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Saturday, February 21, 2004

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I helped carry the wood frames behind those lovely red curtains seen in the shots below of the set. My decrepit old triceps are filing whiny letters of protests today, as are my sad, abused wrists.

ow. 8:58:53 AM (comments [])

Calif. Judge Won't Halt Gay Nuptials:

Here in San Francisco, as gay couples lined up beginning at 4 a.m. to join the 3,000 pairs who have received licenses in the past eight days, Superior Court Judge Ronald Evans Quidachay consolidated two lawsuits seeking to halt the same-sex weddings. But he turned down requests from the conservative organizations who filed the lawsuits to immediately ban the marriages, ruling that they had not proved that the city is doing irreparable harm by issuing the licenses.

I'm just sayin'. 8:55:42 AM (comments [])

I went and saw the UT Women's Resource Center-sponsored production of The Vagina Monologues, done as part of the V-Day. Eve Ensler, who wrote the monologues, provides a license for groups to produce The Vagina Monologues as a non-profit fundraising opportunity. The proceeds go to organizations that work to eradicate violence against women.

I'd never seen TVM before, and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm very proud of my sweetie, who is a co-director of the Women's Resource Center, and produced the show. She's been pretty crazy busy these past several weeks, but her hard work -- and the hard work of her cast, crew, volunteers, and director -- really paid off: the show really shined. It was funny, and moving, and heartfelt, and they should feel proud of what they did.

If you live in the Austin area, there are still two more shows: one on Sunday the 22nd at 3pm, and one next Friday the 27th at 8pm (doors open half an hour earlier). They're at Burdine on the UT campus. The proceeds go to help two local charities (SafePlace and Settlement Home) and to help the national V-Day organization help the women of Juarez.

I highly recommend checking it out!

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