Viadinho

Having had the whole week off from work, I was trying to find people who were also available for hanging out during the day. Manny claimed to have off this past week, and works nights anyway. But he didn't call until Friday afternoon, and had to work that night.

I finally heard back from Nauber on Friday, he wanted to make plans for that evening. Started as 6pm, but then he said 7 would be better. Ended up being 8:30. Had dinner, chilled for a while, then went to the club. Danced a while, visited with some friends, then came back to my place. Russell was home, but upstairs asleep. We went to bed, but woke up a couple hours later to have "dessert". I tried to time the bathroom trips for after Russell left (he was going for a bike ride), but he changed his mind, so we had to keep Nauber inside the bathroom for a little while longer than necessary.

Nauber made a comment about how the number 24 is 'gay' in Brazil. I asked how on earth a number could be chosen as a gay term. He said it derived from a popular game played back in Brazil that assigns different numbers to different animals. The number 24 was assigned to the 'viado' which is commonly used as a gay slur. He couldn't remember the English translation, though.

Then I took him home. Showered. Met up with Ronny, drove around shopping. He needed some stuff to send his sister in Brazil, so we were at Circuit City, Target, Chinese buffet, Goodwill, a local Goodwill facsimile, and Home Depot. There was this hot latino at Circuit City and Target with his girlfriend. We also ended up seeing him again at Home Depot, but by this time he had ditched the girl. I asked Ronny about the 'viado' thing, and he totally knew what Nauber was talking about. He couldn't remember the translation either, but did manage to reference "Bambi", which brings us to the answer of 'deer'. The friendlier version is 'viadinho' (little deer), but they apparently size the term against the size of the person. A big, hefty homo would likewise get the term 'viadao' (big deer). Put a little ~ over the letter a.

I dropped Ronny off at home and met up with Nish at the club. It had been Pride here in town, but I missed the 'events' during the day. We left right away, and just hung out for a while. We met up later with his friends Lalit and Neil, and their friend visiting from NH, Ray. Stopped in at the dive bar for a drink, met up with Manny, then headed over to the club again. Lots of people were there. We actually had a lot of fun. Brad and Cris were there, and Brad had taken a happy pill, so was actually dancing as well. Ronny showed up, and introduced us to the 'doctor' he's been seeing. Not impressed. Luther was there, and was trying his best to hook up with Manny. I was being flirty and making myself known, but leaving it at a less aggressive level. Hotdog guy was there, so I got to say hello. Luther bought me a hotdog, so I didn't get a freebie from Danny himself. I was friendly and chatty, but avoided direct flirtation entirely. Diego showed up, too. He's apparently back together with his ex, which would also explain why I never heard back from him.

Nauber had left for the cape with his friend Michael, so I talked to him briefly on the phone, but he was not around.

Sunday I picked up Ronny and Cris, and met up with Nish and Manny for breakfast. The when and where turned into a big dramatic soap opera, but we ended up at 5 & Diner. Denny's was out of coffee, so we ditched there. The 'viadinho' term came up again, and Nish asked why you would call someone a deer. Cris tried demonstrating the light bounding steps (with his fingers, on the table) that brought on the original connection. It seems to make more sense if you say gazelle instead of deer.

I dropped the 'zilians back at Ronny's, so those two could go bum around and do more shopping. I headed over to Manny's to hang out with him and Nish. Spent the day relaxing, watching TV, and drinking wine. I get the feeling he wants to be just friends, so I again skipped all the flirting. He mentioned a trip to Puerto Rico, so I volunteered to accompany him. We'll see if this ever goes anywhere.