If all those reverends are right, and those tornadoes are happening because God hates homosexuals and people who don’t believe the same thing that all these reverends do, then how come all the damage is taking place in areas where there aren’t very many gays and that aren’t gay-friendly and have a lot of people who believe along the same lines as those reverends?  If God were truly trying to smite the homosexuals, don’t you think He/She would send a tornado to strike down the middle of West Hollywood?

So.  It’s been a busy week, what with the traveling to Denver for The Best Friend™’s birthday and the ensuing massive amounts of drinking.  Finding places that still offer $4 pitchers of beer and $4 premium drinks almost makes a guy want to move to Colorado.  Things definitely started off on a high note when I got in to Denver at 12:30am, only to be told by the rental car company that they didn’t have any cars left — only minivans.  The woman behind the counter must’ve seen the look of horror on my face, since she did some checking and found me an Infiniti FX35 to drive.  Suh-weet, especially considering I’ve been wanting to roadtest one of those things since I saw it at the L.A. Auto Show a few years ago.  That’s a hell of a step up from a Ford Focus, and I didn’t even have to pay extra for it!  It came in especially handy when I drove us up to Fort Collins to see The Best Friend™’s boyfriend play in his band, The Haggardies, who kick ass and if you’re in the Denver area and have a chance to see them, I recommend it.  They’re way entertaining and the music is good.  And on the way back, the boyfriend passed out in the backseat while The Best Friend and I sat up front, talked and sang along at the top of our lungs to some music blasting through the system.  I’ll remember that part of the night for a long time, it was one of those experiences you treasure just because it was spontaneously great.

But I digress.  There was the actual birthday night, which entailed aforementioned $4 pitchers of beer at a really dive-y bar and then a trip to a karaoke bar that had an amazing selection, so I got to sing a bunch of songs I’ve always wanted to perform.  And on Saturday night was the huge houseparty, and TBF is world-famous for her houseparties.  This party’s theme was “Crazy Hair,” so I let my hair grow out way beyond where I’d normally get it cut so I’d have the Jewfro, and I didn’t wash it the morning of the party so I was rocking bedhead like you wouldn’t believe.  Photographic evidence, as usual, is available here.

I like being there, but I like coming home.  The actual process of traveling is not my favorite thing to do (especially when your flight is cancelled and you have to downgrade from nonstop to one-stop and take a freakin’ puddle-jumper), and after a while, I start to get antsy about being away from life in general and not having my… you know, my stuff.  It just gets to the point where if you’re away for long enough, you start to feel unplugged from yourself.  While being away and getting out of your routine is nice, there’s something to be said for the comforts and regularity that is home.

- I swear, I’ve heard the phrase “work hard, play hard” so much over the past three days that I want to put in the immense amount of effort necessary to invent a time machine so I can go back in time, trademark it and watch the millions from residuals roll in.  The next person who says it to me is getting punched.
- I saw TR Knight (O’Malley from Grey’s Anatomy) at Barnes & Noble last night.  He reads just like regular people!
- I’m knee-deep in Carrier, a 10-hour series on PBS about life aboard the Navy’s aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz.  Yes, I know, I’m as shocked as you are that I’m watching PBS, but it is in HD, at least.  It’s actually pretty interesting to see the different lifestyles and personalities aboard what is basically a floating town of 5,000 people and how they all mesh (and clash) together.  I’m also pretty surprised at how candid some of the people are about how much they don’t like it and how bad things can get aboard ship.  Any thoughts I had about joining to become an F-14 fighter pilot (thank you, Top Gun) have pretty much been washed out of my system after seeing what daily life is like on an aircraft carrier.  I’d hate it.
- The new Coldplay single “Violet Hill” is completely great, and the band is actually giving away a free download of it until next Tuesday.  Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, proceed directly to Coldplay’s website and get it.  Now.