Twinkie

Hoppy Tonks-geeving! That's how my dad would say it.

This morning I went to the Castro to see Milk. I've been wanting to see it for the past two days since it has opened but never got the chance. Went to a 10am show, was surrounded by the older gays, one of whom I actually think was Armistead Maupin. There have been other times that I've thought I've seen him....but then again he looks like every other older gay man with a mustache. It was then that I wondered, being surrounded by old gays in the Castro theater watching Milk by myself and sitting near Armistead Maupin...am I gay twink stuck inside the body of a 27-year-old Asian girl?

Today i cannot believe we are celebrating the 4th installment of Vegan Thanksgiving. This is a great tradition originated by Greg, Tom, and myself and we've expanded to a few others over the years. You don't know how many sympathetic faces I get when I say I celebrate Vegan thanksgiving but I really love it. I've never been a turkey fan (too dry) and Thanksgiving is really all about the sides. Stuffing, beans, squash, jellied cranberry, potatoes...yum. Do you need to harm an animal for any of this? No. It is also the one time of the year that Greg buys meat, save for paying for dinners and stuff. He buys me a small ham grenade since I don't like turkey. It's smoked and yummy and a good compliment to all the sides. He usually buys it for me because I'm working. Come to think of it, this is the first Thanksgiving in three years that I am not working. I'm thankful for that.

So the movie Milk was awesome. I love love love (and always have) reading books, seeing pictures, and watching movies about places I live in and have lived in. I love seeing what my city used to look like. A great gift for me (hint hint) would be those sepia-colored picture books of old neighborhoods like Noe Valley and the Haight. Anyways, Harvey Milk was the first openly gay city official and he got shot by his colleague. I have seen his name all around the city and knew he was gay because of the influx of his name around the Castro area but didn't really know why. It's so sad, he knew he was going to be assassinated someday and even taped a few recordings just in case that happened. I think Sean Penn did an amazing job in his role and Josh Brolin was awesome. Doing research before watching the movie made me despise Dan White for what he did, but Josh Brolin gave him a human aspect and even made you feel bad for him. I still think justice wasn't served (Dan White only got 5 years for manslaughter when he clearly committed murder) but I don't think he is the demon I once thought before.

I earned my Thanksgiving dinner today by running 4-odd miles. I am afraid my knees are starting to ache a little when the mileage gets longer which means I need to do more core and leg strengthening. I'm really proud I ran as far as I did this afternoon because I was feeling under the weather.

Tomorrow we go to Reno. I decided to bag the Black Friday shopping because the tv we want isn't going to be on sale so it's not worth it. I am still highly curious to go just to see if I can get a good deal on something. And to see the insanity and crazy ladies. I am hoping this weekend will end with some additions to my wardrobe including at least two or three sweaters to keep me warm during "winter" (real winter Chicago, fake "winter" SF).

These are the things i'm thankful for:
- Nice apartment
- Well-paying job that I love and is fulfilling
- Ability to travel and buy nice things for myself and not feel anxiety for it
- Wonderful family and friends
- Wonderful boyfriend whom I love more and more each year
- Good health and ability to train and run marathons without injury (knock on wood)
- My car that has been good to me so far
- Pizza for always fulfilling any type of role I need it to
- Wine
- A new president/administration who gives us hope
- My new boots for keeping my feet warm

Have a happy thanksgiving everyone!

Oh, and the reason for the title of this post stems from the "Twinkie Defense" which is what was supposedly used to help Dan White's argument. And it is because I like twinks, because they're funny and cute when not being assholes.