Archive for April, 2008

On choosing adventure

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

This morning I read a new blog post by my friend Nyondo, who used to be a sysadmin for a lesbian-owned-and-operated sex toy shop (Babes in Toyland) and who is currently living in rural India, dodging goats and cows and the occasional pack of monkeys while helping both her wives help a senior Tibetan monk [...]

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Priuscilla, Queen of the Desert

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

After five days of frantic research, six hours of test-drives, and quite a bit of bargaining, I reached the apotheosis of car-buying yesterday, and a brand-new Toyota Prius followed me home.  Please welcome Priuscilla, Queen of the Desert!

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Where on earth did you come up with THAT name?
A: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen [...]

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A crash course in car shopping

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

It’s been a dismal week, from making arrangements for the oil-dripping corpse (I felt like I had just sent my poor horse off to the knackers) to doing frantic research on buying a new car to arranging for a car loan, etc.  All stuff that might normally be fun, but not when crunched into a [...]

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