My Climb To Hueblein Tower in Talcott State Park

Today my roommate and I took a pretty steep hike up the mountain in Talcott State Park to Hublein Tower! The photos from our hike are below!

A Clearing Near The Top

Grey Skies & Rain Didn't Stop Us!

Once Atop, There's A Beautiful Landing For Picnics

The Heublein Tower

Glad We Got Up There Okay! (Foolin' Around)

My Roommate & I Pose After A Long, Sweaty Hike

I Scaled This Cliff & Then Valiantly Posed!

For more about this tower and it's history, visit: http://www.friendsofheubleintower.org/

The Gays: We are our own worst enemies sometimes...

For a community that is so persistent about achieving equality, we are consistently proving our inequality amongst each other. And for a community that is so anti-bullying, we are bullying each other.  Our biggest threat is ourselves, we have to change that. 

We are a community that fights everyday for equality. We post references on our Facebooks, Twitter, etc. We tell our friends how horrible inequality is. However, we segregate each other in our own community. Look at the state of "gay" right now.  There's segregation of race in social groups, segregation of race in clubs and an inherint prejudice against certain social classes and races.  I wouldn't write about this if I didn't see it so often these days. I see more inequality against each other than I do with the heterosexual community and the homosexual community.  We are slowly segregating our community and if you haven't noticed it, you're not very observant.

The first step to changing something is recognizing the problem. Once we recognize the problem we have to "want" to change it. There's no overnight fix for this problem.  People have to start recognizing and doing something to change it! If we don't do something to change this problem we're going to have a community in peril.  Write about this, tell your friends, speak up and do something to change it!!!

Gay Bullies

I just dealt with a particurally harsh gay bully that was regularly verbally abusing a friend of mine. If my friend didn't notice it, I certainly did.  And there's nothing more upsetting to me than a bully in general but a bully in our own community verbally harassing and putting down a friend of mine is something I will not stand for.  This pathetic ex-porn star crossed the line with me and my friend. I do not take kindly to bullies. And while I'm compelled to give the name, out of decency I will not.  I will say that if you see a bully in our own community do NOT hesitate to speak up and say something to them.  Bullies are for a lack of better words are extremely insecure and vulnerable people.  They protect themselves by bringing those around them down so that they become more vulnerable than the individual bullying.  It's a rather vicious cycle that sees no end until they can recognize the harm they cause to others. If you see a bully or hear one, SAY SOMETHING!


Please protect your own kind and recognize the faults in our own community. 

-Chris Ryan

HUNG and OVAH?? You Need this Blog. PARTY RECOVERY 101

I never re-blog, but this one I had to.

Party Recovery 101... by Almost Naked's NYC Fitness Editor Mario Godiva Green!

Like most active nightlife people you partied like a rockstar last night and drank endless amounts of alcohol! Its the morning after and you feel like death! That is the worse! I have been there many many times and it's hard living the life of a Rockstar, being under the constant peer pressure to drink more, do shots, and be highly active in the nightlife scene. Anytime there is a special occasion i.e. birthdays, promotions, weddings, etc, partying is involved! Being a fitness expert and having worked as a Certified Pharmacy Technician for 4 years I have an extensive knowledge of drugs and the effects that they have on the body. What your average person does the day after they go out partying is they sit in misery hungover and hope that they feel better as the day goes on. This is fine if you like feeling like death. Me personally, feeling like death is not fun, especially when 6 hours ago you felt invincible and on top of the world! (Or the bar! LOL!) It's good to get a little R & R, but why sit in agony the entire day and possibly the next? Real Rockstars are busy and have things to do, people to see, and places to go. So we are proactive in mostly or fully recovering from a wild night on the town. Of course we all will feel like death when we first wake up, but while you are getting your R & R the next day, follow "Mario's Party Recovery" rules and remedies, so that you can have the craziest night, and get up tomorrow looking fierce, fabulous, and ready for round two by the afternoon!