Archive for July, 2003

We didn’t find Thomas, but we climbed on some of his friends

Posted on July 27, 2003 ~ Filed Under Culture

Paula, Jemima and I went on a day trip to Didcot Railway Centre today, mostly because we wanted to get out of London for a day and not because we’re really into trains or anything. We had thought Roman ruins might be fun, but it turns out they’re all Up North.
I thought it was [...]

Proud?

Posted on July 26, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

We went to London Pride today. We missed the park because I object to having to pay to listen to mediocre music in the rain, even if it is with lots of happy people. The march was fun, and Sarah took lots of pictures.

Secretary

Posted on July 22, 2003 ~ Filed Under Culture

Sarah and I went to see Secretary on Sunday. I found it really interesting; it raised lots of issues about power in relationships and also made me far less dismissive of S&M. It made me think about how all close relationships have a power dynamic to them, and often this goes unacknowledged and can be [...]

Paula graduated!

Posted on July 17, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

Paula graduated today. See the pictures.

Going quiet

Posted on July 14, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

I’m moving webhosts, so probably won’t make entries for a day or so. The new host should be exciting, though, as it lets me run software that I’ve not run before. OK, probably more exciting for me than you :-)

Hurrah!

Posted on July 11, 2003 ~ Filed Under Culture

Peers defeat sex education curb – could mean the end of Section 28, which would be a Good Thing.

Online shopping

Posted on July 6, 2003 ~ Filed Under Web ideas

Hmm. Playing with Cafepress and have set up a few items with a bojates logo in my shop. Just need some top ideas for pictures now. This site is such a good idea – the only downside is that you have to pay to make their site look like your own site, and because it’s [...]

Gay marriage

Posted on July 2, 2003 ~ Filed Under Culture

This week the government announced plans for civil partnerships – a way for same sex couples to register their relationships and get the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. According to the BBC,
Under the plans, gay couples will not be entitled to a "marriage" ceremony, but will be able to sign an official [...]