Who I am...

Where I live...

What I get paid to do...

What I do in spite of not getting paid for it...

Recurring events...

Suggested links...

(an editorial...)

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes...

February 2000. Life is good. And as always, life brings changes. Some small changes, some really big changes. Again, we'll stick with the standard format.

Who I am: I'm still Andrew Terrance Trembley. Not the kind of thing some of my friends can say (not that they're me, silly... that they're the same "them" they were in the past). My friends call me Andy. I'm still a daoist capitalist member of the cultural elite, becoming more elite (athough not eletist if I can help it--sometimes I can't, though) whenever I can. Unlike our previous installment I'm now quite certain I'm no longer single. Kevin has helped make all the differences possible, and I couldn't love him more.

Where I live: Has changed drastically. In May of 1999, I moved to San Jose, California from my previous roost in Milwaukee. From the land of beer and cheese to the land of fruit and nuts (and cheese, if you follow the California Dairy Association's ad campaign). Ask me sometime about the drive. Better yet, don't. You really don't want a 2200 mile play-by-play. Suffice it to say much of Wyoming, Utah and northern Nevada is pretty bleak in the beginning of May. I now have a much greater appreciation of "middle of nowhere."

What I get paid to do: Design and deploy Lotus Notes at San Jose State University. Less chaotic and much less stressful than my tenure at Rockwell Automation.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Spacelanes

What I do in spite of not getting paid for it: Well, let's see...

• I'm even less of an internet junkie. I haven't turned on my computer at home since I moved. Come to think of it, I haven't even plugged in my computer at home...
• My vacation of choice is still a science fiction convention. We had a great time at BayCon this year, and were lucky enough to get to EasterCon (the British National Science Fiction Convention) and NASFiC. CostumeCon was interesting and fun this year, in spite of problems with the Cherry Hill Hilton.
• I'm a happily retired rennie. My happiness depends on the retirement part. 'Nuff said.
• Haven't written much in the last year for publication or distribution. But I've been writing a lot...
• Still enthralled with the comics of Donna Barr
• How about some more internet comics? They're my one remaining online vice. Sluggy Freelance, Goats, Freefall, and The Class Menagerie help keep me sane.
• Bicycling fell to the wayside in the wake of last year's job search and then last spring's move. I hope as I organize my life further to get back into the swing of things.
• Kevin is something of a coffehound, and I've taken up the quest for better espresso. I just got him a La Pavoni machine (from Sweet Maria's) to replace his little steam-toy.
• Between leather and the International Court System (talk about a combination that gives some folks--including some members of those groups--hissy-fits) Kevin and I are keeping more than busy. Him particularly so, as he's a candidate for Emperor of San Jose's Imperial Royal Lion Monarchy. It's a lot of fun.

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Macintosh Stuff...

• I'm still not entirely thrillled with Apple, but they've got their product back on the tracks, making some really sweet hardware. I might even buy one of their products in the next year or two. Check out MacSurfer's Headline News for the latest information.
• My new favorite web browser is only available for Macintosh. Weighing in at a paltry 2mb of disk and 4.5mb of RAM, iCab is the coolest browser I've ever used. It's currently in preview release, and doesn't yet support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) or JavaScript, but it's more stable and faster than either Navigator or Internet Explorer. In addition, iCab adheres strictly to the HTML 4 standard. It even smiles when it's displaying a standards-compliant page.

SF Stuff...

• Baycon is already mentioned above, but I'll point it out again. And in 2002, ConJose, the 60th World Science Fiction Convention comes here to San Jose.

Gay Stuff...

• If you would like to see what's going on in the San Jose/Santa Clara County area, check out Kevin's Community Calendar.
• You can also sign up for the Santa Clara County Leather Association announcments list.
• Digital Queers is now part of GLAAD. They still aren't very good at keeping their web-pages current, though.
• PlanetOut is a pretty comprehensive queer info site. My pages are listed in their NetQueery under "People's Home Pages." Yours could be too...
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Spacelanes is my own drag adventure...
• The TwinkCode is something I co-authored with Kirk Johanning. I'm linking to Matt Melmon's copy because it's just so tasty...

Great web design...

• The Enhanced for Netscape Hall of Shame says "If anyone thinks they can make better buttons than Doc Ozone I'd like to know."
• Charley Parker writes the most amazing comic book I've seen on the web. It's called Argon Zark. Unfortunately, Charley seems to have too much paying work to keep adding to it right now.

Far-flung friends...

• Far-flung this isn't. TwistedImage is my lover's domain and small production company.
• I wish I could put up links for my sister and her boyfriend's web pages, but they don't have any. ...and them being professional graphic designers...