I’m oh-so-happy to be mentioned today in my local weekly, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, who in their article “By the numbers: Our top 20 favorite things about sex this year” have me and Open Source Sex at #7! (Also check this list if you’re visiting this weekend for Folsom and want extra-curricular activities.) I must also note that I’m in the #9 position as well, because I’ve been wearing sock garters all the time for well over a year — and I know Annalee Newitz is responsible for that comment because I saw her eyes follow my garters around the room at the July ’06 Bay EFF panel… Wait, a sock garter reverie:
“Pause for a minute to imagine me running through the old cemetery with my long black hair, big sunglasses, black shoes and socks and skirt (and sock garters). Now try it in slow motion.” (Waiting in Heathrow)
“Later, he told me he thought that was just as hot as my sock garters and 8″ heels, nice.” (The Swinging Accident)
Ahhh, sock garters. I completely admit to stealing the look from the uber-hot flag team in the Extra Action Marching Band, who no longer wear them so I felt it was okay to copy them. Actually, I’m surprised the weeklies know I exist at all. San Francisco is one of those places where someone can be in major media elsewhere yet get totally omitted from local reportage — happens all the time, which is probably why so many celebrities like living here. But being in the Guardian is a really cool thing, something I’ll celebrate, for sure.
But I can follow Annalee’s garters around the room next week: if you’re in San Francisco, please do come to the reading for Best Sex Writing 2005 at Modern Times Bookstore on Wednesday, September 28. In attendance will be Paul Festa, Chris Ohnesorge, Annalee Newitz, Carol Queen, K. St. Germaine (up from LA for the event), Timothy Archibald (also traveling in for the reading) and myself, who won’t do much traveling but will plan on much drinking afterward. No, I don’t know why it’s not on my publsher’s website, or I would totally link to them.
Better yet, if you’re in town this weekend (like a million other pervs for the Folsom St. Fair), stop into Webzine 2005 at the Swiss American Hall. On Saturday I’ll be on the “18 or Over Only: A Look at the Laws, Technology, and Style of Adult Sites” hosted by none other than Thomas Roche! (And yes, I see on the schedule that there’s also a podcasting panel afterward, and no, I’m not invited to be on it. I was actually told I had to choose one panel or the other, no exceptions. That’s what I get for calling it ‘democratic’ in Newsweek…)
And if you’re thinking, I can’t do any of that so I’m just going to sit there and drink, then I am very jealous. I would like to join you. But maybe as you plan your busy drinking schedule you can pre-order two fabulous books that I happen to be in that are also well worth spilling drinks on: Carly Milne’s Naked Ambition and Russ Kick’s Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong.
Me, I’ll be working those sock garters all weekend long at a few sex parties and any other mischief I can get into. I wrote a little over 3000 words last night and have no plan on slowing down until the weekend.
And last but never least, a sad and heartfelt goodbye to Eva Lux, who lived through the adult industry HIV scare but found that herion was more formidable as an adversary — and a comfort. I’ll miss reading your blog in my sex blog roundup list. (thank you, Xeni and Stacy Jill)
