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Took a nap and wound up asleep for the night, having nightmares about my play. Can you say ugh? Now I'm all tense for no good reason (I mean, other than _all_ the money the Germans owe me).

A show from the people who did Miss Millgan's didn't get into Fringe, which is a shame, because that was a somewhat plausible casting for me. Now I have to go through the endless round of Fringe auditions and hope I get something, although thanks to Urinetown it gets more and more musical heavy every year.

gay marriage activism in NYC

THE WEDDING MARCH: CROSSING THE BRIDGE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY

The Wedding March
Sunday, May 23
http://www.theweddingmarch.org

TELL PRESIDENT BUSH YOU WON'T BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST!

DEMAND YOUR MARRIAGE RIGHTS HERE IN NY!

CELEBRATE MASSACHUSETTS FOR BEING THE FIRST STATE TO MARRY SAME-SEX COUPLES!

On May 23, something spectacular is going to happen.... Thousands of people will be marching across the Brooklyn Bridge for the marriage equality currently denied to same-sex couples.

Couples, elected officials, clergy, and gay and non-gay allies will join together to demand equality in NY State, as we celebrate the Massachusettes marriages.

What: THE WEDDING MARCH: Crossing the Bridge for marriage equality
When: Sunday, May 23, 11 a.m.
Where: We will begin at Cadman Plaza (line-up at Cadman Plaza East) in Brooklyn and end in a rally at Battery Park.

Couples will walk across the bridge two-by-two, followed by their supporters. The marchers will be wearing a number, signifying one of the 1,138 Federal rights same-sex couples are denied to all same-sex couples, even in Massachusetts.

All are welcome. Make this day special by bringing family, friends, neighbors and colleagues!

For more information, go to www.TheWeddingMarch.org

Co-sponsored or endorsed by Marriage Equality New York, Marriage Equality USA, ActForMarriage.org, Brazilian Rainbow Group, Civil Marriage Trail, Dignity New York, DontAmend.com, Dyke TV, Empire State Pride Agenda, EPIPHANY/New York, Family Pride Coalition, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Gay & Lesbian Dominican Empowerment (GALDE), Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats, Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County, Go NYC Magazine, "Gay USA" Cable TV Show (Andy Humm, Anne Northrop), International Socialist Organization (ISO), Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Lambda Legal, Las Buenas Amigas, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, Metropolitan Community Church of New York, National Lavender Greens Caucus of the Green Party of the United States, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York State Council of PFLAG Chapters, NGLTF, NOW/NYC, New Paltz Equality Initiative (NPEI), Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee, SAGE Queens, Sistahs in Search of Truth, Alliance, and Harmony, Spectrum Equality Activists, Stonewall Democrats, Stonewall Republicans Federation, The LOFT: Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, The Wedding Party (list in formation)

one last thought on Troy

One of the many things the over-eager and bizarre Troy script tries to do is talk to us about man's quest for fame, versus contentment. An interesting idea, and one with some current relevance (funny how fame used to be about existing beyond death, and in our media-hyper culture has become about existing at all), but the heavy handedness with which it's presented (line after line of "then you will never be remembered" which was the script at its most poetic, which is saying a lot and nothing good) is just agonizing. Feh.