Queerest of the Queer

OMIGOSH! I was IN the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade last night!!! Haha, in as opposed to out (a little homosexual humor if you will). Friday night, as Jaki was walking home, she ran into her old friend, Brenden, who happened to be marching in the parade with an aboriginal group. He invited all of us who were planning on attending to march with them and said where to meet and to wear all black. So naturally we jumped at the chance to actually be in the parade because, while it's exciting to watch, nothing beats being in a parade, especially when trannies and Dykes on Bikes are concerned. I mean, come on, anyone who has ever been in the Columbus Day parade with the LBHS marching band has experienced that firsthand ;-) Er, well maybe not but you know what I mean. So Jaki, Becca, Anna and I walked with a mixed group of aborigines and some other friends of friends (one girl actually comes from one town over from Jaki in Ireland)...the coolest thing ever! We held different tribal flags and signs...mine said "Give Ways 2 Gays" and was shaped like a yield sign. For those who have never been to Sydney, the Mardi Gras parade is a huge event, especially since Sydney has a large gay population, and goes primarily down Oxford Street, which has a lot of gay bars and gay porn shops. We actually live quite close..about a 15 minute walk from Taylor Square, a hub of Oxford Street. The parade actually passed our street. Oh man, the streets were absolutely trashed! Nathalie and I went to a few bars in Taylor Square and you'd think a riot had occurred. Trash, glitter and ticker tape everywhere. We danced with some really hot guys, all gay of course. People were walking around all day in the most outrageous outfits! It was quite a scene. Simply an amazing day. However, as a result, I did miss most of the parade. But I don't think I would have given up the chance to march if given the opportunity again. I kept thinking about the time my Mom and I went to the Gay Pride parade in NYC (she's actually planning on marching in it this year with Hewlett HS's Gay/Straight Alliance). That was an amazing day also, but in a much different way. It was a lot more emotional that time whereas this time it was more of a party.

Today I saw Munich with my new Aussie friend, Adam, who I met at speed dating. It was a great film, but in true Spielberg style was close to 3 hours long. Oy vey! That man really needs to take a lesson in editing. Actually, it was very well done, however I could feel the point being drilled into my head...to me it seemed very pro-Israel, extremely so. Adam said he thought it portrayed Israelis as thugs who only cared about revenge. It also bothered him that the assasins' ideology and their mission wasn't reconciled smooth enough, like they inserted their morals into it just for the sake of not making them look like monsters. Upon further thought, I suppose the assasins' portrayal was a little uneven, but maybe that was the point because they weren't really assasins by profession and they were trying to reconcile their love for their country and their morals in this extreme situation. Anyway, if you're thinking of seeing it, it's thought-provoking but very graphically violent. If you have seen it, what did you think of it? Oy, did I just open the floodgates or what?

Tomorrow is Oscars night and Becca's last night in Sydney before going to Melbourne. I'm super excited because Jon Stewart is hosting and we're going to get Thai food from this place called Thai Me Up...'nuff said. Not excited that Becca is leaving however. She'll be back though...they all come back...