queerbomb + updatingks.

shuh! queerbomb was awesome! celena joined forces with me and we paraded through the streets of downtown austin with all the other freaks, geeks, and weirdos. and it was perfect.


i dressed in my tattery bridal finest and waved and hooted and hollered......and got really sweaty.



we had police escorts to stop traffic at all the intersections....and i must say it felt like a grand thing to see the frontage roads of I-35 come to a standstill as we all made quite a scene.


minor mishap marching band led the way....and if you've never walked along side a marching band, then i highly suggest you try it sometime!

afterwards there was much dancing to be had! the entire event was very positive....we didn't encounter any negative opposition and it felt like, although i risk sounding cliche, a big happy family. my new favorite phrase is, "you don't have to be gay to be queer." we're all different and that is what unites us.

mwah!

if you aren't familiar with the wonderment of MMMB, i offer you this quick glimpse from the parade:

on a slightly different note, my mom is moving into the haus next door to us which is strange and nice all at once. i have a feeling i will take advantage of the fact that she cooks and has, thus far, always been willing to share her meals. i don't have much of a kitchen so i don't do alot of food prep. also, making food has always made me a little lightheaded, a little dizzy. making sammiches and salads is okay....i can make a mean muffaletta, bien sur. but put me in front of a stove with boiling pots and baking casseroles and i'll likely need a fainting couch. i'm not saying i CAN'T cook...i just don't care for the way it makes me feel. i'll have you know that i've made many a successful holiday meal in a 1920s combo gas/wood-burning stove with no temperature regulator. i just start up a flame, stick the food in, pull up a chair and read while i peek in every so often to see when everything's done. never fails. i've been told this is a feat not everyone can accomplish.

lastly, have you familiarized yourself yet with AirBnB? it is amazingks! i am even more excited about traveling in the upcoming months for shows now that i have found some incredible people/places to stay with/at. and hey, if you happen to have a spare bedroom lying around, you might just consider putting it up for nightly adoption and make a few bucks. ♥