may days

hi yall

i know it has been a minute since i posted
actually, more like fifteen days, but who is counting.

before i launch into my hilarious narrative about what has been happening in my life, let me first shout out to my little friend rolita, who turns 6 today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RO RO! I LOVE YOU!

so first up: JES IS HOME FINALLY
she got home on the 12th and we haven't looked back since.
i think her return is part of why i haven't posted since before she arrived
less time sitting around twiddling my thumbs, more time running around town like bonnie and clyde.

we had a little get together to celebrate jes's graduation (which actually takes place in brooklyn in a few weeks) and it was a really good time. the weather cooperated (it was sunny, warm, and breezy) and folks seemed to get along quite well. here are some pics:

jes and nikki kicking it live one time:



and here is angie t. and dawn chillaxin on the couch:



and here is me and angie b:



after a little while, jes broke out the wii. here is a pic of lindsey and seema playing duck hunt:



after everyone left, our neighbors leah and katie stuck around to chat and drink sangria and such. leah's sister and brother in law were just getting into town after a long drive from kansas, so they came by and got some proper food. did i mention taq del sol catered? jes was in HEAVEN. really, so were the rest of us too. their food is so good! when the night was over, jes and i did a little ten minute tidy and then headed to bed. here is a pic of us after the tidy in the kitchen:



and then here is one of the kitties loving on each other after being locked up in our room for most of the afternoon:



how cute are they?

so other than that, i have been working- strangely work was pretty busy these last few weeks. just random things that take up the day. jes is getting into the flow of bar prep classes. she goes to class for a few hours in the morning and then has lunch with me and then studies on campus and then we head home together most days. it has been nice b/c she forces me to walk to campus instead of ride the free shuttle. my legs and heart are thankful for it.

we also attended mondohomo festivities this weekend. on saturday we sold merch all night long- from 6-midnight or so. i actually like it b/c we can sit down, watch and hear the show, and get to chat with folks. there was a lot of good music. my favorite was "making friends". i think tami hart has a really lovely voice, and i also appreciate her hairstyle. we also heard the "dead betties." one of the guys in the band, bless his heart, was drunkadoozles and chatted with us a bunch. after them was "pariahpiranha" (or maybe vice versa, can't remember) and then after that was "8 inch betsy" from chicago. they were real nice. after them was tim m west, who i liked a lot, and then big nugg, dalyrical and unecc. unecc was adorable and from columbus, ohio. it made me sad b/c the last four (tim, nugg, dalyrical and unecc) were on this homohop tour and i know my friend sumira, who passed years ago and used to rap as lynq would have been amazing on that tour. i just wish it could have happened sooner so they could have met her.

anywho, it was good music, pbr on tap (until they ran out then it was miller lite on tap) and we got to see some folks we had not seen in a while. my friend emma was en fuego and hilarious with a green bow tie on, and the sweet bartender kept giving us free shots of delicious fruitiness. i also got to see the subversive or progressive marching band (not sure what they are called, but i love them). this one girl that jes knows from lawyer stuff is in it, and she plays a tuba like instrument that looks like a dragon or a dinosaur. it has spikes on it. anywho i told jes if we ever got married (we won't) that i would want them to play at our ceremony. they are rowdy and bawdy and divine. and they can play a good beat too.

we built up quite an appetite selling merch for six hours so after we left lenny's we headed to waffle house for some delicious greasy food. jes got hash browns and raisin toast. i got hash browns and grilled cheese. it was just what the doctor ordered.

yesterday we went to the park events for mondohomo just for a minute and then headed to the Atlanta Dream game. The Atlanta Dream is Atlanta's professional women's basketball team. They played the L.A. Sparks, including Lisa Leslie the always rebounding giant. She really is amazing. It was a lot of fun. At first it was pretty empty but by the middle of the first quarter, Phillips Arena was pretty full. It was a nice mix of black folks and white folks (and other races but those were the two main ones). Mostly random families, sports camps, and lesbians. We left before the end of the game and our team was losing but they made this big comeback right before we left. I think my favorite is #8, but I am not sure yet. I can't wait to go to the next game. We play Chicago!

ok i am tired from typing so much. that should catch you up pretty much on our lives.
i think i am going to sit in the sun for a while and call the birthday girl.

happy memorial day!