Joy

After that previous post, something to celebrate today is that it was one year ago today that I left Brighton to move to Essex to live with Chris. Despite such a whirlwind romance my gut feeling (and his too if I may be so bold to speak on his behalf) is that we are both really happy together and that the decision was absolutely the right one. I miss my friends in Brighton but can pop back as and when as it's only a few hours away but sadly that's not possible with the choir and I've still not found another that I feel "fits" as the Rainbow Chorus did. I'm still looking though.

Things are (much!) quieter, the pub is closer, the night is blacker, the stars are brighter, the feel is calmer, the buses are fewer, natural beauty is much closer and life is very different.

I'm looking forward to the unfolding years of my new life with my wonderful, loving and provocative man. Yey!

Some things seem to never change

There was an interview on the BBC web site today with Tom Hooper who has just directed a new film of Les Miserables and I got to this part and thought "Oh no. We are over a decade into the 21st Century and this is still seen as shocking / remarkable territory:

A lot of people have said they cried watching that scene.

We could it put on the poster: "You will cry ugly tears".
I've seen it fell really tough people. There's an executive at Universal, and he's an ex-marine, and he was weeping when he saw the film. I love that it has that effect.

Was that your goal?Yeah, that was the intention. Make grown men cry.

Here's to the day that such sentiments would sound as absurd as "Yeah, that was the intention. Make grown women cry." It can't come too soon ...


And some men who couldn't possible be marines (ex or otherwise):

And I think it's safe to say that at this stage of the game, as a species we've inflicted enough pain, destruction and death on ourselves, other species and our home planet that any emotionally aware human would weep.

Uganda's proposed Anti-Human Rights Bill

An unspeakably vile piece of legislation proposed in 2009 is now back on the table again for President Museveni to pass .. or not.

This was originally put together back in 2009 and makes horrific reading - to see what's entailed if it passes into law just download this short 4 page PDF written by Uganda's Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law.

If you think it's as barbaric as I do, then please sign All Out's petition to be part of something that will hopefully stop this hideous bill again.