Soccer? More like SOCK-HER!

DAYUM!

Tardy for the Party

OK, I know I'm super late, but I just want to talk a little about my Halloween weekend. Summary: it was awesome! 

Friday night, I went out with Craigalicious and Moxy* to The Woodward, a gay club near campus. We didn't get there until around 1 a.m., but apparently, that's when everyone else gets there. It's weird to me because they close at 2...

Anyway, I don't know I why I even bothered doing my hair to go there; it was so packed all the humidity totally ruined the look I was going for. And it was raining outside :-/

Maybe Moxy and his friend had it worse; they actually went in costume. And Moxy went as Krishna, painted himself blue and everything. By the end of the night, the paint was more on all of us than it was on him. 

The Woodward was fun; they played good music and everyone was friendly. The only drawback was that it was too small to accommodate the larger number of people there. I'm sure that's a fire hazard. 

By the way, I saw at least two guys I went to high school with there. Go figure. 

We barely had time to recover until we were going out the next night to Backstreet. This time Moxy was some sort of Robin Hood-type character. 

See, he didn't have any more blue body paint, so we went to Meijer's and they had already cleared out all their Halloween stuff, so...options were limited. He decided not to wear the pants that came with it, choosing his (female) roommate's gold leggings (and no underwear) as a substitute. 

The results were interesting.

And what was I for Halloween? Well, I actually wore my WTWTA costume to work Friday (they allowed it!) so I had put my shirt in the wash and that made the whole costume. So, I basically just wore my ears and tail and the clothes I wore the night before. 

By the way, I wonder why stale cigarette smoke smells stronger than "fresh" smoke.

Anyway,  this was my first time there and honestly, I liked The Woodward more. For one thing, the Woodward played way better music that was easier to dance to. These guys were playing Miley Cyrus. 

OK, OK, I will admit that "Party in The USA" is kind of a jam, but come on...

Other than that it was OK; there were more places to sit and relax, quieter areas, more spacious and so on. The people were still friendly, though ^_^

Here's something...funny: I think the people at the front are so used to trannies coming in that they think I'm one...IDK.

After Backstreet, we went to this house party that was pretty fun, but it was late and everyone was tired. We ended up falling asleep on the couch and waking up at 6:30 a.m. to leave... 

All in all, it was a good time and I hope we can all go out again soon. Not too soon, though; my clothes and hair still smell like smoke.

Check out this great blog on the history of past and current Detroit gay bars!

U.R.A.Q.T. - M.I.A.

U R A--Q T!
Is your Dad a dealer Cause you're dope to me
You Throw them Balls across the country
You win gold medals for when you're with me

Christopher Walken does Poker face

LOL! WTF? OMG!

Quote of the Day

"I just want him to be violated like he violated me," she said. "If he goes to jail, I hope they rape him. I hope they make him somebody's princess. I really do."

- Detroit woman who was allegedly raped by step-grandson

I'm kinda relieved (not the best word) it's her step-grandson, though. If they were straight blood related and she were older, I'd be more disturbed.

Still, I hate this happened, but I love that quote.

Forget that Barbie trick

That fish is old news, honey. Prepare thyself for the new T: Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken, bitch!

And his little dog, too. At $82, he ain't no cheap date. GET INTO IT, GURR!

Casting Color

Thinking about Viola Davis brings up something I really hate about Hollywood: the racially charged casting/writing choices.

I first saw Davis on was Law and Order: Criminal Intent and she played a really ambitious, calculating role that I don't see a lot of black women get to play. She played it with dignity and strength and it's going to sound weird, but she, and the writers, portrayed that character without playing up her race, if that makes any sense. 

Like, whenever there's a minority in a role, they kind of play up their race for sympathy or go out of their way to make them as ethnic as possible.

Do you know what I mean? Think about most of the portrayals of blacks and hispanics you've seen in the media--it's like it's not enough that they are ethnic and "look" ethnic "enough," they have to act all extra "ethnic," too. 

But they didn't go that route for her and allowed her a true acting part: one that anyone could have played. It's similar to CCH Pounder on The Shield. Originally, that part was envisioned as being for a white man, but they gave it to her and she worked the hell out of it. And it's not like they customized the role for her because she's a black woman; she played it straight. 

That was one of the things I admired about "Jackie Brown." That was originally a white character, but Tarantino recast the story with Pam Grier in the role and that movie was very subtle with how it played with race. It wasn't a big deal, she and Samuel L. Jackson didn't play "black," they were black people, who feel and experience all the human emotions that people of all races feel.  

Another example is Denzel Washington in Training Day. A lot of people criticized that saying, "It's just another bad man playing a criminal." Well, no, it wasn't; it was a black man playing a charming, complex, Machiavellian character, kinda like what James Gandolfini did as Tony Soprano. See, it's not the role, it's what you do with it and how it's written. That character had more development and was played by a better actor than most other "gangsta" roles.

I know that when minorities are cast it's usually for a reason, but can't that include some subtlety? I'm not saying that race isn't important, but I just hate how often it's like characters played by minorities are just that: characters; but not people.

I'm seeing things evolve somewhat, but I really hope more black actors accept the challenge to expand what limits their character is given and do more than what's asked of them from directors and casting agents. 

I need more black actors to admire.