your bum is a gender issue

LIVE! I WATCHED IT LIVE!

2008-05-16T04:10:40Z

OMG. DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!! . . . and, like, SAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

and. um. BOYS!

at least we know that gay love can pierce through the veil of death and save the day, right? RIGHT?

. . .

RIGHT?!?

*big eyes*

here's a toast to the end of season three - the worst to date. let's drink to a better season four. cheers!

antony

2008-05-03T02:58:04Z

so! omg.

antony hegarty = so goddamn adorable!

this conference = so goddamn worth it!

ghost! ghost facers!

2008-04-25T06:20:09Z

BAHAHAHA!

~~two~~ three things.

1: BAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHA!

2: dear mr ackles,
HOW ARE YOU SO. FUCKING. HOT?
love, nix.

3: OMG TEH GAY IS BEAUTIFUL. SORRY, I SHALL HAVE NO DISAGREEMENT HERE!

insoooomnia

2008-04-24T19:51:10Z

to be sung to the tune of the kinks' "victoria".

bed at about 12 midnight, after delicious and lovely meal with some of my closest and oldest friends (organised by my beautiful daniel_bethany), followed by a drunk and unsuccessful attempt at making chocolatecakemeringuething at the behest of johnnypurple and the watching of midsomer murders 3.01. OMG GAVIN TROY CUT HIS FLOPPY HAIR. IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. WOE.

awake at 4:15am, feeling ill. probably a combination of lingering cold, a little too much red wine, not enough sleep, nervousness about travel (i'd prefer anxiety dreams, people!), and feeling like i'm getting a UTI. drink a litre of water, have a nice hot shower, shave, clean teeth thoroughly, get back into pjs, drink more water, look at the internet.

remember that today is the australian national holiday for the consumption of biscuits. i tell the truth! well, some people like to think it's all about WAR and NATIONALISTIC VIOLENCE and the GLORIES OF WAR and GLORIFYING WAR AND NATIONALISTIC VIOLENCE with a flimsy masquerade of honouring diggers returned and not. but if i think about that i get angry about the stupidity of the whole thing, so i prefer to thing of it as ANZAC BISCUIT DAY!

i like to think that i'm merely getting used to adjusting my sleeping patterns in preparation for FLYING TO LA TOMORROW!

now i'm going to go and sleep through the anzac dawn service. because i'm THAT patriotic, guys.

also, NEW ICON! XD

midsomer murders 2.04

2008-04-23T12:54:23Z

OMC: if sexuality were the civil war, i'd be a cavalier. not a roundhead.
barnaby: you what?
OMC: i've never been attracted to the opposite sex.
troy: i don't think we need trouble you any further, sir.
barnaby: just a sec. charles mckillop. no girlfriend, no wife. in this um, civil war of sexulaity, where does he stand?
OMC: on your side, inspector.
troy: which is also mine
OMC: i never doubted it for a moment . . . gavin.

next to next shot: barnaby doing tie in mirror. troy fixing his eyebrow (or hair) over barnaby's shoulder.

their love is so fucking canon.

OMC: you pair of bastards!
barnaby: oh, ralph, that's been said before. and i sincerely hope it'll be said again.

barnaby: do i look like a red trousers man to you?

what does that even mean?!

another new icon!

2008-04-23T04:27:52Z

thanks to peace_bloom for finding this and to likefluffy for making it.

whee! now i has a robin hood icon. because, remember? awesome!!!

kissy kissy chasey round the table INDEED!

today is a good day for me to avoid the internet

2008-04-23T01:44:20Z

seriously. i agree that people shouldn't be felt up without permission. i agree that people shouldn't be ogled without permission. i agree that people shouldn't be reduced to their physical attributes without permission. i agree that people should feel safe.

but that is so far from the point of that post, which seems to be thinking about engaging in consensual appreciation of people's bodies, about obtaining explicit consent even from from people who have already agreed to be part of the project that i can't even begin to express how frustrated this is making me. yes, there are some stupid responses. yes, it's not perfect. yes, it's a stupid title that equates female anatomy and subjectivity with coding. but i can't help coming over all WTF about the violent reactions to the post.

this post by blessed_harlot is short, sweet and to the point:

I'm a feminist. I think consensual touch is fabulous. I think communication about touch is fabulous. I think desire for pleasure - anyone's desire for pleasure - is fabulous. I think imaginative ways for bodies to reach out to other consenting bodies is fabulous.

GOOD LORD, PEOPLE! i'm going to avoid the internet and do my work! *SIGH* tell me when it's quietened down out there?

ETA: see, i think this is hilarious (and only slightly less problematic). but i still think that people are arguing against a bit of a straw figure.

ENTITLED MISOGYNIST SON OF ETA: having re-read *only* the original post, i can totally understand where the anger is coming from now. sorry! also, how much do i love my flist that while others who have expressed similar views to me have been mass-defriended, i still HAVE YOU ALL! MUAHAHAHA! IT'S MY ATTRACTIVE BUM, ISN'T IT? YOU WANT TO GROPE IT, DON'T YOU?! ahem. /flippant

ETA III: i can help wondering at the overwhelmingly heterosexuality of the post, the comments, the response. it's weird. now i promise to STFU on the topic.

i'm sorry i'm sorry to spam

2008-04-22T11:24:23Z

i'm sorry. BUT. omg, does ANYONE on my flist watch midsomer murders? ANYONE?!

oh my god. gavin troy the homophobic sergeant is SO. UTTERLY. GAY. and not ONLY for tom barnaby. in fact, he's just a bit of a manh0r, i think. OMG! AHAHAHAH THE TRAVELLERS JUST CALLED HIM "A BIT KINKY". and i think he doth protest too much.

cully and joyce have troy looking after tom's diet. he's made tom's lunch. "i've cut the apples up to make them look like chips".

TROY: i said we needed backup.
BARNABY: we have, troy. we've got each other.

aaaaaaaaand, INSTA!DAWN. brilliant!

oh bless. this is the genius kind of dialogue for which we watch: "he caught you red-handed . . . in the act of being a bully!"

BARNABY: "blah blah blah i r smrt investig8r"
OMC: "it's no secret - you could've asked anyone in the village"
BARNABY: "yeah, but i'm just showing off"

*GIANT SMIRK* and troy just discovered HOW PEOPLE HAVE SEX. he was, ah, Very Happy.

now, i do have an issue with the whole 'diet' subplot of this episode. even though it did bring the lolz.

GUYS, WHERE IS THE LOVE FOR THIS SHOW?

ALSO, WHERE IS THE TOM BARNABY/JAMES MAY/GRIFF RHYS JONES FIC? and . . . why do i have such a hard-on for slightly older than middle-aged men?

also also:

the great amazing poll about a couple of words

2008-04-22T06:25:07Z

View Poll: the great amazing poll about a couple of words

HEEEEEE!!!

2008-04-20T11:04:35Z

EEE HEE!

OMG! BEST EPISODE OF MIDSOMER MURDERS EVER!

TOM BARNABY. ATE HASH BROWNIES. AND IT IS FRIKKING HILARIOUS.

*G*

eta: oh my lord! once again, THE LESBIANS DID IT. OR MAYBE IT WAS ONLY THE ~~FAKE LESBIAN. JEEZ.~~ BISEXUAL.

richard hammond - LATEST PICS

2008-04-20T08:28:26Z

as some of you may be aware, johnnypurple and i have spent the afternoon creating serious artworks of the highest order, as daniel_bethany looked on, astonished by our skills and talents. meanwhile, in the news . . .

A dedicated Richard Hammond fan has managed to capture some candid pics of him au naturale in the snow outside his home. "After long denying the rumours of his faunish nature, Hamster has been caught with his trousers down!" says the photographer. In a stunning twist, pics have also emerged documenting Hammond's steamy affair with Top Gear co-presenter James May. The scoop snaps of Hammond and May are likely to anger Richard's long-time mate, Oliver, and will bring up questions about his commitment to their four children.

EL OH EL: wincest wank!

2008-04-20T04:06:46Z

via esorlehcar and maboheme:

1. ficwriter1966's brave, brave post about teh ev0ls of slash:

I am very proud of what I write. I always have been. True, there have been moments when I've been unsure whether I did my best work on a particular story -- but I have never, ever, been embarrassed or ashamed of what I wrote. What I write has opened some incredible doors for me, and I hope to go on writing until I can't string two thoughts together any more. Therefore, the fact that the dark side of this fandom has become so vocal, so in-your-face, and so "I can do what I want, and if you don't like it, I don't give a shit" to the point that all fanfiction is painted with the same unfriendly brush, that my work is thrown into the same basket with things that years ago were underground and I believe SHOULD HAVE STAYED THERE, infuriates me.

ETA: so, maybe that wasn't the best the best bit to quote (apart from me being part of the DARK SIDE instead of STAYING UNDERGROUND!) so for a more betterer discussion of the silliness of the post see here.

2. hanncoll's The Day Fanfic Turned Jared and Jensen Gay and Totally Ruined Their Lives Forever

Jensen squinted manfully as he sat down far enough from Jared so their knees did not touch. Because he never touched Jared. Because Jared was another man, and that was just gross. "Calm down, pal. It can't be that bad. You always overreact." He started reading what was on the screen. Within a minute he was on his feet and swaggering quickly to the bathroom to vomit.

spiderman 3 (spoilers be here)

2008-04-17T07:15:17Z

um. wow. that was the most blatant case of "kill off the gay love interest for heterosexual denouement" i've ever seen! (should i cut that for spoilers? surely i'm the only one who hadn't seen it yet?)

in other news, my ear is blocked and vogue strikes again with some odd politics.

PoT: ROBIN/WILL

2008-04-17T03:13:49Z

OMG. ROBIN/WILL.

UM.

CHRISTIAN SLATER = GAY? Y/Y

HOLY FUCK ARE THEY GOING TO . . . OH . . . UM . . . KISS! KIIIIISSSSSS!!! COME ON!!!

*sings* don't teeeeeellll me it's not worth dying for. . .

PoT: guy/sheriff?

2008-04-17T01:54:17Z

so, i know there's plenty of guy/sheriff fic etc from the bbc series of robin hood, but what about from prince of thieves? because i have just realised how much i love michael wincott

and how there needs to be more PoT guy/sheriff (or indeed wincott/rickman) slash in my life. anyone? here, as inspiration, have a moderately boring slideshow of wincott in a few different films. he's just . . . strangely compelling. and attractive. i think.

expect away! (to do, toilets, trans fic rec)

2008-04-16T23:06:41Z

i'll probably spam you today, as my to do list is something like:

* watch dvds
* drink lemsip and honey drink (seems to be a winning combo for throat soreness)
* do a load of washing & put dry clothes away
* have a hot bath
* confirm/print/write down/photocopy details of travels
* send a few emails
* check bank balance
* . . . running out of things to do here

wheelchair accessible and gender neutral/unisex toilets on brunswick st, fitzroy. let me show you them. so, if you're planning on going somewhere with me on brunswick st, somewhere with a gender neutral toilet would be awesome! (of course there are dietary things too, like it needing to have vegetarian food for me, and possibly vegan/gluten free/wheat free/legume free for you). i'm pleased to have done that street. next is smith st, then probably we'll head to the south side of town. if you'd like to help out, contact toilart for more info, or submit a toilet not yet on the map.

fic recs. for those of you with the inclination but not the time to read many lgbtfest fics, may i point you towards the marvellous kyuuketsukirui's recs, and also suggest that you read lilacsigil's firefly fic carbon, pressure, time . . . set post-serenity, and very capably done. i have enormous respect for anyone who can actually write ff characters well, and though this is mal-centric, lilacsigil has also sketched a poignant picture of zoe grieving. the prompt was "Malcolm Reynolds. No one knows that Mal used to have woman parts, and no one needs to. But when he needs medical attention, Simon finds out, and he doesn't understand why it needs to be a secret. After all, everyone on the ship knows who's rutting whom." enjoy. yay for trans fics.

i just don't get this. well, i don't get parenting in the first place, but this? is kinda scary. now, i don't really give a toss what adults want to do in the way of making an artwork of their own bodies, but it's something that i'm pretty iffy about when it comes to doing bikini waxes on eight year old girls. yes, i know it's shock journalism, but still.

ok, now i'm going to watch ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THEIVES!!!!!!!! I KNOW YOU ENVY ME AND MY ILLNESS!!!

Writer's Block: Dream Job

2008-04-15T06:12:08Z

What's keeping you from your dream job?

View other answers

i don't have a dream job. there are things i like to do, and it would be great to be paid for them, but i don't like the idea of my dream/desire being a job. how utterly tedious. at the moment i'm being paid to do research. that is good. one day i'd like to be paid to walk. but ultimately i wish i didn't have to need/need to have money. i wish that we could do what we wanted without being strangled by capitalism.

FILTHY COMMIE!

seen on not_in_denial's lj.

LOL F!S

2008-04-15T00:31:23Z

also this not!secret.

hahaha! that was a nice waste of 15 minutes. now, back to the grindstone.

ford x arthur = OTP

2008-04-14T10:44:41Z

DON'T TRY TO DENY IT.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

WHY DO I NOT HAVE AN ICON FOR THIS?

ETA: and for good measure, the n00bs.

stop! hey, what's that sound?

2008-04-14T02:56:45Z

unapologetic vidspam of buffalo springfield's for what it's worth.

snippet.

There's somethin' happenin' here.
What it is ain't exactly clear.
There's a man with a gun over there
A-tellin' me I've got to beware.

I think it's time we stop.
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down.

There's battle lines bein' drawn.
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Young people speakin' their minds
A-gettin' so much resistance from behind.

I think it's time we stop.
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down.

What a field day for the heat.
A thousand people in the street
Singin' songs and a-carryin' signs
Mostly sayin' hooray for our side.

It's time we stop.
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin' down.

Paranoia strikes deep.
Into your life it will creep.
It starts when you're always afraid.
Step out of line, the men come and take you away.

You better stop.
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'..
You better stop.
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'..
You better stop.
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'..
You better stop.
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's goin'..

buffalo springfield in turtlenecks and bad cowboy hats on 60s tv:

it was actually written about the sunset strip riots, but it is mostly associated with antiwar stuff re: vietnam:

here it is, used fantastically, in breakfast on pluto. the sound is shitty, but this is pretty much the clip that i'll be talking about in my paper at transsomatechnics:

bleh, i feel like crap. just want to have baths and sleep all day.

kd/kev

2008-04-10T12:16:53Z

i can't take my slash goggles off. ever.

there ought to be more fic with kd lang in it. maybe a roy orbison in clingfilm homage?

robin hood

2008-04-08T10:18:30Z

holy FUCK, those boys are pretty.

(yes, and djaq is hot and marian is awesome!)

(also, the sheriff is utterly compelling)

*

ETA: OMG, WTF is with all these people complaining that the protesters are 'tarnishing' the olympic games?! JESUS CHRIST. NO. HOLDING THE OLYMPICS IN A COUNTRY WITH A REALLY TERRIBLE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS* TARNISHES THE OLYMPICS. sheesh.

* worse than australia, even.

GLEEEEEEEEEEE!

2008-04-05T23:16:08Z

missyjack is my newsbringer. i can be yours.

OH MY GOD. I LOVE JIM BEAVER. SERIOUSLY, LOOK AT THIS PICUTRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOHN/BOBBY!!!

OMG I LOVE CHAD AND GABE!!! AND THEY LOVE ASH/ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEK!

eyecon is making me dance around my house gleefully!

LOLCAT SPAMMMMM!!!!!!!!!11!!1!!!!11

2008-04-04T09:06:38Z

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you can tell i has internet, yes?

...

2008-04-04T06:05:32Z

a question. . .

. . . if i've been sitting here crying about this for ten minutes*, does that mean there's something wrong with me, or something right with the image?

a softer world is so awesome. *sigh* i think it's johnnypurple's favourite webcomic, am i right?

ETA: whoever put me onto a magnificent bastard is a gem. i mean, it's hilarious and awful, and it's so. not. pc. but it's so compelling. i am in love with the therapy!quest to get ADHD drugs.

* don't worry, i'm fine! it just makes me cry!