We have something a little different today on the Spotlight. This time we're focusing on an organization. SMYAL is the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (you can see why they just go by SMYAL!). It's based here in Washington, D. C. , but has branched out into Northern Virginia and Maryland.
An organization like this is needed EVERYWHERE! SMYAL works with queer youth to help them deal with sexuality and gender issues. Here is their mission-
Our mission is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTQ youth as they journey from adolescence into adulthood. To fulfill our mission, we concentrate our commitment and energy on five focus areas: (1) Life Skills & Leadership Development, (2) Counseling & Support, (3) Health & Wellness Education, (4) Safe Social Activities, and (5) Community Outreach and Education.
SMYAL came about in response to cross-dressing youth being seen as mentally ill and hospitalized at the local psychiatric hospital (St. Elizabeths). They started out as a referral service but realized that the main problem facing queer youth was isolation. They started operating a social club out of borrowed space for queer youth so kids could meet in a safe place. Now they have their own Youth Center in its own building.
SMYAL's other services include a hotline for youth, educational trainings for schools, counseling services, sexuality education, HIV testing and counseling, peer support, and activities for youth. SMYAL encourages youth to be leaders and some of its Board members are youth. Another program they have is RYSE (Rainbow Youth for a Safe Education), which is a group of queer kids working to combat bullying in schools.
When I worked on the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard, we got many calls from kids who were either questioning or trying to come out. The number one question they asked was, "Is there anywhere I can go to meet other gay kids?" The relief in their voices when we referred them to SMYAL was incredible. I hope there are organizations like this in other areas. We really need to assist our queer youth as much as possible.
Check out SMYAL's website for more on the great work this organization is doing!
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Hi Kacie! Just realized I never answered your question about Tink. She is doing well and continues to be quite ornery.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your last question in the last thread, I don't think the Moon project or Namath have been settled yet.
The Babblers are right about the pregnancy. Except it's Jake who's pregnant. Check out this pic and tell me I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteIs that Chris in the purple shirt?
ReplyDeleteOk I quess we found out where reeke has been since they upstaged Ryan. They needed to get out of HW. They are both a couple of weasels and everyone there now knows it. Jake sure has packed on the pounds. He looks nasty and actually dirty. The guy helping him is awful cute. Wonder who he is?
ReplyDeleteClarity, I don't see a guy in a purple shirt in the pic you linked. I see a woman in a hat.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I actually thought Jake may been off on his owns omewhere because he may have been angry and embarrassed about what was done to Ryan. What a fool I am. You know what I now offically do not like Jake gyllenhaal. He is not a nice person and not because he is with reese. He is not who I thought he was. I have got to step away for a while.
ReplyDeleteExpecting totally!! Esp in HQ. Poor Jake. Funny how when he was working out hard and riding bikes all the time with Matty and Lance he was healthy and looking mighty fine. Now he goes on walking shopping and coffee photo op marathons with Reese and ends up lame on crutches with a big belly and alot of wrinkles.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Wicked. ITA SMYAL needs to be national. Do they say 'SMYAL' like 'smile'? Good acronym.
Don't tell Reese about RYSE. How she can say bullying is good for children and do the Avon violence against women promo at the same time I'll never know. O my bad, its the $$$ money, that's the reason why.
clarity if you mean the guy in the plum brown shirt helping Jake, no, its not chris.
ReplyDeleteName the baby- yup, it's pronounced like "smile." They do fabulous work with kids. They really let the kids do a lot of the work in the organization too, coming up with programs, deciding what issues to work on, etc. I think the RYSE program was developed by the kids. I love how they build leadership skills in kids and also encourage kids to continue their educations. I would love to know if there are any organizations like SMYAL anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI would really like to know where Austin fits in all of this? or rather why he tolerates. For the good of his bf's career? only I don't think things are actually heading that way...
ReplyDeleteAgree with you, Tom at 7.52. It's all just UGLY.
Steph posted this blurb with the HQ pics-
ReplyDeleteHot young couple Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal head to the airport in Cabo San Lucas after a getaway with Reese's kids Ava Phillippe and Deacon Phillippe. 3.29.08
I'd love to know both where the pics and the blurb came from. So Reese is young, huh? Nice work, PR.
Way to pimp out the kids, Reese! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteWicked,
ReplyDeleteThank you for answering my questions about Tink. How old is
Potter?
My personal opinion is that Jake
and Austin were deeply involved at
one point. Now I honestly do not
know what to think. In some ways,
sometimes I think that Austin has
moved on to someone else.
Someone asked about Jake's web
site. It is still on there about
Reese and Jake thinking about a
wedding and maybe planning a house
together. Lots of times the site
prints news from other sources off
the internet. That site is No. 1
after you google Jake Gyllenhaal.
It's: www.Jake Gyllenhaal.com.
I do think that Jake and Reese
could have handled their relationship better. They did not
have to act so sneaky and lie. I
also think that Jake looked a lot
happier with Austin.
Wicked, I thank you so very much
for answering my questions. The
OMG site is sensational. It is such a shame in Hollywood that
people cannot just be themselves.
Total Stop Loss Weekend move. But remember Dad (Ryan) is busy promoting his movie, so Mom is do something even better -- take us to Cabo. And she said Uncle Jake can come too.
ReplyDeleteI find it really interesting that Reese who never gets papped in public airports has twice. And only with Jake! LA after Rome and now. If I were Reese I wouldn't travel with Jake. He is a magnet for the paparazzi. (ahem)
Do have to say the crutch are doing good things for those arms. And he is getting a good base tan, because what else can you do with a bum foot in Cabo, but park it in a chair and keep busy with a book, a crossword puzzle, your ipod or your computer. Hmmm what is in that backpack again Mr. Gyllenhaal.
Oh and tequila.
"One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor."
Wow, great information a wonderful organization for gay youth, and one of the best songs ever! Working to help kids, in any way, is one of the best things anyone can do. :)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm - I don't know that I'd want to bring my kids to Cabo, I'd want to spend it with my lovah alone, and no laptops (at least not the electronic ones!) ;)
With JFC coming out on Tuesday there could be another surge of Austy press. Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see what the DVD reviews will be for JFC. I think JFC will be better appreciated and recognized in this format.
SYMAL and RYSE are the kind of organizations that are really needed out there. Kids need safe and supporting places and services while they are trying to find their way.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that more kids are finding their sexual orientation at an earlier age and they need things just like SMYAL and RYSE. For many it will be the only support they have or think they have.
My niece is HS and she tells me that there a lot of kids that are out at school and "seriously what is the big deal" about it. My nephew is in middle school and there is a definitely bullying on those who even hint at different.
It is interesting to see the difference between genders (more)and age groups in relation to young adults and the whole date/orientation/growing up.
Wicked who sought the services more? Guys or girls?
Sorry Tom. All the accusations and insults you hurl at Jake makes you sound like a not nice person. None of us know any of these people but I don't think they are doing anything that you have to take so personally. You don't even know if half the things you accuse them of is true. Would you want someone to do that to you and your life? Sure they are public figures but that does not mean they don't have feelings. You sure have forgotten all the good things Jake does.
ReplyDeleteWhat good things Another View?
ReplyDeleteDo paps usually hang around Cabo airport on the off-chance a celeb might be passing through? So the paps were tipped off, no surprise there, but why at the airport? They missed a perfect opportunity to show the Golden Couple strolling on the beach, building sandcastles with the kids,etc etc. Unless of course there were other people on this trip who didn't want to be seen...;)
ReplyDelete^I am sure the staged pics on the beach will appear on next week's tabloids.
ReplyDeleteBeach, bad ankle, crutches. Worse vacation choice ever. Hmmm who picked the vacation spot and who was lame prior to planned Stop Loss Vacation Family Fun a thon.
ReplyDeleteOh I don't know. Could someone be a smart cookie? ; )
... said...
ReplyDeleteWhat good things Another View?
Thanks said I was gonna ask that same question. What good things has Jake done lately? I think those days are long gone another view.
LA Conservation Corp was a week ago. That's a good thing.
ReplyDeleteHow old is
ReplyDeletePotter?
Potter was 5 years old on 3/7. But he's still a big baby! :)
Wicked who sought the services more? Guys or girls?
Guys, definitely. I always thought the girls might have been more intimidated to call. Or more likely to hang up if they made the call. Especially if a guy answered the phone.
I think Jake and/or his PR may feel this PR campaign is helping him. This campaign is probably doing exactly what he wants it to do for the casual Jake fan. A casual Jake fan may have heard the gay rumors but now has seen one or two articles in magazines or stories on the internet about him being with Reese, so they just go with that. And they decide that the reason that everyone thought he was gay was because of Brokeback. The casual fan does not read all the stories like we do, and will not pick up on the contradictions, revisionist history, and outright lies. They'll just believe what they see.
I think in light of these recent pics that this fauxmance will not be ending any time soon. And I really would not be surprised to see them take things pretty far.
Thanks ...
ReplyDeleteYou inspired me to learn the morse code for troll.
- .-. --- .-.. .-..
Thank you! I learned something new.
What good things has Jake done lately?
What good things have we done lately, Tom?
Uncle Jake.
Oi, Special K, You made me spill my coffee :)
Eactly, Dawn. I was going to mention the Scholarship luncheon and reading up on it Jake really became involved and helped out one of the scholarship winners. That is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteWicked you could say a lot of the "info" gotten from posters here is contradictory, revisionist history and outright lies.
More pics you know where
ReplyDeleteWicked who sought the services more? Guys or girls?
ReplyDeleteGuys, definitely. I always thought the girls might have been more intimidated to call. Or more likely to hang up if they made the call. Especially if a guy answered the phone.
Interesting. Since usually girls/women are notably the first to seek help and support in other life situations. Then again, I think for a gay teen guy there is much more fear and isolation in his own peer group than it is with girls.
I also think it equates to how teens can sometimes see sexual orientation - the classic double standard. Girls can be lesbians and that's almost even better especially to some 17 yr old guys who have watched mainstream porn. While for guys, being gay can be seen as them not being a "real man".
Growing up is hard enough, it shows again why services like this are so needed.
That is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteNow we all sound like Martha!
Damn. :)
Have to say this.
ReplyDeleteCabo pics are not a barrel of laughs to see, but I do find my bright spot.
Jake's got his Sox hat back on, and Reese doesn't.
Baseball is back baby. Go Sox!
Special K:
ReplyDeleteYou always seem to find a bright spot in the dark.
Now, that is a good thing!
Go Sox.
^^I guess there's a silver lining no matter what. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks ...
ReplyDeleteYou inspired me to learn the morse code for troll.
- .-. --- .-.. .-..
LOL, Rattler - you are a riot! ;)
Wicked,
ReplyDeleteWhat is your personal opinion on
the fact that Jake and Austin are
still together? Or that they still
see each other on the downlow? I
would like some of the other OMG
blogger's thoughts on this. For
myself, I honestly do not know what to think anymore! Thanks.
I have never seen as many pictures of a couple supposedly seeking privacy for most of these to NOT have been setup by their PR.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen many pictures of Scarlet Johannsen and Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Abby Cornish and Ryan Phillippe or even Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaugn (when they were) dating.
They just didn't need the "push" that Jake and Reese supposedly need. Those are the couples I believe had something going on cause they didn't flaunt it in the media with WEEKLY pictures coinciding with gossip, innuendo and one of their ex's film openings thrown at them.
Also the public at large isn't clamoring for the Jake/Reese pictures. Instead (like most things) the media is trying to "tell" us what we need to see by foisting them upon us. In Jake and Reese's case their people seem to be going with the tactic of beating us over the head with this relationship until you do believe it.
Also, after hearing a lot of Ryan's interviews in Promoting Stop loss he did a LOT to improve his image. It's not just me that feels that way, it seems to be a comment that keeps appearing on sites that have discussed any of his various appearances. Even Howard Stern's fans when calling into the show during Ryan's interview often commented that while they thought he was an asshole before he seems pretty cool.
Hmmm what is in that backpack again Mr. Gyllenhaal.
ReplyDeleteI think Mr. Gyllenhaal has realized that I am extremely jealous of his black Mac. Whenever I spot it, I direct ugly karmic energy towards it. Poor guy. He has to hide it in his backpack. But serves him right.
Mr. G: Do a good thing. Mail me a brand new black Mac.
NETB: @}--}--}-- for calling me a riot. Now, I feel too sexy for my shirt.
^^Awwww, thanks for the rose, Rattler! :*
ReplyDeleteRyan's interview often commented that while they thought he was an asshole before he seems pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI have had the opportunity to observe Ryan Phillippe from close quarters. He is a pretty cool guy.
Ryan is a pretty cool cat.
ReplyDeleteStop Loss was great I hope some of you had the opportunity to see it. No one expected it to be great at the box office but like Flags and Breach it will probably become required viewing in History and Government classes in years ahead.
Ahh, Will and Grace shopping and packing on the pounds, with Grace's two rugrats in tow. Lots of hunky men around for Will to look at when he gets bored (with that bad ankle). Of course, the whole thing is timed to coincide with a movie starring Grace's x-husband *and* the woman he left Grace for, a woman almost ten years his junior. Almost as much of a coincidence as Reeke showing up in NY, and Will's mother and sister just happen to be in Paris. Life's little coincidences.
ReplyDeleteWell, nothing cures bitterness and jealousy like a margarita and shopping with your queer gal-pal, your rug-rats and twenty of your friends from the paparrazzi core.
Oh look, out in the ocean! What do we see? Future Oscars and Golden Globes fading even further into the distance.?
Yes, girls and boys, the whole thing is... what's Jake's favorite word? Hilarious? Actually, the word I would use is a *joke*, and the joke is not on us.
What a mess.
"I think in light of these recent pics that this fauxmance will not be ending any time soon. And I really would not be surprised to see them take things pretty far."
Actually, I think quite the opposite. The entire enterprise reeks (no pun intended) of pr exhaustion. They look like two people dragging each other through a series of boring museum exhibits. All I every see is "are we there yet?"
Observer, I hope you are right.
ReplyDeleteRattler said...
ReplyDeleteWhat good things has Jake done lately?
What good things have we done lately, Tom?
No biggy but I have worked in the Medical field for 35 yrs Rattler. I make sure my patients get the best possible care they can and treat them with respect.
For the last 3 yrs I have worked with Cancer patients. It has been the most rewarding 3 yrs of my career. The job I do right now gives me joy when I see that Chemo although harsh saves lives.
I get to know my patients and I love when they reckonize me and are happy to see me. I actually am excellent at making something unpleasent more comfortable and less fightening for those who are facing life or death.
So I have have done some good things lately Rattler. Have a good day.
Great Out Spotlight today (but aren't they always great anyway?) I checked a bit online Wicked and couldn't find any SMYAL Canadian equivalent but found these two Web sites instead:
ReplyDeleteYoutline Canada
Rainbow Youth Canada
I thought it might be interestnig to mention these Canadian sites since you never know who's watching right? :)
I always thought the girls might have been more intimidated to call. Or more likely to hang up if they made the call. Especially if a guy answered the phone.
I would have thought the exact opposite since girls, even when younger, are usually more willing to talk about their feelings and more likely to seek help. But it's true that even today girls might have an easier time than guys when it comes to sexual orientation, which would mirror what we're witnessing in society at large. So you're most probably right in thinking that the SMYAL receives more calls from boys than girls.
I always find it terribly uplifting to read about how increasingly accepting today's youths are. The statistics about suicides among gay teens are still written in letters of fire in my mind. I just hope I'll still be alive when some announcer comes on to tell us that those monstrous figures are a dreadful remnants of the past.
nothing cures bitterness and jealousy like a margarita...
ReplyDeleteThere is one other cure, IMO.
Posting hateful messages on blogs on a beautiful Sunday morning.
Wicked, How do you say RYSE, like rice or [g*d help us] reece?
ReplyDeleteAlso Wicked: Ava has something on her pack that says Wicked. Does her mother know she's an OMG informant? :O
Rattler, you're not too sexy for your shirt, you're too sexy for your skin. So shed it baby, shed it all off!
Bad Seed: Rattler is a sexy pachyderm. Equipped with two sharp tusks. Their dazzle is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking about Ryan and this and that, just wanna do a bit of Sunday Whining here and say that I'll be on my own (sniff, sniff) to go and see Stop-Loss next week-end since they're not showing any French version of the movie over here. Well, I always prefer to see films in their original language anyway... and I'll be thinking of you, bien sûr! :D
ReplyDeleteHi everybody. For those interested in Shelter, the movie, it will be on TV.
ReplyDeleteRelease dates:
USA 16 June 2007 (Frameline Film Festival)
USA 9 January 2008 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
USA 21 March 2008 (limited)
USA May 2008 (TV premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942384/releaseinfo
There is a official site for the movie:
http://www.heretv.com/sheltermovie/
(here it says Networks April 2008 and under "dates" you can check dates and theaters -but it's a very limited release).
And besides the official site, Shelter has a MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/shelterathere
The trailer for Shelter is at:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4j6jp_shelter-2008-trailer_shortfilms
One last thing, according to the official site, mentioned above, Shelter will premiere exclusively on here! Networks on April 18
(sorry, you'll have to copy and paste the above links).
I knew something was up when I popped in and saw over 40 comments on a Sunday morning. Gag. And right, how many paps hang out at an airport in Mexico.
ReplyDeleteLast night I took another look at the what makes a bad beard thread on DL and saw one post that I thought really sums this up: a beard is supposed to just cover up, not "scrub"--and what is happening here is scrubbing. By that the poster meant the constant, pushing it in people's faces, calling attention to relationship, etc. and that is one of the reasons no one believes it. So maybe we should call in scrubbing, not bearding.
Reading about SMYAL and knowing how many kids are out there struggling, and then to get more Reeke! Very sad.
Tom: Thank you for enlightening me. I must say that I am very impressed. Seriously. No kidding.
ReplyDeleteNow, if Jake had the opportunity, do you think he could slip in a paragraph too?
Rattler is a sexy pachyderm. Equipped with two sharp tusks. Their dazzle is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind? What kind? An elephant with a long memory or a rhino with bad eysight? ;) :D
Frenchy:
ReplyDeleteSince when do rhinos have tusks? :)
In Québec? :) :) :P
An elephant with a long memory would be my choice. Long is the operative word here.
Destiny, what's the title of that "bad beard" thread? I couldn't find anything at DL although I took a look at the straight HW actors post and it was fun.
ReplyDeleteSince when do rhinos have tusks? :)
ReplyDeleteIn Québec? :) :) :P
Wait a minute, wait a minute... They don't have that long hard thing on their head with which they can destroy your car when they charge?
Or maybe I was thinking of delinquent unicorns... ;)
long hard thing...
ReplyDeleteunicorns...
Frenchy, this conversation is going really downhill :P
Frenchy, here's the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.datalounge.com/cgi-bin/iowa/forum/thread/gossip/6244779/page-1.html
I'm sure they picked Cabo because it is close to LA. So who knows how long Jake was actually there. Hell, I wouldn't put it past him to fly down there, pap in tow, meet Reese and kiddies at the airport, and get back on another plane.
One last thing, there is more chemistry in that photo of Jake and the guy in the purple shirt helping him with his backpack (wouldn't you help Jake if you had the chance) than in any picture with Reese.
Hey maybe Reeke had sex in the airplane bathroom again!
ReplyDeleteRattler, good stuff in your posts. Although wishing bad karma on Jake's Mac isn't going to get you one. How about sending it some good karma and you shall receive. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder, TR if you know Ryan (or Reese) so well then how do you think you make your case better by posting negatively on a Jake board? Jake doesn't seem to have anything to do with Ryan and Reese' divorce. That negative energy would be justified to Reese websites but it sure doesn't make me care more about Ryan just because you say he is a cool cat.
Frenchy, this conversation is going really downhill :P
ReplyDeleteOh, you prissy little thing. My thoughts were pure and these rhinos HAVE some sort of TUSK on their head.
Now can somebody come up with the right term so I can keep on pretending to be the most decent and respectable poster on this blog? :D :D
Although wishing bad karma on Jake's Mac isn't going to get you one. How about sending it some good karma and you shall receive.
ReplyDeleteHow true.
Whenever I try to send some: Ding! Cosmic Transaction Error!! pops up. The good karma perhaps comes in fifty $100 bills. :)
Thanks for the link Destiny!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for all these info on "Shelter" Marie. I really wonder if it'll be showing over here. If not, thank God for DVDs!
Now can somebody come up with the right term...
ReplyDeleteHorn.
(Shhhh. Rattler. Shhhh.)
Good stuff the Jeesers and US weekly say the J&R romance started in early 2006 at the Critics Choice awards and at Rendition wardrobe fitting the day after the divorce was filed. btw adultery is defined as sex with another while two people are married to each other, not separated or in the midle of or after filing divorce but while married. got that? and if by Rome pics/same time divorce was granted this 'real romance' had been going on....well guess what Reese is an adulterer too with help from Jake. she might not been first if Ryan cheated before but it doesnt make her any damn better.
ReplyDeleteMy posts aren't negative toward Jake. I don't know him. I did observe and hear from others what Ryan went through during his relationship with Team Reese. Not so much personally with her but professionally. My motivation when I came here initially was to give Jake's fans a heads up about things to come. At that time I posted how I came in contact with RW & RP.
ReplyDeleteI actually really like this blog I think its owners have a unique voice so I'm still here. But I know this is a Jake fan site I try to keep my posting to a minimum. I'm not trying to convert people. Sorry if it seems that way.
Rattler said...
ReplyDeleteTom: Thank you for enlightening me. I must say that I am very impressed. Seriously. No kidding.
Now, if Jake had the opportunity, do you think he could slip in a paragraph too?
Rattler my point is plain and simple. I prefer the Jake I knew between BBM and Rendition. The person we see today is not that same person. No one can change like that overnight. Just the way I see it. It seems to me we have talked about two different people and again I prefer the first Jake.
I also wanna say I am sure we all do good things everyday in our lives whether it is giving our best at work or taking care of our families.
"You know what I now offically do not like Jake gyllenhaal. He is not a nice person and not because he is with reese. He is not who I thought he was. "
ReplyDeleteI have to say Tom I felt this same way a few months ago. But I also had to walk away and take my personal feelings out of it. Now I just see Jake as another actor doing what he feels he has to do to get ahead. I don't hate him I'm just totally indifferent to him now. Sad but true.
I love the fact that SMAL is doing so many great things for teens and that some of them are themselves giving back.
ITA nauticalgirl. I hate the fact that this "relationship" is being forced down my thoat. If it was so real they shouldn't have to do that. I personally think they are just friends but that's still no excuse for this.
On a better note I'm going to try hard to see Stop Loss today even though its rainy and chilly here in ATL.
Have a nice day everyone.
The vultures are coming out of the woodwork. (Sorry for changing the subject from the omnipresent Jake/Reese talk but I had to when I saw this). Supposedly, Heath may have fathered a "love child" with an older woman he had an affair with when he was 17. And of course, now that girl is being introduced as another heir to Heath's assets in addition to Matilda: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23458112-2,00.html
ReplyDeleteI prefer the first Jake.
ReplyDeleteTom: Me too. I am just giving the second Jake a chance, before calling him dirty, actually nasty, and not a nice person. Pardon me if I am being too kind.
TR, don't mind the "you're being negative about Jake" troll, the rest of us here really enjoy your posts. The troll obviously picked up on the chemistry between Jake and purple shirt guy and had to come take out his or her anxiety on OMG.
ReplyDeletePoster could also be pr.
Speaking of trolling, I couldn't resist doing some surfing on other sites this morning, including Perez, which I rarely do, and see that he continues to be on Reese's payroll with a nasty post about Stop Loss. However I was heartened to see most of the posters were people who had seen and liked the movie.
I actually really like this blog I think its owners have a unique voice so I'm still here. But I know this is a Jake fan site I try to keep my posting to a minimum.
ReplyDeletePlease don't do that - I love your posts! :)
sorry that should have read SMYAL in my post.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they picked Cabo because it is close to LA. So who knows how long Jake was actually there. Hell, I wouldn't put it past him to fly down there, pap in tow, meet Reese and kiddies at the airport, and get back on another plane.
ReplyDeleteDestiny ITA. Funny how Jake looked halfway okay and happy in Cabo airport even looking like he was talking to Reese but a few hours later in LAX pics he looks glum and unhappy and as far from Reese as he can get. Re the paps in LAX, wouldnta think he would be getting in between the paps and the Happy Family or away and smiling for the paps to take pics of him so to distract them from the Happy Family? but no, he hung back and away.
ITA about chemmistry.
Frenchy, the Switchboard always got more calls from guys than from women. I think some of that had to do with most of our volunteers being men and women who called would hang up rather than talk to a man. A few women who called actually told me they would call and call and if a guy answered they would hang up and keep calling hoping to get a woman. I think the girls may have done the same thing.
ReplyDeleteSpesh, I think RYSE is pronounced like "rice."
Also Wicked: Ava has something on her pack that says Wicked. Does her mother know she's an OMG informant? :O
I am very, very angry that Ava has stolen my pack. I have asked her nicely to give it back and she just said, "Mommy says I don't have to," and "Finders, Keepers, Losers, Weepers!"
Here's the other angle of one of those pitcures.
ReplyDeleteReese & the kids
And love Deacon's guitar sticking out of Reese's bag. You wonder if he entertained on the plane. : )
Hope you can see Stop-Loss Clarity and I'm looking forward to your comments.
ReplyDeleteNot to add insult to injury here but I'm perversely satisfied to read that no matter where people are the temperature is chilly. ;)
Frenchy, the Switchboard always got more calls from guys than from women. I think some of that had to do with most of our volunteers being men and women who called would hang up rather than talk to a man. A few women who called actually told me they would call and call and if a guy answered they would hang up and keep calling hoping to get a woman. I think the girls may have done the same thing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarifications Wicked. What do you think accounts for the fact that men outnumber women as volunteers? Is it just a matter of how the organization came to be (inception, recruitment, etc.)? I'll speak frankly now: each time I hear about gay teens in the news, they mostly talk about gay boys, rarely girls. And if they do, it's like an afterthought. Is it because girls are perceived as less "threatened" by society standards or simply because they are female?
Ava sure looks mad in those pictures. Reese will clearly do anything for her career, children be damned.
ReplyDeleteAva sure looks mad in those pictures. Reese will clearly do anything for her career, children be damned.
ReplyDeleteThe more I think about it, the more I think Reese might be one of those women who truly thinks she's a lesser entity without a guy. Both image-wise and as a person.
We often talk about her being a terribly calculating image-conscious businesswoman and I think she is but this might be compounted by a certain level of insecurity. Why would she have trapped Ryan with a baby when she was so young to begin with? That wouldn't be the first time such contradictory attitudes are witnessed in one person.
And if I'm correct, she will want to preserve her new "relationship" at all costs. I still think I was right when I presumed this show was for the long term.
And now just for fun, how many of you have turned off the lights yesterday between 8 and 9 PM? I did, but my sister steadfastly refused to postpone our watching of "Out of Africa" so the DVD player stayed "on"!
I did, I did! *raises hand* My house was plunged into total darkness for exactly one hour! ;)
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot about turning off the lights. :-(
ReplyDeleteI think you may be right Frenchy about Reese and feeling the need to have a man around image-wise. Clearly it doesn't have to do with wanting a man relationship-wise, otherwise she would have gotten herself a real boyfriend. I do think she also likes having someone around she can control and push around.
I'm not happy to see these new pictures. Agree that Jake seems to have more chemistry with men than any woman, except maybe for Jennifer A. Even in the Rome pics, he had a glow next to the cutie in the blue scarf, but not next to Reese. His body responds despite what he tells it to do. I just don't know what to make of these pics. I am going to visit my sister for a week in the Tampa St. Pete area. Leave tomorrow. I think I will take a Jake Break during this time and see how I feel when I return.
ReplyDeleteI think Stop Loss is much better than the Perez comments, and hopefully word of mouth will build it's box office. It is quite a coincidence that Reese is so active on the very week her exes movie opens. I think she still has feelings for him. The opposite of love is often not hate, but indifference. She is not indifferent.
Hello, you've reached Flynet.
ReplyDeleteThis is Evelyn, I need a pap.
Oh hi Evelyn, sorry I didn't recognize your voice, new phone. Sure, we'll send one right over.
This one is a bit trickier, I need someone to go down to Cabo. We'll pick up the plane tab of course.
No problem, you know you can count on Flynet for all of your "special" needs.
Oh those pesky Mexican airport paps :)
ReplyDeleteWoah destiny, that was spooky :)
ReplyDeleteM, have a good time in Florida. I hope that even if you take a Jake break you'll still pop by here to chat with those of us who can't quit Jake.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, that is spooky! And yes, flynet has a picture of just the kids in Mexico, with their stamp over it, asking readers to guess who they are.
ReplyDeletePathetic :D
ReplyDeleteWishing M a good break and sending good thoughts to TR.
ReplyDeleteHa, glad to see I was not alone in the dark Netb. :)
ReplyDeleteM, have a good break and enjoy the warmth. And come back to us, no matter what! :)
Oh those pesky Mexican airport paps :)
:D :D :D
No problem, you know you can count on Flynet for all of your "special" needs.
Lol!
Seriously, I'm really curious about who took those pics. ;)
I think I'm getting a little too chatty for my/your own good now. Still too much snow outside and the computer all to myself today. :)
I've been avoiding Reeke but took a look at the Cabo pictures. Nice to see Toothy still likes the touch of a man!
ReplyDeleteI missed your comment Destiny. So you were "not" joking. It's Flynet again!
ReplyDeleteNow let's give credit where credit is due: Jake was damn right when he said this relationship was hilarious! :D
another view said...
ReplyDeleteSorry Tom. All the accusations and insults you hurl at Jake makes you sound like a not nice person. None of us know any of these people but I don't think they are doing anything that you have to take so personally. You don't even know if half the things you accuse them of is true. Would you want someone to do that to you and your life? Sure they are public figures but that does not mean they don't have feelings. You sure have forgotten all the good things Jake does.
another view i totally understand what u r saying. none of us really know these people. when I insult jake it is because he is not living up to the fantasies that i have created about him through so many things he has done. things sure have changed recently and jake has destroyed my fantasy. that why i am angry. this is all about how cool jake came off in the two years between bbm and rendition. now i dont think the things that he is doing is cool. its about me and not about jake. i feel like i lost a good friend.
I feel better knowing the pics were taken by Flynet. Now I know they were tipped off or prearranged. Have we ever seen pap pics of anyone in Cabo before? Not that I can think of. Even if I take a break, I will not leave for good. I'm addicted, good news or bad.
ReplyDeleteThe story about a supposed secret child for Heath is interesting. Even at 17, he liked older women. I take the story with a huge grain of salt. Sounds like he may have not even known about the child. One sexy man though, I do miss him.
Of course it was Flynet.
ReplyDeleteFrenchy, men outnumbering women volunteers is a chronic problem in the DC gay community. Not sure why. One issue is that women don't want to volunteer with an organization that has no already established women volunteers.
I was in the dark with Tink from 8-9. Mrs. was at a church retreat. I told her about it, but they couldn't do because they were doing sacred readings. Kinda need light for that!
http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/reese-witherspoon-and-jake-gyllenhaals-warm-lax-welcome-204163/#blog
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the nanny is handling the kids in Cabo and through the Security process. But it's Reese who walks them through the paparazzi melee.
People has a little blurb about Reeke in its current issue. They are listed as the hottest of the spring fling couples. Pic of Reese at the pig farm is part of it and People says, "They (meaning her and Jake) took her kids to a pig farm." Just one sentence and now Jake was there. So easy.
ReplyDeletetrilobyte said...
ReplyDeleteI've been avoiding Reeke but took a look at the Cabo pictures. Nice to see Toothy still likes the touch of a man!
I totally agree and even if you dislike Reeke you cannot avoid these pictures of the set: Jake with his male assistant:
http://www.iheartjakemedia.com/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=18
http://www.iheartjakemedia.com/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=19
http://www.iheartjakemedia.com/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=17
BTW, who's this guy??
An interesting set of videos for you to watch, think about and perhaps, even discuss.
ReplyDeleteThe Norman Lear Center Panel Discussion
100 - I had to.
ReplyDeleteso did I.
ReplyDelete'I've been avoiding Reeke but took a look at the Cabo pictures. Nice to see Toothy still likes the touch of a man!'
ReplyDeleteWe know what they have for boys like Toothy in Mexico!
Apologises in advance but I'm going to discuss Reese.
ReplyDeleteOkay.. looking at these photos, the one thing that really hits me is the distress the pap attention at LAX causes her children. surely as a mother the last thing you would ever want to cause is that kind of unhappiness (which would nullify any enjoyment of a holiday). I just cannot understand how she can let her kids go through this, and I also cannot understand how Jake can also let this happen. we're talking about a four year old for blimeys sake. What harm can this be doing a poor child.
I find the whole thing mildly (to say the least) repulsive and like Tom from jersey think Jake is somewhat deminished by his involvement (if this isn't how you feel tom i apologise in advance).
I'm beginning to think that Austin is best well out of all this.
The same thing happen to Ryan when he arrived to LAX with his kids. Paps are dirt. One pap followed her to Disneyland and harassed her. They called to cops. He was found dead in his apartment.
ReplyDeleteWhen Ryan was in LAX all of their bags were taken out ahead of them and he waited in the airport with the kids. It seems like the car was pulled to the curb and he picked them both up and went into the car.
ReplyDeleteIt seemed much different and only one picture of them ducking into the car outside the airport was circulated. Now it could be that there were far fewer paparazzi there for that but it did seem better managed. For example the nanny could have easily picked Deacon up and moved alot quicker.
whatever.. this may sound too critical but to my mind Jake's
ReplyDeletea) complicit in trying to derail a former friend's reputation, presona life and latest film;
and
b) using children to promote a 'brand' (which is pretty dead in the water anyway).
surely, if you were famous you would shield your children from publicity as much as you could, to to the extent of them being almost invisible, not parade them about like cattle.
Nice to know someone is as jaded by all this as me:
ReplyDeletehttp://trent.blogspot.com/2008/03/it-just-wont-stop.html
(one day I'll learn to link)
Meg i have been given jake the benefit of the doubt on a lot of things lately. Those days are over. those pics this morning were the final straw in jake is innocent in all of this. Jake has created an entirely new person. he has transformed in front of our very eyes.
ReplyDeleteNothing has changed i still think he is gay, All about image meg and I am now convinced that jake is in the decisions. He is not calling the shots but he knows what is going on.
By the way Pr really messed up by releasing those pictures of jake and the guy helping him. That reminded me of him and austin flirting on the set of TDAT.
Rattler; my bad,I thought you were a sexy rattlesnake not a horned tusked four legged sexy pachyderm.
ReplyDeletefrenchy; I'll go wih you to see Stop Loss. Be right over. lol
Destiny; agree with the idea of Jake not being in Cabo for long. Esp after seeing the big pic of Cabo airport, the pic with nanny holding Deacons hand. the gray luggage box thing on sidewalk is a physical therapy machine, obviously Jake's.[it looks like a bomb!!] But the nanny and kids are looking at it like they've never seen it before. Wouldnta think they'd know wht it is if Jake was using it 3/4 times day for 5 days? Huh.
fyi; I noticed that too that the nanny was with the kids in Cabo [she's always with the kids, hell she's the mother/primary caregiver when it comes down to it, screw biology]but how she 'disappeared' in LAX and Reese makes a big to-do of walking the kids thru ther paps. btw Ava always looks relaxed with nanny, its when she's with Reese that she looks totally stressed out.
frenchy & Destiny; ITA re Reese always needing a man to prop up her ego/image. totally. I think J&R are buddies, maybe in the beginning affectionate [before Jake really knew what she was about] but not sexual. And that they are using their friendship/collaboration to play with their fans and maybe pick up some new ones. To them playing the public is fun and keeps them in the spotlight and their pics in the media. I guess they figure Why Not? they've never confirmed a romance and can always say it was just frienship. This way they both benefit: Reese has a younger hot male actor [who isn't demanding anything more] after being dumped and exposed and Jake has the sucessful family oriented female companion [who doesn't want sex from him so he can go home early] he needs to get rid of the gay rumours.
M; I miss you already.
That is why PR is so desperate that Jake not be papped with anyone else. And it isn't just a gay/straight thing. Just seeing Jake with anyone else makes it clear as day that Jake doesn't even like Reese. They lack chemistry of any kind. Jake would have more chemistry with a corpse than he does with Reese.
ReplyDeleteIt is also clear that Reeke wants to be papped with the kids, and these pictures were clearly arranged, especially on the Mexico side. I don't think that is the case with Ryan.
PITNB:
ReplyDeleteEx-husband Ryan Phillippe confesses that he finds it "bizarre" seeing photos of Reese and Jake together and I must concur. I still have a hard time believing that they are an actual couple ... despite the fact that they do spend a lot of time together. They really look more like friends to me. But whatever they "are" to one another the fact remains that they are pretty much joined at the hip these days ... a fact that we all must deal with as best we can. I choose to live in my happy delusion that Reese and Jake are nothing more than besties who are spending way too much time together because they are both jaded by love. Reese prolly misses the happy days with Ryan and I know that Jake misses the days with Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong
ITA esp on this part "spending way too much time together because they are both jaded by love. Reese prolly misses the happy days with Ryan and I know that Jake misses the days with Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong"
ITA esp on this part "spending way too much time together because they are both jaded by love. Reese prolly misses the happy days with Ryan and I know that Jake misses the days with Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong"
ReplyDeleteWhats the odds that Matthew and Lance had to break up that threesome because everyone began questioning their sexuality once they started hanging out with Jakey.
http://socialitelife.buzznet.com/2008/03/30/jake_gyllenhaal_must_be_totally_into_reese_witherspoon.php#more
ReplyDeleteMore pictures where you can clearly see the nanny is in charge of all things Ava and Deacon related.
Thanks Bad Seed, I have not left quite yet, but I do have a 100 chores to take care of before I leave. Can't seem to tear myself away afterall. Just took a break and looked through all the pics on IHJ, enlarged and slowly. The only time either is smiling is at someone else, not each other. In the shots where they are looking at each other, no smiles, no warmth, very stoic faces. Jake is spending a lot of time with her, but as PINB points out, he hung with Matt and Lance for a long period too. The missing link in all this is Austin. Where is he and what is he up to.
ReplyDeleteWhats the odds that Matthew and Lance had to break up that threesome because everyone began questioning their sexuality once they started hanging out with Jakey.
ReplyDeleteWow. Just wow.
You just took this blog to a whole new level, in an instant.
Unbelievable.
Wow. Just wow.
ReplyDeleteYou just took this blog to a whole new level, in an instant.
Threesome, I think you just won yourself a new admirer! ;D
For my part, I think The Summer of McBongo/Armstrong was part fun/part professional agreement that would have stopped at some point anyway.
Someone (hjulia?) really needs to find out what Austin is doing.
ReplyDeleteBy the way Rattler, I just finished listening to the Norman Lear clips you linked above. Very, interesting stuff that covers a lot of topics we discuss here.
ReplyDeleteHow about posting more stuff like that in the future? ;)
I started looking at the videos you posted Rattler. Thanks for doing that!
ReplyDeleteThey are really interesting looks at the discussion of being gay and HW. I think a lot of people here would find these interesting. I hope more people take a look at them.
It is great discussion, and interesting mix of a panel. Actors, reports, agents, publicists, executives.
I want to see what other's think. I hope we can discuss it here.
Why even bring them - because it was a family vacation. Jake probly showed up just the last couple of days. After being papped 3 times without Reese [and consider that the last time with Reese was when she was coldly walking ahead of him while he hobbled on crutches, 'what a bitch' was in comments sections all over the gossip sites] and then the US weekly story, Jake HAD to be seen with Reese or else.
ReplyDeleteJust like I said the nanny takes care of the kids 80/90% of the time. They're just a photo accessory for Reese when its convenient or when she wants sympathy against the 'Evil Paps'. and btw let's not confuse Ava 'looking mad/upset when she's being papped' with Ava
looking mad/upset when she's with Mom. There's a big difference between the two. There's plenty of times Ava's papped without Mom [like with Dad/Abbie/others] and she looks fine like a normal little girl. Its when she's with Mom that she looks unhappy, afraid and stressed. Sometimes kids know more than we give them credit for.
The is the panel for the discussion that Rattler linked.
ReplyDeleteThe Norman Lear Center presents a discussion on sexual orientation, "The Glass Closet: In and Out in Hollywood and Washington." Panelists include actor Wilson Cruz, PR veteran Howard Bragman, film critic David Ehrenstein, USC Annenberg professor Larry Gross, LGBT journalist Karen Ocamb, entertainment columnist Ray Richmond, entertainment reporter Greg Hernandez and OUT blogger Shana Krochmal
don't jake and reese really need to start thinking about their carbon footprint. isn't all this flying beginning to look a little environmemtally unsustainable... surely having a big ranch a few hours from LA means you don't have to make these unsustainable flights.
ReplyDeleteThose Norman Lear Center videos are terrific. I've always liked Wilson Cruz, and he is just great talking about his experiences coming out.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a interesting point that some of the people who are most reluctant to cast gay actors out are those who are gay themselves.
ReplyDeleteAnd another one is the call for putting pressure not on the actor but on the institutions that are creating the climate to keep actors in.
How about posting more stuff like that in the future?
ReplyDeleteIf you inspire me like that, Frenchy, I will have to :)
Here is something for you to enjoy:
Montreal skyline at 8pm yesterday.
Guys, this could be the most important thing I ever post in terms of improving the quality of the blog. I have added a link in the sidebar to that website that included instructions on making clickable links. Thank you HTML Tag-Challenged for finding that! All you have to do is click on it and the instructions are there. Please try it. If you mess up and post something weird, we'll delete it, it's no big deal. And if you have questions, ask. If I can figure out how to go into the template and edit the HTML code using Blogging for Dummies and Creating Web Pages for Dummies, you guys can figure out how to link!
ReplyDeleteFrenchy, men outnumbering women volunteers is a chronic problem in the DC gay community. Not sure why. One issue is that women don't want to volunteer with an organization that has no already established women volunteers.
ReplyDeleteWicked, do you think this might be caused by women already volunteering in other organizations geared towards women? Or maybe they're already active in other fields (shelters for abused spouses and their children, homelessness, etc.) and a "tradition" has yet to been established in the gay community?
Special K:
ReplyDeleteI was struck by one particular statement. Actors are forced to choose between personal happiness (with their same-sex partners) and their careers. It seems they have a choice. Why should it be a choice? Why can't one have both?
I think we have been harping on this aspect of Jake's dilemma since past 15 months or so, have we not?
I was struck by one particular statement. Actors are forced to choose between personal happiness (with their same-sex partners) and their careers. It seems they have a choice. Why should it be a choice? Why can't one have both?
ReplyDeleteCruz (it's him I think) is also mentioning the generational aspect of the problem. Saying that people who grow up with gay characters on syndication will be more open in the future.
I agree that the age factor of the producers themselves might be playing a role here. The Geffens of this world didn't grow up in a very gay-friendly society didn't they?
While we are at it, I found this tête-à -tête (back and forth conversation) between Ian McKellen and Brandon Fraser in Gods and Monsters very well enacted. Notice the mischievous use of cigar as a phallic symbol and the various reactions of Brandon.
ReplyDeleteGods and Monsters
Is it possible that older gay (and closeted) male producers are enamored by straight handsome male actors? Are they driven by a sense of hedonism that Ian talks about in this clip?
I was struck by one particular statement. Actors are forced to choose between personal happiness (with their same-sex partners) and their careers. It seems they have a choice. Why should it be a choice? Why can't one have both?
ReplyDeleteIt should be both, you shouldn't have to choose. No one should have to.
I do find the comments made that HW is still doing the same thing they did 40, 50, 60 years ago. Right now as much as they say they are not a Jack Warner or Louis B Mayer but they really are. Change must happen in the institutions of HW as well.
But we are starting to see changes. Let's hope those changes continue.
I remembering something that Ted said about Toothy. That BF Tile/Gray Goose believes that they could have it all, and that's why Toothy adores him.
Two str8 guys one spends a lot of time on a blog which is mostly devoted to gay issues and Jake is obbsessed with Rufus. With all due respect that seems to send a certain message.
ReplyDeleteTom:
A straight guy curious about gay issues is sending a certain message? Man, you disappoint me. You truly lost all my respect today.
So I hang out with a lot gay friends, like Rufus, and support same sex marriage in Massachusetts. What does that make me?
ReplyDeleteIt makes me someone who has great friends, likes great music and believes that everyone should have equality.
Let's remember that everyone who comes here from different places and different parts in there lives. This is a place that all can come together and not be afraid to come here. It doesn't matter who you are or what you id yourself as, all are welcome here and we need to remember that when talking to each other. Each person deserves respect.
ReplyDeleteCalling people out is not cool in my book.
I remember something that Ted said about Toothy. That BF Tile/Gray Goose believes that they could have it all, and that's why Toothy adores him.
ReplyDeleteYeah that GG believed he and TT could lead a normal life (sigh). The interesting thing is that Cruz seems pretty happy with his career now, saying he still works regularly even if he's out.
So yeah, there's hope... for somebody, somewhere to go over the rainbow! :)
It Just Won't Stop
ReplyDeleteThe unceasing relationship between Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal continues to solider on (no matter how hard I keep wishing it into nonexistence) as we check out new photos of the couple making their return to LA from a quick holiday in Mexico with Reese's children Ava and Deacon. For some reason completely unknown to me, GyllenSpoon just keeps going and going and going ... check it out:
Ok guys, you have to check this out and tell me which one is your favorite: Miss Bloom is actually kinda really cute!
ReplyDeleteGender Bender
Mrs. Bean!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Bean!!
Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Bean.
I noticed your new avatar, Frenchy.
I miss Ben's Deli.
Thanks for the Gods and Monsters' clip.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible that older gay (and closeted) male producers are enamored by straight handsome male actors? Are they driven by a sense of hedonism that Ian talks about in this clip?
Yes and Yes.
And wow watching that clip makes you to start looking for Sigmund(Freud) sitting in the corner.
Mrs. Bean looks like surprised Jane Horrocks/Amy Sedaris/and Helen Mirren with really bad plastic surgery mix.
ReplyDeleteSpecial K, Mrs. Bean just tickled me to death. I want her to make lots of cucumber sandwiches for me.
ReplyDeleteDear Rattler: Are you a woman? You seem to have problems with women? Reese can raise her children any way she see fit. This reminds me of the hate that Hillary Clinton is receiving. Men are afraid of strong women.
ReplyDeleteJudy Law is not bad either and Joaquina Phoenix was reminiscent of Jennifer Jason Leigh. :D
ReplyDeleteAnd how about Jane Gyllenhaal? I liked her too. Not a classical beauty but a lot of personality and photographed at a flattering angle IMO. I hope her publicist won't have her get a nose job! :( ;)
Mrs Bean and a knife to make thinly sliced cucumbers is a recipe for tragedy or is that comedy? : )
ReplyDeleteIf you want to call someone out for something they said on the blog, that is fine. But calling someone out about anything else is crossing the line. That post has been deleted.
ReplyDelete"That is why PR is so desperate that Jake not be papped with anyone else. And it isn't just a gay/straight thing. Just seeing Jake with anyone else makes it clear as day that Jake doesn't even like Reese. They lack chemistry of any kind."
ReplyDeleteI agree with the first part, but not the second. I think that he likes her, and is genuinely thankful for her companionshiop and unswerving emotional support. Let's face it; we don't see him with too many people in LA right now. We see her with other people, including her immediate family, all the time. She is a supportive friend who will never trash him in public. Given how flaky his other acquaintances are in HW, Reese is a blessing.
But, he's caught in the web of deceit and lies, constructed primarily for his benefit, not hers, and he can't get out. Until his personal settles down, he's going to need her emotionally, not sexually. I think that he's put his libido on hold.
Oh, and by the way, the crutches are a psychosomatic metaphor for his current emotional state : sometimes he has to lean on Reese, sometimes he has to lean on the crutches, but right now, Jake has to lean on somebody. His family and best friend aren't around, and I don't think that he trusts anyone in HW as far as he can spit.
Emotionally, his life is a mess.
Feel better Tom!
ReplyDeleteMrs Bean and a knife to make thinly sliced cucumbers is a recipe for tragedy or is that comedy?
ReplyDeleteOw. Ow. Ow.
Tragedy for sure.
Take it easy, Tom.
ReplyDeleteI am cool with you.
Tom asked me to delete his last post, so I did.
ReplyDeleteCome back hale and hearty Tom.
ReplyDeleteIs it me or does Tammy Cruise look a bit, uh, comfortable?
ReplyDeleteThat's very interesting Trent would say that about Jake/Reese considering he's usually VERY open-minded when it comes to Jake's relationships, be it with women or men. For him to say that, he must have reason or maybe he senses something or he knows something.
ReplyDeleteIs it me or does Tammy Cruise look a bit, uh, comfortable?
ReplyDeleteHe... er she does, doesn't she Odd? :D
I'd like to remind people that all week long I won't be able to lurk nor post at OMG so I think I've been overcompensating today! ;)
Frenchy, do you change your hairstyle as often as your avatar? :)
ReplyDeleteWicked, do you think this might be caused by women already volunteering in other organizations geared towards women?
Women volunteer in other organizations period, no matter if the cause is women-centered or not. Animals, kids, economic justice, you name it. Gay men often volunteer in organizations that benefit gay men. I'm not saying they don't volunteer anywhere else, but they definitely put their time into their own community.
Women volunteer in other organizations period, no matter if the cause is women-centered or not.
ReplyDeleteITA. I was mentioning women-geared services in particular because of what you said about the lack of female help to answer young lesbians. I was wondering if perhaps their absence at the SMYAL was precisely caused by their being active elsewhere.
Frenchy, do you change your hairstyle as often as your avatar? :)
Thank God no! But you should see the collection of styles my poodles have been sporting along the years - I'm my dog groomer's best friend indeed! :D
Actor are not deserving of your worship. They are not what they seem.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Steward had a spastic colon.
Spencer Tracy ate his own ear wax.
Cary Grant drank his morning coffee out of a baby bottle.
Bette Davis could perform auto-lingus.
Timothy Carey ate the boogers he found on the underside of the restaurant tabled.
Rock Hudson did not have toenails.
Lee Marvin used to drive out to Leo Carrillo state beach so he could cry at the sunset, alone.
Richard Burton vomited at the sight of pink shoes.
Katherine Hepburn used to cup her own farts, smell them, and proclaim, These are the best scrambled eggs I've ever had.
Shelley Winters wore a diaper until she was 36 years old.
Marilyn Monroe wiped incorrectly, front back to front.
Doris Day owns the largest collection of Stalinist memoribilia west of the Rocky Mountains.
William Holden drank his own piss.
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2008/03/just_look_away.php
Bette Davis could perform auto-lingus.
ReplyDeleteIf auto-lingus means what I think it means, she was one hell of a lucky girl. :D
And that's a wrap for me tonight. Sleep well everybody!
the bracelet Jake is wearing in the Cabo pics is the Avon bracelet!!
ReplyDeletebtw the 'stars arent what they seem' post makes me sick. NOT what I wanna read about or see. wtf does it have to do with this blog?? wish it would be deted, sorry.
ReplyDeleteEveryone here knows "what's best for Jake". He should leave hollyweird and declare he's gay. Do you think anyone else would follow him out of the closet? Like AfterElton said he would be hounded by talk radio and shunned by hollywood.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about Trent, I thought he'd previously believed Reeke. Just shows that the more they push this the more people question it.
ReplyDeleteEver since Reeke I've thought the summer of Mance was an attempt to "butch" up Jake, and it backfired.
Thanks for the links Rattler, I haven't had a chance to look at them yet, but I will. Regarding the casting directors, I remember reading an article that talked about that.
I found all the morphs scary, so I didn't linger long enough to pick a favorite.
Ever since Reeke I've thought the summer of Mance was an attempt to "butch" up Jake, and it backfired.
ReplyDeleteJake is just not a butch guy and that's his appeal, but he's still way more butch when he's with Austin, cuz at least then he knows what he wants and isn't afraid to go for it. Now he's just a wimpy second banana seemingly at the beck and call of Reese.
8:50, you don't know Jake, stop posting as though you do. We are as unconvinced by this theory as by your previous one (gay but celibate).
ReplyDeleteBond said ...
ReplyDeleteHis family and best friend aren't around, and I don't think that he trusts anyone in HW as far as he can spit.
Really? What happened?
His family, friends and colleagues don't like him any more? Since when?
Given how flaky his other acquaintances are in HW, Reese is a blessing.
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Uh didn't we just see his best friend recently? If his parents and friends have truly left his side, maybe it's because they don't know who he is anymore.
ReplyDeleteYou know I'm not offended by Jake bearding. I understand why he's doing it. I'm offended by his choice of beard because he could have picked someone who fit him better in every way.
And if you consider Reese a blessing, look at the way her own daughter reacts to her.
I'd rather be alone than be one of Reese's possessions.
Speaking of the kids, wasn't the fact that Reese only supposedly used nannies when she was working, one of the Reesefans points of why she was the most amazing woman in the world? Another one debunked.
TR, I really enjoy your posts and I like hearing about Ryan too. Don't stop posting.
I really hope that Jake does what
ReplyDeletemakes him happy. I also hope that
with the DVD of JFC, we will see
some Austin on some of the shows
doing publicity.
I had to go to the doctor for my
checkup Friday March 28th. I have
been spitting up blood for a couple of months and my doctor wants me to have an ultrasound on
my liver on Thursday, April 3rd.
I have been having some pain in
my abdomen so he really scared me
by telling me that there is a small chance that it could be a
tumor or even liver cancer. Say a
prayer for me and keep me in your
thoughts. I have not told anybody
and I am really scared. That's why
I am not going to be blogging any
more this week.
If Jake really loves Austin as
Ted always seemed to think, he had
better hold on tight. I just hope
that Jake and Austin really do not
get hurt.
Is there anyplace where I could
get all Ted's articles and blind
items on Toothy and his Grey Goose? Please let me know.
In my opinion, I personally have
always thought that Jake is bi. If
he has chosen Reese, I truly do
wish him the best. I also wish much happiness and success to both
him and Austin in the future.
Just out of curiosity, I know that Ted said that Toothy's bf was
well endowed but did he ever say
that Toothy was well endowed? Can
anyone answer that question?
One more question-was Ted the
only one that thought that Jake was gay or bisexual?
Please forgive such long post.
Just take extra good care of yourselves and be thankful for your blessings.
I was able to see Stop-Loss tonight and I have to say that I was impressed. I went with a film/video maker and although neither of us are into war films we felt the characters were totally believable right from the start and quickly got into the storyline. The performances were top notch. Kudos to Ryan, Channing, Abbie and JGL. Although we disagreed on the ending we had to admit that we liked the film overall.
ReplyDeleteRe: Norman Lear Panel. Good points on all sides. I had to go with Cruz on this one though. It’s a personal choice bottom line.
Re: Gender Bender. Thanks for that one Frenchy. That was hilarious. I thought Miss Bloom won hands down : )
Re: Cabo Vacation: Wow. Looks like those pics really made the rounds. We got the happy couple from every angle. Lol. I felt bad for the kids though. Too bad they had to take the weight of mommy having a vacation with her “boyfriend” **rolling eyes**
p.s. I will say a prayer for you Kacie
Kacie
ReplyDeleteYou are in my thoughts and prayers.