Friday, May 16th, 2008
I came out to myself and my close friends in the summer of 1996. It was September 1996 when President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law. My entire life as an out gay man has been involved in this struggle, the fight for marriage equality. In 2000 I became a professional homosexual, working [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
By a 4-3 vote, the California Supreme Court has overturned the ban on same-sex marriage in California. I’ve just skimmed the 172 page written decision (PDF) for the office – shouting our relevant quotes and news as I encountered them, reading the final holding aloud to cheers throughout the office. i’m so happy to be [...]
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Tony Award nominations are out. I wish I could make predictions, but I’m only familiar with a few of the shows. I’ve listened to Xanadu, parts of In The Heights, parts of The Little Mermaid, and Young Frankenstein. I guess I’d better brush up on the other nominees and/or just see what catches my eye [...]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
I know it’s cliche to complain about your driver’s license photo and whine that it’s the worst picture of you ever taken, but seriously… I look like… well, I’m not sure that particular expression has ever been on my face before. Oh well, at least I don’t have to renew it for another 4 years.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Another painful thrilling Monday has arrived and you know what that means… another pointless exciting edition of Music Mondays, wherein your fearless hero reveals the guarded secrets of the iPod playlist. First off, you may or may not know that in addition to quitting smoking and studying intensely for the LSAT, I’ve also started seeing [...]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Well, I booked my New York trip today. I’ll be in NYC September 17-24 this fall. I also put in my vacation request at work which better be approved because I’ve already reserved the flight and hotel. I’m pretty proud of myself, too. I’m using flight reward points to fly (although I have to fly [...]
Filed under: law school, NYC, personal by Jere Keys
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
I just got a facebook friend request from my mother. Since Mother’s Day is coming up, I went ahead and accepted that friend request. My baby brother also got a cell phone last week. Between several members of my family starting blogs, joining Facebook, getting gadgets and embracing technology, I expect to see Craig on [...]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
I took a personal day today – primarily because my driver’s license was set to expire on my birthday (which is coming up at the end of the month) and it was time to get California legal. All things considered, it wasn’t the worst DMV trip I’ve ever made. The pre-DMV drama was the worst [...]
Filed under: personal, San Francisco by Jere Keys
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Since this morning’s Music Monday post was so short, I thought I’d throw in this bonus video/song I ran across on YouTube today. Michael Arden – Run Away With Me I have sort of an unreasonable crush on Michael Arden. While I don’t think this video of him singing “Run Away With Me” from The [...]
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Alright, I’m probably not going to have time to do a full length Music Mondays post. Besides, my playlist hasn’t changed a whole lot since last week. I’m still mostly resisting the lure of Madonna’s Hard Candy, despite the fact that you can hear it everywhere you go in this, the gayest of all possible [...]
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