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"Jean Charles de Menezes, we will never forget. Never, never, never."

- Morrissey, Brixton Academy 22 July 2009

Some branches of Tesco and W H Smith have featured The Crimes of Josef Fritzl: Uncovering the Truth as an ideal gift for Father's Day. One W H Smith store displayed the title as one of its "Top 50 Books for Dad" (buy one, get one half-price), declaring on a nearby display: "Fathers are heroes". A Tesco store in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, ( Read more... )

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single gay man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a boyfriend ( Read more... )

As of today, Kevin & I have been together for 8 years.

Bloody 'Ell. How time flies.

Five years ago, to this date, Kevin & I moved to Britain. It was a week after 9/11; I remember the look of fright and suspicion on the faces of my fellow plane passengers; and the phone call I made to my mom the night before, where she said a brasilian psychic had predicted the second terrorist attack would be in London. I thanked my mom for ( Read more... )

This journal was created 5 years ago, to this date.

Happy birthday to you, dear diary.

I've written a lot of crap on you. I've shared you with mentalists and memorable people. We have braved some good & bad times, haven't we?

Have a lovely day, you squishy you.

Seven years ago, in Montreal, I went on a date with Kevin for the first time. We went to see Bride of Chucky. The cinema was almost empty but I didn't dare kiss him or try to sneak my arm inside his. Outside, I asked him if he wanted to come back to my place on Avenue Côtes-des-Neiges. In the elevator, I kissed him. In my apartment, I offered ( Read more... )