Bruno hits Number One at the Box Office

Bruno is number one at the Box Office since the weekend of July 10th, but what will happen this weekend? I think Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will knock it out of the water. I think any movie will knock it out of the water. I originally thought Bruno would not make number one because the American public are not so keen in seeing a movie with a gay protagonist or men kissing (also that since Bruno makes out with men in the movie). Everyone has mixed feelings about Bruno, including me. I think Bruno is a double-edged sword for the gay community, one side it can bring negative stereotype feelings to the mass public (what is it that most people remember about Asians, Native-Americans, African-Americans, etc.? Stereotypes!) and on the other side, it can be a statement to who cares about our differences and grow up and just laugh. I really don't know what I feel about Bruno. I didn't like Borat, and it inevitably changed things a bit. But don't get me wrong, I do like Sacha Baron Cohen, I liked him in Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, his character was gay and positive and broke stereotypes.

The Future?

These new volkswagen commercials with a family or a black man at a dealership visited from their future selves (supposedly just a week or so in the future) with futuristic suits. Aren't we over this future look? Also, this Scyfy channel commercial showing off gadgets that we may never get like hologram portable phones and fancy hologram watches. Can't we have a new vision of the future?

Gloria Estefan on the D-List......... with Kathy Griffin

I live in Miami and Gloria Estefan is on the Z list. Z for Zuban, as in Cuban. She owns a hotel and restaurants, but she hasn't done anything in years. For us here in Miami, she is like on the 'who-cares?' list. But Cubans love her, so yeah she's A-list in Cuba-landia. But what do gringos who watch Kathy Griffin know about her? Anyhoo, she was gracious to Kathy. And Seeing Rosie and Gloria was funny. Gloria was offering flan to Rosie and she said it tasted like mucus. I agree that flan is a required taste. Flan is the only dessert offered at most Latino restaurants that are not franchises. Anyhoo, to clarify.. that in Miami Beach, there is no gay street. It depends on the week, if it is a White Party, yeah. But then that same street.. if it is a hip-hop thingy, it's all Black. Kathy and Rosie are not known by Cubans or Latinos, period. Well Miamians know Rosie as 'la Lesbiana.' Baca Frita, what Rosie ate was Fried Cow--it's good, and what Kathy ate was Ox Tail... Flaming Tail---I don't like.

Miami Social Bullshit

Call me bitter. But I gotta complain. My dad wants me to not say anything because of tourism. He thinks these shows are made to help Miami's economy. But I hate all this shit on saying Miami Beach is "Miami." Miami Beach is a city attached by bridges, what people who know Ocean Drive. Remember the Birdcage movie? Well, that's in Miami Beach. it is not the real Miami. I have no problem with Kathy Griffin going to Miami and staying mostly at Star Island and Ocean, but I hate this whole superficial image of Miami Beach. And how old are these people? 40? And still partying? Take easy. Go to bed at midnight. I hate all these 'they run this' shit. Um... you know who runs Miami? Cubans. All together. All of them. Yeah. And they speak a whole lot more Spanish than they show on TV.

My Plight

What happened to my computer...

I bought an iMac three years ago and the hard drive burnt out, it was a Maxtor, I had no idea it was a Maxtor, hard drives that are not so stellar. It only had 153 GB and I needed to get my information. The Mac Store said I had to pay $400 to just get a new hard drive (same size--153 GB) and no info save. Bascially I had a genius friend helped me out and clone my infomation--which took a week. I still dont have all the info but I put it in an enclosure and use as an external drive, but I saved so much money. I got a new internal drive--1 TB (1,000 GB). I only spent like $200 or so.

Telling the Heartthrobs Apart

I can tell them apart, but I have found that many people, including paparazzi have confused these young male actors.

Chace Crawford and Ian Somerhalder
Some months ago, Ian was confused for Chace at an event by the Paparazzi. Making matters worse, this fall Ian will be on the CW on the show "The Vampire Dairies."

Shane West and Taylor Kitsch
I was watching the Wolverine movie with my cousin and he doesn't care much about heartthrobs buyt he confused Taylor Kitsch (Gambit) for Tom Sawyer from The Extraordinary League of Gentleman played by Shane West. For me, they don't look alike, but I guess it's a problem for straight guys.

Christian Cooke/Aaron Johnson
I have to be honest that I confused these two British actors.


UPDATED JULY 26, 2009
Logan Marshall Green/Tom Hardy
Logan is in the new show "Dark Blue" and Desmond was in the Gerard Butler/Guy Richie movie Rocknrolla. When I first saw a promo for "Dark Blue," I thought Logan was Tom Hardy or another actor by the name Desmond Harrington.