Now we know why Austin's nifty watch was picking up dry cleaning.
And it was all Presidential.
First it was Washington
and then Lincoln
Then Austin got himself all spiffed up 
to go see the man he helped campaign for.
What was the occasion?
President Barack Obama and The First Lady, celebrated St. Patrick's Day not just by dying the water in The White House fountains green, but with a reception with the new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Enda Kenny and his wife Fionnuala. They were joined by Irish singer Glen Hansard who entertained the crowd and Vice President Joe Biden who also spoke.
As with such occasions it most likely that Austin had the opportunity to meet President Obama and have picture.
Want to see what the evening was like? Put on your best outfit and stand in front of your computer and you too can experience the formal portion of the evening courtesy of The White House website.
Then it was off to mix and mingle and for Austin take a picture with the portrait of the most famous Irish American politician of all time.
Thinking Austin agrees.
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When I was looking for a picture of the fountains at The White House, I ran across this:
Man and a goose form unlikely friendship
destiny said...
I do think a lot of it comes from a gay man who has a lot of internalized homophobia. I think he prefers to think of Jake as a deeply closeted man having anonymous sex on the down low, and is deeply disturbed by thoughts of him being in a relationship and having children.
destiny, Ted is the one who has written about Toothy being with other guys "on the down low" so it's pretty ridiculous to try and blame that on some "deeply closeted man." Or have you forgotten Ted's blinds about Toothy and the London rentboy and the attempt at hooking up in a WeHo alley? Whether you believe them or not, Ted is the one writing about it - no one else. Just because SK puts her blinders when Ted writes those BIs doesn't mean everyone has to ignore them.
Ted has also written FAR MORE about Toothy being in a committed loving relationship with the same man for years. Destiny's point is still spot on. There's someone over at WFT2 who just can't stand to think of Jake as fundamentally domesticated.
Hey yall. Please go vote for my buddy's show #TheEvent.
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10 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I haven't forgotten what Ted said, and I do think some of those happened. It's not unusual for gay male couples to have open relationships, and have to conclude that J&A have an open relationship because it's been more than one story.
You know very well what my point was--that someone is threatened by the possibility that Jake is, as homophobia still lives says, fundamentally domesticated.
homophobia still lives said...
Ted has also written FAR MORE about Toothy being in a committed loving relationship with the same man for years. Destiny's point is still spot on. There's someone over at WFT2 who just can't stand to think of Jake as fundamentally domesticated.
Please. You can't have it both ways. People in "committed loving relationships" don't hire rentboys or hang out in alleys. I don't know what goes on between J&A - but this idea that they are each other's "husband" doesn't fit. And you can't make it fit by using phrases such as "fundamentally domesticated." And if you're going to accuse people of being homophobic because they don't buy it, then the first one you need to accuse is Ted. Besides, it's pretty clear he hasn't known for years what really goes on with Toothy. He just contradicted himself the other day about BT - he definitely said once that Toothy was "active" in raising BT. Now he says the opposite.
I don't have the patience to watch that White House video, too long. But I did watch the Bomer spot on the Today show. What a great guy he is and I loved how he shouted out to his kids. I also bet that he will be more openly out in the future.
As for the committed loving relationship vs the alley. They are men. Men look at sex differently. Love and sex are not linked with men. I think Jake and Austin are committed to each other and generally not promiscuous, but long separations lead to the need for something more than your own hand. Also, things change over time. Jake may have been more actively involved in the child rearing initially but not at the moment. They are taking turns based on career demands. Soon both will not be working. I am waiting to see what happens in a couple more months.
Here is what Ted said:
Dear Ted:
I love the Blind Vices, and I have some pretty good guesses, but there is one that I can't quite figure out. There is a very popular guess out there for Toothy Tile, and I kind of believe it, except I'm not sure how Baby Tile comes into the picture. Is it really possible for a celeb to keep their child a secret? He can't be a very active father. Does the kid live with the birth mother or maybe with some relative of his? I'm totally confused.
—jade_blossom26
Dear Doubt Before You Think:
Exactly why I don't get the popular guess. Does no one realize there is a baby involved and that Toothy is not doing a good job letting us all in on how the babe's doing these days? Either way, we're told someone is raising that little nugget in the proper non-vicey environment.
Ted said someone is raising the little nugget in proper non-Vicey ways. Not someone ELSE. To me that tells me that they are raising their children out of the spotlight, just like they planned to from the beginning.
Either way, we're told someone is raising that little nugget in the proper non-vicey environment.
Way to spin that SK. That does NOT say that THEY are raising a child (and please note Ted used SINGULAR and you went ahead and just changed it to plural and said "children"). Ted says that SOMEONE is raising the kid - SOMEONE clearly infers a person that is neither Toothy nor Grey Goose. Otherwise he would just say THEY are raising the child in a proper non-vicey environment. You are so set in your belief, you twist everything just to fit it.
The video from The White House does not have footage of those attending the reception, it's just the official program and entertainment and speeches. Sorry No Austin.
And the buddy that Austin is talking about in the tweet about voting for The Event, is Austin's former co-star from Full Count (aka Lenexa, One Mile) Jason Ritter.
Sophia went to the WH with Austin as well.
Someone can be considered a singular OR plural pronoun.
Look it up.
Yes Sophia went to the White House, but is this a blog about her no.
Did Austin ever say in any of his tweets that Sophia was with him? No.
Those in the NYC area.
Source Code is having a preview screening at
Museum of the Moving Image
Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.
It will be followed by a discussion with Duncan.
Tickets are $15 for the public, $10 for Museum members (free for Silver Screen level and above). Advance tickets are available by calling 718-777-6800.
Check out the rest of the information here:
Broadway World
Oh come on Sk, you are over 40, grow up.
You know they were there together, they are just playing cute but not metioning the obvious.
It had to do with the USO.
Special didn't do posts about Reese when she was with Jake. Same thing for Sophia. Why should she, OMG is about Jake and Austin. Why are you here?
The USO? I was wondering why they were there, particularly since I don't think either one of them is Irish.
You can raise children out of the spotlight without hiding them, plenty of people in HW do it.
More good reviews for Jake performance.
"Gyllenhaal is at his best in a while, proving himself a rare actor able to perform well in pretty much every genre now"
Obsessed with Film
OT: The Dropkick Murphy's were in town to do their St. Patrick's Day show at the House of Blues and who was the surprise guest who came out to do three songs? The Boss, and no Austin that doesn't mean Obama.
http://yfrog.com/gzs22ijj
Has Austin said anything about Sophia lately? Not for a long time I think.
There was something familiar to me about the Source Code poster and now I remember. I watch Tony Bourdain's No Reservations and the opening artwork is similar. Not identical, but I knew I had seen the theme somewhere.
Yes we see picture from Puerto Rico.
But here's the question you will avoid answering:
How did Austin get that much of a base tan if he was supposedly shooting inside last week in NC.
It sure looks like he's been on a vacation before heading down to Puerto Rico for OTH.
There was something familiar to me about the Source Code poster and now I remember. I watch Tony Bourdain's No Reservations and the opening artwork is similar. Not identical, but I knew I had seen the theme somewhere.
Cool catch M.
Love No Reservations, honestly it never occurred to me about the poster and the opening credits.
Oh snap! What's he doing down in Puerto Rico when he's not needed for filming? What's that all about?
Well, Jake's working this weekend, and the CW is paying for whole trip. I can see Austin running up a hotel bill to help make sure they use up their entire budget.
And who doesn't want to say they've been to the birthplace of the Pina Colada.
The Dropkick Murphy's were in town to do their St. Patrick's Day show at the House of Blues and who was the surprise guest who came out to do three songs? The Boss, and no Austin that doesn't mean Obama.
Wow. :)
Love today's Mr. Nichols Goes To Washington post. Very clever.
Jake's a busy guy.
Today is the press junket in LA for Source Code.
Here's the Orlando Sentinel asking for fans to submit questions:
Orlando - Today's Interview Jake Gyllenhaal
Wow, Austin really is tan.
Of course Sophin is no surprise; it was known on the OTH forums that Austin was going to PR with the girls for OTH on March 18, but apparently only for the weekend, which had even the fangirls wondering why.
And as I said earlier this week, the reason Austin is doing it is because J&A want to give the impression they were not together this week when they both disappeared. Hence NC's insistence that Jake was in LA, despite no evidence of it, and insistence that Austin was in Wilmington with Sophia, even though there was no sign of him for a week.
How did Austin get that much of a base tan if he was supposedly shooting inside last week in NC.
It sure looks like he's been on a vacation before heading down to Puerto Rico for OTH.
LOL. You can't possibly tell from pictures how much of a "base tan" he got. Besides, you never heard of tanning booths? People use them all the time to prepare themselves for vacations in the sun.
Someone can be considered a singular OR plural pronoun.
LOL. Nice try. SK, you're probably one of the few people in the world who truly believes it's praiseworthy to suggest that a person would actually hide their child and deny the child's very existence. That is just so screwed up I don't even know where to begin.
LOL. You can't possibly tell from pictures how much of a "base tan" he got. Besides, you never heard of tanning booths? People use them all the time to prepare themselves for vacations in the sun.
Jack is desperate. Austin using a tanning booth. That's all you got?
Trolls better get out their smoking jackets and puff on this one.
@iampigeon says:
Jake Gyllenhall at the Austin Chron partayyyy http://twitpic.com/49mjtr
14 Mar Favorite Retweet Reply
And when was the annual Austin Chronicle Filmbash???????
Monday, March 14 @ 9:00pm.
Jack is on a roll, I even think that's him over on the Bomer thread on DL both arguing that Matt is not being honest enough about his personal life, then turning around and saying he's using his children for publicity. Sounds like the exact same arguments he makes on wft2 about Matt.
Jack's also bouncing all over wft2 this morning.
The twitpic is awful - I honestly can't make him out in that.
But the tweet stands. This is a legitimate annual SXwhatever Filmfest.
And it was held on Monday, March 14.
More information on the Austin Chronicle Annual Filmbash if one so desires. It sounds like a small affair - 87 attendees.
Austin Chronicle Film Bash
Right now, down the street, they're launching the new iPad at the pop-up Apple Store. Do you have an iPad?
I have an iPad. I don't have the new iPad, but I can't wait to have it.
Any favorite apps?
Right now, this week, my favorite apps have been Weather.com and Flight Tracker, but it changes on a weekly basis. Also, the CNN app. And I love the Skype app.
Although you could use Flight Tracker for personal use, and Jake makes it seem like the Austin Film Festival has peaked his interest in this application, it’s interesting that a selfish, single guy who has no friends, and no kids, is so captivated with knowing real time flight patterns, live airport/airspace info, mapping details of origins, destinations, altitude, and speed of any flight from any airport in North America. Seems like Jake has more than a passing fancy in checking up on traveling “cargo,” maybe even of the human variety. In combination with Skype, it sounds like our man is obsessed with staying connected through all means of interactive communication that merges real time video and voice. Kind of odd for such a loner, don’t you think? Then again, maybe he just wants to chat with his baggage to make sure it has arrived safely.
Kind of odd for such a loner
Where are you getting the idea he's such a loner?
More information on the Austin Chronicle Annual Filmbash if one so desires. It sounds like a small affair - 87 attendees.
But, I thought Jake was seen at LAX? Now, I'm completely confused. Jake...where are you, silly boy? And, where did Austin get that scrumptious tan? Certainly not North Carolina or DC. Then again, Austin, Texas is a subtropical climate and during the SXSW the weather got as hot as 84 degrees. While NC was around 64 degrees. A little cold to go to the beach or shed your shirt in our nation's capitol. Austin is pretty darn brown in that Puerto Rico photo. Soapy is not. Somehow, Mr. Environmental Austin does not remind me of the tanning booth type. Call it a hunch.
Where are you getting the idea he's such a loner?
Jake the single man, loves going it alone. Goes to parties by himself, leaves by himself. Airport sightings, motorcycling, biking, jogging, gym, shopping, et al. Only PR approved relationships now and then. At least that what he wants the public to think.
^^Couldn't have said it better, "prety clear." Thanks.
Jake Hamilton said:
Jake Gyllenhaal is always such a great interview -- brings up past interviews, remembers everything about you. Great guy. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitter.com/JakesTakes
I saw that tweet last week pg and took a good look at it and if the guy that is talking to that blonde is suppose to be Jake then it's a case of mistaken ID, that's not him nor is he in the photo period.
There are no other tweets or sightings of Jake at that event on Monday and you would think there would be since it was such a small event.
Jake was one of the bigger stars at sxsw so I would asume she thought that was him, I didn't check for any of her follow up tweets regarding the sighting but I bet there isn't.
There are a few sxsw retweets from last week that have popped up but I do remember seeing a twicpic from Sunday of Jake sitting and waiting at the Austin Airport.
I also saw a FB sighting of Jake at Cafe M in L.A. and there were tweets of Jake at Cafe Gratitude in L.A. on Tuesday hanging with Jason Mraz.
Sightings of him jogging in Runyan canyon yesterday and of him attending a opening of some place that sells organic Jeans plus he has been doing press junkets all last week in L.A.
There hsve been no legit sightings of Jake in TX since Sunday and the reason why his L.A. sightings have been so spotty IMO is because he was and is doing a ton of interviews which you already no about.
^ Jack running on his hamster wheel.
Jack, talk about picking and choosing your tweets, buddy.
LOLLLL!!!
Actually she never says that he is in the picture. It's a lousy picture; you can't tell anybody, let alone which one could be Jake or if he is even in the picture.
But she states that he was there. Just like your tweet states that he was at M cafe, a place where most internet savvy Jake followers know he likes to go. Nothing hard about putting a tweet like that up. Twitpic of Jake and this Jason Mason Jar at M?
Face it, buddy. It's a Rock 'em, Sock 'em face off of tweets. At least the Austin Chronicle Film Bash was a legit event with a known date/time.
And I have not seen these tweets of Jake with Mason Jar, at the organic jean fly opening, Runyan (this past week), etc. that you speak of.
SophiaBushS_Pan
@AUS10NICHOLS Happy Father's Day and your family. about 3 hours ago via web
prairiegirl said...
Jack, talk about picking and choosing your tweets, buddy.
I'm not 4:03 or "Jack" (funny how anyone who disagrees with you is "Jack) - but it's pretty rich that you talk about picking and choosing tweets, since you were the one who thought you were making a great discovery with your "gold star" tweet about Jake wanting the entire balcony for himself, which turned out to be false. Great detective work, that. Still think the BT "twins" are sharing a room, btw?
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