Protesting Utah

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Yesterday, over 3,000 Utahns gathered around LDS church headquarters to protest the passage of California’s Prop 8 and the Mormon involvement in the campaign. My friend Jesse took some amazing photos and videos of the event. Troy spoke at the event and has video from KSL that put the attendance at 3,500.
Meanwhile, California activists [...]

Antidote

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

If you, like me, need an antidote to the parade of crusty old white men who profess to be heterosexual getting super excited about the possibility of deciding what happens to your daughter’s womb, that is the Republican National Convention, I have just the thing for you.
The trailer for Milk was released today. Please ignore [...]

Farewell to Nekkid Guys in the Street

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

(click to go to my Flickr photoset)
 
After having coffee with my buddy Zander this morning, I swung by the Dore Alley/Up Your Alley Street Festival. I figured it was going to be a good long time before I saw a bunch of old guys walking the streets completely naked without the police putting a stop [...]

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Today was our staff outing to the Giants game. Also known as “get drunk on the company dime during work hours” day. The game went pretty much as I expected – slow and boring without much to do. So I had a couple drinks, ate nasty ballpark food, and finished reading this week’s comic book [...]

Another short TGIF post

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Hooray for Ewan McGregor hugging nekkid tattooed guy for no special reason. (Click on the pic for McG without pants and the interview)
I have one goal this weekend, my penultimate in the city. I will get laid. I’ve been busting my ass in the gym for three months, quit smoking, studied for and scored well [...]

Soothing Water Noises

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

 
Vaillancourt Fountain, by Armand Vaillancourt. Built in 1971. This wonderful sculpture sits between the Ferry Building and the end of Market Street in San Francisco. Photo by Flickr user Pinhole.
 

Why is it that every time Wordpress puts out an upgrade, it take me hours to figure out why the “automatic upgrade” has taken my [...]

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 [...]

The DMV and a Day Off

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 [...]

Beautiful Spring

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Saw this lovely tree on the way to work. 99% of the time, I remember this tree as being ugly bare branches under gray-colored sky, so this splash of pink on a sunny spring day was a welcome change.

I’m also on day 2 of the Wellbutrin. That’s right, it’s time for my annual “I’m quitting [...]

Happy St. Stooopid Day

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Sorry to contribute to the day full of unfunny April Fool’s Day blogs with this morning’s post. To clarify, I’m not planning to quit my job. At least not right now.
I was trying to study during my lunch break and got incredibly interrupted by the Saint Stupid’s Day parade. It literally came right down into [...]