1. Folau is a twat.
2. Even now, there are still way too many who think being LGBTQ is a lifestyle. For some, coming out is fine. For others, it's violence and ostracism, some have been killed over it. It can often depend where you live, the beliefs of family/friends etc. Religious fuckwits have caused immeasurable harm to LGBTQ people. Words matter. They fester in hearts and minds, and sometimes provoke action.

It's fine for those who are utterly unaffected to say oh he's just being a piston wristed gibbon, ignore, but it's a bit different when you are in the LGBTQ community and get the slurs and discrimination etc from religious fuckfaces on a regular basis.

I wish they would both fuck off.

@Kirwan said in Aaron Smith naughty boy?:

Watching the cringeworthy statement from Smith where he was quite upset (seriously, why did they make him do that?), it reminded me of another world class player that decided to leave NZ because it was too much of a fishbowl: Carl Hayman.

I hope we haven't chased away the best halfback we've had since Bachop because of some click hungry hacks and a couple of perverts who decided to record this incident.

That tearful apology was just awful. For him, for the AB's, for his friends and family. This is so out of control. The only people he owed an apology to was his girlfriend and the NZRU for being a douchebag when on duty. Everyone else can fuck off. Jesus, the lynch mob have got their pound of flesh for this, it makes me want to punch the recording couple in the face for being the catalyst that inflicted this bullshit on the country.

What a game, eh.
While there was little appreciation for my nerves, that was vintage Bledisloe, and I'm glad we got up in the end to honour the mighty Tree.
Shocking start by the ABs, Wallabies were crisp in passing, tight on defence, and pounced on mistakes. Genia clearly took a sip from the fountain of youth, great game.
Ioane fantastic, gees he is quick, always making metres. Our scrum was also mighty tonight. DMac, well he is brave, and he makes some good sniping runs, but bloody hell he needs to sort out his passing. Sometimes it is downright awful. I'm nervous about these continual head knocks for Crotty and Cane. Not good. SBW had a game to forget. ALB much better from last week.
Cheika is a dick. Dude, you lost because your kicker couldn't kick for shit. And I wouldn't be shitting on the refs, because your team got several favours out there in terms of 50/50 disallowed tries, and another than could have easily got one of your men a yellow.

I don't ever want to see Warren Gatland anywhere near the All Black head coach job.

@NTA said in Re: Movie review thread...:

Let's see:

1. White
2. Into porn
3. Loves getting hold of a pair of tits

Yep. @Mokey is a bloody misogynist.

You forgot loves rugby, you fucking PUSSY.

Does Gatland ever consider that the reason he gets criticised is because he is such a whiny little bitch? His bleating is almost Woodward-esque.

@jegga What happened to Grace was absolutely dreadful and I'm heartbroken for her family and friends, but the public grief overload and vigils, articles, Prime Ministerial apology on behalf of the nation for one tourist are absolutely OTT.

If the PM wants to sob about something, how about our appalling domestic violence or suicide rates.

@taniwharugby
And isn't it Morganic. Don't you think. A little tooooo Morganic. Yeah I really do think.
It's a little fame pre-election day.
A free ride because of Turei's mistakes.
It's no good advice, just renters and cats
Who would have thought...poll single figures.

@jegga You have inflicted this knowledge on me without consent, so fuck you. I mean what kind of monster tags others with Jay Jay Feeney articles???

I've started watching S1 of Broadchurch. I watched S3 when it was only up once a week (grrrrrrrrr) and really enjoyed it, so now the full seasons are on demand I'm watching a couple of episodes each night. Great cast, love all the red herrings and twists and turns. (On a side note the TVNZ On Demand app is fucking shite. Craps out all the time, has to be constantly deleted and re-installed.)

@Bones Exactly. Don't want to show anyone up. You're all so cute with your 'imaginative movie grades'. chucks ferners under the chin for top effort

Flight.

This movie annoyed me, mainly because it wasn't sure which movie it wanted to be. The first half hour was awesome, a pilot flies into bad weather and then his whole system craps out and he has to crash land in a field. The sequence was so good, really heart pounding. I thought it was going to be a tale of espionage or cover ups and plucky everyman pilot who drinks too much was going to take on the suits and win. But then the rest of the movie was just him getting drunk and getting high and there was one bit where his dealer comes in with a whole duffel bag of drugs to balance him out after he got drunk all night before his deposition. it was quite funny, but again tonally jarring.

5 stars to the first half hour, 2 stars for the rest which was pretty boring.

Today's fitness time, walking to the cow shed to play with the newborn calves. Pretty hot today, and of course my nephew and youngest niece required piggybacking so weight training also. Very disappointed no one offered to piggyback me. On a side note, am very grateful for online communities right now. Solo isolating sucks.

Because my relatives are animals, they woke me with a group conference call at 7.30am this morning.

I have my scheduled grocery pick up tomorrow, and I'm near giddy at the thought of escaping for a drive. Bonus of living on a farm, I am kitted with a mask, disposable gloves, and disinfectant wipes. Indeed, anyone who breaks the six foot rule is gonna get a teat disinfectant wipe in the gob.

I've basically been doing anything but writing, but not so worried about that right now. Managing mental health is more important.

@Baron-Silas-Greenback No, America. And yep, very grim. People need to get out of the mindset that if they are fit or under pensioner age they are all good. When it hits, it hits hard.

@Baron-Silas-Greenback early 40s.

Holy shit. This hit me.

So a few weeks back I sent copy edits to my editor with time to spare so we could meet the deadline of March 23. That day came and went, still no reply except an auto email to say they were under the weather. Finally got a reply a few days ago, and I quickly did the things needed doing and sent off to publisher. I was annoyed, because deadlines are deadlines and wtf. ANYWAY. Just found out a few mins ago that the reason they were 'under the weather' they had the fucking virus!!!

This what they had to say:

I’m on day 16 of this and it’s still hanging on but I’m not as ill as I was even just a few days ago. It’s getting better, just…so…slowly. I feel like I will never not have a cough. I feel like I will never breathe normally again. And I’m afraid my running days might be over.
I don’t know where I picked this up from. I’d been staying inside, only going out to shop for food. I work from home. I went to no social gatherings. I didn’t invite people over. I sanitized everything. Somehow I still got it and I can’t point to a definitive source. This is the sickest I’ve ever been. I went to the ER twice because I was having much difficulty breathing. I was afraid to go to sleep for fear I’d stop breathing overnight. But I was so exhausted I fell asleep anyway.
Day after day, I felt completely wiped out. The first week was the worst. For 5 straight days, I couldn’t speak. Not from a sore throat but from lack of air. I didn’t have enough air to even form words. If I tried to talk, I felt like I was suffocating. Because I was. I had thought my lungs were one of the strongest parts of my body. I’m a runner. I used to run every day. To suddenly have the strongest part of you turn into the weakest is unbelievably scary.
I am grateful to still be alive. There were times I didn’t think I would be. I’m still here, though my energy is not 100%. I’m still breathing, though not without regular coughing fits. And I’m still hopeful that my lungs haven’t suffered permanent damage. Right now it feels like they might never be the same. But time will tell.

Just give me PPE, a taser, and 10 mins with security cam turned off.

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