Here are my questions for this week…

If you could inherit a comfortable home in any city in the world that you could use but not sell, where would you want it to be?

I would want to be in Orlando. I know, why wouldn’t I move? My friends and family are here. I have lived my whole life in Orlando so it is my home. I enjoy knowing the history of the town. Orlando is also a major tourist destination and I am lucky enough to live here year round. My favorite place to go to is the beach and we have the most coast line in the US. You can not beat Orlando weather. It is always sunny and I love the beautiful blue skies.

Now, where would I live in town? I think I would either live downtown in a condo with a view of Lake Eola (of course not too high up) so I can watch the fireworks from my living room. Or I would like a place in Baldwin Park which is just off downtown. But I did inherit it so I can not be picky, can I?

If you could inherit a vacation home anywhere in the world in which you could spend one month a year, but that you could never sell, where would it be?

I would want it to be located on a private beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida. I would want to be able to see the sun set every evening from the house. I would love to have a nice pool overlooking the ocean but always a nice stretch of private beach all for my guests and myself to enjoy. A perfect beach view without any hotels in the way.

Why would I pick someone in Florida? Because I would thinking the Caribbean but if a hurricane comes I want to be able to get inland. This way, I will only have to drive back to my inherited home in Orlando. I will be all set.

If you could suddenly possess an extraordinary talent in one of the arts, what would you like it to be?

I would love to be able to sing and it would be an amazing singing voice. I love to sing now but I am so bad. Being able to sing and people would actually like it, would be a great positive change.

I do not think I would do it professional. I think it would be way too much stress to perform all the time as a singer. PLUS, I love to talk so much and I sure as a singer you have to save your voice. I would be so screwed.

If you could be instantly fluent in one other language that you currently do not read or speak, which would it be?

I would want it to be spanish. I think it would be so handy in life. I am always wanted to learn spanish but I honestly think it would take me a long time to get it down. I remember always practicing in school and I seem to never be able to pronounce the words right. I still have problems with speaking english.

Everyone knows I want to learn American Sign Language but I really think I can get that down so, I would take the courses for it and learn spanish right away.

Those are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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• 1. Smile
• 2. Eat a sprinkled doughnut
• 3. Meditate
• 4. Take a nap
• 5. Go for a walk
• 6. Go to the beach
• 7. Talk to a friend
• 8. Watch your favorite television show
• 9. Write in your journal
• 10. Do yoga
• 11. Go Shopping
• 12. Get a massage
• 13. Take a nap
• 14. Read a book
• 15. Laugh until it hurts
• 16. Give a hug
• 17. Color in a coloring book
• 18. Cuddle with a stuffed animal
• 19. Take a relaxing bath
• 20. Take your mom to the movies
• 21. Celebrate your accomplishments
• 22. Watch the sunrise
• 23. Soak up the sun
• 24. Enjoy a cup of Chai Tea
• 25. Live boldy
• 26. Be grateful
• 27. Volunteer once a month
• 28. Have a spa day
• 29. Love your pet
• 30. Jump rope
• 31. Blow bubbles
• 32. Play a game on your wii
• 33. Eat some dark chocolate pretzel chips
• 34. Do something from your life list
• 35. Have a game night with friends
• 36. Take yourself out to dinner
• 37. Go to the beach
• 38. Enjoy nature
• 39. Jam out to your favorite song
• 40. Clean
• 41. Read your favorite magazine
• 42. Believe in yourself
• 43. Take a time out
• 44. Reconnect with a friend
• 45. Eat your favorite fruit
• 46. Watch your favorite cartoon from childhood
• 47. Go for a swim
• 48. Have breakfast in bed
• 49. Sleep in
• 50. Throw a impromptu theme party
• 51. Write down how you make a difference
• 52. Buy yourself some fresh flowers
• 53. Surprise a loved one with an unexpected card
• 54. Live your life
• 55. Do something wacky
• 56. Play Bop It
• 57. Go for a bike ride
• 58. Go to the zoo or aquarium
• 59. Go midnight skinny dipping
• 60. Take a mental health day from work
• 61. Make a silly video with a friend
• 62. Sing in the shower, loudly
• 63. Drink water over soda
• 64. Make your home feel like a vacation
• 65. Learn something new
• 66. Stop watching the news
• 67. Have a technology free day
• 68. Wear cute underwear
• 69. Decorate your workspace to be fun
• 70. Get an ice cream cone
• 71. Go paperless
• 72. Stop tolerating things
• 73. Give good karma
• 74. Say “I love you” and mean it
• 75. Enjoy a morning or evening ritual
• 76. Wear clothes you really like and are comfortable in
• 77. Remember you are as young as you live your life
• 78. Surround yourself with people who believe in you
• 79. Be Positive
• 80. Watch the rain
• 81. Be yourself
• 82. Don’t gossip
• 83. Play strip Twister
• 84. Have a “date” night
• 85. Get enough sleep
• 86. Go on a picnic
• 87. Make sure you have time for yourself each day
• 88. Build a savings
• 89. Learn life lessons from children’s books
• 90. Treat people how they want to be treated
• 91. Always appreciate first
• 92. Fly a kite
• 93. Take time to relax each day
• 94. Be healthy
• 95. Take responsibility for your life
• 96. Choose to be happy
• 97. Be forgiving
• 98. Stop being your own worse critic
• 99. Celebrate all your birthdays
• 100. Never out yourself last
• 101. Read my blog

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Last weekend I bought a wii and Mario Kart. I have been driving the hell out of my kart collecting trophies and playing my friends online. While I play the game, I listen to Rihanna’s Shut up and Drive. I love that song and it always makes me play better. (So I tell myself.)

I was thinking about the song and thought it is really true about life in the sense that sometimes we need to be reminded to just shut up and drive.

What I mean, is that we need to stop talking and talking and talking about what we are going to do with our lives. Instead we need to just stop talking and start doing! It is great to have dreams when we make them into goals and then create them into reality. It is all about having action in your life. No one wants to sit in the passenger side of their life. We all need to be the drivers!

So for now on when ever I notice I am spending to much time dwelling on the past, doing way too much research, just talking about something or allowing others to slow me down , I am going to just say, “Shut Up and Drive!” This will get me unstuck and create action in my life.

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Wednesday is all about comments!

I know the number of subscribers I have and I see the amount of people who view my blog on a daily basis. I want to hear from you so I do not feel alone in cyberspace.

Today, I would love for you to leave me a comment.

Just say hi, tell me where you live, tell me your favorite color, or anything you want. I just want to hear from you!

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I was able to visit my friend’s new condo in Downtown Orlando building called the Vue. His place is beautifully decorated and the wall to floor windows give you a great view of Downtown Orlando and Lake Eola.

It also gave me a different view, a view on my fear of heights. His condo is located on the 38th floor. When we got off on the 7th floor for a tour of the pool and observation deck, I loved the view and enjoyed the cool breeze.

When we got up to his floor (after a ride in the elevator which made my ears pop like on a plane) I was shocked by how nervous I got just looking outside the windows. He tried to get me to sit on the balcony but for some reason I just couldn’t do it.

My legs were shaking and I just had this sudden fear of falling. I have never been a fan of heights but I didn’t think I would react like this from the view.

I did learn it was important not to allow your fears to get in the way of your life. I allowed myself slowly to adjust to the view and kept pushing myself a little at a time to look longer out the window.

Sure I never made it to the balcony but I was able to handle the view without feeling anxious. It just took a few small steps to help me become comfortable and relaxed. I may never get over my fear of heights but I can at least reduce the fear.

PLUS, I learned that I will never be living in a high rise building!

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 This is week four in my personal “If… Project” in which I answer questions from the book “If… (Questions for the Game of Life)”

This week’s questions:

If you could change one thing in the world right now, what would you alter?

I would work on helping people get a better understanding about making fun of people for being gay. I would want to help people see how gay jokes are not funny and hurt a lot of the GLBT members. We still believe it is ok to make fun of people for being gay.

An example I love to use is straight men. They find that it is a great joke by making comments doubting their friend’s sexuality or making them to be less of a man because of gay traits or descriptions. They may say it is all in good fun but really it is saying it is better to be straight than gay.  

It is not about prejudice but about education. This type of joking has been allowed for such a long time I do not think people even realize they are making people feel less than others. This is the whole issue with gay rights and treating people fairly.

If you had to assassinate one famous person who is alive right now, who would it be, and how would you do it?

Seriously, I can not think of anyone to kill. I just think it is wrong besides you may get rid of someone you do not like but someone worse may take their place.

With that said, Ryan Seacrest you are lucky I am in a giving mood…

If you could permanently alter one thing about your physical appearance, what would you change?

Everyone knows it would be not to lose my hair. It is a part of life in my family but I would like not to have to deal with it. It was one of the only physical things that makes me feel insecure. It would be nice to not have to worry about it anymore.

If you could have stopped aging at any point in your life up to the present, how old would you want to remain?

I am not sure if I want to stop aging. I think it is all about the process. I have learned that each year brings something new. Maybe I would stop right after I turned 30 this year. I think it is going to be a great milestone and great year.

You are really only as old as you choose to be.

Those are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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This week I finally saw “Wicked”. I know everyone and their brother has seen it already but it was my turn to see it this week.

I bought tickets in November for my mom and sister as well as Justin as a holiday gift.

I didn’t know what to expect but I really enjoyed it. It is a funny show with quite the message behind the whole story. I do not want to give a lot away but they did a great job of including Wizard of Oz in the story as well as making “Wicked” a modern tale you can relate to.

If you haven’t seen it yet, I do recommend you check it out.

There is a story behind my story as well. My mom is turning 70 next year which means it is not as easy for her to get around. I do not want to say it is her health but more of her belief of not wanting to make people feel inconvenienced.

She walks slower now because she has fallen before and she is careful when walking steps to always hold on the hand rail. I am always encouraging her to go out but she feels better staying home.

Taking her to “Wicked” let me see why she prefers to stay home. When we arrived at the theatre we had to climb tons of steps to only then walk down tons more. No one offered us an elevator or a simple way to get to our seats. When we got to our seats, no one stood up to make it easier to get to our seats. I was having a hard time not falling over people’s feet. When we got a break in the show for 15 minutes, everyone rushed to the stairs to use the restroom. My mom knew she couldn’t make it up the stairs in time to get in line and use the restroom before the show started so she didn’t go.

She doesn’t want to go out to inconvenience people but people are making the world an inconvenience to her. Why wouldn’t anyone notice it was hard for her to walk and offer their help? Why wouldn’t the people stand up to let her get to her seat? Why wasn’t there an easier way to get in the theatre in the first place?

In a culture that idolizes the youth we forget we all are growing older by each day and one day soon, we will have a hard time getting to our seats. Take notice of your actions and try to make it easier for others so when it is your turn, hopefully someone will do the same for you.

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If you are having a bad day or your boss is just being an extra mean jerk, smile like crazy at everyone you see!

I promise that most people, almost all kids and even some small animals will smile back at you. We tend to not smile a lot in our daily lives so when we do others do react positively. With everyone starting to smile at you, you will start feeling better.

But, you can look at it another way. If you are feeling totally stressed, totally down or depressed and you keep smiling all the time, you can feel like a raving lunatic which can be really fun and it freaks people out. So that will defiantly make you feel better when you see all the reactions you will get from acting a fool!

So next time you are feeling down or blue, put a huge smile on your face and just have fun with it. Sometimes a nice smile back is all you need to make you feel better. Especially if it from the hot guy in marketing you have been eyeing for months.

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Outside my door is a sign like this:

I went through training to allow me to be a safe space for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people to come and talk without judgement.

What is crazy about this is the looks I get from people who see it. They always look at it and make a face. Never in a good way but a look of judgement. Most of them do not even know what it stands for and never even ask. They assume it is just to let people know I am gay, which it is not.

Allies can be anyone (straight or gay) who support the GLBT community. What the reactions tell me is that we are a long way from being accepted in the workplace and we need more allies out there to help us.

As I said in an earlier post, I stand up for people who are bullied and I know the GLBT needs my support. That is why I took the training and why I am proud not only as a gay man but a person of the world to be an ally.

I may not change the world but I can make a difference in some people’s lives.

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Check out this video Justin and I made of our fun at Wonderworks.  

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