Matt Patterson

So today (as in before midnight) was the second day of Gay Days this year, and I have spent much of my time, so far, tabling at the Gay Days Expo for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Student Union at UCF.  It has really been a lot of fun.  The atmosphere is amazing and it’s nice to see so many people who you can relate to.  I guess it’s like safety in numbers.  The weirdest thing, though, is that I’ve been seeing a lot of people around the host hotel who I could swear I’ve seen before.  Maybe they go to UCF or… I don’t know?

Tonight was also the official Welcome Party, which was put together by GLBSU (with a lot of help).  Jesse Brune, from “Workout” on Bravo was the host; I have only seen the show once, so I didn’t really know Jesse too well, but he certainly seemed like a very cool guy in person.  The party was okay–it was a success, but did not quite live up to my expectations.  It is, nonetheless, a huge accomplishment and a great learning experience for next year.  The party was also beneficial in at least one other way:  re-instilling me with hope that “some day my prince will come.”  Okay, “prince” is probably moving a little fast, but yes, I met a guy (a friend of a friend) who I find fairly attractive, even though he isn’t my usual type at all.  And even though age is something I usually find pretty important, I have decided to not care this time–I don’t know how old he is, and I don’t care.  So we’ll see where that goes.

Tomorrow, well, later today is the big Gay Day at the Magic Kingdom.  I am pretty excited for it, even if I am going to be dead tired.  The only thing is, I have a ton of laundry I need to do so that I can pack for my flight Sunday morning.  It’s going to be hectic; I might not get any sleep until I’m on the plane, but oh well.  I have a week and a half in Erie coming up and I’m really looking forward to a few things:  Saras (a dinor, and yes, it’s spelled -or), Smith’s hot dogs, pepperoni balls, Sontheimer’s Bakery, and of course TIM HORTON’s (the Canadian equivalent of Dunkin Donuts, except way better).  It should be so exciting!