Last week I celebrated my good friend Anna's birthday. After a long day of training for work I stopped by my parents' house to pick up the birthday cake (thanks Mom!) and went downtown to meet my peeps.
It was an exciting day because not only were we celebrating the day that Anna was born, but Dina our missing friend came out! Yea!
After a dinner at Waldo's at the Covent Garden Market we walked down to the Galleria (I refuse to call it by it's new corporate name!) to catch the flick "It's Complicated". Before the movie I visited the restroom, as usual. Unfortunately as I was leaving the restroom I was moving super fast...the movie was about to begin and I didn't want to miss anything.
But as I passed the door way I grazed the latch where the door closes, it caught on my pants and I heard a big "RIIIIPPPP!".
Yes, from hip to mid thigh my pants ripped. Luckily it was on the seam so my seamstress is tending to the ripped pants as we speak.
She knits for me, bakes my friend's birthday cakes, I am a lucky daughter!
Naturally I felt a little silly, especially when I walked home downtown with my pants split. So, when I spied this video I didn't laugh, but I did feel a connection with the bobsledder. Dear, I know how your feeling!
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Yet Another Reason London City Council Is The Equivalent of a Grade 3 Classroom
'A head of lettuce, a pumpkin or that chicken that you ate last night, it collapses unto itself, it decays, it doesn't take up that much space at the landfill.'
~ Ward 10 Councillor Paul Van Meerbergen explaining his reasons for opposing the Green Bin program on Steve (Dr. Love) Garrison's London-in-the-Morning Show on Newstalk 1290-CJBK-AM, Nov. 17, 2008.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Truro: Nova Scotia's London
Well, here we go.
It seems as though the mayor of Truro, Nova Scotia refused to vote in favour of raising the rainbow flag.
He 'rationalized' that if the council were in favour to raise the GLTB flag, then what was stopping pedophiles from asking to raise a flag.
Yep. He compared homosexuals with sexual deviants.
Here is an open letter to Mayor Bill Mills:
Dear Your Worship,
Hi. You don't know me, I'm from a town called London, Ontario in the Southwestern part of the province.
I recently saw your ruling over at CBC about your refusal to raise the rainbow flag in Truro.
I know I'm not a resident of Truro, but here in London we went through the same predicament with the gay community.
Our mayor, Diane Haskett felt the same way as you. She refused to vote for the flag to fly because of the same reason...religious beliefs and a fear of pedophiles.
And let me tell you...Mayor Haskett did pretty well for herself after that whole debacle. She went on to win another term in office and became know far and wide.
Now, yes the City of London became the first Canadian municipality to be brought before a human rights tribunal AND found guilty, but she did go on to a career in provincial politics...only to come in third behind the Green Party.
And it only cost the City a whopping $25,000 to fix her self-righteous and bigoted decree. That homeless shelter didn't need to be built immediately.
But I will have to ask you one thing. You said that if you granted permission to the gay community to fly their flag, you might be asked by the pedophilia community to do the same.
Ok, two things.
First, hasn't the insinuation of the GLTB community being sexual deviants been done? No one really takes it seriously anymore. How many more peer reviewed journals do you need before you get the facts? It's kind of annoying. And, frankly outdated. Get with the times. It's been done, over and over and over again. No one with an ounce of brain power really believes this anymore. And those who do are usually the same ones who believe every damn thing that Leviticus says (including the piece on wearing corrective lenses).
Second, are you some kind of bizarre freak who would actually consider declaring "Pedophile Day" in Truro? What kind of sick fuck are you? Anyone with a backbone or an ounce of common sense wouldn't do this. For Cripes sake. You're disgusting.
So, if I'm right London will be losing it's title of the only municipality who has been brought before a human rights tribunal and found guilty. But trust me, that's a title we're willing to give up.
Sincerely,
JR
It seems as though the mayor of Truro, Nova Scotia refused to vote in favour of raising the rainbow flag.
He 'rationalized' that if the council were in favour to raise the GLTB flag, then what was stopping pedophiles from asking to raise a flag.
Yep. He compared homosexuals with sexual deviants.
Here is an open letter to Mayor Bill Mills:
Dear Your Worship,
Hi. You don't know me, I'm from a town called London, Ontario in the Southwestern part of the province.
I recently saw your ruling over at CBC about your refusal to raise the rainbow flag in Truro.
I know I'm not a resident of Truro, but here in London we went through the same predicament with the gay community.
Our mayor, Diane Haskett felt the same way as you. She refused to vote for the flag to fly because of the same reason...religious beliefs and a fear of pedophiles.
And let me tell you...Mayor Haskett did pretty well for herself after that whole debacle. She went on to win another term in office and became know far and wide.
Now, yes the City of London became the first Canadian municipality to be brought before a human rights tribunal AND found guilty, but she did go on to a career in provincial politics...only to come in third behind the Green Party.
And it only cost the City a whopping $25,000 to fix her self-righteous and bigoted decree. That homeless shelter didn't need to be built immediately.
But I will have to ask you one thing. You said that if you granted permission to the gay community to fly their flag, you might be asked by the pedophilia community to do the same.
Ok, two things.
First, hasn't the insinuation of the GLTB community being sexual deviants been done? No one really takes it seriously anymore. How many more peer reviewed journals do you need before you get the facts? It's kind of annoying. And, frankly outdated. Get with the times. It's been done, over and over and over again. No one with an ounce of brain power really believes this anymore. And those who do are usually the same ones who believe every damn thing that Leviticus says (including the piece on wearing corrective lenses).
Second, are you some kind of bizarre freak who would actually consider declaring "Pedophile Day" in Truro? What kind of sick fuck are you? Anyone with a backbone or an ounce of common sense wouldn't do this. For Cripes sake. You're disgusting.
So, if I'm right London will be losing it's title of the only municipality who has been brought before a human rights tribunal and found guilty. But trust me, that's a title we're willing to give up.
Sincerely,
JR
Monday, August 06, 2007
George Thoroughgood
The parents went to the event of the summer (for those who can stand classic rock) a couple of weeks ago, Rock The Park.
My camera was hijacked and taken to the park.
You'd think with my dad's skills he'd be able to take a better picture of George Thoroughgood.
But maybe it had more to do with the drunk youth who was humping him and Maggie from behind.
Dad's A Published Photog!
Recognize this photo? If you read the Sunday edition of the London Free Press, you should!
This photo was in the London Free Press, with an article about the woman's (a Freeps reporters) ride up in the balloon.
I'm not mentioning her name, because she neglected to give my dad props in the paper.
Saturday morning Dad dragged Annie, Papa and myself to Harris Park at 5:30AM to watch the balloons take off.
Once Annie had harrassed the Tim Horton's Staff...
Counter Help (to me): Would you like anything in your coffee?
Annie: I WOULD LIKE TIMBITS.
Jessie: Hehe. Milk, please.
Counter Help (to me): Would you like a straw for your juice?
Annie: I WANT CHOCOLATE, HONEY DIP AND SOUR CREAM GLAZED.
Jessie: Umm...no, we're good. Keep the change.
We were off to the park.
We stood around for a while and the first 2 balloons to be filled were a Canadian flag and maple leaf, and as always Dad was armed with his camera.
I'm guessing this woman picked the person with the flashiest camera, but she asked Dad to take a few snaps. I'm not sure if what she defined as a "few" meshed with Dad's interpretation. In any case, he sent her about 150 photos.
And, come Sunday morning, here's the result!
So, now he can officially call himself freelance, even though he didn't get paid or any credit.
Oh, well. He's enjoying cold margaritas in Monterrey, California, so I find it difficult to sympathize.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Eek! The City of London Is All Gay-ified!
Well, if you haven't heard by now that the City of London has decided to make an official proclaimation for Gay Pride Week along with flying the rainbow flag at City Hall then I guess the homophobes haven't gotten to you yet.
After an over decade long ban on all proclaimations the City of London decided to do what it wouldn't in 1995, declare Pride in London.
For those you who don't remember, Diane "Parachute" Haskett refused to declare Gay Pride many moons ago because of personal religious beliefs. She (along with the City of London) were brought before a Human Rights Tribunal and found guilty. Since then the response of City Hall is to not declare ANYTHING. That's nice, isn't it?
Anyway, they decided that this year would be the year that they final start acknowledging that London does indeed have an active gay community. It's hard to ignore this community when the hatred towards them is as pronounced as it is in the city.
Well, as soon as they decided they were going to declare Pride the homophobes and homo-prejudice started coming out of the wood work.
And with them they brought along their tired-ass excuses.
Seriously, if I hear ONE MORE TIME the excuse of "Well, I'm just waiting for the day they declare Heterosexual Week" heads are going to roll.
Ok, here it is...I want everyone to listen.
EVERY WEEK IS HETEROSEXUAL WEEK.
The day that straight couples get beat with baseball bats and lead pipes in front of Jim Bob Ray's Bar while being called "breeders" is the day I'll ask for a Heterosexual Week.
I don't think it's too much to ask to give the gay community a week in which they can celebrate being themselves. Especially when the other 51 weeks out of the year it's fairly dangerous to do so, especially in London.
And I'm really sick and tired of people complaining about the blatant sexuality that is present during Pride, most notably during the Pride Parade.
Again, let's get our thinking caps on, shall we?
If you were told for pretty much your entire life that you were not allowed to hold hands with your partner, kiss, cuddle, throw an arm around or generally be affectionate in public would you maybe over compensate during the one week when it's not so taboo?
And really people, I think we're all just stick in the muds when it comes to sexuality. Calm yourselves, it's only glitter and spandex.
I see more disgusting displays at Masonville Mall in front of SilverCity. And those are the little 12 and 13 year olds...maybe we should be talking about our over sexualizing little girls? Nooooo, having underwire in a training bra is perfectly normal!
I will love, Love, LOVE the day when this city starts getting riled up about things that actually matter rather than spew homo-prejudice bullshit.
Friday, June 29, 2007
An Open Letter To The London Free Press
Re: Billboards pimping beer dumb, not offensiveBeing able to connect cause and effect is vital to solving our community’s problems. It seems as though Ian Gillespie’s column “Billboards pimping beer dumb, not offensive” missed this valuable opportunity to draw connections. For those of you who are unaware London does have pimps.
Those of us working with our eyes open are very aware of this fact. What is a pimp? The short definition is that a pimp is a coward, a liar who sexually exploits others. In London’s case many are sexually exploiting children and youth.
Most people constantly ask the question “How is it that child after child is being recruited into the sex trade and is being sexually abused in London?” Campaigns such as this beer ad and Mr. Gillespie’s response don’t help by using the word in a humourous and playful manner. The word pimp is not playful.
I think reclaiming words is an interesting way some social groups go about gaining some of their power back; however in this case the persecuted people are not the ones trying to re-instate the word pimp. And since we have pimps in London and rarely in our community do the adult sex trade workers have pimps, it can only be deduced that we are trying to glorify people who take part in the sexual abuse of our children youth. That is simply disgusting.
Just because we have television shows like “Pimp My Ride” (MTV) and contests like “Pimp My Garden” (Toronto Star) and “Pimp My Library Cart” (Wisconsin Library) doesn’t mean we’ve taken back a word.
You can’t identify a pimp by what they wear. Far from popular opinion pimps do not wear grillz, bling, fur coats, feathers in their hats, carry canes or challis’ filled with alcohol. Nor do they drive Cadillacs’ with hydraulics. They look like every other person on the street. They can be young or old, male or female, affluent or poor. In fact 30% of the sexual predators (pimps included) make more than $50,000 a year from a legitimate job. 10% make more than $80,000 a year. These folks are “upstanding” citizens.
Pimp is not a word we can reclaim until we recognize the fear and violence (sexual, physical, and emotional) they disseminate throughout the young people they hurt on a continual basis in London.
As well, I take offence to Gillespie’s implication that this issue shouldn’t be talked about. Using the word pimp in our vocabulary is disgusting, hateful and offensive. Talking about this is the only way to ensure London’s youth stay safe.
This attempt to stifle conversation about this topic is reminiscent of pimps threatening kids if they talk about what’s going on, they’ll kill them or the people they love.
I guess it’s reminiscent because I see and hear it on a daily basis.
Jessie Rodger
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
A Short Political Break
Alrighty, just stumbled across this when I saw in the Freeps that Rick Mercer visited London yesterday.
Check out his blog and "endorsement" of Dianne Haskett for the Conservative Party in the London by-election.
Hilarious, and true.
Dad and I will be checking out a taping of The Mercer Report a week from Friday...yea!
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