dc pride 2007

my friend jake and i went to the festival portion of dc pride for a couple of hours yesterday. i haven't been to a pride event since i lived in my hometown. this was a tadbit larger.

i love gay people. not just because i am one. i just do. i love being surrounded by them. why? because on a normal day, i am usually alone and i can't talk about it at all. (at least at the moment)

i like that i don't stand out in a gay crowd, but i still belong. jake stands out. he walked up to the metro station where we met with a lei on and one for me to wear. i thought that may make us stick out in the crowd there, but it helped us blend in.

we got to kinda see Frank DeCaro, one of Sara's favorite gay celebrities. he's got a show on Sirius OutQ radio station. i like him too. i also heard a phrase that i loved as we walked by a gentleman in Dupont Circle..."i live in a gayborhood." love it.

this is first time since i moved here that i was able to go to pride. i never find out when it is until it too late. i'll do better next year. on the way out of the festival, an old school mini cooper drove past us. i, of course, got excited. jake ran over to the owner and convinced him to let me sit in it and take a photo inside. sexy.

this is just one of the reasons that he is my friend. he called me spontaneously to go to pride and convinced me that i should ask to get out of work an hour early. he and i walked all over dc together. and even though i'm not drinking alcohol at the moment, he tried to coerce me into drinking. "it's pride!!!" (he had his cosmo and i had my ice tea. ) we talk about totally random things from the masons, to politics, to star trek.

we've been friends for the past 3 years, and he even asked me to have his child last night. he's a lot of fun, and he was the first good friend that i made after my rough spot four years ago. and even though i've told him to stop, he ALWAYS tells me how he loves being my friend after we hang out. ever single time. like all my other friends, he has a strong personality. i like it that way. my life is never boring.