Circuit Mouse

Muir Beach, Malibu and Hermosa... Garden of the Gods, P-Town... a full moon on the Overseas Highway... Ess Eff, WeHo, SoBe, SLO... Literate, abstinent, obstinent, sometimes penitent... always observant. ODAT...

: Name: circuitmouse; Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

I've grown up all over America since coming here as a child, from Cape Cod to California; no matter where I live, I'll forever have the fog of San Francisco in my blood and sand of South Florida in my shoes. Editor of BLK and Kuumba, author of the "BLK Guide to Southern California"; and a chapbook of poetry; published in the "The Big Gay Book", "Blood Whispers", "Louder Than Bombs", "The Road Before Us: 10 Black Gay Poets", "Sojourner: Black Gay Voices in the Age of AIDS", "Sundays at Seven", "Uncommon Heroes", and "Fighting Words: Personal Essays by Black Gay Men". For over a decade he was the literary curator at A Different Light, where he also curated the Gay Men's Writers Series. He organized "The Fire This Time: A Gay and Lesbian Response to the LA Riots," The West Hollywood Poetry Walk, the inaugural ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives literary series, HIV:LA, and BGM at Highways Performance Space. His play "Angelenos Anonymous" was performed on the anniversary of the riots. He has performed at the San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival and across the U.S. His art been exhibited around the country as well.

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Labels: Blow the whistle on gay hate

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

"Vada a bordo cazzo!" ("Get back on board Captain Schettino!")

Labels: Costa Concordia, Schettino, Vada a bordo cazzo

Friday, January 13, 2012

Morandi - So Cold

Thursday, January 12, 2012

BBC Earthflight - Common Cranes Fly Over Venice (Narrated by David Tennant)

Monday, January 09, 2012

New Years Celebration with the Andrew Christian Dolls, Cazwell, and Peaches

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Space Station Commander Captures View of Comet

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 24 hrs)

Labels: ambient noise, Star Trek

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Mr. Spock and Dr. Spock

From the Carol Burnett show, 44 years ago today...

Labels: Carol Burnett, Dr Spock, Mr Spock

Friday, December 02, 2011

Mak Grgic playing Concierto de Aranjuez Part 1

Labels: Mak Grgic

Friday, November 25, 2011

It's time.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving

Labels: Leyendecker, Thanksgiving

BART re-imagined (and renamed)

Labels: BART, OWS, San Francisco

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Falling by Nitin Sawhney

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Enya - Orinoco Flow (video)

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Lessons on Difference

Eliminating Homophobic Bullying by Developing Empathy

Labels: anti-bullying video, homophobia, Lessons on Difference, UK

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Acquaplay 2011 - Campanha Completa

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Dr Allen Haile (Lt Col, USAF, Retired)

Labels: Dad, Dr Allen Haile, family, Haile

Thursday, November 03, 2011

The United States of Awesome

Labels: strange maps

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Labels: Liberal

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

"Living Out Proud" at Cortines High School for the Performing Arts ...Your taxes well spent

In fact, all the faculty involved in this historic endeavor deserve a raise. A big one. With all the hoopla about merit pay for teachers of late, they ought to be paid more than the LAUSD administrators.

Labels: Cortines High School, Living Out Proud

Friday, October 28, 2011

A Streaming (Soothing) Music Site...

Mystery Writing is Murder: A Streaming (Screaming) Resource for Mystery Write...: by Porter Anderson , @ Porter_Anderson Appointment With Death is Agatha Christie's travelogue-gone-wrong, set in the "rose red city of ...

Labels: music, Q2

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Diwali: The Festival of Lights on Google Maps

Google Maps Mania: The Festival of Lights on Google Maps: A diya is a small light or lamp. During Diwali or 'the festival of lights' diyas are lit to signify the triumph of good over evil. Light a ...

Labels: Diwali, Mumbai

Monday, October 24, 2011

If you're one of those fortunate ones that can even BUY presents this holiday season...

Labels: Independent Merachants

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Ma'aSalaama Libya

Labels: Free Libya

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Site of A Different Light in Silver Lake gets bulldozed

Silver Lake gay landmark gets bulldozed *

Labels: A Different Light, literary landmark, Silver Lake

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Banned Books Week 2011

Labels: Banned Books Week 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

9/10

Labels: 9/11, New York

Thursday, September 08, 2011

10th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair PSA 1080

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

9 - 11 - 11

Labels: 9/11

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Rainbow Connection, sung by the Brothers Cazimero in Hawai'ian

Labels: Brothers Cazimero, Hawai'ian language, Rainbow Connection