I get to receive an award...

... tomorrow for the Rogue. The 22nd edition of the Horizon Awards will be held at the council chambers of Fresno City Hall. (Yeah, it does look like a Klingon battle cruiser, doesn't it?) A pretty big affair and I'm supposed to give a short speech and all. (Lordy, lordy... oy vey!)

OK, this is all pretty surreal to me. (I'm convinced this is going to be like traipsing through a Salvador Dali painting.) Yes, it is wonderful for the festival to be honored like this but dang it's weird. Mainly I guess because the festival was started in a "wait and see" town. There is still a wait and see attitude here... though it is slowly changing. Weird also because I'm not exactly an "award" kinda guy. (Gawd, I'm supposed to dress up for this thing? Can I just wear a sarong?) I suppose I'll blog about the experience on Friday.

We were supposed to have Suicide Lounge rehearsals tonight but the only other person to turn up was my replacement going to Shanghai. So we used the time to hang a bit and chat. Talking about all sorts of things. A very pleasant evening to be sure which took away some of the edge I was feeling earlier.

That's all for now.

trying on a brand new sarong...

... always feels like the start of a new relationship. You look at it... admire it... feel it. You put it on to see how it feels against the skin. You wonder about the level of comfort and softness it will attain in time. Some you take to right away. Others grow in appreciation over time. Which one of the 2 new ones will attain favorite status?

I've had many sarongs over the years. In fact, I still own 2 that are over 20 years old. The two latest ones were brought over from Malaysia by Kien. I do have to tip my hat on his aesthetic choices. (These pictures hardly do them justice.) When he arrived he said, "These are definitely you." I was undoubtedly very pleased with his choices. Both are of the "gajah duduk" (sitting elephant) brand... which is the most popular in Indonesia. Good sturdy fabric... but I do know that one will win over the other to be the apple of my eye. Only time (and repeated use) will tell.

The "male" sarongs from Malaysia are usually of a stripe or plaid design. The "ladies" have the market on the more fanciful floral prints. Really beautiful traditional designs are the most sought after sarongs. But more about that in another post. I have told you how much I love women in sarongs, haven't I? Well, I do... really... very much. One would think I have a sarong fetish... OK, I do. So... you got a problem with that?

For now I look at the two I have and relish the thought of "breaking them in". They will be a comfort to wear now that the whether is more sarong friendly. (Brace yourselves for "The Return of the Sarong!") I have already been using them... not just to bed but also to lounge in. Ahhh... the comfort of a sarong... there's nothing quite like it.

EDIT: I was so hoping the lovely Keda would chime in on this one because I was looking for THIS POST of hers yesterday.