single black gay male addicted to retail.....

as i sit and think my life has changed so much, but not much has changed. i thank god for my parents and my upbringing every day. as a young boy i was taught important things about life, etiquette, and life skills that most people never learn. the first couple of years of my adult life were spent working hard towards goals that i had set for myself, and most of them were attained. over the past two years so much has went wrong, but so much more has went better. i gained and lost the love of my life, after him i didn't know how i was going to go on, but i managed to move on. as i think about my life now and where i want to be i must say that i feel god is moving me along at his pace... i have a great new place to call home, i am back in my stomping grounds houston, texas, doing what most young men my age dream of. i sometimes beat myself up for things i have no control over, but i quickly realize that's a part of life. my days are spent working, looking good, and yes taking daily trips to the houston galleria. as far as single ti knew people would ask questions, and no matter who i date, i am single until i am married, and trust you guys will know the tog ties the knot. i am now at a point when i am going from the gap to club monaco, from express to ralph lauren, and discover to amex. i understand that to make it in this world in my chosen fields, i have to look good at all times. you have to love yourself, and when people see my level of confidence that makes them take me seriously. i am blessed to have my youthful look, sleek style, good credit, and eye for unique yet simple and stylish looks...what can i say i am just a single black gay male addicted to retail.....

-tg

another royal birthday....

birthdays are special to me. after putting it off for months i have finally started planning my birthday less than a month from the big day. i am happy that for the first time in my adult life my birthday will be falling on a friday so that will make it fun. a lot of planning and tieing up loose ends is going on now, but i will be sure to keep you posted. i wanted to give you a few spoilers though! i will have club 2020 on saturday july 19th, the entire club, and the theme will be "chucks & true religons"....this year my all star birthday weekend will begin july 18th and end july 20..i am sooo excited!! i will keep you posted....

-TG

i got carried away with sex and the city....

about five years ago i discovered sex and the city. nobody with the exception of my older brother really could relate with me and my love for this show. it had everything, it had fashion, substance, and comic relief. when the show was over everyone talked about the movie. i paid it attention, but i was happy just watching the dvds of the past seasons (particularly season 5) and watching the edited reruns on TBS. when i met my bff two years ago it was one of the first things we as friends had in common. sex and the city provided so much more, it gave me insight into how women think about sex. it gave me goals, and i was even able to compare my own relationships to relationships in the show. i fell in love with carrie, she reminds me so much of myself, and i loved it from her upper east side apartment (when i went to NYC in the fall of '06 i found the stoop and took a photo there it's actually in the village, not the upper east side. i watched the episodes faithfully, and help mold my life a little bit. well here i am not a young black urban professional man, loving life, even with it's bumps and bruises. i went to see sex and the city last friday with my bff, and two other friends. i was pleased. i will admit with so much build up i didn't know what to expect, but i was please. the movie was great on so many levels, and it was what us fans really needed. the sets were great, the costumes were fabulous, and once again it made nyc the most attractive city in the world. the movie gave us love, hope, laughter, and it summed up so much that was just up in the air when the show ended. TOG gives sex and the city five thumbs up!!!!!!!

springing forward....

greetings people! i know i said i was going to do so much better with my blog, but i have been soooo busy! so much has changed, yet so much has stayed the same. i am on my daily struggle to find who i am and what my God has put me on this earth to do. my faith is the same, and i put my hands into his unchanging hands......even though we have daily highs of 98 degrees here in the great lone star state, it's still spring, and spring is my favorite time of year. spring is when the dead comes alive, it's when we have the pastels, and soft colors. it's the days when we don't mind the rain, the time of the year when i see my bluebonnets, and i pick berries. it's the time of the year we hang out on patios, sipping frozen beverages, and the days all my credit cards get maxed out from buying outfits for various events. spring also has been historic in my life for heartbreak, and my relationships being in turmoil. love has it's ups and downs, love is like spring. out with the old, and in with the new. it's when you need to clean out your closet, it's when you need to take the time to enjoy and do you! it's about letting yourself blossom into what you want to be. here i am six months into the year and i have been in love and out of love already.....but i am springing forward...