sundries

My goal today is to get work done efficiently, come home, and start working on Clean All the Things. Patty has some things she wants me to get done in the house before she leaves for Cardiff, and there are a few other things I've let go, AND I need to unpack from Chicago, so I'd like to make dents in that tonight. (So we're clear, we have division of labor. I just tend to get behind, hence the "things I must dooooooooooooo!")

A lumber yard has opened next to our apartment building. It makes noise in the mornings. Today was better than yesterday, but this is blech!

Anyone know if last week's Project Runway will be re-run before this weeks? We missed it and need our fix.

Still haven't written my WIAD. After this conference call!

A film in NYC is currently casting background and looking for "drag queens who own pugs" and "hipsters who own pugs." I love this business.

Apparently, it's still raining in Pakistan. help_pakistan.

In case you haven't heard: A passenger asks a cabbie if he's Muslim and then stabs him when he says yes. And redstapler alerts us to a man urinating on prayer rugs and shouting anti-Muslim slurs. Yes, this is what people's bullshit about Park 51 is getting us here in NYC.

The organizer of Atlanta's Black Gay Pride has been shot and killed.

Hospital that was abusive towards and refused to treat trans woman changes policies.

Former RNC Chairman comes out and notes it's taken him 43 years to get comfortable with being gay. Thinky thoughts here about the profound danger of people who hate themselves being in power. Of course, very few people who don't hate themselves want power, so it's sort of a problem.

Men, gender roles, teddy bears and business travel. Also, men apparently keep teddy bears where pop-culture tells us they keep their porn, under the bed.

The Doctor, 1; Harvard, 0. via onebrightroad.

Last night on Angel: ( Read more... )

credit where credit is due

While at the wedding in the Chicago area we stayed at the Naperville Country Inn & Suites, which provides a complimentary breakfast. In my feedback to the questionare they sent after, I noted that the fact that they use bread to sop up the grease in the bottom of the sausage and bacon trays creates a huge risk for people with celiac disease and gluten/wheat sensitivities and allergies, and really cuts down on our already limited food choices at said breakfast.

The manager just sent me an email apologizing and informing he's changing the policy immediately.

So if you need to stay somewhere in Naperville for some inexplicable reason, thumbs up!

WIAD voting open

Voting in writerinadrawer Round 4.10 is now open.

This is the final round of the competition, and voting is open through Sunday evening.