So glad this night is almost over. Very slow tonight in the dance hall. Tomorrow is Texas Hold-em, last night to qualify. Finals next week.

Thinking about how much I love my life, my partner, my friends, did I say my partner ;-) and my job. Life is good....

Ahh! Great nite

Ahhh!!! an afternoon off. Eagerly awaiting my honey cause we are going to his house tonite for dinner and band rehearsal of Rhymes with Orange

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Weekend is over for me. Enjoyed playing music Fri,Sat,Sun - heading to bed so I can make it to cleanup and staff meeting at 11am. Nite friends

i'm living in pontiac, michigan. it's (yet another) hard-up minicity in s.e. michigan with lots of cool old residences and several failed attempts at restructuring in the 70s. i don't think i have a long term life here but i like it here. i live in a house with 4 other roommates, but i don't see them much. i'm kinda social but mostly i'm reminded of the banana house from senior year of college and i suddenly have a quiet goal for what i want my domestic life to *really* be like, with people i want to talk with around the dinner table and bake bread with on an occasional weekend.

i'm teaching the tues/thurs section of introduction to metal arts at wayne state university in midtown detroit. it's hard, i have 17 students (average is 12) and i'm always trying to find a balance between pushing hard and breathing, both me and my students. this semester has been kind of amazing, actually, mostly the choose to do stuff they have no idea how to do and just keep at it until they get it right. i borrowed a fair amount of the curriculum and i know what i'm going to change next semester... so far they've made a belt buckle and a reliquary for an important object/"relic" of their choosing. most of them are still working on that project actually... it's good. it reminds me that i love to teach and i love the moments where i get to choose to learn along with the students.

i'm also working part time restoring arms and armor for this collector guy who finds them in all kinds of places and then resells them. i can't explain this job in detail but sadly it's not as great as it seems...it could be challenging and beautiful and rare but it's much more like sweat shop labor, esp. with respect to the cruddy tools and the awful health code violations. but i have learned a lot from this too, and more importantly, i've been paying my bills. my goal is to be out by the end of the year.

i mostly started writing because i've had an itch for the last few days to kind of put a mark on the wall where i happen to stand right now. i've been making artwork in the studio again, and some of that has to do with sifting through all the unattached parts that i produced toward the end of grad school... i'm amazed and thrilled with what i've learned to see in myself and other people, in my art and other people's art, through school. of course that doesn't lead to easier decision-making, but i feel more down to earth these days, a bit more direct. so i was thinking about all this stuff that i made without any explicit goal in mind - i attribute acquisition with the addiction and intrusion-style emotional abuse that runs through my family - and i was wondering, do i want to make work that is about abuse and nervous dreaming? do i want to focus on the clever problem-solving skills that have resulted in many functional days? am i trying to get through all that stuff to find something i care about that's more fundamental? i daydream about being 6, i revisit some of those memories and i wonder if what i felt then was "purer", if that matters.

one body of work at a time, i guess.

these kinds of questions come up constantly, "what can i believe in?" i clearly have a politic but i won't accept an -ism. that's my choice.

i volunteer with the jewish gay network of michigan = another longer story. i don't know if it's doing for me what i want it to; i was looking for community and some wisdom about how to live in that community but the organization is flailing and is starting to look to me for leadership instead. i guess that's what it's coming down to.

i listen to a lot of REM and some PJ Harvey though she's pretty heavy. i want to listen to more patti smith. horses is amazing, the opening of "land" takes my breath away. I fell in love with another boy who doesn't want me, but that's what i want. the men in my life are afraid of me or they can't see me or both. i fall in love a lot, really. mostly i pay attention to the pretty, rare candies behind the glass, but i also love the queer activists i know and the modest, self-deprecating beer-drinkers. i am sometimes in love with my family too, i feel like i was invited to something very intimate, like i was chosen. i fell in love with myself a little today because i can always make myself laugh and who doesn't like a guy with a sense of humor? i've been single now for 4 years; that makes me wonder what kind of family i'll end up with if i really believe, to the letter, that you date one and then date another and then date another until someone wants to play the same game i want to play.

anyway,

i still make my own yogurt, just not as regularly, and the gym is coming along well. Vairavi, i would love to tell you about my restoration job b/c even though the circumstances suck, i've seen some amazing things. imwalde, i'm really excited about your new place!

Almost time to get ready for work. Come watch the Cowboys tonight on our screens WITH AUDIO at the Round-Up. Also Dance music tonight!!

Good morning all. Nice day outside. Is this Fall or Spring? I Love Texas Weather...

Home after a busy night. It was a great night. Watching my recording of Wanda Sykes show now. She is so funny. Nite all.

Been a relaxing Saturday afternoon. Now need to start thinking about playing some great country music at The Round-Up. Come on out and enjoy

Welcome to Saturday.. Looking forward to a great Saturday night of country music at it's best. Join your friends for your favorite cocktail.

Friday night was slower than usual.. Guess everyone was recooping from the last two weekends. Time for bed so I can do it again tomorrow.

Having a great day, woke up with someone I love, weather is beautiful and looking forward to a great night of country music.

Horrible day in Ft Hood. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those killed or injuried.

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

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If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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Is happy not to be working
tonite. But ready for the weekend.

Beautiful day. It's First Wednesday on Cedar Springs 6pm-10pm - Shop, Dine, Play and Stay. Texas Hold-em,Karaoke and Classic Country tonite.