Wednesday, April 15, 2009

It's Taxing

Gjelina's Patio

"Jake Gyllenhaal, enjoying a late lunch with a guy pal on the patio at Gjelina restaurant on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Calif. The actor sipped water with lime during his quiet meal of thin-crust pizza. "It seemed like a really relaxed lunch," says an observer, noting that even ultra-trendy patrons of the hip local spot were rubbernecking for a peek at the actor. "They lingered for a while." -- People April 15, 2009

"late lunch"
"guy pal"
"quiet meal"
"really relaxed lunch"
"even ultra-trendy patrons of the hip local spot were rubbernecking for a peek"

Hmmmm...... this doesn't sound like his standard business lunch. ; )







A few months earlier:

Accountant: "Jake, there are few things I need to go over that you have marked as business expenses."

"Go For it. "

"January 20th - Breakfast."

"Business"

"February 29th - Coffee"

"Business"

"You have a receipt for a black and blue plaid shirt , it's written here lumberjake or is that lumberjack ?"

"Business"

"What about the other plaid shirts you've been seen them? With the birds?"

"No, that's personal."

"You had no expenses for a trip to NY late February?"

"Not my business expense."

"Huh?"

"Don't worry about it."

"Coffee - March 15th?"

"Business. Look if there its for two coffees and that's it - BUSINESS!"

[Accountant --- going through a stack and pushing a big stack over to the side]

"And you put in everything for your gas and mileage?"

"Yes."

"Ok. Receipts for Charleston?"


"Well there's no money from the production company so make that business, except anything dated around May 1-3 - send to Evelyn."

"What about a dinner in a place called Zaytinya in DC ?"

"BUSINESS. It's Business If I marked it business it's business."

"Ok. Ok Jake."

"I just have to make sure - I mean I need to make sure if the IRS decides to audit you, why you wrote off everything as business. I mean it might look a little odd that everything with your ... uh well..."

"yes..."

"Ms Wi... well you know... the person you are "dating" marked business
Like this ... your birthday, dinner .... how can that be business?
I mean you had to buy your own birthday dinner ?"

"Yes"

"Damn, that's getting the business"


For those in the U.S. who have not filed their taxes yet, today's your last day.
(Hey I might see you in the line...ahem)





A sobering thought and an OMG rewind from last year on this day.

"For gay couples, the April 15 tax filing deadline can be a reminder of the disparities they face, even in a nation that is becoming more accepting of same-sex couples.

Gay couples often pay higher taxes because they don't get the federal tax benefits that go with marriage. And for couples in state-sanctioned domestic partnerships, civil unions, or same-sex marriages, filing federal income taxes can involve doing three sets of paperwork instead of one." - The Advocate (Online 4/8-4/12, 2008)

Check out the rest of the article

The Advocate

and another article about federal rights for same sex couples

Massachusetts couples suing for Federal Rights


But change is happening. Things are changing each and every week, like Iowa, Vermont.
And this week.

New York Gov. David A. Paterson, tomorrow will announce plans to introduce legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of New York.

Change is happening. Change is happening. Change is happening. Hello California...

143 comments:

  1. Shit, this lunch sighting sounds great but it's from "people" !!!!

    Can we trust "People" lol?

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  2. I usually don't find ethnic, racist, sexist, or sexual orientation "jokes" funny in any way. They may sound innocent, funny ha-ha, but just think back to how these things originated and the pain minorities have gone through, and it's no laughing matter. Especially on a blog dedicated to ending discrimination and fighting for the rights of same sex couples. I'll try to scroll by in the future, but I can't guarantee I won't call it out.

    Glad to hear the good news about New York and gay marriage. It's rather embarrassing about California, shows you that religion should keep its nose out of matters of state. Causes nothing but trouble every time - more misery has been caused in the name of religion than anything else. :(

    Sorry to be a killjoy.

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  3. Sorry if I offended anyone.

    My apologies.

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  4. Do we know who the guy friend was?

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  5. Tom

    Well, wearing my rose colored glasses, images of two guys on bikes still in my head, a relaxed and quiet meal .... I'm going to say ... Austin. : )

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  6. Spesh, it's not, this blog is a godsend! Nothing you or Wicked have ever said is offensive. Just the opposite. :) It's whoever is making the Asian comments, the Middle Eastern curly haired woman comments, the Jewish comments, the gay jokes, etc.

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  7. I almost don't even care what Jake is doing anymore - maybe that will change when a movie comes out. :)

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  9. Jersey Tom said...
    That right Spesh your our Crackling Rosy:-)


    Also dont be ridiculous Spesh. I agree with Killjoy 100%. Yourself and Wicked would be the last two people who would offend anyone in that way.

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  10. "Can we trust "People" lol?"

    It is easy:

    If the sighting would have been with Reese W., "People" is lying, PR driven and trying to push the "Jake is straight" agenda.

    If the sighting is with a guy (who could be Austin) "People" is a reliable, serious source.

    Get it?

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  11. If it was Reese, they would have her name would be bold and first not his, sat on the front sidewalk no table no problem, Jake wouldn't be relaxed and no lingering.

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  12. ^^lol

    Don't get me wrong, I love the pics of J&A, but so what if PR throws us a bone every now and then? There's still the none-to-subtle reminders of Reeking still going on, whether real or fake.

    Plus, that's not the only thing - Jake isn't the same person I first noticed in BBMt, Heath is gone, so it's entirely different now, everything's changed. Even my hub, who cannot stand my J&A and BBM talk, will admit that with Heath's career about to take off, it's a terrible loss. But we'll see what happens when Jake's movies are released.

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  13. Dear Ted:You really know how to create a riot on certain sites with your cryptic Toothy comments. Here is my guess: Are Toothy Tile and Grey Goose Supernatural boys Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles?
    —Paula

    Dear Decoder:
    You've got the wrong boys, sorry babe. Think slightly less supposedly angelic, but just slightly.

    Dear Ted:
    This is a serious question so I expect a serious answer. You yourself have said that Toothy is firmly cemented in the closet. I also think that all hope is gone and that Toothy will never come out. So why do you keep the Toothy Tile saga alive? Is it that you're afraid you will lose too many readers or a more personal reason? I would love to hear an honest answer.
    —A heartbroken Toothy fan

    Dear Tears for Tooth:
    Because Toothy's decided this is far from over, not I, trust.

    Dear Ted:
    I've been on vacation with no access to the Internet and I really needed my Ted fix. Now that the Mel Gibson divorce is public, is he Grey Goose?
    —Strayerch

    Dear Det. Demented:
    How much tequila did you have on that trip?

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  14. LOL, I love this post today Special. Jake sure ran up the business expenses this year.

    The tax issue for gay people is really inheritance taxes, which married people are exempt from to a large extent. There has been a lot of speculation that Annie Liebowitz's cash problems were due to paying inheritance taxes after Sontag died.

    Is that a photo of Jake at the restaurant--or just a photo of the restaurant? I can't tell.

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  15. Loving this song WickedKnew you would! This had "Spesh" written all over it.


    Now that the Mel Gibson divorce is public, is he Grey Goose?WTF?!!!!!

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  16. "I usually don't find ethnic, racist, sexist, or sexual orientation "jokes" funny in any way. They may sound innocent, funny ha-ha, but just think back to how these things originated and the pain minorities have gone through,"

    Oh jeeze. I mean I agree but no fucking way what I said about my Asian gf telling me I couldn't wear socks with flip flops was a racist joke. (If anything it was her being prejudiced against me.) But really, come on. Just because someone mentions cultural differences or nuances, ones that the people themselves laugh about, doesn't make it hateful and racist. I'm sorry I even related it. Next time if I ever tell of any personal experiences I'll leave out any references to gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origins, age, weight, height, tiny/not tiny, chin size, penis size, etc. in case someone finds any of it offensive and hateful.

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  17. Empty space, I personally did not find your story at all offensive. I thought it was your experience with wearing socks with sandals and you were sharing it. That's how I took it.

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  18. Just got back from having a tooth pulled. Just making tax day even more fun.

    No, that's not a picture of Jake there, but just a picture of the patio from inside the restaurant. There are other pictures of the patio are from the street and it is kinda down a path and tuck off the street. This is not the Ivy or even Joan's on 3rd of Urth Cafe where you are right out front.

    Gibson as the Goose? Ha!! Sammy Hagar couldn't make enough Cabo Wabo tequila.


    "Because Toothy's decided this is far from over, not I, trust."I don't know about you - I see this as a good sign. I don't expect overnight, but I see something positive in that answer. You don't have to agree, you can just blame my rose colored glasses.

    Jared and Jensen - now there's another twosome

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  19. Think I'm donning some rose tinted specs as well Special. That restaurant looks really nice doesn't it, just the place for a long lingering lunch with a long legged lovely (sorry coudn't help that).

    Hope the tooth aint too sore.

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  20. a long legged lovelyI like that description.

    I think Ted's answer about TT is a response to the photos we've been getting lately. I doubt Ted knows anything and probably wouldn't have answered that question if it was business as usual, i.e., the past couple of years.

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  21. Strange, even though I started a new paragraph with some lines in between, my comment on Meg's description ran into what I put in italics.

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  22. plus ca change......April 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    March 5, 2005

    Jake Gyllenhaal, grabbin' some Cali-esque grub at Basix Café. Boys Town. Gabbing fer days with a guy-pal, Jake-poo, decked out in a white sweatshirt hoodie and jeans, covered up his buzzed noggin with a red baseball cap.

    The sensitive hunks lingered on fer over an hour, smiling, exchanging childhood stories--with a bit of misty-eyed emotion even? Hey, take it up with my WeHo Desk, 'kay?
    ***
    Does sound familiar.......

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  23. But really, come on. Just because someone mentions cultural differences or nuances, ones that the people themselves laugh about, doesn't make it hateful and racist.For one, you don't lump everyone together into one indistinguisable group. Secondly, not everyone in that group has the cultural differences you mention, nor do they find it funny. Just because your supposed gf does, doesn't mean everyone in that ethnic group does. IMO, at best, these kinds of comments are ignorant and insensitive. At worst, they open the door to what is unacceptable, and desensitize people to serious issues. Why even go there? Is it that important for you to run off at the mouth, or can you consider your audience first?

    I'm sorry I even related it. Next time if I ever tell of any personal experiences I'll leave out any references to gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origins, age, weight, height, tiny/not tiny, chin size, penis size, etc. in case someone finds any of it offensive and hateful.Good idea. Only trouble is, someone keeps forgetting this and keeps posting.

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  24. "Can we trust "People" lol?"

    It is easy:

    If the sighting would have been with Reese W., "People" is lying, PR driven and trying to push the "Jake is straight" agenda.

    If the sighting is with a guy (who could be Austin) "People" is a reliable, serious source.

    Get it?
    Yeah, and Reeke fans are never hypocritical *rolls eyes*

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  25. hilarious . . . notApril 15, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    ones that the people themselves laugh about . . .There's such a thing as in-group humor, in which members of the in-group laugh about absurd names they have been called, or wear them as badges of honor, and find humor in the way they have been treated. An outsider usually isn't given the same leeway (possibly very very close friends or family would be), because the ingroup shares the same painful history. It's a bittersweet humor.

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  27. The curly-haired comment was from I believe this same person, I could be wrong. I love you guys, but you are painlfully naive at times. Just because this person claims to be who they are, doesn't mean it's true - we have no idea who posts here, except for the people who have actually met.

    This person judged the curly-haired assistant to be of Middle Eastern descent and homophobic because of their supposed religion, and influencing her client's career negatively because of it, all by looking at a picture, no more information than that. Half the world has dark curly hair. Then we had the Native American comment, the all Asians wear . . . comment. Seems more than a coincidence to me.

    That is wrong, and I'll call bigotry when I see it. No need to sugar coat it, or worry about the bigot's feelings. Seems the lesser of the two.

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  29. I have to say I found the comments about the 'supposed' middle-eastern lady with 'nasty' (what was that about?) curly hair totally uncalled for. I feel sorry for whoever made them.

    Would LOVe to know who was the friend Jake had lunch with. It has been a few days of going out and doing things without reese. GOOD!

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  31. ^^That person, who I believe made what they thought were clever posts, came here to stir, and they succeeded. Some will use anything they can to stir the pot - we usually ignore, but some things shouldn't be ignored, and are an embarassment to our blog, like theses kinds of comments.

    In the interest of peace, I'll end my rant. :)

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  32. Happy B Day PR Girl. Have a fun day.

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  33. baby blankets from previous page... I appreciate the attempt at rebuking a possible troll, but all it does it shows your complete ignorance on the subject, I am afraid. Arm and leg warmers are definitely NOT for extreme weather, just to cover you up exactly in the conditions you describe and then remove them easily once it gets warmer. Do your research before improvising as a so-CAL biker.

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  34. I always take sightings with a grain of salt, some more than others, depending upon the source and who is in them.

    Reeke sightings are suspect because we all know for a fact that pr has an agenda.

    Any other sightings, well, they may or may not be pr-driven. If this one falls into that category, then I think the more interesting question, Oh Please", is not why we believe this one, but why would pr plant this one? Since you seem to think we shouldn't believe this one either, you must suspect pr.

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  35. ***Just because this person claims to be who they are, doesn't mean it's true - we have no idea who posts here, except for the people who have actually met.***

    That's why I choose to give people the benefit of the doubt and believe they are benign until they prove otherwise.

    Just talked to PG and birthday greetings ARE in order.

    Happy birthday PG!!!

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  36. Jake G. Uses Protection

    Jake Gyllenhaal has used the strong arm of the law -- again -- to fend off the paparazzi.

    Jakie G. flagged down a Santa Monica cop for the second time in two weeks, complaining the pappers were on his tail. Unclear what the motorcycle officer did, but Jake went on his not-so-merry way without further incident.

    TMZ

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  37. Just talked to PG and birthday greetings ARE in order.How did you sneak that one past us. You only get to do that once PG.

    Happy Birthday PG!!!Have a wonderful birthday AND CAKE!!

    And may you have a even more wonderful year ahead. (((PG)))

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  38. The last bike pics from the street are gone from IHJ. Only the posed ones in front of the Chin's community gate are left. Wonder of wonders.

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  39. Jakie G. flagged down a Santa Monica cop for the second time in two weeks, complaining the pappers were on his tail. Unclear what the motorcycle officer did, but Jake went on his not-so-merry way without further incident.Makes me ask myself some questions?

    What or Who has been going on the past couple of weeks with Jakey?

    What's in the car, that he wants to protect? Tall? Small?

    Why are the paps following him so close when they know where Reese is going to be - practicing softball with the kids?

    Do have to say "using protection" in the headline - that's grinworthy.

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  40. I missed the street bike pics. Was there a ONTD post or were they posted anywhere else?

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  41. Never mind, I looked at yesterday's post and got them here. Thanks!

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  42. Maybe today is therapy day so he knew the paps would be out following him. Nothing wrong with therapy Jake. Look what it has given us lately. J and A. Thanks Doc.

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  43. Wicked, it's your blog of course. But the so-called innocent poster who keeps cropping up with these insidious posts isn't benign. Nobody could be that obtuse, especially since we've called them on it before.

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  44. Steph is absolutely PR influenced. It has become pretty obvious. She is just a kid and a big Jake fan.

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  45. It looks like the TMZ story was done the day he was papped in the shoes/sandal "gym" pics, which are also missing from IHJ now.

    Is taking the shoe/sandal and street biking pics out of the gallery IHJ's choice (are they against pap pics?) or a PR move or were they bought by someone else? So now only pics with Reeke, or in front of Reese's house or affiliated with Reese are acceptable? No pics of Jake in public? Whatever it is, its BULLSHIT. Jake and his PR really want to piss off everyone don't they.

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  46. The last bike pics from the street are gone from IHJ. Only the posed ones in front of the Chin's community gate are left. Wonder of wonders.The pics are in Santa Monica. Reese lives in Brentwood.

    Santa Monica =/= Brentwood

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  47. PR worried: IHJ never posted the second set of street pics tagged biking in Brentwood, so they were never taken down. They are still in the eye candy section. Austin isn't even in the frame in the Brentwood pics. Both sets were PR approved so why should they care.

    Last week some paps were taunting Jake as he was coming out from the clinic, there is a video of it on youtube. Paps have always followed Jake around in cars and on foot, I doubt that he is trying to "hide" anything, if he were he wouldn't draw attention to himself and drive or hang out of of their range as he has done before, methinks he is overacting. Kind of reminds me of when he and Reese "stole" that camera from the paps.

    Reese is actually working, preparing for a role, no time for photo ops with Jake. Maybe a different pap agency are following them around. Flynet has been following Jake around lately, since Reese is preparing for a role it's probaly a totally different agency, matrix probably.

    So no they have no idea where Reese is, LOL!!!

    PS: Jake is turning into a douche, the cops have better things to do. If he dosn't want to be followed around, he should drive elsewhere!!!

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  48. "Reese is actually working, preparing for a role, no time for photo ops with Jake."

    Of course Reese has time for photo ops, she's not preparing for a space trip.

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  49. So what's the excuse for IHJ taking down the sandals/shoes "gym" pics?

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  50. Sounds like he got shit for being out with Austin. Some rebellion afoot for the bike pictures.

    The car- still makes me think there were people in the car he didn't race up on from the paps. Could see the protective side come out if there was some aggressive driving from the paps if little ones were in the car.

    But hey is just my opinion, think what you want.

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  51. Reese is actually working, preparing for a role, no time for photo ops with Jake.Plenty of time to drag her kids into photo-ops at the softball field the moment they're not with Ryan anymore though. But by all means convince yourself it's Reese who doesn't want to do the Reeke photo-ops.

    So no they have no idea where Reese is, LOL!!!So how did they get all those pics of her playing softball then? Are you saying Reese takes her own picture and then sells them to photo agencies? Not too far from the truth, but that you would admit that...

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  52. ***Wicked, it's your blog of course. But the so-called innocent poster who keeps cropping up with these insidious posts isn't benign. Nobody could be that obtuse, especially since we've called them on it before.***

    I find this interesting, :(, especially on the heels of your comment about some of us being naive. Just because I am nice to someone does not mean I think they are innocent. Sometimes how I choose to treat people publicly and what I think of them privately are two different things.

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  53. I don't think the studio that is involved with this film would appreciate Jake showing up to help her with her baseball skills. The pics fro m yesterday are with a trainer as it should be. Jake needs to get a film role now and work or pray that Nailed or Brothers promo starts soon so he will have something to do becasue it's obvious he is becoming more irrelevent.Remember when he was in a cafe with one of his PA's and the paps actually came into the place and took their pictures? Or when they were trailing him around through most of 2007 while he changed cars? They were trying to get Jake and Reese pics of them together but all they could get were them seperately driving in different directions, LOL!!!

    The first set of biking pics say Santa Monica, no one has claimed that it was Brentwood, only on a few Jake blogs. If anything, the first set would have been gone not the second set.

    The gym pic is on the front page and in the the eye candy section but not , but not the gallery. It could be that she didn't post them yet, she would have deleted them from the eye candy section as well.

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  54. your flynet is showingApril 15, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    She craves PR that's why she lets them know where she's gonna be. The kids are in pictures cause Ryan's in Africa and the kids are with her.

    Sorry flynet all the gym pictures were up in the gallery this morning.

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  55. I don't think the studio that is involved with this film would appreciate Jake showing up to help her with her baseball skills.Oh, I see. Poor Reese wanted to use the training to also do some Reeke photo-ops but the studio wouldn't ler her. Is that what you're saying?
    Did the studio specifically say that she should pimp out her kids instead or did she do that out of her own motivation?


    The gym pic is on the front page and in the the eye candy section but not , but not the gallery. It could be that she didn't post them yet, she would have deleted them from the eye candy section as well.All the sets had been posted in the gallery as well as the eye candy section. Do you pre-check any of the things you post?

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  56. Why would IHJ keep the gym/sandal pics up in eye candy if the site is PR approved? BTW, the 2nd set of biking pics were never posted in the gallery.

    Jake rebellious LOL!!!! Yeah, right. So rebellious that he ok'd the staged biking pics, and yes they were staged IMO.

    I wonder if these are the same paps that were taunting him last week when he was "sneaking" out of that medical building.

    Jake is becoming an attention whore, there was nothing in that car but some smelly flip flops and gym shorts. If there was something to hide, he sure wouldn't draw attention to himself by flagging down a cop with cameras rolling, he would just drive and have them follow him like the rest of the celebs.

    I remember a few years back paps followed Reese while she was leaving a gym and she was trying to get away from them and had a minor accident. She sued but lost because the judge said that she should have just ignored the paps, they weren't running her down.

    Jake and the gym and paps, sound familiar? Monkey see, monkey do!!!

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  57. The resident in Santa Monica who also likes to go biking HATES the paps.

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  58. Hey oh really, maybe you shouldask steph what is the point of deleting them from the gallery and keeping them up in the eye candy section! And while you are at it, tell her to delete the Santa Monica biking photo op from the gallery as well, there are 2 pictures of Austin in them!!!

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  59. Also, she should delete the March biking pcs as well!

    Jake has driven around Santa Monica tons, he is used to the paps, there are a million and one pics on IHJ wandering around !!

    Jake is full of shit among other things

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  60. flynet at 3:59 said: "BTW, the 2nd set of biking pics were never posted in the gallery."

    Huh? Yes they were. How do you think Special got them? Osmosis? And how did we all see the sandal gym pics? God you really are stupid.

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  61. Why would IHJ keep the gym/sandal pics up in eye candy if the site is PR approved? BTW, the 2nd set of biking pics were never posted in the gallery.Can you read? All three sets of the last few days have been posted in the gallery. That includes both bking pics sets as well as the gym ones


    Jake rebellious LOL!!!! Yeah, right. So rebellious that he ok'd the staged biking pics, and yes they were staged IMO.And because you say so it must be true. Everything else you have said this far has turned out true after all, hasn't it?

    Jake is becoming an attention whore, there was nothing in that car but some smelly flip flops and gym shorts. Coming from someone that paints several sets of Reese "caught" playing softball that's very rich. Also, remember that thing about you always being right?

    If there was something to hide, he sure wouldn't draw attention to himself by flagging down a cop with cameras rolling, he would just drive and have them follow him like the rest of the celebs.The paps had already spotted him at that point, so they knew it was him. How is them following him better than him just being able to drive away without them following?

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  62. Coming from someone that paints several sets of Reese "caught" playing softball that's very rich.Coming from someone that paints several sets of Reese "caught" playing softball as her being unfindable by the paps that's very rich.

    Sorry, forgot part of the sentence.

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  63. Like to a gun storeApril 15, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    Why would Jake be so worried about the paps following him to Reese's Brentwood house where he supposedly lives *B~cough~S* or to the Hollywood Hills house he keeps so he can hold surprise parties for her? Might he be going somewhere else?

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  64. sorry flynet, second set of biking pics WAS posted in the gallery on IHJ, and I know because I saw them there, not just because I am guessing Special K got them from there. Your 'I know the real deal on everything' attitude sounds quite familiar, and comes with the usual loads of bs.

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  65. I saw the second set of photos in the gallery last night. This is all very strange.

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  66. Happy Birthday Prarie Girl! Hope your day is filled with family, friends and cake.

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  67. Too many questions PR can't answerApril 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    I wonder..the pics were up for a couple days, enough time for us and WFT2 to figure out or question: 2 diffrent bike outings; 2 different locs; no need for arm warmers or leg warmers; 2 different weather temps; 2 different outfits; Santa Monica vs. Brentwood; the Brentwood pics were taken in front of Reese's community gates; the Brentwood pics were obviously posed; the street bike shots were not; why is he going to a gym in Santa Monica?; Was it really a gym?; why the shoe change?; where did those tennis shoes go?; etc. etc. It makes someone nervous, that's for sure.

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  68. Happy Birthday Prairie Girl! You're what, 21? Finally! Hope you get your wish when you blow out the candles. Happy Birthday!

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  69. Happy Birthday PG!

    I hope you'll have a great day today!

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  70. The street bike pics are back up in the IHJ gallery now. The gym ones aren't, even tho they are listed in the 2009 pap section but with no images.

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  71. Well that's where we differ - I, try to anyway, treat people the same way publicly as I feel about them privately - if they don't treat me and others with respect, they don't get none from me either! I do usually give the benefit of the doubt, unless I get a bad feeling, or obviously if they've been nasty. I don't see anything different about my two statements about naivete. You and Special have been nothing but nice, and very fair - you go out of your way to be fair. And a Happy Birthday to PG!

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  72. ^^^ Just look at that mess!

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  73. Obviously someone is pretty tense. The question is who the babblers or PR. I dont think it is Jake. He looks like he is having fun again. I am sure he is getting the heat.

    Time for Steph to come clean. Why are you caving in and letting yourself being influenced by whomever? Shame to see someone so fond of Jake being bullied the way she is. That is if IHJ is even in the hands of Stephnie at this point.

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  74. slow down feeling bad, we know nothing really about why those pics are no longer there. Sure it is odd, but no need to jump to conclusions and start accusing people without the slightest proof.

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  75. feeling bad, listen to yourself, before making statement about others feeling tense.

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  76. Maintaining a site is tons of work and this is just a little blog, nothing even close as massive at IHJ.

    I would be up the creek without the all the pictures that IHJ has. So I want to say thanks again for keeping me and everyone who comes here in pictures.

    Because it would be pretty boring if all you had, was reading my goofy posts.

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  77. aggressive papparazziApril 15, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    flynet at 3:59pm What is your point? It's very obvious something is going on with you. If you get Jake and Reese pictures you're bitching about the bearding, photo op's and PR. Now that there were Jake and Austin pictures, to you they are PR driven pictures. Maybe they are, maybe they are NOT! Big Fu_king deal. Why Jake? Why Austin?
    My point is, you can't be pleased and if you are obsessed with the PR, photo Op's, famewhore thing. Just stop following HW celebs. Or better, stop following Jake and his antics since they seem to bother you so much and you are not pleased with him. Does this not make sense?
    How about following Paris Hilton?
    Now that's a for real star that one should pay attention to. No fame whoring there.

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  78. I am sure Stephanie is a nice person. Stephanie is also in love with Jake. She needs him to be straight and she needs to make his PR team happy. She should enjoy what she has created. It has been very successful. No need to make her feel bad but it does not take a genius to see how they are using her.

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  79. Blimey there's never a dull moment in toothyville is there. looks like all hell's broken loose here.

    Disappearing pics, reappearing pics, calling the cops, arm-warmergate. Where will it all end?

    Also, Happy Birthday PG, hope you have a good one.

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  80. Bemused, mystified and fed upApril 15, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Just listen to yourselves! Do you see PR conspiracies everywhere?

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  81. The two last sets were down for what seems less than an hour and now they're back.
    To me that sounds like a simple glitch in the website. Things like that happen sometimes and the provider usually restores the site to the last time a back-up was done which probably was just before the last two sets were uploaded.

    If it was sets from somewhere in between and newer ones had still been there, then I might believe it was deliberate, but I don't think this was.

    And I have to agree with Special, IHJ does one hell of a job getting us all those pics in HQ. Not many fandoms have a fansite that provides them with great quality pics and videos and in such a short time as well.

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  82. Happy birthday Prairie Girl. Hope you have a wonderful day.

    Well, the latest biking pics have stirred the soup, as it were. It is bringing out all sorts of defensive comments here and on WFT2. Like they really think we would change our opinion based on that.

    I'm taking Ted's latest comments as hopeful. I still think Jake will come out. Now that Austin is back home for a long stretch, anything is possible. It's easy to play the game when they are apart, another story when Austin is where Jake can put his hands on his man.

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  83. The issue is not whether you are paranoid, the issue is whether you are paranoid enough.
    - Max, Strange Days

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  84. genius out of the battleApril 15, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Sorry but, one could say you are in love with Jake too and need him to be gay at all costs, but I leave these silly statements to a genious like you, LOL!

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  85. ***Well that's where we differ - I, try to anyway, treat people the same way publicly as I feel about them privately***

    I usually do this too, but not online. Too easy to be wrong with an impression of somebody because you've never really met them. I will usually be nice to people, figuring that I could be misreading them, even if I have private reservations. So I am actually much nicer online than I am in real life. In real life I will rip you a new one pretty quickly.

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  86. think again, geniousApril 15, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    IHJ needs to make Jake's PR team happy in order to get the pictures.

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  87. Just been looking at the comments on TMZ, and they're really not that complimentary. Have to agree with them though, don't really think you can complain about aggressive pap attention if you so opening court it at other times. If it is so intrusive, surely the answer is to not drive around the pap infested areas of LA in statement hoody, shades, fedora, flip flops and move somewhere else for awhile.

    I know this sounds abit mean on poor wee Jakey, but he really has to learn that you can't have your cake and eat it (as they say in Yorkshire).

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  88. IHJ needs to make Jake's PR team happy in order to get the pictures.

    ^^ So.. And I bet you love to look at them! Can you get the pictures so we can look at Jake? I thought so.

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  89. So, IHJ needs Jake to be straigh and keep Jake's PR team happy in order to get the pictures.

    We are happy to look at the pictures and don't need to please PR.

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  90. Is there really a reason to knock around another Jake site like IHJ?

    We don't do that for WFT2 or WDW or any other other Jake sites.

    That is one thing I always have been happy that OMG doesn't do.

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  91. Just been looking at the comments on TMZ, and they're really not that complimentary. Have to agree with them though, don't really think you can complain about aggressive pap attention if you so opening court it at other times. If it is so intrusive, surely the answer is to not drive around the pap infested areas of LA in statement hoody, shades, fedora, flip flops and move somewhere else for awhile.

    ^^ and I suppose Jake and other stars should not live there life the way they want and go where they want simply because intrusive paps are there? Give a high school kid a camera and he can make money or get rich with the money shot. OK! Shows like TMZ are really, really for people who need a life. Past by it once and watched the paps creating a lame story to a shot of (any) celebrity going about there daily life and telling the entitled host what going on with the person as if they Really know. The snarky joke or comment then follows.
    All lame and bullshit with. And please stop with the comments of stars should not go to where the paps are. Anyone who can think knows about hollywood and the publicity for actors. The mags and paps don't know when to turn it off.

    And by the way, it's hard for anyone who is still young and eye candy who know they need to do publicity for their job but wants nothing to do with work on "their" time. I'm not taking my work home.

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  92. Happy Birthday PG Make a good wish.

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  93. And please stop with the comments of stars should not go to where the paps are. Anyone who can think knows about hollywood and the publicity for actors.

    Stars can't have it both ways. Jake has no right to complain about paparazzi.

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  94. We are happy to look at the pictures and don't need to please PR. and straight.


    ^^ please get off your straight thing and just enjoy the pictures. You really don't know, but you contine to act as if you do know IHJ's motivation.
    Some fans don't need for Jake to be gay or straight.
    Are you one who needs Jake to be gay?

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  95. Another nervous babblerApril 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    genius out of the battle said...
    Sorry but, one could say you are in love with Jake too and need him to be gay at all costs, but I leave these silly statements to a genious like you, LOL!

    If I had wanted a babbler to address that question I would have asked one.

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  96. Sorry Meg but I disagree. Work is work even for a movie star and that does not include being tailgated by paps and opening their private life so that you can shred it to pieces. That's why it is easier to put on a facade, call the paps for staged photo ops, possibly with someone pretending, just like you.
    Bet you were happy to see those negative comments and adding some of yours as well.

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  97. Stars can't have it both ways.

    ^^ says who, YOU?
    Work is work! Because they act they are not suppose to have or want a privat life? Guess what, Actors are human beings just in case you forgot. Or did you know!

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  98. Okay, maybe I was abit harsh on Jake, but let's be honest, you can hardly have spent the last year providing photo spreads for US Weekly on a regular basis and then expect the paps to leave you alone.

    Agreed that it must be pretty intrusive but if you don't want the media attention then don't be a movie star would seem to be the logical solution. Or, just spend your down time somewhere other than Beverley Hills / Santa Monica / Brentwood etc. Oh, and maybe find another food shop than that Whole Foods in Beverley Hills and go to another doctor, don't supermarkets deliver in LA?

    I know people should be able to live their lives, but if someone was willing to pay be millions of dollars a year I might just be able to make a few compromises to my lifestyle.

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  99. genius out of the battle said...
    Sorry but, one could say you are in love with Jake too and need him to be gay at all costs, but I leave these silly statements to a genious like you, LOL!

    If I had wanted a babbler to address that question I would have asked one.

    ^^ come on, Please don't bring that other sites childish mentality here with calling someone a babbler just because you can't address the comment / posters intelligently or with common sense.

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  100. babbler as much as youApril 15, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    you implying I am a babbler bears no effect on whether I am one or not. If you cannot bear comments you don't like, maybe you should not join a public blog. Seriously, why then Jake being gay is so important to you? Respond, instead of babbling about it.

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  101. Happy Birthday PG!!!

    Hope your having a great day : )

    Am I missing something? I see gym pics in the IHJ gallery as well as pics of him talking to a cop. So what? What conspiracy are we talking about?

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  102. Meg, what if Jake or other actors (want) to live in Beverly hill, Santa Monica, Brentwood. Do they not have a ritht? Just like you or me, actors should be able to live where they want!

    Because I work for the city government should I always be on call to answer questions about the city and it's issues. NO!

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  103. SO why are the paps tailing Jake right now, particularly when he's in Santa Monica??

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  104. Where did all the fighting come from? What's the point of fighting?

    Seems like people have just jumped on OMG to stir up and fight.

    And yeah There's a difference between disagreeing opinions and fighting. This is just fighting.

    Why bother?

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  105. Sorry for all the typos, and they're plenty. Typing too fast and ready to go home. Not taking work home with me.

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  106. my final word on the matter.. Meg, what if Jake or other actors (want) to live in Beverly hill, Santa Monica, Brentwood.Of course anyone can live wherever they like. The point I was trying to make (obviously very badly) was that with the wealth and priviledge that comes with being a successful film star there are some noticable down sides. One is public interest and intrusion into your life. If a famous actor wants to minimise this intrusion they can live away from HW and limit publcitiy to when they are promoting films. Okay, that might not be exactly what someone wants to do, but if I had $100 million in the bank I'm sure I could find somewhere nice enough, don't you.

    Maybe having to deal with the pap intrusion is the price you have to pay if you want your picture on the cover of US Weekly once a month.

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  107. Apologises Special for engaging in a row, I feel rather shamed now.

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  108. Meg and everyone else. I don't want to shame anyone. Don't feel bad, everyone jumps in sometime or another, its human nature.

    I just wondered what caused it all today.

    It just seems like we got the jump this afternoon. And I am trying to figure out why?

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  109. And yeah There's a difference between disagreeing opinions and fighting. This is just fighting.

    Why bother?

    ^ I agree Special, Sorry about that. Meg, we agree to disagree, Ok.

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  110. Geeze you guys, I was only asking the cop when Atti's dog license renewal was due.

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  111. Nice try, Jake! We know you actually asked for directions.

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  112. ***Is there really a reason to knock around another Jake site like IHJ?

    We don't do that for WFT2 or WDW or any other other Jake sites.

    That is one thing I always have been happy that OMG doesn't do.
    ***

    Me too. If people are wondering why a particular site does something, maybe they should ask at that site instead of speculating. I remember there being a question about IHJ pictures once before and someone asked Steph about it. She answered and was quite nice.

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  113. >Publicity whores like Jake and Reese >don't deserve respect from paparazzi.

    Before making harsh statements like that you should ponder on whether YOU deserve any respect.

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  114. I agree Special. This is just fighting. I don't get it. Whats so diff today? Everyone seems in a bad mood. Tax day maybe?

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  115. "Before making harsh statements like that you should ponder on whether YOU deserve any respect."

    It is a simple truth, not a harsh statement.

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  116. The TMZ caption said Jake stopped the cop to ask about the paps, maybe, maybe not that's what happened. Interesting that the cop has his flashing lights on, and he is following behind Jake's car, just like at a routine stop, not like Jake saw the cop and stopped to chat.

    We have a new hands-free cell phone law while driving (you can talk, but only via speakerphone, earplug or bluetooth), also no texting is allowed either. Could be Jake was texting or yakking on his phone while holding it to his ear and driving with one hand, and the cop spotted it and gave him a verbal warning (cops are mostly giving verbal/written warnings right now, a few people are getting tickets). Isn't it funny how you never see any celebs with a bluetooth hanging on their ear. Every other average Joe has one but never a celeb.

    The cop stop could have been about anything.

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  117. Just give me more J and A. For 2 years we didnt even know if they were friends anymore. Now we know for sure at least one thing. They are still close. Thats good enough for me right now:-).

    Where is the birthday girl?

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  118. Tom, the Birthday girl is partying down. : ) But bet she will stop in after all that cake.

    And I'm with you Tom. More J and A.


    Clarity - don't know if it is Tax Day, or the Red Sox already in a slump and Dice K on the 15 day disabled list. But something was in the air today.

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  119. I 2nd the notion Jersey Tom. Bring on some more jake/austin pictures. They don't even have to come out to make me happy. Just be seen together regularly. We know what it means.

    As a CA resident, I can add that my car is equipped with blue-tooth, no headset required. I speak into the steering wheel. It will probably become the norm on newer model cars.

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  120. From Twilight at IHJ ForumApril 15, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Jake Gyllenhaal gets pulled over and let off with a warning. The perks of fame. 4.14.09

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  121. ^^ what the caption was with the cop pics.

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  122. Jake could have been stopped because of his front tinted windows might be too dark.

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  123. lost in all the twilightApril 15, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    Comment at today's Ted.

    "So Jared and Jensen are not toothy and grey goose ......course not cos they are Judas jack off and Dashed Dingle Dream. But thanks Ted for letting the doubters know that you have them on your radar....without pointing out the exact location. More from Dashed Dingle Dream?????"

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  124. Special I hope your gums are alright after the tooth pulling.

    Interesting thing is, I had my tooth pulled today also. I've been laying around watching tv, sleeping (rain all day) and computer. I guess if anything, it has slowed me down. Also, two of my best friends birthdays are today also. Guess I have more in common with people here than Jake and Austin huh.

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  125. Happy Birthday PG

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  126. For cryin' out loud, what happened here today? I need to check that I got on the right website, lol, let's see, www.dot.ohmy...yeah, yeah, I did. I need to check outside, then. Is it a full moon tonight?

    Hey, I'm the birthday girl, I'm the one supposed to be all sugar-jacked up on cake, not everyone else!! snicker!

    Let's see, who hasn't been on yet...Elinor, Kacie, SiennaB, London..Seaweed..NG..one of them's going to get on here & see 130 comments and clasp their palm to their forehead, wondering what in the heck happened today. Then they're going to get on here & scratch their head, instead.

    Thanks so much to everyone for their happy birthday wishes; they all mean everything in the world to me. I'm really blessed to know you guys and I can only hope your next birthday will be as great as this day's has been.

    It's been a whirlwind! Snack day all morning, then too full to really chow down on the taco salad lunch we had. Just some fantastic dips we had & I couldn't hold back. They were just awesome. A great walk, phone calls from my cousin, brother & his family, and several other friends, and best of all, time with my Mom, Dad & sister. And tomorrow I need to call back some others who I did not get to call tonight. Nothing beats getting calls from the Grand Poobahs of OMG, Wicked & Special! What a great distraction from the neverending production line of paperwork that crosses my desk anymore. Thanks to both of you, it was a real energy boost badly needed this afternoon!

    Who in the heck are this Jared & Jensen.

    Hey ecf! Sorry to hear you are nursing tooth injury/repair as well. Not fun. But gotta do what the docs instruct to avoid infection and all that. So, do what they say & hope all will feel alot better tomorrow.

    I'm not adding anything else to today's mix. Meg, don't feel bad. Heck, that was nothing! I understood the point you were trying to make. I can't comment because I haven't seen any of the videos, other blog posts, or anything else today. I'm just still on an even keel & glad for the pictures that we had yesterday, that's all.

    Everyone have a good night and sweet dreams.

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  127. Looks like Fear and Loathing in OMG.

    Austin sure does get people hot and bothered on both sides of the aisle.

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  128. Thanks, ecf! Hey, now you are like a prairie dog, I never know when you're going to pop up here. But in case you didn't know, you know I am going to come up to Boston & visit Special the first weekend in June. And we are going to meet up with netb. I don't know where you are (you don't need to tell if you don't want to), but lol, I assume somewhere along the east coast. So, if you are in the area then, say something to one of us, okay? And we could meet! It'd be great. It's alot of fun to meet others on OMG & I'd like to meet you, too, if you want. So, anyway, keep it in mind. It's a blast to just have a good ol' chatfest.

    Alright, now I have to head to my room & start the ol' winddown. I had to get back on while ecf was here, tho.

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  129. So Jared and Jensen are not toothy and grey goose ......course not cos they are Judas jack off and Dashed Dingle Dream.I don't think Jared and Jensen need Ted to write a blind item about them. They dangle their co-dependency in plain sight for all their fans to see. Of course, they also have the gf alibi ready. Well, even if it's not a gay romance, it's an epic bromance.

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  130. It is a simple truth, not a harsh statementOh really? Mom forgot to tell you your opinion does not qualify as truth? Oh how disappointed you must be!

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  131. Eastcoast - Too funny. It does look we all become connected.

    While the couch called I had to finish my taxes, and get to the post office but the rest of the day I was resting and trying not to go crazy as I kept seeing commercials for things I can't eat for another day or so. Oh the fun pill is kicking in, and I will be out in 5 minutes.

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  132. "Oh the fun pill is kicking in'

    Don't stop typing now! Tell us everrythhinnggg.

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  133. Has everyone heard the Anderson Cooper comment made last night about "its hard to talk while teabagging". The youtube clip is all over the web. I heard it live last night since I've been watching him since Obama got elected. Took me by surprise as it's the closest he has come to a personal gay reference. Oh, and Dlisted is beside himself over it.

    Busy day today. There's nothing like a jake/austin picture to up the energy level.

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  134. m, since you have claimed to be married for a long time and not a lesbian may I ask you what causes this fixation with everything and everyone gay, that makes you hop on all gay-related sites, and spend your precious time reading slash? Just curious, because to me it does sound a bit odd...

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  135. "Mom forgot to tell you your opinion does not qualify as truth? Oh how disappointed you must be!"

    Only disappointed that the truth is too much for you.

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  136. a fine ol' right-wing traditionApril 16, 2009 at 4:45 AM

    " space oddity said...

    m, since you have claimed to be married for a long time and not a lesbian may I ask you what causes this fixation with everything and everyone gay, that makes you hop on all gay-related sites, and spend your precious time reading slash? Just curious, because to me it does sound a bit odd..."


    Great, now we have someone lesbian-baiting.

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  137. frownface at 12.41 said "This person judged the curly-haired assistant to be of Middle Eastern descent and homophobic because of their supposed religion, and influencing her client's career negatively because of it, all by looking at a picture, no more information than that. Half the world has dark curly hair. Then we had the Native American comment, the all Asians wear . . . comment. Seems more than a coincidence to me."

    1. Based on visual facial and hair characteristics, the person questioned the POSSIBILITY (not judged, there is a difference) of the PR person coming from a religious and cultural background of anti-homosexuality and applying the bias to Jake. Ever heard of profiling? Like it or not people can and do have cultural-based bias, however it is a clue, not a definite. The person brought it up as a possible origin to Jake's diehard bearding. True it might not be polite discussion based on one person's pic but look at all the Sunday Spotlights that have focussed on religious or cultural differences on gay issues, business and PR is no exception.

    ^^^Btw, theoretically, if it was true that the PR person is prejudiced against gays, who would you call a bigot, the person who brought up the possibility of cultural bias or the person who hates gays?

    2. Native American comment? A comment from a virtual Jake saying
    he wondered why he was finding (Atticus's) buried bones in his yard, if his yard was part of the dinosaur park in LA (can't remember the name) or if his house was on top of an Indian Sacred burial ground? That's bigoted? "Sacred Indian burial ground" is a bigoted phrase?

    3. Someone tells an anecdote how their gf, who is Asian, wears socks with sandals and the gf says only Asians can wear it like that and look good? That's bigoted?

    In the 3 comments/events above there was no anger, meanness or name-calling. Some people here are all too trigger-happy to blanketly label people bigots and scream "racist" at the mention of any culture or ethnicity, geeze.

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  138. Normally, comments like that one made by space oddity aren't even worthy of any kind of acknowledgement, but since this one is directed at our fellow OMG member & friend m, it needs to be said that it's a sign of pure boredom & unhappiness when one needs to resort to totally ridiculous remarks such as this.

    It needs to be suggested that if nothing is happening to your liking in Jakedom at the moment, it might be more productive to seek a website focusing on a favorite hobby or if you just really need to vent, find a site where you can redirect that anger on someone who abuses animals or children.

    That was just a really sad waste of energy.

    It seems obvious that since OMG is a website for Austin/Jake fans, that this would bring about the need for an Orange Alert at this time.

    Here's hoping today's a more positive kind of day. It's spring and we're at Thursday, on the downhill slide. Hopefully, Tom, you're on the slow mend and ecf & Special are going to feel better in the mouth today.

    Hope everyone has a good day today.
    :)

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  139. Great music yesterday btw. I've never heard that song before. Sounds very 50's. Where did you find this one Special/Wicked?

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