Wednesday evening, as I had reported, I reconnected with an old friend at Craig’s pre-Europe trip get-together. I was telling her about my car woes, my pending decision to buy a new car, and my continued sense–first noted in one of my comments on Gene’s journal–that my choice will be between the MINI Cooper and […]
Alex, my cat, almost never seems to be interested in television, though the soundtracks of any programs broadcast in surround sound, and especially those in Dolby Digital, often do produce a reaction. However, he is often fascinated by animated computer games–The Sims Online especially captures his attention. I recorded the new Lifetime program, Meow TV, […]
I almost didn’t go to my friend Craig’s informal pre-trip-to-Europe get-together last night; at rush hour, and given my car’s increasing state of disrepair, I didn’t want to drive into DC and try to find parking in Dupont Circle, so I knew if I went I’d need to park somewhere out here and take the […]
On my way home from Craig’s get-together earlier tonight, I took the Metro to Pentagon City, where I’d left my car in order to take the train to and from Dupont Circle. When I left the club, and when I arrived at Pentagon City, the skies were gray but dry; I decided to spend a […]
Adding fuel to my theory that Thoms-with-an-h are almost invariably gay, the list of bios for the “cultural experts,” the “Fab Five” queer men (as noted on Gothamist) participating in the upcoming Bravo TV reality show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy includes a Thom–along with a Kyan, a Carson, a Jai and a… Ted. […]
While lately I haven’t been experiencing the emotional downswing of my depressive tendencies, I still have been very much perpetuating my social withdrawal, both in the real world and in the virtual environments in which I participate. This came particularly to light on Monday, when I received an evite from my friend Craig–whom I’d consider […]
Based on some of the Pride month programming from the Sundance channel I’d recorded over this past week and a half, my TiVo now has been recording more and more suggestions with queer content on its own. Last night I watched “Daddy & Papa,” an episode of PBS’s Independent Lens series, and I found it […]
There’s another good reason today to emigrate to Canada. An appeals court ruled today that the country’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, and Toronto’s city clerk was ordered to issue marriage licenses to the couples named in the original suit. This afternoon, following the ruling, Michael Leshner and Michael Stark were married. Meanwhile, just […]
Each month, Washington Post columnist Bob Levey posts a neologism contest. Last month, the challenge was: What do you call the little shake that people give a packet of sugar or artificial sweetener to settle the contents before they rip it open? I sent in two entries, and one of them– “dextrosterity”–was selected as an […]
At the risk of jeopardizing my queer card or incurring the wrath of teenyboppers, I just do not get the appeal of Justin Timberlake. Sure, at times he demonstrates an interesting almost-fey quality to his movement and manner and, as Jeff noted in March, he has developed a relatively nicely gym-toned body. But I find […]