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Pink Wedding: My Wedding Dress

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Had we been able to make a trip to India before our wedding, things would have turned out very differently. We both like and are comfortable in Indian clothing, and would have been happy to buy (or have made) something Indian, probably a lehnga for me (I have not worn saris enough to be able to wear them gracefully – it’s an art). Brendan looks very sharp in a long kurta, and could definitely rock an achkan.

But this was all happening on a short timeline. We couldn’t go to India before the wedding (we’d be going there in September, after the wedding), and I was not able to find anything Indian readily available and to our taste in the US. 

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The Blue Angels Over San Francisco

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So the Blue Angels were here for Fleet Week. I wasn’t well enough to cope with the crowds and transportation hassles to get to a paid seat where we could see all the action, but there was quite a lot to be seen from my own balcony and rooftop and then (Sunday) from the Embarcadero (a brief walk from my home).

Yes, it’s an expensive, polluting display of America’s military might. But it also looks like a lot of fun! Next year I definitely want to be up close.

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SFGMC: Rockaria

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I snuck footage at the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Rockaria concert a while ago – couldn’t resist, particularly because I was entranced by the deaf interpretation performed by Ethan Pope (above, during a Michael Jackson medley).

Of course, there were plenty of crowd-pleasers like Material Girl:

Mickey:

Viva la Vida:

Venus:

And, in support of marriage equality, Single Ladies:

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