Yeah, I'm a freak...so whaddya gonna do about it?

Another interesting busy weekend...Friday night after the gym I met up with Joe at his work when his shift was over, ate, drank a few and then went home and watched "HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Saturday I ran, worked out, cleaned the house, printed off some marketing brochures for the OutGames run and got ready to go to the Apollo Fire & Ice Dance. The gang showed up around 8:30 and we hit the dance around 10:00. I had been told that things were going to be a massive improvement over last year, but they weren't. In fact, everything was almost exactly the same, including the sparse crowds. I talked to Don and Jo at the end of the dance about the toques that we are planning to buy for the participants and volunteers and the numbers required, and this was their response: "Well, you're brave!" In my drunken state (I hadn't had time to eat so I was flying pretty good and did the wallflower act most of the evening), that was the WRONG thing to say. They backpedalled by saying they appreciated my optimism, but the pessimism that is creeping into everyone's mind over the OutGames event is palpable. There is a lot of stuff that should be done by now that isn't, and a lot of the responsibility to pick up the slack regarding marketing and advertising is now being done by the sporting organizers themselves. It's all very frustrating.

Sunday I got up, puttered around the house after Joe left for work, and then headed down to Eau Claire Market to hit up all the businesses with marketing brochures for the running event. I did the schpeil for 30 merchants and left information with all of them that I will have to follow up with on Thursday.
Afterwards I got home and got ready to go to Kinky? Night at the Amsterdam Rhino with Dennis. I got all dressed up in my rubber club outfit while Dennis donned one of his RadicalSpeed luge suits that his company sells. We didn't really know what to expect at this event, and it was a 'straight disappointment' to say the least. At least it fulfilled our expectations that it would be the women that made the effort to dress up. Most of the guys there were just wearing street clothes -- what a bunch of lame-os. Dennis and I certainly were the center of attention for the male persuasion, that's for sure. Got lots of looks from both sexes, but when you're the only one wearing skintight rubber in a bar, who wouldn't look? We know now that the Fetish Night at the Eagle must certainly be a better bang for the buck than this event ($0 vs. $15). Poor straight people -- having to pay big bucks for a mediocre event. It's good to learn these things, although the lesson can sometimes cost a few bucks. It's also times like that that I'm glad I'm gay. It's too bad that most straight guys are so unimaginative and/or hyper-sensitive about their masculinity! Like somehow showing off your body or wearing something risqué is unmasculine. How is that? Is the concern that you may look too gay? You're at a fetish event, fer chrissakes. Get over yourself.

This morning, I'm getting ready for the Synergy charity casino at Elbow River Casino. I'm General Manager today and taking an A/V day from work. I got a bit of good news in my Inbox this morning. Tim and Peter snagged a title sponsor for the Outgames Run! It is now called the Outgames Run presented by Metzger Dental. What a great thing to hear first thing this morning!