ShouldBee something special
There are so many things I want to write about, it’s hard to pick one, but since they all seem to center on this new guy I’m seeing, so I’ll begin there. About two weeks ago, I attended this film festival in the city. For reason’s I’ll divulge later, I won’t give the specifics of the festival, but only that this is where I met ShouldBee, as in, he should be everything I’m looking for, right
Funny how life happens… One minute you’re innocently attending a film festival and the next, you are being hit on by one of the producers of the festival, and taken down to Pieces on Christopher Street. ShouldBee and I had a really nice time that evening hanging out. It was more a group ‘date’ that was taking place the Saturday before the Pride parade. We ended up going for pizza following our night of dancing and ended up on West 23rd street, at ShouldBee’s friend’s apartment, and where ShouldBee was staying until his sub-letter moved out of his own apartment.
As what happens when most gays get together after a night of drinking, we ended up in the living area of the apartment sitting around, watching YouTube clips of the fiercest singing on the Internet: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Patti Labelle. Obviously, since we weren’t in ShouldBee’s home, we remained respectful of the situation and kept things PG… Well, maybe PG-13. Read more »
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Pieces,
Pride,
ShouldBee,
The Paulinator,
Union Square,
YouTube
Katy Perry
“Greetings loved ones, let’s take a journey,” Snoop Dogg says as he introduces Katy Perry’s summer anthem California Gurls. Well, having spent the past several weeks on the west coast, I can certainly attest that California Gurls are indeed hot enough to melt your popsicle… I was fortunate enough to be hanging out in Los Angeles during their Pride Celebration, and it was by far the most interesting pride experience I’ve ever had.
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California Gurls,
Cheesecake Factory,
Dating,
John 98%,
Katy Perry,
Los Angeles,
Pride,
Red O,
The Paulinator,
West Hollywood
Taking a break from the Twitter world, I figured it was high time I went out and explored some of the new night life and to find some new hot spots. Living in New York for over eight years now, one would think I would have grown to love the Yankees, well don’t count on that happening anytime soon… You see for as long as I can remember I have been a huge Red Sox fan!
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Boxers,
david barton gym,
Gym Bar,
sports bars,
The Paulinator
I needed to take a small break from my pursuit of the Latin Lover because there was a new character entering the potential bedroom scenario and he goes by the name Dr. TwitterCrush. When I first came across him, he was everything I ever wanted in a male companion, smart, slightly geeky, muscular, a little older which means a little wiser and more worldly. As the name implies, yes we initially met on Twitter (and I swear I didn’t create my account to meet men). So when I first discovered him, we didn’t really tweet each other, I simply followed him because I thought he was cute. Then one night I responded to him and we began talking . I told him I had a twitter crush on him and surprisingly, he told him the feeling was mutual!
This was truly a match made in heaven - one would think.
Sadly though it would never work out.
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Boots & Saddle,
City Crab,
Dr. TwitterCrush,
Maracas,
margaritas,
Oysters,
The Paulinator
Twitter dates are really quite interesting. If this is solely your only means for communication, meaning you have no email address or phone number, you essentially have 140 characters to flirt back and forth and establish some sort of relationship. So when LA-Tweeter sent a tweet saying he would be in New York for work, I immediately thought, why not message him and see if he’d like to get a drink while he was in town! I wish I had more of a story to go along with LA-Tweeter except, I think, it’s fun he’s a reality show casting director for a really trashy program. He was nice, but clearly not my type at all. I am thankful to LA-Tweeter though because he brought my Latin Lover unintentionally back into my life. Read more »
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Grindr,
LA-Tweeter,
latin lover,
Peppermint,
The Paulinator,
Therapy Bar
Welcome back fellow bees to another season of The Paulinator’s guide to gay life and the city. This time around I’ll be focusing on hot spots that are perfect for romantic rendezvouses and giving you a little insight on how this bee is paulinating throughout the city, looking for love.
When last we met, The Paulinator was traveling far and wide to seek the attention of an Argentinian out on Long Island. Needless to say, the commute, his green card marriage and his no alcohol policy were three strikes against him. While the thought of an exotic boyfriend danced around in my mind, I needed to be realistic and go with my gut on this one. Was I heart broken? No, not so much, but I was sad that I was back to square one, that is until I decided to step up my game and make it my mission to seriously start dating more. Read more »
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44 1/2,
First Dates,
Green Card Marriage,
Hell's Kitchen,
The Paulinator,
Twitter
A few years ago one of my best friends started dating this guy she met at a work conference. For them, it was basically love at first sight, they emailed and talked on the phone all the time it seemed. I mean, that was the only way they could communicate because while she lived in New York, he lived all the way on the West Coast. Every so often she would fly cross country and he would do the same until a year and a half after they met, my best friend packed up her NYC life and moved out there to be with him. I learned a lot about long distance relationships from watching their relationship grow. Last weekend I met a cutie online and after a really nice chat I decided following work on Monday, it would be a good idea to meet him in person. Read more »
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Argentinian,
Dating,
gay life,
LIRR,
Long Island,
Panera Bread,
The Paulinator
Excuse me everyone, the Paulinator has something to say, I’m currently hot and bothered and not the Urban Dictionary’s definition: To become sexually aroused to the point where you are unable to think clearly. I literally am hot and bothered! The weather here in the city, while I enjoy ten times more than the bitter cold, has turn the city into one large sweat shop and I’m not even getting paid pennies. I enjoy sweating up a storm at the gym but feeling the beads of sweat form on my forehead as I wait for the subway, just are not cute on anyone! Sadly, there really isn’t anything I can do about the heat, so I’m moving on to the bothered part…
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Hell's Kitchen,
hot bartender,
The Paulinator,
urban dictionary
I was in high school about ten years ago and things were vastly different then. There was no Twitter, Facebook or YouTube… there had only been white presidents… and there certainly were no legal marriages between same-sex couples. Times have certainly evolved and just looking at the youth of today you can see they are more understanding and more willing to open not only their minds, but their hearts as well and be accepting of all people despite differences.
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bronx,
Class Couple,
Gay Marriage,
Mott Haven,
Ryan Allen,
Senior Superlatives,
Sergio Garcia,
The Paulinator,
Victoria Cruz,
wnyc,
Yearbook
All of this marriage equality talk really has increased my appetite… my sexual appetite that is. It has been a while since I’ve obsessed over a guy and I think I learned a lot from the Hot Bartender days. I’ve moved on (well, out loud I say it, but deep down, I really do want to still see if Hot Bartender and I have a shot) and recently, six months after declaring my New Year’s Resolution to date more, I finally went on my first official date… with Mr. Producer. Cute, funny and above all, nice are three words I would immediately use to describe him. While on the surface these three words are wonderful adjectives to describe another human being, sadly, they are only words and if the physical appearance does not go above and beyond these modifiers, I’m unfortunately forced to say, “let’s just be friends.”
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Dating,
gay,
Hell's Kitchen,
The Paulinator,
therapy,
Vlada
