A week after my 30th birthday, I had a party with a few of my closest friends. It was a special themed party, one that I came up with on the fly. I had everyone dress in a black top and had them bring sunglasses. The plan was that we would gather at Darkshifter's Realm (mi casa), have a few drinks, a few snacks, and then we'd all bounce on the Muni (public bus) and head on down to the Castro, where I would have an Entourage follow me into my favorite bar, The Badlands!
Things didn't go quite according to plan.
The guests showed up. They had on the proper attire, they came bearing gifts and well wishes. Everything was good to go. But then something odd happened. Everyone was having fun. The drinks were flowing, the food was getting eaten, and everyone was just having a gay ol' time. So I decided at the last minute to skip The Badlands and just enjoy the party for what it was: A gathering of amazing people who all happen to be my pals. We still did the entourage thing though. When we started running low on supplies, we all gathered outside and I led the way to the corner liquor store. It was epic.
It was honestly one of the best birthdays I ever had

( Pics from my bash )

Check out the rest here. I am quite fond of them.And I feel so lucky and so grateful to be surrounded by folks who are an amazing, diverse, and fantastic group, and who consider me their friend. 

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