This week I’m getting an HIV test. For real! Not because I’m unsure about my status, it’s just a quick and easy way to make $20.



Got a letter from Dr. Greg about the local ASO running a clinical trial for a new 10 second HIV test. So they want positoids to take it, to check the validity.


I already got my gag down... right after the finger prick I’m going to go into 9 seconds of hysterics:


“Oh my God.... what if it’s negative? What will I do for money? No more writing for Poz! No more AIDS lecture circuit!!! They’ll probably retro-actively take away my book deal.... WHAT HAVE I DONE?!”


If I thought I had the acting chops to really pull it off, I’d have Gwenn come along and videotape it for YouTube.


But wouldn’t that be something if I tested negative? Twenty years after my last HIV test?


Either way, I’m using the $20 to buy in for poker this week. Wish me luck on both gambles.


Positively Yours, For Now...
Shawn