FACT - I’ve ridden the Cyclone three times this summer. And yes, I’m holding on to that bar for dear life. 

A few months ago I was hired to compile a big brief detailing gay rights issues for a director working on a documentary piece. I have gay friends, and began the project thinking I knew a thing or two about their struggles for equality, but as I dove into each issue further - marriage, adoption, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, health care - I found myself in the dark. Within my research ran a common theme - when you eliminate one basic civil right you also take away many others. When an initiative like Proposition 8 passes in California it seems like our country has forgotten so many ugly mistakes of the past. I’m thrilled Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Prop 8 in California, but the true test is in the appeal. No question, this case will go to the U.S. Supreme Court, and hopefully our judicial system is ready to commit to equality for all. 

efstein:

A list of thoughts that pop into my head when I see this video of my cousin, his wife and friends kayaking near the San Juan islands off Washington State.

1.  Kayaking!

2.  The Pacific Northwest is the obvious landing spot if I ever left the northeast.

3.  I have always sorta loved whales, especially orcas.

4.  I’d be dropping f bombs too if this happened to me.

#5 - I miss Washington!!!! 

erinphotoaday:

August 3, 2010

GPOYW 

Brandon Schaefer’s contribution to the Autumn Society/G1988’s 3G Show: A faux-MTA tribute to the New York City landmark known as the Ghostbusters firehouse.

[flickr.] (via thedailywhat)

Kanye West’s tweets meet The New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest  - @joshcagan (via newyorker)

Last one. 

Getting this shot was a little risky.