I'm bad, I know...

[lance_sibley]

I owe people a whole whack of responses to comments. I said the other day that I would respond, but I still haven't. Spank me, I'll get to it. :P

So, I went out tonight. Sue me (or spank me), TrekBBS is down until noon tomorrow, and I had nothing better to do. Plus, it's a long weekend, so I expected that Woody's would be hopping - and it was, with the "best ass" contest tonight. Woo. Also hoo.

Update on "Project Jarrod":

Guy #1: at the bar with two girls. I said hello while I was waiting for the bartender to serve me, and we exchanged a few words, but within 30 seconds he had turned away to pay attention to the girls instead. Whatever.

Guy #2: Vadim, who was a recent (three years ago) immigrant from St. Petersburg, Russia. We had a good conversation that lasted through most of the above-mentioned beer, but when I excused myself to go to the bar for another (it was ten minutes to last call), he took the opportunity to leave. I guess my stance on illegal downloading (hey, he brought the subject up!) didn't turn him on.

Guy #3: Craig, originally from Nova Scotia, but has been living here for several years. We struck up a conversation near the pool table (which I'd been avoiding because my bowling teammate Ralph was playing pool, and whenever he sees me in there I get a litany about how his tennis club is doing, or how he's been bowling recently - and since there's been no bowling for a couple of months, and I don't play tennis, and I was there to work on "Project Jarrod," I saw no point in letting him know that I was there). The conversation was going swimmingly, until he said, "We spent the day in Coburg." I said, "'We' being...?" Turned out he has a boyfriend, who was actually at home asleep. (I still find it weird when one member of a partnership goes out to the bar while the other is at home... it's not the first time I've encountered this.) We still ended up talking until the bar kicked us out, but I was disappointed. He was cute, and nice, and seemed interested in me as a person, if not as anything else.

So... that's twice in a row since I met Jarrod that I've gone out and started conversations with at least three guys. I guess that means I get to email him now and start working on finding someone to ghost-write his book on getting over shyness in bars. ;)

In other news... I picked up a copy of the new issue of Fab magazine tonight. The cover story is "Why Is Science Fiction So Gay?", by Scott Dagonstino. Yup, Gaylaxicon 2006 made the cover of this week's issue. It's too bad we weren't on the cover a week before the con (though there was an article about us in the pre-con issue), but it's an excellent article nontheless.

For those who are interested:

the home page

the cover

Letter from the editor

the article

And now I'm off to bed.

Comments

[cuteteenboy.livejournal.com]

It's not illegal downloading, in Canada. So try again. :P

[crusherdisciple.livejournal.com]

Wait a minute.

I like sci-fi.

And sci-fi is obviously gay.

Does that make me....gay?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

No, that only works for men, judging by the Gaylaxicon demographic. In your case, it just makes you fabulous. ;)

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right. But it's still a PITA. I never seem to have the right codecs for playing anything.

(Okay, I've only actually tried downloading twice - the first season of Desperate Housewives, and an episode of Malcolm In The Middle that I'd missed. The sound got out of synch within the first ten seconds.

BTW, I know that the Fab article misspelled your name. Unfortunately, it was in reference to your webcomic. I'll be writing a letter thanking them for the coverage, and I'll mention the error in my letter.

But aren't you proud of me for talking to three guys, even if I still didn't get laid tonight? :P

[thespian.livejournal.com]

AND the author was totally hot.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

He is indeed.

It's a pity he turned me down a few years ago. He'd have been a perfect boyfriend for me. Hot and geeky, and he actually likes me as a person (and vice-versa). Yowza.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Scott did a great job on that article.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

He did - it really shows a lot of thought and research. I was expecting a single-page article about what happened at the con, not an in-depth analysis of the genre.

[jj79.livejournal.com]

Lord, why does that...thing on the cover look like the satanic spawn of a Lord of the Rings elf and an Andorian?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

ROFL!

I was surprised he didn't use a picture from the con. There weren't many people in costume, but there were some. Maybe none of us were hot enough to make the cover...

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

My head went "ping" when the article mentioned ghost stories and subtext - I've been convinced for years that ghost stories are a haven for subtext of all kinds (after all, they're about things that are there, but not quite visible); also Sir Arthur-Quiller-Couch's "Roll-call of the Reef" is insanely slashy - please don't spank me 'cos I wasn't at the con, but any thought of a ghost-story panel?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

I've never been into ghost stories, so that would never have occurred to me. I always thought they were just about scaring people.

please don't spank me 'cos I wasn't at the con, but any thought of a ghost-story panel?

We didn't have one. There are two related panels on the schedule for TT, though I don't think they're what you're looking for:

Ghosts, Hauntings and Psychics: Friday, 11pm, Mississauga A
Medium Rare: Saturday, 11am, Halton

It occurs to me that ghost stories are a good theme idea for a room party. *hint* ;)

[brendand.livejournal.com]

So what's the deal with "Project Jarrod"?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Jarrod was a straight guy from Calgary whom I met in Woody's on Pride weekend, who took it upon himself to force me to get over my reticence to approach guys when I'm there. Toward the end of the evening, having successfully started conversations with a couple of guys, I said to him, "Why haven't you written a book on how to do this? You could be rich!" So he gave me his email address to discuss it, but told me that I couldn't use it until I'd spoken to at least three different guys on at least two occasions.

"Project Jarrod" is just my shorthand way of referring to that conversation and my subsequent efforts to become less shy in that environment. The full story is here (http://boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com/160057.html), with a subsequent update here (http://boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com/160344.html).

[mountebank.livejournal.com]

Spank me, I'll get to it.

Where does that line form?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

To the left. ;)

[mountebank.livejournal.com]

::whistles patiently while awaiting his turn::

[evil-admiral.livejournal.com]

Well Lance, in hitting up guys in the bar your luck can only get better I guess?

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

It can't get any worse. ;)

It'll be a while before I get to go out again, though. I'll probably have lost my nerve by then.