~Saturday~ I didn’t know it at the time, but this would turn out to be my favorite day of my four-day vacation. I wanted to do some writing today, so I found a nearby coffee shop—the Royal Blend Coffee & Tea House—on Royal Street (of course), which was on the same street as my hotel, … Read more
~Friday~ I was checking Facebook first thing this morning, when I received a message from Angel, one of the guys traveling with our group, and we were both about to “hop in the shower and grab some breakfast,” so we decided to meet in the lobby 15 minutes later and go together. I asked the … Read more
~Thursday~ I arrived in New Orleans at around 9:30 AM (local time, of course) and Amos, Phil, Angel, and I shared a harrowing taxi ride from the airport to the French Quarter. Seriously, our taxi driver was an awful driver. First of all, he wasn’t sure exactly where our hotel was—and he either didn’t think … Read more
~Monday~ Enough already with The Great Gatsby. Wait, just this one last post. You may remember that on July 20th, I saw the new, 2013 version of the Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Then on August 13th, I posted about watching the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby, starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, while … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I saw a classic film that I’d never even heard of—much less seen—before I met Bob, the ultimate movie buff and movie trivia extraordinarre. My familiarity with Barbara Stanwyck was as described in this excerpt from the IMDB page about her: Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight I saw my final film of the 18th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which I almost blew off, and I’m so, so glad I didn’t! When I picked this film, Valentine Road, to see, I didn’t read it very carefully, but words and phrases in the description, such as these: … Read more
~Thursday~ Tonight, as part of the 18th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, I saw The Campaign, which was preceded by the short, Win or Lose. This was the third film that Bob and I saw together, and we took a seat up high in the theater, by one of the back exits, … Read more
~Tuesday~ A month ago, I saw the 2013, Leonardo DiCaprio version of The Great Gatsby, about which I shared my thoughts and observations in my July 20, 2013 blog entry. Tonight, I met most of our Mostly Social Book Club (Mary couldn’t make it) at Janet’s house to watch the 1974, Robert Redford, Mia Farrow … Read more
~Saturday~ Like yesterday, I saw two movies today, although only one of them was as part of the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF). The other one was part of a “Dinner & Movie Night” I attended with Bob and a group of his friends. The NCGLFF film, Out in the Dark, was … Read more
~Friday~ It’s time for the 18th annual North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, during which I can see movies where the boy actually gets the boy in the end. Bob and I purchased a 10-pack of tickets, from which we’ll see three movies together (Scenes from a Gay Marriage, Interior. Leather Bar., and The … Read more