In medias res

While I think of myself as someone who mainly watches Battlestar Galactica and drinks beer with the housemates when not working or sleeping, this preconception is totally wrong. I also hang out with other people, including the occasional guy I meet on Teh Internets.
In December, I met two guys. I’m thinking it’d be nice to [...]

Last year, on the anniversary of Roe v Wade, I had an abortion. I didn’t realize the synchronicity at the time. And I didn’t remember it was the anniversary until a moment ago, when I saw this story about Obama reaffirming the right to choose.
I regret all the circumstances, economic, cultural, interpersonal, and familial, that [...]

I wanted to love Sam Adams. He’s attractive, gay, a skilled politician. All things in his favor. Unfortunately, his smarminess turned me off a few years ago, so when the mayoral race kicked off, I wasn’t interested. The fact that a lot of white East Coast interlopers I know were CRAZY about him didn’t help [...]

On the occasion of the 44th president’s inauguration, I wanted to say “Fuck, yeah!”
I have been delighted, seeing millions of Americans in the streets of Washington, D.C., celebrating the regime change we’ve been needing for eight years. Moved, seeing the joy on the faces of normal unknown people, celebrities, and politicians alike. Inspired, hearing Obama’s [...]

This year’s round of faculty reviews are a reminder that it has been nearly a year since I met F. I still have his self-assessment from last year somewhere, all marked up with my comments and advice…as if he needs it.
Currently, I also have his dog, who thinks I am Gawd. Visits to my house [...]