One-sentence highlights from Brent's life 5/11 - 8/8/12

8/8/12

In the morning I went to an exercise class, then during noon I was at work demonstrating some of the exercises and I fell over which was incredibly hilarious.

　

8/7/12

Went to 7-11 for my favorite food, then bought some blueberries at the farmer's market which was also delicious.

　

8/6/12

Straightened out the bullshit with the rent, ate and drank a lot at Big Chicks $1 burger (and faux hot dog) night.

　

8/5/12

Heartstrong at Second Unitarian Church.

　

8/4/12

Stayed out all night having some good sex, then woke up at 2 in the afternoon and Dan the guy I live with was upset with me because the landlord said we were behind in rent, and I was all like, "Aww hells nawwwhh."

　

8/3/12

Got an unexpected bonus and it threw off my day trying to figure out how to use it.

　

8/2/12

Updated my Flickr.

　

8/1/12

Called in sick to work just because it was the first day of the month and I'd hardly ever get to take off work on the first because of monthly reports.

　

7/31/12

Another happily uneventful day but I did go to Roly Poly for lunch which was insufferably cute, also got new keycard finally.

　

7/30/12

Finished off the Subway Sandwich Shop gift card that Virginia got me for my birthday with a delicious premium sandwich.

　

7/29/12

The pitcher incident made me question my sanity and I texted Sheri "5 out of 5 sad pandas :(".

　

7/28/12

The experience of doing the Daredevil Dive at Six Flags blew my mind.

　

7/27/12

Once again, I didn't do a very good job at work but I decided to blame that on the fact that my keycard completely quit working not even a little bit, thereby lowering my work morale by making me feel undervalued.

　

7/26/12

I didn't do as good of a job at work as I had the past couple days, but it felt like I was sacrificing doing good at work for other types of personal mental health.

　

7/25/12

Dan the guy I live with told me that his father and father's girlfriend would be coming over and eating chicken wings so I went out aimlessly and just so happened to end up at a bar where a sex party was about to happen but I was in 0% mood for a sex party.

　

7/24/12

The acting director of the department thought I didn't look busy enough, so thankfully she found me some more work to do.

　

7/23/12

Since the fiscal year has been closed out at work, this was the day that the next deep round of layoffs dropped, and it felt like carnage.

　

7/22/12

I knew I'd have a 6-hour layover in Denver on Sunday (unlike the layover Wednesday which was only planned to be 2 hours) so I'd thought maybe I could find a theater to go watch Dark Knight Rises at and it turned out that the theater where the shooting happened is 17.2 miles away from Denver International Airport but it's closed for a couple weeks because the terrorists always win and I ended up just walking aimlessly around downtown Denver for several hours, except I did go through Aurora on the bus and I swear I did not realize the bus would go through Aurora until I was there.

　

7/21/12

Got up before sunrise and went on a walk with Glen and spent a lot more time with my parents, including sky-gazing and funny-picture-taking time.

　

7/20/12

First thing in the morning while I was looking at the internet, a message came up announcing that there'd been a mass-shooting at a movie theater and all day long it gave everyone some distraction to talk about besides the heat and drought.

　

7/19/12

The airplane crew told us that we touched down in Amarillo at 12:38a then Glen and I got to Guymon around 3:00.

　

7/18/12

Had an unexpected layover for about 12 hours in Denver so instead of standing in line for who-knows how long and arguing, I got on the public bus and spent the day at Boondocks Fun Center which turned out to be the most fun I've had in years and years.

　

7/17/12

Watched the Netflix DVD movie Life During Wartime and told Dan to turn his stuff down because he'd have several days without me.

　

7/16/12

Went to Marble with some people.

　

7/15/12

The singing at the Church Of Christ was amazing.

　

7/14/12

Had sex with a guy named Mike who I really liked, but it was difficult for me to relax and Mike wasn't listening to me.

　

7/13/12

Got all the files out of my office, hoping the fiscal year will be okay to close, felt vacant.

　

7/12/12

After another long, busy day at work, I went home and watched Million Dollar Baby which was touching.

　

7/11/12

When anyone ever said that Wednesday would be the final cut-off for the fiscal year I never really believed them, but I have been working really hard at work ever since that meeting on July 2.

　

7/10/12

I had to do that awful thing with my credit card at the bank and I fell into a time / space wormhole vortex.

　

7/9/12

Work, exercise class with Jill, watched Devils Rejects on DVD, and the guy I live with told me he was auditioning for American Idol the next day at The United Center.

　

7/8/12

A close friend revealed to me that he recently contracted HIV.

　

7/7/12

Walked around my block in my high heels, then Sheri and I went to Tweet where a lot of people felt the need to comment about my high heels.

　

7/6/12

The Oklahoma Burger at Native Foods Café is a million times better than any burger that you can actually get in Oklahoma.

　

7/5/12

Before watching Hostel 3 on DVD, I warned the guy I live with that I was going to watch a horror movie because I don't want to freak him out.

　

7/4/12

Monday I went to the doctor and had blood drawn; Tuesday they called and said I don't have HIV or syphilis (and I commented, "Oh well, better luck next time I guess"); then Wednesday I was getting fucked bareback by a stranger (he was so hot and it felt so good) and he said, "Do you want my load in your ass?" and even though I really really did want it, I made him pull out.

　

7/3/12

Had my first personal training session in 3 months (with the same trainer at the same place as 3 months ago) and several parts of me died.

　

7/2/12

There was a meeting at work about how we're expecting a deluge of files and to be working overtime etc. so that night when I was about to get a Hepatitus B vaccine and the nurse told me that my arm might be sore for one or two days, I decided not to get the vaccine which precipitated an argument with my primary care physician who revealed himself to be a huge douchebag.

　

7/1/12

Got home around 12:07a (and decided that was too late to go to Mans Country) and laid out on the rooftop deck in the back of my apartment feeling very happy and content, even though I was aware that my birthday (and by extension, my life) was not exactly how I'd wanted it to be, I knew it was a choice to be joyful.

　

6/30/12

Since it was my birthday I bought myself my first-ever pair of high-heeled shoes (and damn are they ever high heels!) and spent about 8 hours wearing them, and when people asked me why I was wearing high heels, I just said because it was my birthday and that makes complete sense.

　

6/29/12

At noon I ate at The Florentine in the building where I work with a couple of co-workers and met Craig the bartender, and at night I was at The Call telling people how important it was for them to know that I'm only 33 years old.

　

6/28/12

It was announced that Chief Justice Of The United States Supreme Court John Roberts's vote upheld the constitutionality of The Affordable Care Act which filled my soul with an indescribable feeling of hope.

　

6/27/12

Went home from work and watched The Runaways while Dan, surendipitously, was not at home.

　

6/26/12

Sometimes at lunch I like to go to the Ogilvie Station food court.

　

6/25/12

Did laundry for the first time all month (since moving so it was the first time for me at this laundromat), also fantasized about George a lot still after we became Facebook-friends.

　

6/24/12

After 4 Suyos, I met Jeff and Sheri at Mutiny for some lgbtq musical performances (love the band Bad Bad Meow) and Tiffany and George from supper showed up too, which got me all excited because I had such a good time talking with George all night but then as I was going home before 2:00a I got all depressed about it.

　

6/23/12

Supper with a bunch of people at the restaurant 4 Suyos for Corinna's birthday, with Tiffany and my birthdays being secondary.

　

6/22/12

I knew my morning commute on the red-line was as doomed as that bee everyone killed but still decided not to transfer to the brown-line for several reasons.

　

6/21/12

Back on track with another healthy and super-productive day.

　

6/20/12

FUNdamentals meeting.

　

6/19/12

Went to Township and got drunk.

　

6/18/12

Booked flights to and from Amarillo for next month.

　

6/17/12

Got home from the second (and last) day of my very first ever Shambhala class and took a nap, then called parents and texted Sheri then went back to Shambhala Center for my regular Sunday evening Queer Dharma.

　

6/16/12

After midnight went to Mans Country, then had my first day of my very first ever Shambhala class, went back to Mans Country again before midnight.

　

6/15/12

Feast Of Fun posted a free interview with Susan Powter (who was really famous in the 1990s) and she answered my question.

　

6/14/12

The bartender at Crew was a dumb bitch.

　

6/13/12

My damn rent check from a month ago finally got cashed and it cleared, signaling that I'm out of financial stress for a while.

　

6/12/12

I watched the first game of the major-league basketball championship (okay, just the last 15 minutes) with some hot lesbians from Norman who had trendy haircuts (after going to Shambhala Tuesday for the first time ever).

　

6/11/12

Bad case of Mondays.

　

6/10/12

Had a great time at Midsommarfest, spent most of the time there with the Shambhala Center booth talking to the general public about meditation.

　

6/9/12

Midsommarfest, mani-pedi at SIR, roller derby, watched several movies.

　

6/8/12

Next door neighbors gave me a tour of our roof.

　

6/7/12

After work I dropped off some equipment and went to Sheri & Jeff's place and we discussed the future and I felt happy to be alive.

　

6/6/12

Sent messages to several of my friends, the two words "something poignant," so that if I never talk to them again they'll say the last thing I ever said to them was something poignant.

　

6/5/12

I think about suicide so much it's probably inevitable that I'm eventually going to do it.

　

6/4/12

A woman at work named Margaret abruptly announced her retirement, quitting at the end of this week, which is suspicious and made me feel uneasy.

　

6/3/12

Took communion at The Church Of Christ.

　

6/2/12

Picked up my new mattress which I love.

　

6/1/12

The first night of sleep in the new apartment across the street from Mans Country I had a dream that I tried to go to Mans Country but it was closed down.

　

5/31/12

The move finished and the settling will start soon enough.

　

5/30/12

Another day mostly dedicated to the move, but the best part was that I made a casserole and went to Virginia's place which was the first time we'd seen each other since her miscarriage.

　

5/29/12

The trains quit running during rush hour and no one at the C.T.A. was giving any information or helping to direct people in any way.

　

5/28/12

Another emotional day spent on the move and again I felt good about the amount I got accomplished but still don't realize how far along I am in the process.

　

5/27/12

My first video chat with my parents was nice.

　

5/26/12

Paradise with Mark.

　

5/25/12

Still trying to get things back to normal at work, and there was a costume party in the evening that I wanted to go to but didn't because I didn't have enough time to put together a costume.

　

5/24/12

I felt good about the amount I got accomplished with the move.

　

5/23/12

Back to work downtown, went home and right to bed instead of going to any sex parties or anything.

　

5/22/12

It was my second (and last) day working at the "satellite" location (in Cicero, as opposed to the "central" location where I usually work downtown) and it was such a great feeling to be walking down an unfamiliar street at noon and stumble on a gay bar (and grill) to have lunch at.

　

5/21/12

First thing when I got up in the morning I read an e-mail from Virginia, "Losing the baby :(", and then at 8:30a she pre-term delivered Marvin the 3rd.

　

5/20/12

I felt very unhappy to the point of suicidal, barely ever getting out of bed, and in the afternoon my lip had swollen up so much that the piercing fell out and I decided not to put it back in that maybe it was what was impacting my mood (and not because of seeing that guy I dated for 3 months online cruising for dick) like because of messing up my energy meridians or something.

　

5/19/12

Walked all the way from roller derby to Spin feeling very unhappy about life, then after midnight the drag queen Milan paid tribute to Donna Summer which was amazing.

　

5/18/12

At 10:00p I got my lower lip pierced on the right side which was the first piercing I ever got.

　

5/17/12

I went to the Wellington Avenue Church and spent several hours with the first busload of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who came to town for the NATO conference.

　

5/16/12

Touche the gay bar gives $1 off drinks on Wednesdays if you take your shirt off which is semi-fun for my exhibitionist ways.

　

5/15/12

The only thing I had to eat all day was cocoa cocaine (made mostly with shortening instead of butter and chocolate milk mix instead of actual cocoa).

　

5/14/12

I couldn't stop thinking about Phi Phi O'Hara and Madame LaQueer.

　

5/13/12

After the 1:00a performances of Phi Phi O'Hara and Madame LaQueer at Spin Nightclub, Phi Phi had a dance-off to her new never-before-heard song and pulled me out of the audience to dance onstage and banter which was pretty much the most exciting thing that's ever happened in the history of anything.

　

5/12/12

In the afternoon I decided to go to BoysTown and ended up spending like 12 hours there.

　

5/11/12

Cason and I went to the Navy Pier Imax to watch the new Tim Burton movie Dark Shadows, probably the last time I get to hang out with him before he moves to Boston (sad face).