Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Andromeda



Name: Andromeda
Sex: Male by day, female impersonator by night
Age: 31 (although don't ask in person, a lady never tells...)
Gay score: 5/5

During the day, M31 is just another galaxy. Sure, he is good looking, with a jaw that could cut diamond, a nice pair of arms, and a giant bulge, but what grand design spiral isn't? Its under the blacklight of a dark, stinky gay club that M31's alter-ego, Andromeda, comes into her own. The UV light shows off sequin encrusted sleeves, just ready to strike a pose. An ethereal glow, which could only come from industrial strength makeup and one too many Long Islands, surrounds her completely, and somehow you can't quite look away. And my, that bulge has all but vanished! You feel a pull in your stomach - or wait, maybe its that she is falling towards you? Its an attraction so strong it would surely traverse the kiloparsecs. On her stage in the sky, lip-synching to showtunes, she is truly the center of all attention, and if the club is dark enough, she will always catch your eye.

Swift UVOT mosaic of M31 produced by Stefan Immler (NASA/GSFC).

1 comment:

  1. This made me feel like no one is safe....I hate to break it to you, gaystronomer, but our Milky Way also has Andromeda-like tendencies:

    http://www.lecturemaker.com/2010/09/hot-star-leaves-dance/

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