Yes, it's early, but I am out of here. Just a few notes:
- I designed this red+white+blue=lavender thing. I'm not sure if it is an original concept or not as to me it just seemed so, well, obvious. Coming right out of Pride and straight into the Fourth, it just sort of sang to me. It's too easy in the current political climate to be non-patriotic. Sure, there's a lot of haters out there and a lot of them have power right now. But at the end of the day, I still love my country. It makes me weepy if I think about it to much, but as a GAY AMERICAN I want to fight to get back the country that I was promised growing up. And fighting the system and voting and being a patriotic American by fighting the faux-religious-oil-military fuckers that have ruled by fear? That's the most patriotic thing of which I can think. Oh, and fireworks and sparklers, too. And a good burger with the cheese melting on the grill. Aw, Fourth of July, I love you.
- The new banner is courtesy of the Fire Island Invasion 2005. I'll be in the Pines starting Friday for the week for a really nice break. Hopefully some writer's block on the novel breaks. If you're going to be there, give me a "Holla" and if your shit is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s, I promise to holla back.
- When I return to the city, it's sort of the beginning of a whole new chapter for me. Mr. Ex will be moving out while I'm away. Although I'm keeping the apartment, I've decided to throw/give away almost all of the furniture, in order to sort of re-boot. In doing so I am leaving for the week and coming home to an empty apartment. No husband. No dog. No furniture. (Except for a bed. The new Sealy Posturepedic Poise Firm arrives tomorrow.) Don't get me wrong. I'm in no way mope-y about this. Re-reading the above it sounded a little Lisa Loeb-ish, and I'm way more Kelly Clarkson about the situation.
- Have a great holiday. A great, gay, American holiday!
