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June 28, 2006

The two faces of Isabel

Am I going overboard lately posting about my niece? Probably, but indulge me this one:

At Boogaloo's yesterday, Isabel showed Naomi and I her new "pretending to be mad" face, and our old favorite: "actually very happy."

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June 26, 2006

Homosexuals are gay!

Yesterday James, John and I donned wigs and our gayest t-shirts for the Pride celebration in Civic Center. We were volunteering in Hunter's booth, slinging fruity vodka drinks to benefit Dolores Street Community Services. It was a fun way to experience the day, but once our shift was over and we went out into the massive sea of people, I was completely overwhelmed and had to escape to Rebecca's house to take a nap with baby Ruby.

Later, I took a neighborhood stroll with Ted, Naomi and Isabel. As we were cuddling and tickling and jumping and spinning down Mission Street, Isabel yelled out "I'm having fun with my auntie!!"
Yeah... it wasn't too terrible for me, either.

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June 23, 2006

You're not angry at him, you're just pointing at him. "Hey, you! I know you! I know you!"

On Wednesday night Molly, Jon and I went to the King Pool in Bayview to see Molly's sisters in a gay synchronized swimming show. Their team was having a rehearsal for their program for next month's Gay Games. I had never seen synchro before (that's what the insiders seem to call it), but now I'm a fan. An excellent combination of athleticism, artistry and camp.

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June 21, 2006

Isabel, overseas

Ted, Naomi and Isabel are in Okinawa until Sunday, and it sounds like they are having a great time. I can't wait until they get back to hear what Isabel has to say about flying on the airplane, swimming in the ocean, visiting her great great-grandmother and palling around with cousin Koki. Hopefully he is as fun as Noah, but with less pushing.

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June 19, 2006

Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now

I'm starting to feel really old.

Last month, I was at a party and the DJ played a song that elicited squeals of delight from everyone on the dance floor except me, because I had never heard it before. I tried to play it cool and inconspicuously dance over to the Itunes song list, then casually check the screen to see what all the fuss was about. It was, of course, "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce, which I understand from Entertainment Weekly was the song of the summer -- the summer of, yikes, 2003.

The next day I downloaded it and asked the youngest and coolest person I know (Pete) for other examples of the genre -- great dance songs that everyone knows about but me, and he pointed me to a few by Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott, and others (and if anyone else has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them). So... I'm trying. Hopefully I won't feel like such a dinosaur at the next dance party, may it be soon!

I felt a tiny bit redeemed yesterday when my dad was doing the NYT crossword puzzle and needed me to explain what "bling" is.

Peace out.

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June 13, 2006

Abra abra cadabra

Jodie, Michael B., Pam, Thom, David G. and I saw the greatest show at the Rickshaw Stop on Saturday night! "Fogstorm: Fully Loaded" was a ridiculously over-the-top parody of Las Vegas-style magic shows. The star, Stallion, was as charismatic, and as vain, as David Copperfield, Michael Flatley, Siegfried and Roy.

There was a little bit of actual magic, but most of the show's appeal lay in everything else: the multiple costume changes, pulsing theme music, robot dancing, lip-synched rap, martial arts demonstrations (magic + judo = majudo!), a tap routine to a medley of songs featuring the word "magic," plugs for fictional off-site training workshops, inspiring video testimonials and a fog machine that was working overtime.

All that said, you really had to be there. But trust me, it was brilliant.

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June 9, 2006

Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

Last night was pretty perfect. The free movie in Dolores Park was "Airplane!" which was just as funny and dumb as I remembered. Thanks to Priya, Jen P. and Vanessa, I was living large on Pauline's pizza, shiraz and homemade brownies. Most of the other cool cats from the neighborhood were in attendance too, including a good steak club contingent. The best, and most surprising part was -- it wasn't cold!! It wasn't exactly warm, but I didn't end up wearing many of the (many) layers that I'd brought.

Next month: "Caddyshack" on July 13.

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June 7, 2006

Baby on board

My brother just wrote an excellent article for the SFBC newsletter on biking with a small child. To read, click on the image below to see a bigger version. Great job Ted -- and happy birthday!

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June 1, 2006

North by northwest

For the Memorial Day holiday Doug, Nikki and Sydney stocked their refrigerator with Select club soda and invited Ted, Naomi, Isabel, Rick, Michelle, Kelsa and I to visit them in Portland. 10 people would be a tight fit in most people's residences, but in Doug and Nik's 5-bedroom compound, I mean mansion, I mean house, there was room to spare.

It was really fun! As the only non-parent, I got to go to both the girls' night out on Saturday (drinks and dinner) and boys' day out (hiking on Larch Mountain) the next day. Sunday evening's BBQ was all about the kids, when Chad and Tarri brought over Emma and Jack, and Dardn and Steve introduced us to baby Cai.

Wish I could have taken home: giant waterfalls, Nikki's employee discount at the Nike Store, our dear friends.
Happy to leave behind: rainy weather, spaghetti & meatball pizza.

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