Clue #4) While filing his nails on his big, chocolaty feet, he breezily suggested I change the word handsome to gorgeous in this ad's title. Type up something that suggests a Roche Bobois and then back off that just a hair he added. Yeah, I had to look it up too.

And, finally, despite a strict curfew, Joepha arrived home from last night's Lady Gaga concert at 4AM, promptly texted in sick to work and relegated me to the club chairs until he'd had his “disco nap”.

Bottom line: Joepha needs a good, tolerant, loving home where his new parents will not try to change him. He responds well to prolonged exposure to HGTV, OWN and (sigh) anything on Bravo. If you can pick him up and carry him out to your vehicle (on your own—I kind of want him to think this is being done against my will) he'll serve you well. We live on the 2nd floor of a South Austin apartment (which Joepha describes as our Austin pied-à-terre). [tear] I'm gonna miss that little gay…errr, I mean guy.