Wat Up wit Me!

So...a little background. I am 36, Live an Alternative Lifestyle as they call it and have a partner named Stephen (whom I have known now for 13 years). No one in the family really says anything about it except my sister, who has fun at Mothers day trying to decipher whom to give a card to! I have had a few words with her on that subject.

I live with Stephen in a very small town called Morewood. It literally is a Hamlet, not a town as we only have about 300 people here. I love it though as it is so peaceful, spacious and has that small town quality...no we all do not know each others business and this is not like Wisteria Lane from Desperate Housewives. Morewood is about 45 minutes southeast of Ottawa.

I currently work at the Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suites and have been there for nearly 10 years. I love the hotel industry for the wide spectrum of peoples you get to meet. I have been in hotels now since 1990...wow...that just makes me look old as I view it on screen.

Stephen works as an Office Clerk at a Dental Lab in Ottawa. He is going on 11 or 12 years there. This is the 2nd house we have lived in. First one was in Gatineau, Québec. How he puts up with me no one really knows. Some have suggested giving him an award for being the most patient person in the world to put up with my antics and crap!

I am still immature at heart, as I refuse to grow up, but it is creeping on me so quickly now I have to pause to think. I am a little heavier than I was 10 years ago, can't party as much on a work night, and instead of cocktails, I prefer wine and martinis.

Was raised in catholicism, but am questioning the whole spiritual side of that...have been turning to Buddhism as they have such a natural way of looking at things without complication or self-punishment.



I volunteer my extra time (not so much lately though) with OPERATION GO HOME. It is a wonderful organization that does a lot of good things for displaced, lost, homeless teenagers not just in Ottawa, but nationwide. I have been with them for nearly 3 years now. I have been a guest speaker in their GED classes for rehabilitation into the workforce about what an employer would want from a youth or potential candidate...most were shocked when I told them that a professional does not wear floor length dread's and 3 noserings with horned ear spacers attached by a chain...meh! If you would like any info on Operation Go Home, please click on the link www.operationgohome.ca to view the latest news. Donations are welcome as this is a non-government funded not for profit organization.

I have quite the array of friends from close to socialite. Mike is my best friend and he makes me laugh. Other friends know who they are from Hockey buddies to coffee buddies to Golf buddies to Martini buddies and so on...too many to mention. If we were all to hang out together after a hockey game at a golf course and just have coffee, I would be happy. I have reconnected this past year with friends from school in days long ago and that has been almost like a circle coming to close in a chapter in my life...a few more from that group is who we need to connect with to make all good.

Well...I am gonna jet here and leave you all with this...any comments or questions are welcome.

Mark