Friend and HIV/AIDS advocate Ethan Zohn was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and just got some bad news that the cancer has returned. He'll be starting on a new round of intensive stem cell treatment...I'd blogged about him recently, he's such an ally to...
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Team Supersnack Cracks the Top 5!
I may have fallen out of the Top 5 individual fundraisers (for now!), but my Team, Supersnack, has shot into the Top 5 with a bullet. Currently, we are at Number 3! Very cool news... So, I'm inspired to put some fundraising incentives out there. The next person to...
The Story of the Dragon*Condom
The primary mission was always clear at Dragon*Con- get as many people to Bella Morte's show and merch table as possible! Gwenn and I helped organize a Bella Morte "Zombie March" on the *Con before the show, with signs and tons of cool folks who volunteered to chant...
The Wrath of *Con Crud
Two years ago after Dragon*Con there was a steady stream of internet messages about "Con Crud". Basically, Con*Crud was series of colds that were passed around, merely because of the fact that over 15,000 people were in close quarters for three days. This...
Down, But Not Out
So the trip to Dragon*Con -which I'll be blogging about more tomorrow- cost me my Top 5 spot in the AIDS Walk Washington DC standings. Since I wasn't out there hustling for donations, some other guy came in and knocked me out of the top five by about $300... I'm...
Ranked #5 in AIDS (Non)Apathy Walk!
In the last few days Gwenn and I have become the #5 fundraiser for the entire AIDS Walk DC. For reals! I am beyond humbled by the response to the last blog entry, which I was hoping would get at least a hundred dollars in donations: instead, we got close...
AIDS Apathy Walk 2009
I'm tired of AIDS. I'm tired of telling people I have AIDS. It's not that it's a downer- it's just that after 22 years of living with HIV and 12 years of educating it's starting to get... well, old hat. Of course, I love surviving AIDS and raising...
Speaking at Stuarts Draft High School
On Wednesday morning, I drove over the mountain... My destination? Stuarts Draft High School, which is just four miles down the road from the last house I lived in during my Waynesboro Days. (Ages 5 to 23, respectively) An old friend, Allison Jones Sprouse, teaches...
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Ted Kennedy 1932-2009
People with disabilities have lost a hero in the Senate with the passing of Ted Kennedy. On Twitter, this tribute was displayed by (and presumably created by) someone who goes by Antivellum Zero. I couldn't agree more. Thanks for looking out for the little- and sick-...
The Cost of Blood
At a town hall meeting in Colorado last week, Nathan Wilkes introduced President Obama. Nathan, the father of a 6-year old with hemophilia, explained the ridiculous costs that many families with hemophilia know all too well. Here's a YouTube clip of Nathan...