Certainty

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Overheard in our living room…
(talking about retail)
Jen: Have you ever been to a Filene’s Basement sale?
Me: No.
Jen: Well, you’ll see when you’re in New York next year.
It was one of those moments that I almost–but not quite–missed where the people in my life show a lot more faith in me than I have in myself. [...]

What More Is There Left To Say?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

With less than a week until the election, today is Write To Marry Day, a nationwide effort to get bloggers blogging about all the reasons to oppose California’s proposition 8 (as well as Florida’s prop 2 and Arizona’s prop 102).
So I’m writing today to encourage you to vote no on these ballot measures if you [...]

Tom Lenk is Gay

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Some of my oldest blog buddies (primarily those from my livejournal days and the ATPOBTVS&AtS gang) will recall that I had a major soft spot (or was it a hard spot?) for Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s sexually ambiguous nerdy fanboy Andrew.
So imagine my happiness at learning today that actor Tom Lenk is officially out of [...]

Let’s get fiscal, fiscal, I wanna get fiscal

Monday, October 27th, 2008

After having the same conversation for the 6th time this election season, it occurs to me that I ought to simply blog it and organize my thoughts for quick future reference.
“I’m socially liberal, but fiscally conservative.” If I had a quarter for every time I heard that line, I’d qualify for higher taxes under the [...]

The Lesser Evil

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Ever since switching my voter registration to Ohio, I’ve been concerned about two things: will I be allowed to vote or will Republican voter challenges disenfranchise me? And, who will I vote for in the local congressional race. My choices are Steve Chabot (who disgusts me), Steve Driehaus, and a couple write-in candidates.
Now, I know [...]

Gainfully Employed

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Well, I now have two jobs. the teaching gig with Kaplan is going to be intellectually challenging and rewarding (and well paying) but I’m not going to get a lot of hours right away. So I begin training tomorrow as a seasonal sales associate at Macy’s, which will give me more hours at respectable retail [...]

I’m a Star

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

So today I appeared in a music video with TR Knight, Neil Patrick Harris, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, and hundreds of other awesome peeps. The [Title of Show] team recently invited [tossers] to participate in a video project for the song “9 People’s Favorite Thing.”
I show up at the 4:13 mark (don’t blink).

You can [...]

Liveblogging the final Presidential Debate

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Here’s the summary of my live-tweeting from jerekeys_live for tonight’s final debate:

21:02 I don’t promise to be quiet. #debate08 #
21:04 Hurting and angry? Isn’t that sorta like being bitter? #debate08 #
21:11 Obama’s plan will cut my taxes by $468.76, McCain’s would cut my taxes by $39.34 #debate08 #
21:14 Just a glance at the Tax Foundation [...]

The New York Video

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

I know it’s been a few weeks, but I had to perform some TLC on my computer before I could download and edit this footage from our trip to New York. Actually, the hectic, crazy, no-attention-span video clips sort of capture my memory of the whole thing.

McCain booed for telling crowd not to be afraid of Obama

Friday, October 10th, 2008

McCain comes face-to-face today with the fear and racism his campaign has stirred over the last week. After a week of openly tying Obama to William Ayers and months of ignoring the viral “secret Muslim” rumors, McCain was put in the position of defending his opponent today when asked questions during a town hall rally. [...]