the fall's gonna kill you
five ten fifteen twenty twenty-five thirty thirty-five forty forty-five fifty
all that money
and nothing to show for it.
1. I am such a gleek. Jane Lynch + Matthew Morrison are god, Glee Cast versions of songs are far better than original recordings, and there is the most insane amount of on-screen fodder for Will/Finn slashers.
2. ABC Kids VHS from the early nineties are just as enjoyable now than they were fifteen years ago, if not moreso. (Maybe because I’m far more aware of just how BLATANTLY FLAMBOYANTLY GAY they all were.)
3. Joe Hockey is just another pathetic LPA robot.
4. Jane Rutter has the greatest flute collection. “Oh yes, this is my shakuhachi, and over here is my $66,000 gold-plated instrument of *win*, and if you look over on this table there’s a couple of flutes which I don’t really play very much, but which cost more than my ENTIRE HOUSE.” Not jealous at all.
5. The cute chick from Garfunkel & Oates is the same chick who played Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs. Which makes ‘Sex With Ducks,’ ‘Weed Card’ and ‘Pregnant Women Are Smug’ all the more hilarious.
6. Secret Life of Bees had almost as much lesbian subtext as Fried Green Tomatoes. 1960s USA, we would have gotten along so damn well.
7. As much as I don’t let my sexuality define who I am, I do still care about gay issues. Case in point: on Hack today they were discussing mental health issues in the same-sex attracted community, with particular focus on the lack of action Beyond Blue has taken in this area just far. Listening to the Beyond Blue rep try to justify their position pissed me off something shocking - the claim “we didn’t have any research” doesn’t work when the research has been sitting there for SIX YEARS! I’m sorry, do you need a crash course in Jstor? Forgotten how to use Google Scholar? For fucks sake, I found mountains of research in just ten minutes, and I’m using the most BASIC of uni search engines. The stats are scary - 20% of gay men, and up to 30% of gay women in the 1-35 age bracket suffer from depression, compared to the 5% in the heterosexual population of the same age, and there is a far greater proportion of the 20%/30% who have suicidal ideation than in the 5%. Considering your whole point of existence is to reduce rates of suicide and depression in the community, MAYBE THESE STATS MIGHT INTEREST YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT. And another thing - the homophobic attitude of your director does influence the way in which your company addresses these issues. Jeff Kennet is a man who supported the firing of a football physio after it was revelled the physio was bisexual, and he then went on to equate homosexuality with paedophilia. Stop trying to justify his behaviour. Beyond Blue, you do a lot of incredible work, but sweetfa.com.au has a valid point. Stop demonising them, and start doing something to reduce the youth suicide rate in the gay community.
8. I enjoy employment far more when a Mickey Mouse t-shirt, fisherman pants and Havianas are considered appropriate workwear.
9. I’m far too impulsive for my own good. Thankfully, my darling Keirena totally understands and didn’t even blink when my first words to her today were “I’m getting a new, totally unplanned and spur-of-the-moment tattoo. Come with me!” She’s an awful influence, and I adore her for it.
10. I love my new tattoo, but it’s teaching me why people who get lower back tatts as their first ink often never get any more. Holy mother of knee high sachi boots, if Keirena hadn’t been there distracting me with a Russh magazine I may have actually asked for a breather (something I promised myself I’d never do - only wimps can’t handle one session!) Whole new level of pain, my friend.