Pride Weekend Wrap-up

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I decided to stay close to home on Saturday rather than hitting the Dyke March and Pink Party. I just wasn’t in much of a mood for crowds. Instead, I had one of the best Caesar salads in the city at L’s Caffe and finished reading my first for-fun book since starting to study for [...]

Trans March Report

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

The Trans March was cool. There was a lot of anti-HRC sentiment being expressed because of their ENDA strategy. The other big topic, of course, was the current American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders for the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). Many trans activists want [...]

Published Again

Friday, June 27th, 2008

I have an article in the current issue of Echelon magazine, “Understanding Diversity Fatigue.” It’s almost as good as the article I wrote before the management at my organization had to edit and review. I’ll have to see if I can dig up the unedited version for my portfolio.
Anyway, it’s still more intelligent writing than [...]

What’s Up

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Pride weekend officially kicks off tomorrow. First up is the Trans March, then Saturday is the Dyke March and Pink Party, and the Parade and Festival are on Sunday. I’m going to enjoy myself as much as I can.
Work is dragging on. It’s going to be a long four weeks.
I’m anxious to get my LSAT [...]

Midweek Meme Break

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

From Chris at My 2 Cents:

You Are 55% Feminine, 45% Masculine

You are in touch with both your feminine and masculine sides.
You’re sensitive at the right times, but you don’t let your emotions overwhelm you.
You’re not a eunuch, just the best of both genders.

Are You Masculine or Feminine?
And I look just like that when I put [...]

I’m not feeling very nice today…

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

You know, there are days when I really, really want to stop playing nice. The LDS Church is asking members to “do all you can to support the proposed constitutional amendment [banning marriage equality in California] by donating of your means and time.”
EDITED: I’ve deleted three paragraphs of angry and unpleasant things I had [...]

The Tipping Point

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

It’s probably at least a year overdue, but I handed this in to my management team this morning…
Please accept this as official notice of my resignation. As you know, over the last two years, I have had many differences of opinion with upper management regarding the processes, objectives, and priorities for the organization. These systemic [...]

Another Lazy Weekend

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

I can’t believe it’s a week until Pride. Apparently my organization is doing a booth and marching in the parade, which is better than having no plans at all or having to leave early (like last year), but I really don’t want to spend any time working the booth or marching.
I’m trying to be really [...]

All the world is waiting for you…

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Someday my nephew will probably hate me. On the other hand, I think his fixation with wearing a cape and spinning is fabulous!
Wonder Craig
Speaking of superheroes, I went to see The Incredible Hulk earlier tonight. It was fun and entertaining. For some reason, I enjoy Hulk as a movie character far better than as a [...]

Vacation Pic Spam

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

On my last day in Utah, aside from recording the video I posted earlier, I also gave the kids my digital camera for about an hour and let them run free. I ended up with a pretty awesome series of shots from the perspective of kids ages 2 to (almost) 5.

Kids’ Eye View Photo Set
As [...]