Forevers!
OMG. It’s been forevers since I last blogged. I’ve kind of lost interest in blogging. Partly because I’m an old man and partly because I’m always too busy.
A lot has changed in the past 7 months. First of all the day before my last post on here I went on a date. The date went very well and I’ve been seeing him ever since. His name is Hector and he’s an artist. He does amazingly beautiful art (www.boldoart.com) and he’s an amazing person. He’s the most amazing boyfriend I’ve ever had. I’m sure everyone says that about the current person they are with, but this is for realz! 
I never thought that I would ever move someone into my house with me, or live with someone again and I really didn’t want to either. However, he did move in with me and I love living with him.
The other big change in my life is that I am no longer friends with my long time best friend, Kristi. It comes down to the fact that she is no longer the person she was when we met. Living in a horrible city at home with her mother, and some personal dramas in her life have turned her into someone that I was not compatible with. I was sad to see it end, but I know it was the right thing. Sometimes you can still love someone and care about them, but not be able to be friends with them.
My other best friend, Brenna, has found a man and become pregnant. She’s pretty much disappeared from my life due to being so busy in her own and I’m totally happy for her.
It’s odd to have lost my two best friends at about the same time. It was a huge change in my life, and thankfully Hector was there to fill the void. In a way, it was a huge blessing. It allowed me to spend more time with him and get closer to him.
I’ve been pretty busy with Hector, moving in together, making a studio in my house for him to paint in, building his website, setting up an online store for him, marketing him, and helping to promote him and get him art shows. I’ve been doing a pretty good job of it too! We had an amazing show earlier this month that has already resulted in him selling two pieces of art and two more just about sold.
This weekend we are going to this huge E.A.S.T Austin Studio tour. There are 145 galleries participating and we hope to make some great contacts to get his art more exposure.
Anyways, that’s all for now. Hopefully I’ll find time to update more often.
Amazing Video
This is an amazing time-lapse video of a woman who was dying from HIV/AIDS. The video starts with her having recovered and works backwards in time. It’ll make you cry, and if you don’t cry, it’s because you have no heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6zCNdEfm5w&feature=player_embedded
SXSW
SXSW is in town, and has been for a while, and I’m so ready for it to leave. I do not like having so many people in my town. I do not enjoy the extra traffic and the lack of parking. I do not enjoy all the extra dirty hipsters stinking up the town either!
Last weekend was all that bad downtown because it was just the film and interactive portion of the festival, but this weekend is music. I’m going out tonight to see a show at Rebels Honky Tonk, just to be with friends. I’m not a fan of live music, so I’d really prefer not to go.
Saturday a bunch of us are going to a bar in New Braunfels to see Josh Abbott play. I’m down for that because at least they have a dance floor!
Friday is still up in the air. I think we’re going to run around to some new places and see what kind of trouble we can get into. Ideas?
I Lookbooked!
Ok so I got bored one weekend and finally got around to posting pics on Lookbook. They are mostly old outfits, but I’m working on it!
Please go check out my page at http://lookbook.nu/tomithey, fan me, and hype my looks!
Thank you!
Rebels Honky Tonk
I’ve still been hanging out at Rebels Honky Tonk on the weekends. I’ve even gone a few times on a Thursday night. Brenna and I have finally broken into the clique and they are really nice. I love having new friends!
I’m getting much better at this 1step dance they do and the best thing about it is that it works different muscles in my legs, so my legs are getting even more toned! AWESOME! I’m even getting pretty good at the turns!
I still haven’t gotten any pictures on lookbook.nu yet, but I may work to rectify that this weekend. Brenna isn’t coming up this weekend and I don’t have a lot going on, so I should have some free time to play dress up and take some pics. I’m trying to think of who I know that might want to come play with me and take some pictures.
The Rusty Spurs is supposed to be reopening on the 3rd of next month. I have mixed feelings about this. It’ll be nice to have a place to go country dance with boys. The issue is that it’s being reopened by the same person, so I’m not sure if people will go back, or if it’ll be any different that it was last time.
The general reason I hear that people stopped going was because they never knew what to expect when they showed up. It might be live music, a drag show, a bear show, or closed for some event (ie SXSW). It’s a pain to drive over there and find/pay for parking only to find out you can’t dance and then have to leave and go find/pay for parking at another bar.
I’ll definitely go back from time to time, but I love being at Rebels and I love the people at Rebels. I will probably spend more time over there where I know I can dance every night and don’t have to worry about what I’m walking into.
I’m still waiting on my tax return! Once that comes in I’m going to work on getting some stuff in my house taken care of, possibly having the carpet taken out! I’m so freaking excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fashion
Brenna has introduced me to Lookbook and now I’m in love. It is my goal to be on this website on a regular basis. I have perused the photos on this site and I can say with all honesty that I know I have put together some better outfits than some of these fools. The challenge is the creative photography, but I think that can be accomplished with some photoshop filtering.
We’ve been hanging out at Rebels Honky Tonk a lot lately and our fashion has been suffering because of it. We’ve been trying to hard to be country and fit in, but we’re done with that. It’s back to be the daringly fashionable divas for which we are known.
I’m loving hanging out there and the people are really nice… now that we’ve broken into the clique. It reminds me of the good old days at Rainbow Cattle Company and Rusty Spurs. I’m also learning new dances and spins, so that’s a plus too. It’s nice to be able to go out and know people at the bar. Which is how it is any time I step foot in a gay bar. I’m used to that familiarity and I NEED IT.
We’ll be there again this Friday and Saturday and I’m super looking forward to it. We’re theme dressing, as usual. Tonight’s theme is punk rock and tomorrow will be some form of country and I’m sure it’ll have a funk edge to it.
I’m still working on fixing up my house and I’m anxiously awaiting my tax refund so I can rip out my carpet and seal my concrete. Well, actually I’m anxiously awaiting my tax forms so I can file, then I’ll be waiting for the return. I want to pull out all the carpet and vinyl in my house and seal the grey concrete. Then I’ll get curtains and maybe white slipcovers for my sofa and side chair. My house will be all blue with white and grey. I’m so excited about it!
I might post pics of this weekend’s outfits later.
