So I had horrible allergies, went to the festival. Ate a lobster sandwich, it was pretty good.



Does anybody know the story about these chairs on Franklin? What was the place, a coffeshop?


People seem to love police horses. You could even buy mounted police souvenirs.




Afterwards we toured the church next to our house. I know I said that they sold their pews before, and everyone asks me what it looks like, but I didn't know they really sold them all. It looks so strange.



I cut my hair when not wearing classes which turned into me needing a buzz cut. I didn't notice I wasn't using the safety guard.

I am usually the most pro-buffalo person I know but right now I would rather live in any much colder or hotter-dryer climate. It's not about the weather. In fact, I love hot and humid and it rarely bothers me to be warm. Just as (e:hodown), I have been known to wear a sweater in august on the subway in New York City.



The thing about this year is that I can't believe my allergies. Like I don't think I can live here anymore if it is like this from now on. The last week has been hell for me, but the last three days have been the worst.

Since yesterday afternoon my nose has just been dripping water. Like not even snot. It just drips and drips and drips. My eyes are swollen shut and I have itched my throat and nose raw.

Going outside makes it even worse. I just want it to be winter again, and that is so sad. I mean I always had allergies before but not like this. Maybe I live near something particularly allergic to me.

I am so strung out from being on allergy medicine. Clariton always worked for me before. Like 95% allergy free when I would take it but this time I am so allergic I decided to try benedryl, which did nothing but make me a zombie.

To make it worse I decided to cut my hair but being blind without my glasses on I forgot to put a safety on the razor which led to me cutting a stripe in my hair. Now I am completely skin head. I guess itis the right time of year.

I ended up just carrying around a hanky.

I went and got a massage at "The Massage Studio" on Allen near elmwood after (e:enknot) suggested it. I had hurt my neck last week on a ladder and had a hard time turning left. I will definately go back again and now I know what kind of birthday gift I want. The guy that worked on my was name Jerry Giovannucci, I would definately recommend him.



I didn't know what to expect as I have never had a massage before. When I went in the room I felt nervous because I took my glasses off and put them on the table so I couldn't see the guys face as he was talking. Damn, I really need Lasik.

Then the guy said to put my clothes on the chair and get under the sheets, which left me wondering how much of my clothes I was supposed to remove. I didn't want to remove all my clothes and seem like a freak, and I didn't want to leave my socks and underwear on and feel like I was being shy, as we all know that isn't me.

I ended up keeping the underwear and regretting it as the band kept annoying me when he was massaging my back. I mean it's not like you are naked anyways, you are wearing a sheet. Next time looser fitting band or nothing.

It was freakin fantastic. If you never had a massage there are so many parts of your back that you have no idea how much tension is in.

I can now look to the left again!

So I was watching, "So You Think You Can Dance" and the one girl who twisted her ankle and lost was so sad because she had fought for her life after a terrible wedding floor collapse accident a couple years back. So right away I googles "wedding floor collapse" and I could only find one in Jeruselem, Israrl. I thought - she was asian, it couldn't be but then I searched some more and it was. They got it all on video. It is perhaps the most horrific accident I have ever seen 23 people died. I will save you the googling, you can watch it on my journal.

Some of this is from pride but first read the journal before this one. It is a video about a wedding - it is nuts.

These totally disgusting chicken wings came this way from Casa Di Pizza on Elmwood. Normally, I like this place - but this is fuckin' sick. Look at them, when did they incurr this damage, while they were still chickens or after? I like to call them sickenwings.





(e:eknot) and I saw this major accident residual near the Scientologist Church Look at that bent stop sign.




Has anyone gone to a chiropracter. I hurt my neck on a ladder and want to go to one. Tomorrow night I have an appointment with a massgae therapist. I wonder if that will help/



Hm, why does Hyatts have 24 hour video surveillance now


(e:ladycroft) 's party was nice, we had a fire and I got to talk technology with the estrip guys.





And then the parade
You probably can't tell in this photo but this dudes back is scratched the hell up.






Clowns are scarry.


Drag Queens float by




Christians can help us. I remember the mormons sending me those books about getting healed.


Getting yelled at by "christians"

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I tried like 600 times to get a pic of this guys eyes, they looked like the woman from the 80s national geographic cover. He must have thought we were insane because between me and (e:mike) there were about 30 pics of hi on my camera.


The festival was packed


I guess there are other gay catholics besides my brother.


I would be interested in working with the glbt archives someday. I am sure I have some useful technology for them.








This was hilarious to me. The gay marriage float was almost totally lesbians. What does that say? Guys just don't want to settle down no matter what their sexual preference.


Here is the videos of it.

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The cutest guy in the parade was our very own (e:libertad) who (e:mike) rekindled with




Saw (e:matthew) 's twin again.


The roller dirby girls (e:dragonlady) and (e:rachel) along with (e:zobar)




(e:terry) being (e:terry)


An "awesome" woman giving into fashion and wearing a wool hat on what is the hottest day I remember for the summer so far.