pride 2007 in the dirty south

ok yall if i have to use one word to describe pride last weekend: HOT!

and let me be clear, i don't mean it was hot b/c of all the lesbos with sports bras
and i don't mean hot b/c of all the gay men with hot pants and impossibly large bulges
i mean it was 95 in the shade oh my gosh i think i need to visit the medical tent HHHHHOOOOOTTTT

that said, i actually had a pretty good time.

friday night we did not do pride things. we went to an atlanta braves vs. detroit tigers game. drank a beer, ate some shaved ice and left at the 7th inning. it was fun. then we headed to kir and al's b/c al graduated with his mfa from georgia state. it was nice to hang out with them and some mutual friends and to see their cute ass dogs copper, sonny, and angel. then we went home and fell fast asleep.

i got up at the ass crack on saturday morning so i could pick up kim and we headed to the pride walk/run. we walked. it was great to get some exercise, to have an hour to chat with kim, and to raise money for youth pride. i am so glad i went.

here is a picture of us before the walk:



and here is a picture of us after the walk:



after the walk, kim and i got a delicious breakfast at ria's bluebird cafe. then we headed home to shower and get ready for pride. we got to the park and it was hot as fuck and all we had done was walk from the car to the park with the cooler and our bags. all three of us paused under a tree and contemplated whether or not we could really handle the heat. we decided to forge on and found a spot in the shade. here is a cute picture of sarah and kim chillaxin at pride:



we hung out mostly, did a little walking around and i sat with sarah at the atlanta lesbian health initiative (ALHI) tent. at around 6pm, jes and i headed over to the dyke march. it was fun. lots of boobs with their nipples covered. no major arrests or anything. we marched with mondohomo folks and wore matching tshirts. check it out:



on saturday night we worked a raffle at sisters. there was burlesque and drag going on there and we sold a few tickets here and there, had a couple of beers, and then headed wafflehouse for some greasy hashbrowns. i thought that wearing my booty shorts might help sell tickets. it didn't really, but they will hella comfie and kept me pretty cool. here is a picture of me with my other mondohomo shirt and booty shorts on:



sunday morning we got up and headed to the pride parade. again it was pass out hot, but we worked it out. we marched with mondo homo folks. jes held the banner with some other folks while i chanted and passed out mondohomo flyers to all the happy gays and allies (i did not give any to the religious folks telling us we were going to hell, i didn't think they would show up at a queer performance festival). i felt really happy at pride b/c we were marching and chanting with folks from the us social forum and the other group called the feminist outlawz (yes they spell it with a "z"). so it was great b/c we chanted about mondohomo, fighting homophobia, being a feminist, and the importance of the social forum. and the folks watching just seemed so happy and high energy. it just felt good. we headed home pretty soon after the parade to shower and get ready for dinner with jes's folks. i almost fell asleep at the table b/c i was so exhausted from the heat. after dinner we went home and i think i passed out on the couch. it was a long hot weekend.

this week has been busy with mondohomo stuff. jes went to the kick off last night. i stayed home b/c i didn't feel great. tonight we met up with sarah and kim at piedmont park for screen on the green. they were showing E.T. i can't tell you how excited i was to see this movie. we got there pretty early and it was packed. we ate and drank and chatted. it was so nice. and then the clouds rolled in. and with them came the lightning and the thunder. and then they cancelled the movie. i was so sad we didn't get to watch the film, but hanging out and munching on some treats and chatting with kim and sarah was so nice.

i am still real tired, but i need to buck up. tomorrow night is homo hop and electro pop and then saturday is the craft fair and all kinds of other stuff at mondohomo. sunday we might go for a bike ride in the morning and then more mondo in the afternoon. oy. i need a vacation.