Spring

Warm.. hotness.. goodness

Bikinis, speedos.. beaches

Vacations and express trains

I am in love

Walking down into love.

Nothing much

    moving next weekend.. starting on the 04.12 and 04.13
    ** want to help?  Yeah.. call/text me.

   phoenix pride is on the 04.14 and 04.15

   EyePlay Design is doing very well. Very well. Very well.

   Missing friends!

   Missing family

   Happy Easter!

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND IT TAKES A TEAM! TO HOST NCAA FINAL FOUR WEEKEND PANEL ON GAYS IN SPORTS

LZ Granderson, Senior Writer, ESPN The Magazine, and Columnist, ESPN.com, Will Moderate the Discussion

The Panel Is Being Supported by Nike, a Longtime Partner with HRC and a Strong Supporter of Workplace Equality

WASHINGTON — At this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four weekend in Atlanta, the Human Rights Campaign and It Takes a Team! — a project of Billie Jean King’s Women in Sports Foundation — present a panel discussion designed to continue the dialogue about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes at all levels, from high school to the pros. The panel, to take place on March 30 at 11:00 a.m. at the Inforum in downtown Atlanta, will include John Amaechi, Billy Bean, Joey Fisher, David Kopay, Terri O’Connell and Esera Tuaolo. 

“With his announcement this spring, John Amaechi reignited the dialogue in this country about openly gay athletes,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “We believe that GLBT and straight athletes all benefit from respectful, open competition. As sports fans from around the nation will be watching the NCAA Final Four games in Atlanta, we want to bring this conversation to them.” 

The panel is being supported by Nike, a longtime partner with HRC and a strong supporter of workplace equality. 

“Sports is a metaphor for life and should be about inclusion and equality. I applaud HRC, Nike, ESPN and the Women’s Sports Foundation for enabling this debate,” said Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA champion from the Houston Comets and a Nike athlete.

“It’s essential that we maintain an open discourse in an effort to eradicate homophobia throughout the world,” said the HRC’s Coming Out Project Spokesperson and panelist John Amaechi. “Specifically in the arena of sports, this discussion must continue until gay athletes are viewed and treated without prejudice. Sports organizations have an obligation to engender an atmosphere where all people can perform at their peak for the benefit of the individual and the team. Allowing people to be true to themselves not only encourages empowerment, it fuels honesty and trust, the key elements needed in any healthy relationship, marriage, team or work environment.” 

Pat Griffin, director of It Takes a Team!, says, “Everyone should be able to enjoy the challenges and joys of sport participation. Every athlete should be evaluated, not on her or his sexual orientation or gender identity, but on their accomplishments and character. All athletes should have the right to play without fear of discrimination or harassment.”

LZ Granderson, senior writer, ESPN The Magazine and columnist, ESPN.com, will moderate the discussion of five former professional “out” athletes and a current college athlete. 

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  John Amaechi, former NBA player, bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games and author of The New York Times bestselling book Man in the Middle
  
  
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  Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball player and author of Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball
  
  
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  Joey Fisher, a University of Georgia Ice Dogs goalie and student who came out to his team last year
  
  
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  David Kopay, former NFL player and one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay and author of The David Kopay Story
  
  
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  Terri O’Connell (born James Terrell Hayes), a former World Class race car driver with more than 25 years’ experience and author of Dangerous Curves
  
  
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  Esera Tuaolo, a former NFL player and author of Esera Tuaolo: Alone in the Trenches

“This is an important discussion to be had in terms of both male and female athletes at all levels of sports. Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues with other events around the country, several leading female athletes were not able to participate in our panel this weekend in Atlanta. HRC and ITAT hope to host a similar panel discussion focusing on homophobia in women’s sports in the near future,” said Mark Shields from HRC’s Coming Out Project.

About HRC

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. HRC seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. HRC works to secure equal rights for GLBT individuals and families at the federal and state levels by lobbying elected officials, mobilizing grassroots supporters, educating Americans, investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials and partnering with other GLBT organizations.

About It Takes a Team!

It Takes a Team! is an education and advocacy initiative of the Women’s Sports Foundation dedicated to developing and disseminating information and education materials to high school and collegiate athletic programs to make athletics a safe and respectful place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes and coaches. It Takes A Team! is the premier education resource for athletic administrators, coaches, athletes and parents dedicated to fair play for all. Most of our education material is downloadable at no cost at our website — www.ItTakesATeam.org. It Takes A Team! Director Pat Griffin is the author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport. The mission of the Women’s Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King, is to advance the lives of girls and women through sport and physical activity.

WHO IS THE BIGGER DIVA: MARIAH OR WHITNEY?

Welcome to the Pop Arcade, your source for fair and balanced pop-culture news. I am your host, Chemarryn Thornton, keeping it on and popping.

The greatest grudge of all
Far be it from me to question the musical knowledge of Clive Davis, but I’m beginning to wonder if the mogul is growing senile in his old age. Hollywood.TV quotes the chairman and CEO of BMG North America as saying “the best singers in the world are Aretha [Franklin] and [Whitney] Houston,” in a discussion comparing mega divas Whitney and Mariah Carey. “That’s not to knock Carey. Carey is a friend of mine, but I think Mariah would even say those two are the best.”
I don’t think there’s any doubt Mariah would concede to Aretha, but Whitney? Those two are the Prince and Michael Jackson of divadom. Neither one would ever admit to being any less of an entertainer than the other. The day Mariah Carey says Whitney Houston is the better singer is the day Nicole Richie sits down and enjoys a full three-course meal.
So Clive, don’t go to Mariah for your diva comparisons – come to me. That’s right, you lucked out, my friend. Right here and now, your friendly neighborhood columnist will put the two super egos to the test in a battle to determine once and for all which diva’s star shines brightest.
Better album: For Mariah, this would have to be 1990′s “Mariah Carey”, headlined by her best song to date, “Vision of Love”. You’d have to go back to that exact same year to find Whitney’s best album, “I’m Your Baby Tonight”, headlined by “Miracle”. It’s a tough call, but I have to give the better album to Whitney.
Hotter woman: Whatever ground Mariah may have lost in the previous comparison, she more than makes up for in this all-important category. Mimi has consistently been hotter than Whitney at every stage of their careers.
Better husband: It’s hard to do any worse than the crack-smoking, child support-dodging antics of Bobby Brown, but Mariah managed to do so with the overly possessive former head of Sony Music Entertainment, Tommy Mottola. Besides, Mottola didn’t make “Don’t Be Cruel”.
Better actress: Sure, “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting to Exhale” are decent enough films, but Whitney didn’t bring half the hilarity Mariah did when she graced us with “Glitter”. I’m laughing just thinking about it. That’s the sign of a quality movie.
So you see Mr. Davis, the two seem to stand about even when you break everything down. Thanks are not necessary, I’ll just assume the check’s in the mail.

(Pensacola News Journal – thanks to David Briggs)

Dear Lover,

I am absolutely in love with you.
  I sit here writing this letter to you to let you know that I have gone days without your touch and feel that there is a need for you.
  The need for you was bad before you left but has gotten worse since you have left and I have an urning more and more for your touch

I feel that when you are here
  that I am all that I can be and more
  I feel that my potential at an ultimate high.. I get more done.

I have had you
  and nothing else on my mind for the time that you have decided to leave and can’t for your return
  I am waiting for you. I am not seeking anyone to fulfill my needs and fantasies.

I am absolutely in love with you.
  Please return soon. For you are the only for me.
  There is no one else out there that I imagine myself with.

xo

This is forever
As we walk down
The path
..and realize that there is no turning back

I can’t live without your hugs
Your kisses
Your soft whispering in my ear that irritates the hell out of me.

But there is no one like you that
I have fun with
That I achieve more with
That I realize that there is more to life with
That has open my eyes to bigger and better things.

This is forever and there is no turning back.