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Rusty

The actions of one CAN affect the many - so cowboy up dammit.

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Proud Colorado native & parent to a Great Dane, German Shephard, and one mixed up barn cat.I am very passionate about my work at the University overseeing security, events and some other amazing things that happen in such a great environment.I'm a former drag king - note: KING - who performed with the original ZU Kingz group that formed in 1999 in Denver, and continued performing for four+ years until I retired. AKA Rusty Nails. 9/10 times get called sir anyways...One of the things I'd like to accomplish is removing/modifying all those damned gendered bathroom signs that look like stick figures, especially of women in dresses - I have to go in that room but I don't look like that. Gender education is key to accomplishing this.Loves of my life: Coffee, my home, and kids (the 4-legged kind,) to plant things anywhere there is dirt, my Jeep, and I am definately a mountain person and think Colorado is just awesome. B&W photography, print media, photojournalism.Not so fond of's: Toilet paper rolling under instead of over - it's just not right.Any tool that folds up into something else, I just can't resist them - Leatherman, you're my hero - and flashlights for some reason, I can't go anywhere without a flashlight...and nail clippers.Went through the Boulder Citizen Police Academy, CERT program (Community Emergency Response Training) advanced first aid and CPR, self defense classes. I became even more of a pack rat about collecting things I might need in case of emergency, as if I wasn't enough of a pack rat in the first place. So if there's ever a disaster, it might just be me saving your butt. I think that's pretty damn cool. I think some people just have a "service heart" and that's why they can do what they do. It's just in people somewhere; they learn it, earn it, want it, just are it, and for no other reason, have it in themselves to help others. Well, it's been like that my whole life.

My Interests

Messing in my garden and yard, making stuff grow. Searching endlessly in thrift stores for that perfect bargain. Addicted to Craig's List. Coffee. Old Victrola players and antiques. Enlightening and speaking to people about gender and equality issues, speaking out against hate on campus. Drag Kings and drag culture. Butch/Femme. Gadgets that turn into other gadgets. Shiny things. Cops and security guards. Emergency response preparedness. Photography - the "old" time I guess now as in 35mm B&W. Dark chocolate. Zippo lighters. Coffee - the good kind. Chivalry is still alive and well. Northern toilet paper, over the top, never Charmin. A good sound system. Clean, white socks. Boxes - old wooden boxes in particular but stone boxes are cool too. Cowboy boots with holes in the bottom of them. Black leather. Free stuff. Doggy day dreams. Tax returns. Coffee, did I mention I really like coffee? Mountain streams trickling, whispering aspen trees turning colors on a crisp morning and the smell of dirt and pine needles.

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

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I'd like to meet:

Any swishy gay boys (bois & grrls), any cool gender queer people, people who like to fuck up gender norms, passionate queer activists and dog lovers. People who work hard at what they do. Anyone that can laugh at themselves or make someone else laugh. People who listen, ask questions, and can hear answers that maybe don't match exactly how they themselves think and be ok with that. Coffee drinkers. All the threads of six degrees of separation that weave us together. (And Garth Brooks if that would ever happen.)img src=http://www.myspacedev.com/img/icons/gay/139.jpg

Music:

I like a lot of the indy music, stuff with a story in it...I'm a dork - I have to be able to understand the lyrics. I have a soft spot for Garth Brooks.

Movies:


MySpace IconsTorch Song Trilogy, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Better Than Chocolate, Bound, Crash, By Hook or By Crook, Pecker, Clair of the Moon, The Horse Whisperer, Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love, Longtime Companion, Pay it Forward, Desert Hearts, Brubaker, Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Boys Don't Cry, Gods and Monsters, Party Monster, My Own Private Idaho, Go Fish, Transfixed

Television:

I miss all the good stuff but catch CSI re-runs on the weekends. COPS and AMW.Myspace Extended Network Banners Myspace Codes

Books:

Old cookbooks (yep) I cook. Leslie Feinberg, Joan Nestle, Taste This, Judith Butler-wordy as hell, but wise. Random Security manuals on just about anything. Not much of a reader, more of a visual person...too many words, not enough pictures. Love Bites made it across the border!

Heroes:

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My Dad for sure. He's always told the truth, is honest with people, helps others when they are in need, he's curious, fascinated by nature, get's angry when there's injustice, takes action even though no one else will, he's humble and gracious, and never looks for credit where credit is due. That pretty much sums up what a hero is to me. Oh, and Superman because he changed into tights in a phone booth, kind of like a drag king but different.
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My Blog

u try staying upwind for 8 hours

4/20 Boulder this is how i spent my Sunday folks, on the other side of things of course. 4 medical calls, 0 arrests, numerous food items consumed... priceless.   whichever side of the fence you'r...
Posted by Rusty on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:17:00 PST

what’s in a horror-scope and what does it all mean?

So, what does it mean to be a Capricorn? hmmm, these are just some of the things i've found so far...   you tell me...     As a Capricorn you tend to be a very hard worker, and you prob...
Posted by Rusty on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:40:00 PST

wwwwwwwwwwww

10 WHAT'S *1. What was the first thing you thought about when you woke up?was that a cat on my head?2. What did you do last night?i know what you did last night...3. What is the most important part of...
Posted by Rusty on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:50:00 PST

thankful for...

i have a lot to be thankful for today. i have learned many lessons in my life.  i am thankful for having the gift of being able to learn those lessons the first time around and getting the meanin...
Posted by Rusty on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:43:00 PST

Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on N...
Posted by Rusty on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:06:00 PST

ouch

after many years of thinking i could get away with never going to a dentist again, i caved in yesterday because it hurt.  the simple indicator of one's body that says, one must take action. ...
Posted by Rusty on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:03:00 PST

October

October, historically, has never been a good month for me.  Fall, in general, has never been a good time of year for me.  Perhaps this year will be the first year I can appreciate fall and a...
Posted by Rusty on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:22:00 PST

no coincidence

..> Life Is Not Coincidence A man & his son were walking in the forest when suddenly the boy trips. Feeling a sharp pain he screams, "Ahhhhh."Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mounta...
Posted by Rusty on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:33:00 PST

my front porch

CU Stabbing at UMC This happens on my front porch.  why.  on the first day of classes, to some kid from illinois just starting out his new life at college.  i walk up these stairs every...
Posted by Rusty on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:32:00 PST

Boulder Pride Block Party!!

  Rainbow flags will fly high on the Pearl Street Mall and Boulder County Courthouse lawn on Saturday, September 8, as Boulder County's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) com...
Posted by Rusty on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:47:00 PST