cool (weather and evening)

I was supposed to spend this weekend camping. Unfortunately, recent cold weather (and 2-3 inches of snow last Monday, pictured here) caused private campgrounds to close early for the winter season.  *disappointed sigh*

A coworker had a birthday party this weekend, so I could have gone there too.

But then I learned about the OctoBear Dance and fundraiser for District 202 (a queer youth center).  In addition to other things, they were also selling tickets for a chance to win an HP Netbook.  Count me in!  So that's where I went last night.

Not only did I initiate conversation with a complete stranger (does that happen more than 3 times in a decade?) but N. even seemed to enjoy listening to unzeugmatic and I ramble on about shape note music, Sacred Harp singings, and Morris dancing.  Hopefully we didn't make him late to catch the last metro bus of the evening.

Oh, if only the "religious right" knew how sedate the gay lifestyle really was.  I spent much of the night at a gay bar (I didn't win the Netbook) at a dance where nobody bothered dancing because they wanted to talk with each other instead, while discussing shape notes and American musical traditions of the late 1800s.  I didn't bring enough cash with me, so I didn't bid on one of the 1965 cookbooks by Vincent Price (donated by Half Price Books).  I went home soon after midnight when they finally announced a winner for the Netbook.

They'd just be aghast at our debauchery and the destruction of all things good and wholesome, wouldn't they?  If only my social life were even half as glorious and exciting as they imagine it to be.  What social conservatives oppose really doesn't have anything to do with homosexuality.  It has to do with the choices that people make within their lives.  I suppose that's what the Log Cabin Republicans intend to teach the larger Republican party.  How frustrating it must be for them (the gay Republicans) that after all these years, there's still nobody listening.  We make such good bogeymen, don't we?  *strikes a fear-inspiring Saturday Night Fever pose*

Anyway, I heard that they raised nearly $4000 for District 202.  Congratulations!