Today I was walking to the T as usual, starting my commute to work. As I approached the T station a man jumped out from behind one of the pillars near the entrance. He was dressed all in black, including a black hooded sweatshirt, and was wearing a mask like the killer in the movie Scream. He lunged at me and yelled, and naturally I was really ( Read more... )

Walking down Prince Street last night...

Tiff: It must be garbage day tomorrow.

Me: Yeah...there's a ton of bags out here. Wait...wait a second! IS THAT A BOCCE SET?!

Tiff: Yeah! Is it complete?

Me: Yeah...and we could never carry that shit home.

*sad faces*

We did get to see the Harry Potter exhibit, enjoy some retail therapy, and eat at Al Dente. So ( Read more... )

So...this past weekend we celebrated my birthday. The actual day isn't till Thursday, but since that is also a holiday and all we set aside another day, as usual. My family threw me a party in the afternoon, this being a "milestone" of sorts, and it was really fun. It was nice to have so many friends and family together ( Read more... )

When I first started working at a certain other university in Boston I thought THEIR guest policy was about the dumbest thing ever (and it was pretty ridiculous, mind you). But oh man, Tufts, this is pretty awesomely ridiculous.

Extra points to the crazies in the comments referencing outdated terms for HIV and telling all the Jumbos they're gonna ( Read more... )

"When I first moved here from New York, people kept talking about this one suburb. I met a lot of people who were from there or spent time there, and they would talk about it. And I tried to find it on a map but I never could. There was no town on any map of Massachusetts called 'Ravia ( Read more... )

I've been sitting on this news for a while, because I was hesitant to jinx it. I mean, I talked to people about it here and there, but I felt like putting it in bloggy writing before it was for sure was an express ticket to jinxville. But the papers have been signed and checks have been written, so I can say it- we're moving to JP ( Read more... )

There's no official word yet on why this accident happened...but it's terrible. And sad. I feel really bad for the families of the people involved.

Texts from Jeff:

J: Sunset at 6:30
Me: Sorry, I have plans already
J: Those plans better include dick!
Me: (knowing full well they didn't) You never know!
J: Take a picture!

My "plans" were to attend the Boston Gay Men's Chorus leadership council reception with Laura, Paul, and Sally. It was held at the home of one of the chorus members. He and his ( Read more... )

"I hope he plays 'I've Got You', I love that song," Patrick said.

Not five minutes into Ari Hest's set, some guy in the back yelled out, "Play 'I've Got You'!"

"I will," Ari replied over the mike. "Patience, my friend, I'll get to it."

We were at Cafe 939 to see Ari, whose music Patrick and Suzanne introduced me to a while back. I hadn't yet seen him ( Read more... )