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On 3/7/2022 at 10:55 PM, HelenaExMachina said:

What a treat, I'm hoping this means a mew album is coming. Looking at their website it seems likely

Edit: I was correct, new album 13th May. Also have another song

 

I haven't been on here much recently, but had to comment on My Love, it's such a great song, really looking forward to the new album!.

Also to add a new single that was released today that I'm inevitably going to fangirl over  :

I saw them live in a very intimate venue at the end of January and this was my favourite song, can't wait for the album!.

On 3/24/2021 at 9:45 PM, RhaenysBee said:

Oh yeah. It is a thing. 

anyway, I was just about to post to let you know I did start OUAT again after all. And had a hot chocolate with whipped cream and cinnamon OUAT style. Living the whipped cream life these days...

Hiiiiii! So nice to hear from you! How are you doing and how’s your sweet family? Hope everything as good as can be with you too! 

Hey , our family is good, mini sith 2 was 1 in Febuary!, I'm still struggling a lot with depression but it's a battle I'm winning at least, I hope you, sister and the dogs are good!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60rwfXJyCyg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQ0n3itoII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ju8xO_Zvfo

Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing as ok as you can be in these crappy times , Rhae I hope you feel better .

Sorry I haven't really felt like posting much or being around I will try harder I promise!.

Hello everyone, I thought I’d better come and say hello and wish you all a happy Christmas/holidays I hope you have all managed to stay healthy and strong both in body and mind and here’s to  a better 2021!.

I’ve not been on here for a while, I’ve been struggling with depression rearing it’s head again for the entire year not to mention anxiety.

At times I feel like the only reason I haven’t given up hope is because of my two amazing daughters they’ve been the only thing keeping me on a slightly even keel in a sea of despair and negativity, not to mention my wife, she has been so supportive and understanding and all I can feel is I’ve been a disappointment to her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZmlUV8muY
 

As it was the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis's death yesterday :

On 3/31/2020 at 3:23 AM, RedEyedGhost said:

@ants  Have you read The Black Sun's Daughter books by MLN Hanover (Daniel Abraham)?  They seem to fit your tastes.  

I just started False Value by Ben Aaronovitch, after finishing the most recent novella - The October Man - yesterday.  Big fan of this series.

What did you think of it?, I’m also a big fan of this series, while I enjoyed it a lot, I didn’t think it was quite as strong as some of the others.

@Triskele

New from self isolation:

1 hour ago, Theda Baratheon said:

Love the whole album! 

 

Me too!, and Secondhand Daylight, I love Magazine,John McGeoch has always been one of my favourite guitarists, his work with them and Siouxie is amazing, Motorcade is a complete banger on that album too .

@Theda Baratheon

As a fellow appreciator of post punk I'm sure you'll enjoy this one:

Been giving it a few listen throughs tonight, I want to learn it on guitar tomorrow .

On 4/20/2020 at 2:19 PM, A True Kaniggit said:

 

And now Metallica. Because of the current Covid 19 thread.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought the same thing.

12 hours ago, The Great Unwashed said:

Hi all, sincere apologies for posting here, but I have followed this thread for a while to try and educate myself and I don't want to be imposing or anything, but I  was really hoping for some advice for a dad. So, I think my 17 year old son just came out to me as bisexual in a text. I texted him back (because he lives with his mom and he's supposed to be in bed), and told him that I'm glad he told me, and asked if I could pick him up tomorrow so we could talk about it if he wanted. He said that was good. 

So, I was hoping I could ask a few questions? 

He's worried what his mom will say because she's kind of conservative. Should I try to get him in my home so that he maybe feels safer during this time?

Also, what are some questions to ask that are informative but not offensive? For context, he told me he was confused. He's had a long-term girlfriend, and I assumed they were sexually active. He has stayed at her house a few times, and I bought him condoms and told him to come back when he needed more if he didn't feel comfortable buying them. As far as any same-sex experience, I don't know. He also said that his friend tried to commit suicide last night, and then told me about thinking that he may be bisexual (my words, not his), so I'm not sure if this is an indication of some kind of relationship, or he's having curiosity because of the intense feelings he's having with his friend's attempted suicide? I apologize if I'm being insensitive, I just want to make sure that I don't ask questions that may accidentally alienate him.

I'm going to find him a counselor so he can talk about his friend's suicide attempt, but should I search for a counselor with an LGBTQ emphasis? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

I can’t really offer you any specific advice, other than be there for him and listen and be supportive, know that he must trust you a great deal to tell you before his mother and you must mean a lot to him.

When I came out as lesbian to my dad he was amazing, very supportive and was just there for me, I was a little younger than your son is now and his support meant so much to me.

Sorry I can’t give any better advice than that, I’m also very sorry to hear about your sons friend attempting suicide.

1 hour ago, HelenaExMachina said:

I saw this too, utterly disgusting. Its so entitled and possessive to think that anyone of any gender or sexuality is there to satisfy your fancies. That aspect is bad enough, but then it was also a deliberate targetting based on sexual orientation. Its just all so reprehensible.

 

I was also sickened by some of the general public where i live too. I was in the pub last night and the story came up on the 10 o clock news. I was just sitting quiet with a friend so we could hear the talk at the bar. I heard the words “its sick.” And thought yes, indeed it is. Only to realise the talk at the bar was around the two ladies being gay. No comments on the attack, purely focused on how “sick” their relationship was.

i wish i could say i’d been brave and challenged that but i wasn’t, i just drank up and left quickly. Times like this are reminders that society has come a long way but there is a long way left to go

I think I’ve been very fortunate in that regard because I’ve only experienced a small amount of prejudice and homophobia, although I mostly get considered straight by strangers and I don’t bring up my sexuality unless there’s a reason to.

Overall though I think society has come a long way but it’s not good that people still have views like the people in the pub you were in last night.

I’ve also noticed, from personal experience that men seem to be more intolerant of someone of either gender being gay (especially of gay men) than women, when I told my friends when I was a teenager their responses were all overwhelmingly positive and along the lines of we have to find you a nice gf!, but one of my friends-a gay guy, came out at a similar age and had a nasty reception from some of his friends and felt miserable for ages.

16 hours ago, Theda Baratheon said:

I'm furious about this.

This is gendered violence from men against women, SPECIFICALLY lesbian women who are not under their sexual control. They still find ways to try to sexualise women and slot them into fetishes or fantasies and when we refuse we're beaten up. It's so disgusting. 

Exactly!, it makes me so angry when stuff like this happens, I’ve experienced some of that attitude from a small minority of guys(trying to flirt or hit on me and when I tell them I’m not into guys sorry, getting oh can I watch etc kind of comments) but nothing like the horrible experience these two unfortunate women suffered.

It’s thankfully only a small minority of men who feel like it’s ok to act this way but that anyone at all thinks this kind of behaviour is acceptable, well it needs to be addressed.

Sorry to put a downer on the thread but this came up in my news feed a little while ago.

Really feel ashamed that stuff like this still happens in London, really big tough guys beating up two women coming home from a date, I want to say I hope they change their ways but I feel so angry towards them right now all I can think is I hope they learn a thing or two about unwanted attention from men while they’re in jail.

5 hours ago, BigFatCoward said:

You sure you want to marry her? 

I’m still fairly sure , even with her nonchalance to Star Wars and her questionable taste in music she’s still amazing .

1 hour ago, HelenaExMachina said:

Lots of decisions to make! I know its supposed to be a stressful time but i hope its all worth it  

And until you tell me to the contrary, i am going to assume you will be walking down the aisle to the Imperial March

I’d really love to walk down the aisle to the Imperial March it would be great for me and amusing for our guests, unfortunately the other bride has veteod it .

5 hours ago, Theda Baratheon said:

Congrats! Hope it’s a lovely day for you both ! 

Thank you , I just hope the weather is actually summery and it doesn’t rain!.

I also read your old post last year about the girl at your museum being a complete bitch to you for no reason and hope you’ve managed to get through it , I just find it odd the hostility some lesbian/gay people have towards bisexuals.

I’ve not had quite that hostility but I have experienced a bit of-you’re not gay enough from some women or unwanted attention from men because I’m a complete femme.

1 hour ago, HelenaExMachina said:

That is amazing! Im so happy for you and i imagine any wedding of yours will be kickass. 

 

Thank you, it’s going to be a really special day for everyone coming, but especially for us of course, we’re both going for quite traditional dresses, were also being a bit traditional in that I won’t let her see my dress and she won’t let me see hers before the big day, we still haven’t decided what we’re going to do about last names yet!.

Well I guess I should share here, I’m marrying my amazing gf of 9 years in July , others be warned though, planning a wedding is hard work!.

I had my dress fitting last week and am already so excited for the day!.

I like the ending scene with Jamie and Bran when Jamie gets off his horse and turns towards him you know he's thinking awks.

As dragons have been compared to Medieval fantasy versions of nuclear weapons, and white walkers don’t seem to be bothered by fire in the show as much as we thought, it has kind of made me think would the white walkers survive a direct hit from a nuclear missile?, I’m pretty much siding with no they wouldn’t .

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