Matt Alber "End of the World"

The Reader

We saw the movie The Reader last night. Fantastic movie. Kate Winslet is spectacular and really deserves the Oscar if she wins it tonight. I think SlumDog Millionaire will win best movie, and it deserves it. Still, I would not be surprised if this movie somehow managed an upset and won that award. I loved the scene in the courtroom where her lover first hears of her past and has to accept who she really is and what she has done. I recommend everyone go see this movie and get lost in this story of Hanna and Michael.

Can't Wait For Summer

Irish Sunset Ocean

Rights Of A Gay Fetus

SlumDog Millionaire

Last night we saw the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" which is expected to win the Academy Award tomorrow for Best Picture. I have to say it was a very good movie and the actors all gave great performances. If you could give an Oscar for best cast in a movie this cast would win hands down. Tonight we're going to see the movie The Reader with Kate Winslet and if we get a chance we're going to see Benjamin Button tomorrow.

Smile

Howth Harbour Beacon

Irish Ocean

Irish Snowman

Dublin Pub

One Of Those Days

This was a rough week. I got accepted in the Africa aid program and have been getting everyting done for that and at work we've been busy getting the ship ready for the new season. I havn't had much time to myself and definately no time to post anything. I do hope everyone else is having a good week and today is Friday so at least in that we can all celebrate.

Stretch

My Valentines Day

Yesterday we rented a nice hotel room for a romantic getaway for Valentines Day. We checked into the room and put a bottle of champagne on ice. As I opened the curtain to check out the view, Gareth fell onto the bed and started talking sweet things about what he wanted to do on that bed. I laughed and fell onto the bed with him and joined in that conversation and just as I went to give him a kiss, his pants started to vibrate. I quickly realized it was his phone, not my kiss that made his pants move. Gareth got paged to the hospital for an emergency and I was left to sit alone on the bed in the hotel room. Happy Valentines Day.


Fortunately I've grown used to this since being with him, so I was prepared and brought my laptop along. I spent the time watching the telly, reading a magazine, and the food menu of the hotel, and playing on my laptop. It was late at night when I got a knock on the door and asked who it was. They said room service. I had not ordered anything so I opened the door expecting to tell them they had the wrong room when I saw Gareth standing in the hallway with a rose clenched in his teeth and a couple others held in his outstretched arm to me. I grabbed him by his shirt like he always does to me and pulled him into the room.


As we kissed and I started to mess with his pants. He told me we had better hold that thought because he really did just order room service and they would be here soon. I laughed and told him I was just getting the phone, don't get so excited. I took his phone and wrapped it in a towel and stuck it in the bathroom and shut the door. I told him no more phone calls tonight.


After we ate some dinner, Gareth took his shirt off and laid across the bed watching the sports news and I finished up writing to a friend on the internet with my legs propped up on his back. As I put the laptop away, I realized Gareth had fallen asleep. I sat beside him and took his belt off and laid down beside him wrapping us in the blanket the best I could. I grabbed the remote from his hand, turned the telly off, and kissed my man on the head. As I put my arm around him and went to sleep, I thanked Cupid for my Valentine.

Lovers