This new project is in its infancy, so the earliest it’s going to come out will be fall 2018 or winter 2019. That’s the real secret of how I’ve been able to integrate the wild fire of artistic passion into a life that doesn’t involve jailtime. It also helps that I have an understanding and patient husband like Andy, who keeps the home, and our lives, in fine form while I undertake any creative endeavors. That has been a key to a happier existence, and a creative fulfillment that comes from the various outlets I’ve culled over the years. When my interest veers into darker territory (as this new one does), there’s the potential for emotional spillover if I’m not being careful, or if I were unable to disconnect the work from my own state of mind. I’m at my happiest when I’m working on a new project, whether that’s in writing or photography or the simple design of a garden. It’s the choice many artists have to make at some point, and while I can’t speak for anyone else, I find a bit of separation from the work is the best way for me to exist. But that was all long ago, 1993 to be exact, and in the ensuing years I’ve learned a more sensible way of creatively fulfilling my passions without necessarily thrashing my emotional state in the process. Hell, my first two projects were ‘Sex’ and ‘Depression’ and God knows I’ve delved deeply into those wells. In the past, I may have been too invested in some of my creative endeavors, living out each theme in was that weren’t always healthy or helpful. Especially if you’re buck naked.ĭislikes: You can’t put any links in the captions. Likes: A picture is worth a thousand words. (The use of certain hashtags, #TrumpRussia or #ImpeachTrump for example, is only partially effective in getting them to back off.) It’s best to never engage.
Likes: Fast and efficient, even if it goes beyond 140 characters now, it’s the easiest way to see what’s trending in more or less real time.ĭislikes: Trolls and Russian bots. For better or worse.ĭislikes: A crazy double-standard when it comes to censoring male nudity, and an impossible-to-reach help system if someone steals your photos and pretends to be you. Likes: Your FaceBook page is like a mini-website, with outlets for words, pictures, videos, events, and – allowing for a more complete representation of an online persona. For the uninitiated (and I happen to know a few), here are a few brief bullet-points of what I like and, more importantly, don’t like about each. They are more than enough to waste time and (ideally) direct traffic to this website.
I’m better at the Big Three: FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram. On the request of friends, I opened a SnapChat account recently, but quickly lost interest after posting just one or two ‘chats’. It appears I’ve reached the limit of how much time and effort I intend to invest in my social media platforms. (His cheeky Instagram posts didn’t hurt either.) After his try for Olympic gold, he kissed his boyfriend on live television and we all melted a little. Tantamount to Rippon was another openly-gay athlete, Gus Kenworthy, whose nude ESPN spread was a highlight of this website (and it was the gift that kept on giving).
In the end he became the face of the future: a world of athletes unbound by sexual labels or limitations. He took down the evil Mike Pence with a few well-chosen words and Tweets, yet remained focus on what he was there for. He strode into PyeongChang with deliberate, defiant and deserved confidence, taking the world by storm with his entertaining quips and quick-witted sound-bites. We begin with the biggest star of these Olympic Games, who earned a Team Bronze Medal in Figure Skating: Adam Rippon. Get ready for a link-a-licious explosion of the wonder of these Winter Games, and feast your eyes on all the athletes who brought such heat to the frozen season. There will be only two blog posts today, but this last one is a doozy, filled with shirtless Olympic hunks and a grand recap of all that came during this year’s Olympic Games.