I'm not losing my mind, but I'm also not not losing my mind

The annual Harvey Milk Day event in the Castro is shaping up to be a way for people to share their voices; people have been coming by Queer AF to make protest signs with their donated supplies. The focus of this year's rally is trans healthcare

I was served a viral post about something Titus Andromedon said and I honestly thought it was about Titus Andronicus

appreciated this little essay about the problems with fan culture and fan interpretations of books/tv shows/etc

I read Addison's Goblin Emperor a while ago. my memory of it is mostly a warm amber feeling of enjoyment but with the details faded I'm truly glad I gave her new trilogy a shot. I just finished the second book, and there's something haunting and beautiful about the series.

finally got a much-needed haircut this weekend, and I feel so relieved. this morning I made an appointment to get a new eye exam and hopefully order some regular glasses, reading glasses, and sunglasses

had a good time at a queer political fundraiser and thankfully I was home by 8:00

I’ve been following @ohheydj.bsky.social for a while now, so it was nice to meet him in person at @comicconoakland.com today

I had texted @litosandoval.bsky.social to see if he was going to @comicconoakland.com but it turned out I had his LANDLINE in my contacts 🪦

Great to meet @davidtalaski.bsky.social at @comicconoakland.com today! Haven’t been to a Bay Area convention in a while now.

“I am the product of generotions of women who have had to that for their place in the world”

@anildash.com Hi Anil, wondering if you have any thoughts about feasible political strategies to hold AI and tech companies accountable. Saikat Chakrabarti is running for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, and he has a message that sounds pretty good, but I’m not an expert.

I for one would love to see Darlene Mitchell of the USA, Sami Landry of Canada, and Spankie Jackzon of New Zealand on tour together.

oh by the way it all started like this

Looking forward to this art opening of new transmasc artworks, at Queer AF in the Castro district of San Francisco

haircut this morning; this spring break staycation has been pretty great so far

it’s weird to look up at a fog clinging to the hills on a day with a clear bright sky

From @drewtuma.bsky.social, the meteorologist for ABC 7 in San Francisco: “historic heat wave begins Monday 🥵”

This is a really great collection of reviews of important books by queer & trans authors — grateful to @sandyernestallen.bsky.social for this project.

the freezer aisle asked where you been

New @bayareareporter.bsky.social interview with my honey Tina along with Caro De Robertis; the two of them are curating the new Conjuring Power art show that opens this Friday at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. ebar.com/story/163998/‬

what I heard: her majesty done already done had herses AI closed captioning: who made you student already in here and it hurts this?

ever since I created this username it’s been a tradition to post a pic anytime I see Pliny the Elder (or Younger) out in the real world

Remembering that great post where a gay playwright created a detailed queer history for Statler and Waldorf — not a gay couple, but two old queens who’d been in each other’s lives for decades. Such a gorgeous little vignette. briandanieloglesby.com/2021/03/28/u...

I had two books delivered to my work today, one without incident. The other was an empty, open envelope that was missing Austin Kleon’s STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST. Not sure I can send a mass email to my co-workers complaining that my copy of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST was stolen.

I love that the Kennedy Center’s response to all the artists canceling has been to just have Shen Yun there every night

Watch this space. 🚀🪡 www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

This Heated Rivalry promo on our hotel streaming TV service has an AI generated picture of two men who are clearly not Connor Storrie or Hudson Williams

I donated to Fredo’s Cycle to Zero fundraiser this weekend, and I’d encourage you to do so too if you have anything to spare at this time of year.

Little quake just now

Looking forward to the Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements that Tina Aguirre and Caro De Robertis are curating for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, opening in March.

That tremor was sudden and sharp enough to wake me up at 3 am. I tried to go back to sleep but here I am. Definitely one of the most noticeable tremors I've felt in ages. This old building has weathered plenty of quakes in its time, thankfully.

A Jeopardy contestant just mentioned a former job of being a docent at a Cracker Country museum in Florida and I had to pause the TV to recover. (Yes, it’s a museum dedicated to Florida Cracker culture and history.)

I kinda don’t understand the lana del rey / ethel cain drama, and I’d like to keep it that way please and thank you 💚

<dramatic music sting, snake begins slithering across your laptop> 1976's I, CLAUDIUS is a masterpiece of historical drama, a huge influence on The Sopranos & Game of Thrones, and one of the most gleefully nasty dynastic power soaps ever aired. I'm reviewing my way through it for @popheist.com!

Got myself out of the house on this warm weekend afternoon. Heading over to Stonestown to look at Labubus and find something fun for lunch. Have a good day!

This is very sad to me for so many reasons.

Reading and journaling in this cafe this morning

Having a wonderful lunch. I wore my red shirt and blue shorts because we are going to see a Sunday matinee of Superman at a great little local movie theater.

Always stop by Hanapepe for the Friday Night Mart. There's a new Stitch mural but the old mural is still there too. (Much of the look and feel of Lilo's home in the movie was based on Hanapepe.)

At a little cafe with my markers and my art journal this morning

We've been watching Ballard and it is so much better than it has any right to be. Maggie Q is incandescent in a tough role of a good cop in a shitty situation who keeps all her feelings under wraps. I think it's better than Bosch for all sorts of reasons. Great show for a vacation binge.

Watching the fascinating HBO documentary Enigma, and I'm obsessed with how many possible birth months and birth years that Amanda Lear has claimed over the years. In the doc Amanda says she doesn't remember her birth last name or the last name of her parents.

Every year I get a few t-shirts screen printed at a little shop in Hanalei. Yesterday I got a few more, including orange (finally!). Nice to have the whole rainbow at last.

Sunrise this morning

Been spending a lot of time at the ocean and relaxing. Heading out soon for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants (today is 🎰).

Arrived yesterday so expect a lot of nonsense from me for the next couple of weeks. Our anniversary is next week — we got married on 07-07-07 — and we’ve been planning this trip for a while now. The world is frequently awful but I’m focusing on queer and trans joy. Your queer uncle loves you.

Spent a few minutes in a cafe that I love today. Spending the day doing last minute errands.

Whenever I go to Gus's Fried Chicken in Oakland I take a selfie with the EAT ME chicken.