As this year continues to tick by, we get closer to time to order new calendars. I look forward to this as I decorate my home with nothing other than photos of men. I purchase two porn calendars each year, one goes in my bedroom and the other in my office. I purchase a shirtless man calendar with no nudity to display in my living room. There are occasions when service people have to visit my home and to avoid any awkwardness, I make sure the calendars are removed. My late spouse used to refer to it as de-fagging the house. My office also has photos of porn stars on the walls, much like a teenage girl puts up pinups of her favorite teenage idols. I’m the one who occupies this space and pays the bills, might as well have something I want to look at. Again, those photos come down if anyone other than me is going to be in the office area. I’m not looking to make a service person uncomfortable although I am sure they have seen it before. I’m considerate but the day I have to call the Fire Department to rescue me because my blood sugar has fallen dangerously low or if I manage to get hurt, well there in for quite the shock. I am who I am and make no qualms about it, but I don’t flaunt it in peoples face. Additionally, I don’t want to get charged extra because of my sexuality, I put nothing past the world at large especially when it comes to making money.
I do envision that most gay people don’t decorate their homes like I chose to decorate mine. It’s comfortable for me and at the end of the day that is all that really matters.
The problem I face each year is making a decision on which 2 porn calendars to buy. This years choices are …
I am loyal to Falcon Studios because that was the first studio, I discovered made gay porn, it’s also the first place I ever purchased a porn film from. The delivery of that movie almost went horribly wrong for me. Suffice to say my mom was around when the delivery was made and she wanted me to tell her what was in the package but of course I wouldn’t say a word. I was able to somehow retreat to my room, lock the door, open the package and then hide the contents and then return to normal every day life until it was time for bed. Yes sir, that was a fun evening that could have gone horribly wrong but thankfully it didn’t.
I figure if straight guys can put up posters and calendars of hot women, why can gay guys do the same thing? My mom dated a guy who decorated his entire house and I do mean entire house in playboy centerfolds. It’s kind of a double standard when you think of it. Although a straight man won’t hide the calendars or posters when you come over, they are proud of them. I do retain some morals and decency, even though I could probably get away with leaving them in plain sight and think nothing of it, it would make me uncomfortable. The sad part is that I have to take a couple photos down at least 1 time per week since my boss mandated weekly on camera viewings in our Zoom call, so the team can see each other. I understand once and a while but every damn week, seriously come on man. No one wants to look at my face that often. Although when we were all in the office, we have camera phones and we would see each other on a direct call but when we gathered for meetings, except for when we had a new guy that didn’t happen on a regular basis. It’s just a way that he thinks we can stay connected. Hey send me an email, that’s as connected as I really want to be outside of a quick phone call. The boss is never someone anyone really wants to talk to much, especially since COVID struck. He is trapped at home with his wife, two kids and you can sense the tension in the air with every call. While I don’t like being alone, I know that if someone was here with me, we would be grating on each other’s nerves eventually. Familiarity breeds contempt, even with the best of friends or relatives. Everyone needs a break from everyone else.
On a different note, I got a strange call today from my lawn guy. He was upset from a recent payment that I sent him. He thought I was trying to stiff him at least that is the way it was setup. I think he was trying to get some extra money from me or he is just clueless and doesn’t know how to keep proper customer records. He bills me at the end of each month. I thought I would do him a favor since we ended the month on an odd cycle, I would pay him for the service he just preformed. When I got that idea, I had a bad feeling but didn’t listen to my little voice. I had to explain to him that his bill in fact was paid in full and what he just got was an extra payment so that we can start the next month fresh with a 0 balance as we normally do. You would also think that you would remember when someone sends you money, especially when it’s by check and 2 weeks apart. It’s all straighten out now and he asked me not to send him money unless he sends me a bill. Okay fine by me. One month he forgot to send a bill but I still sent him money and I didn’t hear any complaint then. As long as he shows up to cut the grass and remembers to send me a bill, we will be fine. I’ve never not paid his bill or short changed him and he is paranoid that I am somehow going to start now. Why? I get that I could not pay him and there isn’t much he can do about it, but then I would have to get someone else to cut my grass and eventually if you do that to enough people word spreads and no one will want to do business with you, unless they are paid in advance or at the time of service. It just boggled my mind that he called all upset, if he would have just kept better records, he would have seen what I was doing. The extra or added problem is that I use bill pay through the bank so they send the check to him at no charge to me, whereas if I wrote him a check I would be on the hook for postage and it would actually cost me more. The bank doesn’t move at warp speed to get payment to him, meaning it’s not same day service but it’s sent with in a day or two and then you allow a few days for the mail to do its thing and presto it shows up. The moral of the story here is I tried to do something good and it bit me in the ass and my lawn guy doesn’t keep good records of payments. I requested a copy of the check and plan to show him that I paid his bill so he isn’t left wondering if I tried to pull the wool over his eyes, most people wouldn’t go that extra mile but that is the difference of doing business with me. You do right by me and I’ll do right by you – were both satisfied.
I did have large plans for today but they didn’t come to fruition like I wanted. I spent the bulk of the day in bed because I could. I got the cats food, grabbed the mail and got some take out food for me. While I didn’t accomplish everything on my list, there is always a tomorrow and I am pretty good about starting the day early on Sunday because I hate grocery shopping with a passion. I hope to make up lost time tomorrow. Plus, I am still waiting to hear from my thanksgiving friend on an invite for Monday. Part of me kind of hopes it falls through so I don’t take an unnecessary risk but the other part of me is really looking forward to getting out of this house and having a meal with other humans as well as some interactive conversations.
I do hope all is well on your end. Take good care of yourselves and thanks for stopping by. I’ll talk with you peeps again soon.
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