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FFAQ–V

by The Weed | Feb 8, 2013

Wow, I'm just rounding out an incredibly intense two weeks, and the intensity doesn't seem to be dying down. Tonight, I move my office from Auburn, WA to Renton. And then next week is going to be craaaaazy busy as we'll be filming for something (I'll probably talk...

Ten things I’d rather be doing than studying right now

by The Weed | Feb 6, 2013

Someday this will be a graphic that says "Tuesday's Top Ten" on it. That day is not today. Ten things I'd rather be doing than studying for my licensing exam right now 10. Peeling 4,000 potatoes. With a spork. 9. Reading the collected works of Snooki. 8....

FFAQ Answer: Mission for a gay guy? UPDATED

by The Weed | Feb 5, 2013

Today's FFAQ answer comes from a question posed by Kaela Frame. She asks:We all know you served a mission, but you've never really expounded on your experience living with a male companion 24/7. You once mentioned that you gained weight because you were so...

Finally, the conference as ended + check in

by The Weed | Feb 4, 2013

("as" is supposed to be "has" in the title, but I thought the typo was so glaring and hilarious that I decided to leave it in) All right, guys, I'm another step closer to becoming a world expert on sex. Addiction. Sex addiction. Why do you guys keep...

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Being Wife is hard!

by The Weed | Feb 1, 2013

Hi guys. I'm at a conference. It's about sex. Sex addiction, that is. Anyway, it's really, really, really intense and long and it's been going on for days and I still have days to go and I'm paying a jack-load (is that even a phrase?) of money for this thing so I'm...

Tuesday’s Top Ten–Things never to say to a gay Mormon guy

by The Weed | Jan 29, 2013

Get it? Ten? Top ten things never to say to a gay Mormon guy: 10. I have this awesome girl I want to set you up with. And you're gay, so you won't care what she looks like... 9. (If you're a guy friend): so, does you being gay mean you have a crush on me? 8. (If...

FFAQ winner + check in + random photo

by The Weed | Jan 26, 2013

Hi guys. Yesterday's FFAQ had a very clear winner (voting closed this morning, btw. If you tried to comment and don't see it, that's why). The question that I'll be answering on Friday comes from Kaela Frame. She asks: We all know you served a mission, but you've...

FFAQ IV

by The Weed | Jan 25, 2013

Do you like that post title? It looks all technical, like I'm a scientist or something, right?. (Or like I got an IV of something called FFAQ). Really the IV means 4 because I'm about 73.4% sure this is the fourth FFAQ. (The IV is called a Roman Numeral. I know this...

I made a list! And met Benji Schwimmer! Then forgot who he was!

by The Weed | Jan 25, 2013

Okay, first of all, Hello to you if you're dropping in after watching Ricki Lake today. If you want to find my original coming out post, click here. I hear it's a pretty good read. Otherwise, dig around for a while. You're bound to find something interesting. Or...

Metablogging and Belief

by The Weed | Jan 22, 2013

This is a blog post about blogging. And about belief. I try not to metablog too often, but it's been on my mind a lot, so I'm gonna go for it. First of all, what the crap am I doing over here, right? I mean, this thing started out as an ADD blog, and when that...

Anna’s Martin Luther King Jr. video

by The Weed | Jan 15, 2013

Last year we got snowed in over Martin Luther King Day. Anna was really intrigued by him, and so to entertain her Lolly was trying to find a short video about him online, but there wasn't really much out there for kids. Anna asked if she could make one. And Lolly said...

Weed Abbey

by The Weed | Jan 14, 2013

Lolly and I started watching Downton Abbey the other day (because we ran out of our current fave, The Good Wife). After several episodes, the following conversation ensued: Lolly: I'm pretty sure you should have been a Lord. Me: Why? Because I'm so noble?...