As I sit here at my desk drinking my non-fat latte and eating my protein chocolate chip breakfast square I can have little doubt that I have left the suspended animation of the holidays and re-entered into the world of the mundane. I had hoped to face this moment with a sense of rest and release, though at best I could describe my current state as ( Read more... )

And boy, is the eggnog good this year :)

This past Saturday Jeremy and I were fortunate enough to swing two invitations to the Rhythm Society’s quarterly party, this one entitled Luscious, as the Unitarian Universalist Church on Franklin Street. The brief review is, if you ever get the chance, be sure to go, as it’s the closest thing to an old-skool rave that I’ve experienced in a long ( Read more... )

This past weekend Jeremy, J, Kitty and I slogged off after Jeremy’s Drunk and Horny set to an event I’ve been anticipating for weeks and weeks - the debut of Kontrol at The End-Up. Though I was drunk as a skunk and capable of nothing beyond losing myself on the dance floor, it was easily one of the best nights out I’ve had at that club.
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Five nights and sorta six days in New York adds up to a lot of stuff, and it’s gonna be pretty hard to summarize it all, so instead this will largely be about the daily blow-by-blow. However, a few overall observations ( Read more... )

I love being at work on the day before a major holiday, when not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. My colleague Chris and I have agreed that a missive must have come down from on high letting us leave at 1PM, but since our immediate supervisor is out and unable to relay it to us, we're just going to go ahead and pretend like we got it.

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It’s nice when you finally have a weekend that’s worth writing about. This past one included getting sloppy over Tiki drinks, bowling with the dead in Colma, witnessing rituals of gay life past, and getting down with the Techno spirit of the present.
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It’s now been almost two weeks since my return from The Burn. I started my new job at CNET the Tuesday after our return, and it’s taken this long for the thoughts to settle in my head and for me to find the time and mental energy to write them down. Instead of the long, chronological series of posts I started last year (and never finished), this ( Read more... )

Last night, with golden light fading over Oakland, I had the privilege of shutting the back door of Comfort and Joy's supply truck and announcing that it was packed and ready for the long haul to Black Rock City. I only wish I could say the same for myself.
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For a couple months now my friends Raphael and Anne (aka Saturnia) have been running a downtempo/progressive trance night at a bar called G3 waaaaaaay out on Geary at 3rd (like, it was a $20 cab ride when I went to check out their opening night). Last night Kitty and I got to spin, and, while there were (as usual) some technical difficulties, it ( Read more... )