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Monday, December 27th, 2010
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12:58 pm - A Little Bit Louder, A Little Bit Worse
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Is anyone even still on livejournal? I like this little quiz. I don't know how accurate it can really be, especially given that I will sacrifice truth for funny, but I like having some sort of record of the year.
( kick it )
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| Thursday, June 17th, 2010
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12:38 pm - Broken Dolls
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| Sunday, June 13th, 2010
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5:20 pm - What the Hell, People?
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You know, sometimes living in London is a total nightmare. Let's look at the facts- there's noise, pollution, noise pollution, the aroma of sewage and never being more than 5ft from a rat. The worst thing has got to be the Tube. It's like a billion years old so and even though half the stations are shut down all weekend supposedly for repairs, everything is always out of order. And it's super hot and packed out and stinks of piss and you can never get a damn seat. Whenever I head to the office in the morning everyone is just standing around dead-eyed and then we all shamble through those nasty little corridors like...drones or something.
Today was just the living end. I was headed for Camden for a little weekend shopping and the Northern line is held up for like ever because of a "person under a train". First, ew, second, if they're under a train, are they even a person anymore? I'm sure they used to say "body on the line". I don't know why they changed it. So then, when we finally get to Camden Lock, the lift is out, so we had to take the stairs. I swear to you, some people were so exhausted, they were just passing out on the floor. When I got to the top, and this is the fucked up bit, some drunk comes at me and fucking scratches me with his filthy dirty nails! What in the hell? I've probably got, like, hepatitis or something.
So then I was like, man forget today. This is a write-off. I got back on the Tube and put up with delays and heat and people coughing and being all gross. It's a good thing I live right by the station because I was in no mood to even look at another human being. Now I have some tea and some chocolates and my SATC box-set and I'm writing this up, Carrie-style. But I'm telling you, I feel awful, just totally exhausted. And I think I'm running a fever. That's London for you. I'm going to hit the sack and sleep like the dead. I swear, you guys, I'm so glad you people are in my life because if it wasn't for you, I'd go crazy. I promise I'll come visit you all real soon!
( NB )
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| Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
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8:34 pm - Slaves of Jesus (Father Hoke [?])
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[found in a book in a charity shop, written in pencil on an unlined piece of paper]
1. "Ye are not your own ye are bought with a price"
Jesus died for me on Mt. Calvary & by His blood,
He purchased me, bought me. I cannot belong
to anyone else as I belong to Him. I was His
because He is my Creator but since Good friday
my God made me more entirely his own by
paying all that could be paid for me;
The Blood of God Himself.
2. Slave & bond-servant of Jesus Christ.
Just as the slave-owner bought his slave
out & out so Jesus did with me. I am
His entirely, not by any compulsion
on his part but by humble submission
on my part.
I am His Captive, let love hold me
to Him.
I must try to bring every thought into
captivity to the mind of Christ.
All my work at home, at school, at Church
is just His Work. I must do each for my
master.
3. Ye are not your own. "Ye are mine"
There must be no self to own me.
It were ridiculous folly to be
my own master. There must there can
be no self. This is what must fall away
from me- this old slave-master- he is no
good. Break away from self.
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| Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
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9:01 pm - Mental Health Break
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8:33 pm - Fat! So? Too
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So, part of being a decent person is, as far as I've figured out so far, knowing that you haven't got it all worked out and you never will. You will say something stupid and wrong. You will make mistakes. You apologise, you learn, you move on. So, I'm trying to fill my gaps in my understanding, and at the moment I'm all about size acceptance. Lately, I stumbled upon this-
http://redvinylshoes.com/blog/2010/05/as-fat-as-i-wanna-be/
- which I urge you to read, but to paraphrase, the writer tells us that she is what we might call "bad fat" and that that is her choice and she should not be judged for it. If that sounds dismissive, it shouldn't. I just really think you should read this.
Anyway, the good-fat-bad-fat distinction is still a a chip in my understanding of the size acceptance movement (which as a standard size type person I already feel a bit dodgy about, like when I go to queer events with my boyfriend). I refer to the sort of "well it's not like it's their fault they're fat. Healthy people can be fat too!". I can remember someone trotting a similar thing out about gay rights and it just doesn't feel right, like no-one would choose to be gay if they had the choice because it's lesser, other, bad.
I find it easiest to think in analogies and I was trying to think of something that felt right here. No analogy is going to be perfect, but I'll give it a shot. Smoking, perhaps, or drinking? We are aware of the risks of these activities, and well we should, but if we choose to do them anyway, then as long as we're not hurting anyone then that's our choice. I've seen a few commentors attempting to make the case that the fat do have a negative impact on health as a whole, by "setting a bad example", which makes no sense, really. Or that they are wasting our tax money with their "health problems". Now, this is a charge we make against smokers and drinkers. So what about drivers? How does the decision to get behind the wheel affect our chances of injury or death, or that of others? How much does it cost the tax payer each year? I don't know. BUT I BET IT'S A BUNCH. But it seems daft to publicly shame drivers simply for deciding to drive. We expect them to respect the lives of others and obey the law and we let them be. What is so wrong about letting people decide what they do with their bodies?
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