30! Man I wish I could remember 30. Then again, I which I could remember what I did in college!

Happy Birthday Buck.

Oh no Freddy, I wasn't half asleep, I was just prepping for the awesome massage and sex I was about to recieve as a great nightcap! Thanks for the call in any case though, it definitely helped to make the day.

Kumara, CONGRATS!!! I hope the next 9 months go smoothly for you!!


Buckshot, Happy Birthday!! Glad you had a great day! I turned 30 in May and I hate the number! Prez turns 30 in Nov and I hope I can make it special like your was! Sounds like a great way to celebrate!

Somehow I don't think giving Pres a good birthday present will be too hard for you First Lady

Well, the water is finally cleared out and our shop dry again. I think we'll have to replace the carpet in the kitchen area as there's a funky smell from the soaking it took. Other than that, we're getting a new water heater and slowly putting the stock back out on the floor. Unfortunately, we signed a NNN lease, meaning we are responsible for just about everything. The property manager is going to try to get us some rent relief, however. Now the air conditioner is a concern, though with fall and winter coming we won't need it much.

In other news, my DJ hobby is progressing along nicely. I got all the software I need to make some cool mixes and converted all my iTunes purchased music to MP3 using a program called All Music Converter, which strips away the DRM encryption. Take that, Apple scum!

Kealii is enjoying 3rd grade and well under way to a great year. We've signed him up for flag football in fall and basketball in winter at the local park and rec center (yes, I'll be coaching once again). We were planning on an October trip to Hawaii, but may go to Minnesota and Iowa instead. We have friends in Minneapolis and Buck and Topless in Iowa. Might as well knock out those visits before the weather turns frightful. Otherwise, we'll make the trip to the midwest in June.

Finally, I've managed to score monthly columns in both Xbiz.com and GAYVN, of all places. The Xbiz article will be two toy reviews per month, while the GayVN pieces will concern our daily lives as adult store owners. With the LA and OC Weekly gigs, the writing projects will be keeping me quite busy in addition to running the Freddy and Eddy site. Whew!

Freddy,

One question, with all that you have going on: The shop, being a loving husband and an attentive father, the DJ Hobbie, author and news correspondant, when do you sleep?

Congrats Kumara. I too hope the next 9 month are bearable!.

MJ

Sleep is for the weak.

Kumara, are you registered anywhere for the baby stuff? I'm sure a few of us would like to help usher in the new bundle of joy!

Well, then, I guess I am weak weak, can´t even look remotely human without my 8 hours a night of sleep. Less then that and I veribaly fall asleep wherever I lean!

yea! sleep is for people who dont mind missing something. if your sleeping. youll miss it!

does freddy own stock in starbucks? no sleep , ya know hes gotta be seriously caffinated.

hehe
cheers
Nigel.

I'm currently addicted to Monster's BIG BLACK energy drink. The stuff kicks my ass for hours after I pound the jumbo can. I tried it on the way out of Burning Man and it literally saved our lives by keeping me awake through the Sierra mountains into Sacramento. It says it only has half the caffiene of a regular cup of coffee, so whatever else is in there sure does the trick. And it tastes fabulous.

You might try the Loca Mocha version of it as it has pretty good flavor.

Yeah, tried it and you're right. I'm now alternative between the two each day. Big Black day today (ooh, that didn't come out right!).

Good news today. We got hired to write a monthly toy review feature in a trade pub called Xbiz (www.xbiz.com). It'll be kind of a "He said, she said" thing, with three or four toys getting the microscope. The best part is that Xbiz is experienced holding trade shows and it looks like they're going to help make my idea of an upscale erotic expo in early February a reality.

I'm gonna have to pick some of that stuff up for Prez. We're driving to NY next week and he can use help staying awake!

I'm sure you have better ways of keeping him "up"

Yes yes, I do have "those" ways too!! Too bad the kids stay up so much now. Although mommy does get tired and need to lay down sometimes. Oh we're so bad!