Happy LUNAR New Year!   OK OK,  not everything in Chinatown was open today.   Brentages favorite tea store was closed and he was RIGHT pissed.  He has this obsession with lemon flavored green tea [which is a BITCH to find at a cheap price] I told him before we left that SOME stores would close today because of the Lunar New Year.  But he wanted to go today anyway.  My herboligist was open, as usual.  The dude opens on CHRISTMAS DAY for GAWD SAKE!  because his shop was closed he finally tried [and loved] the JASMINE TEA  I've been drinking for, ummmmm 20 FUCKIN' years.  He says "it's like drinking a bouquet of flowers"   NO SHIT... it's got Jasmine petals in it... and now he can to MY herboligist and get his tea cheap.  FUCK  I sound like such a miser...  But, because of that, I live like a king... I seriously have everything I have ever wanted and needed. MAN,  You gotta check out ANY Chinatown in ANY big Canadian city [or U.S.  whoo hoo!]  they are a cultural and culinary experience. and I save TON!    Today, Brentage and I went to MITZIES CAFE... A classic Chinese family owned establishment that has been around since the beginning of TIME... B had a cheeseburger deluxe for $4.50  and I had the $6 Wor-Wan-Ton... EXCELLENT... I even snagged a pic of my bowl of soup I had...  It was perfect...  AND Brentage picked up the bill...  YEAH!  He is even a CHEAPER bugger than I AM, so when SHE picks up the check it's a BIG DEAL...   After lunch I bought some red light bulbs and some cool TIKI mugs at this new shop on PENDER... the kind I wanna get for my shop.  A "sister" was on the cash and he was quite adorable, shamelessly flirtin' with me as I payed for his WARES!  I think he was one of those GEEKS who could spot a big dick a from mile away...He made sure and give me his card ALONG WITH HIS CELL #... on the SLY,of course..., without Brentage having a CLUE...  what a whore    ANYWAY...All in all, ANOTHER PERFECT DAY!  Marc was home resting [ZZZZZZ] and rehabing from his gall-bladder surgery. I needed to get some veggies to make dinner tonight, I got some lovely stir-fry stuff to feed my ENGLISH patient... LOL   seriously, It's nice for ME to be healthy enough to take care of others, finally...  especially someone so sweet as Marc.  He's always buying me flowers and cute stuff. I've never had any guys do that before.  And HUGO is always making or buying me something funky...   I HAVE NEVER, EVER had that... I was always the guy who bought the flowers and threw the parties... Now I am the reciepent!   I guess that's the karma I get back...  I hope so... cause I am really enjoying my life and the people in it...  I honed it down to 3 dudes... [ and one dame who shall remain nameless]  HUGO-crazy-artistic-outta-control-ready for ANYTHING   MARC-TOTALLY British [need I say more]  serious, yet passionate, and so wonderfully loving, I can't believe it... and Brentage-MY ROCK-the dude who's been there for me since I came out [in 1984] and has been there for me through thick and thin. and NOW in the same city, VANCOUVER,  where we ran  [ far, far away from our shitty families]  and NOW living in the SAME FREAKIN' BUILDING, for Christ sake! KISMET! SYNCHRONICITY... It's like everything in my life came together and before I knew it, every thing was PERFECT!!!  Excuse me if I wallow in it...  and tomorrow?  I spend the day with cutie HUGO,  going to the club, having lunch at our favourite restaurant [on Commercial DR] and gazing into his beautiful blue eyes...SIGH... OH STOP ALREADY!  Pics of THAT, for sure. Check out the dirty little slide show I posted in my blog lounge...  As U can tell, the ol' GAYCANUCK has had a glass of vino [ or 3] and am feelin' NO PAIN...  I do my bestest blogs when I'm blotto...  OK gang It's time for DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER... and I CANNOT miss a minute of THAT...  you AMERICANS sure know how to entertain...  Have a great evening!   Shawno the GAYCANUCK