the most important thing that I learned about being a DJ from past experiences working for DJ's is that you don't really need to know much about the craft of DJ-ing itself if you know how to cash in on a niche market... like south asians, or queers. i learned that one from DJ Rekha, but it's a lesson that creates early obsolescence in a world where ( Read more... )

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Here comes fall again. Another season passes and another one comes forward. It's all just a conveyer belt of work and play lately ( Read more... )

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hanging out with a queer community is kind of like hanging out with hindus at the puja - they all have a code, a behavioral standard, some weird shit that precedes the actual individual interactions. there are rules, unspoken boundaries, family secrets, a collective social history - and it all just comes down to this fake or pretentious mode of ( Read more... )

Yesterday I found out that I have to move again. Landlord is moving back to the house in early june, so the roomies and i have to vacate. this will be the 2nd time i've moved in 2007. in 2006 i moved once. In the past 12 months that'll make 3x. So annoying. new york city is so stressful, sometimes i just want to leave...

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sometimes you just have to walk in and let your feelings dictate your actions instead of letting your actions dictate your feelings. i've been trying to make conscious, thought-out decisions lately, and owning what i know i am instead of needing other people to tell me who i am. today i'm an associate producer at storycorps. how the fuck did that ( Read more... )

you just want the winter to be over and for spring to arrive and stay for more than just a few days. I've been listening to a lot of NPR lately, and podcasts in general... generally it does help to expand my world view, but lately I'm not enjoying the content as much as I have in the past... maybe I'm just losing interest in everything, in general ( Read more... )