EselsPinguin-Webcam in der Antarktis; Gentoo penguin webcam in the Antarctic

EselsPinguin-Webcam in der Antarktis; Gentoo penguin webcam in the Antarctic

Apparently they will be around until April. Refreshes on the 14 and 44 of each hour.

Penguin Warehouse, Inc. - Buy a Pet Penguin Today

Penguin Warehouse, Inc. - Buy a Pet Penguin Today

I have long wanted to own a penguin. Check out this website.

Also, some additional info...

BBC - World Review - Lhasa, The Living Road

BBC - World Review - Lhasa, The Living Road

It's wonderful to have time to linger at listening stations in stores. I discovered Lhasa at Green Apple Books. The album is beautiful. There's a link for one gorgeous track here.

Enjoying SF

I'm back in SF enjoying the weather -- not trying to brag, but I've been extremely fortunate with timing.

I've been doing applications, making my way through emails, enjoying walking around the city, and watching more TV than is for my own good. It's incredible that things never change -- it's Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson, Princess Di, even Marjorie Knowler, all the time, occasionally interrupted by one of the horrible things with which President Bush is engaged. I also watched Nanny 911 (oddly compelling despite footage of screaming children for an entire hour) and Amazing Race. The latter puts me at risk for tv addiction -- there's another Over-The-Top gay couple, "Alex has not informed his father about his sexual orientation," and Rob and Amber from Survivor-- what more could one ask for? Well - TWP claims that volume eating makes for bad viewing. I tend to agree...

At least marriage equality has been getting some coverage. And it's a pleasure to be in SF where people actually recognize and understand what a greater than symbol means. I was hanging out at Maxfield's House of Caffeine where it was just SO GOOD TO BE BACK. The discourse within the city is more about what the gay agenda should look like than whether there should be equal rights. Gay Shame has fliered the Mission pretty extensively. While I don't wholeheartedly share their agenda, it's important that they're present, pointing out the ways that consumerism and dominant ideals about masculinity damage the community.

It's NICE outside!

Almost through midterms...

Islam a Test for Dutch ToleranceImmigrant debate on race, religion

Islam a Test for Dutch Tolerance
Immigrant debate on race, religion

Fascinating and horrible at the same time -- seems like so many of the articles that I stumble across these days. It's worth a read though.

The Emperor's New Hump

The Emperor's New Hump

This is one of many instances where a story that Salon covers and the mainstream press ridicules ends up later shown as true. Thanks FAIR/EXTRA! for bringing this back up. George W. cheating? Say it ain't so.