Facebook Fail!

This is funny, but since it's true it's also kinda sad:

So if you're at the Eagle and they're playing Bieber, is it ok to sing and dance along?

IMEN

So I've been want to attend the IMEN Gathering and decided to go for the half-week option. So I arrived there on Wednesday right about 4:45p, which was perfect timing since the daily cocktail party was just getting into full swing.

So as I expected to, I had a great time. I didn't really attempt to find any DCers to go with, but I did expect that I'd probably see a couple of people I knew. However, I was really surprised by just how many people there were from the DC area. I wouldn't be surprised if there were 20 DC guys there. I also ran into a couple of I know from Baltimore as well as folks that I had previously seen or met at GNI.

Overall, the experience is kind of a scaled-down version of the GNI Gathering, which is exactly what I had expected.  There certainly less people, but again that was expected. I would have to say that the average of the attendees was skewed older.

So things I enjoyed most:

• As with GNI, the cocktail parties were great. I did dress up at 3 of the 4 parties that I attended. They especially liked it when I dressed in a tutu, knee-high patent leather boots and a fish net top for the Rocky Horror themed day.
• I loved the overall vibe that was filled with acceptance and friendliness. Of course that are traits that tend to permeate naked events in general and a large part of what drew me into nudism in the first place.
• I love how just hanging around in a group of naked guys for extended periods of time tends to break down the walls that we normally erect between us. I love just being able to be in the company of another beautiful person (not necessarily physical), and to experience the closeness and sharing of souls that transpires.
• I love to see the older men smiling and having fun as if they were teenagers. There was one guy there who was probably close to 70 or more and shuffled his feet as he slowly walked. But if you could see him cut up the dance floor night after night, you would think that he was 20 years younger.

The days were beautiful even if a little hot and humid. Fortunately, I spent most of the daytime hours around the pool so the heat wasn't even an issue. I spent quite a bit of time with a guy who's a dominant in the S&M scene and his friend who came down for a day and a half. So I got my first experience as a sub although he made sure to tell me how poor of a job I was doing. It was actually fun play although I'm not sure I could do that full-time. I also met a beautiful guy from New York with whom I spent quite a bit of time. He was incredibly sweet, affectionate and had the most beautiful bubble-butt. We cuddled quite a bit, but it never really progressed further than that.

As for events, I participated in the Family Feud as well as the celebrity auction, where I fetched on of the highest prices. They were raising money for scholarships for next year's event for members that can't financially afford to come. I also dressed for some of the themed cocktail parties including Rocky Horror (pictured above), leather and Star Wars.

As I expected I had a great time and would do it again.

On Aging and Happiness...

I recently read several articles about a recent study on happiness highlighting the relative differences between younger and older adults. The study found the happiness is correlated with age, but not in the way most people might think. In fact the study found that happiness peaked somewhere near age 65.

A close friend of mine is always reminding himself (and me) that he is getting old. Since 'old' is a relative term, I interpret this as meaning that he is getting 'older'. But what does that mean? Older than what? For sure we're all older than we were last year... or yesterday... or even since a few moments ago so this interpretation of 'older' is so inherent that it is not even worth saying. So then what do we mean by we're getting 'older'?

Perhaps we have an idea of what constitutes a happy life and we believe we are getting to old to live that life? I distinctly recall when I was 27 feeling that only had 3 more good years and after that it was all down hill. I can honestly say that my first 27 years were pretty good, but the time since has been even better. We can never be sure what the future holds, but we can be sure that we have right now. So my happiness advice is:

• Never fret about the past because there's nothing we can do about it. Learn whatever lessons the past has to teach us and move on.
• Figure out the things that we actually have power to change or influence. Make sure that our actions in these areas are in line with our desires for our life and happiness.
• Figure out the things that we cannot change. To be honest, we actually have very little power of much but we do control how we react to what is happening around us. Therein lies our power. For those things that we don't control, be honest and admit it. Once we admit it, we can treat it like the laws of gravity. No one ever gets pissed at gravity when the fall because they know that gravity cannot be controlled. Rather they stressing about gravity we think that we should be more careful. So next time you encounter an asshole, understand that some (few not most) people are assholes and always will be and that this cannot be changed. Our power is in how we deal with the asshole such that it contributes or at least does not detract from our life and happiness.
• Learn to appreciate the good in things.

Relax

Last weekend some friends and I visited the couple that has a secluded, country home in Virginia. As usual it was beautiful. It's always interesting to see all of the latest improvements that they've made there since they're always doing something. All days there are pretty much the same, and that's fine with me. We spent the weekend drinking, talking and alternating between sitting on the porch, soaking up rays by the pool and swimming. Although this is the same location that is planning a weekend party for 100 later in the month, this day there were just the five of us.

Ryan Reynolds Public Nudity

I saw this on Naked Black Guy blog and just had to re-post:

Mel

We already knew that Mel Gibson was insane, but really?

Listen to the audio and judge for yourself.

Here's a synopsis taken from the HuffPost:

"You should just f*cking smile and blow me," he screams. And: "You need a f*cking bat in the side of the head. Alright, how about that?"


Oksana stays reasonable and cool as Mel grows more and more out of control. He accuses her of threatening him, which she denies, and he threatens to kill her.

"Threaten ya? I'll put you in a f *ckin rose garden you c*nt! You understand that? Because I'm capable of it. You understand that?"

Mel also explains the failure of his relationships.

"You have no fucking soul. And my soul is screaming because you don't have one to join mine!" he screams. "I left my wife because we had no spiritual common ground. You and I have none. Zero. You don't even f*cking try!"

Nudity and Guns

Louisiana just passed a law that specifically allows registered qualified gun-owners to their carry concealed guns into churches. It makes me wonder what the circumstances that made the legislature and governor believe that such an action was necessary.

As I read this, it makes me wonder about a world where the natural human state (i.e. nudity) is criminalized, yet guns are not only legal, but encouraged... in church no less!

I guarantee you the world would be a better place if there was more nudity and less guns.

Hilarious

Does anyone find this as funny as I do?

Facebook Quote

A friend of mine wrote this on his wall. I thought it was cute.

He came to me one night; explored my body, licked, sucked, swallowed! When satisfied, he left and I was hurt!... Fucking mosquito!

Boston and Vermont, Ctd

Pictures from the trip that I took a few weeks earlier. I'm looking at the expression on my face in all of these and can't for the life of me figure out what I was thinking.