Moscow’s first ever gay pride parade on Saturday May 27th was marred by rampant homophobic violence. …
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov was unapologetically frank when he explained why he banned the parade. Such events “may be acceptable for some, in some sense, progressive countries in the West, but not for Russia”. …
Observers of the events which [...]

This Friday is heavy with photos because (1) I’ve been slacking lately and (2) my memory card in my camera can hold hundreds of images, so I’ve got plenty to share.
First up, a shot of The Partner at his desk in the office (not to be confused with his “production studio”/office in the basement):

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It turns out that my English class is not even meeting for 17 days, but 15. The fourth and final week of class will end on Wednesday, not Friday, as the prof has a conference scheduled for Thursday and Friday, well, who wants to go to class on a Friday anyway? (Also, there [...]

This first week of class has been good. There are about 21 of us in the class, I think, and all class time is devoted to discussion. We read an awful lot since this class runs for only 20 days (actually we meet for only 17: these first 2 Fridays we don’t meet [...]

Starting today, and for the next four weeks, I’m in an English course that focuses on gender and literature. I signed up for it because (1) it came highly recommended by a friend, (2) it should count towards my Women’s Studies minor, and (3) this professor rocks with gender and technology, two of my [...]

The trip to Kings Island was a blast. We left in the early morning, which was not so bad for The Partner and I, but for the highschoolers who had stayed up through the night (prom was the night before) it was tough.

The faces look a little funny because I distorted them to “protect [...]

My last final of the semester, in Spanish, was this morning. I AM DONE. For now. With the $34 I got from selling back the only two textbooks the stores were accepting (that’s 7.8% return on textbook costs, in case you’re keeping track), I’m treating The Partner to dinner tonight in celebration. [...]