I'm in Texas. Everything is really large here.

hi all,

i'm in college station, texas, visiting the fabulous qwo-li out in the con-ter-ree. it's not too hot. yay. and i haven't seen any snakes. yaaaay. yesterday, i went and saw qwo-li do a reading at hir place of employ, Texas A&M. s/he was amazing, as per usual. I'll be here a bit longer, and then it's off to chicago...

here are a few more photos...







Randall, 9/26




texas, all the homophobia you can eat


faggot eating the meat

new mexico is all about the sky, 9/22

new mexico, 9/22



yep.



yuuuuuuuuuuuum, 9/26

some photos

lake mead, unintentional tour of hoover dam, 9/21/08


las vegas: all that is wrong with our world, 9/20/08



colin just got his first digital camera, San Francisco, 9/15/08



bruin made an attractive delicious salad, San Francisco, 9/12/08


savoring a farmer's market peach, san francisco, 9/6/08

Vegas: Almy of the Deady

So I'm here. And it is really, really weird. It totally reminds me of Leslie Marmon Silko's "Almanac of the Dead." It's ten thirty in the morning on Saturday and I'm here till tomorrow, and i have no idea what i will do with myself all that time. I've decided slot machines are boring. Last night i got lost because Rand McNally's directions were confusing (of course) and when i stopped for gas to continue my wandering, I actually saw people hunched over slot machines in the corner of the conoco lobby. wtf? I'm about to go off and wander down the strip in the 100 degree weather. Wish me luck.

Heading for Vegas

Hi everybody!
I'm not doing too too well with the blog updates so far, sorry. However! I'm leaving San Francisco earlier than i had first planned so that I can go see Qwo-Li in Texas before s/he leaves for the fabulous Mangos with Chili Tour. And of course that means that I must have a tawdry and trashy weekend in Vegas. I'm staying on the Strip and everything. I'm so amused at myself. I'm driving away tomorrow morning bright and early. Then I'm probably going through Albuquerque, and then on to College Station to hang out with Qwo-Li and go to Austin with hir. Then it's gonna be up to Chicago and over to all you northeasties.

I have had a really, really great time in San Francisco. I've done lots of writing, which has been awesome, eaten good food, and hung out with some great folks. But the road trip must go on! yay.

hope everyone's well, and more soon (hopefully) with pictures.
hearts and sparkles,
colin

Travel Blog #1

Hi Everyone!
So the Irreverent Sarcastic Smartypants Disability Tour is underway...I successfully got all my shit moved out of my Seattle place and into storage, and breezed into San Francisco just in time for a fucking amazing 31st birthday with my fabulous host bruin. We had the most amazing sushi EVER followed by delectable birthday tomato sorbet. Yum! Then it was off to see Spring Awakening, which opened here that night. It was amazing. I'm obsessed now.

The next night I got to see an amazing show, Sins Invalid that was a bunch of awesome folks doing radical performances around disability and sexuality. It was truly amazing. I fucking cried at some point during almost every piece, because, frankly, it was incredible just to hear that stuff being talked about.

To round out a seriously queer intro to my sojourn in San Francisco, bruin and i went to see Mamma Mia! on Saturday evening. Sooo campy. Fuck. Sadly, it was supposed to be a sing-along version and no one sang along. I would have, but i didn't know the songs. Isn't that what musicals are for?

The last couple days I've been doing some writing, wandering around the city, and generally taking it easy. And cooking some of the deliciousness that we got at the farmers market on Saturday. I have so missed cooking. Fuck you, former shoebox studio with camper sink and mini-fridge!

Sadly, my computer died the day before I got here and it's going to take 10 more days to get it back from repair. So i will update when i can...

hope everyone's well!
hearts and sparkles,
colin