Dan Savage

HELLO WORLD!

So- do you all know who Dan Savage is? If you do- he's pretty rad eh! If not...WHAAT?! He writes a sex column called Savage Love- see the link. He's pretty BAD ASS and I think you would all benefit from finding out who he is. Really I am doing you a favour! Dan Savage and Savage Love

I went to that last night at the UBC campus, Chan Centre, for those of you who might know what I am referring to. His whole "Dan Savage" thing is based around a Q&A. A bunch of people submitted questions and he went through almost all of them with responses! His style of response is that of a friend. He can be quite brutally honest and poke fun of people who write in. He said that he does this because he wants to be casual and respond as a friend does- in a brutally honest yet loving way. Dan even said last night- what would your friends tell you if you came to them with a question about sex? He said the FIRST thing they do- is make fun of you!!! Well- at least true friends do! And why is that??!! Because it's funny! And they care about you so they are mocking you in a hug! (those are my words by the way, not his!- but that was pretty much the gist of his approach. Brutal honesty, humour, and care.

And he is making the world a better place! That is what my roommate/best friend and I think! I mean think about it- people have these unusual fetishes, or not-the-norm things they like, or don't understand, or questions they want to ask but feel really dumb to ask anyone they know! And how does Dear Dan respond to these millions of people? Absolutely 100% judgement free, he uses humour and basically wants to be your friend!!! LIKE WOW! And millions of people read his column because of this brutally honest yet caring approach with no bull shit. He holds you in a big hug while he kicks your butt! That is a pretty tricky art to learn, and to perfect with such grace and he has. And he is humble- oh my! He loves his job and he feels like it's not really a job! Isn't that the best!!

Haha- interesting how I am back to this job thing! Dan even said last night- well, this sure beats work! That's what I want to create in my life! Can you imagine a world full of people who found their niche, followed their heart and didn't care who didn't support them b/c they did what they wanted to do. If people everywhere followed their passions- we would be happier doing what we want and we would probably feel more committed to it too! Not only that but we do all have a special gift and if we were to harness that the possibilities are endless!!

So, to summarize- Dan Savage is a really cool guy! Check out his podcasts or check him out in the Georgia Straight in Vancouver (a local newspaper). He rocks! Secondly, follow your passion, follow your heart and don't let other people tell you can't or shouldn't! SCREW IT MAN!!

Love and Respect!