Dear Ellen: Hokey Karaoke

Dear Ellen, How's it going? Things are good here. I'm sorry to report that I didn't take a good photo this week with you but i have a good reason. Project DOG has taken a turn and things are really starting to happen.  I haven't been scheduling many Project DOG photoshoots because I decided that it's probably best to wait until the final list is announced. Until then you will continue to get a weekly treat from yours truly sans project dog-specific dogs until further notice. As a replacement I will be singing you some songs. This way you can really experience each facet of your multi talented friend (me).  LOL...!! I discovered the myspace karaoke page today and I noticed that you have a little singing deal on there so I thought this might be another fun way to stay connected, since you obviously like karaoke too. Funny because I haven't signed into myspace in YEARS.  Umm, in 3.5 years to be exact.  Crazy how it's like, mainly music stuff now, and some movies/video.  Not really the Myspace I used to know and love, but different in a new fun way.  Let me ask you a question... were you ever signed up at PlanetOut?  I swear, gay people have been doing social networking LONG BEFORE the rest of the world.  Old news to us!  I had my first PlanetOut profile when I was 19, meeting people from the internet at a ripe young age hahahaaa. I LOVE KARAOKE.  Some of my best life memories are singing karaoke - fur realz.  When I was in my late "coming of gay age" I used to go to Diamonz (the "dyke bar" in my town) to sing karaoke with the one and only Royal, the best karaoke host ever.  I banged out the hits... a little Whitney here, a little Mariah there (I won $100 singing "Hero" once)... with my gay boyfriends by my side.  It was so fun and we used to go a couple times a week.  Then when I moved to NYC I started going to Planet Rose on 14th and Ave A to hang out with my "luvtender" aka Amanda the hott singing bartender.  Good times... the amazing thing is that I'm still good friends with Amanda, she's one of my closest pals. 🙂 Anyway, here it is, my Myspace Karaoke debut.... "in the style of Pat Benatar". I'm a little rusty but i'll get better... haven't had a sing-a-thon like this in ages (years).  I LOVE SINGING! Here's my Project DOG update:  I have close to 850 dogs now.  It's getting K-R-A-Y.  My Twitter following is up to almost 4,000 and Facebook is up over 700!  My little puppy (Project DOG) is growing up!  I'm really excited because I found the perfect literary agent who I'm planning on pitching soon.... just a matter of time now! This week was also exciting because I sent along a presentation to the first BIG company that I would like to work with on Project DOG.  Think, vroom vroom... it would be so incredible if we could work together - I just need some gas and wheels to get around on (because I don't have a car, I drive Zipcars)! I thank my work in fundraising for my fearlessness hahahaaa... Otherwise I don't have any major news.  I'm going to be hanging some pet photos in a new veterinarian's office so I'm headed down there again this week to measure the space and figure out placement, etc... will keep you posted on that. Hope you're having a fantastic week! Sorry it's been so blah lately! Your pal,