On my first Halloween in San Francisco since returning from Berlin (2009), I spent the morning witnessing a man interact with his youth. The man was the self-fashioned gay icon of the 70s, Peter Berlin ( Read more... )

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"...When Shaq was a rookie in Orlando, he dunked it so hard the whole hydraulic system of the backboard imploded. Your speech at your dad's funeral blurred the line between laughing and crying with such force, the line never returned. Remember? Remember that too-brief decade when LiveJournal was by far the Internet's most vital piece of real estate ( Read more... )

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The changing of the year is symbolic of the sort of time marching forward that takes place year round.  But with numbers clicking forward, we’re given the opportunity to reflect on our past and make resolutions for tomorrow.

Why then did Obama take a mammoth dump on our future?  On NYE he signed the 1984 Bill.  It sucks because for the most part I ( Read more... )

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Matt and Josh helped me move my stuff. A lot of shit for a nomad, but not so much compared to the average joe.  I gave my big four-poster bed to Jennifer and Jason (Merry Christmas!), which left me with only a writing desk and a drawing table; I don't even own a chair.  The rest (clothes, books, a few plates and pots) fit into small boxes ( Read more... )

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Dear batarde,
You were right: amazing!

Dear World,
Four days ago I wrote about an increase of optimism based on a series of good signs.  When one of my LJ friends wrote, "This is amazing," I tried to downplay it, saying that the post was more full of what could happen, rather than what has happened.  That sort of response is born of superstition: "If ( Read more... )