When puberty hit I couldn't wait to start developing the fuzz. My legs got hairy, my ass got hairier, but for some goddamn reason, above the waist nothing would take. It was emasculating for me.
When I hit 20, I finally had a reason to shave. No beard but my chin started to sprout enough fuzz that I could pull off a sensible scruff. A couple years ago the sideburns finally met the chin and I haven't looked back, only shaving clean once or twice a year to let my skin breathe, or to give Jay a break from the mustache rides. I barely get carded anymore, and I've become that person that tugs on his beard when he thinks.
I love bears, I love beards. My buddy Randall and I have a special way of saying hello: cheerding, a masculine yet primal greeting composed of rubbing ones beard against anothers. Its pretty awesome.
TweetDeck. Available on Mac, PC, Linux, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad... and now Android. While not officially launched, the beta available now (go here to sign up to get access) is a smooth running beast of a social app for Android 2.0+.
TweetDeck has evolved a bit from being just a Twitter client, allowing you to add columns for your Facebook, FourSquare, Google Buzz and such. The Android version evolves even further, throwing all of your updates into a blended "Home" column. The "Me" tab shows you what your friends on your social networks are saying about you, be it replies, likes, or comments.
Also new in the Android version is a completely redesigned UI thats streamlined to look exquisitely minimal (while being useful) on a mobile display. New things are tinged yellow, and the timeline of your stream sits out of the way in the header bar. Four buttons on the bottom give you access to the main features. The post button lets you toggle the update page. Toggle the social networks you want to ping and tweet, photo post, or geotag away.
TweetDeck's "sending notification" is very cool and very Android; instead of posting a pop up or even a loading icon, the Tweetdeck developers took the option to send the uploading msg to the Android notication pane, allowing the user to hit send and immediately get back to his "networking."
TweetDeck seems to think you have at least 12 friends that you would like quick access to, and gives you 12 slots to plug them in. TweetDeck also takes it upon itself to add your own accounts to the quick access panel which is nice for a narcissist like me.
Checking out a tweet leads you to three easy to tap buttons to fave or retort and if you feel that strongly about it, a map that shows just where you can go and smack that bitch in the face. Even tells you how far you have to go till she gets that ass whoopin. Yfrog seems to still be Tweetdecks photouploader of choice and will load a preview of their photo links below the map (if there was a geotag).
But maybe you like this person (or stuff) and want to stalk this person check out his tweets. You can even add his feed as one of your columns (wink, wink). BTW narcissists, your profile is where you add columns for mentions, direct messages, or any of the lists you created. I would say the method of adding columns is a bit hidden, though I somehow agree with their reasoning.
Search is.. well... twitter search. Add a column if you wanna. Track a topic, or a democratic daddy.
The map spews everything local and Foursquare sorta lives here (and Buzz? Didn't test that account but I reckon yea.) Nice execution.
Interesting fact, the Menu button only works on the home page, where you can refresh, access your accounts ( you can't delete accounts yet.), or manage your columns, and turn on/off notifications. One setting I wish TweetDeck for Android had was a sync setting, it looks like it pulls every five minutes. Android says it uses about 5% of the battery...
Other than that, Im really impressed with this Android app. This is a fine example of an application built well, designed with effort, and heading in the right direction in user interfaces. I sincerely hope people try to emulate this look. There's definitely a few bugs, but still far more stable than even some Google apps. --|tweetdeck.com|
I would masturbate in my bed at night... my mother would often knock on my door:
"Nathan, I know what you are doing. Is that right in the eyes of the Lord?"
Ashamed, I'd fight a raging teenage erection...addicted to this feeling... I had to get off. But Mother was right, it was wrong! Why couldn't I be righteous? Why couldn't I follow His Way and be the man He wanted me to be? I couldn't help it though... I had to finish. Now even more cautious, I'd bury myself into the sheets, slowly massaging myself... I promise this will be the last time Lord! As I finish, I roll over, exhausted.
The bathroom was across the hall from my room. The walls were thin and I could hear her every night crying in the shower:
"Oh Lord, I don't know what to do anymore! My children have forsaken Your Word and reject me at every passing! I live in a house where no one respects me and my children deceive me!"
As my mother sobbed, continuing her watery flagellation, I prayed. I prayed for forgiveness. I prayed for peace for my Mother. I prayed to be a better son. I prayed to be a better man in the eyes of the Lord. I prayed for him to remove these despicable thoughts and to replace them with good things. I didn't know I was gay back then. I just knew I was full of sin and deceit.
I masturbated every night. I prayed for forgiveness every night. My Mother cried every night.
Caught in a political discussion and want to immediately recall your Senator's voting record? There's an [Android] App for that. Released out of beta on July 27th, 2010, the 'Congress' App for Android leverages the power of Sunlight Congress API and GovTrack.us, and is free to download from the Market. Developed by Sunlight Labs (who also created the API), 'Congress' is an exhaustive open-source resource for all things legislative. The app can use your location to identify who your local representatives are, as well as pull up voting records, sponsored bills, and contact information for any member of Congress.
Interested in seeing what new bills were introduced, voted on, or recently made into law? 'Congress' brings everything to your fingertips. If you're a fan of calling your lawmakers to give them a piece of your constituental mind, you can ditch the rolodex and place a call directly from your Android device. In addition to calling your lawmakers, the app puts you in touch with their latest tweets, videos, and news coverage, helping you become a better informed citizen.
'Congress' is simply amazing, filled to the max with features, and should be in every Android totin' activist's bag of tricks. Check through the jump for screenshots, full press release, and a QR code to download.
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GetEQUAL Stages Sit-In at Capitol Rotunda, Demanding That She Keep Promise to Pass ENDA This Year
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On July 14th, Soma bike shop, GetEQUAL sent out a national email to its members and supporters asking who their next set of ENDA direct actions should target. Speaker Pelosi received the highest number of responses. That email and survey can be viewed in full at: http://getequal.org/2010/07/fight-back-against-the-broken-promises/. Also, GetEQUAL’s Washington, D.C, soma europe. based members and supporters met recently to organize a direct action and overwhelmingly agreed on targeting her as well. Buy Soma Without A Prescription, "We know that Speaker Pelosi has the political prowess and the political bandwidth to take on ENDA while the Senate is shepherding 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' through the legislative process," said Robin McGehee, co-founder of GetEQUAL. Getting off soma, "We are pressuring Speaker Pelosi to move on ENDA because, while we know that she values the legislation, we have yet to see her show the leadership she's promised in taking ENDA out of committee and moving it through the House."
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On Saturday at Netroots Nation, Speaker Pelosi repeatedly told progressive activists to "make her" pass progressive legislation like ENDA, fioricet info soma carisoprodol, comprehensive immigration reform, and a comprehensive climate change bill. GetEQUAL activists took up that challenge and today's action builds on prior actions that GetEQUAL has organized or co-organized, including sit-ins in Speaker Pelosi's offices in March of this year, a shut-down of the Las Vegas Strip last week targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and several rallies at Speaker Pelosi's district office in San Francisco, including one yesterday.
Last Thursday, GetEQUAL released a timeline showing years of broken promises and excuses from elected officials that have led to the stalling of any federal protections being in place for LGBT workers. In the timeline, Speaker Pelosi is quoted numerous times promising that a vote on ENDA “will be soon”. The timeline is available at www.getequal.org/endatimeline.
GetEQUAL is a national, direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization. Emphasizing direct action and people power, the mission of GetEQUAL is to empower the LGBT community and its allies to take action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way. For more information on GetEQUAL, please visit: http://www.getequal.org. You can follow GetEQUAL on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/getequal, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GetEQUAL, or on YouTube athttp://www.youtube.com/getequal.
Las Vegas is hot. Some of the locals are saying its one of the hottest weeks of the year in, and it sure feels like it. Between the sessions, hunting the elusive "internets" and the quest for real food, a few of us took the opportunity to catch a tan, a risky maneuver for many of us pasty indoor types. An as I was laying in the sun, I was thinking about how lucky I am to have the community of Bilerico, Mike Rogers, and his LGBT Blogger Initiative, all who made it possible for me to attend Netroots Nation with a generous scholarship. I've learned a lot, met some amazing people, and found a few areas I might be able to lend my efforts.
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What happens in Vegas... gets blogged. So far, Its been a stimulating overload of new faces, old friends, and some overhashed discussion.
I love it though and I couldn't be more happy to be be here at Netroots Nations with the Bilerico gang. Day one was the LGBT pre-con, a congregation of over 60 of the nations most fervent bloggers. ENDA, DADT, more ENDA, and Dan Choi still looks hungry.
I admit, aside from all the hotel parties (Mike Rogers sure can throw a boozer), huddle sessions, and card swapping, I had to get away. In a quiet corner in one of the 4 Starbucks at the Rio, I sat with Steve Hildebrand. It was a breath of fresh air.
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