tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:50:36 +0000http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/OriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)Blogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-7948581464117343536Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +00002009-12-16T02:28:27.660-07:00For No Good ReasonFor the first time in a long time, because of a link, I ended up on an old blog: Soy Made Me Gay. I loved this blog. Correction: I love this blog. In fact, I half envied the way he burst onto the scene, wowed us all with his wit and verbal panache, and exited gracefully before becoming old, tired, irrelevant, crusty...*sigh*But seriously, if you haven't read it. Do it. Share it with your http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/12/soy-made-me-sigh.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-2810958964805325868Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:19:00 +00002009-12-16T10:01:38.767-07:00Spiritual ConflictRelationshipsSelf-ImprovementIntrospectionMoho Friendship IssuesI recently wrote about what might go through the minds of younger guys when someone of my ripe old age shows an interest in being friends. In a related online conversation with one such younger guy whom I shall not name, he expounded to me what's going on in his head. In this particular case, most of my suspicions were confirmed, such as him being defensive since I had expressed that I had http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-am-cautionary-tale.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-6189046293136304135Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:13:00 +00002009-12-08T18:18:26.871-07:00PoliticsSomething seems familiar about the Senate majority leader's newest scandalous remarks. I just hope any of my LDS, GOP friends out there who are expressing their distaste for Senator Harry Reid's recent comparison of resistance to hasty change in health care with resistance to hasty change in other historical efforts, such as abolition, also expressed distaste for Elder Dallin H. Oaks' comparisonhttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/12/slavery-this-civil-rights-that-blah.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-5624505690428865169Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:47:00 +00002009-12-06T17:51:32.892-07:00FriendshipSelf-ImprovementMoho Friendship IssuesThe other night, I was talking with a new mohomie (new to me), and he had a smirk on his face, which I asked him about (as I tend to do). He said something about enjoying learning people's stories after having seen them around for so long but not knowing them personally, and that led to discussing how long we'd seen each other around but were just now getting to know each other. How long had wehttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/12/beyond-social-awkwardness.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-3412318600412811206Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:13:00 +00002009-12-02T18:10:47.065-07:00Spiritual ConflictReligionSelf-ImprovementNo, nobody has asked me where I've gone or whether I'm still alive since my blog's been pretty quiet lately. I'm not disappointed about the lack of inquisitive e-mails. I mean, since when was I a consistent, dependable, regular blogger? I just blog when I have thoughts to share that I think might be interesting and/or amusing to my readers, or--in rarer instances--mainly just cathartic for me.http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-about.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-4302849447184657308Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:53:00 +00002009-11-13T17:18:26.545-07:00ReligionMormon CulturePoliticsMy mummy dearest sent an e-mail to some family regarding the Church's recent statement regarding an nondiscrimination measure passed in Salt Lake. A relative, who, incidentally, isn't LDS, said she thought that seemed like common sense and wondered what all the hubbub was about.I responded with the following e-mail:What's huge about this statement is that many members of the church wouldn't darehttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/church-supports-nondiscrimination-whats.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-5066249285874892692Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-11-10T17:38:51.660-07:00VideoFor No Good ReasonLustiness*TRIGGER ALERT*WARNING TO PRESSURE-COOKER GAYS AND SEX ADDICTS: Read no further if you are prone to give in to uncontrollably lusty thoughts or compulsive behaviors upon seeing attractive physiques in acrobatic splendor. Although, if you do fit into that category, it's probably too late, the curiosity is killing you, and you are already unable to click away, and I therefore have your porn binge http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/soap-studs.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-6232272194400709971Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:28:00 +00002009-11-08T13:01:37.373-07:00Current EventsReligionMoviesPoliticsDisclaimer: This is not my most diplomatic post ever. I'm not going to refrain from posting some potentially controversial thoughts to make sure my readers have something fun and fluffy to read. If you are prone to take offense where none is intended or to read into people's words your own perceptions of what people who say such things are like or what their motives are, you might consider http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/8-mormon-proposition-tooth-gnashing.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-6894690796664891709Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:24:00 +00002009-11-05T02:38:26.036-07:00Gay CultureQuirks of Moho LifeA long time ago, in a land far, far away, at a friend's birthday party, an acquaintance asked how old I was. When I stated my age to said youngster, he said, "Wow, that's, like, dead in gay years." I laughed. You bet your sweet bippy that if I were super sensitive about my age, I would have shed tears or brought the smackdown. Fortunately, I'm pretty OK with my ripe old age--which is probablyhttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/dead-in-gay-years-what.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-8131119369832678669Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:00 +00002009-11-03T04:17:44.073-07:00For No Good ReasonSo...I was in the gym tonight, getting my cardio workout in, and I realized something that may help me avoid future run-ins with shower stall pervs.When my regular workout shirts are dirty, I resort to my backup T's, two of which are funny gifts from some friends in Seattle, one which reads "Grade A Beef" (funny because it's completely farcical) and another showing a bunk bed with a big moving http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-turn-me-on.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-9067994244333120541Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +00002009-11-03T04:10:26.898-07:00For No Good Reason...and I'm OK with that. Weird? Maybe. Do I care? I don't think so.Hidden In The Light said he wanted his readers to get to know him, as I think other bloggers do. I think the whole "ask me anything" thing is kinda fun and interesting; I just don't care to do it, myself. I'd like to see more interest-grabbing questions, though, like "Are you into slightly older, skinny dudes?" or "You don'thttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-dont-know-me.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-6719203499137432063Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:33:00 +00002009-11-01T23:25:04.518-07:00Quirks of Moho LifeMohumorMormon CultureSelf-ImprovementAt this time of year, many celebrate and dread the thrills and horrors of vile creatures and evil spirits. Society is filled with movies and costumes depicting creatures of the night who suck blood, cast spells, or turn into raging monsters by the light of the full moon. Most of them are very fictional, but there is one monster about which I feel compelled to warn the susceptible masses.By day,http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/curse-of-werehomo.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-323973918937429051Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:53:00 +00002009-10-29T14:29:37.281-06:00Gaydar ImprovementPretty much all of my friends with whom I have regular contact are aware of my homoness. For many of them, I'm their first really personal contact with anyone with same-sex attraction who isn't a clownishly gay coworker or whatnot, so their learning curve has been steep.As their first "token gay friend", I have proud little trainer moments when they use a term like "family," "moho," or "twink" http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/gaydar-fine-tuning.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-1502961124226676044Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-10-29T15:42:52.384-06:00FriendshipMoho Friendship IssuesI've noticed a lot of posts lately about friendships between gay/SSA/heterosexually-challenged folk. Several months ago, I started a post about the joys and conundrums of gay friendship which I have yet to go back and expound on. In the meantime, though, I figured I'd go through my blog and compile a list of posts on issues around moho friendship and romance in case anyone wishes to go back andhttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/moho-friendship-encyclopedia-volume-1.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-3245543432395278068Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:43:00 +00002009-10-28T14:04:06.892-06:00Quirks of Moho LifeWhat Goes On In My BrainMoho Friendship IssuesI almost did it. I considered it. But I refrained. And I thought, "What has come over me?"You see, when I entered the blog world, it was all very impersonal. I had a small handful of friends who did the blogging thing, and I cared about them and their thoughts, but everyone else was a faceless blog name, an impersonal presence divulging entirely too much personal info online. I started http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/becoming-blogfloozy.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-1310575682180744326Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:57:00 +00002009-10-23T15:05:54.714-06:00Therapy of HomosexualityThe more I've read from Dr. Warren Throckmorton, the more I appreciate his moderate approach and balanced perspective, even if I'm unsure of some of his work and theory. Of course, he initially began winning me over with his critiques of Byrd et al's reviews of In Quiet Desperation and their misquotations and distortion of the work of others. My heart was immediately warmed, and I felt the http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/if-it-aint-broke.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-4483293479899075840Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:51:00 +00002009-10-28T13:52:52.358-06:00FriendshipQuirks of Moho LifeRelationshipsMoho Friendship IssuesApparently, I'm sort of emotionally available in a way I haven't been for some time because I've been having multiple mini-crushes again, which hasn't happened in quite some time. Granted, they're just mini crushes, and none are even remotely entertainable as anything more *sigh*. But gay friendships have such...interesting dynamics (that's another draft topic I've never finished). Scenario: http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/ive-got-crush-on-you.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-7598104856243047467Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +00002009-10-19T16:24:14.218-06:00Mormon CultureSelf-ImprovementSome people have real pornography addictions. This hit me during an Evergreen Conference session a few years ago, when a therapist or psychologist was presenting on sexual addiction. I was intrigued to see what was said at an LDS-centric conference. Besides, it was probably a choice between that or something like "Overcoming Self-Hatred" or some such thing. Sexual addiction was far more http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/addicted-to-porn-or-just-fond-of-it.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-8910362849015558821Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-10-19T03:48:17.350-06:00RomanceFriendshipRelationshipsIntrospectionWhat Goes On In My BrainI've decided to briefly ("brief" being a relative term) describe the aftermath of Love and Longing in a Lovesac.A lot happened after that, with a roller coaster of alternating acceptance and bitterness. I wasn't able to fully let go as I'd hoped while we were spending time together still. My love for him seemed to become bitter to our friendship as I watched him enmesh even more with his other http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/lovesac-epilogue.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-3284593491626158921Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:22:00 +00002009-10-19T03:50:13.696-06:00RomanceFriendshipBreaking UpSpiritual ConflictRelationshipsSelf-ImprovementIntrospectionWhat Goes On In My Brain<<< Continued from part 1One night, I had consoled and comforted him when he and his other friend with whom things had become complicated were going to be taking an indefinite "break" to sort things out. I secretly wished his devastation had been about potentially losing me. I was also irritated that we had arranged to meet and discuss the situation between us, and he was using the time to moan http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/love-and-longing-in-lovesac-part-2.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-6964588877781538346Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:00 +00002009-10-28T14:04:06.893-06:00RomanceFriendshipBreaking UpRelationshipsIntrospectionWhat Goes On In My BrainMoho Friendship IssuesI mentioned, in a recent post, the messiness of friendships-turned-romantic with other LDS gay/SSA guys. Sometimes, I think this phenomenon puzzles people, or they wonder how it happens, or they wonder why mohos foolishly get themselves into these situations. I've listened to some (gay, straight, or otherwise) mock the whole idea and say it's all about self-loathing or mixed-up feelings and http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/love-and-longing-in-lovesac-part-1.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-2742906672553542824Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:13:00 +00002009-10-13T00:51:28.685-06:00VideoMoviesI maybe haven't seen all that many gay flicks (I've started watching a few but couldn't make it through). I just can't stomach the crappy acting, shoddy cinematography, and hideous scripts of most homo movies I've seen parts of. I'm not a total movie snob, and I can forgive some shortcomings for a good story, but I won't pretend to enjoy a film just because it's supposedly about "people like mehttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/other-movie-recommendations.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-39570472907677526Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +00002009-10-12T16:33:09.105-06:00MoviesI just finished finally watching Another Country on Netflix, and I really liked it. I'd been curious about it for years but never "in the mood" until this week. It stars Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, and Cary Elwes, all ages 22-25 at the time. It's a sensitive and thoughtful film adaptation of a play portraying the based-on-truth story (with plenty of artistic license) of a young gay guy, Guy http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-country.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-8990346036535175282Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-10-09T23:29:35.445-06:00RelationshipsWhat Goes On In My BrainSpeaking of large gatherings of clean-cut LDS guys...Bless my moho heart, it looks for love in all the wrong places. No, I'm not talking about seedy bars or sweaty nightclubs. Many of the kinds of traits and qualities I look for in crushables aren't necessarily discernible on a dance floor or in dimly lit smelly places. No, I crush on the "good guys". "Good guys? What's the problem with thathttp://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/all-wrong-places.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450854270080513022.post-2699286758580759052Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-10-08T21:57:25.420-06:00For No Good ReasonThis is so beautiful. I'm currently at a BYU dance competition, and you can cut the sexual repression with a knife, but it's all in good fun. I'm enjoying the people-watching immensely: the ultra-serious, ultra gay-acting blond boy, the lanky brunett who looks oddly familiar and cheek-pinchingly cute but a touch sullen, the really hot guy in red who sadly for my fantasies is married and has a http://originalmohomie.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-is-so-beautiful.htmlOriginalMohomie@gmail.com (Original Mohomie)6