When Ru Paul Speaks

          This time last year I was sitting on my couch, wearing an undersized shirt that was only covering half my gut, pants unbutton, eating chettos, and watching some shooter movie. I never really changed from a handful of genres that I love. Shooters, Drama, Comedy and Romantic Comedies. I have always been pulled to these types of movies and shows... Yes, I watched "Dear John" and I liked it so judge not people!! However, I got married and lost my majority stock in the remote control, as well as everything else with the exception of debt. For some reason I went from having the minority share to having the majority share. Marriage is confusing and I am a little upset mom and dad made it look a lot easier!! For the record I love my wife. If I didn't I'd still have majority stock in the remote and sit in a dark empty house alone.

The Client List cancelled after 3 seasons



          One of the biggest differences in not having the remote control freedom that I am use to is that I have to watch new genres of shows. Shows with pink fluffy unicorns in the picture on Netflix and shows that were cancelled 3 seasons in and left us with major cliff hangers. Those shows are the worst and have caused major explosions in our home. However, I have learned that the shows and movies she picks are shows and movies that represent Shelby to the "T." These are the shows and movies with eccentric characters, that preach love, and have a good sense of comedy. One of those show is entitled Ru Paul's Drag Race. *Spoiler alert... It's not about drag racing cars... I wish someone would've told me that!!*

          Over the winter we did some work on our backyard. Part of the work included building a new fence, working in a new filter for the pool and  the ordering of an inflatable outdoor projection system. The screen body for the system is inflatable and stands at a towering fifteen feet tall. The screen it self stops at eleven feet and just to give everyone a visual for the rest of the story, our new fence is six feet. One night after the system arrived I decided to hook it up on the pool deck and see what it was all about. My buddy Danny was over and I think the plan was to watch the Kentucky basketball game while enjoying a few adult beverages.  That is as close to watching basketball we got that night because as soon as the screen was blown up Danny's wife and Shelby were standing there wanting to know what we were about to watch...

          So after a short debate over what was about to happen, Shelby makes a statement to the fact she's been watching "Ru Paul Drag Race" and I wasn't arguing with what I thought was a compromise!!! So we all agreed.... So there we are, 15ft inflatable projection system, 11ft to the top of the screen and it is towering over my 6ft fence as we realize Ru Pauls Drag Race is a Drag Queen competition!!! It was definitely a "WHAT THA!!??" moment. Well after finally realizing this was just the way it was going to be we sat on the pool deck for what seemed like hours watching this show, laughing historically at times but then sitting there jaw dropped at the talent these guys (who prefer to be called girls) had.... We finally called it a night, packed it all up and talked about how crazy that show was. It was an awesome night.



Outdoor Projection System

          The next morning I was out at my truck when my 76yr old neighbor approached me. He asked what I thought about the Kentucky game and I told him I didn't watch it. His response was "Yeah, I was wondering what your definition of ballgame was." Remember the whole towering projector Vs a 6ft fence??? Yeah! So my neighbor came out to have his nightly smoke before retiring and was a little shocked to see men dressed as women prancing across my back yard. He then asked if we were always going to have the projector in that spot. His color started coming back when I told him we were going to put it somewhere else. I'd be lying if I said I haven't watched it since that night. It's actually become a show I thoroughly enjoy!! I actually watch and get jealous at the amount of self confidence these guys have. They grew up in a world that didn't accept them but they didn't let it stop them from being who they wanted to be, rather we like it or not.

Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 9

          I have had my fair share of moments when people have commented on my level of self confidence and how I don't care if the world is watching I am still going to be me. However this is a whole new level of self confidence I have ever seen!!! These guys are truly hero's to the LGBT community and I think that is awesome. At the close of every show Ru always say the same phrase that is aimed towards the LGBT community; I think it should be aimed at the world though. It is “Remember to love yourself, because if you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?" I've learned that though you think it's not for you and you think it's stupid, give it a chance!! You never know where it will lead your soul!

Make tomorrow better by loving someone today

-Biscuit