q u e e r i m p r e s s i o n s 100 things ~ home ~

1.) i live in albany, louisiana; between new orleans and baton rouge 2.) i was born less than 10 miles from here, in independence 3.) i have never lived more than 15 miles from where i was born 4.) the one place i'd most like to live in would be nashville 5.) but i'll probably live in new orleans first 6.) i have 2 younger brothers and 1 younger sister 7.) i have been gay all my life 8.) yet i was married to a woman for 10 years 9.) i have a teenaged son 10.) he is my greatest accomplishment in life 11.) sometimes he is also my biggest heartache (and headache) 12.) he knows all about my lifestyle, and is ok with it 13.) i think cigarettes are the nastiest things ever invented 14.) i have never put a cigarette to my lips 15.) i never will 16.) i have never tried any kind of illegal drugs 17.) i never will 18.) i was over 30 before i tasted alcohol 19.) i can count the times i have been drunk on my fingers 20.) crying is my best release for anger 21.) screaming also works well 22.) i hate when people avoid confrontations 23.) the silent treatment makes me mad as hell 24.) my name, roy, was given to me in honor of 2 uncles 25.) i hate my middle name with a vengeance! 26.) and i won't tell you what it is!! 27.) i could eat a pint of ice cream every night before i go to bed 28.) i start a diet every monday 29.) i am usually off my diet by tuesday 30.) all my life, christmas was my favorite holiday 31.) it has been replaced by mardi gras 32.) i will go to a parade for anything! 33.) luckily, i live in louisiana where they have a parade for everything 34.) i am a member of the northshore nuts 35.) we ride in the krewe of jefferson on mardi gras day in metairie 36.) we roll the thursday night before mardi gras 37.) i have also been a member in the krewe of aliases here in hammond 38.) my favorite fast food is mcdonald's fillet of fish 39.) i could eat one every single day of my life 40.) i love the french quarter in new orleans 41.) i like to go to the quarter at least once a week 42.) most gay guys there are not what i would want sexually 43.) i never thought i would live with another man 44.) i have lived with doug almost 7 years 45.) we have been a couple for almost 8 years 46.) i am attracted to younger guys 47.) i have a major foot fetish 48.) i look at a guy's legs first, if he's in shorts 49.) then i look down at his feet 50.) i hate ugly feet 51.) i have sexy feet 52.) i am most attracted to masculine, "straight-acting" guys 53.) i don't understand why any man wants to act or dress like a woman 54.) my partner is a female impersonator 55.) i love to cook 56.) lasagna is my favorite thing to make 57.) i don't cook very often these days 58.) i love to go to the movies 59.) i don't do that very often anymore, either 60.) i love going to concerts 61.) i love blues 62.) i think jonny lang is sexy as hell, and i could watch him sing and play for hours 63.) i despise country music 64.) i always wanted to be in a monogamous relationship 65.) that didn't work, through no fault of mine 66.) we now have sex with other guys as a couple 67.) it can be very exciting and stimulating 68.) but it also scares the shit outta me! 69.) i saw cher's farewell concert 3 times 70.) i was raised in a very religous pentecostal family 71.) for 8 years, i was the youth director of my church 72.) i haven't been to church in over 10 years 73.) i still miss it 74.) but i probably will never go back 75.) i am terrified of snakes 76.) wasps also give me the heebie-jeebies 77.) i have worked most of my adult life in sales 78.) i work in sales and internet marketing at a print shop now 79.) i will probably retire from this job 80.) i am very demanding of my co-workers 81.) i think everyone should have the same work ethics that i have 82.) i would like to think i have mellowed out somewhat in that regard lately 83.) i am not very open around people i don't know 84.) but i'm not as shy as i used to be 85.) i love watching people 86.) especially guys 87.) especially straight guys 88.) i'm not a morning person at all 89.) i never eat breakfast 90.) i love to sing 91.) i'm not that good at it 92.) i used to sing in church 93.) i seldom sing now 94.) i want to sky-dive before i die 95.) i love roller-coasters 96.) but i usually get sick on them 97.) i get carsick if i'm not in the front seat 98.) i love walking in the rain 99.) lightning fascinates me 100.) life without football wouldn't be worth living ~ home ~