Internet vs Real Life.

Hey internets! I know you don't read me or anything but I thought I would let you know I'm still alive. I kinda validate my life though technology anymore.

This is mostly because of FACEBOOK. Facebook drives me to distraction simply by being distracting. I can spend hours per day glued to the screen, incredibly focused on ongoing wall conversations and Poking wars. Actually, that's not true - I detest poking wars. The quickest way to spark my true temper is by engaging me in a facebook poking war. Really, any kind of poking war. I think there are probably three kinds. Two of them have to happen in real life.

As I increasingly communicate via facebook I realize I must supplement that with other forms of contact. Maybe calling or *gasp* actually seeing people in person. Oh my god, how will I have the time to see people face to face? I'm too busy commenting on their status!

In other news, Pittsburgh has been pretty quiet since June, although last night Vice President Joe Biden was in town for some fundraiser. Honestly, I didn't even notice till this morning.

So WHY was June so fantastic in the Burgh? WELL, the Three Rivers Arts Fest was in full swing at and around the recently re-opened Point State Park (which doesn't look so damn different considering it took, umm, THREE FUCKING YEARS to fix it!) to the delight of Art & Fried Food lovers the city over. I had a corndog. Me loves corndogs. But I digress.

June also marked Pittsburgh's annual Pride Parade and Pride in the Streets party/concert. It was unquestionably the best Pittsburgh Pride to date, with tony winner Jennifer Holliday as the concert headliner and the fabulous God-Dess and She. I love Pride. It's wild and fearless and fun - it's just the warmest feeling the LGBT community can have. This might be because of all the spandex-clad thighs generating friction, but there is love and acceptance in the air as well. And can we talk about Liberty Avenue in all of its homosexual glory - that is the longest single stretch of gay bars in the 'burgh with five, count 'em, five bars in two blocks, and serves as gay pride headquarters each year. Some FAAABULOUS pictures of the evening's festivities...

And before I sign off, a little musical recommendation: Action Camp. They're a local act and I saw them a few weeks ago at Gooskis and was totally enchanted. Check 'em out.