11.17.2003
If It Wasn't For Your Love...
A fairy tale unflolds | More true than stories I've been told | At last my chance to shine | And all in perfect time| The life I once dreamed of | Who'd have thought? | If it wasn't for your love...~ Heather Headley
:::F R I D A Y:::
To my surprise I was given a gift certificate to Nic.kel, an exclusive spa for men, from The One. The goal was to get me ready for my big book release debut...the certificate read: 90 Minute Full Body Massage | 60 Minute Super Moisturizing Facial | Manicure | Pedicure.
Anyone who knows me knows I have not a pretentious bone in my body--so the idea of being spoiled at a top of the line spa initially didn't sit well with me. What I couldn't do in my bathroom at home, didn't need to be done. But I was assured it was exactly what I needed, and indeed it was.
To say Nic.kel is beautiful is an understatement! This 4,500 square feet sanctuary, with it's crome walls and cobalt lighting boasts eight treatment rooms, a napping room, a nail room and a vast expansive reception area with goodies galore! Everything a man needs to maintain a healthy upbeat appearance is there, and ready for purchase.
Located on 14th Street and 8th Avenue in the heart of Chelsea, you know immediately you've entered another world--a world where the who's who of New York goes to get pampered. So I wasn't surprised to find Carson of Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy perched at the nail station sipping on Glaceau's Smart Water and chatting it up with his manicurist. As I sat waiting to start my regimen of relaxation I couldn't help but wonder who else had filled these halls...and in a way feel thankful that I had a partner who thought so much as to treat me to a day of my own. I left Nic.kel feeling refreshed, like a new man ready, willing and able to take on the world.
:::S A T U R D A Y:::
Something truly amazing happens the moment your dreams become realized. Something spectacular. Something, unheard of...
I have repeated that phrase a million times already, and I will continue to say it over and over and over, because it is sooo true and sooo on [point that is].
I arrived at FORTY6GRAND nervous, but poised. When Iset the date for the release I was confident that things would go well, but as the day drew nigh doubt (my former best-friend) began to once again rear his all too dependable head. Would it be a success? Would people show up? Had I really reached my core-audience? Had I marketed enough? Thought after thought filled my head until it seemed I had nothing but worries, and fears and stress.
Ahhhhh, but God is a good God. And though I worried constantly, it seems He began whispering words of encouragement through the mouths of my loved ones to keep on keepin' on, and not to worry 'bout a thing, because the work had already been done. I can't tell you how good it was for me to see the countless number of people that came out to help usher me into this new and exciting world of literature. Old friends, new friends, friends--of--friends, all showing me what it means to love and be loved, freely and unconditionally. To try to articulate my exact feelings that night would be a foolish feat, one no man in his right mind would even begin to attempt, because no amount of words could express the emotions running amuck through my heart. Like I mentioned in my novel: No one can do it alone...because we need each other, a songwriter once wrote, like water needs the rain.
Thank you for needing me, for supporting me, and for making November 15th, 2003 one of the biggest nights of my life. Believe me when I tell you, I could not have done it, if it wasn't for your love...
Mucho respect, and all that good shit we sometimes like to call love....
:::F R I D A Y:::
To my surprise I was given a gift certificate to Nic.kel, an exclusive spa for men, from The One. The goal was to get me ready for my big book release debut...the certificate read: 90 Minute Full Body Massage | 60 Minute Super Moisturizing Facial | Manicure | Pedicure. Anyone who knows me knows I have not a pretentious bone in my body--so the idea of being spoiled at a top of the line spa initially didn't sit well with me. What I couldn't do in my bathroom at home, didn't need to be done. But I was assured it was exactly what I needed, and indeed it was.
To say Nic.kel is beautiful is an understatement! This 4,500 square feet sanctuary, with it's crome walls and cobalt lighting boasts eight treatment rooms, a napping room, a nail room and a vast expansive reception area with goodies galore! Everything a man needs to maintain a healthy upbeat appearance is there, and ready for purchase.
Located on 14th Street and 8th Avenue in the heart of Chelsea, you know immediately you've entered another world--a world where the who's who of New York goes to get pampered. So I wasn't surprised to find Carson of Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy perched at the nail station sipping on Glaceau's Smart Water and chatting it up with his manicurist. As I sat waiting to start my regimen of relaxation I couldn't help but wonder who else had filled these halls...and in a way feel thankful that I had a partner who thought so much as to treat me to a day of my own. I left Nic.kel feeling refreshed, like a new man ready, willing and able to take on the world.
:::S A T U R D A Y:::
Something truly amazing happens the moment your dreams become realized. Something spectacular. Something, unheard of...I have repeated that phrase a million times already, and I will continue to say it over and over and over, because it is sooo true and sooo on [point that is].
I arrived at FORTY6GRAND nervous, but poised. When Iset the date for the release I was confident that things would go well, but as the day drew nigh doubt (my former best-friend) began to once again rear his all too dependable head. Would it be a success? Would people show up? Had I really reached my core-audience? Had I marketed enough? Thought after thought filled my head until it seemed I had nothing but worries, and fears and stress.
Ahhhhh, but God is a good God. And though I worried constantly, it seems He began whispering words of encouragement through the mouths of my loved ones to keep on keepin' on, and not to worry 'bout a thing, because the work had already been done. I can't tell you how good it was for me to see the countless number of people that came out to help usher me into this new and exciting world of literature. Old friends, new friends, friends--of--friends, all showing me what it means to love and be loved, freely and unconditionally. To try to articulate my exact feelings that night would be a foolish feat, one no man in his right mind would even begin to attempt, because no amount of words could express the emotions running amuck through my heart. Like I mentioned in my novel: No one can do it alone...because we need each other, a songwriter once wrote, like water needs the rain.
Thank you for needing me, for supporting me, and for making November 15th, 2003 one of the biggest nights of my life. Believe me when I tell you, I could not have done it, if it wasn't for your love...
Mucho respect, and all that good shit we sometimes like to call love....
