From the Juno Awards Trenches

The Juno Awards happened here last night in Vancouver BC and they are all the local media is talking about this morning.

I'm not sure if they air the Junos (which are the Canadian equivalent to the Grammy's) down in the states, but we watched it last night and Sarah McLachlan shined!

Our dear friend, Jenny, scored tickets to the dinner and chatted with her briefly. Check out this amazing photo. Look how hot they both are! Two single women out on a rainy night... imagine the possibilities.

When I heard they met, I assumed they probably really hit it off, as it's one of the world's biggest wonders that they're both single! The woman who lands Jenny is going to be one lucky biatch. Of course, she'll have to get through Lipstick first, which--for all intensive purposes--is harder than getting through the older brother.

The Heat is On

Dipstick, while you're over there watching your womens b-ball (go Devils!), I'm up here in Vancouver finishing the final touches of a novel I've been working on since the beginning of time (when God used his wand or when there was a big explosion, whichever--if either--is true).

I've written about my novel here before, back when I was looking for an agent, but now I am like 48 hours from finishing these final revisions.

My agent, Holly Bemiss, has probably given up on me at this point, as the last draft I sent her was over a year ago. Since then, however, I've been like a gold miner, blasting huge sticks of dynamite to get rid of things and create new material, and skillfully (hopefully) using my little pick to clear away the debris around the sparkling veins throughout the story. I hope I've succeeded.

So, I'll keep you posted here as this unfolds for me. I'm anxious to see where she'll place the novel and when it will be available. Its working title is Jukebox and it's a coming of age love story about two debutantes who fall in love.

Stay tuned. There will be much more to come soon!

Psst: I'm in pre-production on the film, too.

* This image is NOT the cover of the book.

Dipstick Can't Come to the Blog Right Now, She's Busy Watching Basketball

You won't be hearing from Dipstick for a while. We're heading into the NCAA Women's Final Four basketball tournament. Even though my beloved Lady Vols have been knocked out in the first round, there are still plenty of teams to root for. Namely, anyone who can beat UConn. So right now, that means Cal.

I'm also a huge Rutgers fan. And even though I doubt she even knows it, Lipstick's alma mater Arizona State is kicking some major ass in the tournament.

Gotta get bak to the game. Unless you want to talk basketball, I'll talk to you when March is over.

Funny Lesbian Comedians:: Marilyn Pittman & Gail Hand

Our good friend and funnywoman Gail Hand is bringing Marilyn Pittman to Portland for two comedy shows. Lipstick & I were guests on Marilyn Pittman's Out in the Bay radio show a year ago, where we dished about lesbian sex, butch/femme and our lesbian relationship guide. She's a very funny woman and also good at navigating San Francisco at rush hour.

You know you need a laugh right about now. So be sure to check these two out!

Saturday, April 4 at 10:30pm

Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 pm

Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC)
5340 North Interstate Ave. 

Tickets:  $20/$18 for seniors

What Would You Do?

Yesterday I learned of a gay-bashing on the Oregon Coast. It's Spring Break and lots of young people descend on the coastal town of Seaside to play and party. Two gay college students were hanging out at a bonfire on the beach with a group of other people on Saturday night. When they walked away from the fire, a group of 3-4 people followed them and beat them unconscious, taunting them with anti-gay slurs.

I've learned not to be shocked by this kind of behavior. But still, it affects me. It affects every GLBT person in America when this sort of thing happens. It's meant to. It's meant to scare us into hiding, to keep us from living our lives as full free citizens. Of course I won't go into hiding. Even if at times it's scary not to.

But when I heard about this story, I couldn't help but wonder about the other people who might have been around. Where were the other people at the bonfire when these boys were being attacked? Why did no one come to their defense? Were there just no people around, were their cries simply ignored, or were others afraid to come to their defense?

I saw this interesting video produced by an ABC station in Massachusetts. They set up two actors to go into a straight sports bar and act affectionate with one another. The outcome is somewhat, but not all together heartening. Take a look and leave comments.

Cute Puppy Videos

Who can work when there's a cute puppy to play with? Please humor me with some videos of my new baby girl Olive playing with a few of her toys.

My New Puppy Olive

Tiger and I added a new member to our family. Meet Olive Juneau Belge. She's an 8-week old Alaskan Malamute and the niece to our boy Rocky. We've had her for just a week and already we're in love.