Back From New York

I haven't left The Mans for the last 48 hours since I returned home from New York City. For the most part, I've hardly left the bed! ...And unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons!

I tried to convince myself while I was packing for my trip that I was certainly NOT getting sick, that it was all in my head and surely I could psyche myself out of it with enough positive energy. Sorely, this was not to be the case and by the time I touched ground at JFK, I had a full-blown sinus infection with fever.

Despite being under the weather, I must say I had a wonderful weekend! I accomplished what I went there to do: Surprise one of my best friends, Brandon Baker, with The Lifetime Achievement Award at "The Hookies." I covered the whole shindig too of course for the "News Desk" blog at JasonCurious.com and helped RentBoy.com promote the event as much as possible. I adore Sean and Jeff and always love being involved in the RentBoy events, so I try to help wherever I can.

I had some really great bonding time with Brandon on this trip, in and out of the hotel room as by the end of the weekend, I managed to have him laid up with a cold as well! (First I give him the award, then I give him a sinus infection. At least I think it was in that order? ...Is it any wonder his love for me is like a roller coaster?) We had a fun dinner at Cafeteria, a not so fun dinner at Julius and dropped into Club G (a letter many of my friends are usually falling out of and where I felt the sudden urge to text Erik Rhodes who tells me he's in Prague shooting for Falcon Studios!) for a short while on Friday night, but overall... the majority of my trip was spent either chilling with Brandon in the hotel or working on my laptop -- which I must say proved quite productive! I've been working on launching a new branch of my business for a couple of months now and with all the work I got done in NY and from my bed here the last 48 hours, it looks like it will be launching by the end of the week. There will be a new site to go along with it. Just in time for GayVN madness! Maybe I'll head up to San Francisco after all. We'll see.

Anyway, I'm on the last leg of this cold and I have a feeling I'll be back to normal tomorrow so expect more updates.