I'm way too tired for shownotes right now.  Deal with it.

Believe it or not, I got this survey from Ragan Fox.

End of the year meme

Was the year too fast or too long: Painfully slow.  I can't believe this year is finally over.

Major Events: going through three temp jobs in a year, long periods of unemployment, weight gain, my sister's marriage, getting assaulted, starting my podcast, becoming a Buddhist

Biggest accomplishments: Getting through the past seven months.

Biggest failure: Not having the balls to go after what I want.

Biggest regret: Taking a shortcut through a poorly-lit residential area by myself at 2 a.m.

Best memory: Marching in Pride. 

Worst memory: Calling McKenzie the morning after I was assaulted.

Most prideful moment: My 2-second performance in Flags of Our Fathers.

Most embarassing moment: The first two months of my podcast.

Number of people slept with:  I am a gentleman.

Started with a significant other: started what?

Ended with a significant other: what?

Ending the year with more money, or less: I never had money this year.

Best Friend: McKenzie.

Biggest Enemy: I didn't get their names.

Favorite TV Show: Veronica Mars, Heroes

Favorite Movie: Flags of Our Fathers because I was in it.  Holla.

Favorite Book: What Color Is Your Parachute?  Reading this book is going to lead to bigger and better things in 2007.

Favorite Bands/Singers: Annie, The Avalanches, Basement Jaxx, Spoon, Kelly Clarkson, Shapeshifters, Feist

Concerts: I barely went to any this year.

Places Visited: I didn't really go anywhere this year.

Best Trip: See above.

Worst Trip: the trip to Stroger for surgery.

Looking forward to in 2007: Reaching my goal weight, moving into an apartment (by myself) in Boystown, continuing my spiritual journey, dating, getting published, bringing my podcast to the next level, finding and pursuing my calling.

Dreading in 2007: Constantly having to push myself to do better.  The possibility of failure.  Turning 26.

I went to my sister's wedding last weekend.  There was a lot of crying and unintentional outing of myself (these two things are unrelated).

An embarrassing Megabus ride and an annoying CTA bus ride.

I'm going through a quarter life crisis and it sucks.

I thank some people.

This story is sooo embarrassing.  But it's a good one.

I think about the difference between being a kid in school vs. an adult in the working world.

I'm really desperate for change in my life.

White trash all over the country are stealing trees for themselves and I AM OUTRAGED.

Intro produced by Christiaan Huygens from the Saturn Cast.

I play a clip from the Lady Raptastic Podcast.

My sister is getting married and it reminds me that I'm cool with growing up.

I had a talk with the monk from my temple.

My respose to a listener's criticism.

Zillafag comes on the show to gossip with me about fellow queercasters and share stories from his sordid past.

Queercasters we reference:
Becky from Trannywreck Radio
Twinkleboi
Peter Mavrik from Windy City Queercast
Wanda Wisdom
JayT
Madge Weinstein

Links:
Freak Network
Nellygator
Podsafe Music Network

Voicemail.

I started a new (temp) job on Wednesday and some shit went down.

I was a guest on Real Men Wear Pink!  Check it out.

Cuntgratulations to Madge on her 500th show.

It was so cold out that I skipped my meditation service.

My hairdresser likes to remind me that my back is hairy.

I bitch about my roommate.

Remember how I was supposed to go into surgery on Tuesday?  It didn't happen.  I KNOW.