seemed excessive. Which means I was partly to blame for the boringness.
He seems to want to go to Providence next weekend. We'll see how that turns out. Providence Pride tends to be more boring than Boston, and if Boston fizzled this year, I'm not sure how good Providence will be. The following weekend will be NYC Pride. He hasn't clearly stated his desires for that weekend, though I did point out he'd want to take Friday night and Saturday off from work, and that seemed to get a "can't do that" sort of reaction.
Meanwhile, Ronny found a 5 bedroom house for rent in Allston, nowhere near a T-stop, that he is insisting would be a GREAT place to move. Nauber keeps saying he wants to move to Cambridge. The red-line access would be better there, but I keep telling him we can't afford the rent there.
Mykael did join us briefly while we had a spot of lunch. Nauber got distracted by the A|X, so we got to the block party about 45 minutes before it ended. They were still charging cover, so we headed to Club Cafe instead. Mykael and Ronny/Andre said they were coming to join us. None of them did. Got tired, and went home instead.
So, Nauber and I walked to JP Licks (didn't realize they had 8 locations) on Newbury to get ice cream, then wandered around the BU campus area, and I pointed out my college spots. All in all, he was bored. He wanted the crazy excitement that any party in Brazil seems to attract, but got more of a typical New England ho-hum. He wanted to go to Roxy, as well, but I refused to go because the $40 cover seemed excessive. Which means I was partly to blame for the boringness.
He seems to want to go to Providence next weekend. We'll see how that turns out. Providence Pride tends to be more boring than Boston, and if Boston fizzled this year, I'm not sure how good Providence will be. The following weekend will be NYC Pride. He hasn't clearly stated his desires for that weekend, though I did point out he'd want to take Friday night and Saturday off from work, and that seemed to get a "can't do that" sort of reaction.
Meanwhile, Ronny found a 5 bedroom house for rent in Allston, nowhere near a T-stop, that he is insisting would be a GREAT place to move. Nauber keeps saying he wants to move to Cambridge. The red-line access would be better there, but I keep telling him we can't afford the rent there.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
35 - and So What
Another year older, and another year where nobody cares that it is my birthday. My BF planned to spend tonight with Mykael because he "hasn't seen him in a while". I got a little testy. Didn't say why. Don't know if he'll change plans because I asked to spend time together tonight. All my friends (local) seem to throw BD parties for each other every single year, but never have I had one. I realize I'm being whiny and petty and complaining, but I guess the cold rainy day that nobody notices is just getting me down. So, here's a little present to myself.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Fun Weekend
Saturday afternoon I was over at Brad's house, playing silly board games again. In the evening, I picked up Nauber and we headed to Framingham to pick up Geremias. He had agreed to come back to town with us, so I asked Russell if he could crash at the house, and we were all set.
We grabbed dinner in Framingham. For those of you not local, Framingham is an epicenter of Brazilian settlement. Look up the province of Minas on a map of Brazil. Then picture that territory devoid of people because they all live in Massachusetts. That's the joke, but it's based on reality. Geremias guided us to a churrascaria ('zilian BBQ), but Nauber got all pouty and said he wanted to go to Ruby Tuesday instead. He loves their salad bar... Geremias said fine, and that's where we went. We all got the combos, which are like $9 and include the salad bar ($8.50 on its own).
Nauber slept at his house, and went to church in the morning. He said he'd call when he got back. Geremias and I drove around town for a little while in the morning, and I showed him the mansions on Salisbury hill, and picked up some a bunch of berries at the produce stand. Nauber was running a little late because he had decided to do LAUNDRY. So, grabbed Ronny instead, and ran to the store to pick up soda. When Nauber was finally ready we stopped in at the Brazilian bakery for a little bite to eat (breakfast at noon!) and some coffee - I had chocolate milk. Stopped at the liquor store and bought Smirnoff's (strawberry acai is excellent, and we tried the mango, which is also very good) and Brazilian beer (cerveja).
There was big party to go to at Rick and Andre's. Their birthdays are about the same time, so they have a joint party. A gay couple inviting all their friends and family to one big party. You may recall one of these from a while ago, when cutie Junior was still around, and HERE are the details. No pictures this time around, though. Nauber and Geremias were surprised how many people there were, and what a total mixed crowd it was. There was some self-segregating, but everybody got along well. The gays were mostly American/Brazilian couples (Nauber&I, Brad&Cris, Rick&Andre, plus a couple others whose names I don't know) and their friends, so that was culturally mixed. The straights further split off into the Americans over by the beer cooler and the Brazilians over by the grill. They love churrasco, so gladly ran the grill all day long. No hotdogs this year, tho.
Nauber actually knew a couple people there, including this lady who had bought some chicken at KFC a couple weeks ago. She is American but has lived in Brazil her whole life, has been here a couple months to take care of some things, and was at the party with one of her sons. Turns out they run a small intra-Americas business, and are looking for people in their USA/LatinAmerica operations, as well as their Central/SouthAmerica operations. Geremias speaks Portuguese and Spanish (not much English yet, so Nauber's one up on him there) so spent a fair amount of time talking with them, and exchanged contact info. Nauber and Geremias were both very excited to meet so many new people, though mostly they met more Brazilians, and primarily the gay ones at that. Nauber was also excited to meet Rick's chickens and rabbits!
Psycho-ex was there, too. And being civil. We actually conversed briefly, and he gets along with Ronny now, too.
One of the Brazilian gays was bartending. The drink of choice was caipirinha, though the fruit and cream version (I saw strawberry or pineapple) was big, too. I don't like cachaca (with a tail on that last 'c' like the french, which makes it sound like an 's') because it tastes like tequila, so I didn't have any. Nauber, however, had several. Possibly too many. He got rather drunk. At one point, I'm holding him in the bathroom as he starts crying and says he misses all his old friends. He also said "I love you" which I should have been excited about, since it was the first time, but since he was really drunk, and I don't think he even remembers saying it, I'm letting it wash over me. Mykael ended up taking Geremias back home, and I just brought Nauber back to my place. He immediately plopped down on the bed, and started making gurgly noises. I suggested he go to the bathroom, but he grunted, and stayed there. For about 10 seconds. Until the vomit sprayed out across his clothes and my blanket. Guess who did a special load of laundry the next day!
Not the most auspicious ending, but overall a great day. The chocolate dipped strawberries were especially worth it!
We grabbed dinner in Framingham. For those of you not local, Framingham is an epicenter of Brazilian settlement. Look up the province of Minas on a map of Brazil. Then picture that territory devoid of people because they all live in Massachusetts. That's the joke, but it's based on reality. Geremias guided us to a churrascaria ('zilian BBQ), but Nauber got all pouty and said he wanted to go to Ruby Tuesday instead. He loves their salad bar... Geremias said fine, and that's where we went. We all got the combos, which are like $9 and include the salad bar ($8.50 on its own).
Nauber slept at his house, and went to church in the morning. He said he'd call when he got back. Geremias and I drove around town for a little while in the morning, and I showed him the mansions on Salisbury hill, and picked up some a bunch of berries at the produce stand. Nauber was running a little late because he had decided to do LAUNDRY. So, grabbed Ronny instead, and ran to the store to pick up soda. When Nauber was finally ready we stopped in at the Brazilian bakery for a little bite to eat (breakfast at noon!) and some coffee - I had chocolate milk. Stopped at the liquor store and bought Smirnoff's (strawberry acai is excellent, and we tried the mango, which is also very good) and Brazilian beer (cerveja).
There was big party to go to at Rick and Andre's. Their birthdays are about the same time, so they have a joint party. A gay couple inviting all their friends and family to one big party. You may recall one of these from a while ago, when cutie Junior was still around, and HERE are the details. No pictures this time around, though. Nauber and Geremias were surprised how many people there were, and what a total mixed crowd it was. There was some self-segregating, but everybody got along well. The gays were mostly American/Brazilian couples (Nauber&I, Brad&Cris, Rick&Andre, plus a couple others whose names I don't know) and their friends, so that was culturally mixed. The straights further split off into the Americans over by the beer cooler and the Brazilians over by the grill. They love churrasco, so gladly ran the grill all day long. No hotdogs this year, tho.
Nauber actually knew a couple people there, including this lady who had bought some chicken at KFC a couple weeks ago. She is American but has lived in Brazil her whole life, has been here a couple months to take care of some things, and was at the party with one of her sons. Turns out they run a small intra-Americas business, and are looking for people in their USA/LatinAmerica operations, as well as their Central/SouthAmerica operations. Geremias speaks Portuguese and Spanish (not much English yet, so Nauber's one up on him there) so spent a fair amount of time talking with them, and exchanged contact info. Nauber and Geremias were both very excited to meet so many new people, though mostly they met more Brazilians, and primarily the gay ones at that. Nauber was also excited to meet Rick's chickens and rabbits!
Psycho-ex was there, too. And being civil. We actually conversed briefly, and he gets along with Ronny now, too.
One of the Brazilian gays was bartending. The drink of choice was caipirinha, though the fruit and cream version (I saw strawberry or pineapple) was big, too. I don't like cachaca (with a tail on that last 'c' like the french, which makes it sound like an 's') because it tastes like tequila, so I didn't have any. Nauber, however, had several. Possibly too many. He got rather drunk. At one point, I'm holding him in the bathroom as he starts crying and says he misses all his old friends. He also said "I love you" which I should have been excited about, since it was the first time, but since he was really drunk, and I don't think he even remembers saying it, I'm letting it wash over me. Mykael ended up taking Geremias back home, and I just brought Nauber back to my place. He immediately plopped down on the bed, and started making gurgly noises. I suggested he go to the bathroom, but he grunted, and stayed there. For about 10 seconds. Until the vomit sprayed out across his clothes and my blanket. Guess who did a special load of laundry the next day!
Not the most auspicious ending, but overall a great day. The chocolate dipped strawberries were especially worth it!
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