In honor of World Aids day (late of course)
I went and saw the AIDS quilt, which was being shown at my school, on Wednesday. It really affected me. Growing up with an uncle who was gay and had AIDS was something that had to be kept a secret, said my family. I learned that fact early on, and I though it was something that everyone did, keeping it a secret. Seeing the quilt and the people it featured brought so many emotions up. I was mad at everyone who made me keep it a secret because looking at the quilt made me realize that it wasn't the norm. If other people were allowed to talk about it, why couldn't I have? It made me sad because I know how it felt to watch my uncle suffer from the horrible disease and I sympathized with those people who made the quilt squares. It made me want to make a quilt square for my uncle too. I want him to be remembered for being such an amazing person during his time on earth, not forgotten because of one mistake. I want people to know how much he impacted my life for the better. Basically, it made me miss him alot.
Katie and I went into the city yesterday. When we were walking around Bryant Park, we saw the exhibit that Kenneth Cole (I think) is doing for AIDS awareness. It was a wall of cement footprints that different celebrities did. And it talked about how if one of us has aids, then all of us does. It was interesting, I hope it helps bring awareness about AIDS to people. And I hope it helps lose the stigma of AIDS...
This is how I try to remember him, not as being sick, but as being healthy
This is was a trip to Vegas that we took, and it was the last time that I saw him really healthy... It's scary that the only one still alive in this picture out of my dad, my uncle and I is me....
So, like I said, Katie and I went into the city yesterday. It sucks cause I woke up sick yesterday, but I sucked it up. We went in to walk around and enjoy the christmas decorations. But of course we decided that we had to try and lotto for Rent seats. I figured we wouldn't win because it was the holiday season. But maybe my luck is changing a little, because I won. It made my day, so we had front row center for 20 dollars a piece. It was cool because the cast was all new.
Any way, I'm done...