MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'acid reflux'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676787&cid=t_130743_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fheartburn-bugs-have-become-antibiotic-resistant%2F2011.04.04 H. pylori dominated the GI news in the 1990s, and despite it disappearing from the front pages, it remains a common and important clinical problem. The dominant recommended initial treatment strategy has been a clarithromycin-based PPI triple therapy, with either amoxicillin or metronidazole as the third drug. This approach was based on clinical studies, ease of use, and tolerability factors. Bismuth-based quadruple therapy (a bismuth agent, metronidazole, tetracycline, and a PPI), despite demonstrating excellent activity, was usually relegated to second-line therapy because of the complexity of the dosing as well as compliance and tolerability issues. However, duringthe last decade, the widespread use of macrolides in the general population has led to rising resistance to clarithromycin (... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676787 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:00:07 +0100 4676787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472950&cid=t_130743_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconsumer-health-information-the-new-third-party-in-the-exam-room%2F2011.02.13 It was sometime in the mid-nineties that parents started showing up in my office with reams of paper. Inkjet printouts of independently unearthed information pulled from AltaVista and Excite. Google didn’t exist. In the earliest days of the Web, information was occasionally leveraged by families as a type of newfound control. A young father and his inkjet printer One case sticks clearly in my mind. It was that of a toddler with medically unresponsive acid reflux and chronic lung disease. After following the child for some time, the discussion with the family finally moved to the option of a fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery). On a follow-up visit the father had done his diligence and appeared in the office with a banker box brimming with printed information. He had done his homewo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472950 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:00:39 +0100 4472950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4085979&cid=t_130743_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Facid-reflux-heartburn-and-your-sleep.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4085979 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:52:00 +0100 4085979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690807&cid=t_130743_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F7-ways-that-germs-can-be-good-for-you-and-why-you-should-think-twice-before-taking-antibiotics%2F Germs, especially bacteria, have a fairly tarnished reputation among health circles, but according to Martin Blaser, chairman of the department of medicine at New York University Medical School, we might actually need more of them. The former president of the Infectious Disease Society of America says that our use of antibiotics and antibacterial products has reduced the number of healthy bacteria in our digestive tracts, changing our digestion and contributing to the rise in obesity. According to an article from Forbes.com, he’s not the only one who thinks that bacteria could be a good thing: They’ve compiled a list of ways that germs can actually be good for you, backed up by research from several scientists: 1. Controlling Weight – According to research from Cornell Univer... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690807 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:57:12 +0100 3690807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577577&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4455 Since my life is about transparency – and yesterday in my life of sobriety, I slipped. Not in a got out and get some tina and a case of beer, but with pot and lots of Ativan over the last two days. I’ve asked a friend for some to deal with some anxiety I was experience, as I’m super easily prone to irrational panic attacks. Instead of taking a couple, I took four or five before going to bed, and then another  couple when I work up as there was something coming up I was feeling anxious about. What I hadn’t realized was that I had gone into full addict mode. The meeting I had was a disaster that morning. In the moment I thought I was perfectly together, but afterwards when I realized I didn’t really remember much about what I had said, I know this was not something I could hide un... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577577 Wed, 19 May 2010 15:04:44 +0100 3577577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3570025&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4448 To switch things up a bit, I’ve started vblogging again – vblog is video blogging, and not “visitor blogging” for any of the sci-fi buffs out there. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3570025 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:47:58 +0100 3570025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549523&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4439 Ever since I went to see this famous French performer, and gay icon, Mylène Farmer, I’ve fallen in love with her opening song for the concert held at le Stade de France.  You know the place which houses the uber sexy “Les Dieux de Stade” Knowing Myléne’s penchant for dark lyrics, I hummed along to Paradis Inanimé not really thinking about the lyrics. Essentially it’s about being dead laying there spread out on granite forsaken by heaven, to die is to be loved, to die is to be immortal. You’d think I should be on suicide watch for liking this song, and I play it all the time. But I have no intention to taking any form a razor blade to these wrists anytime soon. They way I look at it, I haven’t made it this far in life thinking I only had 5 to 7 years to live back when I f... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549523 Mon, 10 May 2010 15:37:25 +0100 3549523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534055&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4435 The very first thing that struck me about Mark was his openness, and his sense of humour. Then when I saw the video clip (you can see in this post below) of him winning a car on The Price is Right with Bob Barker, the deal was sealed, I really liked this guy. This is a PositiveLite.com feature interview: I first got to know Mark through his blog on The Body (there is a link to it at the end of the post). When launching this site we began chatting on Facebook, and thought he was the perfect person with which to start off the PositiveLite.com interviews. Mark has been doing what I’ve been aspiring to do for quite some time, and that is use multi-media (i.e. video, writing, images) in a blog format covering all sorts of great topics, and with his flare for writing and wit. Mark’... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534055 Wed, 05 May 2010 13:30:51 +0100 3534055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511726&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4433 Now for the real news. I’m a sore loser, let’s just get that out there right away. When I entered my video for the Kathy Griffin contest, I wanted to win it, and get the meet and greet. Technically I can say that I did win, but as “second place” with two of getting a set of tickets to go. They flipped a coin to who would get to meet KG, and the other person got that as well. I want to be bitter, but I’m not. Even my friend said, “I’m bitter on your behalf!” I have to say I was quite disappointed for about five minutes. The better description was more like baffled as the winning video, in not only my opinion, kind of sucked. There are just way too many great things going on in my life at the moment that if I were to be really bummed out or bitter over this, I... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511726 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:29:02 +0100 3511726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505095&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4428 A friend told me that The Star ran an article yesterday on The Jane Hotel, the place I stayed when I went to NYC to see Kathy Griffin with my friend Barry.  I should find my little video I made with them waving good-bye to us dressed in their old-school hotel uniform. It is a very cool place to stay, and cheap! Only steps away from any number, or should I say letter of twelve-step recovery house for the sober girl on the go. There valuable shopping time at steak, you want every possible retail experience only a stone’s throw away. It’s nice to know that my friend and I were a head of the curve of this establishment, once again showing how I can still pull off my glamorous lifestyle of the moderately poor and infected. Today I’m off to Hamilton where Brenda, Jim (both Positi... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505095 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:53:00 +0100 3505095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490820&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4424 and maybe a trip to Milwaukee… Today is my sober three-year anniversary date, and all I fracken wanted was to win the Kathy Griffin contest as the crowning achievement of my sobriety. I’m not sure if it’s an actual achievement, but hell, what started out as a joke potentially turning out to really coming to fruition is achievement in my books. But now, Team Griffin is taking their sweet time to decide between two videos on who is going to get to meet Kathy. So I’m feeling a bit bitter now, and am moving on from this. That’s not to say, when, not if they call,  I won’t be excited as all hell and the entire city of Toronto won’t be hearing me squeal like a little girl who just got her first Easyback oven, and tickets to Disneyland. But for now, my ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490820 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:48:36 +0100 3490820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3476024&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4419 I keep listening to this song which takes me back to when I was in Paris having one of those moments where I thought to myself, “Take this in man, cause it’s one of those special moments when things just couldn’t be more special and perfect.” The reason to why I’m doing this is not exactly to relive past moments. Presently I feel as if life is taking some interesting and exciting directions. So much so that these days have been about ten years in the making. I kid you not. The more I put myself out there on the path that is truest to me, the more people and opportunities come into my life. It’s been happening more and more. On April 21st, I will arrive at my third anniversary from my slip in Mexico that lead to my crowning of “Miss Don Woods 2007,” the CAMH GLBT rehab progr... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3476024 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:23:31 +0100 3476024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460355&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4413 I’m so close to meeting Kathy Griffin with this contest, details and link in today’s post at the bottom for the video, and my poetic writing, ah plea. See the last post for the video, and please watch it. I managed to get 374 people to watch it in a week. My one and only competitor in this contest has 100, and her video isn’t that great. Plus, when I went to the forum on the Kathy Griffin site to add something to my contest post where the link to my video is found, I saw a note to me from the Team Griffin Webmaster. Now for those who don’t know I made a video to win a DVD. When I went to submit it, I saw I missed the bloody deadline. Disappointed, I shared it with friends etc, and it still has gotten about 450 viewings. In the video I say that I was not successful meeting K... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460355 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:05:21 +0100 3460355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437876&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4409 Ok, here’s the deal. I didn’t want to look foolish after going to all the trouble of making this video to enter in a contest to win a free copy of Kathy Griffin’s latest DVD release, “She’ll Cut a Bitch.” I mean it was a lot of work for something I could have ordered off of Amazon for 15 bucks. That wasn’t the purpose, the purpose is that I want the video to be seen. So I released the video even though I knew I missed the deadline. However like a gift from little baby jesus himself, she has a new and even better contest: tickets to Pridefest, and a meet and greet. The I decided to go green and recycle my first video as I thought it was fabulous, and is the most popular video by far I’ve made so far in terms of viewing hits. Here is it, I&#821... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437876 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:04:33 +0100 3437876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436367&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4405 A few days have gone by now that the hard launch for PositiveLite.Com – April 1st – to coincide with GayGuideToronto.Com’s 8th anniversary of its launch.  It was a fitting way to launch given the details outlined in the post below I wrote just as new PositiveLite.C0m site went live. There are a lot of great things happening at the moment. A new collaboration is evolving with XGen TV to form my own production company producing video content featured on XGen TV, as well on my sites — all of which will be mobile device accessible, including the newest Apple device, the iPad.  In addition, we’ll have professional camera work, and production – of course it’s all Crackhouse Productions. The Real Hags of Cabbagetown will actually get some resources, exp... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436367 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:19:10 +0100 3436367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404089&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4392 Oh my god, it has taken me almost four days to return to normal after three days of non-stop a go-go to NYC and back last weekend. I don’t think I can do much more of these whirlwind trips any more; another sign I’m getting old and virally worn out. There was a time when I’d fly in Friday and fly out Sunday to any given city all the time, but come to think of it, it was tiring even 20 years ago. I’m not sure what made me think this was going to be any different. I do have to say, I was so off my game in NYC. The interview, although can be edited into something ok, my mind went a blank. This should have been a piece of cake interview after 20 years of doing this kind of stuff. Perhaps it was the fact that I wasn’t feeling well and was up since 4 am the night before leaving having ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404089 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:52:05 +0100 3404089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385510&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4389 Standing in my hotel room, I looked over to see a bunch of little girl ballerinas lifting their arms over their heads in Soviet like collective. It was at this point I thought it was best to close the blinds as I was only in my underwear about to press my shirt for tomorrow’s interview with Ongina here in New York. What a trip. This is my first time on my own since the crazy days. One of the nice thing about being a “citizen of the world” as one of my friends call me, is that immediately in any number of cities I instantly feel as if I am at home. New York is one of those cities for me. A cloud was cast over this trip, as things didn’t go so well with the arrangements around accommodations. The person with whom I was to stay had completely different set of expectati... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385510 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:55:27 +0100 3385510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370621&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4379 It surprises me how many people noticed I changed my Facebook info. By doing so I entered this odd Facebook grey zone – relationship status. I had been getting messages from newly acquired FB friends recently that weren’t of the nature I’d be looking for on FB, such as the dick shot, or the watersports TMI message. Now for those who know me I’m not easily shocked. Perhaps I’m just becoming a prude in my old age. Call me old fashioned but I like to keep my Manhunt moments on Manhunt, and Facebook on Facebook. I hadn’t realized that I had several things checked off such as single, looking for relationship, friendship, and maybe networking of something. These went quickly. “No wonder.” I thought. In addition I have been seeing someone over the past few months. ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370621 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:16:30 +0100 3370621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359184&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4376 For the next little while my recent fab magazine conversation piece can be found here. I can honestly say that It was indeed a conversation starter. At least a comment generator as this is one of the pieces I’ve had the most people come up to me and say something. I haven’t been featuring my pieces on here, and I will get back to that as I’ve been a wee bit lazy. Hope you enjoy it. Not for the faint of heart when it comes to talking about “pee.” (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359184 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:14 +0100 3359184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346650&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4372 I’m so excited with all the changes and opportunities that seem to be coming my way. First of all, I’m looking forward to my new working relationship with Shaun Proulx as PositiveLite.Com becomes a sister site to GayGuideToronto.Com, and part of Shaun Proulx Media. There are so many great ways that we can create synergies by combining our efforts, and I’m very much looking forward to the out come. At the end of the month, a couple improv friends are putting on an improv workshop for people living with HIV the AIDS Committee of Toronto on March 31st” I think this will be a lot of fun and encourage anyone who wants to explore their own sense of playfulness in safe environment, then come and join us. More info can be found on my Facebook Event Page. Last week I had a chance to see Joa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346650 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:53:53 +0100 3346650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322581&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4357 I am in such a fog today. The ADD medication so has been pretty good. There have been a couple drawbacks. One is that I can get far too easily stressed out, and I have to watch that. The old habit of drinking a pot of coffee isn’t what it used to be. That might have been tolerable when I wasn’t adding any supplementary stimulants into my body. Not any more! Yesterday I felt so stressed over some things that I just took a break and enjoyed the beautiful sunny day on what would normally gloomy cold February day. It has been such exceptional winter weather wise that it seemed to be a waste worrying about things that are just a blip in the radar in life. Don’t me wrong; I’m far from being a basket case of nerves. But sometimes when things are bothering me, I have to foc... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322581 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:57:48 +0100 3322581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316215&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4350 I’m asking everyone to be patient with me as I sort out my life vis-à-vis all my websites. What I’m thinking of doing is incorporating Acid Reflux into PositiveLite.Com, and then there will only one blog and one focus. My column on GayGuideToronto.Com is different from Acid Reflux in that I write about more topical issues, where I want to get back writing more frequently about what’s going on in my life, in addition to exploring video etc. I will let everyone know, and then I will be focused in one place. There are so many exciting things going on! My first one is a new medication, which is always exciting for me. I say that as dry sarcasm, and with a bit of truth depending on what the drug is. I went to my doc’s and told him about the winter depression. Since we&#... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316215 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:56:08 +0100 3316215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271162&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4346 Even though it’s been a very mild winter, and far more sunny days, it is starting to get a bit more difficult. I haven’t been getting depressed, but I do wake up so bloody tired and stay that way all day.  This is probably due to the fact that I’ve been working hard on a lot of various projects, all of which I enjoy a lot. Then it hits me, what I call “The Wall” I met this guy at the Y, and we had a chat afterwards, and the subject of health comes up.  I have a really hard time answering the question of whether or not I’m in good health or not. I get a lot of colds, and various weird, yet not parlous health problems. The single number one thing for me is my stamina.  I do not have the ability to push myself a great deal. Getting up a few hours early one day and running a lon... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271162 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:37:57 +0100 3271162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254655&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4342 So far so good for beating severe bouts of depression this winter. Every year for the last several years it seemed to have gotten worse and worse during this cloudy grey and miserable season. Oddly enough, in my hometown of Winnipeg I never had seasonal issues. I can’t think of more of a reason to get depressed about winter than living a three-hour drive north of Fargo with extreme cold leaving one to deal with warnings of exposed skin can freeze within a minute, or less. There is no doubt, winter here in Toronto is a challenge. It was hitting me around Christmas time. I really hate that time of the year. Maybe I should spend the fortune and go back to Winnipeg and spend it with family, as that would at least provide a diversion. The remedy this year has not been tinkering with anti-... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254655 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:09:28 +0100 3254655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243982&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4332 First there was The Real Housewives of Orange Country, then there was The Real Housewives of New Jersey……Now finally a Canadian spin off….. The Real Hags of Cabbagetown. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243982 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:16:14 +0100 3243982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239764&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4328 Man oh man things have gotten hectic busy. I can only think of a few time-limited periods of time where I’ve had so much to do. Don’t get me wrong, it’s all good. As grammatically incorrect that is, at least according to my spell check. I mark my tenth year on disability and it’s been a bumpy ride.  I’ve fastened my seat belt and I’m getting ready for an entirely new one. In the past I strived to find the edge of whatever situation that could be risky. That led to doing all sorts of crazy stuff, such as my hooker with a passport days traipsing across the US, and Europe partying, and well, making enough material with which to write a book. During time, especially with all the recovery shit I’m doing, I’ve realized that I am a risk junkie. I like risk. I like to terrify myse... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239764 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:01:06 +0100 3239764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212562&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4323 Today I am welcoming the students of the University of South Florida’s online HIV/AIDS course. This post is a welcome, and a little explanation of Acid Reflux. If you click on the menu, “The Cast: Me” there is a short explanation of where I’m coming from. Basically name Acid Reflux originated the vision of Dame Edna during her off-broadway show where she sits down at a table with a couple of people from an audience. She had previously ordered in some food for them, and now they were up on the stage eating their dinners. Dame Edna sits down and starts getting an attack of acid reflux and grabs the napkin of the audience member at the table. This vision hit me considering I wanted to name this blog with 1) a name starting “A” and 2) something that stood ou... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212562 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:15:10 +0100 3212562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205073&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4320 I’m always hesitant to take on new volunteer activities, as sitting on a couple boards, plus the managing and writing for several websites, I’m feeling pretty busy. Today, though, I received an email from a collaborator of a previous project about blogging as an HIV positive person about an online course where the students are required to create blogs and write about HIV, as part of an HIV/AIDS education program at the University of Central Florida. Our job is to interact with the students, leave comments on the blogs, and chat with them through various structures set up. Lord please help the poor student from across the world who gets me! I’ll be on my best behaviour, and I’ll leave the humour side of me aside for the former educator role. And really this is about establishing rel... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205073 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:45:14 +0100 3205073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197840&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4317 Oh boy, It’s been a difficult week. And I have to speak to a twelve-step group tonight for the very first time ever. There has been one thing I have learned in recovery is that I now have a new inner intelligence. I wish that intelligence would kick in sooner than later, nonetheless it kicked in, and I had to listen to what it was telling me. This time before proceeding in an irrational way in dealing with a difficult decision I decided to speak to all the “sponsors” I have in my life, not just within a twelve-step program, but outside as well. I have been blessed with having important pivotal relationships in my life. Each of these individuals has been friends and mentors in various aspects of my life. One by one I consulted, and reflected on what was in the best interest of myself ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197840 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:12:36 +0100 3197840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189346&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4313 It’s been such a struggle over the past little while. If I were to do a Step 4, writing out and inventory, and then Step 5, (actually share what my inventory with another), there would be tomes of paragraphs, so much so that there would be on continuous page stretched out all the way from my couch all the way to the Great Wall of China. If I had a wish list for this last week, I would have wished: To have been a better communicator, To not be such an emotional mess at times, To have not started smoking under duress (but watch me quite of PositiveLite.com – I started the quitting challenge by starting. My lungs are starting to feel it, and for sure a quit date will be set soon.) To not be so scared sometimes, To have an appetite – maybe that’s related to the smoking,... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189346 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:08:37 +0100 3189346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182333&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4308 I’m back to using Acid Reflux as my diary as I’ve sorted out what content goes where. Yesterday I was feeling increasing yuckier. Today is much better. I headed out to my Sunday routine of a meeting, and instead of my standard brunch afterwards I had a date. Well, there’s nothing like a little Tim Horton’s “Roll up the rim to win“, if one were to change the verb tense into a gerund, to perk up ones spirits. This time I made sure that I hadn’t accidentally left any used condoms on the night table ” it’s amazing how I suddenly stopped seeing that sucker laying there until that one date left” and the pillow cases were all washed, so no goober marks all over them. I know, it sounds like I’m getting laid all the time. Sadly that ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182333 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:55:52 +0100 3182333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3180381&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4302 It’s Saturday night, and The Real Housewives of Atlanta is on.  Last week was the first time I watched it, and well, I’m hooked. It’s not as interesting as the housewives of NJ. Let’s face it; it’s hard to compete with Jersey Italians. So I sit here contemplating the fact that I picked up a “desire chip” at one of my AA meetings. I never pick those up. For those not in the know, it is a chip people will pick up if they are just arriving, or just want to recommit to the program. Today I needed to recommit.  Three-years into this recovery stuff, and last night I have the most hardcore vivid dream of going out and getting completely wasted. Then I had gone back to a meeting and let people know that I had gone out and relapse. It was all so real. So real in fact I had to take a... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3180381 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:27:55 +0100 3180381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167353&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4296 From time to time I am reminded why I say I am in recovery. It’s not an easy thing to say. It’s like saying I have AIDS. There’s a baggage with these two words and what they represent. All sorts of stereotypical images are conjured up. Ironically enough, these two words at times can conjure up similar images. Just shy of three years of this round of sobriety (I had a year and a bit prior to this time……which is another story that includes Sustiva, injection needles (for HIV meds and my arms) Puerto Vallarta, and being crown Miss Don Woods 2007 – a Toronto rehab facility. That was then, this is today. Yet, still, there is voice in my head that tells me that really, I’m not like those other folks I see sitting in these twelve-step rooms.  Now, there ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167353 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:07:27 +0100 3167353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164001&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4294 Getting the YMCA is always a struggle for me. Once I’m out the door and committed to it, I find it not so bad. Then the little surprises happen that make me even happier that I’ve gone. First off the bat, I see the one guy who’ve I’ve ever successfully cruised and met at the Y. He is so my type (and I have many) – short, shaved head, very tight muscular body, and an ass of a dancer.” I see him and walk over, he’s completely naked slapping on his moisturizer. Good thing I was dressed, cause he’s one of the few people I feel like this animal instinct taking over of just wanting to start going at it in the middle of the change room. With a few guys around us, I wouldn’t wanted to started to have gotten a hard on. As he was leaving, and in my underwear, he came over and his h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164001 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:42:08 +0100 3164001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142782&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4284 So far in the new years, the only thing that has happened is that I’m freezing my balls off. Today is better than the last couple of days. I live on the top floor corner unit and the building’s roof is being redone. With the insulation pulled off, the first day of real winter arrives and my place turns into a refrigeration unit, thus forcing me to engage in a Canadian cultural experience by having to head down to Canadian Tire. Even with the heater, when the temperature drops, I’ve resorted to turning on the oven with the door cranked open, and letting my dryer run a bit. Hopefully it won’t take long for them to get this work done, and Mother Nature will give us a break with some nice weather. The big question for me for this new year is: Will I actually let someone... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142782 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:38:28 +0100 3142782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129651&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4226 The holidays are almost over, and this is one for the only times I evoke the lord and baby jesus’ (note that I refuse to capitalize any of those nouns and proper names as an act of religious rebellion – and I’m not christian, I unbaptimized myself long time at as a form of being unborn instead of reborn), so with that in mind a big “thank christ” the holidays are  almost over! I know I can’t go wrong on New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin. I love watching Anderson giggle at inside gay jokes and references in a way as to not really acknowledge that he’s into big muscled Latino cock. The annual ritual of sliding into a wintertime depression hit me. It was the perfect storm of my immune system down fighting off some cold, fatigue, the holidays, the g... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129651 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:10:23 +0100 3129651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105240&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4222 I’d thank Christ for Christmas for being almost over but I’m not a Christian, and Jesus is long dead. Instead I should really thank the Pagans for the winter solstice almost being over, since it was the Christians who co-opted the holiday in order to make it easier to convert or impose this new religion. As always, there’s a Madonna quote to fit every occasion and that is from American Life: I’m not a Christian, and I’m not a Jew. I was baptized at the United Church – no wonder I turned out gay with their libertarian ways – in Winnipeg many a year ago. None of my family was, or is particularly religious. My grandmother tended to go to church and be involved, but never invoked the images of hell when my lesbian second cousin got married and then stayed with her. Nonetheless, m... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105240 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:30:50 +0100 3105240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089495&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4214 Here is an example of some to the stuff I post on PositiveLite.com Today I have to do the one thing I haven’t been looking forward to: having to get up and recite David Sedaris is a group setting. I just keep telling myself, we’ll all just students, so let’s just have fun with it and not worry about. I warned Christine (the coach) that she was going to make me cry, and I was going to tell everyone about it. But that seemed so far away at the time, and here we are today. Time has been flying by. Last week I reconnected with a friend who has re-entered politics, Glen Murray. We first met way back in the 80s in Winnipeg when Canada Post transferred him. Over time we had become friends, and he was the around at the Village Clinic the night that I got my test results back in ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089495 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:48:26 +0100 3089495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063431&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4211 When I first moved to Toronto, I was hired as one of the speaker’s bureau for The Toronto PWA Foundation. Suddenly I went from speaking to small comfortable groups (up to 50) to as many as 800 or more in a school auditorium. I absolutely hated it. Microphones scared me as I heard my voice echo back at me. Trying to find some kind of personal connection as I looked upon a sea of faces while I spoke about the most intimate details of my life to strangers was challenging at best. Even if someone I knew had died the night before, I’d still have to get up there and do it. It was hard as a kid who grew up with the constant mocking over the way I spoke. I learned that my voice was bad, and by extension I was bad. I was not to be heard. To not be heard was to be invisible. My self-esteem was s... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063431 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:48:04 +0100 3063431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048307&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4206 I kicked off the spirit with my post “F. a Poz Guy” for World AIDS Day. The video version is here, and the written version on GayGuideToronto.Com, which is a little different is here. The video version is like getting the DVD, there are a couple little extras. Yesterday was such a big day for us. Even though we said December 1st was our launch date, it was a bit like playing semantics. A date needed to be chosen, however we’d been up and working at it for quite sometime. There was no sudden appearance of a site that was not there before. The morning, Brandon and I headed off to what I call the annual “Cursing of Louise” event. My dear friend’s World AIDS Day Breakfast fundraiser at 8 am. It’s very much like going to the gym, I go kicking and scream... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048307 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:53:49 +0100 3048307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037067&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4203 Back do to popular demand. Ok, well maybe not popular but one person did ask. I haven’t done a Hildy Came for a while. So here is Hildy Go Fetch for a nice Sunday morning. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037067 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:34:06 +0100 3037067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023372&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4201 Oh and I have to post this. I actually saw this when it was first air on TV. I really only know these guys because The Soup makes soooo much fun of them. And just when you think you couldn’t hate the no-talent stars of the insanely juvenile ”The Hills” any more, you can. Just watch! Here is my GayGuideToronto.Com update where I give you TMI-rated Facebook this week. I’ve been so singularly obsessed over this www.positivelite.com project. So much so that I can’t even rememer the last time I jerked off? Was the last time I came when I had that John Waters moment with the used comdon still on the end table for the last guy when I was doing someone else? Yap, you know it’s bad when you can’t figure out that one! We need more people on the FaceBook Pa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023372 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:47:51 +0100 3023372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019200&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4189 I admit it. I can only obsess over one thing at a time. And with the launching of PositiveLite.com means all my focus has been going there as we are going viral on world aids day, the one holy HIV day of the year. It’s the day we run people who are actually living this virus into the ground by having to attend a million events during and around that day. Plus we’re usually the people propped up for the media/panels/events to send out our annual message. I consider it like the Queen’s one address to her subjects for the year. My annual “She’s Still Here 2009 Tour” is looking to be a small one.  This is the one thing that coincides with Dec. 1st. I pop up in the media (this year it may only be Proud FM) to let everyone know that “She’s still h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019200 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:43 +0100 3019200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3008358&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4185 It seemed like a day where a video is more in order to share with everyone what my Hag Wednesday is like, and my little John Water’s like tales of how I do “Kink on a Dime.” (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3008358 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:56 +0100 3008358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999761&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4183 Pet Peeve of the week: Public washrooms! While at the OHTN conference at The Hilton and there is nothing worse than sitting in a full run of stalls full of colleagues shitting themselves and I’m about to as well. As outgoing as I may be, I draw the line of sharing my shitting sounds and smells with an entire room, and I certainly take an exception of having to sniff the odorous whiffs and bursting sounds. I’m about to embark on Day Two of the conference. If there is a baby jesus out there, please don’t like me have to sit beside anyone having to empty their bowels. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999761 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:25 +0100 2999761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984981&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4180 The old H1N1 vaccine/cold combo obliterated my productivity last week. When they say don’t get with a cold, there is a very good reason for it. Over the course of the past few weeks, it seems like there has been this onslaught of people I know getting sick, or worse dying. Yesterday I heard news of yet someone else whose last message on Facebook was something to the effect of having either a cold or flu and was going to take some over the counter meds and sleep it off. It was a sleep he never woke up from. My sponsor has been in the hospital struggling, but thankfully getting better. Friends close ones have been dying, and it just goes on and on. A while back a friend and I were having a chat, and we both thought we were going to see another wave of deaths. And here we are, but not t... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984981 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:01:18 +0100 2984981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967483&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4175 If you want my advice, don’t take the H1N1 shot when you have a mild cold, unless you are extermely concerned about the porc flu due to underlying conditions. Taking it while under the weather has turned something very milded into a weird cold-  & flu-like illess since last tuesday. I did manage to put together some video that I’d been meaning to edit on the first five of the top ten reasons why I need to get laid. The video format is a work in progress for me. To see it, you have to go here (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967483 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:27 +0100 2967483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963282&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4173 Feeling hungry, bored, horny, and lazy all at the same time, I decided to go see if I could find anyone online who was putting a webcam show on. There were a few windows up, and this guy caught my interest. Only occasionally would he show is cock. He said it was cold he as he was living in Michigan. I wasn’t actually chatting with the guy. Any info I have was gleaned through the main window. What I found interesting was his combination of teasing and texting. Since I had already invested this much time into him, I decided to watch him until he blew. Then it was time for dinner. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963282 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:31:23 +0100 2963282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950956&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4151 Today’s post introduces what will be the content for my other blog starting up. Yes there is another one. Never too many I can safely say. The content will be different, however, I’m using these images to set the tone of the new endeavor upon which I will officially say a few words. The project is called, Positive Lite: Same Flavour, Less Calories. Soft launch announcement will be announced soon. Tick Tock. not much time left. Inspired my ex-boyfriend of about 20 years ago comments this little corner of illiterate trash will be called Inappropriate Humour. And what couldn’t be a more perfect to set the tone of this content than with this Halloween image: Now, in case you didn’t notice, it’s a lovely blow up doll – pretend boy – down there on his k... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950956 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:13:16 +0100 2950956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944025&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4147 It’s time again for Friday Faves You Tube Clip -- my title inspired by being in Newfoundland at the moment. This clip is also inspired by dealing with the Newfoundland’s health care within an institutional setting. I hope to write more of this subject if my friend allows me to. New webcast of “No you can’t stay for coffee.” (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944025 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:13 +0100 2944025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2934915&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4145 The boot had to happen. I’m not good at seeing multiple people at one time. So it’s time to move on, not that there is anyone waiting in the wings. Best to clean house before winter come our way. The lesson learned is when one runs hot and cold, someone else might decide to change the temperature. I will continue to write while away. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2934915 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:24:19 +0100 2934915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931247&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4137 I managed to keep my feet on the ground for about two weeks. Once again, my shaking dog has woken me up this morning.  For some reason he feels the need to start shaking acting terrified while constantly a sound like he’s smacking his lips. He always begins sometime between 7 and 7:30am. It is now 8:15 and he quietly lies on the bed next to my computer desk. Now I’m awake and can’t go back to sleep his job must be done. This time tomorrow I will be sitting on a plane scheduled to leave at the most heinous time at 7:30 am. Why would I do such a thing to myself? Because I have a friend who is very sick and needs some help, that’s why. Another friend of mine is over there at the moment and it was a good thing he was there, as he had to be hospitalized yesterday morning. Hopefully his... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931247 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:40:13 +0100 2931247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931248&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4135 Every year I say I’m going to do the Zombie Walk and never get there. This year is no different. My friend, however, made it and this is her zombie look for 2009: (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931248 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:53:23 +0100 2931248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920437&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4129 (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920437 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:48:06 +0100 2920437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916396&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4122 I mean that literally than metaphorically, and I’m talking about my mouth. In addition, I should probably be transparent and give a warning that  I am indeed writing under the influence of painkillers. It’s been a couple months that I had my tooth yanked. The one that has already had a crown, one root canal, some other thing where the gum is cut and nasty stuff happens, then the gum down again, ending with a tooth extraction. I had opted for the “conscious sedation” where I got an IV of nice drugs. I figured it’s legal, and I’d rather be so f.ed up that I didn’t give a shit that someone was taking a pair of pliers to my tooth as the surgeon yanked it out. All geared up, the IV went in, and the next thing I remember was waking up. For just over 300... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916396 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:01 +0100 2916396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908846&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4118 I’m finally posting on GayGuideToronto.Com of the first edit of my intro I posted for feedback a few weeks ago. Warning not safe for work. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908846 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:40:54 +0100 2908846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908847&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4114 F. I’m having such a hard time these days. Now I have to figure out content for four, soon to be five venues: Acid Reflux, GayGuideToronto.Com, fab magazine, and my new video blog, “No You Can’t Stay For Coffee.” and Project X – not yet officially announced. Today’s Acid Reflux post, I decided to put up on GayGuideToronto.Com instead, leaving the original post in the can for another time. I’m trying to differentiate them by a few ways. Acid Reflux is more like a diary and where I can post my silly shit that I may not want to put on GayGuideToronto.Com. On GayGuideToronto.Com I’m trying to be more topical, and will also air my video blog, along with Project X. I view life now as a constant flow of potential content eliciting constant note taki... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908847 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:29 +0100 2908847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899154&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4106 While searching for something completely different, I stumbled upon this little gem. At first I thought it was going to be really dumb, but in the end I laughed. “Puke In My Mouth”  a You Tube response to “Jizz In My Pants’ is good fun, and shows how much talent is going into making You Tube videos these days. It is no wonder that I got naked for my intro to my new VideoBlog Show -- No You Can’t Stay For Coffee, which will officially debut with its new edit on GayGuideToronto.Com next week. I have to resort to cheap tricks to get people’s attention with so much content out there. Favourite line: “a bubble comes up that reminds me of you, I puke in my mouth.. ” At the end, the hosts of the show have mixed the original and the response togeth... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899154 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:39:14 +0100 2899154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890883&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4094 Ok, I lived through SARS in Toronto, and not for one minute was I worried. Meanwhile the world was freaking out, conferences were cancelled, concerts were cancelled, and the cities economy took probably a bigger hit than the recent recession. People became so stupid that it reminded me of when HIV first hit on the scene and how people lost all sense of rationality. When H1N1 came on the scene, and personally I like to call it Pig Flu, I wasn’t too concerned. However over time my concern has risen. This was mostly due to the numbers of people being exposed to this virus compared to those who came in contact with SARS. Now most people won’t get dangerously sick.  But I’m not most people, and I’m not even talking about being positive. Yesterday when I tuned into the l... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890883 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:55:34 +0100 2890883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890884&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4090 Here’s my latest GayGuideToronto.Com post – My Burning Bathhouse I have a question for anyone who reads this. Recently I met this guy I really like. It’s nothing like dating or relationship, more like a sexual friendship, a step up from f.buddy, but a step down from dating. Something in between in that no strings kind of connection. He is negative, and in the past has taken such extreme risks. Today he sent me a text from Hassle Free Clinic to say his test came back negative. Since we’ve met, despite his avserion to condoms, nonetheless, we have used them everytime time. After having posted a sure to be controverial post on GayGuideToronto.Com last week about guys having condomless sex, with a few sites targeting those guys, I want to make it clear I am not into bar... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890884 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:19:37 +0100 2890884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879750&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4086 There is no doubt this is going to be a very bumpy ride. But what the hell. Joomla is a content management system in the same manner as does Wordpress. The similarities stop there, and it will take time to rebuild the site, get posts imported etc. Wish me luck. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879750 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:44:51 +0100 2879750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876299&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4079 Terminator Salivation: The first movie in my in-flight review series lived up to its expectations.  This baby is not even a rental, yet the perfect mush to help pass the time on a trans-Canada flight. Christian Bale is not as hot as I thought he was, I much preferred the sexy death-row guy who gives his body to science only to find out years later he’s a machine. And a damn sexy one. My imagination makes this guy a lover and not a warrior, as he turns out in the movie. Instead of blow up dolls, these fleshy metal hunks could safely take a load and turn into my seed into some sort of green energy. Just think, “Guilty plea free sex” It’s coming in the future. Nonetheless, I give Salvation Terminator one flight attendant call button ring only to say, “Girl if these was any worse I�... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876299 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:15:35 +0100 2876299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862702&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4072 My pan-Canadian quest to get laid has been a poor attempt, but I’ve been sort of beentrying. For a few weeks, maybe even longer, I’ve been chatting with this one guy on line. The first time we were supposed to be in touch he was on the road sans charger, and his cell battery died. After two hours I said to myself,  “F. this, I’m heading out for dinner” Along Davie St. I wandered contemplating food, and how much I hate, no loath, eating in restaurants by myself. This negative feeling around restaurants stems from my Kaletra days, the time of my life when I was on a mission to throw up in all the finest restaurants in Toronto. By my own admission, my medication-induced barfing didn’t hit the porcelain in too many quality establishments. It was more like barfing in McDonalds, and... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862702 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:50:15 +0100 2862702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2857558&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4069 (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2857558 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:08:29 +0100 2857558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2852011&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4064 Last night someone must have snuck into my bedroom and given me a Scatter Perm while I was asleep, as it’s been one of those days so far. All is not lost as long as the my plane doesn’t do a crash landing. So far it’s a bit bumpy, and how knows maybe I’ll be able to use a barf bag for the first time. I knew I should have brought my Marinol with me (anti-nausea pills). For some reason I looked at my e-ticket and read my arrival time in Vancouver and thought I was my departure time. When I printed my boarding pass just before the taxi came, I realized that I wasn’t going to make it to the gate in 15 mines. My iPhone wasn’t working and I couldn’t call anyone, even though it was working  when I called the taxi company an hour earlier. A quick settings reset and I was able to dia... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2852011 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:55:09 +0100 2852011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842747&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4060 I have to say, I can’t believe how much my little Chihuahua, Hildy shits! And of course this was something I just had to share with you all! Last night I was bagged. All this jetsetting around is tiring. Plus tomorrow I leave for Vancouver. Instead of heading out my step-meeting I decided to chill out indulging my ADD nature dividing my time between the television, Facebook and instant messages. It all gets to be too much. However, I had to share this Judge Judy moment. Once again she reminds me that she has my dream job. Judge Judy to woman wanting money to remove scars: If it were me I wouldn’t go to the pain of getting it taken care of, you might Scar Woman: It’s just the point of not having scars on my body. Judge Judy: You believe me as you get older you’ll star... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842747 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:08:57 +0100 2842747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2839137&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4051 Have you ever taken the time to write down your dreams no matter how little or small? Do you think a list of 100 is too many? I did at first, but once the energy starts flowing you can get there. I have to admit it took some thought. I suspect that this list would be like taking layers off an onion, and if I were to do it in six months that I’d get down to a deeper level. My list, prompted by GGT contributor and life coach Brandon Williams, is posted on my Gay Guide Toronto blog going by the same name Acid Reflux . Why not share with me on Gay Guide Toronto what some of your dreams are? I’d be very interested in hearing from all of you. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2839137 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:19:27 +0100 2839137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834441&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4044 Getting to the airport and wondering what to do, I started chatting with my friend Troy in PEI. After a few minutes I had to pee, so I wrote to him, “I have to take you with me to the urinal.” I promised I’d take him a photo. And so I did. It’s a funny moment holding that iPhone snapping a shot hoping that nobody walks in. However, I do keep my promises, so this one is here for you Troy! There was this really cute guy, I tried my best to get a shot of him, but I only got his profile. Too bad I couldn’t get a shot dead straight on cause he was very handsome. Quickly snapping a shot while holding up my ticket pretending to read it hoping that he’d maybe look my way as I click, just doesn’t really communicate his cuteness. Combine that with the lack... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834441 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:38:44 +0100 2834441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832368&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4036 It’s 8 am, and once again starting around 6 am, my shaking neurotic dog turned my place of sleep into a vibrating bed. To his dismay he may have to stay in his create at nights. I really hate waking up tired in the morning because of being woken up all the time by yelling, “BUSTER GET OFF THE F.ING BED!” only to have him jump back on again once I fall asleep to repeat the event over again. Nonetheless, here I am finding myself sipping tea with one hand, and touching myself with other as I figure out what to write. I know it’s time to get laid again. When it takes me twice as long to write a post because I keep playing with my bits, you knwo it’s defnitely time. And in the name of transparency, I like to share that all with you. It gives you a complete window i... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832368 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:44:59 +0100 2832368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824387&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4023 Scatter Perm: I can officially say that my laptop has turned into my version on Crack Cocaine (a shout out to Whitney -- you go girl, great album) for my ADD. I decided to jot down some notes while random thoughts came through my head. One of them was to look up commercials. And as the President of the Francis Francis Fan Club --look it up young’ins — I loved this Scatter Perm Add. My friend Brandon, a newly minted colleague on Gay Guide Toronto and former hairstylist (hope I’m not letting out any secrets) perhaps can give me the complete Francis makeover with the Scatter Perm -- just the right look for when I show up at the airport on the wrong day for my flight. Brandon of course has changed directions in life, instead of backcombing and building up all that hair; he&#... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824387 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:38:26 +0100 2824387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820540&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4010 While reliving some of My Big Gay French Piligrimage in France, I came across this clip. It is the into to the Mylène Farmer concert that was promoted on the net prior to the show opening. I loved it. I completely didn’t expect this eye thing. The I found the live version which is longer, but still gives me goosebumps with HIV glamour flashbacks of café crème, bistros, and subways smelling like piss. The very first comment left on You Tube caught my eye. It’s nice to see that there are Sara Palins even in French: Sale sataniste franc-maçonne profitant de l’ignorance d’un public perdu et écervelé pour passer? ses messages! Rough Translation: Filthy (dirty) Freemason satanist taking advantage of the ignorance of a lost public and crazy for giving out these mess... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820540 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:05:19 +0100 2820540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2812544&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4007 Gilles Marchildon, Jean-Rock Boutin, Lise-Marie Baudry, André Samson, Brian Finch, Chantale Mukandoli, Michael Bailey. Absent: Matt Francino-Caron, Jacques Roy September 17th, on the second floor where ACT (AIDS Committee of Toronto) resides, the francophone group, FrancoQueer, gave birth to another organization, Action Positive. After spending what felt hours, but necessary ones to review the bylaws, during the founding annual general meeting, amendments were made, ratifications and board elected. For most who read this they won’t know, so I’ll be a bit repetitive.  FrancoQueer began in 2006 as a response to have an avenue to support the francophone gay, lesbian trans men and women, (and anyone else who’d like to claim a letter – I’m just not sure if the pc acronym has 12 lett... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2812544 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:57:36 +0100 2812544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800647&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3999 Many of my French friends call Mylène Farmer “La Madonna française” or Madonna, “Le Mylène américaine.” I’m not sure they are completely comparable. However they’ve survived other the years producing pop music on a cyclic marketing strategy of controversy. I’d say more thought goes into Mylène’s lyrics.  The words all have double entendres where her songs often tell a different story than the surface upbeat melody. Take C’est une belle jounrée. This tune is about suicide. Or, Pourvu qu’elles soient douce, as my Brussels friends describes it, where Mylène “fait un appel à la sodomie.” I think there’s enough words in there for you to figure that one out. The venue: Le Stade de France, a stadium built out of the French’s obsessive love of concrete and mode... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800647 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:40:53 +0100 2800647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793383&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3994 Ok, I’m tired. I took my sleeping pill (I know I should have waited) and I just can’t fuss with this anymore. There may be some horrid mistakings in anything from grammar to spelling in what is to follow. Please take the warning seriously. =================================================================== I’m such a f.ing jaded traveler. I actually said to myself,” I hate the Champs Elysees.” It’s this gorgeous boulevard and the Arc de Triomphe to one side and the Grand Palais on the other. It was because it’s so full of tourist and everything stereotypical of Paris, very unhappy people working in the service industry, and your little coffee for 6 bucks, not to mention the crowds almost forcing you into one of those Midnight Express moments. That&#821... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793383 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:11:47 +0100 2793383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786236&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3988 Actually I saw lots of dead people as I made it out to the catacombs, the land of calvaires. While I was cooped up for that one day here, I had on Euronews that kept repeating this clips of a boat capsizing with the heading -- Portugal: no comment I decided to make my own today. I knew it was going to be a better day today because the cute boy waiter discerned by the few words I said to him that I was from Canada, and he has a thing for Quebec. Well it’s all lipstick on a pig here, as at the end of the day I’m not a quebecois, but as far as cute waiters go, I’ll be one. It’s amazing how fast the day goes when you get up at 1 pm. I swore it was the morning. I picked one thing I haven’t done here before and set out to do that. And of course, try a little sho... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786236 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:13:23 +0100 2786236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782281&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3982 Today I felt more like a john and Paris was my whore. I spent a lot of money for her, and I’m going to cum at least four times before our time is up come hell or high water Or at least that was what I was trying to convince myself earlier today. The only good thing about this little bout of swine flu or whatever the f. it is, is that it seems to be coming and going quickly. I’m really hoping this was a case of Swine Flu, cause when everyone get’s sick in Toronto this winter, I can say, “I’ve already had that, and I got it in Paris.” Last night every two hours I seemed to wake up and toss around for while and then fall asleep. With the shutters and blinds closed, the only clue I had of the time were the sounds of the faint rumblings of the subway rolling thro... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782281 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:20:53 +0100 2782281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778651&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3972 If there is one thing I really hate, that would be guys  go out sick and then at some point after taking them back home, they say, “Oh I’ve got this really bad flu.” This is what happened with the fellow I met last Saturday night, my first night there. Once back at my place he says, “I need some tea I’ve got a  sore throat.” A boing sound something similar to what I’d hear in a Bugs Bunny carton suddenly went off in my head. By this time it was too late. If I was going to pick something up from him, it was too late. Just like the guy with the flu, three days later, I wake up with a fever and sore throat. Here I am in Paris, and I feel like shit. I didn’t get out of bed until 4 pm, and didn’t leave the apartment until my friend from Sweden had come by to pick me up for d... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778651 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:11:49 +0100 2778651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770226&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3963 The first two days of travel seem like one blurry long experience. For this trip I paid extra to have Club Class on Air Transat on my way here. Well, it was certainly worth it, I finally – with the aid of a blow up cushion, and pillow – got comfortable enough to sleep on the flight. I’d hate to say what I took in order to force me asleep as I’m sure it’s break every rule in all the twelve-step groups, but this girl’s got to sleep. My memory of the flight is the dinner service, then waking up for the breakfast service and landing. That’s how they should always be. Well I couldn’t forget watching True Blood with a big orgy scene going on wondering what my newly wed senior was thinking on my side. Now this is how I’d like to travel. If they only could have one nurse,... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770226 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:19:27 +0100 2770226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766269&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3957 NOT That’s more like it. I’m really excited. Tonight at 9:25 I’m off to Paris. It’s been about five years since I’ve been there. I believe it was during my seven weeks in Europe based out of Brussels, detoxing for the most part, when I was last there. It’s time to erase those memories and re-record so new and more exciting ones over top. I have friends in Paris. Others are coming down from Brussels and we are going to see Mylène Farmer there. It doesn’t get any gayer than that. I have another friend from Sweden flying in so we can have an evening to dine out together. Plus, but accident I’ve connected through Facebook with this guy who is super sweet who is meeting me at the airport. The odd part about this with him is that the only friend ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766269 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:39 +0100 2766269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2762109&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3953 fab magazine – issue #371  April 29 -May 12 Hard-up in Berlin When I travel I consider myself the high priestess of low culture. John and I were a couple of horny guys, rich in spirit but poor in wallet, on a quest to explore the cities of Europe, Sin City style. Our first stop Berlin was just as we expected, full of energy and rawness. Even the name of a train station, Hauptbahnhof, sounded downright dirty in German. Our accommodation was to be a gay brothel. It was a simple deal, we sold our asses and the rent was paid which sure beat the hell out of washing dishes or cleaning toilets. I had imagined the place would be decked out in red flocked wallpaper, very bordello-esque with dim lighting under which I formed part... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2762109 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:49:43 +0100 2762109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2758054&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3949 (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2758054 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:23:06 +0100 2758054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2758055&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3942 Man I hate this subject so f.ing much, I can’t tell you. I knew when I read GGT publisher Shaun Proulx’s blog post post that there would be a tizzy of outraged comments. Poor folks. Heaven forbid that someone should actually suggest that there should be shared reasonability when putting oneself at risk for HIV transmission. Instead, it’s all about the vocabulary without any attempt to understand why someone might so frustrated and angry as to choose such a lexicon. Our community is far too full of the professionally offended.  And you know, I’ll admit it to; I am in recovery from being one of those people. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that there are assholes out there with whom I disagree. Some I’ve had to work real hard not to respond. Fortunately I have a twelve-step... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2758055 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:23 +0100 2758055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2752108&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3933 Disclaimer: If you are using the shit IE 7 or 8 browswer, get a new one. Fewer and fewer are supporting it, and this site does not either. Get a new browser! My friend Barry and I made our second pilgrimage to see Kathy Griffin. Admittedly, we’ve slid down the glamour scale from having seen her in New York to bottoming out at Casino Rama, including the near two-hour drive with bad traffic. Usually when I hear something funny, most of it sticks and I can recite it to friends. It’s a bit of an idiot savant thing, I guess having no memory and only a few functioning brain cells, I could be called a comic savant. However,  each time I’ve seen Kathy Griffin, I’ve pissed myself laughing and I can barely remember what it was all about at afterwards. She kept everyone going for almost two ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2752108 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:44:15 +0100 2752108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744269&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3927 Quote of the Day – Charm School, Episode 2 – Constestant comments regarding having to undergo the challenge of cleaning up garbage thrown into the LA river, otherwise known as a big cement aquaduct that runs through the city: “Picking up the garbage in the LA river is worse than having to give a lap dance to a fat guy.” And girl, I know what you mean. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744269 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:49:38 +0100 2744269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741561&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3913 It was quite funny to see the Gay Guide Toronto’s update pronounce that I needed to get laid.  What’s new? My quest has been successful, I have been getting laid, quiet bit. Not on a completely whorish level, but I do have well more than six months or more of catching up to do. In these travels, usually over the internet, more and more I’m encountering neg guys who are into their own version of bungee jumping. It’s the same rush with a new twist: no rope. Simply jump off the bridge and hope you come on back. One guy, trick X with whom I reconnected, probably late 20s, early 30s, wanted me to f. him bare. I brought up the tired and boring conversation of status, as it’s clear in my profile. Trick X didn’t care, and assumed that he was probably positive but h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741561 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:27:24 +0100 2741561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737973&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3913 It was quite funny to see the Gay Guide Toronto’s update pronounce that I needed to get laid.  What’s new? My quest has been successful, I have been getting laid, quiet bit. Not on a completely whorish level, but I do have well more than six months or more of catching up to do. In these travels, usually over the internet, more and more I’m encountering neg guys who are into their own version of bungee jumping. It’s the same rush with a new twist: no rope. Simply jump off the bridge and hope you come on back. One guy, trick X with whom I reconnected, probably late 20s, early 30s, wanted me to f. him bare. I brought up the tired and boring conversation of status, as it’s clear in my profile. Trick X didn’t care, and assumed that he was probably positive b... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737973 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:27:24 +0100 2737973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727371&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3909 fag in sign language This week I met with a guy with whom I’d been chatting for quite sometime. After a few initial messages, he does him very own reveal that surprised me. “I’m deaf……etc” I wrote back saying that’s cool. In fact while living in Winnipeg in mypartying days, our group was mixed between hearing and non-hearing folks. J, she was an sign interpreter married to a deaf fellow M. Her good friend, Darryl, came to Winnipeg to study interpreting from Toronto, and died a few years later. There were a few others part of our gang,most of them are not around any more to my great sadness. Back in those days we did tons of drugs. Once we set M. off packing for his deaf baseball tournament in Tuxedo completely f.ed on mushrooms. The rest of us, who... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727371 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:40:36 +0100 2727371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716175&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3901 It’s that time of the year again for us horror movie fans to indulge in some great and not so great films with the Toronto Afterdark Film Festival. A friend of mine wanted to see the movie, The Children, so much he ordered if off of the Amazon UK site. I fought temptation to ask him if I could borrow it. What stopped me was the sudden memory was of the last time years ago of borrowing Man Bites Dog – the uncensored version on VHS, and never getting back to him. Given that not so great precedent, I decided to keep my mouth shut. When the line up for the festival came out, I was delighted to see that they had brought in The Children for a screening. The director was not able to be there, however, he did send a message to be read via email. This movie is made for all of you hav... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716175 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:56:29 +0100 2716175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699837&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3891 The great hunt, and non-dates continue despite my recent canine ennui. The truth is: I can count on one finger how many times I’ve been laid since I don’t know when, probably more than six months. That was until last week. The correlation of increased testosterone levels and the recent change in events probably have a lot to do with it. Ultimately I’d like one out of two things to happen. Either I get to know some guys who I can get together on a regular basis, as I hate cruising these internet sites, or I get into some sort of relationship. One guy I reconnected with online. We had seen each other in our travels but never had spoken. Every since I had seen him, I thought he was so sexy. Last week we spent a lot of time speaking on the phone with great enthusiasm to finally meeting. ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699837 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:43:54 +0100 2699837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688860&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3881 All weekend I watched my eldest dog, you know the one I called Betty Ford as she was on a steady dose of narcotics and anti-inflammatory to keep her glued together. Each time she began to cough, I knew in my heart her time was coming to an end. Our journey together began when I picked her out as a puppy at the St. Francis Animal Rescue way the f. out in Scarborough on a cold January day. I was working at MAC Cosmetics at the time at the Queen St. location. I hadn’t set out to get a puppy; I really wanted an older, and trained dog. Instead I did the opposite, and it was a lot of work. Since the dog before her that I left with my ex was an abused shelter animal, I showed “Jo” with lots of love as these innocent souls should never have to know fear from their owners. Her cou... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688860 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:29:39 +0100 2688860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699838&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3877 I managed to meet one guy and hit it off for a two-condom, and hour rendez-vous. It’s been so long that all I kept thinking was, “It’s about time. Why did I wait so long?” To the fellows surprise, and happiness, he got about six months of frustration taken out on him. It’s taken a lot of work from the old days, when I sex was a service I sold. I had always equated it to that of hosting a party. You do have fun, but you can never relax and just enjoy it as you are taking care of everyone else making sure that they had a good time. For me, this was an intimate party for two, and I was the host. Reclaiming sex for myself, and not something was supposed to “do” to someone, and at that well-done, has been a long haul. My drug counsellor way back when sa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699838 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:53:48 +0100 2699838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688861&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3877 I managed to meet one guy and hit it off for a two-condom, and hour rendez-vous. It’s been so long that all I kept thinking was, “It’s about time. Why did I wait so long?” To the fellows surprise, and happiness, he got about six months of frustration taken out on him. It’s taken a lot of work from the old days, when I sex was a service I sold. I had always equated it to that of hosting a party. You do have fun, but you can never relax and just enjoy it as you are taking care of everyone else making sure that they had a good time. For me, this was an intimate party for two, and I was the host. Reclaiming sex for myself, and not something was supposed to “do” to someone, and at that well-done, has been a long haul. My drug counsellor way back when sa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688861 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:53:48 +0100 2688861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674456&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3873 Here it folks. My testosterone. Every morning I get pumped four times and rub it all over my body. It’s gel-based delivery system that is alcohol based, just like Purell. So don’t get too excited, it’s pretty racy stuff. Technorati Tags: Androgel, testosterone, Acid Reflux, acidrefluxweb.com, GLBT, hardon (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674456 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:52:22 +0100 2674456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671047&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3865 Since I’ve embarked on my healthy living experiment, I’ve had many great side effects from it. I have more energy. I’m getting up at 7 am without an alarm clock. I get through the day with steady blood sugar levels reducing the afternoon crashes, and with the AndroGel, the testosterone gel (it’s alcohol based and you rub it on your skin - and I have no idea why people always ask me if I put it on my dick?) I’ve found and sudden and increased interest in the male form. Prior to that I’d say, “The most work I want to put into getting laid is taking a Viagra, pulling out a couple hundred dollar bills from the bank machine, and acquiring a copy of the Xtra classifieds and order in.” Nonetheless, the sudden and intense need for cock was becoming great... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671047 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:21:14 +0100 2671047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699839&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3865 Since I’ve embarked on my healthy living experiment, I’ve had many great side effects from it. I have more energy. I’m getting up at 7 am without an alarm clock. I get through the day with steady blood sugar levels reducing the afternoon crashes, and with the AndroGel, the testosterone gel (it’s alcohol based and you rub it on your skin – and I have no idea why people always ask me if I put it on my dick?) I’ve found and sudden and increased interest in the male form. Prior to that I’d say, “The most work I want to put into getting laid is taking a Viagra, pulling out a couple hundred dollar bills from the bank machine, and acquiring a copy of the Xtra classifieds and order in.” Nonetheless, the sudden and intense need for cock was becoming... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699839 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:15:02 +0100 2699839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671048&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3858 I whacked my head against a wall as I was bending down to pick up little Hildy. I know it’s completely retarded. 48 hours of headaches, and nausea……I just haven’t felt like writing. But I will be back. Have lots to chat about as I find myself getting back on testosterone and suddenly becoming obssessed with naken men sites. Hopefully I’m not turning into Tracey Ullman’s character our of A Dirty Shame. She got horny, all I got was barfy and a headache that won’t go away. A Dirty ShameTechnorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, glbt, concussion, A Dirty Shame (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671048 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:00:29 +0100 2671048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2664094&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3855 OK,that last video got taken off You Tube really fast. This one shows that it doesn’t take long to profit off of Whako Jacko - who is now described as Pop Royalty. If anyone purchases all four to complete the collection please let me know. [OFFICIAL] Michael Jackson Tribute SetTechnorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, GLBT, HIV, feature video, shit people buy, dead people make money (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2664094 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:28:10 +0100 2664094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662620&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3850 Here is my new Feature Video. I’ve not been making my own video content for a while. I’m working on it thought. This Bill Mayer clip is great. And now with our right-wingers in power, Canada is following down the same path of being containing a very dumb constintuency. “New Rules!!” Real Time With Bill Maher - July 31, 2009 Technorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, feature video, people are stupid, Bill Mayer, GLBT (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662620 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:00:23 +0100 2662620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699840&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3850 Here is my new Feature Video. I’ve not been making my own video content for a while. I’m working on it thought. This Bill Mayer clip is great. And now with our right-wingers in power, Canada is following down the same path of being containing a very dumb constintuency. “New Rules!!” Real Time With Bill Maher – July 31, 2009 Technorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, feature video, people are stupid, Bill Mayer, GLBT (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699840 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:55:42 +0100 2699840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660920&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3842 Over the last week, I wanted to try an experiment. Being sick and tired of bring sick and tired, I’ve pretty much reached the tipping point to be willing to do whatever it takes. It all boils down to this one fact, I’m lazy. I do not want to do the work, and make the necessary lifestyle changes. I just want all to happen on its own because for some reason I’m owed it. Seronegative in good health get to feel good just by getting out of bed in the morning. Then, why can’t I? The fact is many people get tired and don’t feel 100 percent all the time. Ten years on disability allowing to do nothing when I don’t feel great has created this mentality of feeling like a victim of my own circumstances. Now if someone else tried to tell be that, I’d be highly ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660920 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:46:06 +0100 2660920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649240&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3837 No not that Paris. Last Friday I booked my flight over to Paris for September. Yesterday I finally settled on an apartment to rent at a pretty damn good prize. For some visuals, I’ll post some photos. For about 85 Euros a night, I have an apartment, dishwasher - not that I need that, washer, and free WI FI, something very essential for me. Now going to Paris may not seem that adventurous, especially after my official “Pandemic Tour” where I travelled around the world, literally. But it is. Image by Kostas, Athens. The last time I was in Paris, I was detoxing. I was actually detoxing all over Europe, mostly  in Brussels, but also Paris, Glasgow, and Amsterdam. Feeling strung out,  I longed to be back at home. Europe to me looked as if someone photoshopped all the c... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649240 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:36:31 +0100 2649240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630329&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3834 There is nothing off limits for me. Some have been critical that I highlight some of the not so pleasant results of one’s immune system being in a daily state of war, taking medications, and all the other glamorous stuff that goes along with it. To them I say, this is life — sometimes it’s not pretty. And what a perfect way to segue into this little story. For weeks, I was having some troubles that I had attributed to recent spade of numerous rounds of antibiotics needed for mostly the ongoing saga that resulted in my one tooth removed, and in my mind, one step closer to being homeless (don’t homeless people have teeth missing?). I tried my best to not be an hypochondriac, trust me, it’s easy to turn into. My mother is one, so it runs in the family. But I knew... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630329 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:05:17 +0100 2630329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626227&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3830 Mae West: You know I used to be ashamed about the way I lived my life. Actor: You mean to say you’ve reformed? Mae West: No, I stopped being ashamed. For some reason I really laughed when I heard this on a documentary on comedians and how they’ve pushed boundaries in society. Most likely there are a few times in my life when I could relate to that. Day 9 off coffee and I’m managing to make my way through. I woke up yesterday with absolutely no desire to write anything. So I didn’t. The Canine alan-on therapy continues as Buster rebels as he fights the fact that he is no longer the leader in our relationship. He even sleeps with his back towards me in the bed in his crate. He’s pissed and he’s shunning me. Hopefully he’ll get used to this epiphany... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626227 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:48:38 +0100 2626227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2614032&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3825 A pot to a pot and a half of coffee a day just cannot be a good thing, even when it’s half regular and half decaf. In an effort to reduce my caffeine intake I started mixing the two. However, ongoing and easily triggered anxiety attacks made me look at all avenues of reducing the feeling of waiting to go on stage to give a talk. Then I clued into the fact that once a couple weeks ago I forgot to take the tiny dose of an antidpressant with sedative qualities I actually woke up at a decent time. It was time to make some changes to stop being a d-list Judy Garland and I stopped all coffee (but some tea) and reduced the night time drug by half. My sleep was f.ed, but I was up by 8 am. That was nice. Last night prior to heading to bed to toss and turn for quite some time I watched my nigh... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2614032 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:08:51 +0100 2614032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2611140&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3820 About a month ago, during the height of my Lithium/France Farmer withdrawal state of mind, I took out my dogs to Allen Gardens off leash area. Though never at the butcher, but more of a crack house large dog side, but where all the little princess, mob dogs, and people who don’t realize a puppy who will grow up to be a 100 pounds at nine weeks does not mix with very wee adult dogs. I began my ritual off equipping myself with the iPod headphones in , and dark sunglasses on. This equipment is necessary to escape the Mylie Cyrus-like adoration the little 2.5-pound Chihuahua gets while out and about. The sun was out, I was into my music, and then suddenly while trying to get into my apartment a friend of mine was opening the door for me, and another woman outside was just staring at me. ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2611140 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:26 +0100 2611140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602184&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3813 This Canadian muscian flew United Airlines and they trashed his 3,500 dollar guitar. They wouldn’t compensate him, so he decided to write a song and make a video. United Breaks GuitarsTechnorati Tags: acid reflux, acidrefluxweb.com, United Airlines, Cuastomer Service, Taylor guitars (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602184 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:22:00 +0100 2602184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594593&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3803 It was such a beautiful afternoon last Saturday that I decided to hang out on a coffee shop terrace and have a chat with some friends. When it was time to leave, a friend joined me for the walk over to my bike. He goes to the gym frequently, and man I really need to get into a regular routine. Our conversation drifted over to a spiel this drag queen did in Puerto Vallarta “You know ever six much I go on my own special diet. I call it the ‘Los Muertos Diet’ That’s when I go over to one of the taco side street vendors and order me up half a dozen tacos, go home and woof them down with a bottles of cheap Mexican beer. It takes about a week to work, and that’s ironically how long you’ll be sitting on the toilet. But I guarantee that you’ll be fitting a size six in no time.” ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594593 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2594593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593206&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3794 Now who wouldn’t want to send this around to friends is beyond me, but works well for this post. All the labour pains,  huffs and pufffs,  my inner voice cried out “Push! Push!”, the sweat poured off my forehead as gave birth to my new upgraded theme IE7&8 compatible website last night around 12:30 am. Obsessively I thought about it up until midnight last night. I pulled out the Mexican Laptop – and as awful it is to say this, but I will, in the name of my unPC humour – but I think real Mexicans work much faster than this machine. I’m channeling my former Canadian hotel owner in Puerto Vallarta there. Sitting there I had an Oprah “ah ha” moment when I realized I had not transferred over a section of the stylesheet that pertained to the post columns when I cust... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593206 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:37:48 +0100 2593206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591665&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3786 Yap. That’s what you get when you wake up in the morning to find that the freezer door had not shut properly. At first I checked the contents out, and they were only a little bit unfrozen. Having just stocked up on a shitload of chicken on sale, the cheap side my brain kicked in. This is probably the side that I inherited from my very cheap father. I’m still suffering from the fact for my first bike he bought for me as a child was a girls bike. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” he’d say to me. It’s amazing what you can gloss over when saving money is concerned. And this I did. “How bad can it be?” I thought as I slammed the freezer shut. That was until last weekend when I cooked some up – Shake an Bake, to be exact – that I realized a day or two later that just as bad ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591665 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:11:08 +0100 2591665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591666&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3780 Ok, I’m re-writing this as I’ve chilled out. The frustration of taking on a new theme, not eating all day and turning all OCD in trying to resolve a glitch when I’ve only got “trial and error” working knowledge of websites, CSS, HTML coding, etc. Since Ken has identified that the site is working on his Explorer 7, it may mean that the site is not compatible with Explorer 8, or at least Explorer 8 run on a Mexican Laptop with Vista and only 512 ram. The things you buy when coming off a coke binge in Puerto Vallart when the Apple laptop’s hard drive dies. But that’s another story. It’s been so long since I’ve been on a PC, let alone one completely in Spanish - at least being intermediate three at the Spanish Centre allows me some confiden... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591666 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:38:10 +0100 2591666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591668&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3764 Yap. That’s what you get when you wake up in the morning to find that the freezer door had not shut properly. At first I checked the contents out, and they were only a little bit unfrozen. Having just stocked up on a shitload of chicken on sale, the cheap side my brain kicked in. This is probably the side that I inherited from my very cheap father. I’m still suffering from the fact for my first bike he bought for me as a child was a girls bike. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” he’d say to me. It’s amazing what you can gloss over when saving money is concerned. And this I did. “How bad can it be?” I thought as I slammed the freezer shut. That was until last weekend when I cooked some up – Shake an Bake, to be exact – that I realized a day or two later that just as bad ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591668 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:48:33 +0100 2591668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2584358&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3756 For those who read this on Gay Guide Toronto 2.0 - I publish the same post on my blog www.acidrefluxweb.com I’m trying something a little different today for my post; I’m manually putting it into Wordpress. I’ve been using Scribefire, as it’s so convenient. All I have to do is whip up one post, then post it to multiple sites with one click. However there has been some rumblings, especially in the land of the PCs. Poor things, always need so much help. My first bit of advice is DUMP EXPLORER forever. There are so many other fabulous alternatives. Firefox is my default, however I’m starting to really love some of the latest Beta release of Opera, complete with Widgets. It’s a little buggy still, so I’d watch out for now. Unfortunately, as with e... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2584358 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:12:57 +0100 2584358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580437&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3750 Last week my dog Buster graduated from Canine- Alan-on Intensive Therapy. I had to, with three dogs I couldn’t have him trying to control me by his neurosis, and more importantly constant pissing. His graduation was almost a week ago. He’s calm. He is capable of sleeping in a crate without pissing in it. He is heel trained, meaning that eventually with me he will require no leash and will shadow my foot. With three dogs of various sizes, this will come in handy. Nearly a week into the work, I get a call from the trainer. “Hey Brian, how’s it going I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you.” Immediately I knew what that was going to be. “The good news is that Buster doesn’t have separation anxiety, and the bad news is that you’re the one f.ing him up.” Ok, he... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580437 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:40:11 +0100 2580437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576824&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3746 This is not how to it, at least by my experience. Man have I been negligent in my writing this week. While everyone was coming off their coke/crystal/alcohol/ecstasy slash whatever ever combo post-pride crash, I was crashing in my own way. Eight days off of Lithium……. F.ing with anti-depressants is one sure fire way to f. with my head, and f.ed it was. So I didn’t feel like writing. In fact yesterday after two days of constant anxiety I didn’t want to do anything. My strategy to deal with this predicament was to do the exact opposite of what I wanted to do. I listened to my voicemail, returned calls, and went off to a meeting. A few things did happen this week. How could I let the week go by and not mention July the 4th? Not because of the Americans as they are a me... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576824 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:36:49 +0100 2576824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571113&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3737 Last night I shared that I was feeling crappy because of dropping the Lithium out of my repertoire of drugs that I take. It was never to be used for bi-polar, but as a low-dose anti-depressant enhancer with a synergistic effect allowing not to have to raise the dose of the antidepressant, and thus, in theory, less side effects. I had been doing this since 2007 - post rehab. It was quite helpful. Also I had read studies where 300 mg doses of Lithium was helpful in dealing with mild HIV-related cognitive issues, something I struggle with (especially with language). Unfortunately, the Lithium turned out to be almost like Sustiva 2 (the horrific drug so widely prescribed in the “one a day” pill that are being pushed everywhere in the One Life ads), or as I put it, Francis Farmer Re... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571113 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:39 +0100 2571113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556315&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3730 Nicholas and I attempting out Austrian fashion poses. Day 1 off of Lithium and welcoming the return of my mind. I guess it’s time to come out of post-pride mode. The reality for me for me that weekend was that by the time the actual day came about I was already pretty peopled out. Friday and Saturday night was great. I had a change to see a lot of friends, and I did for the first time, probably ever, at Pride feel a real sense of community. When Sunday arrived, I felt tired, my hole was hurting (the tooth extraction – I just like saying that) and I was pretty much over walking around Church St. recreating that infamous scene from Midnight Express where the gorgeous Brad Davis is walking against that group of men all walking in a circle in the same direction. Hildy, of course, was a hi... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556315 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:34:11 +0100 2556315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2535503&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3708 Hidly Get’s published yet again Here is my story appearing in this issue of fab magazine called Trading G K & E for DVD The unfortunate part is that you have to read the bit inorder to get the title. The reponse from the audience the matters the most to me, the recovery community, has been great. We’re here, We’re Queer, We’re not intoxicated, but we have lots of fun. I like the community part. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten so wasted but at the end of the day I felt so disconnected to everyone. I don’t with my folks from harm reduction and other recovery groups. Technorati Tags: HIgh Def Porn, Sober Pride, Higher Power, Toronto Pride (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2535503 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:38:50 +0100 2535503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2535504&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3702 It looks like the Tooth Fairy has not completely ruined the weekend. Yesterday morning I promptly arrived at the office. The very pleasant staff brought me to my chair. The hooked up the laughing gas, then the iv went in. The only I remembered after that was, “Ok Brian, you should be going to sleep soon…” And then the next thing I knew they were walking me up, I had come gauze packing in one side of my mouth. Tapping on my shoulder I hear, “Ok Brian it’s all done, we’ll take you in the other room where you can lay done for a little while.” Wow, that was fast, and painless. Price tag $571.00 dollars……so far. What felt great, apart from the painkillers, is now that the bulk of the infection is gone, one that has been sitting there since l... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2535504 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:17:08 +0100 2535504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523629&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3684 Triggered, to me this is one of the most over used word for those who have stopped drinking and drugging. I remember one person who couldn’t walk alone anywhere because he’d have been passing buildings “he acted out in.” Oh look, it’s a doughnut, that triggered my sex addiction. I thought, “My god, if I had that excuse I could never go near or enter most of the buildings in the city, and I’d have to axe off many entire cities, especially Amsterdam, New York, and Paris. However last night, while thinking of my dreaded tooth extraction, I started to panic a bit. There is nothing like a trigger for putting a needle in your arm than someone putting a needle in my arm and shooting drugs into me through an IV. Now let’s be clear, as the politicians... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523629 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:48:14 +0100 2523629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512694&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3681 Gay Guide Toronto 2.0 is up and running, and I’m so happy to announce that I am back on the new and improved site. My first post went up today @ http://gayguidetoronto.com/category/acid-reflux/ Most of the posts will be mirrors of this site, but not always. Today is the first step in moving in the new directions I’ve planned and am presently working on. Today my piece on doing pride sober comes out in fab magazine. The editor says it looks fabulous, I’ll have to take his word for now. They haven’t yet uploaded the new edition online yet so I can’t give you a link to it. You’ll either think it’s cute and amusing, or not. Yesterday’s voice class was great. I stocked up on tons of anti-diarrheal stuff to plug me up for at least an hour and a half, and I managed just that. Afte... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512694 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:50:40 +0100 2512694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512695&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3674 I haven’t been feeling great this week, and that continues as I cancel attending events. The one thing I’ll force myself to go to is my voice coach lesson.  I began this a few weeks ago. Ever since I took a class with David Shumaker at Equity Showcase Theatre a very long time ago, I’ve wanted to continue. Whenever I say I’m doing this everyone thinks I’m referring to singing. It is not. The course I took was vocal training for the theatre, it was open to everyone, non-actors included. There I got a hint of where my voice could go.  Ever since the jr. high, I’ve hated my voice.  On a daily basis, or at least if felt it was that often, I was mocked for the way I spoke. The result of this was that I learned from an early time on my voice represented me, and I didn’t want to b... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512695 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:57:47 +0100 2512695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512696&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3670 Shitting yourself in your sleep is one definite omen of what the following day may bring. I’ve been told to make the opening sentence an eye catcher, so I hope that worked. As it turns out, they (the dentist, endontist, and now oral surgeon) are not done with the other hole, my mouth. After one root canal, one api-something (I can’t spell it), and another opening up of the gums to take a peak only two weeks ago, I’ve now got to go to an oral surgeon to get the f.ing thing yanked out. Thus leaving an onslaught of really nasty antibiotics, and hainess bills to pay. That means once it’s all said and done, over the last year and a couple months this one tooth will have already cost about 2,400 dollars with another 3,500 apx. to go over the next few months as I get an im... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512696 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:32:21 +0100 2512696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512698&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3650 The theme today seems to be pain in the ass. Stupidly, I upgraded to Wordpress 2.8 without checking on the bug status. I should know better. Needless to say all hell broke lose, and it was time to restore to the back up. In doing so the editor is f.ed and now it’s going to take more steps to get simple things done. Yesterday, my pain in the ass was literal. But at least it was for science. It’s always nice to know my asshole has contributed to the betterment of mankind. I would like to think this hasn’t been the first time, or the last. My most recent visit expanded the role of my participation. The study is about HPV. I tell you there is nothing like a visit to the Toronto General to visit my lovely & newly trained Macedonian researcher to feel like a petri dish. Yesterd... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512698 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:42:27 +0100 2512698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474053&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3633 Hildy - The A list Mascot - photo by my friend Brandon, and that’s his boyfriend’s lap. Last night, all doped up, I popped in my last DVD to watch. Having been so strung out post-mouth op, and plain tiredness, I picked up some duds. Or at least they weren’t capable of holding my interest. The final one was “The Day The Earth Stood Still” well, it was more like the “The Day 135 Minutes Stood Still” When someone is f.ed up and over medicated from psych drugs and you’re still not into the movie, something is wrong. The other two were just as bad for me, “Passengers, and Killshot” (With Mickey Rouke – All I do when I see him is think, “Man what did you do to f. yourself up so much?”) Today is day on of the switch to the former antidepressant, the one that ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474053 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:39:00 +0100 2474053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474054&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3627 Thank you to my friend Brandon for the Hildy photos. It’s been a week where I’ve not want to think too much.  And when I don’t want to think, I resort to the dogs. This is because I was offically diagnosed as Francis Farmer again, the relapse. It’s not due to the regular meds but the antidepressents. My doc looked at me this morning and said, “You are alarmingly spacey.” That was after I showed him the stitches inside my mouth from sewing back up the gums. “Those are stitches? Let if go on the record that you officially made your physician nauseous!” I decided not to tell him about walking home with blood all over my lips while shopping etc. The doc gave me a name to write down for a possible pediotrist referal. Jeff is the guy’s first... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474054 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:22:53 +0100 2474054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469860&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3621 Since there has been some interest in my Buster Step 4. I’ll share some of it. The very day after getting him at 8 weeks, I had a bad reaction to Septra and was quite sick. I farmed out my bigger dog out to a friend, and kept Buster. He slept with me night and day. I could just put him down on the puppy pads, which made having him there easy. I carried him around with me in my housecoat so he didn’t have an accident, this gave me the feeling as if I was mother carrying around her new born all the time. My health went down hill for a very long time of a series of more downs that ups. I was resistant to all the medications out there. The Atanzanavir, even though I had resistance to it was keep my viremia to a low level. But it was a kin to hold a leak in a damp that over the long term wo... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469860 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:15:24 +0100 2469860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469861&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3614 Damn, just when I thought I’d covered all my bases, I’m back to a 4. Well at least a mini-four on a subject I never thought I’d have to write. Some may not be too knowledgeable on this non-stepping form of aerobics. The 4th is, one of steps of a 12 step-recovery program. Here you take an inventory of your life, your relations, resentments, and fear. Just a nice look at some of the garbage in our past lives not just to face it, but to know where to go to look at cleaning up some prior messes. Once you done this, the next step is to tell someone face to face. (This is the dummies version). Little did I know I was going to have to drill down about my relationship with my PTSD dog? This dog has been boarding with a dog trainer for intensive training for just under a week. I g... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469861 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:18:23 +0100 2469861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463217&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3607 I’m writing this before I head off to bed. In the morning I head over to the endontist to peel back the old gums again and stitch then up. This was last done in March. Just before dinner I realized that I hadn’t started the antibiotics two days prior. Immediately I took two for a loading dose, and the rest will be a wing and a prayer. Right now I feel like barfing. But I tell you, in no way to I feel put out by it as I watched a friend today who’s been in the hospital due to a siezure which has turned out to be something in his brain. I say something because they don’t know. Fortunately he was able to be bumped up the queue very quickly. I just felt for him, if I can say such a thing as I could see him tiring today, and of course the worry. All we can do is hope for... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463217 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:26:56 +0100 2463217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458421&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3600 Tomorrow’s dental surgery had put an immediate kubosh and performed an act of glamour interruptus, earning airmiles by going to St. John’s. Truth be told, for a few weeks, more like a month now, I had begun to feel that urge to consume substance. At first I labeled these feelings “cravings” specifically targeted at doing particular things. I begun to grab cigarettes from friends calling it “harm reduction.” Then suddenly it hit what I call the “pit of want” or more visually a black hole implanted in the middle of my soul that simply wants to consume, and consume anything be it alcohol, coke, tina, whatever. Except this time the desire was to pick right up where I left off, which means a one-way down as only slamming crystal can do. The feelin... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458421 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:58:06 +0100 2458421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458422&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3594 A couple of head shots for her portfolio, and the breeder in Rivière-du-Loup so she can see how her little girl is doing. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458422 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:10:26 +0100 2458422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453050&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3591 So I’m over my glamour interuptus moment I had yesterday when I called off my trip to St. John’s.  Hopefully today will feel different. God knows why, but I woke up at 6:30 which is an ungodly time for me. I enjoy the mornings and they are more productive, if they were just not followed by the afternoon crash and burn state I arrive at sometime after one. Buster has gone off to dog training/boarding school, I prefer to call it Codependency Rehab.  The trainer took him by the leash and tried to get him to walk forward as I left in the other direction. His collar was riding up on his ears as he dug in his four paws falling back into his “Sophie’s Choice” panic attack mode. The little one is scandalizing her fellow Chihuahua’s with her most recent purchas... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453050 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:29:52 +0100 2453050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453051&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3587 This may have to do with the fact I’ve been feeling shitty again. There has been some complication with the dental surgery I had a few months ago. Not only has this gotten me tired and cranky, I will have to cancel heading off to St. John’s in order to have my gum removed and sewed back on again. Plus, I’ve been told I’ll have to wait for yet another year to get into an orthopedic surgeon, leaving me to seriously consider paying for this to be done. This is the easy part, the decision and paying, the hard part will be having two feet in pain with broken bones, all the while trying to look after myself and figuring out what to do with the dogs. When I got home yesterday I just wrote down these little moments. Once out the doors, the feeling was there. Tension. Woman ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453051 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:12:43 +0100 2453051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448059&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3576 Où, où, est ma génération. Sexy coma, Sexy trauma, Sexy coma, Sexy trauma. Coma de sex, de styxes, d’esthétique … The lyrics to Mylène Farmer, so romantic aren’t they. It’s always hard to come with shit post trip. The post-arrival home it fraught full of exciting activities such as housework, dog shit, getting groceries etc. This afternoon I have my first meeting with a voice training coach. Many years ago I did this through the Equity Showcase Theatre. It was a voice training for the theatre course, and boy I needed it. At the times microphones scared me and I even spoke quieter. Afterward I made the walls bellow with my voice at a un-mic’d presentation. Now that I’m getting into more media work, I want to work on my voice. I’ve always want... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448059 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:33:33 +0100 2448059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448060&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3571 I’m back from Victoria. This glamour traveling is quite tiring. The slight jet lag f.s me up. Not on the way       there but on the way back. I found lately that if I change times zones too quickly the succeeding changes after the first hit me harder and harder. Today I felt like I hit a brick wall. This morning feeling like a slug, I got up and got the dogs out.  My alarm clock didn’t have the right time on it so I didn’t know if it was 11:30 as it said or what time it was. Whatever it was it felt very early. As it turns out, it was 8:30, or 5:30 Pacific coast time. Immediately after getting the pooches out I went back to bed until 12:30. Hildy’s harness broke, and it took several hours and four stores later to find something that could fit her, then it was ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448060 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:17 +0100 2448060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448061&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3563 Yesterday was another booth day. And to find some sort of excitment, we pulled out the Snuggies again. Prior to last years AGM of CHAC, the board of my co-op sent a letter expressing concern over the budget cuts to the diveristy committe, it’s terms of reference, and a few other things. They basically told us to piss off in nice words. Last year, never have I heard the word diversity more in my life. This year they made a diversity booth, and with it a box of custume-y things in it to wear and have your photo taking the “I heart Diverstiy” sign. Angelica & Christina browning the joint up a bit. Go diveristy go! So of course I had to check it out, and nothing says diversity better than a Snuggie. I made them dress me and then take the photo. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448061 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:33:06 +0100 2448061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442511&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3553 Hard at work at our booth …… It was all about the Snuggie. It made security uptight and were on us any time we had the Snuggies on. The Empress must be latin for uptight. And with such daintiness I model the designer fashion Snuggie. Then it was time for whale watching, or as I later put it, more like escaping the whales. Unfortunatley there were none to be seen, however I did have these few cherished moments to share with you. And a short little movie: (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442511 Fri, 29 May 2009 15:58:23 +0100 2442511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442512&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3548 (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442512 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:09:52 +0100 2442512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442513&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3539 Once again I’ve been spotted. It doesn’t happen often for twice in one week is a special occasion. The boyfriend of someone at the off leash area at Allen Gardens asked me if I had a blog. It’s nice to get that, as I’ve been rambling on here for quite sometime, most of it badly as I remember from having to archive everything. Move over Dr. Drew, where else do you get to see a D-List AIDS Celebrity go to rehab other than right here at yours truly, Acid Reflux. The Glamour Tour 2009 continues tomorrow as I head off to Victoria, staying at The Empress in the Empress Gold room part of the fancy floor. Too bad I no longer drink as there will be lots of free booze. The tour stops are growing since I began in New York, adding Winnipeg, Ottawa, and now Victoria on to my to... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442513 Tue, 26 May 2009 13:17:04 +0100 2442513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442514&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3535 I always know when the summer solstice is arriving, as every year it coincides with the Sunday invasion of the white trash. The kids are running a muck. The parents are playing baseball and getting tanked on Labbats Blue while lounging in their Toronto Maple Leaf chairs. It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t take over the entire park thinking it’s thiers, leaving behind tons of litter and the dumped charcol on the grass. One of these days Jerry Springer is going to jump out of these trees and start interviewing them. Saturday night I took little Hildy, and I found out that is a dangerous thing around Church St. area as far east as going to Wellesley St. and Sherbourne St. When I say dangerous, I do not mean that I’m worried she’d get stepped on. It’s more... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442514 Mon, 25 May 2009 14:16:32 +0100 2442514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442515&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3531 I am becoming more and more like the alzheimer’s ad where someone keeps forgetting where they’ve put something or putting on their coat and not remembering where they are going to. The reduction in the lithium I thought would help, and maybe in time it will. However, my cognitive issues just seem to be getting worse. It’s like I’m a pot head without the pot. Little things, such as I went looking for my coffee mug - read beerstein - as I wanted my morning coffee. When I went into the kitchen there is was poured with the milk in it. I completely forgot my age. I was saying I had turned 43 and really believed it, until I did the math…. oops. How often does that happen to someone under the age of 75? Linguistic capacity has greatly diminished. I’ve decided t... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442515 Sat, 23 May 2009 15:43:45 +0100 2442515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442516&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3528 Demon spawn attending Francoqueer’s Annual General Meeting. Thank Christ that’s over with. Not one person from my family called yesterday. That’s what my birthdays have become, a complete non-event, unless you include Facebook happy wishes. Truth be told I never did much for them. I was never the kind of guy when I was young who had parties thrown for him, let alone get invited to a lot of them. At first when we the Francoqueer’s AGM was planned for last night, I thought, “Great, it’s even going more downhill, now I’m attending Annual General Meetings.” I was on their board in while tired out in Ottawa decided I needed to gain a better focus on what I was doing as I was, and continue to have greater difficulty to organize many activities going on at once. However, at th... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442516 Fri, 22 May 2009 15:02:53 +0100 2442516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442517&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3519 Last night  I made way down to my meeting. The one you know that requires you to go up at least one flight of stairs, one step at a time. The theme for the night was the slogan “One day at a time.” It sounds so easy. My first recollection of this slogan was the 1970s sitcom  One Day at a Time. My mother, recently divorced with us two kids around that time thought the show was kind of about us. The tv mother and ours both sported the same kind of 70s mushroom haircut along with the same colour more or less. Then at the meeting I mused out loud, if that were to be the case then which on of the kids would I have ended up to be. Would it be Valerie Bertinelli, the one who ended up on weight watchers adds hiding behind trees, or Mackenzie Phillips, and well we all know what happened to he... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442517 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:55:58 +0100 2442517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424410&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3510 Mylène Farmer Gode Sextonik Tour 2009 Gode = vibrator, dildo. I cannot say how much I’m looking forward to this concert. It will certainly be a well addition to my “Glamour 2009 Tour” which really is my “She’s Still Hear 2009 Tour” but since I’ve got so much going on, why not double and do two at once. New York to see my first favourite red head, Kathy Griffin was a great way to start. And just as matter has antimatter, my travels had it’s counter opposites with my next stop in Winnipeg, and then Ottawa. Next layover will be in Victoria next week. I’m pissed I’m going to miss Pam Ann. According to someone who recently interviewed her, she was very funny and foul mouthed. An attribute I can indeed admire. My second favourite red h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424410 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:49:35 +0100 2424410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424411&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3506 You’d think this was an ad for the Palin Abstinence Program, endorsed by Sarah’s very own grandchild. This morning on this glorious sunny day, I suddenly hear a woman screaming: “HEY GET OUT……….GET OUT………..THIS IS MY HOUSE GET OUT……..YOU DON’T LIVE HERE….THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE” This went on for a few minutes, so I had to check out what the f. was going on. There is a small parquet beside my building, it could have been any number of crack whores out there. Instead it was coming off of one of the half a million dollar houses who back on to my balcony. A nicely done up blond-haired woman armed with a Swiffer standing behind her patio sliding door was the culprit. She’s open the door start yelling at a r... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424411 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:54:39 +0100 2424411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415699&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3502 I’ve been lazy this weekend. I found some great bikini horror movies that show just how far entertainment has advanced since the days right around when I was born. Why can’t they make them like this anymore? Technorati Tags: GLBT, Bikini, Horror movies, Watusi Girls (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415699 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:52:07 +0100 2415699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415700&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3497 Rat loves cat!Technorati Tags: GLBT, Cat, Rat, Love, Friday (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415700 Fri, 15 May 2009 14:37:00 +0100 2415700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405955&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3489 Finally I’ve found someone who makes me look like I have a tan. I prefer these days to cover up as much as I can. I’ll leave these for someone else to wear. If you feel so inclined to order yourself up a pair, or other nifty 12-step things you can get them here. Warning: If I say anyone overly dressed in 12-step wares, the only direction I’ll be heading is down the stairs to get away. First draft on Pride and being sober done. Somehow I’ve managed to link sobriety with high definition porn. We’ll see if that makes it into print. You’ll have to read the final product to find out how I connect those dots. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405955 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:34:21 +0100 2405955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405956&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3486 I broke my silence. This morning I spoke to Matt Mills, the editor of Xtra. Nothing profound will be in there, but at least someone has responded. I’m shocked at how this has become such a hot potato burning everyone’s hands it lands. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405956 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:17:39 +0100 2405956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405957&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3479 I recorded this bit this morning. Turns out taking less Lithium requires some adjustment. This afternoon I spent two hours in bed. It is definitely a self-care day. Nonetheless, I did take a stab at my next piece for FAB, doing Pride sober. It’ll be total crap, but at least it feels like I’ve started. Technorati Tags: GLBT, Lithium, Fab Magazine (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405957 Tue, 12 May 2009 19:55:20 +0100 2405957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405958&cid=t_130743_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3472 I’m surprised at how many do not know of Frances Farmer’s tale of whoa. Today I have to go to the doctors. I’m afraid I’m reliving my Sustiva lobotomizing days again, only not quite as bad. That’s most like due to the fact I’m not smoking pot. If that were the case, I’d be in serious trouble, and most likely appearing on a milk carton box near you. My depression is always a challenge to deal with. Lithium in non-therapeutic doses works to boost the efficacy of the antidepressant. All of these drugs is really a crap shoot in figuring out what works. I’m afraid I may have too much of a good thing, as I feel as if I’m living what I call, “The Frances Framer Moments - The Remixes” One of my biggest issues is falling into a pit o... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405958 Mon, 11 May 2009 13:51:27 +0100 2405958