You probs already know by now (after all, this is Teh Interwebz and it's been more than an hour since the ruling was released), but Prop 8 was ruled unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California. Hooray! A few quick quotes about today: from Steven Goldstein, who heads up New Jersey's own… Continue reading good news
Category: California
yes yes yes
I had the great fortune to secure some time away from work and make my escape: Today I: --visited the Jeanine Payer store --walked the Golden Gate Bridge --stood in the Pacific at Baker Beach Tomorrow I will visit Bernal Heights. I suspect someday California will eat me, too. More to come.
guess who just booked…
...three tickets for vacation? WORD.
more transphobia
This time out of Vacaville, CA. Thanks to Feminocracy for the heads up:A teacher's gender reassignment surgery has caught the attention of some parents who want to know why the school district didn't notify them ahead of time about the change.A music teacher at Foxboro Elementary School, who was formerly a woman, returned to school… Continue reading more transphobia
bandpimp
While in Sacramento this summer, my brother took me to Old Ironsides, a dark little pub at 10th & S Streets where there the music is good, the crowd is eclectic, and the beer is cheap and delicious. Apparently Old I is A Place To Be when you’re a musician in Sacramento, and their open… Continue reading bandpimp
Are we not formed, as notes of music are, for one another, though dissimilar?
Spending several days in a row with my brother - most often preceded, and then followed by, long droughts without him - is always a little surreal. It's strange, after months of not seeing him or hearing his voice, to remember how much and how little I can know about another person at the same… Continue reading Are we not formed, as notes of music are, for one another, though dissimilar?
recap: killing time at LAX
So I finished work at 5 p.m. PDT, and there was nothing left to do at the hotel but drink. Since I wasn't huge on the idea of getting on a plane all sloshed up, I decided to come over to the airport early. Five hours early. I thought I could manage to people-watch for… Continue reading recap: killing time at LAX
take me home
Hmmm. What can I say about my West Coast vacation, now that it's over? Y'all already have the San Francisco update. After that, I headed to the Central Coast with Ron and Danika to spend Christmas with her family. My parents and Jacob met up with us down there, and we spent four days eating,… Continue reading take me home
hold on, another time is waiting for us someplace closer.
Yesterday I borrowed Danika's car and headed west to San Francisco. I spent the day with Jon, a friend from another lifetime, who showed me around the city. We started at Twin Peaks, looking out over the city, the bay, the ocean and everything surrounding. From there we hit Haight-Ashbury, where we had lunch at… Continue reading hold on, another time is waiting for us someplace closer.
