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[Moony]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

I just I careered through the last 3 pages of this thread; when you scan it, reading words and phrases here and there, it starts to sound like the party scene in Breakfast at Tiffanys. I heard all these little conversations overlapping, creating a din of chatter (all pretty fun) and then I stopped at your post, and a read a real, tender story. Beautiful!

Isn't Sparky a wonderful writer?

It truly is a beautiful (if sad) little tale, Sparko Darko.

[Mari]

Pfft, I came out on this place years ago. I was so ahead of all of you

Darn, this happens all the time, you guys have interesting discussions when on my side of the world it's bed time.

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by Moony

Isn't Sparky a wonderful writer?

It truly is a beautiful (if sad) little tale, Sparko Darko.

He is, and there are in fact several very good writers on this board.

(she says, offering neither examples of good writers, nor good writing herself)
Time for bed, my brain is oatmeal. This day should have ended when it sucked 6 hours ago.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by amber

When I was reading your story, I thought you made it up. It sounded all TV movie like, the way you described it. At first I laughed and thought you were clever, then I realized that of course you weren't making it up. Then I wondered if you saw it all in soft focus and golden light as you were thinking back...I totally imagined you sitting dejectedly against the wall...some poignant song went through my mind right then, I can't remember which...
Anyway, perhaps you should write a script.

I agree. The imagery of that moment... it is poingnant and fascinating. I don't know anything about what its like to be gay in high school. The one person I know from my class who is gay did not come out for a long time. Even still he is flirty with women and seems to want to cover it up in mixed company. Anyway, Sparky's story is really moving. Ryan, are you an actor? I'm thinking you'll play Sparky.

I have a good friend who didn't come out until after being married to a woman for 5 years. I didn't meet him until a few years after that. I knew he was gay immediately so I don't know how he managed it! I am fascinated by the repressed thing. Do you really not know? Do you know and act like you don't? Its really none of my business but I am so curious about that. I can see why Hill would ask Brandon what went through his gay head while bashing gays. If anyone wants to chime in feel free, if not, ignore my ramblings.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

HA! yea right

Or the FM circle!

"Cliques are for losers" Nice sig.

Perhaps I am too honest, I tell people how I know you guys. Now I just call it "my board" though. Only cuz no one in my real life is here so to them it is mine. Calling it "The Ledge" just sounds wrong, then I have to explain the name and junk. Too much effort!

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by takenbythesky

That would be me. I "came out" in a thread at an opportune time...I had thought about it for a while and decided to do so. Amber said something about me "turning gay just like all the rest of them," or something to that effect, so I simply said that I indeed was homosexual. Shortly afterward, Ryan did as well.

Of course I was thinking of you.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

HEY COME ON NOW! I wasn't THAT obvious.

Uh. yes it was. I thought you were a girl for weeks .

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by dissention

Oy. Between my missing the other C and using "they're" instead of "their" earlier, I must be losing it. I curse you for pointing that out.



I wanted to hammer the point home.



You can bet your ass. I have no use for the likes of you any longer. Take that missing C and shove it.

You are so Stewie Griffin. Are you sure you're not the voice for him? You know I <3 you .

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Seriously...he had it so bad for Dissention. Like a cat in heat that Brandon was at the time.

There's a match made in hell.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Uh. yes it was. I thought you were a girl for weeks .

[Raeven Skye]

[QUOTE=ontheEdgeof17] Actually there are a few nurses who have a crush on me. [QUOTE]

ok..i read that as "a few nuns..." and i was very confused and amused for a moment...

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

He had John Edwards on last week and it was really fab. It made me light up; very nice to see John Edwards with all of this depressing **** going on. And last Tuesday Maureen Dowd was on and it was just the greatest thing ever.

I was really bummed that I missed MoDo. I watched for a little while last night after that vapid Ryan Seacrest/Nicole Ritchie thing but I ended up changing the channel. There was just too much bad news yesterday.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by sparky

Hm. There was no real 'out' thing going on. I was out to a number of my friends, but I still had a girlfriend, mostly for show. So did he. A lot of it was non-verbal. One thing lead to another. And then it was just something that unfolded and took off. There was no talk about it. I was certain if we said anything that would have killed it.
The most I ever said to him about it was when I tossed him that little piece of the heart at the end of a particularly serious night. Then about 2 days before graduation, he walked up to me behind this one building where we always used to meet. I was sitting by myself looking at my own piece of the same heart, which I always had on. I had taken it off and was staring at it and was of course thinking about what the hell I was going to do in two days. I was kind of upset and mad at him - for what I don't know. Probably because I knew it was over. That part of our lives was simply going to be over and there was nothing anyone could do about it. He asked me what I was doing and I remember just shaking my head and refusing to say anything. He saw what I was doing. All I could do was to ask him if he still had it. He knew what I meant. He produced it in a flash and said he had been carrying it with him since the night I gave it to him. I can still see what it looked like and how it caught the light. I reached out and touched it and touched his hand, and I swear to God at that second someone walked around the building and yelled our names. I don't remember who it was. But I do remember feeling like I was caught. We both pulled back our hands and stepped away from each other and everything changed. What happened next ? I have no idea. Don't know. Can't recall. I just know something broke that second. And that I sat against the wall alone until it was very late and very dark and then I walked home by myself.

Damn. Hadn't thought of that in a long time. I forgot all about that day.
And I probably better stop thinking about it.

I'm in tears. It must be the time of year or something. I was driving along in my car last night coming back from the post office and I thought of someone from long ago, another life and I just started crying.
It's a really beautiful, bittersweet story Sparks. Thank you for sharing it.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by takenbythesky

I simply said that I indeed was homosexual. Shortly afterward, Ryan did as well.

i know who the next one to speakup will be...


and, no, its not me

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Shoot. I can't picture Ryan. What's his Ledge name?

He looks like a young John Cusack. Adorable, he is.