little. yellow. different. A weblog by Ernie Hsiung

bullet points

• Greetings to anyone who found my blog by reading last week’s issue of The Advocate. Uhm, sorry for being on hiatus. This is probably the second or third time I’ve been in a magazine like this, but I always find it kinda surreal to walk into a bookstore, turn to a particular page and BAM! There I am, headshot staring back at me. It’s especially fun when they interview a bunch of gay bloggers, and I’m the only blogger featured that isn’t a buffed-out white boy or Margaret Cho. (I swear, if there’s ever another opportunity to have my photo in a magazine like that, I’m just going to wear a giant yellow shirt that says “TOKEN.”)

  And because I’m keeping my end of the bargain: Steven took my photograph for the magazine, therefore you should go visit his blog. Incidentally, that photograph of me was taken at the top floor of a parking garage in downtown San Jose, which made for a nice little conversation driving downtown.

  Steven: Wow, there sure are a ton of people by the convention center.
  Ernie: Yeah, seriously. What do you think they’re all here for?
  Steven: (makes a face) Eeeew, from the looks of them? Bacon.

  (Ernie and Steven drive another block, where they come across a giant banner that says “WELCOME, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEMBERS.” Ernie throws Steve a glance.)

  Steven: What?

• I’ve been hesitant of divulging this information until I’m 100% sure, but I figure I can say something now: I’ll be moving from the family friendly suburbs of Fremont to heathen-filled San Francisco, sometime in mid to late June. It’ll only be for a couple of months while I finish my friend’s lease out, but I figure that it’ll be enough time for me to have a cultural breather, some much needed social interaction and an appreciation for MUNI drivers high on drugs. Maybe it’ll get me out of this rut. Maybe.

• Oh yeah, and my dad is moving in my condo in the next week or two.

so does this mean you’ll be blogging again?

I hope so. I miss Ernie.

oh very kewl. it might mean that we’ll bump into each other more often.

(pre) welcome to San Francisco

being a minion of san francisco myself, it’ll be good to have you. i’ll be living 2 blocks up 17th from castro. would be a perverse, slightly vicarious, possibly deranged beta-thrill to run into you at the mixx one random weekday night, look at you, 2 glasses of bass already had, and i’d probably just stare at you, squinting bizarrely, thinking, man, i KNOW i’ve seen that guy SOMEwhere before…

and you’d probably stand there, perplexed, thinking, why is that strange lesbian staring at me?

Does Rosie O’Donnell ever get mentioned?

Welcome back!!!

“Oh, and my father will be moving into my condo.”

Well, that’s quite the elephant in the room, eh? Metaphorically speaking, of course.
Eric in Seattle

“Oh, and my father will be moving into my condo.” - Oy, my friend. We will be thinking of you.

you cant just end the blog by saying oh, my pops is moving in by the way. whats the dilly -o

I know that moving will be a pain, but yay for me in Daly City!

Hey! We’ll be neighbors! Let me know if you are ever doing an after work happy hour.
Unless 2-for-1 is a little ambitious for you.

Coming soon: “My Roomate, the Internet Celebrity”

Love ya Ern!

The breather will be healthy for you. Just don’t leave behind all of the fun in a few months when it’s over. Keep living for Ernie!

but we have so many plans for hanging out in Fremont together…like…like…ummm..have fun in the city.

It’s about time you spent some more time in the city. The south bay can really suck the life out of a person.

Drop me a line if you’re bored. I’m back in SF.

*crosses fingers, hopes for more posts*
it’d be a pleasure to read more ernie-style humor. i’ve been lacking in giggles lately…

Best of luck with everything, Ernie.

xanadu forever! it was great seeing you at the show last week. best of luck with the move to the city. we must hang out again.

Sheesh, it takes an article in Advocate to get you back on the blog? I’d be happy with a notice in the police blotter.

Hooray for trying to get out of ruts.

We have much to discuss.

Sounds like a good breather.

Uh-huh, braking down and deciding to join the gays in Sin Francisco seems to be on everyone’s mind.

Yay for you being back! Bitch, email me!