Recap

I've been neglecting my blog as of late, so I'm going to do a quick recap of some of the highlights (or in the case of #3, lowlights) of the past two weeks in reverse chronological order:

1.) Ariodante

I went to go see Ariodante at the San Francisco Opera. Baroque opera is one of my most favorite entertainments, so of course I highly enjoyed this production. Susan Graham rocked it out as Ariodante (her "Scherza infida" was amazing), and although I was at first skeptical of OperaVision (large screens they had installed in the upper balcony onto which they projected high-definition video of the performance), I decided it actually is a good idea.


2.) Drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge

Discipulus Legis and I went with a couple of friends to Aunt Charlie's Lounge for their famous drag show. It was probably one of the most fun things I've ever done. Aunt Charlie's is a nice little dive bar on perhaps the nastiest corner of the Tenderloin, but the drinks were good (not to mention extremely strong and cheap) and the performers were amazing. My particular favorite was the fabulous 80s stylings of Miss Evita Minx (below).


3.) Wanted

We also went to go see Wanted, Angelina Jolie's latest movie. It ranked among the worst movies I've seen, ever. I have not the strength nor the stomach to go into why is was bad, just trust me, it was horrible.

I want this to happen in my bathtub

Though I think Discipulus Legis would strongly object:

Opera at the Ballpark, Lucia edition

Discipulus Legis and I went to AT&T Park last night to see Lucia di Lammermoor simulcast live from the War Memorial opera house. It wasn't exactly my cup of tea (bel canto opera as a whole is not my cup of tea), and the sexism in the opera reminded me a bit too strongly of Obama and the DNC, but I still enjoyed myself immensely. My favorite Discipulus Legis quote from last night: "I loved Tosca because she just fucking died at the end." Yes, it did take Lucia and Edgardo a long time to die. Below is video from the event.

Celebrate National Pigeon Day!

Today is National Pigeon Day! Celebrate by feeding some pigeons. I know I did!

Best movie of the year!

All I have to say is this: Indiana Jones + aliens = AWESOME!!!

The happy couple

My beloved pigeon, Walter, has his first ever girlfriend. Her name is Amber. For some reason, it's not the type of girl I pictured him with, but I am extremely happy for him. I raise a glass of seed to toast them both!

Politics disgust me. Let's turn to the WNBA

I have not the strength to blog about the Democratic primary right now (though I will add I HATE HATE HATE Obama for good measure), so I went to WNBA.com and found that they have added player widgets. I'm not exactly sure what this means or what it does, but here is Becky Hammon's widget. It's pretty cool, and a far cry from what they had at WNBA.com a few seasons ago when I started following the league. Onward and upward, ladies.

Itchy trigger finger

Now I've read a few reviews and seen a few videos, I am officially sad that I can't buy Grand Theft Auto IV. For those who have never played the Grand Theft Auto series, I must say there's nothing like coming home after a long, hard day at work and shooting a hundred or so people with an M4 assault rifle. (Discipulus Legis prefers grenades and a mini gun.)

When I was a kid, my parents bought me a new computer every other year and we always had the latest video gaming platform: Intellivision, Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PS1, PS2, Xbox... heck, I even a TurboGrafx 16. I'll add a PS3 to the growing list of things I can't afford (along with an iPhone) now that I'm an adult and pay my own bills.

Until prices come down, I'll always have video:

Kittehs!

I'm taking a break from being obsessed by the election to post this:



There are no words to describe...

Hello there, Senator

Ignore the stupid misogynistic quote, but I think Hillary looks darn good in this photo. It tickles my appreciation for anachronistic cross-dressing.



She still can't hold a candle to Discipulus Legis, however.

GO HILLARY!

Baby bok choy

The way that Sarah Silverman feels about BabyBel cheese is the same way that I feel baby bok choy, especially baby bok choy sauteed in garlic. Just thought I'd mention that.

Bravissimo!

If I were not madly in love with Discipulus Legis--and still had access to the Legos I had as a kid--I might produce something like this. I think the final trio from Der Rosenkavalier cries out for this type of production.

The reason for the season

Merry Christmas everyone!

Ho ho ho!!

A holiday tradition continued...

Discipulus Legis and I went to see the San Francisco Ballet's production of The Nutcracker last night. It was probably the best production that I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few in Chicago and New York. What was Discipulus Legis's assessment of her first time at the ballet? "This shit is sexist." Yes, my dear, it certainly is.

Changing hearts and minds

Discipulus Legis and I are selling some of our old books on Half.com. One of our wares is a book called Love Won Out: How God's Love Helped 2 People Leave Homosexuality and Find Each Other written by literary giants Anne and John Paulk. As one might be able to gather, the book details how to leave the homosexualist lifestyle for good.

Anyway, today I received the happy news that a man in Connecticut bought this book from us. I googled his name, and it turns out that he has written several Christian book reviews. I'm guessing that this man really is on fire for the Lord, so when I ship Love Won Out to him, I'm going to ensure that the book will not suffer any damage in transit by wrapping it in pages from the local gay newspaper, The Bay Area Reporter. Not the porn pages or anything, but whatever the pages will be will have some good, solid, gayness on them.

This is one of the most brilliant ideas I've had in a long, long time.

Giant Cat Sez:

A public service announcement

Don't euthanize cats with cerebellar hypoplasia.

See Charley the Cat to understand why:

Adopt a turkey, don't eat one

Yes, it's that time of year again... time to adopt a turkey! Every year, a wonderful organization called Farm Sanctuary sponsors a turkey "adoption" drive. Farm Sanctuary is a shelter for abused and neglected farm animals, creatures that suffer unspeakable cruelty on a regular basis. They also work to put an end to factory farming--which is bad for the animals, bad for the environment, and bad for the people who end up eating factory farmed animals--and something that even meat-eaters can get behind. So, don't be a cheap ass. Go to www.adoptaturkey.org and spend $20 to adopt a turkey.

Here are the turkeys that Discipulus Legis and I adopted this year, Cicada and Pearl:

HAPY HALOWEEENZ!