THERE’S really nothing so scandalous an event in my life that would go viral if it had been captured on video.
Unless you consider the orgies that I participated in.
But do people really upload, and share, orgy videos to viral status?
There is no one thing, or event, that defines me.
Whatever celebrity I enjoy right now is a product of all my years, and achievements.
And I am proud of that.
Because I am consistent as a person, as an artist, and as an influencer.
I am just an author, a writer, and an artist who puts out great work, and good vibes, day in, and day out.
What I do may not reach viral status, but I know I am affecting the exact people who need me at a certain time in their lives.
That is good enough for me.
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Remington Steele, played by the young Pierce Brosnan in the mid-80s, was the first TV character that I had the biggest crush on.
I loved the comedy, the drama, and the action of that detective procedural, and Pierce was just the perfect Remington.
I was a big fan of Pierce as Bond, too.
But Remington was just funnier, and to my mind, more accessible.
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If someone created a museum dedicated to me in my house, with all my current belongings, my book and movie libraries would be the most interesting display.
It’s not even the books and films that I have produced myself.
But the vast collection of books and DVDs that I have amassed especially since living in the US.
The number is just staggering.
And the variety is amazing.
I have other great collections.
Like my exhaustive Audrey Hepburn memorabilia, my red carpet attires and film costumes, and my sizable refrigerator magnets collection from all my travels.
I also have some antique stuff like a century-old typewriter, but my books and movies would line walls and walls of my house.
By their sheer number and volume, I’m pretty sure that they would be the most interesting display.
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After all that I’ve been through, getting married to another man went much better than I anticipated.
I can almost say the same about my pursuit of a writing career.
Except that I wanted more money for my writing. Haha.
Because I am aware of the economic situation of many writers around me, I really cannot complain about my writing career.
My writing has brought me fame, honor, and recognition.
And if there’s money available, I get a good share of it under the circumstances.
(I mean, my works do not print a million copies!)
But my same-sex marriage served me well.
My spouse died early, left me a little distraught, but on the whole, marriage made me a little more respectable.
I wasn’t just a gay slut fucking around.
I was, when I came out of the closet, in a monogamous relationship.
And many people admire that.
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I’ve been following a lot of literature made into movies because I am interested in the process of adaptation.
I love Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind so much that I would dare say that it is the movie that I like better than the book.
But I am also a sucker for old Hollywood movies.
I love the scale of ambition, the production values, and the technical achievements of the Gone with the Wind movie, so I cannot understand some people’s critique about it not being dramatically convincing.
It’s a movie!
And there were Clark Gable, and Vivien Leigh! (500tinaga@gmail.com/PN)
