So the weekend was exactly what I had expected it to be and then some. Not since the weekend that had Frankie Knuckles and the Body & Soul NYC party have I mustered the energy to pull off a full weekend of dancing and carrying on. Of course this time around was a bit more different, since it did involve an old friend who I used to be very close to, Shifted Music's Jay-J Hernandez. I was one of his loyal "groupies" since the early days, braving through many nights in straight club hell because Jay-J always put on one helluva show, and bumped a groove I just couldn't resist. And I'm still a loyal fan to this day, although the years may have put some distance between us (and a few grays on his head!). Oh, and he moved to New York too. But Jay-J is always gonna be one of those people who is a true inspiration to me, and an example what hard work and dedication begets. And this isn't just some public figure, this is someone I've actually spent a good amount of time with. That's why it was important for me to see him during this visit.
This weekend was when I also discovered appshopper.com, a well-designed site dedicated to iphone apps that instantly won me over with their library of one-day-only free apps. Needless to say, I now have eight pages of apps on my iphone, many of them truly useful, and some, well, downright inane. Still, it's a site worth bookmarking on all your gadgets.
On a more personal note, something I try to avoid at all costs and ignore when I feel it coming on, has once again reared its ugly head. I swear this will be the only time I will ever say anything about it. I just hate that it has to get so uncomfortable. If I introduce a friend to another friend and they decide to pursue a friendship of their own sans me, then they should feel free to do it without keeping it on the under. Because the whole secrecy thing just makes it so uncomfortable, and really highschool musical immature. That's it, I said it, and that issue can now be laid to rest.
What We're Gonna Do Is Take You Back
Late breaking news! Tonight, three of San Francisco's most influential house dj's come together for an intimate evening of house classics served just the way we like it. OG househeads are sure to be thrilled with the line-up featuring Jay-J and Julius Papp, best known locally for the Foundation parties as well as their tag-team turntable sessions for Housework at Release, and a true SF house legend, the one and only David Harness (I won't even attempt to mention David's many residencies and parties throughout the years!). This is destined to be one for the history books. I'll never forget the night Julius Papp turned it out on the 2nd floor of the old Club DV8- he had us going nuts! And of course I've always been a big supporter and fan of Jay-J from the beginning, and I still am (as you can see with my recent mentions of last night's party). And the same goes without saying for David Harness, who has been responsible for many a night of "shutting it down" on the dancefloor for me personally, which, judging by the many accolades he's received, seems to be the case for the rest of the world.
So make it out to Mars Bar tonight. Even if you're not a househead. You'll convert, trust.
So make it out to Mars Bar tonight. Even if you're not a househead. You'll convert, trust.
Glossary: You, Too, Can Speak Brezsnian
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(This article, by Os Davis, originally appeared in Rob Brezsny's website, Free Will Astrology, the only real go-to source for the best horoscopes on the web as far as I'm concerned.)
Ask any acolyte just what distinguishes Rob Brezsny from the typical star-crossed astrologer, and two features are certain to be mentioned: his prose style and his philosophy. Between the two, certain inexpressible concepts key to the nature of macho feminism are bound to overcome the constraints of current linguistic boundaries.
Below is an informed glossary of a handful of uniquely Brezsnian terms; feel free to salt and pepper your own tongue with these goodies in every day life. Hell, if Shakespeare can add 4,000 words to modern English, this alternative philosopher's gotta be good for a couple.
apocalypse (n.) 1. The utter destruction of the order. 2. Revelation, resurrection, or great awakening. 3. Both, simultaneously.
asshole (n.) A dear or beloved person.
disinfotainment (n.) A sociological state caused by severe, oppressive, and usually televisual amusement no longer informative or entertaining. [Antonym: infotainment]
Drivetime, The (n.) Liminal non-spatial wormhole connecting the Dreamtime and Waketime experienced only through a hypnogogic state; The Great Inbetween; the mobius strip-like seam at the heart of the tantric yabyum.
entertainment criminal (n.) One responsible for perpetuating the genocide of the imagination through disinfotainment.
kill the apocalypse (v.) To use humor, to show childbirth regularly in prime time, or to generally spread love and beauty and truth with the intent of overturning the phallocratic powers-that-be.
macho feminism (n.) A male school of thought calling for extreme sensitivity to and reverence for women, while not sacrificing any aspects whatsoever of traditional aspects of the most robust, virile masculinity.
pronoia (n.) The sneaking suspicion that the whole world is conspiring to shower you with blessings. [Antonym: paranoia.]
psychethanatoil (n.) Soul-death due to overwork. Particularly affects Capricorns.
psychevivatoil (n.) The blooming of the soul through work.
radical intimacy (n.) A virtuoso art requiring the mastery of nurturing positive qualities in a lover's personality whilst simultaneously thriving in the glow of the same person's worst qualities. [From the as-yet unpublished Brezsny work entitled The Dictionary of Tricky Love]
reverse panhandle (v.) To generously give of one's own money to passers-by.
shamanatrix (n.) A high-ranking feminist soul sister in the Menstrual Temple of the Funky Grail; one who seeks to kill the apocalypse.
sacred janitor (n.) One who assists in cleaning up after those requiring maintenance of their physical environment or their karmic consequences.
whirlygig (n.) A fact-finding mission entailing steeping oneself with the intention of attracting lessons not really needed and meandering the streets at random in order to strike up conversations with strangers.
Ask any acolyte just what distinguishes Rob Brezsny from the typical star-crossed astrologer, and two features are certain to be mentioned: his prose style and his philosophy. Between the two, certain inexpressible concepts key to the nature of macho feminism are bound to overcome the constraints of current linguistic boundaries.
Below is an informed glossary of a handful of uniquely Brezsnian terms; feel free to salt and pepper your own tongue with these goodies in every day life. Hell, if Shakespeare can add 4,000 words to modern English, this alternative philosopher's gotta be good for a couple.
apocalypse (n.) 1. The utter destruction of the order. 2. Revelation, resurrection, or great awakening. 3. Both, simultaneously.
asshole (n.) A dear or beloved person.
disinfotainment (n.) A sociological state caused by severe, oppressive, and usually televisual amusement no longer informative or entertaining. [Antonym: infotainment]
Drivetime, The (n.) Liminal non-spatial wormhole connecting the Dreamtime and Waketime experienced only through a hypnogogic state; The Great Inbetween; the mobius strip-like seam at the heart of the tantric yabyum.
entertainment criminal (n.) One responsible for perpetuating the genocide of the imagination through disinfotainment.
kill the apocalypse (v.) To use humor, to show childbirth regularly in prime time, or to generally spread love and beauty and truth with the intent of overturning the phallocratic powers-that-be.
macho feminism (n.) A male school of thought calling for extreme sensitivity to and reverence for women, while not sacrificing any aspects whatsoever of traditional aspects of the most robust, virile masculinity.
pronoia (n.) The sneaking suspicion that the whole world is conspiring to shower you with blessings. [Antonym: paranoia.]
psychethanatoil (n.) Soul-death due to overwork. Particularly affects Capricorns.
psychevivatoil (n.) The blooming of the soul through work.
radical intimacy (n.) A virtuoso art requiring the mastery of nurturing positive qualities in a lover's personality whilst simultaneously thriving in the glow of the same person's worst qualities. [From the as-yet unpublished Brezsny work entitled The Dictionary of Tricky Love]
reverse panhandle (v.) To generously give of one's own money to passers-by.
shamanatrix (n.) A high-ranking feminist soul sister in the Menstrual Temple of the Funky Grail; one who seeks to kill the apocalypse.
sacred janitor (n.) One who assists in cleaning up after those requiring maintenance of their physical environment or their karmic consequences.
whirlygig (n.) A fact-finding mission entailing steeping oneself with the intention of attracting lessons not really needed and meandering the streets at random in order to strike up conversations with strangers.
The New Janet Looks Like The Old Janet
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Did everyone see the Janet Jackson interview on ABC? Well if you didn't, don't worry coz I've got the other highlight right here for you. Yes, her new single "Make Me" is sure to be a club stomper- how can you go wrong with a melody like that (between you and me: it bites off of GQ's "Disco Nights"). I'm just grateful for the return to a softer, more 90's Janet. Either way, we love it.
A Starr Is Born...
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An old friend recently opened her own boutique on 20th street between Mission and Valencia, and though I havent been able to visit yet, there's already a good buzz about it. Time flies- I remember Bianca being the girl who dared to paint her room orange. And when she wasnt painting her room she was painting my nails green and purple! Now she's a wife, a mother, and a business owner. Good job!
Bianca*Starr is located on 20th street, between Mission and Valencia. Vintage couture that gives you supermodel looks for supermarket prices.
Levi Johnston
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The first batch of Bristol Palin's baby daddy's Playgirl pics are up on Dudetube
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musings
Sometimes all it takes for a suspicion to develop into an assumption is one breath, and by the time words are uttered, your fears overcome everything else that you know to be true.
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What could you want that
Forgiveness cannot give?
Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it.
Do you want happiness, a quiet mind,
A certainty of purpose,
And a sense of worth and beauty
That transcends the world?
Do you want care and safety,
And warmth of sure protection always?
Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed,
A gentleness that cannot be hurt,
A deep abiding comfort
And a rest so perfect it can never be upset?
All this forgiveness offers you.
You who want peace
Can find it only by complete forgiveness.
-A Course In Miracles
Forgiveness cannot give?
Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it.
Do you want happiness, a quiet mind,
A certainty of purpose,
And a sense of worth and beauty
That transcends the world?
Do you want care and safety,
And warmth of sure protection always?
Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed,
A gentleness that cannot be hurt,
A deep abiding comfort
And a rest so perfect it can never be upset?
All this forgiveness offers you.
You who want peace
Can find it only by complete forgiveness.
-A Course In Miracles
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musings
I don't believe in Gay Marriage. I believe Marriage is a tragedy that should be reserved solely for Heterosexuals. We're already plenty tragic as it is.
People Skills
People come and people go. Some of them stay in our lives, while others merely graze the path we happen to be traversing. Listen to their stories, walk a mile in their shoes. Because there is a purpose being fulfilled by your meeting. Nothing in this world happens by coincidence. And whatever it is that you get out of the experience, never doubt its greatness or downplay its importance. The whole universe had a hand at making that moment possible, after all. And a conspiracy at that scale isn't something to dismiss casually.
Everything in creation is synchronized.
There is no greater harmony than this.
Everything in creation is synchronized.
There is no greater harmony than this.
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