so i'm officially part of the aids research study, "project t," that i mentioned i was joining recently. and as it turns out i'm not even on the pill yet. for various research methodologies, half of the participants are randomly chosen to be part of the study but not be on the pill for first 9 months. so for the next 9 months i'll still be going in for evaluations, checkups, survey-answering, etc., but won't actually be on any medication. once those 9 months are over, sometime like next april, then i'll be randomly assigned the pill, or a placebo, and we won't know which.

anyway, i'm part of the study and spent a few hours last night getting prepared and having a full physical, blood and urine tests, and got to describe every hypochondriatic-possibility that might be going through my head as to possible feelings-- physical and mental-- so they are fully aware of my current health in preparation for understanding possible side-effects of the drug-- once i start taking it.

anyway, long story short, i'm a part of the study. and, for all my millions of gay male readers here in sf, they're still looking for volunteers, so if you're into it, email them