Jul. 8th, 2009
Possibly TMI for sensitive males
Jul. 8th, 2009 09:49 amSo when dressing this morning, I discovered that I had spent an unknown portion of yesterday with bloodstains on the back of my skirt (which is a rather nice light sand; it's a trekking skirt and my favourite garment for summer weather, because it's light and cool and has decent pockets).
Graaah. I hope it wasn't too obvious. And also, I hope they come out...
Graaah. I hope it wasn't too obvious. And also, I hope they come out...
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Jul. 8th, 2009 02:19 pmI think I'm going mad. I've lost £30. As in physically lost a £10 and £20 note, which I know I got out of the cashline this morning, and are now not in my wallet, or... anywhere. I must have left them in the machine.
Not good at all. I suppose the only consolation is that I at least picked up the card, but *aargh!*
This is not being my day. And I still don't know how to approach the conclusion of my thesis.
Not good at all. I suppose the only consolation is that I at least picked up the card, but *aargh!*
This is not being my day. And I still don't know how to approach the conclusion of my thesis.
Oh some say that kissing's a sin...
Jul. 8th, 2009 03:49 pmApparently a group of beghards†, tried for heresy at Vienne in the mid fourteenth century, asserted that while sex was morally innocent, because required by nature for the continuation of the species, kissing, being merely frivolous and pleasurable, was a sin.
This has no relevance to anything I'm doing, but I found it in my notes and felt compelled to share the bogglement.
† Male semi-religious, living in communities in apostolic poverty, the male version of beguines (who are normally defined as living under a vow of poverty and chastity, though not obedience, but these chaps clearly had a somewhat eccentric definition of chastity...)
This has no relevance to anything I'm doing, but I found it in my notes and felt compelled to share the bogglement.
† Male semi-religious, living in communities in apostolic poverty, the male version of beguines (who are normally defined as living under a vow of poverty and chastity, though not obedience, but these chaps clearly had a somewhat eccentric definition of chastity...)
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Jul. 8th, 2009 09:58 pmI love it when fic makes you realise the greatness of things you didn't know would work!
For instance, Gaila-Spock friendship fic. There's been a number of good Gaila gen-fic, but this one, by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
igrockspock is particularly good. In which Gaila attempts to work why she keeps getting human sexual mores wrong, with a bit of help from Spock, who admits that he doesn't know much about the matter, but is confident that the matter can be clarified with the application of the scientific method and a proper research plan (no, not like that, it's a gen fic†), and from Nyota, who realises that there's more to her room-mate than meets the eye.
It could have stood a beta, as there are a very few typos, but they don't detract from the fic. It's funny and moving, and a nice exploration of the challenges of culture clashes - and what you can learn from them, if you're willing to try.
† I mean, it's an R, and there's a lot of discussion of sex, because it's about Gaila, but it's not porn (unless social anthropology turns you on, of course...)
For instance, Gaila-Spock friendship fic. There's been a number of good Gaila gen-fic, but this one, by
igrockspock is particularly good. In which Gaila attempts to work why she keeps getting human sexual mores wrong, with a bit of help from Spock, who admits that he doesn't know much about the matter, but is confident that the matter can be clarified with the application of the scientific method and a proper research plan (no, not like that, it's a gen fic†), and from Nyota, who realises that there's more to her room-mate than meets the eye.It could have stood a beta, as there are a very few typos, but they don't detract from the fic. It's funny and moving, and a nice exploration of the challenges of culture clashes - and what you can learn from them, if you're willing to try.
† I mean, it's an R, and there's a lot of discussion of sex, because it's about Gaila, but it's not porn (unless social anthropology turns you on, of course...)