A Federal Judge in Drag Walks into a Gay Bar…

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

A few days ago, news broke that a Massachusetts federal bankruptcy judge resigned a week after he was arrested for driving under the influence in New Hampshire. 63-year-old Judge Robert Somma (supposedly appointed to the Federal bench by George Bush) drove his Mercedes-Benz into a pick-up truck. That’s interesting news, I suppose, and it’s always fun when [...]

The Vigil for Lawrence King

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Went to the Vigil for Lawrence “Larry” King held tonight at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center. I was disappointed that more people didn’t show up. The first 1/2 hour or so involved the various “sponsor” groups giving short speeches (boring, missing the point) then it opened up to open mic. I was the first [...]

Happy President’s Day

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Okay, I admit, I’ve had a very lazy President’s Day. When the weather is nice and we get a day off work, I always feel a little guilty when I spend the day in my pajamas doing nothing special. When I first moved to San Francisco, I loved days like this for the opportunity to [...]

iTunes meme

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

The iTunes meme that’s making its way around the intartubes, or Adventures in Lazy Blogging on Sunday… How many songs total: 6778 How many hours or days of music: 18.3 days Most recently played: “Let It Be” from the Across the Universe soundtrack Most played: “I See a Darkness” – Bonnie “Prince” Billy Most recently added: [...]

Candlelight Vigil for Lawrence King

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Candlelight Vigil for Lawrence King Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:00pm – 9:00pm The San Francisco LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street, San Francisco San Francisco, CA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25920796968 The San Francisco LGBT Community Center (the Center) and community partners wish to express their deep sorrow regarding the death of Lawrence King, a junior high school student [...]

Book Review: Un Lun Dun

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

After being blown away by Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Councilby China Mieville, and then being incredibly let down by the simplistic and embarrassing King Rat(which was an earlier work, but the fourth one I read and quite horrible), I’ve been a bit wary about picking up his latest novel Un Lun Dun. [...]

When a marketing idea goes wrong…

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

One of the most common criticisms I hear about the Human Rights Campaign among queer community movers-and-shakers is that it attracts the kind of people that think activism involves black tie dinners and cocktail parties. That’s why I was amazed (even after seeing the Joe Solmonese/Stephen Colbert clips) that someone in a management role at [...]

Shirtless Superheroes

Friday, February 15th, 2008

One of my guilty pleasure blogs is Shirtless Superheroes. Incredibly hunky guys who are also caring, good-intentioned and selfless are half the reason I read comic books. Plus, I’m convinced more than a few comic book artists know how to homoeroticize characters even when placing them in blatantly hetero situations. Case in point, Mike Choi’s [...]

Sad News

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

I heard from my cousin today that our Grand Uncle Gaylen passed away last week. I can’t say that I ever had a close relationship with Gaylen (to be honest, he scared me a little when I was young), but when I was learning to play music as a child and teenager, his influence on [...]

Broadcasting Coast-to-coast!

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Today was a busy day, which is good. It kept my mind off Single’s Awareness Day (S.A.D.). I have an early start to my day tomorrow, though. I’m participating in an online radio show that begins at 10 am EST (which is 7 am on my coast). If you want to listen in, please do. [...]