02-22-2012, 08:01 PM
It all began the day I learned that from my window I could only see a piece of sky. I sought out unusual places and experiences. But this one beats them all, hands down. I realized that when I found myself briefly and improbably engaging in some sort of throwback dance in my muscle memory with a sweet friendly guy with a sleepy eye in the activity center of my so-called subdivision, while 7 foot tall drag queens readjusted their stockings for the second half of the show. Then I looked down and saw that I was standing on a string of theatrical cable with those very sparkly lights while a monsoonal rain pounded the lawn 50 feet away and I kind of had an out-of-body experience, which was intensified by the fact that while I was pretending to be a good sport and dance, my mind was completely and totally absorbed with only two things: 1) The allure of unobtainium and 2) Not allowing the running lights that seemed to snake around my feet to trip me up. Is there anything gayer than dancing with a kind stranger (I've always depended on the kindness of strangers, a trend that looks like it will continue!), while your mind is on the one that got away and you are stomping on the lights of glamor?
There are many gay couples here and I've been privileged to meet a few. And all the ones I've met have been very interesting and so talented and creative it has left me a little dazzled. Or maybe I arrived dazzled. Okay, the truth is I hate them all and resent their seeming happiness. But the point is that you and your partner would have plenty of company here.
And yes, bring your own boyfriend! Or you may end up like me: trying to get the attention of a 7 foot tall, 300 lb Tongan in a bright yellow dress so massive that it appears to be filled with helium. OH. THE. HUMANITY.
There are many gay couples here and I've been privileged to meet a few. And all the ones I've met have been very interesting and so talented and creative it has left me a little dazzled. Or maybe I arrived dazzled. Okay, the truth is I hate them all and resent their seeming happiness. But the point is that you and your partner would have plenty of company here.
And yes, bring your own boyfriend! Or you may end up like me: trying to get the attention of a 7 foot tall, 300 lb Tongan in a bright yellow dress so massive that it appears to be filled with helium. OH. THE. HUMANITY.