June 27, 2006
[beckham] A picture of the soccer god himself, David Beckham (aka Becks or Goldenballs... how appropriate!), after scoring the perfect winning goal against Ecuador (1-0) during Sunday's Round of 16 match, catapulting England to the quarter-finals and himself as the only English player to score in three World Cups (1998, 2002, 2006). Not to mention a national hero, if he wasn't already.
OMB, I think I just creamed myself.
David Beckham is *the* hottest man alive, in my not-so-humble opinion.
Oh, check this out about what Ronaldo (Brazil) said in 2002 after Brazil beat England in the quarter-finals of the last World Cup in Japan/South Korea:
"Normally when you swap shirts, especially after a game in the heat like that, they absolutely stink and are soaked in sweat. So it was a surprise, to say the least, that Beckham's shirt smelled only of perfume."
LOL! Victoria is one lucky Spice.
I think I just got jealous of her having three of his children. All boys. Ohmy, between them and Brangelina, the title of the most perfect genes is up for grabs!
Hot, hot, hot. @ 11:30
[1 in 20] Today is National HIV Testing Day. And the WaPo dropped a bombshell today on HIV stats in DC: As many as 25,000 people in DC may have HIV, about 1 in 20 of all residents. As many as 1 in 7 African American males in the city carry the virus.
Shocking.
Home to the wealth and power of the US government, the nation's capital has the highest incidence of new AIDS cases in the country - 179.2 per 100,000 ppl compared to 15/100,000 on average for all the other states. There have been 16,165 AIDS cases in DC since 1981; 2.5 times the rate in Boston with a similar population. 9,110 are still living with the disease, which means 45% have died.
DC is beginning a campaign to test every resident ages 14 to 84 (400,000 total) for HIV through an oral swab that delivers results in 20 minutes. Go get tested! @ 10:25
June 26, 2006
[supreme nuts] Ugh, I'm annoyed with the Supreme Court. I vehemently disagree with both their rulings today (so far). The death penalty *is* unconstitutional. And campaign finance limits *should* be imposed. The death penalty ruling was a result of Alito replacing O'Connor. Grrr. And I can't believe a majority of the justices found Vermont's campaign finance law to be unconstitutional and running afoul of the First Amendment. "Constraining speech", they say. I say constraining speech is when powerful lobbies stuff the pockets of politicians and steer them to vote (usually) against the best interests of the people.
Unlimited political contributions and spending are the cancer of democracy! @ 14:02
[$60bn] In a startling act of unparalelled generosity, the world's second richest man is donating 85% of his wealth (10 *million* Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares) to a foundation run by the world's richest man and his wife. The result? Over $60bn. All for charity.
Or in a comical way, you could say that the world's second richest man has just decided to give his fortune to the world's richest man :-D
Warren Buffett, 75, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway worth $44bn is joining forces with Bill Gates, 50, the CEO of Microsoft worth $50bn and the richest person (Fortune) for the past 12 years, to tackle the world's problems through The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"A very rich person would leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing." - Warren Buffett
"I believe that with great wealth comes great responsibility, a responsibility to give back to society, a responsibility to see that those resources are put to work in the best possible way to help those most in need." - Bill Gates
Forget about AOL-Time Warner, Citicorp-Travelers, ABC-Disney, SBC-AT&T or Verizon-MCI.
Gates and Buffett have achieved history's biggest merger in the best possible sense.
Not that it's a competition, but 19th-century philanthropists Rockefeller and Carnegie each gave about $7bn each in today's dollars. Warren Buffett's $37 *BILLION* donation dwarfs them all.
The Gates Foundation ("every life has equal value") was founded just 6 years ago, but has already amassed a $29.1bn endowment (almost all from Bill himself) and is currently the largest transparently-operated charitable foundation in the world - almost double the size of the next largest. The foundation's grants have provided funds for underrepresented minority college scholarships, AIDS prevention, Third World diseases (diphteria, whooping cough, measles, polio, yellow fever, malaria, TB), and other causes.
At a minimum, the Gates Foundation has to donate 5% of its assets each year i.e. or about $1.35bn in 2005. Together with Buffett's matching donations, the charity will be required to give out a minimum of $2.8bn a year, which averages out to be about $90 every second :-o
Poke fun at Microsoft all you want, but Bill Gates is a good man. Him and Buffett truly are model global citizens. @ 13:35
[so gay] Funny thing on the radio this morning: Apparently (totally hearsay), Lance Bass (N'Sync) accompanied Reichen to SF Pride this past weekend where Reichen was one of the Grand Marshals. And half the world now knows that Lance and Reichen have been chummy and hanging out together this past month.
And on the same day as SF Pride, Kevin Richardson announces that he was leaving Backstreet Boys.
So radio DJ person says:
"Someone should tell Lance that Backstreet Boys has an opening. Well, not *that* kind of an opening."
LOL!!!
This past weekend was a big Pride weekend - NYC, SF, Atlanta... and Columbus, OH? Where this sign was seen being carried by a boy (as in, "little") in the parade:
"2 Moms. 2 Dads. Too Cool."
Aww. @ 10:56
[wet, wet, wet] OMB. All Metro routes from NW to SW are closed today! One more reason why I'm so happy to soon-to-be working in NW. Both Federal Triangle (blue/orange) and Archives (green/yellow) were closed due to flooding, which means all connecting subway traffic from the red line to the other 4 lines have been cutoff. If you live in MoCo or NW and work downtown, you're pretty much SOL today. Shuttle buses are running back and forth, but let's face it - it takes 10 buses to carry a train load of passengers. Yea, I'm definitely NOT waiting in THAT bus line! The poor heathens can duke it out.
I got to work and my co-workers were like, "did you take the bus?". I was gonna smack them. I'm like, "the bus?! WTF do you think I am? Good God." *giggle*
5.2" of rain fell yesterday in DC (up to 6" or more in some places), causing widespread havoc this morning. Parts of the Beltway are closed, road and rail tunnels are flooded, government buildings are flooded, and it's gridlock everywhere.
It's been raining pretty much since Thursday night (when I got caught in that crazy downpour after Annie's), and after last night's multi-hour drench-a-thon, it was almost guaranteed to flood. So much so that the federal government is pretty much shut down today. So why am I here? Coz I'm not a federal employee, grrr.
Tony had to take me to work this morning. The normal driving route - Rock Creek Parkway - was flooded so we had to cut through the city to get to 395. All roads headed downtown were jam-packed.
We're luckier than most coz our basement is above ground, and the house in general is on high ground. And we never lost power (in fact, I don't remember the last time we lost power), unlike some folks in Georgetown and Upper NW (trees and above ground power lines aren't a good mix in storms!).
I was at Omega last night with Evan and Peter when the monsoon started. Tony had to come pick me up! Omega is like 200ft from my house, LOL! What.. Asian hair *never* gets wet, 'nuff said.
They're expecting more rain today, more storms, more thunder and lightning. The storms (and flooding) are supposed to persist till tomorrow evening, after which it's supposed to rain on and off into the Fourth of July weekend.
Wet's not fetch! @ 10:52
June 23, 2006
[sounds of summer] Incredible. Beyoncé, Janet AND Christina releasing new singles within the past week.
I love Beyoncé, so "Déjà Vu" (with Jay-Z) was an easy like, though probably not as bootylicious as "Crazy In Love". And what is up with all the freakin' accents?? é, à, etc. She makes blogging about her extremely difficult. Anywho, the new album - "B'Day" - comes out on Sept 4th, 3 years after the sensational "Dangerously In Love". Sept 4th happens to be - you guessed it - Beyoncé's birthday. She'll be 25 (that bitch). And her movie, Dreamgirls, comes out on Dec 22nd! OMB, indeed.
JJ's new single - "Call On Me" ft. Nelly - is still kinda mehh for me right now (sorry Bernoncé!). I'll have to listen to it some more, and thanks to Bernoncé, I can! Bitch takes her music seriously. Janet's new album - "20 Years Old" (a nod to the 20th anniversary of her first hit album "Control") - comes out on Sept 26th, two years after "Damita Jo" which was also, IMHO, just mehh. She'll grow on me, she always will.
Saving the best for the last, Christina's (aka Jazztina aka Baby Jane) new "Ain't No Other Man" is fierce, baby, Fierce! It's so throwback to Big Band 20s/30s/40s/Depression/Swing era, but with a modern twist. A super contender to the Song of Summer '06. Britney was kickin' Christina's ass this time last year, but oh how the mighty have fallen. This song is one big Diva Suh-nap from Aguilera to Spears. Go Xtina!
The Christina-Britney feud is over. We need to start a Christina-Beyoncé diva clash!
BTW, Christina's first new album in four years, the double CD "Back to Basics" lands on Aug 15.
And what about Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" (ft. Timbaland). HOT! And she's Portuguese! *grins at Jose* Is this really the same girl who sang "I'm Like A Bird"?
And what's this about Paris Hilton singing?? Bitch can't even do porn or act properly!
Hmm, OK I admit it... I still can't shake (or shimmy) Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" (ft. Wyclef Jean) from my head! I sing it on my walk to work, in the Metro, when I'm bored, and even when I'm asleep! That damn song is getting quite sickening, but it's stuck on me like white on rice! Grrr.
"Oh baby when you talk like that... You make a woman go mad."
Love it. This is gonna be one long, hot summer. Let the competition for Song of Summer '06 begin!
P/S: In my mind, NOBODY rises to Madonna's level. So this is really a race to be número dos.
PP/S: Have you *seen* the music video for "Get Together"? Scorching. @ 14:34
["ho-gear"] WOW. This piece by a fashion queen at WaPo today will make you wish you are never seen by her in public wearing anything that resembles clothes.
One word - Vicious!
She wrote an acid-dripping, effigy-burning, eyes-gouging, jugular-piercing piece on Britney's fashion train-wreck on Dateline the other night. It was the equivalent of fashion lynching. Check it out:
"...best not to wear a denim miniskirt so short that when seated it practically disappears beneath the protuberance of one's pregnant belly, producing an image that is more gynecological than fashionable. Instead of making a statement about the sexiness of impending motherhood, it suggests that the mother-to-be appears to be unfamiliar with the usefulness of a full-length mirror and the term 'ho-gear.'"
"Ho-gear", LOL!!!
But then Ms. Fashion Police gets downright mean:
"It's hard to recall the last time someone as famous as Spears -- without any accompanying substance-abuse rumors -- appeared so startlingly, slovenly wretched."
"...she had encouraged the attention with her provocative videos, snake-charming stage performance, open-mouthed Madonna-kissing, 15-minute marriage, grotesquely narcissistic reality show and second husband known for displaying the tawdry, laconic demeanor of a pimp on weed."
"The clothes -- a miniskirt and sheer babydoll top -- looked like something that a teenager might wear... making Spears look unsophisticated -- like a stereotypical hick -- and wretchedly vulnerable... These were schoolgirl clothes turned discomforting and grotesque because their seams were being tested by a pregnant woman..."
"...what she provoked was the worst reaction of all -- head-shaking pity."
Ouch. What crawled up Ms. WaPo Fashion Nazi's ass? No need to get personal, sheesh.
But, OH. SO. FUNNY!!! @ 13:18
[ouch fridays] I'd like to say it's Fetch Friday (Fridays are always fetch) but after last night, it is definitely an "ouch" today.
After four consecutive nights of hibernation, the happy hour itch started manifesting at work yesterday, and I was very quickly developing vodka fever. I needed to scratch and medicate, so with a lot of egging, I reunited the Fetch Trinity at - you guessed it - Thursday Happy Hour at JR's for all-you-can-get-shitfaced-for-$9. It was a Fetch Night Out.
Jason emerged from his work-induced hibernation looking like the poster boy for eye cream (overtime is not treating her well). And Rick emerged from his strep-induced hibernation looking tanner than Jose. I think Jose is becoming the white boy in that relationship. Easy on the tanning, gurl!
Add Brett, the Mean Girls, and a few other supporting players (Peter, Gary/Adrian, Andy, Evan, etc.) to the mix and we had a full-blown early-season Category 4 (Cat 5 would be St Tragic's or Cinco de Mayhem) at JR's last night. It was hotter than Valhalla outside which fueled the vodka storm inside to frenzied proportions as the night wore on. Thankfully, I had had dinner before I got there so 7 drinks (*gasp*) did not faze me. Yes, seven. I know, I was very very bad last night.
I don't know how, but the drinking kinda ended at, what, 10:30? I don't even remember. I have text messages that sent out the bat signal for Annie's at around that time but I think I was too drunk to care.
I need to stop ordering ribs and wings! The vodka made me do it. Vodka is evil!
Food tempered the excruciating hangover I would've had this morning. It started pouring like a mofo at around midnight and we were stranded at Annie's until closing time (here I thought they opened 24 hours!). At 1:30, it had stopped monsooning but it was still coming down pretty good but I couldn't wait any longer, so I walked home in the rain. I wasn't T-shirt-wringing drenched, but I was quite wet. And my hair was flat. Good thing I was too drunk to care!
Rain + Asian Hair = Disaster of tsunami proportions, *giggle*.
In bed by 2, up at 8:30.
Ouch, ouch, ouch. I had it coming. @ 11:33
Update:: OK, I'm not a big fan of editing previous posts (retro-posting), but these pictures were from 2+ weeks ago and it's just not right to put them anywhere else but here. Plus, this way Rick will get off my back! And bitch is heavy too.
Fetch Trinity: Plus Brett! She's fierce...
Jason: My white sis-tah
Rick & Brett: The Victory connection
Bra: When Jason gets drunk, the boobies come out to play
Boobies: And when Jason gets even drunker, she starts thinking she's straight, lol!
@ Jul 9, 11:15
June 22, 2006
[no chance] I don't mean to sound pessimistic, but USA must beat Ghana today AND Italy must beat the Czech Republic in order for the US team to advance to the second round of the 2006 World Cup.
Italy beating Czech is plausible. The US beating Ghana? Pfffttt. That's about as likely as Britney and Madonna kissing again.
Plus, Ghana is leading 2-1 in the 65th minute. Elimination is nigh.
Wow, that was a butch post. @ 11:31
[new and improved] I never liked the Radisson Barcelo on P between 21st and 22nd. It was such a drab place with an awful underground restaurant (Gabriel's) that had nothing going for it except strong drinks (I guess that's everything, huh? *grin*) and cheap hotel rooms (for the overflow guests).
Naturally, I was pretty excited when Hotel Palomar (a Kimpton boutique hotel) - after a year of gutting the former Barcelo - opened last week and raised the luxury quotient of that hotel space up several notches. There is already a Palomar in SF and, amongst the Kimpton group, it is considered a high-end hotel. So, this is quite exciting indeed.
Why do I care, right? I would never ever have to stay there; unless there's an overnight power outage or no water... what? I need high-speed internet and a clean shower :-p
I am also excited about the new Urbana restaurant that is slated to open next month in the hotel. I can't wait, although it does look like it will occupy the underground space vacated by Gabriel's (stank). The restaurant in the Palomar in SF - Fifth Floor - is one of the best high-end restaurants in SF. So, I have high hopes!
Another exciting opening (just last week) is Blue Duck Tavern located on 24/M in the newly renovated and elegant Park Hyatt Hotel. That space used to be the delicious Melrose Restaurant, so I also have pretty high hopes for this new place. And I love that the restaurant is on OpenTable!
Speaking of the Park Hyatt, my SAIC bitches (shout-out to Nik and Chris) and I have a long history at this hotel - we attended 3 (or was it 4?) consecutive Christmas parties in their ballroom, each time having an uproarious time. How fondly I remember the multiple dining stations with different ethnic foods... the elegant ballroom... the impossibly huge dessert table... the bronze horse thingie in the lobby which we have all ridden *giggle*. And how can I forget winning the $500 grand prize gift certs to Best Buy AND Home Depot? That place was good to me.
New hotels, new restaurants... Summer '06 is here! @ 09:41
June 21, 2006
[delicate] My fortune cookie at lunch today (one of my co-workers took me to Charlie Chiang's $7.95 buffet in Shirlington):
"People are attracted by your delicate features."
Append "in bed" at the end, and start giggling.
I'm such a lotus blossom.
And what is up with the smiley faces?? @ 15:22
[one place] It's a little premature, but I got to thinking about how certain things have made an impact in my life staying put in one workplace for 14 months, and decided to put it down on paper (or bytes).
8 Things I will miss:
1. My buddies
2. My awesome supervisor(s)
3. The Metro! Um, only the Red Line
4. The beautiful building
5. The fabulous cafeteria ladies - ma ho's!
6. Views of the Capitol and the Monuments
7. Sneaking off to Gallery Place for movies!
8. Reading WaPo Express everyday, esp. the "Online" section
8 Things I won't miss:
1. The metal detector and the assholes that man it
2. The cattle pen cubicles
3. Being treated like 2nd-class citizens (see #2)
4. Snarky gov't employees (the cause of #1,2,3)
5. Southwest DC!
6. Tourists on the Metro
7. The Federal Gov't... it's *so* not the solution
8. No IM/web-mail access from work
"There is only so much you can learn in one place. The more that I wait, the more time that I waste." - Madonna @ 14:33
[the best ever] My best buddy at work pulled out all the stops and baked me a farewell candy bar chocolate cake!!! OMB, this shit just busted a huge diabetic-inducing hole in my diet. I had one piece just now and I'm in sugar shock right now, bouncing off the walls. Insulin shots, stat!
This is like the best cake ever. Well, aside from my mom's cakes. And Tony's. And maybe CakeLove. LOL!
I'm gonna miss my ho's here... Even the bitches who work in the cafeteria downstairs! Strong black women indeed, and they looooove them some gaysian bootay *giggle*. They were like, "Gurrrrrl, you ain't leavin' us, mmm-kay? You gotta come back now, y'hear?".
Aww, miss them already *tear*.
14 months here... Who woulda thunk? @ 11:21
[long days] The summer solstice is here again! It hit at 8:26 EDT this morning. Summer arrives today, the longest day of the year with 14h 54m of daylight. And how befitting that it is brilliantly sunny with highs of 90° today to mark the start of summer.
The solstice doesn't mean that the sun will start setting any earlier beginning tomorrow. The sun rises later from today onwards (which I don't care about), but doesn't begin to set earlier until July 8th, yay! Plus the sun doesn't set before 8pm until August 19. Double yay!
I love summer.
Even if a bird crapped on my backseat as I was driving (or parked?) with the top down yesterday. Lemme tell ya, sun-dried bird poop? Next to impossible to remove (well, at least not with Windex anyway). @ 10:34
June 19, 2006
[5 in a row] I went out 5 nights in a row last week :-o. Halo/Cobalt on Tuesday, Jason's 30th @ Logan Tavern/Halo on Wednesday, Metro Teen AIDS Arts & Articles Auction at the Finnish Embassy followed by Ella's for Beth's 22nd on Thursday, Halo/Logan Tavern/JR's on Friday, pool party/BBQ/Cobalt on Saturday... And I got an avalanche of text messages asking me where I was at 6pm last night.
Nope, I didn't do $2 Sundays at JR's, though I was tempted to join Ben for his "we tied with France!" celebration there. I was so so tempted, but a sixth night out of partying and drinking would've killed me.
I slept 8 hours last night (yay!). I'm refreshed. Ready to party again this week *giggle*. @ 17:03
[new job & halo] I've just discovered that the new job location and Halo are both equidistant from my house *giggle*. I have done that walk to Halo (and the walk of shame back from Halo) many, many times.
This new commute should be no sweat... though, minus the prospect of a diet-mojito at the end of a pretty long walk (to me), which happens to be a great motivating factor. @ 14:42
[uneven tans] Last August in Rehoboth, I made the mistake of not using sunscreen while laying out all day at Poodle. I guess I was hungover, I don't remember. But it was a semi-cloudy day so I opted out.
Bad mistake. By the time I decided that I needed some suntan lotion, it was too late. I was well on my way to lobster-red. But I applied it anyway... in splotches. The resulting tan? Horrifically uneven. I had splotches over my chest, my waist, my back, and pretty much everywhere that I couldn't reach.
That stuck for a year. It was quite embarassing, but thankfully there wasn't much pool action in fall/winter/spring (and going shirtless at GL or Nation is fine coz it's dark).
Well, I am happy to say that Saturday evened out my tan and I am now one color front and back again, thanks to SPF10 and the pool party! Can you believe my tan from last year stuck till now?? I can think of a few of my friends who would go from Casper-white to skin-peeling, still-born pink in 4.2 seconds.
:-p at all the melanin/pigment-challenged bitches out there *giggle*. @ 14:26
[i feel fat] Last week, I had a three-peat of artery-clogging, waistline-expanding ribs/wings combo meals... all in one week! Sunday night at Annie's, Wednesday night at Logan Tavern for Jason's 30th, and again on Friday night at Logan Tavern. That's like, what, a slab and a half of ribs and 36 wings in one week! Actually it's more than that coz we had Costco wings (which are disgusting, btw) on Pride Saturday.
Note to self: Don't pig out the entire week before a pool party! I did get to try on my new black low-cut swim trunks on Saturday at Adam/Patrick's. It's a little skimpy, but no one ever complained about skimpy.
Unless one has eaten an entire pig and twenty chicken's worth of wings in the week leading up to it :-o
But I was drunk, and I didn't care. Fetch. Yes, there are pictures. Everyone who kept their clothes on, be thankful, LOL! @ 14:17
June 16, 2006
[pride sunday] Sunday. The drunken binge continued. We met up with 12 other ppl (don't ask me their names... well, besides Adam/Patrick/Michelle/Jason) for drunk brunch at Beacon. Bottomless mimosas. Fetch. We were there from 1 till 4? Who knows. We were sufficiently lubed by the time we left. We decided to walk down to the Festival (against my will) and had to stop at the Washington Hotel for a pee-break. They had never seen so many homos in their lobby before.
Festival was just ehhh this year. I just wasn't feeling it, and consequently I didn't get a single freebie. No condoms either. And I definitely didn't subscribe or donate to anything frivolous. I did get a fan. Not that I needed it coz the weather was absolutely perfect.
What I did feel was the need to keep on drinking! Well, much to my horror, I realized that I had strapped my driver's license to my underwear for the Parade so I couldn't get into the beer tent at the Festival! Grrrrr. Tony saved the day by stealing a wristband from one of the trash cans. Well, after we got in, the lines were so long for tickets and drinks that we decided to just go to JR's *giggle*. So, yea, the Festival was kind of a bust for me this year.
FOUR hours of $2 Sundays at JR's followed *giggle*! JR's, btw, looked like a gay pinata exploded all over the insides. If Macy's decorated their windows for Pride, they would be stealing design ideas from JR's. But first, I gotta tell you about the line to get into JR's, OMBFS. Stank! They made us wait outside for FIFTEEN minutes. I was like, "excuuuuuse me, don't you *know* who *I* am??". Bitches. I was furious. I got in and complained to Matt who proceeded to tell me that the doorman was just being a dork coz it wasn't that packed inside (and it really wasn't). Go figure. It was super fun though, and we basically took over the balcony area. Strength in numbers :)
So, Pride Sunday turned out to be one big continuous drunk fest that lasted for 9 hours. We went to Annie's for dinner after, and I proceeded to have a half rack of ribs and a dozen wings to soak up the alcohol. It worked coz I didn't have a hangover the next day at work!
So that was my crazy Pride weekend. Not so much into the Pride thing this year. It used to be such a novelty coz I didn't meet a lot of gay ppl or had that many gay friends in my life. Now, it just seems like Pride is for the newbies. Y'know, the ones that are from small town Virginia who have never seen so much gayness in their entire lives. Every night is Pride for me, especially with my friends. I mean, the moment we walk through the door, it instantly becomes a gay bar. So, really... do we even need Pride anymore?
Besides using it as an excuse to party, of course!
The next round of weekend parties start again in an hour (and THREE tomorrow! I need to clone myself). Yay! I love my weekends. @ 16:17
[think hard] Gosh, it's been a week since Pride weekend, and I really don't remember much of what took place last weekend. Not to mention that in the week since, I have been super busy getting a new job, applying for citizenship, and going out three nights in a row; with three more coming up starting tonight.
Friday. The Axis of Evil came over and had pre-party drinks before we moseyed on up to Apex for the Capital Pride opening party. The line to get in was stankishly long, and it only got worse. By the time we got through the door (like 15 mins later), the line was stretched around to Soho! Kwazy. And the dumb thing is it really wasn't that packed at all inside. Anywho, we met up with some more peeps there, drank copiously, and danced till... 3? Don't remember. I think I went to bed at 4. Fun night. DJ Kimberly plays a lot of upbeat, fun music. Love her.
Saturday. We hosted Noi and the Actors' Theatre of Washington group of peeps whose float we were marching on. The gay-tivities started at 3 and by 5:30, we were all at the start of the parade route getting ready to march for the Pride parade. In between, we got everyone massively wasted on cheap champagne which made it quite fun to watch everyone trying to get into their costumes. The theme was Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (um, yea.. go figure) and I was dressed in... well, you've already seen the pictures so I won't even go there.
But basically, Ashley and I were the virgin sacrifices and we were chained to a vampire. Everyone else was dressed like Sodom-ites. Fetch. They put me in this nightie that was wayyyyy too eff-ing tight, and proceeded to give me a metal cone bra, plus some makeup. Then, they draped me in a bridal veil and a sheer wedding gown. Hot.
Rob, ever the enabler that he is, packed two squeeze bottles of booze for the parade route. A few of us started drinking from those bottles. Well, little did we know that those bottles were FULL of vodka. By the time we got to Dupont Circle, I couldn't even see the crowd. I was so drunk I could barely keep upright. Thank God for the chain!
Lots of ppl saw me (and reminded me afterward). I didn't see them. When we got to the end of the route, my memory was kinda like this:
Went to JR's. Still in a dress. Met Jason. Propped each other up.
Wandered around the Circle. Caught a cab. Where was I going? Called Tony.
Got to Go Mama Go. No money. Called Tony.
Stripped down completely in the middle of GMG. Ate up a storm.
Screaming in the car: "I need to go to Nation!!!".
Passed out by 11ish.
Woke up the next day at 11ish. Lots of cuts on my arms from the metal cone bra and drunken antics.
LOL. @ 15:56
[13 holidays??] Check this out. My new job will observe 10 public holidays which is similar to the Federal Government except for one minor difference: instead of Veteran's Day, we get the Friday after Thanksgiving off. Not a bad trade considering that at SAIC, I got neither Columbus nor Veteran's Day off. That was cruel and unusual punishment, I say. Plus, Veteran's Day is so close to Thanksgiving that it doesn't really make a difference to me.
But one other cool thing is we also get three floating holidays. They're usually used for when protesters are in town, or when everyone is out for the annual meetings, or snow days...
Or the Monday before Independence Day since it falls on a Tuesday this year. Yup, I get a FOUR day weekend! Yippeeeee!
Trust me when I say it's not all a bed of roses. The 401(k) plan sucks. The PTO accrual rate is half of what I have right now. AND they are making me sign a non-compete.
:-o
No, I haven't signed it. But I'm gonna have to, grrrrr. @ 14:11
[0.8 mi] I'm such a dork. After I found out that I had secured the new job, I immediately jumped on Gmap Pedometer to map out my walking route to work.
It's all of 0.8 miles.
That's a little more than double the distance I have to walk currently. I think I'm gonna regret this on 100+° days. Or in winter.
Or I'll just get Tony to alter his driving route to work *giggle*.
What? I don't want to get to work smelling like Britney walking barefoot out of a gas station bathroom, mmm-kay? @ 14:02
[come back] My immediate supervisor did not want me to tell the gov't IT head dude that I'm leaving until he had hired someone to fill one of the three open positions (one guy left a month ago, and another guy left the day I got a new job *yikes*). Well, I was at a meeting yesterday at an offsite location and since there were no govvie peeps in the room, I let the cat out of the bag during the meeting. Well, one of my govvie bosses was on the polycom - I had totally forgotten about that - and by the time I got back to the office... well, let's just say EVERYone knew *groan*. My fault really.
So I march into the head of IT's office and his first reaction was, "I don't want to talk to you" *giggle*. But we talked a little, and he paid one of the highest compliments I can think of to a departing employee:
"You are always welcome to come back and work for me."
Yup, that meant the world to me.
By then, I had already handed in my resignation letter to my manager at the consulting company that I work for. She has only been in the position for a few weeks, so it was quite a shock to her that 3 of the 7 positions will be empty after I leave. It took her all of 3 microseconds to make a counter-offer (which I immediately rejected, of course), and proceeded to spend TWO hours after that convincing me to stay. Flattered, but no thanks. She and I did get to become new best friends though, lol. She's a fabulous black woman from Pasadena. How can anyone not love an LA gurrrl??
Come back. Stay. I'm almost sad to leave this place.
That feeling will last for 5 minutes on June 27th (my last day here) *grin* @ 13:49
[i choked on a baseball bat because i'm sexy and i do what i want] LOL!
Pick the month you were born:
January--I kicked
February--I loved
March--I smoked
April--I dry humped
May--I choked on
June--I murdered
July--I did the macarena with
August--I had lunch with
September--I danced with
October--I sang to
November--I yelled at
December--I ran over
Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a Mexican
6-------a gangster
7-------my cell phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends boyfriend
10-------my neighbor
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19-------myself
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an ipod
29-------a permanent marker
30-------a llama
31-------A homeless guy
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White------because im cool like that
Black------- because thats how i roll.
Pink--------because I'm NOT a homosexual.
Red---------Because the voices told me to.
Blue--------Because im sexy and i do what i want
Green------Because I hate myself.
Purple------Because Im cool.
Gray--------Because i was drunk
Yellow------Because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange ----Because i hate my family.
Brown-----Because i was high.
Other-------Because i'm a ninja.
none------Because i cant control myself
7 1/2 days left at my soon-to-be old job. Fun! @ 12:05
[i don't belong here] Gary is gonna get a kick out of this:
|
You Are Los Angeles |
Young and fun, you always know where the best parties are. |
And here I thought I was more of an NYC girl. Or a London ho. Not so much LA. But hey, LA is still hot! @ 11:58
June 14, 2006
[today] Turned out to be a big day: Got a new job. Submitted my application for US citizenship (officially in the post today). It's Flag Day.
And Jason turned 30 today! Yes, bitch is gettin' old.
Happy Birthday, my lil' Wonka ;-) @ 17:08
[so fast] This new little surprise in my life unfolded very, very quickly. Last Thursday, I was yelled at by one of the gov't employees here. I know, right? I was like "No, she diin't!".
Sidebar: I love most of the govvies here, but some of them just make you detest coming to work everyday. They treat you like dirt and they think that contractors are the scum of the planet who are only here because we actually do their jobs for them but at a very, very high price. Well, der, if they could do it themselves, they wouldn't have to hire us. They need us, yet they treat us like shit. Some of them are just plain stupid, demotivating, demoralizing and absolutely depressing. But in general, I looooove the gov't peeps that I work with and for.
Anywho, so this lady who yelled at me? Totally separate department. My immediate report in the gov't defended me against her so I was very, very pleased with that (and he's a really, really cool guy too). But I don't take to being yelled at very well. Nuh-uh. Bitch, you do NOT yell at me unless you're family, my boyfriend, or one of my besties. I was ready to bust out my chopsticks and get all crouching tiger on her ass. But, I didn't wanna burn any bridges, so in the heat of my fury and frustration with working for completely unprofessional numbnuts, I put my resume on Monster.
The next day (Fri), I got a call from a consulting company who wanted to send my resume to this international monetary organization for a network security engineer position. Right up my alley. I was like, OK go ahead. Not even 5 minutes go by, dude from consulting company calls me back and sets up an interview for Tuesday. I was quite shocked but quite psyched at the same time. I didn't really have grand illusions about leaving my current position, much less securing this other job which seemed out-of-reach (the job description was pretty daunting). That prompted me to lowball my salary requirements. In retrospect, I could've gotten a lot more! But greed is destructive.
So yesterday, I went for the interview with high hopes but low expectations. The interview lasted 90 minutes. We laughed, we bantered about technical stuff, we talked very, very candidly about silly things. They asked me hypothetical questions like, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" and I shot back with questions like, "Do you all like each other?" and "So how do you think the interview went?". It was a very comfortable interview. They thanked me for coming and told me they had a bunch more interviews before the end of the week, and that they would let me know the outcome next week. I was like, that's that.
Leaving the building, and on the Metro ride back to my office, I thought that I did well in the interview. Still a little doubtful about the outcome, but hoping for the best. And I was maybe a little lacking technically, but quite capable of learning at a rapid pace (my forte... I'm like a sponge). An hour after the interview ended, consulting company dude calls and asks me how I thought the interview went. I told him I thought it went well, and that I was very impressed with the interviewers and the workplace, and especially the organization. He asked me if I thought it was a good place to work at, and I didn't hesitate to say "hell yea".
The next thing he says to me: "They want to hire you, and they want you to start tomorrow."
:-o
They want me... They really, really want me!
The ball started rolling. Paperwork was flying over e-mail and not 24 hours after the interview, I signed the offer letter from my new employer and submitted my resignation to my current employer. Everything is now signed, sealed and done. In three business days, I went from chugging along at my current position, to having a brand new job to look forward to in two weeks' time. I'm still quite shocked by the whole thing, and at the speed it all unfolded.
I kinda knew I wanted this job when I first heard about it. Finally, an organization that matters! (Notwithstanding their silliness during the Asian financial crisis... and all those protesters hating them) And when I met the peeps that I will soon be working with, I was like "they're fun ppl!". The icing AND the huge cherry on top was the distance from home - 7 block walk. Can't beat that. And when I found out that they really, really, Really wanted me, I was like, "SOLD!" Trust me when I say it feels really great to be wanted.
So here I am. The last two weeks of my employment here will rapidly pass and by July, I will be working at a (hopefully) fun, new job in an awesome location for a fantastic organization. I'm gonna miss the peeps here :-(. My boss here is fantastic, and the govvies that I do work for are awesome. It all happened so fast, the reality hasn't really sunk in yet.
Nevertheless, I'm pumped. I'm so excited I can hardly wait!
I got a new job! Yay, me. @ 17:05
[big changes] OK, now that it's done, I can tell y'all about it :-)
I resigned from my job today, and will be starting a new one in 2 weeks. The new position is really, really close to the house (like 7 blocks) so I'm super excited. The new position is on 19th and Penn, and it's with an international monetary organization that has 184 member countries (if you haven't figured it out by now, well, d'uh). Same kinda work basically i.e. systems/network support, engineering, administration, blah blah with a healthy dose of security involved. So it won't be a big deal.
More details later. Right now, I'm just in a lil' turmoil about this change in my life. Lots of little changes adding up to big changes.
Keeps me on my toes ;-) @ 15:37
June 13, 2006
[citizenship] OK well, that was a little surprise I sprung on you guys (especially my parents), sorry about that. I agonized about whether to file for US citizenship or not, and have been doing so for the past year or so as the date of my fifth year as permanent resident crept up. I was like, "Do I really want to give up my Malaysian citizenship?", and like, "Why on earth would I want to be an American citizen? Eww, eww, eww."
I definitely don't want to get deported anytime soon, so maybe applying for it was a good idea. But what if I want to move back to KL someday?
I jumped online a few days ago to the USCIS website, looked up the instructions for completing the N-400 form ($400 fee! WTF??), and as soon as I saw the "...you may apply for naturalization up to 90 days before you meet the continuous residence requirement" clause, I immediately downloaded the form and started giddily filling out.
That was when I knew that I wanted it.
I mean, I can still back out until I take the Oath, right? :-)
Decisions, decisions. Being an adult sucks. @ 20:16
[154 days] So, I'm filling out my application for citizenship paperwork (USCIS N-400 form *yawn*), and Part 7 wants me to list all the places I've been outside the United States in the past 5 years.
Um, yea. I had to include an Appendix.
It's a good thing I'm extremely anal about recording events in my diary (or this website) coz they wanted dates of departure, dates of return, countries visited, total days out of the US, blah blah blah. Hello, how would somebody who's been out of the country 16 times in the past 5 years remember all that?
And guess what my answer to "A. How many total days did you spend outside of the United States during the past five years? _____ days" is?
154.
:-o
All told, I spent a little more than FIVE months out of the country over 16 trips (and we haven't even included domestic trips) in the past five years.
I'm a fucking travel whore. @ 20:07
[der] OK, by Mrs. Solis, Gary meant "Mama Solis" (Lupe Ontiveros). Der. I'm not so envious anymore, LOL. @ 11:23
[from dc to la] Since Gary/Mike moved to LA, I have been getting mini-reviews of their Pride in WeHo, which happens to be concurrent with the one in DC. Last year, the "ours is better than yours" juicy bit was Paris Hilton - aka "I don't care how much of a skank she is, I still love her and her tiara too!" - as their Grand Marshal (recap). This year... well, you've just gotta read it for youself. I turned into an envious reptile after reading this summary from Gary. It's very LA, and très fetch.
"Jeff Stryker rode by (truly tragic). No Paris this year, but the grand marshal was the woman who played Mrs. Solis on Desperate Housewives. "Celebrity" grand marshal was the woman who won the Tony for "Hairspray" on Broadway. Spent Saturday evening at a benefit with multiple luminaries including Selma Hayek (even more beautiful in person), Courtney Love (sadly, no drunken scene but cigarette never removed from her mouth), Charlie Sheen (shows every drink/high and lord knows there were many), Cedric the Entertainer (not that entertaining), Chris Katan, the director of X-Men3, and myriad b-listers. Sat next to Brad Rowe, who was Sean Hayes love interest in "Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss." All took place at the Bel-Air Mansion of Carla and Fred Sands—big enough to host a dinner for 300!"
Only a gay man would not know Eva Longoria's name, as I'm pretty sure every straight man on this planet knows not only her name but every curve on her body. And if Eva was the grand marshal at our Pride parade, I would've passed out in my own puddle.
And Brad Rowe is VERY hot!
Yes, DC is officially provincial.
Thanks, Gary, for letting me post that. It made my morning *muah* @ 10:51
[pride pix] Here they are! If I catch you laughing at my attempt to look like a really hideous drag queen, it will be death by a thousand chopsticks...
Virgin Sacrifices: OK, you can stop laughing now, bitches :-p
Virgin Sacrifices: Why on earth did I agree to do this?? I can't help it if I don't make a very pretty girl...
My Humps: "My lovely lady lumps"... Ashley, the prettier virgin
The Vampire: Ashley and I were chained to her the ENTIRE parade
Noi: Noi and the troupe marching out of our house
Props: You could hurt somebody with those things
Randy: Our favorite poster gym bunny
Randy: Deservedly so, I might add
Tramps and Vamps: The theme for our float
Strike a Pose: Jeff (the director), Ms. Vampire, and Ms. Virgin Sacrifice
Greg: Ms. Hollywood herself, who also designed our outfits! She's fierce.
Michael: Greg's partner, who was (appropriately) Ms. Sodom
Brett!: Looking fabulous at the Festival
FAB-U-LOUS: Looking even more fabulous!!!
Noi hired a photographer to take pictures of our group at the Parade. And Adam has the bulk of the pictures from the Festival. Needless to say, this is just the tip of the iceberg :) More later! @ 10:38
[wedding pix] Much overdued, but still fabulous :)
The "Inn": The Holiday Inn in Orange, VA. Fetch.
The Lovely Couple: Dave and Alyssa
The Lovely Bride: No, not me silly :-p Alyssa's about to get hitched!
The Lovely Groom: OMB, how drunk are we?
Anca!: Aren't we hot? ;-)
Mia & Jo: I think we just made the "Best Dressed" list
Tracy!: My bosom buddy... who's leaving us for SF *sob*
Wedding Dance: A beautiful outdoor wedding on a perfectly beautiful summer day
Tom & Gen: Gen is gonna kill me if she sees this... but look at her fabulous tummy!
Anca!: You can't tell (you can guess it though) but we're massively hungover *giggle*
Joan!: The fabulous Queen Mother. She can drink you under the table!
I love weddings... especially when I have a fabulous outfit on and look ridiculously fierce ;-) @ 10:10
June 12, 2006
[lovely weekend]
Dear Mother Nature,
Thank you for the impossibly lovely weekend. Brilliant, breezy 70° at parade kick-off on Saturday, and then cloudlessly sunny and 74° during the festival was more than we could've hoped or asked for.
I cannot thank you enough for giving me a sweat-free time at the parade considering that I had to wear a sheer wedding dress over a nightie, and march in it for hours. I am eternally grateful to you for sparing my makeup from running.
Eternally, until this morning...
WTF? 58° in June?! Are you high? Were you smoking crack over Pride weekend? Please tell me you weren't at Nation on Tina for Abel and you are now crack-sweating on us?
Get yourself together, you cracked up whore, and give us more fetch weather.
*muah*
Your loving gaysian,
-Kiat
@ 13:53
[alberto] The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season storm-naming game started 2 days later than last year's record-setting 28 named storms. What is almost certainly to be Hurricane Alberto has its sights on the Florida Gulf Coast.
Here we go again... @ 13:37
[pride] Pride = Pandemonium!
Let's see, the drinking started on Friday at 10pm and did not let up until Sunday at 10pm.
This morning = Ouch = Fetch!
More details later, mais oui!
Hope y'all had a nice Happy Pride weekend ;-) @ 13:31
June 9, 2006
[GER 4, CRC 2] And with that, the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament opens in Munich, Germany to a television audience of 1 billion live viewers. For the next month, the world is gonna stop turning as 2 billion sets of eyeballs are tuned into the "beautiful game" - the world's most-watched sports event. Defending champions Brazil will bring its samba soccer flair to the disciplined and driven home turf of German soccer.
In the WaPo Express' "As The World Turns":
"The ball has stopped wars and started them, whipsawed financial markets and sent shivers of ineluctable joy and cardiac arrest rippling across entire countries at the same moment."
"And the way it rolls at the World Cup means everything."
"From Friday until July 9, the globe will spin according to the rhythms of that ball. Teams from 32 qualifying nations will kick it in a dozen German cities for the singular honor of hoisting a cup. The trophy stands 14 inches tall, weighs 14 pounds and is made of 18-karat goal. The real measure of its heft, though, can be found in the scene it depicts: two human figures holding up the Earth."
"More than the Olympics and anything short of actual war, it crowns the world's reigning superpower for the next four years."
"At least a third of the planet will tune in at some point, making the Super Bowl - what Americans still stubbornly call "football" - seem like a pre-party. Everywhere at taverns and cafes in practically every place but the United States, business will get done only when broadcast schedules allow."
And on July 9th in Berlin, a new world champion will be crowned. Will it be 5-time winner Brazil? Or 3-time winners and hosts Germany? Or 3-time winners Italy? Only seven nations have ever won the World Cup. Who will reign as the football champions for the next four years until South Africa 2010?
Viva La Copa! @ 15:08
June 8, 2006
[aww, i want] This makes me want a uterus.
Yea, yea, this baby is like the most overhyped baby since Jesus. But you know we are all just jealous... Besides, one look at how eff-ing cute she is and all the "I'm so sick of Brangelina" feelings just evaporate.
And how can you be sick of seeing a picture of proud parents ogling their beautiful newborn? So happy. @ 14:44
[now you want it] It's baaaa-ack! Americans (a sampling from 50 communities and 23,000 people) now want universal health care. It's a "shared social responsibility", they say, and that "all Americans should have a set of health coverage benefits guaranteed by law. Those benefits should be portable and independent of health status, working status, age and income."
Hillary knew this 12 years ago, but big business moved quickly and viciously to kill HillaryCare. And now you want it?
This is why we need a woman president. @ 11:16
[better for you] I love Wendy's fries and fried chicken (wings)! Non-hydrogenated corn/soy oil = no trans fat. Fetch. Wendy's sells 1/8th of the 4.5bn pounds of french fries sold annually in the country. Good move!
Now if they would only open one on 17th St. (the closest one is 17/K... too far, IMO) @ 10:29
June 7, 2006
[then you win] On days like these, I am reminded by Gandhi's resonating words about the struggle against injustice:
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Injustice will never prevail. They know it, which is why they're going all the way to the Constitution to set it in stone.
Bet they didn't think we'd fight back, huh? Baby victories like these make me giddy :-) @ 19:35
[below 11,000] Ugh, this is not fetch at all. The Dow fell below the psychologically 11,000 mark at the closing bell today, the first time in 3 months. In the past month, the Dow has dropped 6.1% after coming 80 points shy of its all-time high.
Dammit, I was so looking forward to a shopping spree in NYC for Fourth of July!
Why NYC? Umm, in case you haven't heard, or have been hiding inside Rick Santorum's fisted ass for the past week :-o...
...
...
I'm going to see Madonna at The Garden!!!!!
*squeals like a banshee, clutches bridal veil, and faints, wetting the floor* @ 17:29
[shenanigans] Shenanigans, yes. Rewind back to Saturday night... The party was crawling towards its finish line at around 2am, which is when the shuttle came to pick our sorry drunken asses up from the Inn back to the other Inn (does it really matter which is which?). Not content with being drunk... And loud... And obnoxious... We cajoled our shuttle driver lady to take us to the local 24-hour Sheetz where some of us loaded up on cigs, while the rest of us loaded up on food (it's been 8 hours since we ate!). I, of course, opted for Cup Noodles *giggle*. They didn't have any spicy flavors in white trash central VA, so I chose the chicken flavor.
Brought it back to the hotel, zapped it, and it was the best hangover food on the planet. As we are staggering into the hotel, propping each other up, Tracy announces (OK, megaphones) that she is going to go for a swim! It's 2am. The swimming pool closed 4 hours ago. AND it was 60° outside! Well, Rob - borrowing my swimtrunks - joined Tracy and Jeff at the pool while I gulped down my noodles. When I ventured out to meet them, the front desk manager - arms folded - was sternly staring at the trio, ordering them out of the pool area. Busted! *giggle*
Sleep was the only logical choice after that. Trust.
The next day, we awoke much too early for a post-wedding brunch organized by Alyssa's parents. True to the stankness of Holiday Inns, the "hotel" ran out of water! I was halfway showering when the water just vanished to a trickle. I was livid. My body was clean but my hair was half wet! From then on, I swore to myself that I would always wash my hair first before I even touched my body in the event of another wet hair malfunction!! Stank.
Long story short, the town of Orange cut off water to the hotel so it wasn't their fault blah blah. Still, this would've never happened at the Ritz *sneer*. A half gallon of gel later, and my hair is barely passable, but definitely perky, for Sunday brunch.
Now, whoever decided to organize Sunday brunch at 10am the day after a blowout wedding party, that lasted till the wee hours, is positively insane! But crazy ppl have the best drugs so we love them long time. Brunch was FABulous. Ham, eggs, waffles, GRAVY (!!!), sausages, yum... Just what I needed to bust my waistline for this weekend's parade *giggle*
All the familiar faces marched in. All looking groggy and hungover. Awesome. The latest ones arrived towards the end of the brunch, lol. Some ppl should really learn to hold their alcohol better. It was bittersweet at the end coz the wedding weekend was very quickly dissipating, and everyone was driving/flying back to their respective lives.
We had a great time. The drive back to DC was stank, especially 66. I got a little sunburnt on my shoulder coz the beautiful sunny day called for top down and tank top. Later that night, we gathered at Chris/Dave's rooftop for a little cocktail soiree. I, of course, did not drink a drop. Two drunken nights in a row was more than enough for me!
And so, that was yet another eventful, drunken and fun weekend under my belt. I am shuddering at the thought of this coming one.
Bring it on! @ 17:03
[on record] The FMA was defeated in the Senate today, as expected, failing again to obtain a majority of votes; though they came one vote closer this time (49-48 vs 48-50 two years ago). Three Senators did not vote, Chris Dodd (D-CT), John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE), who voted for the amendment before.
The rollcall of hate: 49 senators - 47 Republicans (7 voted against, 1 did not vote) plus 2 Democrats, Ben Nelson of NE and Robert Byrd of WV.
Two Republicans who voted for the amendment before switched to a "no" vote this time. They are Judd Gregg of NH and Arlen Specter of PA. They join our five Republican friends who voted to kill the amendment both in 2004 and again today: Lincoln Chafee (RI), Susan Collins (ME), John McCain (AZ), Olympia Snowe (ME) and John Sununu (NH).
Hate is alive and well in the Senate. And defeated again today. @ 13:50
June 6, 2006
[fingers-crossed] Is this even possible? Perfect weather for DC Pride at last?
Fri |
Sat - Parade |
Sun - Festival |
High: 77°F (25°C) |
High: 80°F (27°C) |
High: 81°F (27°C) |
It would be sensational if the weather during the parade was sunshine-y and in the 70s. Especially considering I would be marching this year (again!) à la Britney at the 2003 VMAs. Which one is that, you say? Here's your clue:
Touched for the very first time
:-o
All's I can say is: Be prepared. @ 16:08
[6-6-06] It's 666! Yawn. I hope the world ends for all the religious and fundamentalist conservative whacks - starting with Falwell and Robertson - who are neither Christian nor Right.
Their evil ways on this "evil" day is crowned by Bush and his cronies' support for the Federal Marriage Amendment. The principal sponsor of the amendment in the Senate is Wayne Allard (R-CO). I would love nothing more than to see him thrown out of office in 2008 (wishful thinking, I know). 2 years ago, the FMA could not even muster a simple majority (48 votes), much less the required super-majority (2/3rds) to amend the Constitution. The vote is tomorrow.
And looking at the media coverage, practically no one cares about this amendment except for the right-wing religious quacks who are threatening to revolt against the Republican Congress in the mid-terms if this amendment does not see the light of day. Gallup says that 50% of Americans support the amendment, while 47% oppose it.
And here's what Eugene Robinson (WaPo) has to say today in "Distracter in Chief":
"...the president has no role in amending the Constitution. Proposed amendments must be passed in both the House and Senate by two-thirds majorities, and then they must win approval from the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. The president doesn't have to sign it. He doesn't even have to read it."
"People who are close to the president are always telling us what an essentially decent man he is, without a bigoted bone in his body. But that doesn't square with all this demagoguery in support of a measure whose only effect would be to write discrimination against gay men and lesbians into the United States Constitution."
"Bigotry, pure and simple."
"But of course the president knows that there's essentially no chance an amendment to ban gay marriage will make it out of the Senate -- that in fact it might not even get out of the House. All he can possibly accomplish is to energize activists on the religious right, who otherwise might be tempted to sit out the November midterm elections."
And Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI):
""I am confident that the American people will see this for what it is: a mean-spirited attempt to score political points in an election year."
Bush is a bigot, pure and simple.
Anywho, it's also Super Tuesday. Primaries everywhere, including the biggest of 'em all - California - with the most-watched congressional contest: Busby v Bilbray in North San Diego to replace jailed former Rep. Duke Cunningham.
I just had a fetch sushi lunch with Tony at Matuba, and I'm soy-ed out from wasabi-soy sauce, edamame and miso soup. Yum. @ 14:01
June 5, 2006
[dave and alyssa] The weather could not have been more perfect for the wedding this past weekend. I know it was kinda cloudy and spritzy in DC, but trust me when I say it was 70s and gorgeous in Orange.
Speaking of Orange, the sign as you are driving into the town (OK, more like a village) says "Welcome to Orange County!". I was like, OMB, this does NOT look like the OC on TV. The "middle of nowhere" feeling does not appeal to me. Though, we did eventually get very acquainted with the Holiday Inn, the Burger King, the KFC, and the Sheetz. The Sheetz, btw, is like the local all-night hangout in town - bustling with activity at 2am. They were even selling hot food (hot dogs, burgers, etc.) at that hour! But trust me when I say that one look at the waist sizes of the patrons in line, and all temptation to order anything evaporates no matter how inebriated you are or how poor your judgement is at that hour. That, and within the past 24 hours, I had had 12 wings and a half rack of ribs from Annie's, plus 6 more KFC wings! I felt like an escapee from fat camp, though I still looked fetch in my linen khaki-colored suit (that cost $149 but another $80 to alter! Grrr...).
Anywho, back to the wedding... The ceremony lasted about 45 minutes. It was pretty quick, non-religious, very simple and very laidback. The officiator woman (whatever you call her) had some pronunciation issues (can we have the wings, please?) and I think she was a tad overbearing, but definitely not boring! Everyone was casual but elegant - summer dresses and linen suits prevailed. The wedding was outdoors, in the wooded gardens of the Willow Grove Inn where the wedding was held. The Inn itself is nothing to shout about - (pre-?)historic and a little rundown, but charming I guess. Not my style. Speaking of woods, the abundance of flora meant that there were lots of birds overhead, one of which took a dump on Rob's pants, LOL! Thank God it was towards the end of the ceremony and he could still wipe it off while it was, um, "wet" ;-) That, and his pants were gray so it didn't show at all. Getting shit on during a wedding is definitely good luck in my book.
The bride wore a bling-y grey dress sewn by her fabulous mother, Joan (who, btw, is a complete lush! Love her!!). The groom and his 5 men were in their finest tuxs. The bride had four bridesmaids wearing the same color dresses, but different styles. Gen looked fabulously pregnant in her deep red cocktail dress. She also had 2 best men walking her in and out due to the disparity in numbers (weird, huh?). I wanted to a red shirt too, but decided on pink (goes well with khaki) coz I didn't wanna look like part of the wedding party.
Anywho, we sat on the bride's side, near the fetch Duke contingent (where Alyssa went) of fierce chicks who had flown in from all over the country. Shout out to Kristen, Renee, Padma and Kate. Those poor girls got the chiding of their lifetime when they told me they had flown into "Reagan". The nerve. One of them was a Republican from NM who I instantly dismissed, although those affiliations mattered little once we were drunk and carefree.
Met lots of fetch ppl (shout out to Anca, Jo, Mia, and all the other ridiculously hot chicks). We were seated with one of the bridesmaids, Caren and her Asian bf. Tracy (we love her too!!) and Jeff were at our table too. Rob/Mikko were seated on the next table with yet another white-Asian couple. It was quite bizarre to see so many Asians and no blacks (or Hispanics!) at the wedding. Apparently one of the bridesmaids is Filipino and her whole family grew up with Alyssa's family somewhere in NJ. Anywho, long story short, I didn't talk to any of them, LOL! What? Hello, they were Filipinos! *looks way down on the totem pole*
There was a Big Band. Very 30s. Not my style either, but still good fun and lively music. Food was not that great (cold buffet? Hmm...), but all in all the party was very, very fun. Why?
Coz the alcohol was free-flowing, yay! ALL night!! I have no idea how much we drank, but it was enough to stun an army. I drank enough white wine and champagne to shit a grape vine the next day. The party just kept going and by 1am, some of us (no names!) decided to break into the Inn's kitchen to steal beer! *giggle* EVERYone got plastered. It helped that the bartender was a hot Hungarian hunk; well, I didn't think so but all the straight girls and the gay boys loved him so who am I to judge, right?
The real fun began when the Big Band ended and the old folks left. That's when the iPod music came out and the young ones (and the young at heart!) kicked the party into high gear. I really don't remember much past a certain point... but I remember that the wedding party was sooooo drunk, at one point one of the best men (married!) was hitting on me, Rob AND a straight girl. At the same time! Kwazy. Somebody rode on somebody's shoulders, some black licorice liqueur thingie (salmiakka?) was being passed around as shots, and everyone drank from the neck of the bottle! At one point, the bride's mother had to be carried upstairs to her room coz she was so drunk *giggle*!! She was downing whole glasses of Scotch like Sean Connery. Fierce.
When we finally left at 2am, the wedding was officially 10 hours old! But the shenanigans didn't end there...
But before I go there, Congratulations Dave and Alyssa! And thanks for a fabulous party. Dave, listen to the new wife and move to DC already! Richmond is sooooo provincial. And all the fetch ppl are in DC anyway :-p *muah* @ 16:53
[aids at 25] Today marks 25 years since the CDC warned on June 5, 1981 that five gay men in LA had fallen prey to a rare form of pneumonia.
Since then, HIV/AIDS has exploded into a global epidemic of devastating proportions. Some of these statistics are shocking.
Worldwide
HIV/AIDS has stricken more than 65mn ppl worldwide, 25mn of them dead.
In 2005, 4.1mn were infected with HIV, 2.8mn died of AIDS.
India has the largest number of ppl living with HIV/AIDS (5.7mn), surpassing South Africa's (5.5mn).
If India had South Africa's infection rate, 120mn would be infected.
40mn ppl live with the virus today, 2/3rds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. That region is also home to 90% of the world's children living with HIV/AIDS.
17mn women are infected worldwide. 1 in 3 pregnant South African women tested HIV+ in 2004. Only 9% of pregnant women in poor countries are getting drugs to help prevent mother-to-child transmission. (No, I didn't make this up)
USA
Over 1mn Americans have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, 80% of them men.
More than half a million Americans have died from AIDS. Unlike cancer and other chronic diseases, HIV can almost always be avoided.
Blacks (12% of the US population) account for half of all HIV/AIDS cases in America, up from 25% in 1986.
Black women are 20x more likely to get infected than white women, and 5x more likely than Hispanic women. They account for 2/3rds of all women reported with AIDS in 2004.
1/3rd of all new infections are transmitted heterosexually, another 40% from male-to-male sexual contact.
1 in every 20 adults in DC is infected with HIV - 11 times the national average rate. 1/3rd of them don't know it. 80% of all AIDS cases are among African Americans.
In the beginning, people ignored or paid scant attention to AIDS because it was a "disease of choice" that mainly afflicted gay white men. 25 years later, we now know that AIDS is a "disease of ignorance". Education (on safe-sex) is our biggest weapon against the onslaught of AIDS.
Since Bush's election, an estimated quarter of a million Americans have contracted HIV/AIDS. And what has this Administration done? This Administration could not care less about a disease that afflicts mostly the poor and the black. I mean, take the statistics for mother-to-child transmission for instance. It's about saving babies! How much less controversial can that be?? Well, not when they're poor and black... and have no oil. I feel like slapping the shit out of all the CEOs of the drug companies.
AS for the adults, Bush's answer to the AIDS epidemic to promote sexual abstinence before marriage AND highlight the shortcomings of safer sex practices, including condom use. This Administration's refusal to accept that people - especially the younger generation - have sex, and then go on to refute the need to arm them with the knowledge to have sex responsibly in a way that will protect their lives, is unconscionable.
It's disgusting, actually. In my moments of fury with the Bush Administration, I would classify this as "negligent homicide".
Oh wait. After the Iraq War, we can drop the word "negligent". @ 16:02
June 3, 2006
[rick is evil] Oh, before I go get dressed, I have to tell you about fetch Friday.
I had the best-laid plans to stay relatively sober last night so that I could get to bed earl, and wake up refreshed for the crazy long drive this morning.
Well, those plans not only did not materialize, they were drowned by enough alcohol, I had to resort to plan B: speed dial to Betty Ford. I was officially Black Out Betty last night (and Jason was Black -In- Betty *giggle*). I met Ben/Mike/Scott at Halo for BOGOF (buy one get one free, der) and had two diet mojitos. I was ready to call it a night by 7:30, until the Fetch Trinity raised the vodka-flag and sent out the bat signal for a Friday night reunion at JR's.
Well, one vodka cran led to, what, 5? 6? I lost count. Jason/Ron were there but left for a date. Gary/Adrian too. Brett and Shawn showed up and it was officially pandemonium. Haven't seen those bitches in two years. We were pounding one drink after another like the good ol' internship days! It was quite kwazy. They moved on to Apex, and we had grand plans to do so as well.
But that was until we ran into two of the fiercest Cubano chicks on the planet. They were Mount-her-Cristo and Pulled-Pork, and they were muy caliente! Here are some pics: Rick and Laura (ewwwww! cooties), Elise, and Laura. Fierce!
The hot chicks and I were joined at the hip when Shakira came on. We shook the bar off its foundations! Naturally, we pounded drinks with them. I've lost count at this point, but I can tell you I could barely stay upright.
Trashed by midnight, Rick and I crawled the two blocks up 17th St to Annie's and stuffed our faces there. I ate 12 wings and a half rack of ribs!! OMB. I felt so fat and disgusting, but my belly full of vodka was sooooo happy. I came home at 2, and was so drunk I literally passed out on the couch. No, as in I fell asleep with my cig smoke-soaked clothes in the living room. Passed out cold. So unlady-like.
And this morning? I woke up at 7:30!! Grrrrr.
Rick is evil! ;-) @ 14:41
[orange, va] OMB, we are in Hell, VA. This is the view from our room here at the Holiday Inn Express (!!!). It's a vast expanse of nothingness on all sides.
This "hotel" (um, not really) is so stank, the cups are plastic. I think that takes it to a whooooole new level. And no, there are no fluffy slippers, bath robes... not even moisturizer! Good God.
In the "hotel"'s defense, they do provide free internet access, free breakfast, and a swimming pool! Oh and a microwave oven in the room (um, wtf for?).
We left gloomy, cloud and windy DC at noon and it took us about 1.5 hours to get here. Traffic was surprisingly light, except for the construction on 66. It's warm, bright and sunny here in bumfuck central VA. I have no idea how ppl live here. This place looks like, and is, on the moon.
We are so far from civilization, yet somehow so connected. I have marginal mobile coverage here (thank God! Can you imagine a whole weekend without the use of my mobile??), and the DSL is pretty fast actually which is letting me type all this out. Hot.
The wedding is in an hour's time. Need to go get ready. Later. @ 14:20
June 2, 2006
[fuck yea!] I just got tickets to go see the Confessions Tour at, get this, Madison Square Garden in NYC on July 3rd! *SQUEAL*
It's gonna be fireworks all around, bitches. We got Section 4, Row W. It's not great but it's not bad considering all the MSG shows were "sold out". These were the leftovers from the auction that did not sell out.
I can't believe we got into MSG!!! I'm so excited I can barely breathe. Well, I can also barely breathe because I just spent $374 a piece on these tickets :-o
She better be fucking worth it. Oh who am I kidding, she IS so fucking worth it!!! @ 16:58
[even better] Text this to +1-202-299-7949 (a free service called "LastCall"):
Metro Dupont Circle
It comes back with the time of the next train heading in both directions.
Metro Dupont Circle 2:00 AM
It comes back with:
Shady Grove 2:06 AM
Glenmont 2:00 AM
This one's much easier to use, though you have to type in a lot more words. But with T9, ehhh, not so hard. @ 14:05
[traincheck] I think I just found the coolest website: TrainCheck. It allows you to find out when the next three trains are going to depart a particular Metro station via text messaging.
Example:
dc@traincheck.com dup r
Text the above to your mobile provider's SMS-to-Email service (for T-Mobile, I would send the above text message to '500'), and it will come back with the times for the next three trains departing out of Dupont Circle Metro ('dup') on the Red Line ('r') in both directions (Shady Grove and Glenmont).
How f-ing cool is that? @ 13:52
[d-iva-licious] OMB. Nicole, Jason, Rick/Jose and us drove THREE separate cars to Baltimore yesterday to pay homage to Kathy Griffin, the woman behind the D-List phenomenon. It took us 1h 45m to get up there, stank. Nicole, coming from Herndon, took 3 hours! Yup, that's DC traffic for ya.
My fav line from last night's show: "Oooh gurl, this weapon is heavy" uttered by a gaysian Kathy Griffin encountered while doing shows in Iraq. I bowled over and howled. The shockingly undiverse crowd of Baltimore's not-so-finest did not react to the "gaysian" reference at all. Audiences in NY, LA and SF would've erupted in laughter, der.
Why Baltimore, you say? Coz we couldn't get our acts together to get tickets to the sold out DC show on Sunday. Yup, the price you pay for tardiness is wrist-slittingly bad traffic and a stank audience.
Whatev, Kathy was irreverent! Love that bitch. She made fun of EVERYbody. Ryan Seacrest and Clay Gayken ("you know he's a sloppy pigbottom!") were at the top of her "I'm sooooo gay, but I'm not" make-fun-of list. It was hillarious. She made fun of American Idol ("how did a 49yo win American Idol??"), Oprah's Legends Ball ("why wasn't crack-sweating Whitney there?"), President BUsh ("remember when we were all angry about some jizz on a dress?"), and Kuwait ("the whole country smells of fart!").
She rips apart K-Fed ("he named his child, Caleb Michael Jackson Federline!"), Britney ("holy shit Britney, like WTF?" - see previous comment about K-Fed), Britney/K-Fed's Chaotic ("it was filmed in night vision green like a cross between Paris Hilton's sex video and Jessica Lynch's rescue"), Being Bobby Brown ("Whitney has so much crack in her den even Keith Richards says 'I'm out'"), Taylor Hicks ("he wouldn't let Toni Braxton touch him coz he was afraid to catch black"), Teri Hatcher ("bitch makes a living out of crying!"), Saddam Hussein ("his palace has marble everywhere, marble sheets, marble water..."), etc. Howlingly funny. When she did the skit about approaching Kuwaiti immigration and being served by three "bitchy Paris Hiltons in veils" texting each other on Sidekicks, I 'bout peed down my right pant leg.
We were obviously seated in the candid camera section. As in, they put us there so that candid camera can catch our reactions to the ppl seated around us. The ppl in front of us? Definitely Republicunts. I thought they were gonna walk out when Kathy made fun of Bush. They sat stone cold silent, like Bush did when Colbert lampooned him. The ppl to Nicole's left were P-riceless! They were a thousand years old combined, and did not laugh at one joke. Well, maybe the one where Kathy was given a list of words she shouldn't say while performing in front of the troops. But they sat silent throughout. Why would you come to a stand-up comedian's show if you're not going to laugh??? I bet when the promoters put "mature audiences only" in the ticket, I don't think they meant AARP mature *giggle*.
"D" is for Diva!
After the event, we (+ Bernonce) checked out The Hippo (scurrry) and Grand Central. Grand Central has now turned into a gay-plex of sorts, complete with bar, lounge, restaurant, and nightclub. It was HUGE. Music in the nightclub was fierce.
Anywho, home by midnight. Here at work today. Bored. It's Friday!! @ 11:27
[notorious] So I wore my "Drama Queen" birthday bracelet to work the other day and while playing with it, I accidentally and unknowingly dropped it somewhere along the halls of my office place. I didn't even realize it. Well, one of my co-workers finds it, walks it right up to me and says "I think this is yours".
LOL!!! Hmm, everybody knows *blush* @ 10:02
[shame] I hate this man. I really, really hate him. I don't "hate" very much, but he started it first. President Bush is the poorest excuse for a human being. Ever.
The FMA won't pass the Senate. Again. Not even with a simple majority. It's the dumbest and most pandering piece of legislation ever introduced by a bunch of corrupt politicians who spend more time dividing the country than governing it. The fact that it's being introduced during Pride Month has Rove's fingerprints all over it.
This Administration is sickening and vile. History will judge them harshly. Haven't the Republicans learnt anything from the Civil Rights Act?? Your hate will stand the test of time, and future generations will heap nothing but scorn all over your names in the history books.
Perhaps shame will be their eternal punishment. @ 09:58
[white cracka' month?] I neglected to mention this but last month was Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (good God). Yea, celebrate me :) And apparently, we're celebrating me again this month. I walked in to my building this morning to a big sign that says "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month". Hot.
The Feds are so PC. The "we're so diverse and PC" designated months are one area that the despicable Bush administration hasn't touched yet; even though he never declares June as Pride Month like Clinton did.
So when do we celebrate white cracka' month? That would be one parade I'd sit through... @ 09:32
June 1, 2006
[the best houseguests] Oooh, Tom and Gen arrived from the Bay Area on Monday! I hadn't seen them since Feb, so seeing Gen 5-months pregnant looking absolutely radiant (though a little rundown from a cold) was quite awesome. They stayed with us for two nights and they were the best houseguests ever! Chocolate truffles from SF, champange for my birthday, and dinner at Nora's... I say, "y'all come back now, y'hear?" *giggle*
We had a dinner party in their honor on Monday night with Rob/Mikko, Rick/Jose. Tony made a mushroom tart and soup combo for the starters, followed by a salad, and then a balsamic chicken entrée with pasta and asparagus, ending with a molten center chocolate cake dessert (my favorite... well, second favorite after the chocolate soufflé), complete with raspberry sorbet and green tea ice cream. Note to self: bittersweet green tea does not go with tart raspberry!
Apparently the consensus was the pasta (a yumma-licious recipe from Mario Batali's cookbook) was so bowel-clearingly spicy, it gave Rick blisters and welts on his face just looking at it *giggle*. Those poor white boys were struggling through the pasta. Jose and I were lapping it up, wishing it was spicier. Speaking of lapping it up, have you noticed how your pee stinks (and turns greenish) after eating a lot of asparagus (asparagi?)? Well, according to Rick... LOL!!! Oh, I shouldn't write this down. But let's just say the other, ahem, discharges are equally stank immediately after. I don't eat enough asparagus to note the difference, and even then you'll have to ask Tony about the, um, "aftertaste" ;-)
Another reason why Tom/Gen are the best houseguests - we never saw them all day Tuesday. They were sound asleep when I left for work, and I was sound asleep when they came home after dinner/drinks. It was like they were never there. And then last night, they took us (and Rob/Mikko) out to a very, very generous dinner at Nora's. We had a fetch time. But I must say that since our last visit there, nothing has changed. The food is mediocre, the service is horrendous, and the value for money is rock bottom. The company was great but other than that, you can count on me never going back there.
So you must be wondering: where was Jason this past week?? Well, let's just say she stayed up all weekend coz she took 16 shots of mocha latte. Up her ass, LOL! Bitch bottomed so much this past weekend I should program her into the "#" sign on my phone's speed dial.
Well, that's all the stories that are fit to print for this past week. I'm 30 minutes away from checking out of the office early today. Baltimore awaits. I'm ready for a good laugh tonight! Kathy's fierce. @ 15:35
[rest of the w/end] So, where were we... yes, the rest of last weekend. Let's see... I yoga-ed for the first time in two weeks on Saturday morning. We even went to the 10:30 class! OMB. I guess my alcohol tolerance level has improved dramatically ;-) It made me achey, but it felt good to yoga. Detox is fetch.
Saturday night was a tale of two parties. First, we went to Chris/Dave's for a few cocktails and nibblies. Then a bunch of us (Adam/Patrick + their 2 houseguests from FL, and Mike/JP) drove to 11/U for a farewell party for Nick who is leaving us for bigger and badder environs (NYC!). Fetch. In between, I found JP raiding my basement for Veuve so we all downed a bottle (not each :-p) on my deck. Towards the end of the farewell party, they ran out of mixers and ice so I had to drink warm vodka-coke! And I wasn't even that drunk! All's I can say is: never again *giggle*. I hung out with Ben, Taylor and Dale for most of the night. It was a fun party, though it was weird coz I never met the hosts!
My ride there left early, and not wanting to risk walking home by myself from Shaw to Dupont, I tagged along with Chris/Brian out the door. Well, let's just say they wouldn't have been much help in a mugging situation coz they were both using each other as a crutch. OMB, I've never seen so much swaying in my life! It was quite a funny scene. I bade them farewell at 15/U, which was still quite a ways to go on my own through less-than-ideal walk-home-alone conditions. So... I called Tony, LOL! And he came to pick me up. Yay me.
Sunday was shopping day. It was also a hot, hot, HOT day. I took the top down and it was brilliant. We picked out our red leather dining room chairs from C&B, drooled over some toys at the Apple store in Clarendon, and sat in monumental traffic coming back to the city for an H&M run due to the Rolling Thunder stankness. Have you guys noticed that finding a parking in that area has become a complete bitch lately? We circled for 30 minutes before finding a parking spot. In 90+° heat! Not fetch.
JR's on Sunday, as usual. I went with Chris, and the circle expanded to include Ulrich, Jeff and his friends. It was a fun and drunken 3 hours. Place was a little quieter than usual (all the boys were still at the beach), but the air-conditioning was FA-BU-LOUS. I had made plans to go to Whirld (the new Lizard Lounge thingie at 1223) but that fell apart when I passed out at home after dinner. Yea, I missed Ralphi Rosario :( The $15 cover, though, is quite a deterrent me thinks.
Anywho... what did I do on Monday. Think, Kiat, think... @ 14:52
[chock full] First day of June... And my schedule is already chock full until at least the end of next week. Tonight, we (us + Rick/Jose + Jason + Nicole) are headed to Baltimore for Kathy Griffin's show. This weekend, we're going to Orange, VA (don't ask) for Dave/Alyssa's wedding. Tom/Gen and Rob/Mikko will be there as well. It's gonna be an overnight thing at, get this, the Holiday Inn. No paparazzi, please. I do not want a picture of me almost dropping a baby, walking barefoot out of the lobby of a Holiday Inn appearing on the Enquirer. Thanks.
Next week, we have costume fittings for the Pride Parade. I am to be dressed up as a "Like A Virgin Sacrifice", since I can't possibly be a virgin. I can just picture it: The moment I step out into the daylight wearing white, lightning will strike, LOL! Anywho, Pride weekend starts on Friday, the parade is on Saturday and the festival is on Sunday. We know that's gonna be pandemonium.
And somewhere during the week, Dish is coming to install HD for us (finally!), and our fetch red leather chairs from C&B will arrive to complete our dining room set.
In between, there will be countless opportunities for impromptu happy hours. Did I mention that there will be drinking involved in all this? Looooord have mercy. @ 11:25
27 :: beckham
27 :: 1 in 20
26 :: supreme nuts
26 :: $60bn
26 :: so gay
26 :: wet, wet, wet
23 :: sounds of summer
23 :: "ho-gear"
23 :: ouch fridays
22 :: no chance
22 :: new and improved
21 :: delicate
21 :: one place
21 :: the best ever
21 :: long days
19 :: 5 in a row
19 :: new job & halo
19 :: uneven tans
19 :: i feel fat
16 :: pride sunday
16 :: think hard
16 :: 13 holidays??
16 :: 0.8 mi
16 :: come back
16 :: i choked on a baseball bat because i'm sexy and i do what i want
16 :: i don't belong here
14 :: today
14 :: so fast
14 :: big changes
13 :: citizenship
13 :: 154 days
13 :: der
13 :: from dc to la
13 :: pride pix
13 :: wedding pix
12 :: lovely weekend
12 :: alberto
12 :: pride
09 :: GER 4, CRC 2
08 :: aww, i want
08 :: now you want it
08 :: better for you
07 :: then you win
07 :: below 11,000
07 :: shenanigans
07 :: on record
06 :: fingers-crossed
06 :: 6-6-06
05 :: dave and alyssa
05 :: aids at 25
03 :: rick is evil
03 :: orange, va
02 :: fuck yea!
02 :: even better
02 :: traincheck
02 :: d-iva-licious
02 :: notorious
02 :: shame
02 :: white cracka' month
01 :: the best houseguests
01 :: rest of last w/end
01 :: chock full