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thisdayandage:

Watching The 10th Kingdom now is so different from watching it when I was little.

Picked up a bigger bird cage cheap from the RSPCA charity shop below my flat. Just need to get some food and water dishes to attach, then we’re ready for when the third budgie we’re adopting moves in. :)

My social inner being is feeling much less withered this week.

So far I’ve been to Sin, spent the night with the wonderful Jack playing games, and tonight, I’m off to Betty’s with some of the ladies from work, well, ladies and the campest of the camp, so camp he makes my uncle look like Rambo. This is gonna be fun (or really horrific).

nezua:


no doubt, spock. no doubt. 
thejessbeast:

edwardspoonhands:

Ok, so…sex. It’s the reason why you exist, and also why our species exists. So I think it’s safe to say that, on the whole, sex is a good thing. 
And yet, people don’t /really/ talk about it. Publicly anyway.
The perpetual taboo…it’s bad. It leads to confusion and crappy information and bad decisions and negative experiences. It turns one of biology’s greatest creations into something to be ashamed of.
I dislike this.
Now that the internet has enabled us to say whatever we want however we want to say to whomever we want to say it to it is extremely weird that our response has been to simply perpetuate the taboo. 
Sure, there are people who talk about sex on YouTube, but they do it in the same “giggle giggle, that’s naughty” or shock factor ways that we always have. Somehow, in all the glory of YouTube (as far as I can tell, and please correct me if I’m wrong) there has been exactly one person enabling a responsible, educational dialogue about sex and sexuality. (Check out Sex+ here.)
Very soon, my little studio in Missoula will be launching a new show with the a similar focus. Obviously, it’s going to be much different than Sex+ (which, if you’re interested in this stuff, you should subscribe to now.) But the goals will be similar…to lift the veil and talk honestly about sex and sex-related stuff. 
I’m 100% sure that I’ll catch flak for this. There are people out there who think that the mere mention of the existence of sex is enough to raise teenage pregnancy rates. The Vlogbrothers audience is young and, yes, some are too young to be watching this show (I’ll leave that decision up to you and your parents.) But not only is providing open access to reality and information the right thing to do, it’s also proven to be the best way to put people in control of their bodies and their lives. 
The fact that there isn’t more content on YouTube discussing this stuff is depressing. It shows how deep the taboo goes…even when given a platform we can be completely free with, Laci is the only one (so far) brave enough to take it on in a substantial way.
I’m excited and terrified to take this step. I hope I don’t regret it, and I hope that it helps people…in fact, I know it’s going to help people, otherwise there’s no friggin way I’d do it. Here’s a link…there’s nothing on it yet…there will be soon.

This right here is one of the many reasons that respect utterly Hank Green. He understands that information is a resource too precious to horde and he understands that the questions people have and that they are ashamed about asking are some of THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK. 
Ten points for you, Hank Green, forever.

I respect this, truly, but has no one else noticed that the condoms are PINNED up? Not exactly safe. 

kittykathleen99:

POCKET SAND
degenezijde:

ulleung-desire:

Stephen Mangan for 12

Goddammit Mangan.
Merry (left) & Pippin (right).
Girly night out tomorrow.

Going to Groove with one of the few girls I get on with at work, but girly nights tend to become iffy, so this will either be a success or an unmitigated disaster.