In conclusion, clubbing is a land of contrasts.

But first, a note about my location. I agreed to crash here for the night because Nibs needed the car at 9:00 for pilates.

Good: Went to an Innerflight night at Lo Fi and got in early enough to get in free. The music was something I'd never heard before: five and occasionally six or seven people with two laptops, two keyboards, MIDI controllers, mixers, drum pads, mikes with effects, and what have you, all jamming continuously and occasionally getting up for drinks, etc. I liked it!

Bad: Shaven-headed dude asks, "Are you wearing a costume?"
"No, I'm not," I say, and I walk away quickly in what I hope was both a feminine and dignified manner. I was wearing the dress seen in the user pic. Yes, this kind of thing happens to cupcake_goth all the time, but it's different when you're trans and not looking particularly goth.

Good: The wife of one of the band members, if I may call them that, had a nice long chat with me about transition stuff. She recognized me from another Innerflight show couple of years ago. (Does that happen to trans people more than most? I'm guessing it does.) She asked me a lot of questions, and restored my faith in humanity. She's cute, too.

Bad: The joint next door to Lo Fi has an outdoor seating area that's a few feet above the sidewalk in places. I think I got duded as I walked to my car. I'm pretty good at not reacting, though.

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

Any Mosques Muslim community centers that would have been built nine years and one day ago get built today. Got it? Good.

And shame on any Jew who tries to stop it. Nibs' parents can remember when American Jews were at the receiving end of that kind of treatment.

Yes, burning Korans is and will always be legal in the United States. It is also glaringly stupid, especially in the United States today. If the Korans go up in smoke, so do copies of the New Testament, baybee.