Sweet Homo Alabama

Growing up, i always idolized Superman. Okay, maybe not superman, but definitely Clark Kent. The image of the roving reporter, investigating crimes, solving mysteries and saving the day by the end of the episode.
These days I feel more like Perry White. Good reason too, I suppose. I’m the editor. This is the crunch week for us at the students newspaper and Wednesday marks one week till we send off the paper to be printed. I’m scrambling to make sure everything fits just right and making sure we have the ads to cover the printing costs for the amount of pages we decided. It reminds me a little bit of my time as Editor of Queer Voice. Some of you didn’t know me at the time, when I put together a monthly tabloid for the gay community. It was my first foray into journalism, and really when I fell in love with being a reporter.
I’ve got my work cut out for me this week, so expect posting to be light (though I WILL post, Uncle Bill, I promise!). My mind wandered today and remembered the TV Series “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman” with the late Lane Smith portraying Perry White. This incarnation of the character has a strange fascination with Elvis Presley.
It got old after a while as he would dispense advice from stories of Elvis. He also, when excited, would exclaim “great shades of Elvis!”. I’m hoping that at least once during my time as Editor that I will have a “great shades” moment.

We’ll see.

So pride season is coming up and I’ve been looking through the events for Central Alabama Pride. Are any of my readers going to be attending?

I know most of you live elsewhere in the US of A, but it would be cool to have a meet-up of local bloggers so we can all put faces to names. Anyone up for it?

I feel like i just won “The Price Is Right”.

Yesterday Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bill took me to pick out a car for my birthday.

It was time to let ol’ Bertha go and get something that will last without breaking down every 200 miles. 10y/o sister/cousin and I played a game of find-the-most-expensive-car and she won with an Audi that cost 49,000. We looked through the cars and found a gold champagne VW Jetta to test drive. Bill and 15 y/o sister/cousin and I sped off to the highway to see what the car could do.

Ya’ll, this car felt so good. It drives like a dream and has features that I haven’t had in a car…since,well.. ever! You know, things like air conditioning, power windows, power mirrors and other luxury items as well!
Kathy and Bill may have well bought me a BMW or a Mercedes with as much as I love this car. I feel like I’m driving a rich person’s car!
Driving home I started thinking about a name for her.
I decided to give it to you, my readers to help me decide what the I should call my new car. Here’s a picture:

Now head to the comments and let me know what you think I should call my new car.

P.S. Gatlin has already nominated the name “Evan” for my car.

P.P.S. Thanks to everyone who gave me comments on my birthday post. It really made my day!

I’m 25 years old today.

UPDATE: California Supreme Court strikes down marriage ban as unconstitutional. More as it develops!

I’m sitting in the newsroom waiting for word about the california marriage decision. no word yet. waiting.

will update soon

“He’s been dominating cable news like a missing white girl.”
- The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart on the recent media obsession with Obama’s (former?) pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright

From the Friendly Athiest