I'm exhausted!!! I was just talking to Darth Gateau and realized that I've not had a night at home since I got here! It's been an absolute whirlwind! And I'm loving it!
Well, as mentioned in my previous post, I had arrange to meet up with all the bloggers. Tuesday night, I met the very charming GayBanker! We met in a bar in the City that used to be a banking chamber (how very appropriate) for a warm'ish beer which was actually quite good! I could get used to it! We went to dinner at a restuarant with some amazing views of London (thankfully the rain that had poured down all day had miraculously cleared up and it was a fine, clear evening) and I must say, he's an exceptional dining companion! Read his post about the night, as he puts it so much better than I - but I just want to say that I had a great night with him! Meeting bloggers can be a challenging thing - some bloggers seem completely different in person to their blogging personality, some you form a picture in your mind and they can turn out nothing like what you imagine. But I must say GayBanker exceeded my expectations!
I then met up with Kev in NZ yesterday - we had lunch at a pub called The Albert - somewhere near'ish Victoria I think - and then went for a nice long walk along the Southbank of the Thames from Westminster down to the Tate and then, back across the Milenium bridge and into the City! It was also great to meet him and enjoy a bit of mutual eye-candy spotting! He agrees with me that London is full of HOT GUYS!!! So it was a great afternoon! I'm now working on persuading him to visit Sydney soon!
And then last night, I attended the inagaural International Bloggers Meet - Darth Gateau, CuteCTGuy and Guy In London were all in attendance and I must say, it was a seriously FUN night! Copious quantities of alcohol were consumed, underwear preferences revealed (quite literally), hairy chests exposed (mmmmmmm...) and nipples tweaked! Just the usual stuff that happens when a bunch of gay boys get together really! LOL We're hoping to repeat the evening at least one more time while I'm here in London!
Today, the weather is looking quite good - the sun is out and it's pleasantly cool. I'm about to choof off to the shops to purchase some groceries - I promised Mark and Simon that I'd make them dinner tonight so it will actually be lovely just to be at home and catch up on what they've been doing in the past few days - I have not actually had a proper conversation with either of them since Saturday night! It's been ships in the night since then!!!!! Crazy!!!!!!
But I do have to say, I'm having the time of my life - this holiday is turning out to be the BEST EVER!!! :-)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Monty on Tour 2...
OK, it's now Tuesday morning here in cold, rainy London - yes, what a change a couple of days makes! It's been a few good days actually...not a lot in the way of traditional sight-seeing but still lots of fun! Saturday, we headed over to a bar in Paddington that's run by one of my brother Mark's friends, and we watched the Rugby game with a whole bunch of Aussies! (and there were some really HOT Aussies there too) The game was so so...we lost so not a lot to celebrate, but it was fun just spending a Saturday arvo with a bunch of fellow Aussies in a London bar!
Simon, Mark's b/f, decided that I needed to experience some of London's gay scene and so we grabbed the tube into the city and Soho'ed our sox off. We went to about 4 bars that I can recall, but after that, things get a bit hazy! Monty was one rather inebriated chap by night's end! Good fun, but the next day, I was paying the price for my overindulgence!
Sunday, I had organized to meet up with Matt, my friend that I hooked up with last year when I was in London. It was lovely to see him again - it's been 3 months since I last saw him when he spent the weekend with me in Sydney when he was over there on holidays. We toddled off to Covent Garden, had some lunch and had a bit of a walk around the place. I was flagging rather badly (combination of the previous night's alcoholic excess and some residual jetlag) so we caught the bus home and he made dinner and we watched some TV. PERFECT! A nice early night - and well, some, ahem, catching up on old times! He he he!
A Lovely Big Sleep In on Monday was fab - we didn't get up until about 11am! Magnificent! We grabbed some lunch and coffee on the run and hit the Tate Gallery! Interesting...but I must admit, my tastes do tend to run to the traditional. There was some lovely sculptures but some of the other so called art left me rather underinspired. But it was good to do it anyway. We walked across the Millenium Bridge into the middle of the City of London and walked some more! We ended up grabbing some toasted sandwiches around 4pm and then back home! After a quick shower, back into town and we had dinner at a cafe near Leicester Square and then...Avenue Q! I doubt that many Aussies would have heard about it, but it's soooo worth going to see if you come to London! Think The Muppets in an Adults Only musical! HILARIOUS!!! Quite literally laugh-out-loud - one of the funniest things I've seen for a long time! So it was an excellent end to a rather enjoyable day!
We were both smashed this morning - and it was an early rise (grrrrrr) - up at 7am so that he could get to Uni (and before you think I've gone twinky, Matt's a mature age student) and me so that I could get back to Mark and Simon's before they left for work. And here I've been ever since...made myself some breakfast and watched Spice Girls, the Movie! Nothing quite like a highbrow movie! ha ha! As I said, it's a bit of a miserable day out there, and so it's perfect to stay at home and catch up on my blog, my emails, my diary and some reading. Tonight, I'm priviledged to be meeting the very elusive Gay Banker for drinks and supper which is going to be great - good to be able to put a name and face to the very fascinating blog! And tomorrow, I'm meeting up with Kev in NZ for coffee and a chat and then tomorrow night, the International Bloggers Meet, with Darth Gateau, CuteCTGuy and Guy In London! So it's a bit of a blogging fest over the next 36 hours of so...think I'll need all Thursday to recover! Can't wait!!!
Simon, Mark's b/f, decided that I needed to experience some of London's gay scene and so we grabbed the tube into the city and Soho'ed our sox off. We went to about 4 bars that I can recall, but after that, things get a bit hazy! Monty was one rather inebriated chap by night's end! Good fun, but the next day, I was paying the price for my overindulgence!
Sunday, I had organized to meet up with Matt, my friend that I hooked up with last year when I was in London. It was lovely to see him again - it's been 3 months since I last saw him when he spent the weekend with me in Sydney when he was over there on holidays. We toddled off to Covent Garden, had some lunch and had a bit of a walk around the place. I was flagging rather badly (combination of the previous night's alcoholic excess and some residual jetlag) so we caught the bus home and he made dinner and we watched some TV. PERFECT! A nice early night - and well, some, ahem, catching up on old times! He he he!
A Lovely Big Sleep In on Monday was fab - we didn't get up until about 11am! Magnificent! We grabbed some lunch and coffee on the run and hit the Tate Gallery! Interesting...but I must admit, my tastes do tend to run to the traditional. There was some lovely sculptures but some of the other so called art left me rather underinspired. But it was good to do it anyway. We walked across the Millenium Bridge into the middle of the City of London and walked some more! We ended up grabbing some toasted sandwiches around 4pm and then back home! After a quick shower, back into town and we had dinner at a cafe near Leicester Square and then...Avenue Q! I doubt that many Aussies would have heard about it, but it's soooo worth going to see if you come to London! Think The Muppets in an Adults Only musical! HILARIOUS!!! Quite literally laugh-out-loud - one of the funniest things I've seen for a long time! So it was an excellent end to a rather enjoyable day!
We were both smashed this morning - and it was an early rise (grrrrrr) - up at 7am so that he could get to Uni (and before you think I've gone twinky, Matt's a mature age student) and me so that I could get back to Mark and Simon's before they left for work. And here I've been ever since...made myself some breakfast and watched Spice Girls, the Movie! Nothing quite like a highbrow movie! ha ha! As I said, it's a bit of a miserable day out there, and so it's perfect to stay at home and catch up on my blog, my emails, my diary and some reading. Tonight, I'm priviledged to be meeting the very elusive Gay Banker for drinks and supper which is going to be great - good to be able to put a name and face to the very fascinating blog! And tomorrow, I'm meeting up with Kev in NZ for coffee and a chat and then tomorrow night, the International Bloggers Meet, with Darth Gateau, CuteCTGuy and Guy In London! So it's a bit of a blogging fest over the next 36 hours of so...think I'll need all Thursday to recover! Can't wait!!!
Friday, October 05, 2007
Monty On Tour 1...
Well, here I am in London...and it's a gorgeous day outside - gorgeous blue skies and maybe 20 degrees celcius or so! 'twas a long flight (aren't they all) but uneventful...unfortunately, although Darth did his best to arrange it, there were no really cute Flight Attendants so didn't do that much flirting onboard! But I was met by Simon, my brother Mark's boyfriend and I've come home and had a very much needed shower...almost feeling human again!
I must say, although I was only here a year ago, I'd quite forgotten how many HOT guys there are in London. Just taking the tube is a pleasant way of copping some eye candy! I knew there was a reason why I have a thing for Englishmen!!! Kid in a candy store - that's Monty!!!
Now, I'm going to grab me a bus and head into the city somewhere...need to stay awake until tonight. So will do some sundry sightseeing - nothing too meaningful as I won't be in a state to fully appreciate it - grab some lunch, have a wonder around and then tonight, Mark and Simon are taking me to dinner at a local restaurant and then it's to bed for some serious zzzzzz's.
Tomorrow, one of Simon's friends' flatmate, who quite conveniently runs a bar in Paddington somewhere, has booked out a section of his bar and there's going to be a big Rugby World Cup thing for a bunch of his friends (as The Wallabies are playing England). So whilst I couldn't give a stuff about the rugby, hopefully, there'll be some nice rugger types there and after a few beers, who knows! he he he! I'm terrible aren't I!!!
I must say, although I was only here a year ago, I'd quite forgotten how many HOT guys there are in London. Just taking the tube is a pleasant way of copping some eye candy! I knew there was a reason why I have a thing for Englishmen!!! Kid in a candy store - that's Monty!!!
Now, I'm going to grab me a bus and head into the city somewhere...need to stay awake until tonight. So will do some sundry sightseeing - nothing too meaningful as I won't be in a state to fully appreciate it - grab some lunch, have a wonder around and then tonight, Mark and Simon are taking me to dinner at a local restaurant and then it's to bed for some serious zzzzzz's.
Tomorrow, one of Simon's friends' flatmate, who quite conveniently runs a bar in Paddington somewhere, has booked out a section of his bar and there's going to be a big Rugby World Cup thing for a bunch of his friends (as The Wallabies are playing England). So whilst I couldn't give a stuff about the rugby, hopefully, there'll be some nice rugger types there and after a few beers, who knows! he he he! I'm terrible aren't I!!!
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
One more sleep to go...
Well, it's less than 24 hrs now...I've done my online check in at Virgin Atlantic, I've mostly packed my bag, I've hopefully remembered everything that I'll need. Over the past few days, I've made my farewells to my friends...usually over some kind of beverage. So, tomorrow morning, I'm getting up, having a shower and jumping on the train to the airport! I can hardly contain my excitement! Wahoooooooo!
It's been a busy few days, but also a relaxing few days. It was the BEST feeling on Monday knowing that I didn't have to go to work the next day (Monday was a public holiday)! And yesterday, I did have it pretty easy...did a bit of stuff around home, had a massage and then caught up with my mate Muzbot for a few beers in the sun at the Commodore. Apart from his company, which is always excellent, there were quite a few tradies with shirts off, or singlets, strolling or driving past which proved somewhat of a distraction for both of us. Even a few of our fellow drinkers were quite easy on the eye. So it was a pleasant 3 hrs or so for us!
But I must say, I'm going to miss the delightful warm weather that we've been enjoying over the past week or so. It's just been glorious, and walking around today was even a tad hot! I could've killed to go to the beach, but alas, had things to do, people to see, places to go. And so, up I got at, wait for it, 7am! Yes, you read it correctly, Monty, on holidays, got out of bed at 7am! This is somewhat of a first for me, I must admit, but I knew I needed to use all the hours of the day to complete what I had to complete. And complete I did! And hey, one early morning in 6 weeks...pffft! There's still 40 odd sleep-ins ahead of me!!!
Anyway, I'm signing off for the moment...will try and keep you, my dear readers, updated as frequently as possible. Watch this space for "Monty on Tour...!"
It's been a busy few days, but also a relaxing few days. It was the BEST feeling on Monday knowing that I didn't have to go to work the next day (Monday was a public holiday)! And yesterday, I did have it pretty easy...did a bit of stuff around home, had a massage and then caught up with my mate Muzbot for a few beers in the sun at the Commodore. Apart from his company, which is always excellent, there were quite a few tradies with shirts off, or singlets, strolling or driving past which proved somewhat of a distraction for both of us. Even a few of our fellow drinkers were quite easy on the eye. So it was a pleasant 3 hrs or so for us!
But I must say, I'm going to miss the delightful warm weather that we've been enjoying over the past week or so. It's just been glorious, and walking around today was even a tad hot! I could've killed to go to the beach, but alas, had things to do, people to see, places to go. And so, up I got at, wait for it, 7am! Yes, you read it correctly, Monty, on holidays, got out of bed at 7am! This is somewhat of a first for me, I must admit, but I knew I needed to use all the hours of the day to complete what I had to complete. And complete I did! And hey, one early morning in 6 weeks...pffft! There's still 40 odd sleep-ins ahead of me!!!
Anyway, I'm signing off for the moment...will try and keep you, my dear readers, updated as frequently as possible. Watch this space for "Monty on Tour...!"
Monday, October 01, 2007
More meme...
This has been going around the ridges so I thought I'd finally do it...
Does someone love you? Yes, but they're family - it's their job.
Do you know anyone named Dave? I actually have 7 Daves in my phone!
Ever kissed anyone with the name starting with a J? Actually, I've kissed a few J's
Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member? Only on the phone - I'm told I sound like my brother Mark.
What colour are the walls of your parent's bedroom? White'ish
Do you think that hair extensions look skanky? Can't say that I would be able to tell to be honest.
Are you named after a grandparent? Nope
Say you were given a drug test right now. Would you pass or fail? I'd so pass!
Are you taller than 5'6"? Indeedilly I am
Do you know anyone in jail/prison? Nope
Ever see a dead body? Nope
Do you like the colour green? Yeah, I quite like it.
What is your best friend's Dad's name? Not sure
How old are you? 36
Who was the last person to send you a text message? That would be Kev in NZ - we're meeting up in London next week
Ever drove into the ghetto to buy drugs? I have never taken drugs in my life so no need to drive to the ghetto...
Last restaurant you went to? Some Italian place in Leichhardt with Sam the other week
What is the weather like today? Gloriously warm, buckets of sunshine, breezy. Perfect Sydney weather!
Last voice mail you received? From my mate Dave (one of them) on Friday night apologising because he wasn't able to come out to celebrate my holidays.
What did you do yesterday? Spent the day cleaning my apartment and preparing for my soiree
What's the first thing you would do with five million dollars? Throw a party to celebrate with my friends - in Mykonos
What nationalities are you? 4th generation Aussie. My father's heritage is originally Scottish
How many hours did you sleep for last night? Ummm, I got to bed around 4am so I didn't actually sleep much at all last night, I slept until 2pm today so all up around 10 hrs.
Any upcoming concerts you want to attend? You betcha - Spice Girls! (sad I know)
Who's the last person that you felt was stalking you? Don't think I've ever been stalked...
Have you ever been on your school's track team? Not track team - I was in the tennis team however
What jewellery are you wearing? Three gold rings, and my gold chain
If all of your friends were going on a road trip, would you? Absolutely!
How much money do you have? After this holiday, I'll have none! ha ha
Do you swear at your parents? Never
Is your phone right beside you? Yep
Have you cried today? No
Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now? I'd like that to be the case, but I doubt it
Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off? Of course!
What is the colour of your bedsheets? Cream, with little navy and burgundy pattern things
Have you ever crawled through a window? Yep, whenever I forgot to take my house keys to school, I'd have to break into my house through my window
Are you photogenic? You be the judge of that...you've seen my pics
What's your star sign? Aries
Where do you spend most of your money? My favourite store, David Jones'
What was the last thing you did? Have lunch...at 4pm!
Do you have a tattoo? Nope
Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? I prefer to sleep in on a Saturday morning...and I don't like watching TV during the day...
Is there a secret you've never told any of your friends? Of course, a boy has to have some secrets...
Have you ever told someone you loved them but didn't mean it? If we're talking about the romantic type "I love you", then no, because I've not spoken those words to anyone...yet. I'd like to change that however! :-)
Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle? You bet.
What are you doing in 2008? Hopefully, settling down with the man of my dreams! ha ha!
What is your ring tone? The theme from Austin Powers! Too cool for school!
What were you doing at 2am last night? Dancing my socks off with my lovely friends Evan and McDreamy
Are your parents married/divorced/separated? Nope, they've been married for 44 yrs now
What are you doing tonight? Watching Idol
What are you doing tomorrow? Well, while everyone else is WORKING, I won't be! he he he! I've got a massage booked! And I'm meeting up with a friend for coffee.
Who did you last message on Myspace? As Tom said, Myspace is sooo last year!
What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? I've had my share of it, but much prefer the sex with emotional commitment.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? Absolutely!
What did you dress up as for your first Halloween? Have never done Halloween
Favourite Disney movie? Pretty Woman (yes, Disney produced it)
What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? It's some kind of Ferris Wheel thingy
Does someone love you? Yes, but they're family - it's their job.
Do you know anyone named Dave? I actually have 7 Daves in my phone!
Ever kissed anyone with the name starting with a J? Actually, I've kissed a few J's
Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member? Only on the phone - I'm told I sound like my brother Mark.
What colour are the walls of your parent's bedroom? White'ish
Do you think that hair extensions look skanky? Can't say that I would be able to tell to be honest.
Are you named after a grandparent? Nope
Say you were given a drug test right now. Would you pass or fail? I'd so pass!
Are you taller than 5'6"? Indeedilly I am
Do you know anyone in jail/prison? Nope
Ever see a dead body? Nope
Do you like the colour green? Yeah, I quite like it.
What is your best friend's Dad's name? Not sure
How old are you? 36
Who was the last person to send you a text message? That would be Kev in NZ - we're meeting up in London next week
Ever drove into the ghetto to buy drugs? I have never taken drugs in my life so no need to drive to the ghetto...
Last restaurant you went to? Some Italian place in Leichhardt with Sam the other week
What is the weather like today? Gloriously warm, buckets of sunshine, breezy. Perfect Sydney weather!
Last voice mail you received? From my mate Dave (one of them) on Friday night apologising because he wasn't able to come out to celebrate my holidays.
What did you do yesterday? Spent the day cleaning my apartment and preparing for my soiree
What's the first thing you would do with five million dollars? Throw a party to celebrate with my friends - in Mykonos
What nationalities are you? 4th generation Aussie. My father's heritage is originally Scottish
How many hours did you sleep for last night? Ummm, I got to bed around 4am so I didn't actually sleep much at all last night, I slept until 2pm today so all up around 10 hrs.
Any upcoming concerts you want to attend? You betcha - Spice Girls! (sad I know)
Who's the last person that you felt was stalking you? Don't think I've ever been stalked...
Have you ever been on your school's track team? Not track team - I was in the tennis team however
What jewellery are you wearing? Three gold rings, and my gold chain
If all of your friends were going on a road trip, would you? Absolutely!
How much money do you have? After this holiday, I'll have none! ha ha
Do you swear at your parents? Never
Is your phone right beside you? Yep
Have you cried today? No
Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now? I'd like that to be the case, but I doubt it
Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off? Of course!
What is the colour of your bedsheets? Cream, with little navy and burgundy pattern things
Have you ever crawled through a window? Yep, whenever I forgot to take my house keys to school, I'd have to break into my house through my window
Are you photogenic? You be the judge of that...you've seen my pics
What's your star sign? Aries
Where do you spend most of your money? My favourite store, David Jones'
What was the last thing you did? Have lunch...at 4pm!
Do you have a tattoo? Nope
Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? I prefer to sleep in on a Saturday morning...and I don't like watching TV during the day...
Is there a secret you've never told any of your friends? Of course, a boy has to have some secrets...
Have you ever told someone you loved them but didn't mean it? If we're talking about the romantic type "I love you", then no, because I've not spoken those words to anyone...yet. I'd like to change that however! :-)
Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle? You bet.
What are you doing in 2008? Hopefully, settling down with the man of my dreams! ha ha!
What is your ring tone? The theme from Austin Powers! Too cool for school!
What were you doing at 2am last night? Dancing my socks off with my lovely friends Evan and McDreamy
Are your parents married/divorced/separated? Nope, they've been married for 44 yrs now
What are you doing tonight? Watching Idol
What are you doing tomorrow? Well, while everyone else is WORKING, I won't be! he he he! I've got a massage booked! And I'm meeting up with a friend for coffee.
Who did you last message on Myspace? As Tom said, Myspace is sooo last year!
What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? I've had my share of it, but much prefer the sex with emotional commitment.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? Absolutely!
What did you dress up as for your first Halloween? Have never done Halloween
Favourite Disney movie? Pretty Woman (yes, Disney produced it)
What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? It's some kind of Ferris Wheel thingy
Long weekends...
Don't you just love long weekends? This one has been particularly good for me, as it's a 6 week long weekend but for most folk here in the Emerald City, it's a 3 day weekend thanks to Labour Day or something! Just having that one extra day feels so good! I'm afraid I consumed wayyyy too much alcohol over the course of this weekend, so today is my dry out day!
Had some friends over last night which was lovely; good to catch up before I choof off for 6 weeks. When they had all gone home (with the exception of Evan and McDreamy), I was still in a bit of a party mood. So, bless them, they took me out on Oxford St and we had a bit of a dance! It was a fabulous feeling I must say. I was only a little tipsy at this stage, and the three of us were on the dance floor full of guys, Go West (PSB) was blaring out and I suddenly had this realisation that exactly one year ago, I had come out to my brother Mark in London! I regard telling him as my official "coming out" date and so, here on my first anniversary, I was dancing with my two wonderful friends Evan and McDreamy in a gay club in Sydney and loving every minute of it! It's difficult to describe here, but it just felt really right. I feel like I have finally found my place in this world and despite the traumas of the past year, I have no regrets in completely turning my life upside down and coming out.
Had some friends over last night which was lovely; good to catch up before I choof off for 6 weeks. When they had all gone home (with the exception of Evan and McDreamy), I was still in a bit of a party mood. So, bless them, they took me out on Oxford St and we had a bit of a dance! It was a fabulous feeling I must say. I was only a little tipsy at this stage, and the three of us were on the dance floor full of guys, Go West (PSB) was blaring out and I suddenly had this realisation that exactly one year ago, I had come out to my brother Mark in London! I regard telling him as my official "coming out" date and so, here on my first anniversary, I was dancing with my two wonderful friends Evan and McDreamy in a gay club in Sydney and loving every minute of it! It's difficult to describe here, but it just felt really right. I feel like I have finally found my place in this world and despite the traumas of the past year, I have no regrets in completely turning my life upside down and coming out.
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