Saw Harry Potter
At five in the afternoon
It kicked major ass

There are just tooo maaany... :P I would have to say the Doctor/Rose takes precedence, but many others are also muchly favourites (ie. Merlin/Arthur, Jack/Ianto, Chuck/Blair... yes, I know Merlin and Arthur aren't ACTUALLY a couple...)

Speaking of Jack/Ianto, COE Day 3 was KICKASS. So excited for the next one. :P

Police officers in Fort Worth, Texas raided "The Rainbow Lounge," a gay bar for supposed "drunkeness" and arrested seven individuals and left one patron, Chad Gibson, a 26 year-old gay man, in the hospital in critical condition and mental trauma, specifically a blood clot in his brain. It is unknown whether or not he will survive.

Officers claim that they were "touched inappropriately," resulting in the arrests, though no one was charged with assault. The Chief of Police Jeff Halstead made this alarming statement in support of his officers:

"You're touched and advanced in certain ways by people inside the bar, that's offensive," he said. "I'm happy with the restraint used when they were contacted like that."

However, patrons at the bar and eye-witnesses claim that no one was sexually harassed and that patrons were staying out of the officers' way. Others claim that the officers then singled out bar patrons, especially more effeminate ones. They also have cell phone photos showing a story different from that told by the raiders and their Chief of Police, specifically the unacceptable and questionable force utilized during the raid, specifically showing 5 police officers wrestling Gibson--a 160 lb man half their size--to the ground. Included in the photos are the dent int he wall where a patron's head was smashed into the wall. Officers initially stated that Gibson had fallen outside the bar and received his head trauma, but later revealed that it had indeed occurred during the raid and arrest.

You can read the full story and eye-witness testimony here.

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It's 40 years after Stonewall and this kind of crap is still happening in the US! Clearly the officers are willing to use the "Gay Panic" defense to justify their completely unnecessary brutality. A man is in critical condition with the threat of death or a severe head trauma because of a raid that had no justification in the first place and ended in brutality over an occurrence that looks like from photos and testimony never even happened.

This is completely unacceptable! And for the Chief of Police to release a statement suggesting that Gibson should be thankful that all he has is a life-threatening condition that could kill him when no one was arrested for the alleged "assault" is completely disgusting. How can you expect your story to hold water when you have eye witnesses refuting everything that your men did with photo evidence, when your men have to recall their claim that the victim "injured himself," and when you didn't charge anyone with the alleged assault you claim justified your actions?

This is a crock and we need to get angry.

You can contact the Fort Worth Police Department here:

Fort Worth Police Department
350 W. Belknap Street Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 392-4000 fwpdweb@fortworthpd.com

Media Contact (Sgt. Criado) (817) 392-4214

Internal Affairs (complaints on officers) (817) 392-4270

Joel Burns, who is the openly gay city council member pushing for an investigation, could use your support too. You can e-mail him at: Joel.Burns@fortworthgov.org. His number is (817) 392-8809.

You can also pressure the other members of the city council:

Councilmember W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman
817-392-8803
District3@fortworthgov.org

Councilmember Danny Scarth
817-392-8804
District4@fortworthgov.org

Councilmember Frank Moss
817-392-8805
District5@fortworthgov.org

Councilmember Jungus Jordan
817-392-8806
District6@fortworthgov.org

Councilmember Carter Burdette
817-392-8807
District7@fortworthgov.org

..and let's not forget the Mayor of Fort Worth:

Mayor Mike Moncrief
817-392-6118
mike.moncrief@fortworthgov.org

The HRC has also issued a statement here: Read

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First Icon Post!!

[31] Edie Sedgwick
[3] El Laberinto Del Fauno
[3] Mary and Max
[8] My Chemical Romance: Desolation Row
[6] Stock
[7] Sandman

Preview:



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Please Credit.

Not much.

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

Taken from bkwmkiwi 

1. Everyone who looks at this post must take a screencap of their CURRENT background and post it up here.
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using this background.




1. It's Dr. Who. (Like, duh)
2. It's the only photo (pretty much) that has everyone I like in it. Obviously with some emissions (couldn't get in Gwen etc. lol), but still....
3. It's not too cluttered or bright.
4. I can make lists (see top) of TV shows I love and am behind on, and (see center) where Stage Left and Stage Right are so I no longer write the wrong lighting cues.
5. It's Dr. Who.

I may, however, change it...

Anyone seen the Doctor's new assistant (Matt Smith's, I mean)? Pardon my hypocrisy, I think she''s waay too young... I know she's 21 and all, but she looks like she's still in high school... :S

I have my fears for the show...

STUDYING NOW. (GOING TO FAIL EVERYTHING)

1. How does the world see me?
We Started Nothing- Gossip Girl Soundtrack (...wtf?)

2. Will I have a happy life?
Rain Kings- Counting Crows (....my god, this is really confusing.)

3. What do my friends really think of me?
Dance, Dance- Fall Out Boy (still not giving me much answers. :S)

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
Uncle Harry- The Living End (...:O If you know this song, you'll understand; the majority of the song is just: "UNCLE HARRY PISSING IN THE BATH AGAAIN")

5. How can I make myself happy?
Fans- Kings of Leon.... (I can make myself happy if I get famous...?)

6. What should I do with my life?
The Last Song- The All American Rejects (...:S It's like a song whining about how when a person dies, they hope that someone will miss them. WTF does that mean?)

7. Will I ever have children?
Starlight- Muse. (Okay, officially, I only like songs with weird, misdirected lyrics. This is useless. "Far away, this ship is taking me far away, far away from the memories of the people who care if I live or die"? Related to children how?)

8. What is some good advice for me?
Cancer- My Chemical Romance. (O.o ....get regularly health checks?)

9. How will I be remembered?
Dance Inside- The All American Rejects (I swear, I only have one album of theirs!! :S Still, absoloutely no idea what this means.)

10. What is my signature dancing song?
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys (LOL)

11. What do I think my current theme song is?
Lucia Di Lammermoor- The Fifth Element Soundtrack (Boo ya! Kickass poppy, electronic opera. I'll take it.)

12. What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Omaha- Counting Crows. (:S no idea)

13. What song will play at my funeral?
High Life- Counting Crows. (Hey! Not bad. I might write that down. Note: I don't have THAT much Counting Crows either.)

14. What type of men do I like?
Reach Out (I'll be There)- The Four Tops (loool... supportive men much?)

15. What is my day going to be like?
Love Letters- Atonement Soundtrack (......shit.)

16. Will I ever have love again?
Song 2 (cover)- My Chemical Romance (.....whaaaat??)

I found this on unencyclopedia, and I really desperately want to try it, despite the obvious health risks.

 

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In three weeks, I've officially finished seasons 2-4 of Doctor Who.

What will I do now???*



(*watch Supernatural, Entourage, Gossip Girl, Torchwood, Dexter and try to read)

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

- What I create will be just for you.
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
- You will receive your item before the end of the year (or sooner).
- You will have no clue what the item is going to be. It could be a story or poetry. It could be a piece of handmade jewelry or an art doll. I may draw, paint, collage or knit something. I might bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? You have to repost this meme and make and send out five surprises of your own.

I so don't have the time for this, but meh. :P

So anyways, I was bored, so I went and started reading over them again, and I'm having trouble picking my favourite. It was always 130 (My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun etc.) but now I'm having second thoughts. I came across 141 and I absoloute adore it.

( In faih I do not love thee with mine eyes.. )

Isn't it pretty?

Lol, so would have to be Sacred Heart. And Dr. Cox, yay!! :P I want them all to sing to me. :P

For those who actually are reading this and live in Melbourne, there's a protest going on Saturday to oppose Proposition 8 (google it if you don't know what I'm talking about, though really you should) at Federation Square at noon. Please if you can make it come, and try and bring a banner or something too. It's really important that we get behind this.

Sister dearest wrote new song and I wote new guitar riff. Well, not really a riff, but it involved picking, okay?

www.myspace.com/feliciaking07 Go check it out. XD

Coming off a high from Obamawin-ness now as I worry deeply about Prop 8. :S

Please, please, please, please, please let this not come through....

YES! YES YES! FUCK YEAH!!!!! XD

I have a fairy by my side
Which says I must not sleep,
When once in pain I loudly cried
It said "You must not weep"

If, full of mirth, I smile and grin,
It says "You must not laugh"
When once I wished to drink some gin
It said "You must not quaff".

When once a meal I wished to taste
It said "You must not bite"
When to the wars I went in haste
It said "You must not fight".

"What may I do?" at length I cried,
Tired of the painful task.
The fairy quietly replied,
And said "You must not ask"

- Lewis Carroll, age 13

I'm thinking of making this the preface of my novel, but I like my current preface so much. :S What to do, what to do.....

http://kebechet.livejournal.com/270723.html

Seriously, read, it. I so totally agree.