Mr. Strong
When I saw the shelf of Mr. Men and Little Miss mugs in the store, I made a noise that sounded just like ‘squee!’ (Hylas was with me – he’ll substantiate this). Because who doesn’t love the Roger Hargreaves series of characters? I grew up with a pillowcase sporting Mr Lazy and Mr Greedy, reading the books, and generally being unable to decide which character suited me best – surely it’s more fun to have a variety of them?
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Staunching the wound
I like words. I like them a whole lot – whether they’re spoken or written, they hold a deep appeal to me. I like to to read, to write, to talk and to listen. To learn from the knowledge words impart. For me, words are intense, powerful, strong and moving.
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Too Much
I’ve got a dozen posts knocking about in my head and in draft, but I can’t seem to get any of them finished. Which is likely because this post needs to be done first – and I don’t want to write it. I think it has to be done, though.
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Being Civil
I write about Apollo quite a lot – after all, he’s my husband, my primary, my house-mate, my love. He’s also my civil union partner.
Most people, if they think about civil unions at all, assume that it’s for same-sex couples only. Here in New Zealand (where civil unions have been legal for a touch over three years), you can be any gender you please and get yourselves ‘unionised’ to another person. Which pleases me no end! Of course, the legal descriptions refers to gender only as male and female, but that’s something to change another day.
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In pursuit of Perseus
I’ve just spent the evening entertaining a friend – one whom I find most attractive indeed.
(No, I haven’t fucked him. Why do you ask?)
Perseus – for that is what I shall call him – is tall, handsome, intelligent, and a few years younger than me. He’s in the process of breaking up with his partner of seven years – and I’ve known her for longer than I’ve known him.
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