bloggy: September 2002 Archives

Jet lag

I'm trying to stay up until 10pm so that my sleep schedule will be somewhat back to normal. We got...

Posted Monday September 30, 2002 at 9:54 PM | Full Post

Billy Budd + some Museums in Vienna

Last night we went to see Britten's "Billy Budd" at the Vienna Staatsoper. The cast and music were great, but...

Posted Saturday September 28, 2002 at 6:25 PM | Full Post

Judenplatz, etc. in Vienna

We went to Judenplatz (Jew Square) to see the Rachel Whiteread-created Holocaust Memorial. Then we went to the Judenplatz Museum,...

Posted Friday September 27, 2002 at 6:20 PM | Full Post

Melk/Nazis, then on to Vienna

In the morning we went to a big (and very good) exhibit, sponsored by the town, on Melk and Nazism,...

Posted Thursday September 26, 2002 at 11:18 PM | Full Post

On to Melk

We drove along the Donau (Danube) today. At one point we had to stop on a country road to allow...

Posted Wednesday September 25, 2002 at 11:14 PM | Full Post

Last night in Bad Ischl

We just got back to the room from Sud, the "modern" restaurant near our hotel. After we asked, our big...

Posted Tuesday September 24, 2002 at 5:17 PM | Full Post

"doing" Bad Ischl

We spent the day walking around Bad Ischl itself, on a rather cold and rainy day. I can hear the...

Posted Tuesday September 24, 2002 at 12:35 PM | Full Post

More wandering in Austria - Styria

We drove through pretty countryside in Styria today, having lunch at a tasteful, attractive restaurant called Pilz Stub'n at the...

Posted Monday September 23, 2002 at 1:18 PM | Full Post

James and Barry -- Excellent Bruckner adventure

We went driving around to some of the beautiful towns in this area of Austria, the Salzkammergut -- including St....

Posted Sunday September 22, 2002 at 11:46 PM | Full Post

From Munich to Bad Ischl

We found a hotel, The Goldenes Schiff (The Golden Ship) -- in Bad Ischl. It was the summer capital of...

Posted Saturday September 21, 2002 at 11:56 PM | Full Post

We love Mark Twain

The rush towards war with Iraq is a horrifying thing to watch via the German newspapers -- it's the top...

Posted Friday September 20, 2002 at 6:11 PM | Full Post

Munich -- corporate art

An office building near our hotel has a cool neon sculpture on the ground floor. Photo courtesy of James....

Posted Friday September 20, 2002 at 9:43 AM | Full Post

Munich - geekitude

I was harsher than I had to be, and some would say shallow, in my previous post about the appearance...

Posted Friday September 20, 2002 at 8:33 AM | Full Post

Munich, Geeks, Alte Pinakothek

I'm trying to write a little bit before I fall asleep. My geek conference started yesterday. Except for a few...

Posted Thursday September 19, 2002 at 6:32 PM | Full Post

at YAPC

Universities are much more cool these days. There is an open wireless network here at the site of the conference,...

Posted Wednesday September 18, 2002 at 3:40 AM | Full Post

Munich - a couple of pictures

The Wittelsbachs weren't prudes when it came to art. This is a picture of a satyr in one of the...

Posted Tuesday September 17, 2002 at 6:22 PM | Full Post

Munich - Pinakothek der Moderne

I got the high-speed wireless networking at my hotel here in Munich working. Yeah! No more ghastly earthlink international dialup...

Posted Tuesday September 17, 2002 at 5:18 PM | Full Post

Munich

On a happier note, we walked around the Englischer Garten and had lunch at the outside tables near the Chinese...

Posted Monday September 16, 2002 at 4:06 PM | Full Post

Munich - Geschwister Scholl

We visited the Geschwister Scholl Platz today. There were a brother and sister who were killed by the Nazis for...

Posted Monday September 16, 2002 at 12:51 PM | Full Post

Munich

We arrived this afternoon after visiting the memorial chapel for Ludwig II on the Starnbergersee. It was a nightmare getting...

Posted Sunday September 15, 2002 at 5:37 PM | Full Post

Reutte, Austria

The second of the two castles visible from our balcony was lit tonight for the first time. There were fireworks,...

Posted Thursday September 12, 2002 at 11:51 PM | Full Post

Reutte, Austria

We spent the day driving along several high-altitude routes in the Alps. We had lunch in Bielerhoehe (2000 meters above...

Posted Thursday September 12, 2002 at 1:30 PM | Full Post

Reutte, Austria

At breakfast, writing some notes. The people in this area (Reutte/Tirol) are very friendly. I've never been anywhere in the...

Posted Thursday September 12, 2002 at 9:15 AM | Full Post

Germany/Austria

Yesterday was basically a blur. Yes, I got to fly business class, and sit in a barca-lounger seat, but we...

Posted Wednesday September 11, 2002 at 11:34 AM | Full Post

at JFK

I'm writing notes in the business class lounge at JFK while we're waiting for our flight to board. Business class...

Posted Monday September 9, 2002 at 5:00 PM | Full Post

Off to Europe

We're leaving today for Germany and Austria -- Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, and points in between. I may or may not...

Posted Monday September 9, 2002 at 1:26 PM | Full Post

Cheney doing business with Iraq

Here is an interesting link to a 2000 article in the Financial Times, courtesy of Mark Morford, about the fact...

Posted Sunday September 8, 2002 at 1:34 PM | Full Post

the reverse cowgirl's blog

From Salon's new blogs, I bring you the reverse cowgirl's blog -- wherein a writer attempts to justify the enormity...

Posted Sunday September 8, 2002 at 7:31 AM | Full Post

Take Me Out

I'm not normally awake at this hour, but I couldn't sleep. Forgive the incoherence. We saw "Take Me Out" --...

Posted Sunday September 8, 2002 at 7:04 AM | Full Post

Kiki and Herb at the Knitting Factory

Earlier in the evening we (James and I -- he has more photos) saw Kiki and Herb at the...

Posted Saturday September 7, 2002 at 1:02 AM | Full Post

Damned helicopters

Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick! It's bad enough that they have to close the middle of Manhattan for...

Posted Thursday September 5, 2002 at 8:13 PM | Full Post

Is this what they mean by "going native"?

A U.S. Special Forces bodyguard assigned to protect Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks with colleagues after an assasination attempt on...

Posted Thursday September 5, 2002 at 5:27 PM | Full Post

The art season begins again

It was a bit warm, so rather than wear something fabulous as my hero would have done, I attended a...

Posted Thursday September 5, 2002 at 12:35 AM | Full Post

Apparently I'm not spending enough on gadgets

My Palm V just fell over and died - lost everything that hadn't been sync-ed recently! I think I'm going...

Posted Wednesday September 4, 2002 at 11:08 PM | Full Post

OK, a Goering quote too

Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his...

Posted Wednesday September 4, 2002 at 10:07 PM | Full Post

Eugene Debs on War

Today's quote is courtesy of James Ridgeway. They have always taught and trained you to believe it to be your...

Posted Wednesday September 4, 2002 at 3:35 PM | Full Post

dont bom irak

Get Fuzzy rocks....

Posted Wednesday September 4, 2002 at 11:07 AM | Full Post

Tattoos for diabetics

This is very cool, and came out of my alma mater! In honor of all of the people at Sunday's...

Posted Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 11:29 PM | Full Post

Dull, dull, dull

As the date approaches for my 3 weeks in Europe (leaving Sept. 9), I'm getting dull here on the blog...

Posted Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 5:46 PM | Full Post

My son, the 11-year-old drag queen

I just love this story. His drag name is "Alexis Love"....

Posted Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 5:32 PM | Full Post

Get your OS X on

Ken Bereskin, Apple's Product Manager for OS X, now has a weblog....

Posted Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 11:37 AM | Full Post

More reasons to go "Down Under"

The Australian National Library is adding internet porn to its collection. The project is aimed at providing material for future...

Posted Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 11:28 AM | Full Post

Krazy for Keithers

Andy organized a get-together last night in honor of Keith visit from L.A. Also representing the left coast was the...

Posted Monday September 2, 2002 at 9:00 PM | Full Post

gaytheatre mailing list

For those that are interested, someone just told me about the gaytheatre mailing list. There seem to be a number...

Posted Monday September 2, 2002 at 7:53 PM | Full Post

Schroeder Romero

Schroeder Romero, one of my favorite Williamsburg Galleries, has launched its new web site. Check it out!...

Posted Sunday September 1, 2002 at 4:38 PM | Full Post

A race to the bottom...

Talk about defining deviancy down! Palestinian suicide bombers have nail bombs, Israel has dart bombs. Palestinian officials have condemned Israel's...

Posted Sunday September 1, 2002 at 12:26 AM | Full Post