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He mentioned he'd be moving to another apartment so might have been in between availability. I don't rely on RM emails. I texted him directly. He was responsive.

I scheduled Joe today. Had the Thai combo. Nice guy. 👍

I tried booking him but not successful setting anything up when he advertised visiting Laguna Beach. I'd guess he has plenty of clients already but to be fair, does it really matter the reason it did not work out? Yes it can be disappointing, but people might want to chill out.

Did you book an appointment? Which masseur?

I read Time Out's 3 star review of Brokeback Mountain, now playing in London's West End. That Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges are cast as Jack and Ennis is enough for me to look past middling reviews. Would love to see their stage performance. I expect I would enjoy it enough to overlook any complaints by the tortured theater queens. But chances are I'll not have the pleasure. Runs until mid August. from Belfast Telegraph article Time Out 3 star review

Has anyone tried Billy? He's there tomorrow and Saturday.

The Kite Runner. I listened to the audiobook. Although an immensely popular book, I found myself getting impatient and even angry with the author. I just could not understand how the main character Amir allowed himself to behave in so many despicable ways. Afghanistan is a culture I would not want to live under. I could not bring myself to empathize where the author probably expected the reader to. It felt manipulative and melodramatic. If not for the sweet and noble Hassan I would not have kept on.

I didn't want the thread polluted with your nonsense. It worked for my purposes. Just because you were a doctor is not that important. Many do not consider you such an authority you expect we might.

1. Last of the Wine (Spoiler) How Alexias realizes a dead soldier being carried away was his lover Lysis. Devastating, poignant writing. Before battle, Lysis was worried one of Alexias sandals needed repair. Though the dead body being carried was covered, "the feet were showing beneath the cloak and one of the sandals was mended." The reader then knows Lysis must have traded sandals with his young love Alexias, and had died in battle. 2. A Boy's Own Story It begins with a late night boat ride with his dad on the lake in Michigan. Hemingway-like. There were other memorable scenes, e.g. Stonewall, in the Edmund Trilogy but this is the one I think of. 3. Giovanni's Room Near the beginning. It's morning. David and Joey are naked, in bed. David watches beautiful young, innocent Joey sleeping. David gets up and leaves. I always think how the sweet Joey had dodged a bullet, to be rid of David.

I just finished Young Mungo. Fun fact for those that read it. +++++++++++++++++++++++ The hairdressing student Young Mungo met outside the pawn shop was Shuggie Bain. You can Google that. A24 is working a TV series Young Mungo. The two books share similarities. Young Mungo is well written IMO. I enjoyed it more.

For sure. He gave me creepy vibes.

I returned on time for the 2nd dose today, even though I did have the smallpox vaccine in the past. Weighing the input from this thread and other available information, getting a 2nd dose made the most sense for me. Plus, there was this hot young latino doctor in form fitting scrubs working today. Nice view. Sigh! I recommend that clinic. 😁

Conjunctivitis occurred with prior strains.

3 providers I was glad to get away from. 1. Conspiracy theories. Just plain weird. 2. Stopped half way and went in the other room to play video games. 3. Explained his addictions and that his boyfriend beat him.

I snagged a 15 mo. CD @ 5.10 APY a month ago. Was a special rate for new money at my credit union. Now their best is 12 mo. @ 4.25 APY.

Did you book Cole?

Without a "need to know" it doesn't matter what your clearance. You don't receive permission. So the OP made a valid point, how this guy accessed a wide variety of critical top secret classified information. Seems silly. Can his security officer that controls access justify this kid's "need" too see what he took?

He was going home for a visit and the conversation revealed he was Pashtun. Handsome!

I visited MOCA on Grand in LA yesterday, their exhibition "Henry Taylor: B Side" I was moved. So glad I got to see it. From their Website: Surveying thirty years of Henry Taylor’s work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, this retrospective celebrates a Los Angeles artist widely appreciated for his unique aesthetic, social vision, and freewheeling experimentation. Just down the street, "Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" exhibition is open. Rarely shown works presented by the family of Jean-Michel Basquiat Planning to get tickets!

I book 2 or 3 massages a month. I made a list with ethnicity of each provider (black, asian, Pashtun, Persian, Morrocan, latino, white, etc) then checked the current rate for all of these providers I've booked over the last several years. The highest 3 rates are for 2 asian guys and one black guy. All three are younger, masculine guys with very nice physiques, nice smile and so on. That alone will probably trigger some of you, but it is what it is. We like what we like. So there could be other factors besides race that determine different tiers of pricing. Looking at the lowest rates from my list, most tend to be older providers. That said, many of us know some awesome choices that are older I remember moving to Cali years ago and seeing all these cute Asian guys. An Asian friend pulled me aside and explained how some of these Asian guys I was noticing, prefer to date other Asian guys. Yeah, I wished it wasn't true but that's life. Back to the OP, I do not doubt that providers have to deal with racism. When I read in this thread about racism and about clients that want to haggle on price, I am reminded how important to treat providers with the utmost respect.

Does anyone have experience with MassageByAmir in Long Beach. He has two recent reviews on Rentmasseur. I searched here and didn't see any posts yet. https://rentmasseur.com/MassagebyAmir His pics look tempting.

I remember him from before he did adult films. One of my friends was a social butterfly that mingled with ease, especially with such a nice looking popular fellow . I never got to know him, but later wondered if it was the same dude doing films. It turned out yes it was. I recall he took part in a daytime talk show after becoming well known, like Maury, Jenny Jones or Riki Lake. I wish I could find that on YouTube, but nothing comes up.

I want to ask a question of members that had the 1st dose of monkeypox vaccine. I do not want anyone's medical opinion, for example from health professionals. I am not asking anyone to surf the internet for answers. Here is the question. During your appointment, did the person that administered the vaccine tell you a 2nd dose is not needed it you've had the smallpox vaccine? That is what I was told yesterday, that if I never had the smallpox vaccine, then I should return in late April for dose #2. Again, I am interested hearing from members that received the vaccine, and not interested in medical professional advice. I hope that is clear.

I feel you! Apparently this is a common scenario. There is a provider very close by. He definitely meets what I want. But his communication has been slim to none. This has happened to me with a couple others. Sometimes it bothers me. I suppose if one doesn't want to appear like a stalker you could admit that, not wanting to be bothersome, just making sure he saw your texts. That said, isn't it justifiable to move on rather than commit to someone not able to maintain good communication with you? I don't have any certain rules. I just get a sense when it's no longer worth trying.