| Saturday, October 4th, 2008 |
| 1:21 am |
More Saul Williams
two autumns
and i have not
changed enough |
| Friday, October 3rd, 2008 |
| 1:34 am |
My new favorite poet is Saul Williams.
For example:
i don't trust the man
that i am becoming
he seems to much
and seldom is |
| Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 |
| 12:26 am |
Heyguesswhat.
Go to www.brotheroutsider.org, everyone!
You have to register, which is annoying, but once you do you can read the piece I got published! In the non-fiction section. And then you can vote for it as the best non-fiction. You should.
Excited... |
| Sunday, September 28th, 2008 |
| 9:38 pm |
Walking down the aisles at work, for no reason I had the fleeting taste of apples and honey in my mouth. I didn't even remember that tomorrow was the new year. Strange. |
| Friday, September 26th, 2008 |
| 6:17 pm |
"Now there is the Internet--Man's highest achievement in communications. Twenty-eight million websites all screaming into the cosmic void: I EXIST!...and I have a cat."
--Robert Davolt |
| Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 |
| 3:05 pm |
Back from my name change court date! The judge didn't even ask any question, we just went straight down to the clerk's office.
I need to publish in the fucking Post, which is wicked fucking expensive. And I need to use a fax machine. Who has a fax machine I can use tomorrow? |
| Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 |
| 11:11 am |
Anyone wanna hang out tomorrow eve, 'n help me celebrate my name change court date? |
| 12:34 am |
One of my coworkers is diabetic, and in the course of our discussion I, for some reason, got diabetes mixed up with vampirism.
"So, you can't see yourself in a mirror, right?"
I also convinced myself that diabetes was contagious, and that I was going to show up at work with a bunch of garlic cloves to protect myself.
It was funny. |
| Thursday, September 18th, 2008 |
| 1:01 am |
Can anyone teach me how to play Tegan and Sara stuff on the guitar? I've picked out a bunch of melodies, but could use some chords. |
| Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 |
| 10:17 am |
Tomorrow, I'm going to be up in various trees in Prospect Park. Anyone want to join me? |
| Monday, September 15th, 2008 |
| 5:36 pm |
I love playing my guitar. |
| Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 |
| 12:34 pm |
First step down, a million to go.
Today I went down to Civil Court to file my name change papers. It was surprisingly easy--a few friends suggested that instead I go to the Name Change Project, or try and get a lawyer to come with me, in case I got hassled, harassed, whatever.
It was fine, though. And I wasn't surprised. To the older bureaucratic gentleman behind the counter, I'm a nice, clean-cut, well-spoken, calm young white man. Sure I'm transsexual, but I look pretty mainstream. I had my papers all filled out in legible handwriting. English is my first language. I have an unshakable belief that, because I'm a nice person, everyone wants to help me, so I went in with a positive attitude (no doubt because this country is much nicer to clean-cut English speaking white men than anyone else). I smiled, called him "sir," said please and thank you, didn't act impatient or hassled. And the guy was helpful, courteous, and friendly. He even called me "Kyle," with my birth certificate in front of him.
My court date is in three weeks. Here's hoping it goes as smoothly as the first step of the process went.
I've heard horror stories from people trying to get their name changed. People who's business it en't asking about their genitals, treating them like shit, being treated like criminals. But unlike a lot of white people I know, I'm not dumb enough to assume that just because something doesn't happen to me doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Or that it doesn't happen to me because I'm just lucky, or better'n other people. I wanted to go to law school to help people who weren't granted as much privilege as I was. I no longer want to be a lawyer, but I haven't stopped being aware of the massive disparities in our society, and I'm not less invested in helping change them. Not sure how, though. |
| Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 |
| 11:50 pm |
On bikes
It's true, you never forget. |
| 1:20 am |
Well damn. I meant to copy out this long Barbara Ehrenreich quotation on feminism, but I don't have it anymore. Something about how the point of feminism is not to assimilate into male institutions, but to create institutions worth assimilating into. Neat, right?
On a not-entirely-unrelated note I just read an amazing graphic novel called "Incognegro," about a very light-skinned black man who goes south to pass as white and report on lynchings, etc. Brutal but awesome. |
| Monday, September 1st, 2008 |
| 1:09 am |
Hey, remember when I thought it'd be a good idea to move up to Boston for law school?
Here's to not making the same mistake twice. |
| Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 |
| 12:56 pm |
I'm only the third or fourth person to posit such a request, I'm sure.
But hey. So this Friday I'm going to be moving suitcases of clothes, etc. in between Flatbush and Sunset Park. If anyone feels like lending a hand, making even a single trip, that'd be so ridiculously helpful. We can even figure out some method of repayment. |
| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 |
| 11:36 pm |
I've memorized all of "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock." Since I'm not in law school, I have the brain cells to devote to it. Yay! |
| Monday, August 25th, 2008 |
| 11:13 am |
I need a good hand massage. |
| Friday, August 22nd, 2008 |
| 4:09 pm |
Question
My mattress. From Flatbush to Sunset Park. How? |
| Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 |
| 6:43 pm |
Hey!
Tomorrow I get off work at 4:30, and I don't have to be at work again until 4pm the next day. I haven't seen a lot of people in a long time, and miss you. Who's up for adventuring? |
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