Things about me

I am feeling rather crappy today on many levels, and therefore will resort to stealing a meme for today's post.

I will also upload a sneaky bunny photo for your amusement.

1. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?
There are many people I could do without, but I wouldn't wish any of them harm.

2. How do you flush the toilet in public?
With my foot.

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car?
Always!

4. Do you have a crush on someone?
I have an Internet crush. In the realosphere, no.

5. Name one thing you worry about running out of.
Coffee.

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?
I've been told I resemble Charlize Theron, but I think I'm prettier. Haha.
I don't think there is any particular celebrity I resemble.

7. What is your favourite pizza topping?
I like cheese, pepperoni and green pepper.

8. Do you crack your knuckles?
Rarely. But I am a crackly person by nature. My back and hips crack a lot.

9. What song do you hate the most?
Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip

10. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?
No, thank gods!

11. What are your super powers?
I am clairsentient. I am also capable of feeling cold when everyone else in the room is melting.

12. Peppermint or spearmint?
Peppermint

13. Where are your car keys?
Somewhere in my room.

14. Last song you listened to?
Whatever song was on in my car - I'm listening to the I Am Sam soundtrack.

15. What's your most annoying habit?
Correcting people's grammar during conversations (especially since I'm really terrible at speaking)

16. Where did you last go on vacation?
It wasn't a vacation, but I drove from the NWT to St. John's and stopped in many places in between.

17. What is your best physical feature?
Most people would say my eyes, but estheticians would say my nailbeds.

18. What CD is closest to you right now?
KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza

19. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator?
Soya sauce, sushi rice seasoning, teriyaki sauce

20. What superstition do you believe/practice?
There are many, but most were born out of my OCD rather than common superstitions.

21. What colour are your bed sheets?
Black

22. Would you rather be a fish or a bird?
Fish! But not a codfish.

23. Last thing you broke?
Probably someone's heart. I'm shitty like that.

24. What are you having to eat tonight?
Fishsticks sound pretty delicious.

25. What colour shirt are you wearing?
Red (with black hoodie)

26. If you could be doing anything else today, what would you rather be doing?
Feeling well.

27. Do security cameras make you nervous?
Only when I'm robbing banks.

28. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?
The Worst

29. Last time you went to a cemetery?
June 21.

30. Last concert you went to?
A few weeks ago at The Ship there was a band from Saskatchewan playing.

31. Favourite musician(s)/bands you've seen in concert?
Hey Rosetta!, The Chieftains

32. Next concert you're planning to attend?
I'm not sure yet.

33. Do you talk to yourself?
More often I talk to inanimate objects such as my work computer.

34. Have you ever adopted or purchased a pet?
I bought one and adopted another. Both are adorable bunnies.

35. Have you ever been present when an animal is being born?
Yes. I woke up in a room where a German shepherd was giving birth to five puppies.

Readers ask and FT delivers: haircut photos (complete with rubber face)

*Eyebrows by Made You Look Beauty and Wellness

Open letter to Plenty of Fish

Dear whatever bag of douche water is behind Plentyoffish.com,

When deleting my profile, I wasn't given an option to explain why I was doing it. I looked for a way to contact an admin, but there is no contact information available.

I think it's important that you know the reasons I left the site, because I think a lot of people leave for the same reasons. It's not that we are giving up on dating, but that:

1. The site is heterosexist, and
2. It uses offensive ads that promote superficiality and low self-esteem.

The site doesn't even give the option of identifying as straight, gay, bi or otherwise. On some levels, it assumes everyone is straight, even if, for example, a woman says she is looking for a woman. Yes, yes, it does. Don't even pretend it doesn't. How do I know this? Because of the targeted ads and "advice" pieces. Though I was looking for women, one of the most popular ads was for wealthymen.com. All the "helpful" morsels of advice displayed when I was logged in were titled something like "Reasons he might not have called" and "What men really think."

The site is especially shitty for bisexual people. For me, at least there was an option to say I was looking for women. But if I were bisexual, I would have to either create two profiles or choose one over the other. Otherwise, the site would filter me out to one gender.

The second reason I left the site is because of your horrible, horrible ads. The one I have attached to this blog post was one of the worst. I couldn't believe I was seeing it. I'm not even sure what to say about it, except that by allowing it on your site, you either have very little respect for many of the site's users or you are so desperate for money you'll allow anything on there.

It's probably the latter. The site is free, after all. But even though I didn't pay a cent to use it, I left feeling discriminated against, degraded and all around cheaper.

Screw you, Plenty of Fish. I'd rather eat spider soup than re-join.

FT

Internet crush > real-life girl

For those of you who already thought I was a nerd*, here's further proof: I have a big Internet crush on another lady blogger.

The worst part is I told her this through comments on her blog.

And now, I'm going to give her the nerd equivalent of a dozen roses: a link to her blog on mine.

She's cute. She's queer. She's Canadian. Ladies, go check out the competition.

*I recall being voted the nerdiest NWT blogger by a LIT BLOGGER

FT readers dominate: poll

Here are the results from this week's two polls.

Q: In a relationship, which best describes you?

Dominant 2 (8%)
Leaning toward dominant 12 (50%)
Leaning toward submissive 7 (29%)
Submissive 3 (12%)

Q: Are you getting the H1N1 vaccine?

I already have 7 (29%)
No - I would rather just get the virus and fight it off 4 (16%)
Yes! You can't be too careful. 6 (25%)
No way! I don't trust it. 4 (16%)
Not sure yet 1 (4%)
No. Where I live they aren't giving them out to everyone. 0 (0%)
No. I don't believe the H1N1 virus exists. 2 (8%)

I apologize for not having more options in this poll. After it was started people came to me with other options I should have added, such as "No, I am allergic to eggs."

More polls are on the way!

Today is the anniversary of when my mom and dad got married. They had many beautiful years together before Mom died last year.
The warm, loving relationship they had seems so rare these days. I hope I am lucky enough to find the kind of love they found.
Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad.

Thoughts on a haircut

What if by cutting my hair off, I'm feeding a stereotype? What if my family laughs at me for being "butch"?

What if I grew it out to spite this? Would I be giving in to something? What?

When I cut my hair, I think about a lot more than style. But screw it. I cut it off incredibly short today and I love it.

Love Life Rehab: Step oh screw it

I just deleted my Plenty of Fish profile.

That site blows dirty, rotten chunks so large it chokes on 'em. The ads are vulgar and offensive, the dating pool is small* and I've discovered I'm not the kind of person who is good at meeting someone for the first time on a date.

I'd rather know someone for a long time before I date them. Which is a darn good thing, because my co-worker and I made a bet tonight.

The bet: I can't stay single for an entire year**.

The prize: $20***

Screw it, readers. I don't feel level-headed about this dating business right now, anyway - which is what led me to the Love Life Rehab bit in the first place. So why not?

Why not take a year off of trying to impress girls? Why not just make myself happy for a while?

Maybe I'll even shave my head again to make it easier for my fan club****.

Oh! This is going to be fun and also very, very painful.

*Though just for the record, I did meet a very nice girl on there who I hope to remain friends with
**This will begin on my birthday, Nov. 27. According to my co-worker, no hook-ups are allowed either. But the technical discussion over the rules has yet to take place.
***This is worth almost three whole pints at The Duck
****To become a part of my fan club, you'll have to start one.

Deja vu in Maine

I don't live in Maine. I don't know anyone who currently lives in Maine. What I do know is the population of Maine is more than double the population of Newfoundland and Labrador at 1,316,456. If you consider about 10 per cent of the population is part of the LGBT community, that's a whole ****load of people who just lost their right to get married.

Yeah. Question 1 passed last night, overturning the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine. It's Prop 8 all over again.

If any Maine voters, who happened to vote "yes" on 1, stumble upon my blog, I have an invitation for you:

Kiss my flaming, homosexual ass*.

While you're getting in line, here is an interesting look at the opposing views of two Maine families for you to watch.



*Ladies first

Gay Eradication Day in Jamaica

Apparently, a few arseholes in a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica issued a two-week notice telling homosexuals to get the hell off their lawn.

Now the notice is up, and they have proclaimed "Gay Eradication Day."

I wasn't sure whether to believe it at first. It seems a little too Onion-esque to me. But according to The Jamaica Star and other sites, it's the frigging truth.

So if you were looking for another reason not to take a holiday to Jamaica with your same-sex partner, here it is!