#037; the prodigal hydrocarbon returns
holy crap, it's been a while. how are all of you, my lovely comrades? i hope things have been well ♥ as for me, i've been busy with work, friends and
the bf.
first off, thanks to everyone who provided suggestions to my chicago help post. they helped immensely [and i will definitely reply to your comments before the end of this week, i promise]. i've enjoyed chicago every time i visited the city, but this trip was the best. part of it was due to the fact that i went with a particular set of friends who are very easy-going and always up for a good time. the rest was due to the metropolis itself. y'know how some people feel at peace when they're amongst trees and open spaces and nature? well, i feel that way looking up/down at skyscrapers, surrounded by concrete and steel and glass. as much as i adore toronto, i didn't want to come back home, i really didn't. b/c toronto has her share of tall buildings, but it's nowhere near chicago or new york. we don't have that level of history or art, and while the multiculturalism makes up for some of it, it's not the same, y'know? so yea - i had a whirlwind of a weekend, and i can't wait to share my pics with you guys :D
i've also been seeing
the bf a lot more since he's done med school and has moved downtown. we're no longer in different cities for the first time in oh, 9 yrs! he and his sister bought a house downtown [right in the middle of the gay neighbourhood, woo!] and he started his first day of residency this friday. awh, bb's a full-fledged doctor now *beams* he still ignores all my hypochondriac [and often legitimate] complaints though. he just tells me to "stop being a wiener and work out" instead. hmph. too bad his advice would probably fix 70% of my ailments.
at any rate, i've seen him more in the last 2 weeks than i have in the last 2 months. he recently spent 3 weeks in peru, climbing machu pichu, and prior to that he was busy with finals and such, so being able to spend time with him on a regular basis has been quite excellent. we saw soundgarden in concert last night, which was utterly BRILLIANT. i swear, chris cornell is still such a sex god, nnnggg! they performed a whole bunch of my faves, and put on such a mindblowing show. i took some vids and pics, and i'll post those at a later time :D
this was pride week in toronto, so i spent a bit of time watching the parade today and viewing the various booths/performances. so many beautiful people in my city :))) it was way too hot and crowded so i didn't spend as much time as i would've ideally liked to, but i made up for it by reading COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FIC.
guys. guys. i have found a shiny new fandom and it is making me SO FUCKING HAPPY. i've already seen the flick twice in theatres, have been sharing fic ideas with annundriel and chez_amanda, and daydreaming of all the filthy things i'd like the characters/actors do to each other [or uh, myself]. i began following 1stclass-kink the day it started, but today i read a whole bunch of other fics, and KJHDSKJHSJDKFSKH. CHARLES/ERIK. JAMES/MICHAEL. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH @#$@&%^& if you're on my twitter, you've already been flooded with a barrage of recs today, but i shall compile fic/art/gifs/everything into a handy-dandy list tomorrow or the day after *____*
please feel free to leave some of your own recs too! and if i should be following particular authors/artists/comms, please bring forth your suggestions :D i haven't felt this way about a fandom since i discovered spn and j2, so yeh. it's marvelous. I HAVE MISSED YOU, FANDOM, I REALLY HAVE.