Bear Hunting Tip: Bears LOVE to pop people’s backs. (I totally pulled this tonight at the gym)

Bear Hunting Tip: Bears LOVE to pop people’s backs.

(I totally pulled this tonight at the gym)

Kicking off 2012 by doing the 365 self-portrait project.  The goal is to become a better photographer and push myself creatively.  Lets hope I can keep it up, unlike 2010 when I missed 20+ photos. Special thanks to Chuck for lending me his camera. I hope I can get mine replaced soon!

Kicking off 2012 by doing the 365 self-portrait project.  The goal is to become a better photographer and push myself creatively.  Lets hope I can keep it up, unlike 2010 when I missed 20+ photos.

Special thanks to Chuck for lending me his camera. I hope I can get mine replaced soon!

If you’d like to generate your own “Best of Tumblr 2011” collage like my New Years post, you can do so here. The Best of Tumblr tool grabs all your posts and sorts them by popularity, grouped by year and month.  It can take a few minutes to load everything if you’re a prolific blogger, but the result is a pretty, reverse-calendar of your tumblr.  The most popular post is featured first, with three runner-ups that you can reveal by hovering over them. Please note: This tool does not show posts that you reblogged, only your own photos. Enjoy! Updated 1/2/2012: Added “Advanced Options” to let people see popular posts from 2012 or non-photo posts Sped-up loading Fixed the “Ghost Reblogs” bug. If you reblogged someone who later deleted their account, tumblr turns the post into a normal post, not a reblog…so it was messing up stats. Fixed a bug where the tool gives up when tumblr gives a 500 error.

If you’d like to generate your own “Best of Tumblr 2011” collage like my New Years post, you can do so here.

The Best of Tumblr tool grabs all your posts and sorts them by popularity, grouped by year and month.  It can take a few minutes to load everything if you’re a prolific blogger, but the result is a pretty, reverse-calendar of your tumblr.  The most popular post is featured first, with three runner-ups that you can reveal by hovering over them.

Please note: This tool does not show posts that you reblogged, only your own photos.

Enjoy!

Updated 1/2/2012:

  • Added “Advanced Options” to let people see popular posts from 2012 or non-photo posts
  • Sped-up loading
  • Fixed the “Ghost Reblogs” bug. If you reblogged someone who later deleted their account, tumblr turns the post into a normal post, not a reblog…so it was messing up stats.
  • Fixed a bug where the tool gives up when tumblr gives a 500 error.
2011 YEAR IN REVIEW My little New Years tradition is to recap the past year, highlighting my favourite parts while reflecting on my goals and mistakes.  You can read my recap for 2010 here. Jan: Made out in IKEA, encountered a Gymger, and broke in my rug. Feb: Enjoyed the park with Chad and Sympa Mar: Launched my product at MTV Apr: Went book shopping with Garawr and bought balloons for my bday May: Gymming with Chad Jun: Ikea Shenanigans and Pride Tan lines Jul: Went to Ptown and later bought suspenders in New York Aug: Sultryness Sep: Tried to finish my workout series Oct: Had a really good hair day and launched tumblr stats Nov: Freemasons for Halloween and I tried chops Dec: Holiday parties, Vegas, spa day for xmas  I did okay on my 2011 resoutions: Get to 250lbs (or 19” arms) I got as big as 242 with 18.5” arms! Close! Finish three web projects Gay Cliques Census, Tumblr Stats, and PostMort.us Travel at least three times Provincetown, New York, Vegas Compete in a powerlifting meet Totally gave up on this.  My resolutions for 2012: Finish three web projects Travel at least three times (at least two trips out of country) Get abs Finish my tattoo I’m also going to be participating in the 365 Challenge this year.  Took last year off, can’t wait to get back into the frame.

2011 YEAR IN REVIEW

My little New Years tradition is to recap the past year, highlighting my favourite parts while reflecting on my goals and mistakes.  You can read my recap for 2010 here.

  1. Jan: Made out in IKEA, encountered a Gymger, and broke in my rug.
  2. Feb: Enjoyed the park with Chad and Sympa
  3. Mar: Launched my product at MTV
  4. Apr: Went book shopping with Garawr and bought balloons for my bday
  5. May: Gymming with Chad
  6. Jun: Ikea Shenanigans and Pride Tan lines
  7. Jul: Went to Ptown and later bought suspenders in New York
  8. Aug: Sultryness
  9. Sep: Tried to finish my workout series
  10. Oct: Had a really good hair day and launched tumblr stats
  11. Nov: Freemasons for Halloween and I tried chops
  12. Dec: Holiday parties, Vegas, spa day for xmas 

I did okay on my 2011 resoutions:

  1. Get to 250lbs (or 19” arms) I got as big as 242 with 18.5” arms! Close!
  2. Finish three web projects Gay Cliques Census, Tumblr Stats, and PostMort.us
  3. Travel at least three times Provincetown, New York, Vegas
  4. Compete in a powerlifting meet Totally gave up on this. 

My resolutions for 2012:

  1. Finish three web projects
  2. Travel at least three times (at least two trips out of country)
  3. Get abs
  4. Finish my tattoo

I’m also going to be participating in the 365 Challenge this year.  Took last year off, can’t wait to get back into the frame.

What was your first and second sexual experience. Explain in every detail as possible.
Anonymous

The place: A small public high school halfway through construction for four years because of budget cuts.

The Setting: a derelict, dusty woodshop.

I was a tender 16-years-old.  Innocent, eager for knowledge, and ready to start on my second woodworking project: a paper towel holder.  My woodshop teacher “Mr Baer” (no really, that was his name, honest) was a burly, flannel-sporting type, with thick forearms and facial hair that belonged in vintage pornography.

Besides Calculus, Woodshop was my favourite class.  It was an escape for me.  Crafting, creating, making things…I loved it.  And Mr Baer was happy to let me work during lunch periods or after class with him.

One rainy night after class, it was just him and I cleaning up the sawdust.  He barked my name, “Dylan!  I’d like to show you…something.”  My heart was fluttering with anticipation.

Mr Baer remove his apron and set it beside an industrial lathe.  ”Brand new, maybe you’d like to use it before the rest of the class?”  I was ecstatic.  I mounted my block of wood and began chiseling away.  The wood peeled off like butter, and in a few minutes I had a perfectly shaped cylinder.

Working with the industrial lathe was my first sexual experience, and because I liked Pokemon cards so much, my next sexual experience didn’t happen for ten more years.

Also, I don’t know what sex is.  Please help.

5 Tricks to Dress Yourself Beefier! Bigger guys are usually only into other bigger guys.  If you’re a smaller guy who wants to attract a bigger guy, you can better your odds in two ways: Working out to grow bigger Using optical illusions to make yourself appear bigger I’ve covered my diet and workout for anyone who wants to bulk, but here’s some tricks for dressing to look bigger: Wear tops with thick, horizontal stripes. Or bright, loud colours.  (This is the opposite of how larger guys wear dark colours to trim their figure). Pick shirts with shorter sleeves to emphasize your arms. My favourite come from Abercrombie & Fitch. Always wear darker bottoms.  Dark boot-cut jeans and black corduroy are good. Capris and longer-shorts cut your height and make you look proportionately wider. Emphasize your shoulders and chest by wearing a backpack with a chest strap. When appropriate, a square-cut tank-top will emphasize your shoulders and neckline.  2xist makes the best square-cut tank top. Besides being incredibly manly, thick suspenders can help broaden your shoulders while de-emphasizing your love handles.  (Note: suspenders can give more attention to your belly, so use with caution). Most of these tricks work by breaking up your proportions using colour, patterns or different lengths of clothes.  By controling your propotions and appearance you can give the illusion of being much bigger than you actually are. If I’m missing something, please let me know!

5 Tricks to Dress Yourself Beefier!

Bigger guys are usually only into other bigger guys.  If you’re a smaller guy who wants to attract a bigger guy, you can better your odds in two ways:

  • Working out to grow bigger
  • Using optical illusions to make yourself appear bigger

I’ve covered my diet and workout for anyone who wants to bulk, but here’s some tricks for dressing to look bigger:

  1. Wear tops with thick, horizontal stripes. Or bright, loud colours.  (This is the opposite of how larger guys wear dark colours to trim their figure).
  2. Pick shirts with shorter sleeves to emphasize your arms. My favourite come from Abercrombie & Fitch.
  3. Always wear darker bottoms.  Dark boot-cut jeans and black corduroy are good.
  4. Capris and longer-shorts cut your height and make you look proportionately wider.
  5. Emphasize your shoulders and chest by wearing a backpack with a chest strap.
  6. When appropriate, a square-cut tank-top will emphasize your shoulders and neckline.  2xist makes the best square-cut tank top.
  7. Besides being incredibly manly, thick suspenders can help broaden your shoulders while de-emphasizing your love handles.  (Note: suspenders can give more attention to your belly, so use with caution).

Most of these tricks work by breaking up your proportions using colour, patterns or different lengths of clothes.  By controling your propotions and appearance you can give the illusion of being much bigger than you actually are.

If I’m missing something, please let me know!

From the Freemasons’ Ball this past Halloween weekend.

From the Freemasons’ Ball this past Halloween weekend.

Quick update on my tumblr stats thing. I wasn’t happy with the quality of the tool, so I’ve spruced up the layout a bit and added a new section about who is leaving notes on your blog.  It’s sort of the reverse of the tumblr crushes feature, this shows who has a crush on your posts.

Quick update on my tumblr stats thing.

I wasn’t happy with the quality of the tool, so I’ve spruced up the layout a bit and added a new section about who is leaving notes on your blog.  It’s sort of the reverse of the tumblr crushes feature, this shows who has a crush on your posts.

Sorry for the delay. I’m running out of SF landmarks. Anyway. Just like “Light Back” I don’t really recommend my back workout. I have a very, very underdeveloped back…and I really need to figure out a better routine. Anyway, Fridays is heavy back: 5 minutes of rows Warm up with lat pull-downs at 125lbs for 15reps Lat pull-downs: 4 sets of 6 reps at 230lbs Bent-over rows: 4s/6r/135-175lbs Elevated Cable Rows: 4s/6r/220lbs Just one workout left: Heavy Legs.

Sorry for the delay. I’m running out of SF landmarks.

Anyway. Just like “Light Back” I don’t really recommend my back workout. I have a very, very underdeveloped back…and I really need to figure out a better routine. Anyway, Fridays is heavy back:

  • 5 minutes of rows
  • Warm up with lat pull-downs at 125lbs for 15reps
  • Lat pull-downs: 4 sets of 6 reps at 230lbs
  • Bent-over rows: 4s/6r/135-175lbs
  • Elevated Cable Rows: 4s/6r/220lbs

Just one workout left: Heavy Legs.

Bear Hunting tip: Bears stuck holding drinks are easy prey.

Bear Hunting tip: Bears stuck holding drinks are easy prey.

Ah, Leather Season on Flickr.We ended up only doing one party tonight: Falcon and Raging Stallion “VIP Party” We went home afterwards for a quick disco nap, but ended up sleeping through most of MAGNITUDE (the big party tonight) and just stayed in. Boo :/

Ah, Leather Season on Flickr.

We ended up only doing one party tonight: Falcon and Raging Stallion “VIP Party”

We went home afterwards for a quick disco nap, but ended up sleeping through most of MAGNITUDE (the big party tonight) and just stayed in.

Boo :/

This actually happened. My chronic awkwardness was in full effect during Bearracuda last night. But, yeah, why isn’t Wolverine really beefy? You get bigger by ripping the fascia of your muscle tissue through working out and then letting those rips heal.  Therefore, Wolverine should be, like, REALLY big because he heals really fast!

This actually happened. My chronic awkwardness was in full effect during Bearracuda last night.

But, yeah, why isn’t Wolverine really beefy? You get bigger by ripping the fascia of your muscle tissue through working out and then letting those rips heal.  Therefore, Wolverine should be, like, REALLY big because he heals really fast!