Fuuuck that sucks >:-(

Yup, I’ve seen plenty of women doing stuff that in Europe would be considered men’s work.

Generally, the lower paid the work, the more women you find doing it :-/

Ah ok, I was thinking jumping in a lake was already way over any line, because it’s something I’d consider more off-limits than casual sex :-/

Hierarchy and cheating never even occurred to me

I don’t really understand why, but ok. See, this is why socialising is difficult for me :-/

I haven’t been to anywhere fancy enough for cocktails … there’s some local beers, plus even more local screw-cap beer, and exceptionally local “wine” that’s a hard liquor you get given in a re-used plastic mineral water bottle. If the “wine” has been aged 2 years it’s enough to make your toes sweat.

It’s really not bad for gays here, the police have other things to keep themselves busy with … bear in mind straight people don’t do PDAs here, everythings behind closed doors.

Sexism, well that ones a downer … there’s no women in positions of real power, and while there’s some women who do “men’s work” and vice-versa, they’re the exception go the rule.

The flipside is that there’s less toxic masculinity and violence.

Is LA covered in ICE that much? It doesn’t make the news that reaches me over here on the other side of the planet.

Stimulants used to be my thing, but I lost people due to a variety of causes … hence cleaning up in the first place. Now I mostly stay out of the way of the world in a quiet corner and watch it go by.

It’s a nice idea, but my dog would absolutely be badmouthing me to other dogs. She’s a contrarian bitch, just like her owner.

Yup, I’d be very happy to have one or two more life partners. But it’s unlikely to happen because while I love easily, my wife is very selective.

More realistically, I think it would be really good for her if, in addition to me, she had at least a casual girlfriend to enjoy different sorts of intimacy and fun times with. And from my point of view, I’d love to keep a regular sub.

Wow, they were not fucking around!

(Or, rather, they were …?)

Crumbles into little bits of black rubber, maybe breaks the washing machine’s pump filter.

These sorts of belt aren’t made to come into contact with anything but metal, even when new they can leave black marks on things sometimes :-/

Not in a good way … in a “the rubber is old and breaking down” way :-/

When I was little I was very touch sensitive. Clothing labels and seams in my socks were my bugbears. I also hated baggy clothing.

When I was 11 I developed a deep desire to touch and be touched by people. I still feel that, and even non-consensual touch feels nice (so I have to remind myself that it’s not ok). Not reaching out and stroking or holding other people is still something that requires effort.

So, in that regard I have a sensitivity to lack of touch :-/

Like a goose, or like a train?

I like having a work of art, usually in a simplistic style, because so much of life is plain black, or grey, already … I want colour and joy in things that I look at regularly.

I also stickerbomb the backs of my phones too, and then add a clear cover :-)

That’s probably gonna leave black lines everywhere :-/

I had a fever dream where I was drifting in and out of consciousness, and it carried on over me like a steamroller for a whole 24 hours.

I dreamt I had an extra sister, who was fully realised in every detail, and I received a phone call (where I was IRL in my waking moments) telling me that she’d died in a car crash.

I remember every detail, down to how she pinched my favourite necklace when I was 12, how I covered for her when she snuck a boy in the house one time, and how it was my fault she died because I helped her pick which car to buy. I should have held out for one with better safety features.

And if I think about her it feels exactly like I’m grieving a real person, even though this was a long time ago.

I still miss you, Joanne.

Can’t really tell while he’s wearing trousers

Con Air, as the baddie.

The Man Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain, as a goodie.

Anyway, how about where you are?

I know the US isn’t a homogenous lump … how are things in your state?

Because I’ve never been addicted to alcohol, and I’m good at stopping drinking when I’m at the happy tipsy point.

The LGBT community in Vietnam is kept on the down-low, but people can openly date and live with who they want without having to worry about violence … it’s a bit more conservative in the North than the South. Trans people can’t legally use the bathroom of their true gender, but I don’t believe that makes a big difference in reality.

Sexism is expressed differently here, but it’s still systemic :-/