Hello everyone!!! Welcome to Brandon's absolutely fabulous home page. Okay, well, it's not quite there yet, but bear with me. I hope my page will get much better as time goes on and I get more familiar with the WWW.
So, where do I begin? My name is Brandon Cirelli, I am 13 years old, and I live in Hillsborough, California. I will be an 8th grader next year at Crystal Springs Uplands school, which is a private school grades 6-12. Um, what else? I have a mom, a dad, and 5 brothers and sisters (yes, you read that right). There is:
Aaron my older brother who is 18 and going to NYU in the fall.
Ashley my only sister and best friend who is 15.
Ian my younger brother who is 10.
Evan my younger brother who is 7.
Colin my youngest brother who is 2.
Poor Ashley, she's the only girl, but at least she has me to comfort her. We have been best friends in the family since we were little kids. Anyway, who else is in my family? There's Maharaja our Golden Retriever and there is Basil our mixed-breed cat. There are also lots of aunts and uncles and cousins that I cannot name because there are too many of them.
Well, what else about me? I'm very romantic. I LOVE old classic movies especially all the old romances. I love classical music and I love to read, especially older books like Jane Austen and Lucy Maud Montgomery. I will read mainly anything, but I like a lot of classic books, that people wrote in the 19th century. I am also a really big fan of poetry, I try to write some myself but mine is not very good.
One final thing about me: I am gay. I have known this since I was 11, and am currently still very deep into the closet. Only my sister Ashley knows about it, but no one else. I don't figure that any of my other family members or my friends will see this page, but if they do, then I will deal with that when the time comes. I hate hiding like I have to right now, and I will be SO HAPPY when I am older and I am able to be out of the closet.
Okay, now that we have the introductions out of the way, I would like to get on to the links. These are places on the Web that I have visited and that I love and I hope you love them too!
My Snazzy List of Links
Barnes and Noble: Yippee, my favorite bookstore. I love this place because it has really comfy couches that you can read at. They also have a really good selection of books to choose from! Classical Net: This is a really cool site full of info about classical music and its composers. There is a ton of resources here, and it has a lot of cool links to other music places on the Web! Romeo and Juliet: I love both Romeo and Juliet movies, but my favorite is the one from 1968. It's very romantic, and just a great movie all around. Crystal Springs Uplands School: Okay, this is the home page for my school. It's really well designed and has a lot of info about my school and the teachers and the student body. Cyber-Seuss: This is a really cool page if you are a Dr. Seuss fan like I am. My first Dr. Seuss book was Green Eggs and Ham, and my favorite is the story about the Sneetches, which is a story about prejudice. Into the Wardrobe: This is a site about one of my favorite authors C.S. Lewis. I really, really love his Narnia stories, they are some of the best fanstasy stories out there. Go check out this info about the author! Catherland: This is a really great page about one of the best women authors ever, Willa Cather. She wrote a lot about the pioneer experience and this page has a lot of cool info about her life. Poet's Corner: This is the absolute best website I have ever seen for gay and lesbian poetry on the Web. It has really cool and touching poems that I think everybody should read. Go check it out! To Kill a Mockingbird: Then and Now: This is a website dedicated to one of the best movies ever made. This movie came out 35 years ago, but it is still very powerful story about racism. The book by Harper Lee is also excellent! The Poetry of Walt Whitman: Walt Whitman wrote really beautiful poetry, including a lot of gay love poetry that is really cool. This site has tons of info about him, his life, and lots of his poetry online. The Roald Dahl Home Page: I love all of Roald Dahl's books, especially the Witches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and George's Marvelous Medicine. This is a really, really cool page taling a lot about the author's work. Maya Angelou Home Page: I love Maya Angelou. She's a great hero, she's been through a lot in her life, and she's a big role model I think for everyone, whether they are African American or not. Her poetry is great! The Cool Page for Queer Teens: This is a really, really cool page (like the title says) for GLBT teens. There is tons and tons of info here to look at, including lots of info on coming out. The Jane Austen Home Page: I love Jane Austen!!! She wrote the coolest books. They are funny, sad, and romantic all at the same time. This page is the best on the Web dealing with her life and her work. Go check it out! Jane Austen Film and Television Adaptions : This is a really informative page about all of the different adaptions of Jane Austen's work. I have seen most of these films and love them all. The best are Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Gay Fiction and Non-Fiction Reviews: This is a really cool web page with reviews of a lot of gay books. I like this page, but I wish they would put a youth page in for books for GLBT teens. Still, it is cool and well-designed like it is. Kindred Spirits Mailing List: I joined this mailing list, so that I could talk about Lucy Maud Montgomery, one of the best writers ever in my opinion. I love all her books, especially the Anne Series and Jane of Lantern Hill. Youth Mailing Lists: I joined the mailing list here too, for teens ages 13 to 17. It is mostly a list for GLBT teens, but everyone who supports gay people can join. They are really cool!!! ELIGHT: This is a really cool e-zine (online magazine) for GLBT youth. There is poetry and stories, and it is updated all the time, so go see what's new there today! Paramount's Great America: This is the home page for one cool amusement park! Actually, it is the only amusement park near here, but it is really cool. They have lots of great rides, stores, and lots of great shows to go see. Leonardo DiCaprio's Home Page: This is the home page for my most favorite actor in the whole wide world. He is so cute and he is a really cool actor too. I am in love with him, I swear. This page has lots of cool info and pics! Aunt Annie's Craft Page: Another one of my big interests is arts and crafts. I love making this like pottery, and friendship bracelets, and sewing and knitting. This page has a lot of cool crafts on it for both kids & adults! American Home Sewing and Craft Association : This is another cool page with sewing information on it. I first started taking sewing classes when I was 9 and have made some pretty great stuff. I like sewing because it is real relaxing & fun too! American Movie Classics: Let's hear it for the best cable TV station! AMC has classic movies 24 hours a day, and it is very cool. I like it when they do tributes to different actors or actresses on their birthdays. Romance Classics Home Page: This is the second best cable TV channel out there. Romance Classics has old romantic movies on all the time too. They have a well-designed page and lots of other cool stuff so go check it out! Round Table Pizza : Pizza is my favorite food and Round Table makes the best pizza in the universe. They have a really cool home page where you can look up restaurants near you. Mimi's Cyber Kitchen: Another one of my hobbies is cooking. I have been cooking since I was about 6 and got my first cookbook. I cook the dinner sometimes and get paid 5 dollars for it! This page has lots of cool recipes! Culinary Cafe Recipe Archive: This is the biggest place on the Web to go and get recipes. I have tried out 7 recipes that I have got from here so far, and they all turned out great. Go see what you can find! Figure Skating and Ice Dancing: I don't do this sport, since I am totally unathletic, but I love to watch Figure Skating on TV and I saw it last year in person too. My favorite skaters are Brian Boitano and Rudy Galindo. A World of Ballet: I really love ballet too. I have seen The Nutcracker and Swan Lake and they were really beautiful. This page has tons of info on different companies, music, and more. Go check it out! Broadway's Official Home Page: Kind of similar to figure skating and ballet is the theater. I love the theater and I would love to see a Broadway show someday. There is a lot of cool info about the official shows here! Disney: I like this home page because it has stuff about Disney books, music, movies, Disneyland, Disneyworld, and much more. I just think Disney is a great magical place that every kid should visit! Sign My Guestbook: Please, please, please I am begging you to sign my guestbook and tell me what you think of my page. Do you like it or hate it? Be totally honest, okay? View My Guestbook: This is the place where you can look and see all the nice (or not so nice) things said about me. Be sure to visit all the pages of people that were nice enough to visit me! Brandon1984@hotmail.com: That's my e-mail address. Please write me and maybe we can become pen pals. I love writing letters to people from all over the world!
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