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Today is a very special day … 28 years ago, the love of my life was born and I am hoping that all of YOU will help me celebrate the joyous occasion. David is celebrating his birthday today and in order to embarrass him just a wee bit, I managed to dig out a couple of the CUTEST photos you will EVER see in your entire life. Click below to see the birthday boy not so long ago, when he was just a tiny and adorable little toehead.

Last night a group of us got together on the rooftop at The London West Hollywood so that we could celebrate, again, David’s birthday. Because we had to postpone the early celebration last Saturday, we decided to host a belated birthday get together with friends last night to make up for it …

… and we had a blast. Yes, we look like the living dead in these photos but I can promise you, we had a blast. The food was good, the drinks were great and the company was superb. I think we’re finally done celebrating David’s birthday … so I hope he had a good one this year ;)

My dear friend Darion has finally returned home safe and sound from his extended vacation in Japan and we are planning to get together tonight to see an early screening of the new Ryan Reynolds film Buried. I am really looking forward to that. Another weekend is nearly upon us, can you believe it?

Yesterday was a very fun day for David and me as we spent most of the day hanging out here at home before we went out last night for a nice romantical dinner at The Bazaar restaurant inside the SLS Hotel. Before dinner, I presented David with his very own birthday cake and musical candle:

There were a few other surprises … and then DINNER. We’ve been talking about checking out The Bazaar for a few months now so last night was the perfect opportunity. The decor reminded us a lot of XIV, another fave restaurant of ours. The food was just fantastic … the menu is pretty much all tapas but let me tell you … they were DELICIOUS little bites of food. My faves were the gourmet “Philly Cheesesteak” and the Japanese taco … David was all about the Cotton Candy Foie Gras (which he insists was delicious, I didn’t try it because I really hate foie gras). All in all, we had a very nice yesterday … ’twas very nice indeed.

Tonight, we’ve been invited to a private concert here in LA that is supposed to be a surprise or something? I’m not sure but I’ll try and snap as many photos as possible if we end up going. Hope your Tuesday is a happy one!!

Yesterday afternoon David and I met up with our good friend Josh at Dodger Stadium to take in an afternoon baseball game together … we couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather or a better vantage point. For the first time, we decided to watch the game from the bleacher seats and we had the best time ever!

I am happy to report that after trailing for the ENTIRE game, the Dodgers came back late in the game to tie up the score with the Colorado Rockies to add extra innings to the game … then the Dodgers ended up pulling out a win in the 11th inning by a score of 7-6. It was a really fantastic day.

But today is an even MORE fantastic day because it is David’s 27th birthday today!!

I hope you will join me in sending him all your BIRTHDAY LURVE today!! I have something very special planned for tonight … but I cannot reveal my plans until after David’s surprise ;) Have a great day, y’all!! Happy Monday!!

My boo David Hauslaib (who edits the gay interest site Queerty) was invited to the CNN bureau here in NYC earlier today to be interviewed about President Barack Obama‘s commitment (or lack thereof) to GLBT issues here in the US and his appearance has been posted on CNN.com. Watch the video below to hear David (and Huffington Post writer Jose Antonio Vargas) discuss the matter with CNN correspondent Reggie Aqui:

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While I don’t always agree with David on all matters, there is no denying that he is absolutely well-spoken and quite knowledgeable on these matters. GLBT issues are at the forefront of water-cooler discussions right now and it is my hope that all of this attention will work towards advancing equal rights for all citizens in this country. It cannot always happen overnight but a hearty and educated on-going discussion of the issues can go a long way to affecting change. I’m glad that CNN had the foresight to invite David to speak on this matter today because they’d be hard-pressed to find someone to better speak on these issues. He did a great job, didn’t he?

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Birthday Lurve goes out to my sweet boo who is celebrating his birthday today. I hope all y’all will join me in sending out all our Birthday Lurve and best wishes to David who is turning, much to his chagrin, one year older today:

This fun photo of David was snapped last year when we were on holiday in Iceland for his birthday … we were resting up after a visit to Gullfoss (Golden Falls) Waterfall at the Hvítá River. This year, David wanted to spend his birthday in NYC with some of his family and many of his friends. We celebrated David’s birthday last night at dinner at Bobo here in Manhattan and I’ll share some of those pics a little later on … but, again, I hope you’ll send all your Birthday Lurve to the love of my life today!! Happy Birthday, David!!

The New York Post has a semi-regular feature that showcases prominent New Yorkers photographed at their desks and explains the work that they do, in the environment where they do it. This week, the NYP features two people who I am very fond of … Tim Gunn from Project Runway and David Hauslaib, my boo:

On the face of it, a desk doesn’t amount to much. It’s a flat slab of wood or glass on legs, with maybe a few drawers attached. But given the number of hours many of us spend at them, they take on styles as idiosyncratic and varied as our dwellings, reflecting not only someone’s aesthetic sensibility, but also their working habits and the rituals that shape their day. With that in mind, we asked five notable city folks for what you might call a desktop tour:

Tim Gunn — Gunn’s known worldwide as the tough-love mentor to aspiring designers on “Project Runway,” but in 2007 he also assumed the role of chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne Inc. As debonair in person as on TV, Gunn wore a pinstriped suit and a bright smile when we visited his Midtown office.

Desk: Sea-foam green glass suspended by metal, rounded on one side, straight on the other. On the desktop is a book on Tom Ford, a Liz Claiborne collection catalog, “1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die” and a fastidiously stacked paper pile.

“I don’t usually sit behind the desk when people are here. It creates a barrier. When someone sits in the traditional spot I think, ‘What are they doing back there?’”

Décor: Built-ins bulge with books on one side, an Asian screen and a stone-colored couch sit on the other, and a wall of windows provides an expansive view. A floor-to-ceiling portrait of Gunn wearing a stern expression dominates the space behind the door. “This is meant to be a minimalist environment, but I’m not a minimalist,” he says.

Detritus: A press pass for the Oscars, framed shots of Gunn with Heidi Klum and Oprah, a PETA award and multiple Tim Gunn bobbleheads, one of which delivers his signature lines “Make it work” and “Carry on.”

Pet: A fake goldfish encased in a plastic orb sits on a side table.

Current project: “I split my time between running to meetings, making showroom visits and writing. Right now I’m retooling the budget.”

Philosophy: Claiborne execs have suggested Gunn hold meetings in a “neutral” place, but he refuses, citing an aversion to conference rooms. “I believe in the semiology of clothes. Similarly, the way we live and work should send a message.”

Routine: In by 8 or 8:30, Gunn gets a doughnut and coffee and from the deli downstairs. He transfers the java into his “Ellen” (DeGeneres) mug, then eats at his desk. The doughnuts: “Whole-wheat – not glazed. My theory on glazed doughnuts is one is too many, a dozen is not enough.”

What’s next: Gunn’s a nomad. “I’m in my third office here.” He’s preparing for another office move and a new assignment in corporate design and merchandizing.

David Hauslaib — Hauslaib started Jossip, a celebrity and media gossip blog, in 2003 from his dorm room at Syracuse University. Today, through Jossip and its younger sibling, the gay lifestyle blog Queerty, the 25-year-old reaches 3 million readers a month. Though he maintains a staff and an office, Hauslaib works predominantly from his alcove studio in a prewar doorman building on Christopher Street.

Desk: A small, basic Pottery Barn piece with contrasting light and dark mahogany, tucked into an office nook that abuts the kitchen.

Décor: “It’s a smorgasbord.”

Detritus: A Starbucks coffee mug (“I collect them from around the world”), Gumby and Pokey figurines, miniature baby pictures of David and his brother, and his Sony Vaio. “I like to keep whimsical things around,” he says, picking up an Etch A Sketch. “When I struggle to find the right words, I play around on it a while.”

Current project: Keeping his blogs constantly updated and staying ahead of the buzz.

Routine: “I have a full staff. We all work from home in the mornings. Some days we go into the office at 1 or 2, but this is where the magic happens.” Hauslaib starts work around 7 a.m. and usually eats at his desk. A Tassimo coffee maker feeds his 4-to-5-cups-a-day habit.

Pet: A teddy bear perched on a nearby table.

What’s next: Applying more of a magazine model to the blogs. “Our editorial calendar used to be 24 hours long, but we’re planning packages ahead of time now.”

Yay! What a great piece and doesn’t David look hawt in his photo (Tim‘s not bad either). Regarding David‘s piece … I have to admit that I’ve never seen him EVER play with that Etch-A-Sketch (which came from his Xmas stocking) but the bit about the “4-to-5-cups-a-day habit” … yeah, that’s totally right on. On a really exciting day, it’s more like 7-to-8 cups a day. The window behind him looks out onto the corner of 6th Ave. and Greenwich Ave. and, I have to share, a framed photo of the two of us (the first photo we ever took together, on the day we met in Amsterdam in 2006) is on the table next to his desk … not that I’m AT ALL bothered that fact didn’t make the piece ;) In any event, I totally love this little NYP piece on David and Tim. Click HERE to see which other notable New Yorkers and their desks are featured this week.

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