It’s no surprise to the people I know that I am obsessed with shoes and particularly runners/sneakers. Jeremy Scott’s collaboration with Adidas is one in particular that I’ve noticed these past few years with his eccentric and whimsical designs. From the triple tongue runners to the metallic winged ones, this collaboration always seems to sell out and is probably one of the most successful partnerships in sneaker history (not counting the hugely successful collaboration with Yohji Yamamoto).

Probably even better than the late Alexander McQueen’s collaboration with Puma.

So, who is Jeremy Scott?

Find out & check out a bunch of pics of the shoe collaboration after the jump…

I’ve been wanting a tattoo of a crown on my inner right wrist for a while now and this past weekend I decided I wanted it right away so I walked over to two tattoo places on Granville Street. I got my last tattoo from NEXT! but they couldn’t take me in that same day because they were all booked. So I head over a few doors down to Adrenaline and they were able to take me in the next hour.

After the artist was done with my tattoo which only took an hour, I proceeded to the front counter to pay. As I was paying, I was faced with the question of whether to tip the artist and how much is acceptable. I tipped him $10, which I thought was fair since it wasn’t a complicated tattoo and it didn’t take too long.

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Having been to Spain for the past 3 consecutive years, I’ve noticed that Spanish cuisine was nothing to write home about. Well at least for us North Americans because most of their diet if not seafood is primarily cured meats & bread. How people stay trim in this country is beyond me… well maybe because it’s so hot and you just sweat the calories off. It was 37c in Madrid and about 27c in Barcelona and I was sweating buckets! Everywhere you turn they sold bocadillos, which is a sandwich that is usually rubbed with tomatoes and stuffed with thin slices of cured meats like jamon serrano, chorizo, salami or jamon york. Not a site of green in any of these sandwiches not even condiments like mayo or mustard. Mind you, I did like the chorizo but after 2 weeks you quickly tire of the bocadillos. I’m allergic to shellfish so that rules out paella.

What is Paella? A Valencian rice dish that originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century near lake Albufera, a lagoon in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain.

Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain’s national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish. Valencians, in turn, regard paella as one of their identifying symbols.

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Sorry for being AWOL for the last 2 weeks, but I’ve been in Europe and have been having a blast. We started the trip with a long layover in Amsterdam where we landed at around 7am, so we stored our hand carried luggage in a locker at the airport and headed into town via train. It was so early that only the cafés were open so we proceeded to the nearest one to grab an espresso and a ham & cheese sandwich and take advantage of the free wifi to do some social networking.

We walked around the red light district and in and around the canals and stopping at a Pannekoekhuis for some crepes and another coffee while killing time before meeting up with Topher for lunch. We head over to the American Hotel to meet Topher and we hit a local pub for a beer and a burger and to catch up. No matter where I go I always run into somebody I know from Vancouver and behold I run into an ex bf’s ex bf who now lives there. We head back to the airport to catch our flight for Madrid. Read the rest of this entry »

Many heterosexual people still think that in gay relationships one person assumes the male or female role. From my experience, I started off being the pitcher since society basically tells us that the hoo hoo dilly goes in the cha cha. The thought of something up my bum was just too scary and foreign to me. As I grew older, I started to wonder what it was like to be on the other end: how it felt, if if felt good, was it painful or pleasurable?

So, my role gradually evolved- although not drastically- and have found that giving and receiving have their pros and cons and really depends on the mood and chemistry between the people involved. Besides, why limit yourself to one when you can be greedy and have both?

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Last month we featured another dating site called DateForChange and this month we bring you a new site called GuysOnly.com. Here’s what they have to offer and what makes them different. Maybe I’ll find a boyfriend on this site LOL You never know.

Move over! There’s a new FREE* gay meet-up site in town! So as we all know, there are A LOT of sites out there on meeting guys.  However, this new site is aesthetically better presented and has a few offereings that no one else has. Check out http://www.GuysOnly.com.

So you’ve been on meeting sites before, Isn’t it frustrating to speak with someone for an hour or more, finally gaining enough chat time to “earn” their “unlocked” pics ONLY to find out that they are absolutely NOT your type?  How about when their main profile picture looks NOTHING like the rest of the images they post up behind their private images? GuysOnly.com understands our dilemma and eliminates the whole idea of unlocking pics. If it’s posted, you get to SEE it.  Let’s save time and stop the game play.

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We all have our pet peeves and here’s a few of mine. As Summer progresses and the heat rises, more and more skin is exposed whether we like it or not. I know as I leave for Europe this week, I will be seeing a lot of this specially on North American tourists. Yes, I have time to write this and share my opinion on these specific things so deal with it, read it or skip over my post and read someone else’s ;)

1. Tank Tops

Basic tanks are always sexy specially when they’re not as tight, one that loosely hangs on your body to keep you cool. Stay away from the square cut tanks that make you look like you’re wearing a camisole. Eww.

Love: Classic relaxed fit basic Tanks

Loathe: Tight Square-cut 2xist Tanks

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I came across Sean Rumsey on YouTube while I was surfing the net this past lazy Sunday while doing my laundry, cleaning my apartment & packing for my trip this Thursday to Europe for 2 weeks and I was pleasantly amazed by his cool & raspy voice (kinda reminds me of Jamiroquai). Somebody needs to sign this guy to a label because he’s just amazing not to mention he’s also very cute!

He does a lot of covers of popular pop & Top 40 songs by Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber & Adam Lambert to name a few. I’m not a huge fan of Adam Lambert but I do like his music, just like I’m not a huge fan of Kesha but I’m almost ashamed to admit that I like her music (not in a serious way, just that it’s fun). My two favourite covers on his YouTube page are Airplanes by B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore & If I had you by Adam Lambert. Check the videos and his bio on the next part of the post.

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The French really know how to push the envelope when it comes to advertising, fashion & political issues (remember that gay McDonald’s ad?). Givenchy’s Fall campaign garnered some attention when Riccardo Tisci cast his transgender personal assistant, Lea T. to appear alongside 9 other models. Out of the 10 models, French Vogue chose to highlight and feature Lea T. with a nude portrait that appears in next month’s issue. She was also featured previously in Givenchy’s haute couture shows and also posed in last month’s Italian Vanity Fair.

Check out the full NSFW photo on the next part of the post.

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