The influence of DC ...

Ways that I have become more gay since my arrival in DC:

Last week I went to a tanning bed for the first time. They played house music loudly in the background.

I have learned and also incorporated the term "manscaping" into my general vocabulary, and, embarrassingly, into my occasional pruning.

I have used shampoo for thinning hair.

I have watched Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

I have started to use an oatmeal-based facial cleanser.

I drink Diet Coke while eating french-fries.

I know other uses for VHS-head cleaning fluids.

I have learned what "trick" means.

I read the Washington Blade more than the Washington Post.

I recently ordered a "grande iced mocha skim no whip lite ice" from Starbucks.


So much to learn ... I am an earnest pupil.