.... And I'm Back?

Not only have I made a temporary return to OneAngryQueer, but I have returned to the fabulous Netroots Nation blogger's conference. After the usual shouting and hugging and saying "I missed you so much!" to all of our comrades that we haven't seen since last year (as well as meeting new colleagues) we are now settling down to the LGBT pre-conference in order to brainstorm future strategies for our communities.

Of course, my politics have definitely changed since last time in the last year. Not only have I done a crazy amount of IRL organizing, my politics have (like my hair) gotten a lot more radical. I have a feeling that there are some people in this room that I love and respect... who I might be yelling at a bunch later on in the conference.

Anyway. I'll post a few things on OAQ, sometimes about Netroots and sometimes about other shit. Yay! A week where I get to do nothin' but blog!

Oh, and drink. And flirt. And annoy people.

Mars Hill Attacks

According to a recent post (by recent I mean, nearly a week old) on the Seattle Weekly blog, local megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll has gone on record as saying that practicing yoga and reading Harry Potter are Satanic:

"Practicing yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter," he told a film festival in Umbria this week, where he was invited to introduce The Rite, a film about exorcism starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as a Jesuit priest. "

My response - well, only if you're doing it right.

Honestly, I just wanted a reason to post the above picture. That is all.

Because We ALL Just Want To Live Long And Prosper

Thanks to reader Matthew C.

OneAngryClotheshorse: Lanvin's redonkulous FW 2011 ad

Hello Lovers! What you are about to see is real. Do not try to adjust your computer screens. If your brains explode, well - it was nice knowing you.

Things I learned from this video:

1: Models can't dance.

2: Pitbull and French fashion do not go together.

3: That is a really hard song to get out of your head.

Bisous,

Wesley

An Interruption

I'm moving to Seattle this weekend, and for the next week or so, posting might be sporadic to nonexistent.  It's at a most inopportune time, but I will try to drop in on the blog as often as possible to update it.

Love, peace, all that rot.

xoxo

PS: Here's a picture of me with some Vikings.  That is all.

Kenneth Cole Gets Cute

Just Because It's Really Cute

Awwww.  Thanks to James R. on G+.

The Changing Face Of AIDS

Via JoeMyGod, this image has a huge interactive version that allows close inspection of this data compiled from several sources.  Take a gander, it's pretty fascinating.

Sounds Like Some "Barbarians" Could Use Some "Discipline"

Maybe Marcus just wants to give us naughty gays a spanking?

In response to Michele Bachmann's weakening rhetoric against gays in an attempt to hide the fact that she's a big ol' hater, Nick Espinosa (the glitter bomber who got Newt Gingrich) led a protest in which he and a crowd of gays dressed as fabulous heathens danced in the lobby of Marcus' counseling practice, scattering glitter and chanting "You can’t pray away the gay — baby, I was born this way!"

It's clear that the LGBT community is not going to let America forget Michele's anti-gay roots.  

Photos via ThinkProgress:

Thanks to reader Charles L. for the tip.

It's Funny Cuz It's True

Brian Brown And The Infinite Sadness

Poor guy!  This shot is of National Organization for Marriage's Brian Brown as he weeps in Albany about the passage of marriage equality in New York.  AWWWWWWWW.

Bachmann Flubs Fact-Checking Once Again, Compares Self To John Wayne Gacy

Her run for president is really really super official now, as Michele Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa with a comparison between herself and a famous Waterloo resident, John Wayne.

Er.  Except John Wayne was from three hours away, in nearby Winterset, Iowa.  The only John Wayne that lived in Waterloo was John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer and killer clown.



Her campaign has already released a statement clarifying Bachmann's remarks.  Wayne's parents met in Waterloo.  That doesn't really change much, since it's unknown if John Wayne himself ever set foot in the town.

Anyways, she announced her presidency today and is a big clown.  That is all.

Netroots Pre-Conference

Thank Jeebus there's coffee.  People have to shout to be heard over the sound of dozens of bloggers clicking away on their Twitter.

The one conference where it's ok to type while people talk. 

At my table is Dinah Finkelstein from Friend Factor, Scott Wooledge from PHB, Phil Reese from the Washington Blade, Will from Back2Stonewall, Pam Spaulding (PHB), Jeremy Hooper from GayAsYou, and Daniel V. from Queerty.  I'm a bit starstruck.

Penis Inspections? Whaaaaaa?

A senior prank from Carlton High School in Redwood City, CA is making its way around the gay blogs.  My favorite part?  The bit about shaved testicles.

Some people just like to be tidy!  Geez!

No.  I don't shave my balls.

Russian Newscaster Reports on Pot Bears; Can't Keep a Straight Face

I haven't laughed at a video this hard in ages.

Tatiana Subbotina was reporting on a Canadian marijuana plantation guarded by a troop of bears but seems to be hitting the green shit herself.  Watch, via Towleroad:

Hipster Guide to US Cities

Are you a hipster fresh out of grad school?  Here's a handy-dandy guide to major cities in the US, showing us that a true hipster can live anywhere.  Found via Joe.My.God:

P.S.:  I'm not a fucking hipster!  I have a beard cuz I'm lazy and drink PBR cuz I'm cheap.

Holy Shit! The Future is Here!

I've been complaining about my lack of jetpack for since the new millenium turned, but my bitching is no longer founded.

Swiss "Jetman" Yves Rossy completed an 8 minute, 190 mph flight over the Grand Canyon.  Click the video below to watch his amazeballs flight.



I want one!  I would zoom everywhere!  I wonder how fuel efficient it is...

[Buzzfeed]

Ultra Conservative Hasidic Newspaper Edits Out Hillary Clinton

The now famous photo of the White House Situation Room's occupants during the bin Laden raid received a special treatment by religious newspaper Der Tzitung-- airbrushing out the women present in the room.

"The religious paper never publishes pictures of women, as they could be considered 'sexually suggestive.' Apparently the presence of a woman, any woman, being all womanly and sexy all over the United States' counterterrorism efforts was too much for the editors of Der Tzitung to handle."

Right, because Dark Lord Hillary is sexy.  All they needed to do was slap Princess Beatrice's hat on the group to make it the unsexiest gathering since the RNC.

*shudder*

[Jezebel]

Tom Ford is USED

Found via Back2Stonewall:  A Canadian used car dealer got creative with his ad campaign and used one of fashion's most recognizable faces to sell his "pre-loved" autos.  I wonder if notorious rake and all around sexpot Tom Ford approved the ad?

Bryan Fischer Advocates the Slaughter of Grizzly Bears

Real quick, Bryan Fischer of the American (anti)Family Association-- what the hell does this have to do with your job?!

Of course, most grizzly bears would prefer to just leave you alone, but this begs the question:  if climate change isn't a contributing factor in grizzly bears being driven out of their habitats and into urban areas, isn't that akin to saying "People don't kill people.  Guns kill people"? 

I would really love to see the "science" behind that tweet.  I could use a laugh.