Adrian Michaels

I enjoyed this show. As a former show choir kid, i find it pretty clever. And the lead singer girl was the original Wendla in Spring Awakening, which totally geeked me out. Yay obscure musical theatre references. I'll be watching the show in the fall for sure.

You did NOT need to tell me that... It's the last week of classes, and I need to be getting ready for finals!

Acutally, yes. I have a friend who's been obsessed with J.J. Abrams since Alias, and now he's planning on seeing the movie. Even though he's made fun of me for years for liking Star Trek. Ah well...

YAY! *pumps fist in victory* Soo... the I've been wasting time on the official movie website right now, and I have a new desktop wallpaper! WOO! And maybe I'm the first one to point it out, but Chekov is TOTALLY adorable. And according to Wikipedia, younger than me... hmm. That's odd.

I'm honestly not that concerned. The last REALLY bad flu outbreak we had was in 1917 or something like that. I have enough faith in medicine to not be too worried. I just feel bad for those living in areas that don't have high water quality, or water availability. (some of the areas in Mexico that have been hit pretty bad...) Though I would imagine that areas with high health standards should be fine... Unless of course this is a zombie virus or something.

Apparently there's a suspected case in Milwaukee, which means that it's gotten to Wisconsin. Of course knowing us, maybe we'll just drop to below freezing tomorrow, and that will kill it off. Our ridiculous weather here has to be good for SOMETHING. As a college student living in the dorms, we were all given emails about precautions, as if we DID get hit on campus, it would be very bad because everyone is in such close proximity. Buuuuut, I'm not too worried. And I JUST got done being sick. Though, Swing Flu would probably be the ultimate excuse for not getting my papers turned in...

X-Men and Star Trek all the way! And Harry Potter is coming out in June or July right?? Because i'm TOTALLY there as well! And swine zombies aren't going to stop me!

I haven't been following the series (any of them) as much I should, given me normal fan-boy like tendencies. STILL, my sister, father and I plan on going this weekend I believe (which is a pain, becasue I have two papers to finish!!) However, I still have fond memories of all of the TNG movies, and am very very excited for this one. My dream job is STILL a starfleet medical officer.

Wow that's awesome!

I have an irrational fear of throwing up... I always feel like I'm gonna choke or something.

Oh my goodness.... I mean, he deserved it, but WHAT would make anyone think that situation was ok??

Go Vermont! Let's get this marraige ball rollin'!

that's kind of amazing... how did you now wake up??

Indeed!! There are a ton of Ben's on my campus... it's a little frustrating. I hear my name, and wave... and it's never for me. hahaha.

Oh my goodness! I totally forgot about the 6th Sense... The first time I saw it was at this old budget theatre in town... and I was in 5th grade. Right after a scary part, I went downstairs to get a refill on my soda... it was soo scary, becasue it's a very old building with dark narrow stairways! *shudders* I don't think I've been able to see it since!

Ok, I seem to be posting a lot, but I just got this in an email from a friend. That's me at a press conference two weeks ago, giving a speech on Domestic Partner Benefits for University of Wisconsin faculty and staff. It's the kind of work I do when I'm not here Oh, and I guess you know my name now! AND nice pics everyone!

Ugh. Sad story. It's sad to see things like this still happening.

This is a cool topic! I guess if it were to come down to "sounding gay"... well , yeah I totally do. But then again, I'm not sure if has anything to do with the fact that I'm gay, or becuase I've been acting for years and years. I've just become more expressive of emotions, and when something exciting happens, i'm EXCITED! As far as "gay speech" goes, I totally believe in it. While of course not EVERYONE is going to fit in the same category, a lot of peopole do. The entire concept of GAYDAR is based on judging various stereotypes and seeing if a person fits into them. But none of us complain about THAT! And I also think that sounding gay has a lot to do with how comfortable a person is in a certain situation. I've been known to have my "business voice", which is very even toned and non-excited. This is used during board meetings, and basically whenever the suit and tie come out. But the same thing happens to everyone i think. I've seen some of my gay friends, who many would call straight-acting (another issue I don't really want to get into, because I think it's silly) let out a very camp "hey girl hey" when around friends they're feeling safe with. So, do I think the gay voice exisits? Yup. Do I think it really matters?? Noooope. But then, half of us would have really bad gaydars without it!

Well, the best news about this, is that if it Happened in Iowa, there's a good chance it's coming to Wisconsin. Especially since Wisconsin likes to think of itself as the "progressive" state in the Midwest. Not always an accurate representation, but nonetheless how some people view us. (Particualarly Madison, as they're in an ultra-progressive liberal bubble that doesn't stretch far past the city limits. And I can say that having lived there ) In addition, it's super exciting for some WI politicians, because now they can state some precedence on getting rid of our ban. Horray Horray! The Poli Sci and State Government nerd in me is all a twitter.

And I agree with you Kevin. But then show that in the ad. But then again, expiration dates aren't cutsey. And don't go well with songs played in the background. I get where you're going though.

My Beta is a girl I went to high school with, and one of the only people I know that would want to put up with my attempts at writing ANYTHING. We've been friends since 8th grade, and I don't get to see her nearly as much as I would like... I'm not sure if she's ever been to the site, so I doubt she's ever seen the posted work. But I wouldn't be able to do it without her! Thanks Jill!

Ok... I have never done will with scary movies. EVER. But, the last year or two, I've been warming up to them a bit, which includes watching some of the old classics. The first time I ever watched the first Jurassic Park, I was a senior in high school, and it was for Advanced Biology (A genetics unit... we read the book, and for fun, we watched the movie) Anyway, there were about three times in the movie when the raptors jumped out that I screamed really loud. Everyone else had seen it before, and thought I was hilarious. Same time with the Alien movies. The first Child Play movie got to me. The most part is when the doll is talking in the kitchen, and the mom goes to throw the box away, and THE BATTERIES FALL OUT! AHHHHHHHHH! I thought the Saw movies were brilliant, and adored Scream. Very cool stuff. Halloween also rocked my world. Misery and Pet Semetary still give me chills just thinking about them. I looooooove Kathy Bates though. I couldn't finish watching Children of the Corn, or IT. tooooo scary to watch by myself. Maybe good date movies though!

I don't like these at all personally. Besides looking like a cutscene from The Sims, all these ads to is make the image that if you use a condom, you'll magically be fine. Well guess what? That's hardly the case. Things can happen: condoms break, etc. Maybe they should show cutsey cartoon characters getting tested before they jump into bed with each other. We need ads that show the reality. Where are the statistics?? But maybe I'm just a downer.

I know what you mean! It was in Milwaukee this winter, and a bunch of my friend went... but I was out of town the weekend it came through. I'm still a little bitter about it. *grumbles*

I read that on my MSN newsfeed.... I cannot imagine what those students went through. College admissions is stressful enough, and then for THAT to happen?? My friend actually had a similar situation recently, where he got an email about Boston University Law School orientation, BEFORE he got his acceptance letter. The "oops" email came about an hour and a half later. Talk about nerves...