my husband and i don’t celebrate Valentines Day.

i object to the idea that society allocates a day where people are told they should be entirely focused on love. do not tell me when and how i should express my love for someone. it’s inappropriate and entirely unwelcome.

other reasons why i don’t like it:

it makes lonely and unhappy people even more lonely and unhappy, whether they’re single or in a relationship.

it encourages people to put unrealistic expectations on their partners - particularly women towards men - expectations like romantic declarations of love from atop tables in the middle of crowded food halls, or presents like gigantic bouquets of red roses, fancy chocolates, and oversized stuffed teddybears that cost some people most of their paycheque.

it makes it hard for people who are born around this date to celebrate their birthday with their friends and family.

it gives people an excuse to treat their partners like shit for the rest of the year as long as they do something “romantic” today.

it gives florists an excuse to cover the goddamn pavement out the front of their shop with rose petals.

it means the supermarkets are even more overflowing with chocolate in bright, attractive packaging.

that is all. :)

my hair was kinda long. not long by other people’s standards, but long by mine. it was just kinda hanging off my head (i felt) and it was taking too much effort to do anything with, and i’m lazy.

so i just cut about 2-3 inches off it.

it feels better, and i think it looks better too. hopefully, it doesn’t look stupid to everyone else :p

i find it interesting that i can’t let my hair grow beyond a certain length without going a bit mental about it, while my husband’s hair is almost long enough for him to sit on and it doesn’t bother him. it is different though; he always wears it in a ponytail and i like to have mine out as much as possible. plus he’s got fairly thick hair, and i’ve got fairly fine hair, so it doesn’t hold styles very well, particularly when it’s longer, so it just all looks limp and flys all over the place. and i’m too vain not to do anything about it :)

… i wonder if his hair is so much nicer because he hasn’t spent the last 20 years constantly trying to style it.

* blog title from Ken Bruce gone mad by TISM *

Here’s another music meme I found on the interwebs!

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List 10 musical artists (or bands) you like, in no specific order. Do this before reading the questions below. Really, don’t read the questions below until you pick your ten artists.

1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Apoptygma Berzerk
3. Fokofpolisiekar
4. Placebo
5. Carter USM
6. Neuroticfish
7. Pet Shop Boys
8. Rammstein
9. Korn
10. Bush

(more…)

Saw it on the interwebs, couldn’t help myself.

Hereth begins a song meme.

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IF SOMEONE SAYS ‘ARE YOU OKAY’ YOU SAY [I AM]?
is there no-one that can save us from today? [snog]

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
i never chose you. [neuroticfish]

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
love comes quickly [pet shop boys]

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
the yuppie shall inherit the earth [snog]

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
go down [the bloodhound gang]

WHAT’S YOUR MOTTO?
new whirl odor [public enemy]

(more…)

my psychologist: “I don’t think you’ve got depression. I think you just ruminate far too much.”

me: “I’m a ruminant? I’m a ruminant! I’m like a cow!”

my psychologist: “Yes, exactly. Or a goat … “