As today draws to a close, I can’t help but look back upon the past year and deem it a successful if a little turbulent year. Politically, don’t go there. This year was terrible. Everything else was pretty great for me.. I took steps to improve my life by undergoing varicose vein surgery in March.... Continue Reading →
12.27.17 Random Thoughts #1,257
1. Sometimes life seems worthless and humdrum Then I think about how grateful I am, and my heart smiles. 2. I just need to savor the small things. Everyday can’t be fireworks, fucking and fun. 3. People easily irritate me, and then I think, am I that irritating too? 4. My new years resolution is... Continue Reading →
12.18.17 What I’m Listening To.
Music I’m listening to Dec 2017 *Foster the People - Sacred Hearts Club *LCD Soundsystem - American Dream *Sufjan Stevens - Tonya Harding *Jaffa - Echoes *Eminem - Untouchable *Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All *Jazz Vibes - Spotify Playlist
7.12.17 What I’m Listening To
Music I'm listening to this month.. Oldies and Newbies! *SMASHING PUMPKINS - SIAMESE DREAM *311 - MOSAIC *WHITE TOWN - WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY *MOBY - PLAY *FORTRAN 5 - BAD HEAD PARK *COUNTING CROWS - NEW AMSTERDAM: LIVE 2003 *HOWIE DAY - CEASEFIRE *MARILYN MANSON - THE PALE EMPEROR *DOLLY PARTON - ARTIST COLLECTION... Continue Reading →
6.23.17 Dating & Relating in the High Desert (Journal)
One of the questions I get asked most by close friends and family is.. "Are you seeing anyone? What's your personal life like?" Well, I live in the middle of a desert (lol.) Albuquerque, to be exact. There isn't exactly the biggest dating pool here, let alone, anything sizable dating population for gay men in... Continue Reading →
6.21.17 Blue Period (Poem)
Blue Period Poem by Brian Bolding Photo from texasescapes.com 6.21.17 Suffocating silhouettes, Route 66 abandoned gas stations call to me Smoking too many cigarettes Thoughts that live in infamy… (Languishing away in a coffeeshop on a Saturday Vignettes of loneliness Scattered through my mind If only I had the courage To stand up... Continue Reading →
6.20.17 A Fatal Overdose of Nothing (Poem)
A Fatal Overdose of Nothing By B Bolding 3.16.16 I want a mystery man To hold me in the moonlight Get my rocks off Throw me into a pool of ecstasy And I want a fatal overdose A fatal overdose of nothing Don’t touch me, I don’t even care Don’t look at me, don’t... Continue Reading →
6.20.17 B-Ware (My June 2017 Tech List)
Newest tech that has passed across my desk this month: -Microsoft Surface Laptop (2017, Cobalt Blue, i5, 256GB, 8GB Ram) -HP 201 Mini (2010) -Commodore C64 (2) and 2 Pro Models -2 Commodore Floppy Drives -1 Commodore Pro Floppy Drive With all this new and old tech, I am feeling pretty nostalgic and excited, I... Continue Reading →
6.19.17 City Sleeps & Sidewalk Sweeps (Poem)
City Sleeps & Sidewalk Sweeps By Brian Bolding As the night comes to a close A lone black man reads his prose Standing on a stage in an empty bar Singing to the passing of a car The whistling winds skirt past The daylight never lasts A couple fights 14 stories up A drunk... Continue Reading →
Writing as Therapy for Gay Men.
October 27, 2011 From my private journal. Writing as Therapy for Gay Men By Brian Bolding As a gay man in today’s world, we need to equip ourselves with tools to make sure we get through the days. I found early on in my life that I needed a creative outlet to channel... Continue Reading →