The original title for this post was going to be “Crap! The blog needs an update”, but I’m an optimistic guy and did not want the whole focus of this post to be about the total and complete lack of care for this blog, but instead to share the changes I’ve been undergoing in my life.

Recently I moved to a new apartment that I’m sharing with my dear friend João. The new apartment is amazing – a recently renewed triplex apartment in a very charismatic central part of Lisbon. I’m closer to the river now, but also still close to all the areas I love!

This change came after a night of heavy drinking with my friend João, when we both were complaining about our lives. Drunken as I could be, I said “What if we share an apartment?”. It was the best thing I could have said, and it started a change in my life way deeper than the simple change of scenery.

My old apartment was the stage for 7 of the most intense years of my life. It witnessed it all – the falling in (so deeply) and out (so hard) of love, the breaking of dishware in dramatic fights, the tears on my friends shoulders, the tears on my pillow alone at night and even the furious tears on the bathroom floor over an intense series finale (oh, good times, lol) and also the fantastic laughter of my dear friends over countless fabulous dinner parties. Damn, I grew into myself in that apartment, but now I’m outgrowing it and it was time to move on!

So this is a new leaf in the book of my life (oh and what a book it is) and I’m embracing it wholeheartedly!

The old apartment is going to go under some renovations and it will become available soon to tourists of the world to enjoy it! So, if you were ever in there and know how fantastic it is… pass along this information!! I’ll have a whole website set-up for it soon!

But back to the post title – “Change of Scenery” – these past two weeks spent here in the new apartment were two weeks of reflection on my life and my goals, also trying to make a review of my past and learning my lessons so I don’t screw up too much!

One topic that made me think a lot was our dependency on the material things. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to start giving you a lecture about the spiritual side of life – not at all – but if you come to think of it, you really don’t need even half of the stuff you own. So as a “new apartment resolution” plan I’m gonna get rid of a whole lot of stuff! Maybe I should just do a kind of garage sale!!!

Anyway… another thing in my life that needs a change is this blog! I’ve never kept the same design for so long!!! A new design is mndatory!!

What about your life? Have you had any king of changes in scenery lately? Are you in need of a change?

Peace and much love ;)

Once again here we are… Single & Fabulous (or so we like to believe!).

As usual, this year I’m celebrating with friends the Single & Fabuous “holiday”, a dinner-party that is becoming a tradition! The concept is rather simple: Don’t have a sweet valentine? Get together with your friends and tell them how much you love them!

I’m usually a bit more cheerfull around this date, but this year I’m just tired! I even forgot to mention this blogs 4th birthday… it was yesterday!! (ups).

So, to celebrate this years “Single & Fabulous” with style, I’m offering a wallpaper for you desktops!

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I hope you enjoy it.

If you decide to gather your friends for this holiday, let me know!

Peace nd much love ;)

Lately my work life has been extremely fast-paced and exhausting. In times of worldwide financial crisis I can call myself lucky. But in a craft where you have to use your creativity, exhausted is not good at all.

The past week was a mess: 14h work days, almost never leaving the office (and my office is at home, so you do the math – heck, there where days I did not even leave the pajamas!).

This rhythm is not good for any kind of existence apart from work – the so called “social life” (hehehe).  So I guess this is part of the reason why this Wondeful Blog has been oh so still lately. It has always been an outlet to talk about my social interactions and now, that work has taken over, I feel like I’ve lost my voice (socially speaking).

Anyway, today I was trying to work (after a late work night last night – went to bed at 6am), but my brain was way too tired to produce anything it was being forced to produce. So my mind wandered away and I got caught by the unstable weather today: one minute it was raining, the next the sun was shining bright!

Those two photos above are not from today, but they embrace the concept of what I was seeing and feeling. You can see both original photos, the rain and the sunshine, both shot from my living room window, on my Flickr photostream. You can also check out a photo I actually snapped today of a Beautiful Rainbow that showed up!

So, to spoil my dear readers a bit, I’ve prepared the composition you see above in a large format (2048×1536 – it fits both standard and widescreen resolutions), so you can embellish your computer desktop!

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Hope you enjoy it.

Peace and much love ;)

So, my dear readers, I’ve been extremely careless about this blog!

As you might have already noticed, I’m away on my 2008 Dream Trip across the United States! It all started a week ago and so much has happened!!

Here’s a drill down on what I have been doing:

• Got to San Francisco
• Attended WordCamp (view photos)
• Attended An Event Apart (view photos)
• Had a wonderful time in San Francisco (view photos), including a visit to the Museum of Modern Art (view photos)
• Rented a car a drove to Santa Cruz (view photos)
• Continued my road-trip (view photos), down the 101, untill Prismo Beach, where I am right now!

Tomorrow I’m heading down to L.A., gonna see a Donna Summer concert and more news and photos will follow!

You can check out my Flickr account (a new found love). See and comment my photos as I post them daily! I’ll try to keep up with updates here on the blog, but the Flickr account will be updated daily! Oh, I’m also trying to update my twitter as much as possible, so join me up there! ;)

Peace and much much love ;)

Man, I’m getting older!

Last tuesday, the 29th, was my 26th Birthday Party! Had an amazing get-together at my place with close friends. It was a fantastic party!

Leo from SoulFlow DJ’s, was the cherry on top of the cake, so to say, as she spinned the coolest summer house, funk, sould and hip-hop grooves!

The theme of the party was “Will You Be My Sugar Daddy/Momma”. You know why? Well, because it was a kind-of fund-raising dinner party, to help out with the big trip I’ll be doing in the states soon! The result: Amongst a lot of cash, I got a pass to the MOMA in San Francisco and a concert ticket to see Donna Summer live at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles! I’m thrilled!

My friends are the best. Thank you so much for giving me a perfect birthday!

Peace and much love ;)

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Lately I came in contact with a memory from the past and that got me thinking about re-runs. You see, as you might have figured out, I love TV series… usually the teenage dramas! The thing is I enjoy owning the DVD’s so that when I feel like watching it again, doing a personal re-run, I am free to do so!

Now, what about real life? Do you think it is possible to just pick up the remote and hit play once again on that old faded memory? I really don’t think so, but it is so nice to see the sights, smell the sents, feel the touches… get a feel of the time passing – of how much you’ve grown and changed since.

I ran into an ex who I haven’t seen in 7 years or so! It was… interesting…

So, today, I felt like doing some re-runs on my DVD’s and so I picked up The O.C. from the shelve! Ain’t that perfect for what’s to come in less than a month?

California… here I come!

Peace and much love ;)

É a primeira vez que me aventuro a ir a uma marcha do orgulho em Lisboa. Já o fiz em Madrid, como tantos outros portugueses, mas aqui nunca. Porque raio não?

Pois digo-vos que foi uma experiência a repetir – bom ambiente, gente divertida, sol e calor, exercício (sim que aquela caminhada deu-me cabo das pernas)! Não só marchámos pelos nossos direitos, como também ganhámos uma corzita e ainda perdemos uns kilos!!!!

A quem faltou, pelas mil e uma desculpas esfarrapadas, I say: Your loss!

Fiquem aqui com um pedacinho da marcha (fotos tiradas pelo “Poor Guy Fashion Victim“, mais no blog dele!)

Digam lá se não estão arrependidos de terem faltado, hein?

Paz e amor ;)

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Hoje é dia de marcha! Tomem nota mental e apareçam às 16h no Jardim do Principe Real.

Faço das palavras do A. as minhas, ora sigam as ligações e vejam:

• Pride na Marcha de Lisboa
• Desculpas esfarrapadas para não ir à marcha

Vejam também o blog oficial da Marcha LGBT de Lisboa!

Encontramo-nos por lá!

Paz, amor e… orgulho! ;)