"Wet Dream Of The Week" Sam Ashe Leonard - This Canadian youngster has not only gotten into the acting biz early on in his life, but it already trying his hand at directing and producing! Which is pretty damn ambitious for a 14 year old, but more power to ya, dude! Something tells me that we'll be hearing more from him in the years to come! So keep an eye on him! He's bound to be a Canadian treasure! Hehehe!
Ok...so maybe my idea for last week's question was overly ambitious. And Super THANKS to you guys who answered anyway! I've saved your answers, and I might go back and ask the same question again later on to see if we can, maybe, get some more answers on how to talk to cute boys! Hehehe! It's something that I think folks could really benefit from. Because...loneliness. You know?
Anyway, another question for Imagine Magazine, to be posted in a future issue. Anonymous posts are welcome. I just...I want you guys to speak up and be a part of the site. Everybody has a story to tell. So...what are you holding back for? Seriously!
"The Shack is boring." Well, what have YOU, personally, added to it? What do YOU wanna talk about, you guys? I'm seriously trying here. ::Taps Mic:: Help us out?
K...new question...
When you first found out that you were gay, or bi, or trans...whatever, how did it affect you? How old were you when it happened, and did you reject the feelings inside when you discovered them for the first time? Did you feel bad about your attractions? Were you ashamed? Let us know what your earliest experiences were when it came to finding out that you were...'different'.
As always, since this is for Imagine Magazine articles later on...anonymous posts are welcome! So let me know if you don't want your online 'nickname' attached to your post.
Share your story! What do you think about this? Let us know!
Looking for a Story... -- Anonymous, 17:18:43 09/28/17 Thu
It was one of the most disturbing stories I've read and I'm looking for it because its nearing Halloween and it was a good tale. The gist of it is that a lonely teenager creates an imaginary friend in his head, and the imaginary friend becomes real in turn. Kind of like a tulpa.
At first its kind of like a sweet romance, but it becomes clear as the story goes on that the imaginary friend is not good. In fact its almost demonic. At one point some bullies attack the protagonist and the imaginary friend retaliates by burning the bullies alive. I remember reading it and being disgusted by how graphic it was. There was more graphic violence in it as well that I don't feel comfortable relating.
I know Comsie wrote a story about an imaginary friend turned real, but I don't remember too much violence in his story so I don't think it was Comsie who wrote the one I'm thinking of.
I just remember liking it as a horror plot. Anyone know what story I might be thinking of?
I know that I've been sort of 'popping up' at random in the chatroom unannounced lately, and often in the wee hours of the night when nobody's awake! But, I'm going to fix that right here and now! :)
So...next Friday (October 6th), I'm coming in to have fun with you guys for a while! I'll drop by around 9 PM my time (Which is 8 pm CHICAGO time! The only time that really matters!) and I'll be around to chit chat and laugh and answer questions and...stuff! Hehehe! So bring your happiest feelings and let's have some fun for a few hours. K? Newbies are MORE than welcome to say hello!
To get into the chatroom, just CLICK HERE and...this is important...CREATE A NICKNAME!!! Don't be Mr 'mib_zxhrut' or whatever all night! Your forum nickname is fine. You want us to recognize you and say hello, right? Well, alright then. Quit hiding. ::Giggles:: It'll be good to see you! Some new faces might be joining us too! So I expect you guys to behave.
::Snickers:: No I don't. What kinda hypocrite would I be telling YOU guys to behave? :P
Also, I saw "IT" this week! WOW!!!!!! :O EXCELLENT!!! Seriously! Not a perfect 10, but it deserves at least an 8.5! I'm seriously impressed! VERY cool!
Alright, back to work! I'll post something tomorrow night. Been busy, but busy with good stuff. ::Nods:: Allllll good stuff!!!
My grandmother's service today was as beautiful as she deserved... -- bwctwriter, 23:38:02 09/26/17 Tue
We celebrated her life, laughed, cried buckets of tears, and clung to each other as we said goodbye... My speech in her honor was far from perfect... But it was good enough. Grandma would be proud:
We tend to think of our lives as chapters of a book. Time spent in childhood, the teen years, young adulthood, marriage and parenthood, retirement and grandparenthood, and so on. As one chapter comes to an end, another begins. But thatās not really the way life works. Our lives exist in moments. Moments that illustrate our place in the family.
The moments we spent with our Mother, our Grandmother, our great grandmother, Jacqueline, āJackie,ā were some of the greatest moments of our lives. Let us share those moments now, with each other, so that we may all appreciate how she touched each of our hearts.
My moment began as a search for a way to connect with my grandmother a couple of years ago. A friend of mine suggested buying lottery scratch tickets and scratching them together. I wasnāt sure how much that would interest her at first, or me for that matter, but it sounded a little fun, so I decided to give it a shot and see how it went. I donāt think she was very keen on the idea at the beginning, but she was happy enough just having me spend time with her.
In time, it became our weekly routine; Iād give her a call and sheād excitedly clear a spot at the table for me, greet me with a smile and a hug at the door, and weād share the excitement of maybe hitting the jackpot this time. We came out on top some days, though most days I only cashed in a fraction of what Iād spent. I didnāt mind though; seeing Grandma increasingly excited to spend time with me, and creating another of those precious, fleeting moments with her, was profit enough for me. Those moments I spent with Grandma made me feel loved and supported through an often-overwhelming life. Each week, Iād put my stresses aside for a bit, share some of my weekās moments with her, and in turn sheād do the same. Together, we created a few more moments that I will cherish forever.
If anyone else would like to step up now, and share a moment that meant something to you, I invite you to do so now. I believe Grandma would want us not to mourn, but to celebrate our moments with her, and cherish the gift those moments gave to her, and to us.
I'm not sure what people on here make of his product . It was after all, straight porn. Personally I find Playboy's content boring. I don't think I've looked through one of their mags since I was 13.
But I admire the guy because he was brave to take on erotic content and open up the subject of sex back in a time when it was taboo and 'obscene' to talk about, discuss or enjoy in public. He was one of the early pioneers. This opened up the possibility for other forms of porn to flourish too.
I also liked his attitude. The guy's never given a fuck or conformed to what was expected of him. You only get one shot at life, why not make the most of it?
Weāre going on one of those dance cruises to Roscoff in France again Saturday night and earlier this morning found out thereās a massive storm forecast for this area the tail end of Hurricane Maria and Lee. Thing with this trip is that itās normally a 6 hr crossing during the day but Saturday nights itās 12 hours the ship leaves Plymouth at 10pm and then parks up for 6 hours 3 miles outside of Plymouth then carries on to Roscoff, whoops. :) Oh well it should be even more fun just have to wear seatbelts when we want some sleep, tie ourselves to our beds, mmmm lol. Still looking forward to it and weāre gonna spend a couple days in Roscoff again before returning.
The last trip we went on was a 90ās disco cruise, this one is a Cheesy Disco Cruise hehe gonna be great Cheesy Tuesday nights in the clubs go down a bomb, a real laugh. This trip is packed out again I think most of the uni peeps in the area are going on it.
Some Cheesy Disco tracks on a loop. Whereās the Theme From Titanic? :)
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: - "Double Agents"! The creative mind often expresses itself in a variety of different ways! Art, literature, music, etcetera! For this week's challenge, Jimmy wants you to find song artists that took a shot at being actors on the big screen, or actors on the big screen who took a shot at being singers! Multi talented artists aren't a rarity in the biz, but there are many who truly push forward and take a chance at doing it all! Jimmy is looking for you to search your playlists for at least ONE of these artistic geniuses...no more tthan FOUR! Cool? Happy hunting, folks!
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This could have gone on Comās post a couple weeks ago about first dates itās also topical. Keith a friend of ours popped in Saturday a nervous wreck lol. Heās 16 and started a new class at school earlier in the month, new term and had got real friendly with another boy in the same class who was āsuper gorgeousā. Keith got to really like him and the other kid liked Keith but he wasnāt sure if it was in a gay way or just friends apparently the other kid hung out a lot with straight boys. Well a mutual friend came to the rescue Keith told him he was crazy about the kid and he told Keith he thought he was into him. He came up with this idea of suggesting the three of them going to see IT together Saturday night but he would drop out at the last minute, family crisis lol and thatās what happened.
So yeh, Keith came here Saturday morning and was like āOmg Iām so nervous ā and I just asked him if he had a date he said yes. So he told us all that had happened, he was crazy about the kid and didnāt want to blow it. Well really there isnāt much advice itās a natural butterfly scene. Yeh we told him chill etc. but I knew from previous similar experiences that wonāt happen weāve all been there. He said āIāve worked out this plan Iām gonna pretend to be really scared and use it as an excuse to grab his hand or hold onto him and see how he reacts .ā :) I thought that was a pretty cool idea.
He phoned late last night and was so happy. He did what he planned AND the other kid did the same they went for each other lolz. After the movie they went for a burger etc. at Five Guys then they went to a park nearby for some kiss and cuddles aawwww. Yesterday they jumped on a train and went to the beach had a great day and many more planned. Gotta love a happy ending. :)
Time for The Gruffalo rated one of the worlds number one childrens story for years. Go put your jim jams on, brush your teeth, say your prayers and get in bed before I read it to you. :)
This week's 3M lets two boys and a girl get...ummmm, 'friendly'!
"As You Are"
I'm not exactly sure what I can say about this independent film without really spoiling the experience. So
I'll keep this short and sweet.
Two high school boys and a girl become friends. Being outcasts and bullied by their peers, they form a strong bond between them. And that bond gets...ummm...more 'intimate' rather quickly. And as tensions rise and their relationship gets more complex, the movie turns into a murder mystery. And...that's all I can say. Hehehe!
So check it out! And it also stars Charlie Heaton from "Stranger Things"! So...if you want to see him kiss another boy on the mouth, then this is you flick! ::Giggles::
Title IX Sexual Assault Guidelines Rescinded by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Trump Administration -- PeteIM (), 20:15:43 09/23/17 Sat
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has just officially rescinded critical Title IX policy that protects survivors of sexual assault. We canāt let the Trump-Pence Administration take America in a direction that turns our backs on survivors of sexual assault on college campuses. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are disproportionately affected by sexual assault and harassment.
"Since the election of Donald Trump, campus sexual assault survivors have not really felt like the Department of Education has their back." Sexual assault survivor Jordan Dashow explains why the latest move to rescind Title IX guidance endangers students.
Gearing up for tonights Atlas V NROL-42 launch -- Dwayne, 20:58:30 09/23/17 Sat
It will be at 1:30am EDT...10:10pm on the west coast.
Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the NROL-42 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket on Saturday evening, carrying out the classified NROL-42 mission for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. Atlas ā delayed two days via the requirement to changeout a battery on the booster ā will lift off from Californiaās Vandenberg Air Force Base at 22:30 Pacific Time (05:30 UTC on Sunday).
So Young Sheldon the TV series based on the Big Bang Theory, begins this Monday.
I'm still not sure if it'll be any good, but I love BBT, so I'm going to give it a try. And young Sheldon kinda reminds me of myself at his age. I wasn't a genius like him, or anything, but I was the science kid / nerd of the family, trying to explain quantum mechanics and basic cosmology to the rest them, who weren't really science-minded folk.
The most beautiful song I could think of to offer in tribute to my Grandma... -- bwctwriter (), 21:06:30 09/23/17 Sat
Hope she can hear it up there. :'(
The adult life -- Juan, 00:14:40 09/23/17 Sat
Guys I've been dealing with loads of bullshit this week when it comes to work. I understand, I really do. It's just very frustrating when you're told to behave and act like an adult when the actual adults behave like fucking preteens. I really do wish I can be petty and immature and its added stress to me. I'm about to turn 20 next month and I WANT to further myself and grow up even more, but its hard. The bible says to love your enemies, but its a hard thing to do.
Anyways enough of that, I wanted to share with you a moment from one of my favorite movies, Romeo + Juliet. When I first saw this movie, I was instantly mesmerized. I've always found something alluring about star-crossed lovers. This scene, "love at first sight", to me is something I want to witness and experience for myself. I have this grandiose sense of romance and passion that always beckons me. I love this scene.
My wonderful grandmother gained her angel wings today... -- bwctwriter, 15:40:31 09/22/17 Fri
I will remember fondly our weekly get togethers over the last 2 years or so, scratching lottery tickets and hoping to win big (We lost money overall, but we still managed to "win" most days, together sharing laughs, love, and memories. You will be in my heart forever, Gran...
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: - "Movie Muzik"! This week, Jimmy wants to run out to the movies and enjoy himself! So, let's see what kind of 'soundtrack' tunes you guys have on deck! It can be any song from any movie soundtrack out there, but it does not have to be the TITLE theme! Also...it CAN'T be an instrumental score by a composer! It must be done by a performing or radio artist or band! Give us at least ONE, no more than FOUR...and let us know what movie the song is from! ::Grabs Popcorn:: Happy hunting!
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...Trying to do ANYTHING past 10 pm here is such a chore that it's...depressing. :(
I'm SO fucking homesick for Chicago. I just...this whole place doesn't fit me at all. Can I at least find a fucking GAS STATION to fill up the car and grab some snacks? What the fuck? Are people around here afraid of the boogie man???
Sorry. Just...my soul is suffocating here, and I don't know what to do. My mom wants me to stay. But I'll never be happy here. I tried, and it'll be a YEAR in a week or two...but I can't do this. I miss my home. I miss my job. I miss my friends. I'm just sad here...
Just needed to vent for a moment. I'm gonna write for a while and watch a movie while I pretend I'm not hungry. Maybe I should go to bed at 10 pm too from now on. :/
Ps- Do bees have underground nests??? WTF? I didn't know that. But I've got a hole in the front lawn, and bees are flying in and out of it all day like it's some kind of subterranean airport or something! What am I supposed to do about that? Can I explain this to somebody at Home Depot and not sound crazy?
I'm going to try to collect six or seven of these Imagine questions so we don't run out of material or have to go on a scavenger hunt at the last minute. I'm already in the process of writing a *LOT* more for the magazine on my end, and I'll soon be reaching out to other authors to take a shot at contributing as well. Who knows? Maybe we'll discover some brand new talents out there! :)
This could be your chance! Hey, he could be the one!
So...what do you say?
::Record Scratches::
Wait, wait, wait!!! Before you guys get all timid and run away from this question SCREAMING...just hear me out! Geez! Stop giving up so damn fast! This is a community project here, dangit!
I'm not asking for cheesy one liners (unless you've got some good ones! Hehehe!). Just think about it. How do you meet a beautiful stranger that you've never met before? How would you approach him? How do you break the ice? Do you 'test him out' first to see if he might be interested? Or do you just tell him that you're interested first and see how he responds? Whether this is happening in the high school cafeteria, over a few drinks at the bar, a guy you've been talking to online, or to that hot intern that works for your company...what do you do to get to know somebody new? Somebody you might be attracted to?
Tell us what you've done in the past, or what you think people should do, or what they SHOULDN'T do! And if you've never tried to approach a stranger to get a phone number or to show some interest...tell us why not? It's totally ok to be frightened about this sort of thing. God knows I've run away from many an opportunity myself, so I'm hardly one to judge!
But, for everyone reading...if you've got some kind of strategy or advice to give, feel free to talk about it in the reply below! Tell us as much or as little as you want, and as always 'anonymous' replies are welcome!
These answers will be used for Imagine Magazine's public post in the future. So if you don't want your answer added, please let me know ahead of time. K?
Thanks soooooo much for your awesome answers on last week's question! We got about TEN answers, which was GREAT! Let's see if we can maybe get twelve out of this one!
It's weird. A lot of these giant companies I knew growing up (there's several especially in the UK I can think of), household names that are now no more, and now Toys R Us might be going the same way.
I wouldn't say I was a big fan of the company or anything, it's just a name that's so familiar to me, especially when I was younger.
I'm not sure why they're in trouble. Maybe it's because kids spend a lot more time playing on tablets and smartphones these days than playing with 'toys'. I'm not saying that's bad. It's just progress. Things change.
Older people here probably know what I'm talking about right? I sort of grew up in an half and half environment. Between the internet and pre-internet days. Between the video game and non-video game days. But some on here are older than me and will remember a time before Saga, Xbox and Playstation was around. When 'smartphones' meant that it had physical buttons instead of a rotary dial.
This is a really old commercial, but I still remember seeing it on TV when I was a kid and getting excited because I knew Christmas was around the corner.
Jumanji 2. Lmao, this actually looks pretty decent. I was worried that they were just going to produce any old crap to make a quick buck, but I could see myself watching this.
And Wonderstruck, with Pete's Dragon's Oakes Fegely.
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
:-o My work just made the NATIONAL NEWS!!!! OMIGOSH! -- bwctwriter, 19:57:47 09/19/17 Tue
So, a few years ago, a cartoonist/volunteer at my hospital started shining a flashlight at the kids he entertained when he was riding home from Hasbro... And then he started asking a couple local businesses to participate... The rest is history. :-)
I'm Freaking out! -- Donovan, 23:13:04 09/16/17 Sat
Dude I opened up Com's latest chapter on GayAuthors and took a shower I came back in my room and my brothers using the internet on my computer and I know I left it right on the GayAuthors website. He's acting normal like nothing happend. should I just jump the gun and assume he knows and maybe tell him or watch him see if he starts acting weird. I don't want him to think I don't trust him or anything but I really don't know what to do.
This week's 3M isn't quite 'Gone From' yet! Hehehe, but you should watch it anyway!
"Daylight"
When this movie came out, there was a big Hollywood fetish for disaster movies. "Titanic", "Volcano", "Dante's Peak", "Pearl Harbor", "Twister"...anything that could tear up shit and make it look cool on screen was bringing in box office numbers, and that's what the studios wanted. However, no matter people might say to criticize this movie, I LOVED it!!! From beginning to end! In fact, its one of my top five most underrated Stallone films ever! :)
Sylvester Stallone plays a cab driver who's an ex fire chief for the city of New York, and when a catastrophy takes place in the tunnel between New York and New Jersey, it's up to Stallone and his expertise to 'try' to save the day! This includes an ensemble cast, including his own son, Sage, in a role in the movie. (RIP Sage)
Not only does this movie have a decent amount of action in it, but a lot of drama as well. Like...teary eyed drama. ("Jesus, dude...quit making me want to CRY already!") With one problem after another popping up every few minutes, this movie NEVER gets boring! It just keeps pulling you forward until the credits roll. And in a world of big budget disaster films, it's a shame that this one gets overlooked as often as it does. Stallone has his cheesy moments, naturally, but he also put his acting chops to the test. And it worked for me.
So give this movie a look! And see if you get all emotional too by the time it's over! Hehehe! EnjoY!
Freshers week starts today and itāll be mental as usual -- ., 04:09:27 09/17/17 Sun
Maybe theyāll party harder this year ready for Rapture Day next Saturday. Iām not a student and Rob isnāt a fresher but we always seem to get involved and go to a couple parties and itās not just the parties the bars and streets will be packed crazy at night.
Our friend from Jupiter arrived Friday jetlagged lol so we just talked on the phone that day while he got settled into his new flat and got some sleep. We met up yesterday and he was like āWhoa cops with guns on the streets again itās just like being home.ā Uk is on critical alert again, the highest alert, after Fridays Tube bomb which thankfully flopped. If it went off as intended the casualty list would have been huge. It seems strange that last Sunday I posted about that incident on the tube we were riding then 5 days later there was a hit.
Wtv have a great week Freshers and party as if itās your last one.
Bill is gay. -- PeteIM, 17:58:33 09/17/17 Sun
He's never flaunted it, but he's never denied it either. At work, it wasn't a big deal. It was more of an "I Wasn't Asked, So I Didn't Tell" kind of thing... Until Thursday, May 24, 2001.
Bill was working for ESPN and ESPN.com at the time, and that day he came out on the front page of the website in an article entitled āSports World Still a Struggle for Gays." That article won him a GLAAD Media Award the following year.
In 2011, his coming out was named the #64 moment in gay sports history by the website Outsports.com. His story was included as a chapter in the book āJocks 2: Coming Out to Playā by Dan Woog.
In 2013 I bought Bill Konigsberg's Kindle book, Openly Straight, about Rafe, an out kid in Boulder, Colorado. I started the book at least a half dozen times, each time having to start at the beginning since I forgot what I had read so far. I'm pleased to say that last night I finally finished it. I'm kinda glad I procrastinated. You see, now the sequel is out. (o: I bought that one [Honestly, Ben], as well as downloading the free 50-page tie-in [Openly, Honestly].
Openly Straight starts with Rafe's dad driving him to a New England boarding school. Through flashbacks, we find out that Rafe came out to his parents and became active in the gay community in Boulder. But he felt he was missing a lot. People kept treating him as 'the gay kid' rather than just 'the kid'. so for his Junior year of high school - 11th Grade, Rafe talked his parents into letting him go to an all-boys boarding school in Massachusetts. When he got there, he never lied about being gay, he just never volunteered the information. The humor - and the problems - soon began. I'm always afraid that I'll give away too much, so I'll stop here, except to say that Openly Straight is one of the funniest, yet most sincere books I've read in a long time. You can get Bill Konigsberg's book, Openly Straight, on Kindle for $5.99.
Mike84 (), 08:57:28 09/26/17 Tue
