What To Do With VSDB?

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There has been some intense moments about my alma mater in Staunton which the General ASSembly of Virginia Pricks has been working on what to do with VSDB's future. Close and move to Fishersville which is about 20 min east of Staunton in midst of nothing -- it seems to me that the General ASSembly wanted the deaf students to mingle with developmentally disabled, retards and physically-challenged folks at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) on a daily basis. How nice of them to think of us like that, is it?

Hey, folks, anything that is "different" from able-bodied of white trash that can speak, hear and see is not normal in Virginia -- but if you're deaf, blind, black or even gay, it's off to that location, really.

This is the message the General ASSembly wants to send to the world that Deaf people can function in a place with these 'tards!

There is another option is to consolidate both schools in Virginia and remain in Staunton which many Deaf alumni, students, staff, faculty and community leaders wanted -- where it has been running just fine since 1839, 22 years before the Civil War.

Here are four articles in Staunton News Leader.

VSDB amendments offered
Sic semper politicus
VSDB hopes still alive, Saxman says
A call for unity

All right, Here is a quote by Bill Sanger of Winchester on why VSDB should remain in Staunton, "Life near the school was also very beneficial, like walking to town, going to the movies, eating out, going to the library, and most of all going to the park to feed the animals and fish, these little things were very important to me while I was receiving my education at VSDB. These small things are present at Staunton and not at Fishersville."

He basically nailed on this subject. At 8 years old, I had a houseparent leading us by foot to the local park known as Gypsy Hill Park where we could play and feed the ducks. The houseparent did this because she wanted us to be familiar with the surroundings so that when we get lost, we know the way back to the campus. It was one of the most memorable things as a child to venture outside of the campus without the escort of my mother and father.

Later, when I was 10 or 11 years old, I was allowed to head out to Downtown to dine, read, see movies (no captions, go figure!) and to the park. At first, I go with two friends or so -- but when I gradually hit 12 or 13, I go on my own. I became familiar with the surroundings to a point where I know the city with my eyes closed.

I must admit that the most odd thing about my experiences growing up in Staunton is that I was able to befriend different hearing friends from different schools like Waynesboro, Buffalo Gap, Riverheads and Fort Defiance High Schools but certainly NOT Staunton's own Robert E. Lee High School -- perhaps they felt that they were a notch better than us? They were dumb, though. But Trey Scott was cute, though.

However, I think it played a role in my desire to live in bigger cities like New York.

I'm enclosing the aerial view of Staunton to give you the general idea of what VSDB is in its close proximity with Downtown Staunton.



Okay, the circle is self-explanatory, really. But look inside the circle.

1. That building used to be my first dormitory when I was in elementary and middle schools.
2. My dormitory when I was in junior high school
3. My dormitory when I was in high school -- the best dorm of all because it contains the mythical dramatic moments that I cannot forget.

You can see the red dot right above Mary Baldwin College, a privately-owned college for women -- that is where the Akens family lives. I always sneaked out to visit them from time to time. Miss 'em lots.

See the rectangular? That is Downtown.
See the star? That is Shenandoah Valley Club of the Deaf
See the square? That is Hardee's where I used to munch the char-broiled hot dogs with chili & onions. Ummm.

I have few issues with some administrators that runs the school -- they do it with the attitude that is more of "Let me help you" instead of "I want to educate you". I absolutely find it insulting and demeaning to my dignity. But it seemed to me that the school finally improved its attitude only to be wreck with the General ASSembly's desire to align us with 'tards.

But the cartoonist at Staunton News Leader said it eloquently with this portrait.

Cheers,



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Just Saw This On Television

Viagra Question? Why is that there are many commercials during the men's basketball games that featured viagra, levitra and cialis? Did they research that the majority of basketball fans has erectile dysfuction? I want to know why they incessantly showed these commercials repeatedly?!

Who is Andy Osborn? Speaking of basketball, I saw Colorado's Andy Osborn. He's so cute. I quickly checked his photo on CuBuffs.com -- bad picture.

Wrong City, Wrong College J.J. Redick, a guard at Duke, is absolutely cute yet I *hated* the way he taunted the opposing fans. When he buried a faraway 3-point shot or did the impossible shot inside the paint using the acrobatic jump through the traffic, he would run across the court with his arms in the air as if he's flying. The reality was that he was *mocking* at the opposing fans, telling them that they cannot stop him. They will not be able to, period.

All in all, J.J. acted like 5 years old on the court after making these shots. I absolutely loved it but hated the fact that he played for Duke. I also hated the fact that he came from Roanoke, Virginia -- a town that I think do not deserved to be on any maps.

Is it only me that my gaydar went berserk each time I see him play? He is so pretty boy to be straight. The way he interacted with his teammates are ... questionable at its best.

But here are the pics for you guys to droll. He's gorgeous, is he? But the uniforms has to go, really.

J.J. Redick goes for a layup ... And taunting the world

Rush Limbaugh Saw him on TV doing some charity for golf tournament. He did not hide his cochlear implant. It looks hideous. Maybe he is not really a conservative -- maybe it was a device from something alien or something like Bush to tell the world the way it is from Rush's ramblings, eh?

Either way, I will not catch dead wearing cochlear implants. If you want to implant on your head so you can hear the birds barking and cats doing the hairball thing, more power to you. I'll stick to what I have right now.

Jose Canseco or MLB Players? Which do I believe the most? Jose Canseco who claimed that many MLB (professional baseball) players used steroids or MLB players who denied that it happened -- and that Jose made it up to make money. Who do I believe? I believe Jose.

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That Was Not Me, Manny!

Last night, I saw a guy that looked like a guy I used to date -- Art. Yep, that is his name. Remember him, Chlms, Manny and Jason? When I saw him, I chuckled because a funny thing happened in his apartment during the Gay Pride Weekend in DC about 4 years ago.

Manny, Jason, Art and I along with few others partied 'til maybe 5 AM or 6 AM! Anyway, I neglected to inform Manny and others that Art's friends from North Carolina was "expected to arrive and will use that bed" in bedroom which can be seen from the living room.

Manny and others went to sleep. Art told me that we'll sleep on that bed until his friends arrive, then we move on the floor so they can sleep on the bed. I went along with it.

Eventually, I fell asleep. The couple came, woke us up and kicked us off -- I looked at them, the couple is one big guy (just like me) and one thin guy. I went back to sleep on the floor. About an hour later, Art woke me up and said to be quiet and look at the bed which is about 2 or 3 feet away from me. The big guy was on the top of this guy and was fucking him. I grinned then went back to sleep.

Little did I know that Manny who was sleeping in the living room happened to wake up and saw the fuck as well? He was horrified because he thought it was ME doing that to Art.

The next day at the Festival, Manny said, "You know that I saw you having sex with Art last night?"

I categorically denied it. He insisted that I did. I told him it was that couple, not me. I slept on the floor.

Today, he still thinks it was me.

Which is fine with me.

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HIV Thing

Crystal Meth, know that stuff?

I tried that before in Seattle four years ago, it blew my mind away. It is not something that I can enjoy.

Don't be shocked about drugs -- I adopted the policy from one person who said that if I want to turn against drugs, I have to experience it for myself. So pretty much, I tried a lot of stuff -- 'shrooms, coke, weed, acid, ecstasy, special k, speed, and tina.

Crystal Meth is known as Tina. Which is why you see some people saying, "I hate that bitch, Tina." It is Crystal Meth, honey. Not a person, a thing, really.

Special K and Tina are the only two stuff that I do not like. It burns your nose, 'nuff said. Tina is too weird. Too paranoid but yet it can make you feel so powerful. And the first time I tried, I cannot sleep for 72 hours! My eyes moved too fast, bothering me from getting some sleep.

After that, I came back to the East Coast and vowed that I will not touch Tina. Today, I still hadn't touched it. I had no need nor desire to snort, slam or smoke Tina.

Tina was originally started in rural areas where the hicks/rednecks are too poor to buy cocaine, so they cook it in their homes using various chemicals that you can purchase from a store. Suddenly, it becomes an epidemic. The epidemic overwhelmed the resources of rural folks -- yes, it is cheap to buy Tina than to buy Coke and it lasted much longer. So like any normal business, the attractive of Tina grew so fast that it spreaded to the cities from red states (I'll blame 'em first! LOL!) and it eventually reached the minority groups such as Gays and African-Americans.

Now many Gays like to use Tina because it makes them forget their struggles, it makes them feel powerful, it makes them not to care about safe sex. I noticed the pattern.

I applauded David Staley who blitzed the advertisiing campaign that says, "HUGE SALE! Buy Crystal, GET HIV FREE!"

With lots of "trimming cuts" from the Bush Administration along with complacency, it may serve a huge blow to safe sex concept and increased the numbers of barebacking. Barebacking does not mean that you ride on a horse, honey. It means to fuck without a condom.

Yes, I met some guys who refused to use a condom. Why? Don't ask me why. They simply do and I insisted, they then kicked me out. I had been to different places where Tina played a role in making them feel better.

Why is that it makes them feel better? Lots of reasons, really. Many cannot handle the oppression -- they were denied of their rights as a person -- some conservatives will claim that their rights are NOT denied as a person but as a gay person -- but fuck you, a person applies to *everyone else*. They got rejected by their families, the government and so on. They felt, "What's the point of fighting and pleading?"

There are many reasons that Tina became a hot comodity in minority groups.

I think, it was last year, that I talked to Ben or Manny, I cannot remember which one -- I told them that I predicted that Tina will make HIV mutate into something odd -- apparently, we are getting reports that one person in his 40s here in New York that used Tina frequently and had multiple sex with men i.e. in barebacking activities -- he got a new strain of HIV that resisted the drugs and can progress from HIV into full-blown AIDS in 2 to 3 months.

All I can say is that I was right. And I am not exonerating gays' responsibility to be safe, but I must congratulate the hicks/rednecks for making Tina so popular and thank conservatives, religious and Republicans for making it possible. They are responsible for causing this particular new strain of HIV.

McCock, I don't use Tina and do not do the bareback sex. Being married, you probably barebacked all the time. I ain't surprised that when the girl is not home, it's off to the local park. Please be sure to wear a condom.

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Told You So!

See this?

Once you crossed the line, there is NO turning back.

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To Some, What Does My Attitude Looks Like?

Actually, it's nothing. Let's say that I experienced a lot of things that sometimes I just do not care. I continue to get up in the morning and try to put on an attitude that says, "Oh, too bad for you but I'm going THAT way."

Just like this lady in white dress on your right -- as you can see her face, she simply do not care whether if a problem exists in front of her, she'll just smile and play it along until she gets out of it.

Moody Lady, Old Hag, Timid Guy and Just-Smile-And-Play-Along Gal

The sun sets and rises the next day. Life is like that. At least for me.

But not in drag, of course. After experiencing this at Rock Festival, that was quite enough for me to last a lifetime.

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This Is Awful

Jason Giambi, New York Yankees player who used steroids, kept on apologizing for something he lied to the fans and the world but someone asked him why he was apologizing, Jason could not utter "steroids". For forty minutes, he apologized about lying, but nothing about steroids.

Fans, if you see Jason Giambi getting up on the field, be sure to throw the syringes (with the caps on, please) on the field to ridicule him.

Did Andrew Sullivan walk into a corner and get this look? It looks like he cracked his forehead -- either way, he is so ugh. I'm sorry but ... *shaking my head violently*.

Here is the fun part, when I read it -- I was completely addicted and laughed out of my mind. Enjoy the postcards!

And last, this dude is definitely a dork.

Oh, yeah, Kaybee and I chatted outside of my apartment. We were about a foot away from each other, we were yapping as she was looking for something in her purse. The sidewalk was big enough for anyone to walk around us and go on their own. But apparently, not to this bitch who shoved me and kaybee off when she walked THROUGH us.

kaybee and I could not believe what she did -- kaybee shouted, "Excuse me!" I turned up the volume as I screamed in gibberish trying to say, "EXAACCUYSE MOOOEEEE, BAATTCHHHHHHHHH!"

Well, sue me for not having the best use of speech skills -- I grew up being forced to rub, feel and touch a speech therapist who has 2.6 millions of wrinkles around her face -- to a child, that was a terrifying thing to touch.

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