MELTING POT

I am super excited because today I get to go to the Melting Pot with a few of my friends. The Melting Pot is expensive but it is so good. It is fondue restaurant with 4 courses: Cheese Fondue, Salad, Main Course or Wine Fondue, and Chocalate Fondue for dessert. I have been once and I loved it!!!! I am going again and I am sure that I will love it even more!!!! Check out the website at www.themeltingpot.com

I M BACK

Hello all,

I will start to retype entries again. Finally I have the internet back!!!!!!!! Be on the look out for some great stuff!!!!!!

Monty

Diary Friday 11/17

I can not believe that it has been 2 weeks since my last diary entry. I have been so busy with work and such. I work on Friday and Saturday graveyards, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday nights. They're killing me. I am used to the 9 - 5 office type job now I am waiting on tables for mere tips. Over the two weeks that I have worked there, I have made maybe 250 in tips. It doesn't help that every guy that comes in there is looking for a female server. Discrimination. I can do my job just as well as they can. It's IHOP people not Hooters. Then I get those customers who don't believe in tipping. I catered to this couple and their child at the end of my shift. I did everything for them. Got their eggs redone and everything. They said 45 minutes past closing. I was the only server there. I refilled their drinks. They finally left but can you guess how much of a tip they gave me? TWO DOLLARS!!!!!!! How could they? Not saying that they have to pay for my rent but if a server is going above and beyond their duties especially by staying 45 minutes past their scheduled time. Servers get paid 3 dollars/hour because the tips should compensate for it. Sorry just venting. A little mad with people like that. So short lesson, next time you go to a restaurant and the service is good. Please tip them well. If your bill is 13 dollars, 3 would be fine and 5 would be great. 2 may just piss them off. Well I am off to work.

Phi Beta What?..Where? - Perspectives

Phi Beta What?..Where? - Perspectives

Diary Saturday 11/4

Last night, I spent the night at my sister's house. I had a glass of E&J and Coke. It was pretty good but I forgot that I haven't eaten yet. It went straight to my stomach. Didn't get drunk but it hit me pretty hard. I played my playstation for most of the night. Guitar Hero rocks. I can't wait for my new games. I went to sleep at about 9 PM. My sister and her boyfriend went upstairs. I slept on the couch. It was freezing. I couldn't find a blanket. I literally froze. I looked at my fingers and they were purple. The heat was on but they have a crack in their door. I think that the coldness caused me to have these terrible nightmares. I had one where I was singing in front of these major record labels and then my voice cracked and never came back. One of my worst fears. Then I had a dream that I was married to my college room mate. He is a cool guy but wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life attached to him. When I woke up I was so cold. It was horrible. My sister apologized for not getting me a blanket. She cooked breakfast. It was so good. Corned beef, eggs with green peppers, onions, and cheese, and toast. Great food man.

Well I went to my sister's house so that I could get a ride to my play rehearsal. I waited, waited, and waited. No ride showed up. I guess miscommunication between me and the driver. Really sucks because I wanted to go to rehearsal. I like this play that I am in. I like my character a lot. I play the Devil. Could you imagine that? Good play!!!!

I watched my nephew's final football game instead. It was so cold outside. 29 Degrees!!!!!!!! Why was I standing outside for an hour watching 12 year olds play football? I will tell you why. Because I love my family. My nephew is like my little brother. He is 12 but the boy can wear all of my clothes. He is as tall and as big as me. I am twice his age. Imagine when he hits puberty. His team lost. As a matter of a fact, they have never won a game.

I rode back home with my room mate and we ran out of gas. So we had to walk to the nearest gas station to get some gas. It was freezing and we were a mile away from the station. Not fun but had some good convo with my room mate. We got to the station and our third room mate, his brother, was waiting to take us back to the car.

Tomorrow I get to go into work and check on my schedule. I might treat myself to a game or two. I need it right now. Dallas vs Washington game comes on. Can't wait.

Music Must Have List (Highly Recommended)

Hey Friends,
You know that I am a music lover so I thought that I would let you know about some of the great finds out there.

Robin Thicke - The Evolution of Robin Thicke He is phenominal. Added to my influences. I like his voice, style, and material. Right now he is on tour with John Legend. Man I gotta get tickets. Do a search on him. I promise you will not be dissapointed.

Christina Aguilera - Back 2 Basics You all know that she can sing. This album contains some of the most wonderful music written. "Hurt" is so emotional, I cried at first listen. I don't skip tracks on this album at all.

Evanescence - The Open Door This is my rock fix. It makes me complete. Awesome album with haunting vocals from Amy Lee. Lyrics are so deep you will have to take a second listen.

JoJo - The High Road The overlooked songtress. She is amazing. I love her voice and how she delivers her songs. She has some serious pipes. I wish that she would get her due in the industry.

Tamia - Between Friends Man am I glad that I got to listen to this CD. I was a fan with "Stranger In My House" but this CD has me fanatic. She is on my list with Beyonce, Patti, Celine, Brandy, Mary J., Whitney, Monica, and Christina. She has made the list. Her singing is so from within and her material is so deep. Grab it if you can.

Beyonce - B'Day You knew that this was going to be on the list. She is a favorite and can absolutely do no wrong in my book. At first listen, I didn't like every track but after listening for a while, the CD became a fixture in my daily routine.

Justin Timberlake - FutureSexLoveSounds I am not a fan of every track but "My Love" is a good enough reason to get the CD. Love it. My favorite song right now. It will take some time for the others to grow on me.

Fergie - The Dutchess I have listened to the whole CD yet. I was reluctant but after the first couple of tracks I am convinced that I made the right choice. "Fergalicious" and "Clumsy" are my favorites but then again those are the only two that I have listened to.

Ruben Studdard - The Return This is a good return for him. His return to R&B is appreciated by me. His gospel album was okay but it was an album of remakes. "Our Story" is a must listen track. That has got to be his next single. His best song ever.


Well that is my now list. Look them up on Myspace or Yahoo. Do some research if you want to. Some of you may totally disagree. I understand that. But I would not feel like a friend if I didn't let you know about the great music that is out there now. Thank God the horrible music slump is over now.

Diary Friday 11/3

Yesterday was a cool day. I worked for the first time in like a month. I am now officially a waiter at IHOP. Wow who would have thunk that I would go from prized teacher to waiter at the local IHOP. Talk about fall from grace. Anyway, the job is pretty cool. Not too crazy. At least the staff is cool. They seem pretty nice and my type of crowd. I was excited to know that one of the managers was gay and happily committed to a partner. They even have 2 adopted kids. That made me happy. I forgot to take my "homework" with me. I was supposed to study the menu but I left it at the restaurant. I will go back today to get one. I basically just want to make good tips. I had an excellent trainer. She was so friendly and so helpful with everything. I learned everything in pretty much one day. Thanks to great training. I go back on Monday. Can't wait.

I saw "Santa Clause 3" last night. I guess for a kids movie it was pretty cool. I enjoyed all of the Legendary Characters. Highly recommended for the kids. "Flushed Away" also came out this weekend. Take your kids or nieces or nephews out to the movies. Enjoy the weekend.

Today I am excited because this is the first time that I have gotten a paycheck in about 3 months. I am totally psyched. I need to think responsibility and maturity but of course the new playstation games just came out. Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Justice League Heroes are the ultimate dream games that I have always wanted. Superheroes run my life and if I can play a game with my favorite superheroes in them, it is the ultimate. No other way around it. I need to pay my rent, get personal products, AAAAGGGHHH!!!!! I want it all to go away but it won't so I need to buckle down and make due with what is coming. Okay I am back. Life is too short to stress. I am going to go with the flow. I just need to get my room mate some money. I think that this paycheck will not cover much anyhow.

I think that I need a man and soon. I am so lonely and hungry for love that I am looking for it in the wrong places. Maybe I will stop looking and Prince Charming might pop up. I want to say that I have already met him but he is in Buffalo, NY while I am in MD. We met on the internet. Not always your most legitimate of choices. He is everything that I would ever want in a man. He is latino, handsome, likes football, and just a good guy. Hopefully I will get the chance to check him out in the flesh. Cross your fingers.

Until next time,

Monty

Diary Ignited

I have decided that I need to take a different direction with the blog.
I want to do it diary style. That will probably work better and pretty much force me to right new post every day.
Hopefully this will work.

Queer kid of color. com

Queer kid of color. com

Cooper Lowenthal

Cooper Lowenthal

TV Shows

There are some things that I love in life and TV happens to be one of them. Here are some of my favorite shows right now:

Heroes
Lost

The Underground

Amazing Race
Survivor
The Biggest Loser
America's Next Top Model

Eventually time will allow me to give my takes on each one for each episode left. I am a huge reality tv show fan. Expect tons of recaps from those shows. Especially American Idol in January. Even though I auditioned and did not make it, I still love the show.

Gay boy comes to London

Gay boy comes to London

Confessions of A Bi-Guy

Confessions of A Bi-Guy

Spooky Sites

Okay with Halloween coming up, I am in the mood to be scared. I shouldn't be because I am a true scardy cat. I jump at everything. But anyway here are some halloween related sites that you should enjoy:

www.ghostportals.com
www.mysticalblaze.com/index.html
www.marylandghosts.com

Family Profile #3: My Oldest Brother (1 of 8)

Reference Name: Vietnam

Date Of Birth: 6/23/58

Favorite Memory: Spending the night at his house after I had graduated from college to talk about life and what to expect.

My oldest brother was not really there when I was growing up. I don't know a whole lot about him but I do know that he served in the Vietnam war. There were moments where I believed that he was crazy. He was a little violent when I was in high school. I thought that the war may have something to do with that issue. He married a woman from Africa. I never really liked her. She seemed like she only wanted him for the easy passage into the US. In about a year, they got divorced. They do share a child together. The child, who will call Viet Baby, has not been around me much. When we are together, she seems so smart and much like an adult. She is only 10. Well beyond her years in intelligence. Now back to my brother, he has become a lot more settled since the divorce. He is almost 50 years old and I want nothing but happiness for him. He is a good guy and I hope that he finds the right woman.