BPCCP or What I Did this Weekend

Kelly sent me this picture and after the weekend that I shared, in part, with Bradley, Ryan and Pamela, I, too, am in desperate need for a coffee cup that is twice the size of my head.

Mary-Kate Olsen, on her student rounds at New York University, personifies a style that rejects the overt display of wealth.

For me, this past weekend was a return to BPCCP (Before PCs and Cell Phones). I left my laptop at work and didn’t look or touch my home computer. My cell phone has been turned off and frankly, it was marvelous.

Friday night, I went to two art openings then out for drinks. Saturday’s activities involved a short bike ride and shopping at a vintage boutique and an antique mall. It was then time to get dressed for a yummy dinner followed by two sparkly birthday parties at AMP.** That merriment lead to dancing, followed by a trip to an Eastside titty bar that finally ended at 7 A.M over diner food.

Yesterday was a little less eventful. The day included a disastrous booty call, a 15 mile bike ride, somewhat successful flirting over coffee at Starbucks before I finally wrapped it up over more coffee, more gossip and only a couple of cigarettes***

I had a delightful weekend of mischief, time with friends and time by myself. No digital exchanges, no obsessively planning my every movement. It was just me doing my own thing on my own time with no extraneous, and ultimately unnecessary technology. I feel the need to deconstruct the weekend’s activities (the break down above were just an index, honey) but I also feel the need to let them just be.

Onward and upward, as they say. But there are a few topics that I'll get around to over the next few days. Here's a sneak peek:

• Vlad, the Impala or Hell on Wheels
• Things you think about at 6:30 a.m. when you're gay, you're in a titty bar, and you're talking to a stripper named Sheena
• There's a difference between "stocky" and Jabba the Hutt
• Pussy Control
• Gays are Bad Capitalists or Straight Boys Will Pay
• I need to take a break from myself, coz I'm getting on my own damn nerves

Since I seemed to hog Ryan's camera*, I am gonna include only one of the few pics I took over the weekend:

Rob and Pamela, reliving their student rounds at university, personify the rejection of overt wealth, since they're still broke, but don't they have style?

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* I am reminded of that scene from Female Trouble where Dawn Davenport says, “I love those flashbulbs!”  More notable quotes here.

** AMP -- 4199 Manchester -- St. Louis, MO 63110 -- 314-652-5267

***Biking can have a really negative impact on your smoking habit -- you don't want or need to smoke as much. Fortunately for me, I enjoy biking as much as smoking, so I'm willing to accept the trade off. Another plus is that after a good bike ride, you've hacked up so much residual tar that the first puff gives you a Grade A rush of nicotine!