http://www.alanilagan.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:24:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Thursday, Andy and I will be making a trip to Boston for some wedding preparation, and I can't wait. Our officiant Chris has also sent in his application to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so we are on our way. Finally, to close off a week of wedding plans, our ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/boston-wedding-plans/ Apparently I have a predilection for dreaming about guys whom I don't find the least bit attractive. It's happened before with Robert Pattinson, and last night it happened with Apolo Ohno. (For those not living on this planet, he's an Olympic Speedskater - and the only reason I know this ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/dreaming-about-men-who-hold-no-interest/ It's not often that I get to use the term 'codpiece', so for that alone I guess I am grateful to Adam Lambert. Now, in his defense, from what I understand these were taken at Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia - which is about the only place that this is ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/adam-lambert-codpiece/ This past week, the aquarium finally completed its nitrogen cycle. Nitrites had at last begun to decline, and when they went down to zero and stayed there it was time to stock the tank. I decided to begin with a group of gold zebra danios, for their hardiness and ease of ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/stocking-the-aquarium/ Sometimes you just want to say to the world, "Fuck you!!" and "Suck it!!" And sometimes you can say it all in a single picture. http://www.alanilagan.com/general/in-the-words-of-kathy-griffin/ Is there anything more glorious than a fresh fruit tart? http://www.alanilagan.com/general/fruitylicious/ Featured artist Scott Bowman My parents, Dr. & Mrs. Ilagan Randy Tim Matt, Scott, and tech-savvy Bill Wayne Next month's Featured Artist, John Connors Amanda and Ryan Tim (who can't "Remove Tag" from my website - this ain't FaceBook!) Kevin, Scott, and Wayne Scott and Zach Ben, Ross (May's Featured Artist), and Kevin Ben and Zach http://www.alanilagan.com/general/friends-at-1st-friday/ Tomorrow marks another 1st Friday Albany at the Romaine Brooks Gallery. Please stop by to see the work of Scott Bowman. Here's the profile I did of him for the latest issue of Community: When many of us were kids, the best time of the week was Saturday morning. The television ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/1st-friday-albany-tomorrow/ We finally made it to Amsterdam this week to celebrate my brother's birthday. Here's a flattering shot of the birthday boy himself; in about a month he'll be a first-time father - to twins no less - and I can't wait to see how it changes his life. (I also can't wait ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/a-brothers-belated-birthday/ It was 21 years ago that the commercial premiered. I had seen the commercial for the commercial (yes, that was how big it was going to be), but back then I hadn’t become the super-fanatic I am today, so the date and time had slipped my mind. Fortunately, I was ... http://www.alanilagan.com/general/madonna-the-cosby-show-and-like-a-prayer/