Do People Actually Listen ?

I may be missing something here and let me know if I am, but this particular youtube vid was under the title "The serenity prayer". Okay it was capitalised but whatever. And I was looking for things related to Joss Whedons Serenity. And I've been drinking wine while msning Pumpkin. We is both a little worse for wear. Besides that though. It has the text of the serenity prayer beside it. Which seems to have no relation to what Enya actually sings. I am confused. Is my hearing screwed or is it that some people will hear what ever they want to hear regardless of what is actually there ? Or I am missing the point of laying your own message over someone else's genius. Her voice is amazing. Stop trying to hijack it for anything other than she wants it to say.

As near as I can tell her first lines are

"May it be an evening star shines down upon you,
May it be when darkness falls your heart will be true,
You who walk a lonely road,
Oh how far you are from home"

Didn't go any farther because it seemed that was different enough from

"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference. "

You can add what ever words you like but it doesn't change what she sings. Do not interrupt genius. Kthxbai.

Serenity Meets Evanescence

Fucking amazing. If you don't get it just get lost. I don't want to know.

If Judgemental Is Okay Then Here's My Judgement

I occasionally peruse others blogs, a handy list of which can be found under the title Interesting Blogs According To Me. Two of these blogs, Violent Acres and Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds, will soon be disappearing.

I am bored with them. So very fucking bored. Also I never really expected them to be narrow minded. Apparently it's okay to be judgemental, according to W, so that's my judgement.

These two women think anyone who has a child out of wedlock is a slut. V thinks they should be hidden, ashamed to be pregnant without a husband. Not just a partner but a husband. Because obviously marriage is forever and never falls apart, sayeth the second wife. And according to her if you are not committed enough to marry someone you shouldn't have kids with them. This is a paragraph or so after she points out that marriage is no real commitment , you can always get a divorce. So why then does she think the marriage part is so fucking important in the first place ? What about just having an adult relationship of depth and meaning bitch ?

What is the problem with people having their kids at their weddings ? If the kid is old enough to be a flower girl/ring bearer/whatever then obviously they are committed. They have been together at least 9 months before the kid was born, and, one would assume, intending to stay together. Perhaps marriage wasn't financially viable to begin with, perhaps they had better things to spend their cash on like, nappies, baby clothes, baby food. Nah, that marriage was way more important than actually providing for their child.

According to W single women and teenagers are having children 'cause we stopped telling them it was wrong. Last time I checked the good ole' US of A was a big promoter of sexual abstinence. Isn't that a federal government sponsored thing ? Didn't it expand from it's teenage focus to single adults too? Don't have sex until you're married. So not so much on the telling them it's okay then. Oh yeah, and it makes you a slut. As long as your not wed 1 sexual partner is enough to make you a slut in the eyes of these fucktards it would seem. Perhaps teaching teenagers about contraception could be a plan ? 'Cause it's apparent that telling them not to have sex isn't working if, as you say, loads of teenagers are having babies. Then when they grow up to be single adults they will still know about contraception. Joy.

Does it matter if consensual sex occurs between two people who are married, just to someone else ? Not that I approve of such behaviour, it's just a question.

I have decided I can't be arsed thinking about the points of view of these two any longer.

Human Zoo

In appears that the government in Thailand is under the impression that it's acceptable to make a zoo exhibit out of people.

20 Kayan women are basically being held against their will as tourist attractions. Go read the BBC article if you like.

After being separated from the rest of the Burmese refugee population by the Thai authorities when they fled their home country, the Thai government is now claiming they are not refugees as they don't live in a refugee camp. The government claims they are economic migrants who chose to live outside the refugee camp. I believe you. Really I do.

The reason this particular has been singled out ? They wear neck rings and as a result appear to have elongated necks.

Originally there was no objection to being a tourist attraction; it's not like they had that many other choices. Going back to Burma ? Bad plan. Bad, bad plan. At least as part of the tourist industry they were earning some cash. I doubt it's too many peoples dream in life though. For the last two years there has been a better life on offer to these women. For one, Zember, and her family there is a house in New Zealand, permanent resettlement, a home and the chance at a life. The Thai authorities will not do the paperwork to allow them to leave. As a protest act Zember has removed her neck rings which I imagine must be more than uncomfortable, and on more than just a physical level.

So if you are going to Thailand, please do not go and see the Kayan women. They don't want to be there.

Another One Bites The Dust

I don't check in on the blogs I like with any great regularity but I do enjoy dropping by and having several new posts to read. Lots of treats in one go. So I was very upset to see that Who Stole My Peanut Butter is gone ! I am deprived of the joys there in. Poo.

Ramblings

The great old US of A. Where men are men and women are . . . .property. In one state at least. Maybe in a few others. And perhaps in the eyes of the Federal Government.

No really, I'm not making this shit up. Go have read yourselves. Spousal theft ? What the fuck is that all about ? And yes, the swearing is totally necessary. So to steal a spouse do you get all done up in black, break in during the night and stick them in a large sack with SWAG stenciled in in large black letters ? After the big break in, said spouse is wined and dined in captivity until they develop Stockholm syndrome and stay with the spouse thief. Not quite as glamorous as cat burglar but a step up from bag snatcher ?

What I'm really interested in is has this particular quirk in the legal system ever been successful used by a woman ? That wouldn't be a good thing either, you can't own your husband any more than you can own your wife. It would just be interesting as a comparison.

On to other things.

Brazilian waxes for kids. Yup, that really does say Brazilian waxes for kids. And Nair hair removal products aimed at 10-15 year olds. What a truly fucked up world we live in. Apparently no one really likes pubic hair and you should start removing it as soon as it turns up. And why not rip the lot out ? The Full Bikini Wax is the way to go to feel sexy. Apparently. Sexy ? Why should kids that age want to feel sexy ? Why are people advocating that these kids should be worried about that ? Here's the link. I'm not sure what the target age for this website is but they are also promoting Nancy Drew online games.

I may have said this before but I think removing all your pubic hair is creepy. Really, really creepy. It's even more so when encouraged in kids.

And more creepy stuff. Channel 4's programme My Fake Baby. As one friend pointed out it's probably just as well that those freaky fake babies exist, some people just shouldn't have kids.

Moving on, hoe the hell did they miss this ? Nine years of hearing loss over a freakin' cotton bud head ? He's seen doctors and specialist and none of them manged to spot a lump of cotton wool in his ear ? They put it down to wax. Wax, cotton wool, not a lot of difference there. Perhaps they should go back to school for a while.

Was going to go for more but I have better things to do. Sleep, mainly.

I Am Not Legend

I have now seen I Am Legend.

What a fucking waste of time.

Don't read any further if you don't want to know about the movie or the book. Yeah, there was a book.

I was actually fooled for the first part of the movie. It was looking good, then we rolled over that Hollywood cliff of having to balls everything up and ruin a perfectly good story. Yeah, I know the whole cliff thing is a little random but this is my blog.

I didn't mind the change of scene from the suburbs of L.A. to New York. Nor the insistence in making Robert Neville a virologist and Lt. Colonel rather than an average everyday guy in a really bizarre situation. Okay, the latter I minded just a little but I'm kind of use to it, he was Dr. Robert Morgan in The Last Man On Earth, and Colonel Robert Neville in The Omega Man. What was wrong with him just being the average man ? And I didn't mind too much that the dog was there from the beginning . . . . well I don't think I do, let me think about it for awhile.

Anyway, they changed the whole point of the name of the book/movie. I am legend. There's a point people, a point to the name of the book. And the movie misses it totally 'cause they go for a sickly sweet, a what a hero, ain't it grand, it all worked out for the best, pukey Hollywood ending. Sorry folks Robert Neville was the last man on earth. There was no survior coloney. I am legend is the last line of the book and it makes you rethink the whole book.

Robert Neville has become the creature of terror, stalking the population, killing them in their sleep. His name will be the name used to scare small children, he is the bogyman for the new society. He is legend.

I Think I Could Get To Like The Gym

Boyfriend and I decided it was time to join the gym.

For me festive season weight, all many pounds of it, was starting to be difficult to ignore. And believe me I tried. I really, really tried. For Boyfriend it's heading down for a swim after a stressful day at work. Unfortunately I hate exercising in public. And I really hate swimwear. Swimwear is evil. As is sportswear. It has been quite sometime since I did any exercise that required specialist clothing, and I had to go shopping for workout gear. Yuck. It was possibly the most icky shopping experience I can call to mind right now. Evil, sadistic people trying to sell me clothing of clingy material in which I am supposed to jump around, and generally make the wobbly bits . . . . . wobble. If I had a Christmas card list the would all be off it. Assuming I would have random shop staff I don't know on this imaginary list to start with.

Icky shopping done, the next challenge was to actually go to the gym.

I decided to start gently. As gently as possible. Today I sat in the sauna, the steam room, the hot tube and splashed in the pool. I looked at the gym from the hot tub and the pool. So I was close. It was heaven. Not the looking at the gym, the sauna and things. Very relaxing. And definitely the sort of end to my day I could get used to. I have an induction day at the gym tomorrow, and I am going to find out what treatments are on offer at the spa, then to relax I'm off to the pool again.

Yup, I think I could start to like the gym. If not the exercise part so much.

Ok, So This Is Better

The Death Star Canteen.

Whahahahahahahaha.

This Is The Best I Can Do

So enjoy


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One Commercial Event Over, Get Ready For The Next

I went into town today.

I went to the local WH Smith for a few things, including a birthday card. As I perused the the cards my eye happened to fall on a display that was being put together. I held back the spew of expletives that desperately wanted to greet the air and turn it blue. What caused this slightly
nutso reaction ?

Valentines cards.

New Year is barely passed (hey I'm Scottish) and most peoples bank accounts are still suffering the after effects of Christmas but the shops are gearing up to try and rip more of our hard earned cash from us. Well not me, Boyfriend and I don't do Valentine's Day. We tend to prefer to tell each other that we love each other and just how much when ever we feel like it. If we want to buy each other a gift we'll do that when we feel like it too.

People almost recoil in horror when I tell them we don't do anything on the 14th of February to "celebrate our love". It seems that some people think that as long as you do Valentine's Day, the gifts, the cards, the flowers, going out for a meal that romance is pretty covered and your relationship secure. It seems like they put so much effort into that one day to show their partner, and the world, that everything is good. Here's a tip, free of charge; work at your relationship all the time, and it will very rarely need any great effort; tell them you love them when it pops into your head, especially if it's at a really unromantic time.

Bollocks to Valentine's Day.

Happy New Year

I am only just recovering from our New Years Eve and New Years Day parties. Much fun was had.