About Guy
Hello there and welcome! I'm Guy, and if you haven't figured it out
by now, this site is all about me. Okay, maybe it's also about my family,
friends,
work,
social
outings,
philosophy, and such, but it's mostly about me.
My Life
I live in San Francisco, CA, with Jey, my husband, partner, and friend, and our adorable little dog, Falcor. We moved here from Texas in 2000, and
we're currently living in the
Castro/Upper Market neighborhood. We love living in SF. I've never lived in the
middle of a city and community like this before, and it's amazing! I can get
just about anything I need by walking a few short blocks. ...and I
cannot even begin to describe the experience of living in San Francisco
adequately.
It's the most beautiful and open-minded city I've ever
experienced. The really difficult part to describe is the "weight
of assumptions" that was lifted off my shoulders when I moved here. For
example, if you're wearing a ring on the appropriate finger, people in
Texas ask, "who is your wife" or "what's your wife's name." Here, people
are far more likely to ask "are you married or do you have a
partner" or some other equally neutral question. This is only one example,
and you may not think this is a big deal. Indeed, neither did I (especially
when trying to justify why I didn't want to unhinge my entire life by
moving) until it was suddenly no longer
an
issue. ...until I no longer had to inwardly cringe and wonder how each
person was going to react when they realized I am <insert gasp here> gay.
I was shocked and dismayed when I moved here to discover
that being gay is just another facet of me and no more significant
than the color of my hair or eyes. Of course, the flip side of all this
is
that I constantly try to remind myself that I live in a bubble and
that the rest of our nation and the world is not as accepting and
understanding of diversity. We all need to work to change that.
Given a choice, I cannot imagine living
anywhere
else
within
the
United
States in this lifetime.
My Work
I'm currently working as a User Experience Lead (UX Lead)
for an advertising company where I primarily oversee and/or execute website design and occasionally get to excercise my skills in software or print design as well. See my professional
site for
more details.
My Dream
What I would really love to do someday is to build an
intentional community in the form of an urban co-housing project and
be it's caretaker/manager/whatever. You might think of it as a condo
complex with a much heavier focus on community and shared
community resources, and (depending on how you set it up) members might
own a share in the co-housing project while the project actually owns
all the property. Okay, there's lots more to it, but that's enough
of a short description. Feel free to do your own research, and an excellent
starting point is the Intentional Communities
website. Obviously, this
is a long term goal, and I'm still figuring out my path between
here
and
there and wondering if fate might have other plans for me entirely.
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Guy

Guy and Jey

Falcor

Guy looking serious
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