Virtual Flaneurism

Who knew Nicki Minaj could be so meta?

Some good news on the LGBT rights front from abroad: The United Kingdom has elected to lift its discriminatory prohibition on blood donations from men who've had sex with men.

Sadly, this good news is tempered by the fact that the policy has been replaced with a one year deferral, which still effectively prohibits all men living an active gay lifestyle from donating blood. Still, this policy change is a step in the right direction, and any movement away from homophobia should is a good sign.

I realize I've been posting less lately, and a lot of it is music. I fully blame the internet, which has been doing a shitty job entertaining me with awkward cats.

Or maybe (I must now wonder) --- have I seen so many awkward cats that I'm desensitized?

This may be the worst epiphany of my life.

I was in Chicago last weekend, and spent a pathetic amount of time Shazaaming in Reckless Records, the yuppie hipster record store that inspired "High Fidelty." Needless to say, hipster jams may abound on the blog.