Pride 2009!

To aid in my procrastination, some friends and I went to the fabulous Gay Pride Parade which marches by my apartment. Highlights: getting a street-side table by a bar with free drinks, getting spanked with a novelty spanking board, and reframing my transluscent vampire-white skin as "pretty pale."

There were many churches represented.



For whatever reason, there were significantly less flashing this year...


...but the sauciness remained.



Men in cat suits. Natch.



Who doesn't want a female condom?



Lincoln supports the gays.



Amen, sister.



That's one big ass Amurikan flag. Note the dude wearing heels with his flag speedo.


Dykes on bikes.


Woo!

Cubs lose! Cubs lose!

JTL and I went to a second Cubs game today where things didn't go as well for the Cubbies. After a 4-0 lead, suddenly the Cubs pitcher gave up a whole bunch of runs in one inning. The crowd quickly turned and "showered him in boos". I booed for the first time publicly and it felt great! However, since the Cubs scored in the 4th inning, we all get free coffee from Dunkin Donuts! Woo!

After the game we went to a friend's house and tried absinthe. It recently became legal in the states and was highly recommended. We dissolved a sugar cube over the absinthe using water, stirred, and drank. It tastes like black licorice and isn't half bad. No hallucinations, no craziness, just boozy good times. But now I have to sleep get hit the road tomorrow morning. See you all soon :)

Good Things About America

Booze.

It's everywhere. The novelty of going grocery shopping and being able to buy milk and hard liquor at the same time has not worn off. Another good thing is the sales. My mom recently went shopping in Arizona and wrote about her experience:

'I went to Fry's grocery store because they had a sale on wine. All wine was discounted 25%. I bought 24 bottles for $125.00!!!! I saved $100.00. Unbelievable. This would never happen in Canada. Can you imagine walking into the LCBO and see a sign saying "all wine 25% off? I don't think so!!!'

God bless America indeed.