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Prop 8

In Shorts on 5 August 2010 tagged Girly, Hitched with no comments

Not really news unless you live under a rock, but the words fundamental right to marry make me fill with gooey warmth.

Summer Tour 2010

In Blog, Shorts on 24 May 2010 tagged Places, Two Wheels with no comments

I’ve been counting down the hours to Wednesday and Memorial Day weekend because our trip to San Antonio for Amerivespa starts off a summer of travel that will take me to the other side of the globe and back. I am excited. May 27-31 — AmeriVespa 2010 in San Antonio day ride to New Bruanfels [...]

I was awakened at 5 o’clock this morning

In Shorts on 13 May 2010 tagged Conversations, Dreamblog, The Man with no comments

“I had a dream I was trying to exorcise a demon…” “And I had all this paperwork to fill out…” “And I had to get the demon to sign the paperwork too…” *sighs* “Stupid thing couldn’t even hold a pen correctly.”

On editorial license

In Shorts on 12 May 2010 tagged Reading, Writing with 1 comment

As I mentioned yesterday, I have had some shitty editors in my life. I have also had some great ones. I think I’ve cried in front of just about every one of them. My current editors are pretty awesome — so awesome that I have sent a letter to their bosses and their bosses’ bosses [...]

I have this rule, see

In Shorts on 11 May 2010 tagged Girly, Reading with 2 comments

I referenced the Bechdel Test in a longform essay test today about the plight of the female protagonist in Leslie Fiedler’s pattern of the male narrative. I am awesome.

Rockers vs Mods

In Blog, Photo Album, Shorts on 21 April 2010 tagged Girly, Two Wheels with 2 comments

I was the Mod in a photoshoot Monday for the poster for the upcoming Houston Rockers vs Mods Rally. See more outtakes here. I hope our photographer, Jamie, has some mad Photoshop skillz because I look like a raging goofball in half of them. I had just met Crystal, the Rocker girl, about five minutes [...]

Patriots*

In Blog, Shorts on 16 April 2010 tagged Ha!, Two Wheels with no comments

Teabaggers were protesting downtown yesterday because it was tax day. Wonder if they drove in their cars on roads (paid for by tax money) to get to Discovery Green (also paid for by tax money). Last weekend at the BMW motorcycle rally in Llano a couple of guys showed up with the Gadsden flag and [...]

Big fkn deal

In Blog, Photo Album, Shorts on 1 April 2010 tagged Ha! with no comments

It’s official.

Lesson for the day

In Internerd, Shorts on 28 February 2010 tagged Writing with no comments

Writing begets writing.

Bay Guardian can seize Village Voice Media assets around the country

In Shorts on 10 January 2010 tagged Writing with no comments

This story, about predatory pricing between alt weeklies in San Francisco, is mildly terrifying in what it might mean for the future of my paycheck. Follow-up.