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As you may have surmised from my wildly mismatched first name and surname, I'm a sansei or third-generation Japanese-American.   What that means is that I speak more Spanish, German, and French than nihongo, and the few Japanese customs I know are from the Meiji era.   Because of intermarriage Japanese-Americans will likely vanish as an ethnic group within three generations. Enjoy us while you can.

2010 Resolutions

2010 is the Year of My House, which is say that all things domestic take precedent. I've changed jobs so I can pay my mortgage, I've started tallying the staggering number of fixes that need to be made, and I've started planning how I can have a garden that doesn't look like an abandoned lot.

1. Make money
2. Fix things around the house
3. Find roommate who is also a general contractor

Current interests

Liguistic Diletante

I'm attempting to learn passable tourist German, Catalan, Hindi, and French. I'm also trying to learn some Gulf Arabic.

No Music

I've stopped listening to music because it's tired. There is so little that's new, it's painful to know there are fans of this crap.

Gardening

I'm growing red chard, winter kale, cilantro (disaster), radicchio, some weird celery, and frisee.


2009 Resolutions

1. Don't talk. Don't plan. Do.
2. Update all of my personal websites
3. Play in an orchestra or concert band
4. Find a job


Fiber Optics

I'm learning about fiber optic lighting, especially side-lighting fiber optic cable, which has a lot of potential. I'm also investing in some low-cost lasers to brighten up my badly decorated house.


2008 is the Year of Piet Van Allen

My roommate Piet Van Allen was killed in a motorcycle accident in April, 2008. Piet was my roommate almost since I bought the house and a great friend. We were probably more in tune in terms of how we saw the world than most people I know. I miss him a great deal. It's still very hard to believe.

I had the chance to meet Piet's family while they were here taking care of the memorial and helping to remove his belongings (which is coming along slowly). They're a pretty amazing trio.


The Shiny Thing

Scott and I taught ourselves how to gild things this summer (aluminum and gold leaf), so we've been gradually applying this to different objects: my wallet, his chaps, some of the rocks in the backyard, etc.

It's not nearly as difficult to do an "okay" job as you might think, although the cost of materials is still high, especially for real gold leaf. I've been using aluminum leaf instead of silver just to avoid the tarnishing and expense.

Unfortunately, the wallet idea sort of fizzled, although it wears off in an interesting way. I've also been experimenting with stainless steel mesh (the kind they use for chemical filtration systems).


Tower of Bamboo

What does Wes do when he's bored or Scott needs a break from keeping me amused? He builds a 17' tower of cheap bamboo poles and covers them with green christmas lights.

Super cool bamboo tower that lasted for a whole week

2007 Resolutions

1. Marry for money
For some reason, my boss at Pillar blurted this out at a meeting one day, so I've decided to keep this open as an option. Since I'll basically date anyone that can hold my attention for more than 20 seconds, this should be pretty easy despite the fact that if I find out someone "successful" is just another spoiled trust fund brat, I'll torture them.

2. Be thrifty
Spend more time at home cleaning my floors, making fun constructions, and writing my book. I'll probably also concentrate on my job in the coming year, whatever it ends up being.

3. Get a cat
I can't believe I still haven't adopted a kitty.


International Mr. Leather 2007
Yes, Scott and I are finally going to Chicago to attend IML 2007 May 24-28. We're staying a couple of extra days for sightseeing and recovery. I did this mostly because of my pal Luis at Renegades, who will also be there.

Am I into leather? No. Do I like to attend gay events and then observe and take notes? Yes! And this is a big one. There are supposed to be more than 15,000 attendees from around the planet. That's a lot of leather (and luggage). I'm taking some of my rope along just to see how people will react.

I actually can't wait to attend. I used to spend my summer in Chicago on the northside (Granville station) when I was a kid, so I want to see what's changed and maybe drop in on some old family friends.

Family Affair - Mary J Blige (she's a genius, ya know)

The answer to the question, what is Wes listening to on his car stereo these days.

The answer would be some Mary J Blige. The new album is amazing. Less pop than No More Drama, but infinitely listenable.

OFFICIAL WEBSITES
Mary J. Blige
MCA Records Presents Mary J. Blige
FAN SITES
Access Mary J. Blige
The Mary J. Blige 411 Webpage
Mary J. Blige Headquarters
Mary J's Place on the World Wide Web
Mary's World
Mary J. Blige at Beautiful Black Women Online
Shortyluv's Mary J Blige Site
Share My World...
PROFESSIONAL SITES
MTV.com - Mary J. Blige
iMusic Urban Showcase -
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige: Sonicnet.com
RollingStone.com:
Mary J. Blige
Rock On The Net:
Mary J. Blige
AskMen.com: Mary J. Blige

Let's get it crunk, we gon' have fun
Up on in this dancerie
We got ya open, now ya floatin'
So you gots to dance for me
Don't need no hateration, holleratin'
In this dancerie
Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting
So just dance for me

Come on everybody get on up
Cause you know we gots to get it crunk
Mary J. is in the spot tonight
As I'mma make it feel alright (Make it feel alright)
Come on baby just party with me
Let loose and set your body free
Leave your situations at the door
So when you step inside jump on the floor

Let's get it crunk, we gon' have fun
Up on in this dancerie
We got ya open, now ya floatin'
So you gots to dance for me
Don't need no hateration, holleratin'
In this dancerie
Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting
So just dance for me

It's only gonna be about a matter of time
Before you get loose and start loose your mind
Cop you a drink, go head and rock your ice
Cause we celebrating No More Drama in our life
With a great track pumpin', everybody's jumpin'
Go on ahead and twist your back and get your body bumpin'
I told you leave your situations at the door
So grab somebody and get your ass on the dance floor

Let's get it crunk, we gon' have fun
Up on in this dancerie
We got ya open, now ya floatin'
So you gots to dance for me
Don't need no hateration, holleratin'
In this dancerie
Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting
So just dance for me

We don't need, don't need, no haters
Just try to love one another
We just want y'all have a good time
No more drama in your life
Work real hard to make a dime
If you got beef, your problem, not mine
Leave all that BS outside
We're gonna celebrate all night
Let's have fun, tonight, no fights
Turn the great track way up high
Making you dance all night and I
Got some real heat for ya this time
Doesn't matter if you're white or black
Let's get crunk cuz Mary's back

Let's get it crunk, we gon' have fun
Up on in this dancerie
We got ya open, now ya floatin'
So you gots to dance for me
Don't need no hateration, holleratin'
In this dancerie
Let's get it percolatin', while you're waiting
So just dance for me

 

 

 

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