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Burning Man, part 3
Back at Techno Ghetto, I look at the What Where When guide. I’m determined to find some things and do something on the program, just to show it’s possible. I find that there is a live, life-size version of Settlers of Catan at Hex Camp, with pick-up games at 2pm every…
Burning Man, part 2
I register with the media center and ask them whether it’s okay to put up my art project, something I’ve been talking about doing for a while: a cloth poetry game like fridge magnet poetry but with clothes pins.They say that’s fine but don’t like the way Doug and I…
Burning Man, part 1
I arrived Monday night. I didn’t find a lift. Instead my sweet, dedicated, delightful partner drove me to Nevada, dropped me off and drove BACK to the South Bay. Inside, I went to Media Mecca to register, but it was after 6pm and everyone had left for the day. Worse,…
Burning Man
Looks like I am going to Burning Man but Doug feels like he needs some time out after the recent stresses so I’m going it alone. Anyone have spare room in a vehicle leaving from or passing by the South Bay?
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Plus ça change…
… plus c’est la même chose. Translation: the more it changes, the more it’s the same thing. I wanted to wait until Doug had told some of his closest friends and family and me the same before posting this publicly. Doug’s daughter has made it clear she doesn’t want to…
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SuperHappyDevHouse
Last night was awesome. Not only did I get to feel useful writing an article for Fast Thinking about geek party SuperHappyDevHouse but the party itself was great. It was an enormous place, with 150+ geeks sprawled everywhere with laptops. I’m so glad damned_colonial…
We’re queer, we’re here and we’re still doing theatre
For those who think I’ve suddenly become a heterosexual because I’ve moved countries for a boy, I thought I’d better up my queer content quotient.First up, I was thrilled to read from grey_evil_twin that the tranny cops got off (translation for Americans: all charges…
Who’s watching you?
Pure genius.Created by catsidhe. Courtesy of patchworkkid.
Ten toilet doors
I’ve been teaching Doug 500, which according to the site I was just reading, is Australia’s national card game. I was checking the site to see which cards were excluded from the deck, because I can never remember if it’s red 4s or black 4s. Apparently, Americans do…
It must be the horns
There’s just something about ten-piece man-bands that combine latin rhythms, reggae beats and horns that do it for me. Cat Empire (Melbourne), Les Hurlements d’Léo (Bordeaux) and Ozomatli (Los Angeles) just make my hips sway, my feet move, my smile ache and my heart…
Death of the Commons
I’ve been chatting with catvincent about this latest kerfuffle of Six Apart banning a couple of users for drawing and posting homoerotic slash (debatably depicting minors; I believe in locked posts; definitely portraying power abuse but otherwise consent) while doing…
I think I just found heaven
… or at least my new favorite drink. I can *feel* the weight piling on to my hips as I drink it though.I present:The spiced coconut mocha freeze.Ingredients: Dagoba organic drinking chocolate, espresso, coconut milk, cayenne, cinnamon, orange zest, ice. Pulverize in…
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It’s totally not my fault…
Doug took me into a game store and asked which game we should buy… We are now the owners of Settlers of Catan, my very first time of actually owning my own set. It may be the beginning of the end. Anyone in the area wanting to join us for a game should definitely…
Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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