Dreams and stuff

I had my early night and I feel better for it. Not 100% better but better. I'm also feeling a little calmer about the con but again not 100%. I'll feel happier when I've booked the train tickets next week.

Last night I had a dream that I took up dance classes. I was learning the tango. notsowise_sage met me afterwards and I was telling him he looked better without a beard.

Dreams and stuff

I had my early night and I feel better for it. Not 100% better but better. I'm also feeling a little calmer about the con but again not 100%. I'll feel happier when I've booked the train tickets next week.

Last night I had a dream that I took up dance classes. I was learning the tango. notsowise_sage met me afterwards and I was telling him he looked better without a beard.

Interesting meme

Nicked from oneiriad amongst others

Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it. Ask for anything: latest movie watched, last book read, political leanings, thoughts on yaoi, graphic techniques, etc

Interesting meme

Nicked from oneiriad amongst others

Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it. Ask for anything: latest movie watched, last book read, political leanings, thoughts on yaoi, graphic techniques, etc

The cost of wheat

In my meme notsowise_sage requested a post on the subject of the cost of wheat. This is something I know nothing about so I read a couple of articles. Any inaccuracies in this post are wholly down to my ignorance.

So, ok, from what I can tell the cost of wheat has gone up significantly in the last year or so, meaning that all foods containing wheat are going to go up too.

The first thing that struck me when I read this was the impact this is going to have on poorer families in this country. We already have a huge problem with people being overweight and not eating healthily and this is just going to make things worse. Wheat is an integral part of a healthy diet and it's incredibly the number of foodstuffs that contain it as an ingredient.

In the other hand there are people who are allergic to wheat so there must be wheat-free alternatives to some foods. I suspect, as is the way with specialist food, it will be very expensive though which brings me back to my earlier post of the effect this is going to have on low-income families. Those people with the poorest diet are going to find that it gets even poorer when they can't afford food containing wheat, or the wheat-free alternatives.

Over to you guys to tell me I'm talking crap ;)

The cost of wheat

In my meme notsowise_sage requested a post on the subject of the cost of wheat. This is something I know nothing about so I read a couple of articles. Any inaccuracies in this post are wholly down to my ignorance.

So, ok, from what I can tell the cost of wheat has gone up significantly in the last year or so, meaning that all foods containing wheat are going to go up too.

The first thing that struck me when I read this was the impact this is going to have on poorer families in this country. We already have a huge problem with people being overweight and not eating healthily and this is just going to make things worse. Wheat is an integral part of a healthy diet and it's incredibly the number of foodstuffs that contain it as an ingredient.

In the other hand there are people who are allergic to wheat so there must be wheat-free alternatives to some foods. I suspect, as is the way with specialist food, it will be very expensive though which brings me back to my earlier post of the effect this is going to have on low-income families. Those people with the poorest diet are going to find that it gets even poorer when they can't afford food containing wheat, or the wheat-free alternatives.

Over to you guys to tell me I'm talking crap ;)

Flocked

richandme asked for this post

What your attitudes are towards sex and personal relationships and why you think you hold these attitudes.

Not necessarily your own relationships, and by the way, this is kinda personal (but a topic I find fascinating, especially considering your journal's focus on boylove!) so feel free to ignore it if you don't want to write about it

For obvious reasons I am flocking this post and I'm putting it under a cut for those who don't want to read personal stuff about me.

( Sex and relationships )

Spiritual leanings

Wow, you guys are taxing my brain today. LOL. vichan asked for a post on spiritual leanings (I'm assuming my own)

I have to say that at the moment I'm staring into a big well of nothingness but it hasn't always been like that. When I was in my mid-teens I went through a hippy/spiritualist phase where I was really into crystal healing, meditation and tarot cards. When I got to university I got involved in the CU (Christian Union) without really intending to but it became a huge part of my life while I was there, to the point where I led a bible study group in my first year.

In retrospect I think I was confusing an interest in Christianity (my degree is in Theology) with an actual belief in it. I drifted away after my third year when I found that there were a lot of things (mostly the church's attitude to homosexuality) that I had issues with.

These days I don't really have any sort of religious or spiritual beliefs, which I guess is kind of sad, but it's just not something I think about.

Spiritual leanings

Wow, you guys are taxing my brain today. LOL. vichan asked for a post on spiritual leanings (I'm assuming my own)

I have to say that at the moment I'm staring into a big well of nothingness but it hasn't always been like that. When I was in my mid-teens I went through a hippy/spiritualist phase where I was really into crystal healing, meditation and tarot cards. When I got to university I got involved in the CU (Christian Union) without really intending to but it became a huge part of my life while I was there, to the point where I led a bible study group in my first year.

In retrospect I think I was confusing an interest in Christianity (my degree is in Theology) with an actual belief in it. I drifted away after my third year when I found that there were a lot of things (mostly the church's attitude to homosexuality) that I had issues with.

These days I don't really have any sort of religious or spiritual beliefs, which I guess is kind of sad, but it's just not something I think about.

Underwear

ghosts wanted to know about my underwear preference (because she is a perv. LOL)

First of all I have NO idea how any woman can stand to wear a thong. They look like the most uncomfortable things in the world! LOL!

I am very boring in my choice. Plain black 'briefs' or knickers as I like to call them and they have to be comfortable.

I have to say I have never tried wearing mens underwear which I understand some women find comfortable. Are they?

I am willing to suffer a little more discomfort on my top half. Again I usually go with plain black bras but they will always have underwire and maybe a bit of padding because I'm only a B cup.

Uh...I think I'm going to flock this too

Mobility in the UK

Again this isn't something I know a lot about but I shall try. ceci2176 wanted me to post about your view on the situation for people with mobility impairments in the UK. :)

I think we're pretty good, as a country, about stuff like this. Most public buildings, these days, have wheelchair access and there's a hell of a lot of laws to make sure that disabled people aren't discriminated against when it comes to employment. My apartment building is only a couple of years old and it has both a lift and a ramp for wheelchair access.

Mobility in the UK

Again this isn't something I know a lot about but I shall try. ceci2176 wanted me to post about your view on the situation for people with mobility impairments in the UK. :)

I think we're pretty good, as a country, about stuff like this. Most public buildings, these days, have wheelchair access and there's a hell of a lot of laws to make sure that disabled people aren't discriminated against when it comes to employment. My apartment building is only a couple of years old and it has both a lift and a ramp for wheelchair access.

Quiz

Nicked from caersidi

( My period drama life )

Quiz

Nicked from caersidi

( My period drama life )

Another flocked one

summer_moth wanted to know about how I write sex scenes, what I do to make it believable and if there's any sexual act I won't write

Most of my 'research' on the subject is done by reading other stories/books in the same genre. If there's something specific I want to learn about (a story I wrote with a rimming scene for example) I went and looked at some 'adult' websites to get some ideas. They weren't porn sites so much as gay websites. There's websites out there specifically about writing erotica too.

I have a beta who will look over things and tell me if it's not believeable but generally when it comes to sex scenes what happens is directed by the characters, not me.

Up until recently I always steered away from non-consensual sex but I have since written one story which involved it. It's not my cup of tea at all though so I likely won't write it again unless it's necessary to drive the story.

University life

flickums wanted to know how university has affected my life.

I think the biggest thing was that it made me more self-confident as it does most people who are away from home for the first time. When I was at school I did my best to blend in and like the same things everyone else did because I didn't want to be bullied any more than I already was

When I got into 6th form I was all about going out, getting drunk and snogging random blokes because that was what everyone else was doing. I had fun, I must admit and that was the beginnings of me doing things because I wanted to. supernaturalhel and I used to write each other fannish stories for a laugh but we starred in them so it wasn't really fanfic.

It was only when I got to uni that I really started thinking about what I liked and what I wanted. It was while I was at uni that I first got into fandom and started writing fanfic. The rest is history :)

University life

flickums wanted to know how university has affected my life.

I think the biggest thing was that it made me more self-confident as it does most people who are away from home for the first time. When I was at school I did my best to blend in and like the same things everyone else did because I didn't want to be bullied any more than I already was

When I got into 6th form I was all about going out, getting drunk and snogging random blokes because that was what everyone else was doing. I had fun, I must admit and that was the beginnings of me doing things because I wanted to. supernaturalhel and I used to write each other fannish stories for a laugh but we starred in them so it wasn't really fanfic.

It was only when I got to uni that I really started thinking about what I liked and what I wanted. It was while I was at uni that I first got into fandom and started writing fanfic. The rest is history :)

It's a conspiracy!!!

Today two people on my flist, who I don't think know each other, mentioned the 'I'm fucking Matt Damon' song.

I had this stuck in my head for WEEKS! And now it's back and I'm watching it repeatedly on youtube and driving myself insane and it's ALL YOUR FAULT!

It's a conspiracy!!!

Today two people on my flist, who I don't think know each other, mentioned the 'I'm fucking Matt Damon' song.

I had this stuck in my head for WEEKS! And now it's back and I'm watching it repeatedly on youtube and driving myself insane and it's ALL YOUR FAULT!