My college friends Rob and Sam have put together a little film called “Conservative Eye for the Liberal Guy.” It’s about eight minutes long, and it’s pretty cute.

Things I bought today:

1) A new pair of sneakers. I don’t love ’em, but a) there weren’t too many choices in size 7 sneakers, b) they were only 40 bucks, and c) I hadn’t bought a new pair of sneakers in five years.

2) One of those non-slide mats that you put under an area rug so it doesn’t slide around. I’ve had the rug for almost three years and have just now gotten around to buying a mat for it.

3) A poster frame with which to frame a poster by Kyle Cummings that Matt got me last winter. I love the poster — it’s so reminiscent of this web site, and, by extension, of me. And now the poster is finally hanging on my bedroom wall.

Here’s more of Kyle’s artwork.

Here’s a little treat: a gay Olympic blog, by OutSports. Notes on the Athens Olympics from a gay point of view, including a continually updated sidebar of photo links. Some are yum. One of the comments: “U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm has muscles on top of his muscles, but in a post-match interview he sounded like a Munchkin.” I agree. His voice surprised me.

Plus, here’s a list of openly-gay athletes at these Olympics. There are only eight. Also, Openly gay and lesbian athletes remain rare at Olympics.