Yesterday I went to Eugene Pagan Pride. It was about what I expected, but I was surprised that it was about the third of the size of The Gay Pride event. There were a lot of merchant booths with jewelry, inscence, soap and some ritual items for sale. There were about five or six local groups, and a few Portland-based groups there, too. I didn't see any Radical Faeries; it's possible some of the guys selling books or crystals were gay, but I didn't see any pink triangles, either. Now that I think about it, there weren't any men's groups at all. This wasn't too surprising, as Eugene is the Lesbian Capitol of the World; so we have a lot of first- and second-wave Goddess Worshipers.
I suppose Mark is right: if there's a NeoPagan group I want to hang out with, I'll need to find one in Portland, which is larger and more diverse and more likely to have something. Oh well, maybe I'll make some ritual flags for around the house or something.
On the gym front: went to the gym for the first time in about seven days. My intention for this week is to actually go Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; if I get back on a roll I'll continue the every-other day thing next week. 30 minutes and 300 calories on the elliptical (reading about Miracles and Belief in Medieval and Early Tudor England). 10 minutes and 100 calories on the cable rowing machine. 3X12X60lbs on the pec fly (medium setting). 3X12X80lbs on he lat pull-down. 2X12 Romain Chair hanging curls. 3X12X35lbs barbell curls (down from 40lbs, I figured I'd ease back to 40 on Wednesday). 3X12X20lbs triceps pull-down. Some assorted shoulder shrugs. My stupid right shoulder, or more accurately, my right clavicle, was extra clicky -- I suppose I should start taking some sort of joint supplement.
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