Of Black Triangles and Earthquakes

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There was a comment on Pink News from last February about how we should take pride in our history. And why shouldn't we? Every other culture and group does. So I'm taking the time to enjoy LGBT history month! (LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual - just in case you didn't know) So as part of my fact finding here's the meaning of Black Triangles.
The lesbian equivalent of the pink triangle used by the Nazis to identify the 'asocial' inmates, which may or may not have been used in the concentration camps. What I have noticed is that over time lesbians often were missed when men were being persecuted for sodomy and overt homosexual behaviour. Maybe the close female relationships were easy to overlook because they were more likely hug or touch in public. I'm still working on that one.

Recently there was the breaking news that Gays cause earthquakes. Wow I always thought it was down to plate tectonics. My high school geography teacher lied to me! No folks, I didn't cause the earthquake in England this week, even if Suggs does believe that I did it testing out my super powers. Trust me if I had to have a super power it wouldn't be earthquakes. Invisibility. Now we might be on to something. Mind you it's usually hormonal teenage boys that want that one for sneaking into women's changing rooms. I won't make the comment that is on the tip of my tongue. Still sometimes I'd like to be invisible.

More Artwork

First up a collection of scraps from probably all from the Nursing Standard. Ads and the like. I love the giant fingers / tiny IV bag. I'm quite chuffed at how this turned out. I just tear stuff out and throw it together. O.K. granted I cut round some of it.

Florence Nightingfish.
So much better in colour than the simple pencil sketch I did ages ago.

My Crystal Ball.
It's why I know so much.... I'm still trying to figure out why I keep putting green in my syringes because there is nothing I know of that is green and injectable (SubCut, IM or IV). Please correct me if there is something.

Best Websites Since Sliced Bread!

http://www.lesbiangeek.com/ and http://www.lesbiangamers.com/
Sister sites that are just the best damn things since sliced white bread with butter and Diva magazine.

Learn To Nurse

As I drag myself towards the End of the World Exam I think I might have found the answer to all my problems!
Learn nursing by post! I just love that it comes with a free uniform and cap. The ad itself comes from the 1950's
Anything must be easier than spending these three years up to your neck in study.

I have a theory that you spend the first part of the course being broken down then reprogrammed through the rest of the course. They want to rebuild you in the image of the perfect nurse. Of course the breaking process is protracted and painful. Having suffered this first hand I know it is not easy but hey I'm still here.

So I'm working on a range of stuff that I've found helpful so I can pass stuff on to other students.

Gentle Words

She hadn't eaten for two days and we were starting to get worried. I was as yet to hear an intelligible word pass her still down-turned lips. But we continued to try and now it was my turn.
Strawberry mousse for desert.
"Wouldn't you like to try a little?"
She shook her head, "Mousse, it's really nice."
Another shake.
"It's O.K. it doesn't come with a tail." I hoped she would get the joke. Moose - Scottish for mouse.
Then the world's most glorious sound... Laughter. From somewhere deep insider her that brought the entire staff running. It was a day we all thought we would never see. She smiled and talked for the entire day. A window into a world that remained closed for the rest of the time I spent with her.

How to Pass an Essay

Read the DAMN Question
Start with the Question
Stay with the Question
Define the Question
Show Examples
Back-up the Question
Link to the Question
Restate the Question
End with the Question

Double check the References (TWICE!)

Follow these steps and trust me the essay will be fine!

Sheep, We Are All Sheep

Since everyone else is doing it...



Looks about right to be honest!

A Little Perspective

I should have added to the last post but I felt this deserved a space of it's own. To put my result of 4.57 or predominantly homosexual in to perspective. Suggs scored a grand total of 0 and Dee Dee had a score of between 0 and 1. The Klein grid is an expansion on the Kinsey scale but hey as the summary said sexuality (especially in women) is fluid.

Sleep Deprivation

Sleep Deprivation makes you do some funny things...

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

I scored an average of 4.57

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Homosexual

Meaning

This result can also be related to the Kinsey Scale:

0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual

Summary

The idea of this exercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us.

Take the quiz

Tech Support - Believing in PEBKAC Since 2005

I'm off tonight to fix Dee Dee's computer and yes I, for some reason, am regarded as Tech Support. I have no formal training but hey I've been around computers since I was 7 so it's all the same to me. Here's a cracking article on being the family's tech support. I'm good natured about helping but I have a habit of taking over as opposed to guiding the poor stricken person.
While I'm away I suggest you go read PC Weenies (the new strips) or even the Archived PC Weenies (where I got this cartoon). I love this guy's work!
I would love a t-shirt with 'RTFM' on it or even 'PEBKAC'.
Granted sometimes I can't fix everything. Until I had to use Vista I had no idea on how to fix it. Don't let me near a Mac (you will never see it again) and Linux is a total grey area to me. So some people don't come to me for help any more. Mind you I've already said that I have NO formal computer training.
So more art when I come back. And a rather fantastic rant if I do say so myself!