Noticias del Dia de Los Muertos

So much to keep track of these days. It's all I can do to keep it together. This Day of the Dead reminds me to honor my dear, departed friends by living. So, before the political gossip, let's talk about Self-Care. Every year, fall comes and turns my world upside-down, and every year I vow to be more grounded come the next fall... For whatever it's worth I do feel like I'm making some progress in that regard. This week, I read an interview with an old musician (whose name of course I can't remember). His advice: "Take care of yourself!"

What does self-care look like?
* Going for walks in the morning, or at lunchtime around the E. Bay. Went for a walk today around the new weird gated campus at my new office. Will need to do some more exploring in these coming weeks and days...
* Cooking at home as much as possible. Thanks, Erock, for the hippie taco inspiration, which lives on. (Recipe is simple, cook onions, garlic, kale, corn, cumin, add beans, heat tortillas, and serve!)

* Steering clear of sugar, wheat, flour (except corn), dairy, and other unprocessed foods (and of course meat).

* Talking, writing, creating, lesbian processing, maybe watching Glee or Rachel Maddow!

Okay, and speaking of Rachel Maddow, there was a great moment when she told this creepy lobbyist guy that he was a parasite on the American people!!! A true highlight:

Other highlights: Governor Schwarzenneger's not so coded

veto letter to Tom Ammiano (hint: the first word started with an "f", the second word started with a "you.") Well, Assemblyman Ammiano did tell the Guv to "kiss my gay ass" after showing up at a gay fundraiser when he'd oh-so-cavalierly vetoed the *entire* state HIV prevention budget.

And, after all of our trepidation about the prospects of voting for Gavin Newsom for Governor of California, he has dropped out of the race! If only Sarah Palin would do the same before 2012. Otherwise, Nurse Palin will reign supreme, as illustrated by my fabulously gay neighbors down on Arlington St.:

In the meantime, here are some pics from Mission St. on Halloween to put everything into perspective: