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nochd: April 2005
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005. And Then There was One. I happen to be the youngest in a family of three kids. I also happen to be the only non-married sibling. Both my sister and brother were proverbially set up by the parents. (I'm quite confident the tradition ends here.) Marf married about two years ago. and Stephen.well, he's been wearing the shackles for five days now. The wedding party quieted. I looked at my Dad and he lowered his head. I looked back at Stephen and he began to cry. But here was my bro...
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nochd: To Kill a Mockingbird
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Monday, October 02, 2006. To Kill a Mockingbird. You've got one decision to make:. Is it his dancing or his vocals that will make him famous? Posted by Michael at 9:59 PM. That queen is creepy. but even creepier is that all the musicians playing the instruments are wearing black hoods. Russians are weird. I didn't mind the performance. Until.he started squeeling like a woman. His cheekbones are great, but the high notes shattered the water glass next to my computer. What the fuck was that? It'll be nice ...
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nochd: July 2005
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Monday, July 25, 2005. Jet Setting. West Coast Style. My past weekend in Los Angeles:. Three glasses of wine. Two orders of take-home sushi. Two back-to-back episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Two glasses of wine. My eighteenth viewing of The Color Purple , followed by a SciFi trainwrek movie: Volcano: Unleashed , starring Philip Dunbar. (Add this movie to his stellar list of nothing.). Three glasses of wine. A vegetarian fondu party! Posted by Michael at 6:34 PM. Thursday, July 21, 2005. My sister is fly...
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nochd: August 2005
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Saturday, August 27, 2005. The West Coast Armorette? I read an article a while back about the election controversy in Spokane with the city mayor, Jim West. Admittedly, I was surprised that Spokane could generate controversy. Who knew? I hate to be unsympathetic to his situation, but for all the anti-gay rhetoric he's proselytized, I don't think there's a way to soften his coming-out party. Posted by Michael at 9:11 AM. Friday, August 05, 2005. Pontishua the Power Puss. She’s sea mist green,. She’s just ...
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nochd: Thurmonster
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006. My brother almost named him Dammit. He thought it would be the perfect expletive to yell in a dog park during a lively game of fetch. Dammit, SIT.". Get over here, Dammit.". I could see the good Catholic mothers shooting glances of disapproval as they raced to cover their children's ears. However, common sense won out. Perhaps the first and only time. Stephen eventually settled on the name Thurman. And Thurman was instantly weaved into the fabric of our family. As fate would ...
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nochd: November 2005
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Sunday, November 27, 2005. I'm an Adult Homosexual. My dad is a chronic walker. I mean, he has walked about five miles a day since I can remember. We grew up in upstate New York, where snow banks were higher than snow plows, and not even a nasty Alberta clipper could deter him. Secretly, I think it was an excuse to get the hell away from my mother. No wonder his walks are a bit longer these days. Posted by Michael at 9:19 PM. Monday, November 14, 2005. Turkey, Potatoes, and a Hand Grenade. This year's Th...
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nochd: Thanksgiving with the Walkers
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006. Thanksgiving with the Walkers. Tomorrow, Chris and I fly back to the East coast to spend the first holiday together with our respective families. We’ve been a couple for two years now, but have always celebrated the holidays apart. Maintaining separation around the holidays is the only way I’ve deluded Chris into thinking my family is (somewhat) sane. Can I get an Amen? We've got two nights with his parents. One night with mine. And one night in a hotel to decompress. I watch ...
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nochd: We Got Spirit, Yes We Do.
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Monday, December 04, 2006. We Got Spirit, Yes We Do. So I am going to play it cool this year. I bought three-pointsettias at the nursery yesterday and put them outside. That’s so tame it’s almost agnostic. And I thought we could maybe buy a wreath. A small one. For the front-door. But only if Chris doesn’t mind. And maybe an animatronic lighted reindeer. Posted by Michael at 3:40 PM. You are such a goner! Wants wrong with a few thousand lights? How about an anatomically correct snowman? All prep no h.
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nochd: February 2005
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Saturday, February 26, 2005. I happen to be in a long distance relationship. While I realize the distance is necessary ( i.e. I would never get any studying done) most of the time it just sucks. Thus enter. the virtues of a webcam. A few nights ago, we both decided to play "Truth or Dare". It began much like a junior-high session of spin the bottle-. What do you want to be when you grow up? If you could have any super power, what would it be? Do you think I'm pretty? Have you ever cheated on a boyfriend?
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nochd: Tribal Membership
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Thursday, November 02, 2006. Last night, Darin, Chris and I headed to the Arizona State Fair in search of the Pet Shop Boys. The state fair has been in full-tilt for a month, complete with dueling Ferris wheels, deep-fried coke vendors, and a host of dirty animals. The fair has also hosted numerous concerts throughout the month, and last night night was the Phoenix stop-over for the Pet Shop Boys' Fundamental tour. Then I felt it. Tap tap. tap. Woo-Woo, in heavy whisper: "OMG! Then it happened again.
