Life updates:

I'm still unemployed. One of these days I'll do something about it.

We went to the Pride Parade yesterday and I was inordinately proud of the women who displayed their mastectomies as a sign of their strength. We also saw Sir Ian McKellen as one of the Grand Marshalls ... as his car reached our place in front of the Four Seasons, he climbed down from his perch on the back of the rear seat and started shaking hands with the people in the crowd on both sides of the street. As he was getting ready to climb back in, he turned to our side and asked if anyone had any coffee he could have. Many people pointed down the street to Starbuck's, but one young man behind us happened to have a drink to sacrifice to the cause. Not such a sacrifice, as it turned out, as the drink was delivered to Mr. McKellen, he motioned to the young man to join him in the car. A hop over the fence, thunderous applause, and a sheepish wave over his shoulder to his boyfriend, and the kid was off down the street with the actor's arm around his shoulder. The looks on both their faces were priceless.

Nancy Sinatra was there as well as a Grand Marshall, with her boots perched up on the seat in front of her, but she didn't go walking anywhere.

My best friend is in town for a month. I'm looking forward to spending time with her.

Looking forward, also, to a trip to Montreal later this month. This was planned well before I was laid off, but it will still come as a nice getaway from the stresses of unemployment, and a chance to spend some time with J's family.

'Tis a beautiful day today. I think I'll spend some of it outside.