being in denmark is messing with my mind

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I think there must be some kind of problem with me; I am drawn towards really crappy English TV-shows like, like a magnet draws iron. Or something. And now I'm into Skins, which I am being mocked for by Gemma already, but it's kind of addictive - or certainly, the Emily/Naomi storyline is. I mean, sure, it's just another coming-out story, but it's really well executed and just so...realistic? And Emily such an awesomely sweet character and hot and also, a box of fannies. I kind of - actually, it mostly makes me very, very happy I'm not a teenager anymore, and that I've always been very sure of my sexuality (at least, I've never had doubts about liking fannies. I waver on the male issue).

Also, I've been listening to Mads and Monopolet so much that I'm turning it into a fandom. Skins is preferable to this, as Danish fandoms only end in tears, or rather, in really weird fanfiction scenarios.

Also, also, internets, why so low on Regeneration fanfiction? I want to read more about Rivers and Sassoon, and as my biographies and Ghost Road are in England, I look to the internet. And no help. This, I feel is not fair.

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[lattara.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, no, honey, there's nothing wrong with you. Or rather, not any more than usual. You're revising, I was expecting something like it *ages* ago. *grins*

Remember Take That? Because God knows I do. *laughs*

(Also, I seem to recall reading somewhere that female homosexuality has a tendency to lie closer to bisexuality than male homosexuality. But since no one really knows, especially because no one has actually had an luck *defining* what homosexuality is, we're sort of stuck with going, "well. Just do what feels good, I guess? And hand me that sandwich.")

oh, oh, oh! Talking about Danish fandoms, do you remember that politician slash? Scarred. for. life.

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

You know me well. Too well. *looks suspiciously at you*

Maybe.

(This is true; it's also -as far as I know - easier to define male sexuality, because women tend to be aroused by sex in general, whereas men kind to be aroused by bodies in general. If that makes sense?)

...I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. NO IDEA AT ALL.

I'M SORRY, I'M NEEDED SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET.

[lattara.livejournal.com]

I do know you, bb. I should hope that I do. *laughs*

(Yes, it definitely does, and I think that's also the distinction I've heard talked about - and it's certainly close to my own experience, too. But the issue is further complicated by a lot of other issues, such as homophobia, and the problems you *always* have when trying to measure a qualitative issue (sexuality) using quantitative methods. Sorry, psychology student here. It shows.)

SEE? I MANAGED TO DISTRACT YOU. *grins*

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

I suppose *grins at you*

(Hee, I like it when you're geeky, dear. And I can imagine isolating what homosexuality is is like defining fiction - it looks so simple, and then you get attacked by history, sociology and theory.)

FROM WHAT?

I MEAN. WHAT. WHO WOULD SLASH DANISH POLITICIANS? ONLY A MAD PERSON THAT'S WHO.

(I blame Tess)

[lattara.livejournal.com]

(Geekery is me! And you. And, basically, all of my friends. I have a type.

Also, feel free to skip the next paragraph. I got even geekier.

And yes - *exactly*. You're going, la la, let's define homosexuality, that's really simple, and then you go, wait, hmmm, is homosexuality defined by sexual partners or emotions? And if by emotions, how do you separate romantic love from platonic, and can you even do that? And what about situational homosexuality? And what about the preconceived notion that the question itself is based on - like, that it's stable or a discrete and/or meaningful category og human sexuality? And, to cap it all of, who will we allow to define other people's sexuality? Themselves? Um, we're not likely to get any very good responses from people for a number of reasons, at the very least not because of homophobia and fear of harm. Also, they might not know! Or even agree with the category the questioner wants to put him/her in. Others? Um, *really fucking problematic*. How would *they* know - what criteria are they using, and are these criteria even meaningful? They're probably going to be using a questionnaire, but they leave no room for answers that are outside the box. And! and! and!

And people ask why there are no studies of human homosexuality.)

ONLY CRAZY PEOPLE DO THAT, MARIE. CRAZY PEOPLE. OF WHOM TESS IS ONE.

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

(I love your geekery! Your geekery makes me so happy! \o/

And your paragraph also makes me very happy, because I can see where all those problems might come into play.

People expect too much from psychology, methinks)

THIS IS TRUE. VERY TRUE.

(some one needs to take these podcasts away from me. I must have listen to the All-Stars recordings....6 times, maybe? ARGH!)

[lattara.livejournal.com]

(People expect psychology to be like *chemistry* - oh, people, you are *so wrong*.)

I'M LOOKING AT YOU.

(Marie, *step away from the podcasts*. We don't want to hurt anyone, but we will.)

[likethesun2.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you've already seen the Yuletide fanfiction for Regeneration? 'cause yeah, that's all I know of. (Uhhhh, besides something I wrote once, but I was sixteen or something at the time.)

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

I have, and I found your fic on rarelitslash, which was really good. But now there seems to be no more, which makes me sad.