By bluerasberry on 2009-11-20
The fall conference for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network was here in Seattle November 16-18. This was my second time attending. Conferences like these really get me excited. Part of the fun is in meeting new people who have total expectation of basing a social relationship on the exchange of information. Sometimes I feel like […]
Posted in education, health, HIV, presentation, research, Seattle | Tagged conference, HVTN, vaccine
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-16
There was this article that made national news about a justice of the peace who refused to grant a marriage license to a couple because they were interracial. The Associated Press got an interview with this guy and he says things that show his ignorance and thoroughly establish his reasoning as illegal. So here it […]
Posted in legal, rights | Tagged civil rights, gay rights, morality, social status
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-09
I went to a conference on eugenics organized by the University of Washington’s department of disability studies. The focus of the conference was the history of eugenics as applied to Washington state law and state-funded projects. The structure of the lecture was that about 8 historians were present on two panels. Each panel was introduced […]
Posted in health, rights, Seattle | Tagged delerium, prison, women's rights
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-27
I enrolled in a two month weekly improv acting class and had the first session Wednesday September 23. It is organized by Jet City, who I sometimes go see perform at the Historic University Theater at 55th and University Way. I have been watching these folks since about 2003 when I remember seeing them do […]
Posted in non-profit, research, Seattle | Tagged Lifelong AIDS Alliance, prevention education, vaccine
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-18
On Tuesday September 16 from 9-10am immediately before opening I toured Insite’s facility in Vancouver. Insite is an organization which provides a location and equipment for persons wishing to inject themselves with illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. Insite philosophy incorporates harm reduction models with both humanitarian and economical objectives. Insite for Community […]
Posted in drug, health, HIV, non-profit, research, rights, Vancouver | Tagged civil rights, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-17
Lee and I stayed in the St. Clair Hostel on Richard and Dunsmuir in Vancouver. I am not sure what to call the neighborhood but I can say that it was an ideal location both for staying in the area of our room or traveling to the other places we intended to go. The room […]
Posted in museum, non-profit, rights, Vancouver | Tagged travel
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-16
On Thursday September 10 I had my wisdom teeth removed at the University of Washington Medical Center. Since my current job makes me medically insured for the first time in my life, I went for routine dental care and the dentist recommended that I have a panoramic x-ray. That showed that my teeth were impacted, […]
Posted in drug, health | Tagged blood
By bluerasberry on 2009-08-22
Today I went to a Rick Steves travel workshop. Rick Steves is, I think, the single most prominent travel adviser in the English speaking world. He hosts an excellent European travel documentary series that is available on dvd and shown on public television channels, and he supervises the writing of travel guides for all areas […]
Posted in education, Seattle | Tagged pedagogy, travel
By bluerasberry on 2009-08-02
On Saturday, August 1 I participated as a contestant in a doughnut-eating contest at Top Pot Doughnuts in downtown Seattle. The event was hosted by El Vez and some lady in a doughnut bikini. I and my eating companion Adam from Barsuk Records won second place. The format was that a random selection from audience […]
Posted in art, encounter, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest, doughnut
By bluerasberry on 2009-07-02
I got a lot of emails and calls about the Craigslist ad and flyers that I posted about the lost rat that I found. Over two weeks eighteen people wrote to me; if anyone is interested in seeing what kind of attention this kind of story gets in Seattle, then read their letters here. More […]
Posted in animal, Seattle | Tagged rodent
