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| Me and Jenny Boylan meeting up for brunch today... |
The last three days have seen trips to DC and back again and Philadelphia and back. I attended the NGLCC dinner in DC on Friday night, I got 2 new tires on my car yesterday, I spoke at the TDOR event here in Harrisburg at dusk yesterday, I had brunch and a very pleasant afternoon today with the always fab and wonderful Jenny Boylan, and I attended a very pleasant Meet and Greet event this evening. Bedtimes over the past two evenings was 2am both nights. Thank God for coffee.
Some things to note:
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| The NGLCC National Dinner 2010 |
After 2 2-year terms on the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce board I am stepping away. Although I have enjoyed watching the organization grow from next to nothing to being on the brink of some wonderful things it's time to focus on other endeavors. As a result, at the moment I'm not on a single board of directors for the first time since 2005. In some ways I feel like I've done a tour of combat duty and have finally been called back home.
The dinner on Friday night was another wonderful chance to meet up with friends I only see once or twice a year. The Building Museum is a classy, elegant, very nice place to hold these kinds of things. I hope they don't outgrow it because I think they'd lose something important if it were held somewhere else. In any event - I had a nice time. The City Council member from Ft. Worth TX who started the "It Gets Better" stuff was there with his daughters. So was the gay student body president from the University of Michigan who was targeted and harassed by an Asst. Atty General there who eventually got fired for it. So was Martina Navratilova. So was dear Amanda Simpson. All in all, a stellar evening.
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| Gathering for TDOR on the steps of the State Capitol Bldg |
We estimated that there were 80 people or so at the local TDOR event on the steps of the state Capitol Building yesterday at sundown. I'm told that's twice the number who attended last year. Thanks to everyone who braved the chilly temps to participate. The sunset was spectacular, and the full moon was equally amazing. A special thanks to Jeanine and the gang at TransCentralPA for all their work to put together an awesome event.
Lastly for now, I probably won't have to come out to many people here in Harrisburg. At the dinner this evening I was told that an interview I recently did with a reporter for the local paper will be featured on the front page tomorrow. I hope it came out well and provides the needed visibility for the Center.
This will be another busy week. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Lots of things to do before then. First things first, though. Time for bed.
2 comments:
Hi Donna,
I'm very happy for you. You sound like you're having a really good time even if you're not getting too much sleep.
TDOR here on Long Island went very well. We had about 100 guests.That's a little bit more then last year.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Don't eat too much.
Barbara
Donna, you are wonderful. You can put into words and describe events and history and people really well. I have only connected with you over the internet, your blog, but feel like I know you. I do know you know some people that I do know. Thank you for being here. I read the article in the Pennsylvania magazine or paper and it was great as usual. Thank you, Donna.
Sheila Coats
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