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[jawnbc]

I have a test tomorrow. No, not a lab test: a language test. As part of that government recruitment process thingie, I'm being tested on my aural French ability. Too bad my potty mouth/sex French won't be covered («Ben ouais, ouais! J'aime ça! O ben, je jouis! Calïsse! Tabarnak!). So far I'm A (writing), and C (reading). I expect a B or C for tomorrow's test.

I'm about an hour away from finishing the design of my poster for the big AIDS shindig next week in Toronto. Where it will be in the 30s with high humidity. And where, it turns out, my accomodation isn't air conditioned. The poster pretty much fucks up this stoopid, American-perpetuated discourse about how condoms break more often during anal sex. It's been fun doing the research; it'll be even more fun arguing with epidemiologists. Sometimes there's nothing better than being a (quasi) post-structural social researcher.

Last night the Czech Republic had their soirée des feux d'artifice. I must say, without a doubt, clearly, the lamest I've ever seen as part of the festival. Boring music, boring fireworks. Glad we only had to walk 10 minutes to see them.

I also have 28 assignments to mark. And 3 interviews to write up. And it's Pride on Sunday and i've nothing to wear. Food would be good too.

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[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Have you got the time and location of your poster presentation. It sounds like a good one and as I'll be largely tracking through a prevention learning stream, I expect, I'd love to be there.

Btw I mentioned you (twice) in my journal entry today . .

[jawnbc]

WEPE0844 is the slot number. Wednesday, track D (Social, behavioural and economic science). Oh, it's not a poster presentation...just a poster. Was speaking normalese, not conferencese--sorry!

Ooh I'm mentioned! Must go look right now!!!!

fireworks!

[transairn.livejournal.com]

the fireworks..well..let's just say MY finale was shot higher and with more flair than the finale of Czech Republic's finale last night.

[splut!]

mind you, they did have a nice little rainbow thang going half-way through. i haven't checked my camera yet but hopefully at least one photo turned out.

best of luck to ya!!!

[valdemar-golbez.livejournal.com]

Last night the Czech Republic had their soirée des feux d'artifice. I must say, without a doubt, clearly, the lamest I've ever seen as part of the festival. Boring music, boring fireworks. Glad we only had to walk 10 minutes to see them.
I didn't see it, but I'll blame the watery Canadian beer for their demise. If they had their own home brew, they'd probably have kicked more ass. None of this 5% content BS...real beer has at least 10%!

[garpu.livejournal.com]

I totally misread that as being tested on your anal French ability.

[schillerium.livejournal.com]

There's a really bad pun to be made there, if only my slow-witted brain could find it...

[schillerium.livejournal.com]

And it's Pride on Sunday and i've nothing to wear.

It's Pride. Just go naked. Oh, and post pix.

[bix02138.livejournal.com]

the poster pretty much fucks up this stoopid, american-perpetuated discourse about how condoms break more often during anal sex.
once, in a lifetime of sex which easily eclipses the totals of the entire bush cabinet. just once. and there have been some pretty ... uh ... taxing encounters.

Re: fireworks!

[jawnbc]

Enjoy it while you can. Once you're married, the sex stops.

not really

[jawnbc]

But Merkun fireworks almost always kick ass...and their "beer" is 3.5...

[jawnbc]

Stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. I'm not the Frood...

[jawnbc]

That's so central Canadian. We're British Columbia: hellions in private, well-mannered but snarky in public.

[jawnbc]

quiet you!

[jawnbc]

2 for me. And noticed right away both times. Even while looking up.

[zurcherart.livejournal.com]

What's the poster thing? You mean like the picture of Linda Carter as Wonder Woman I have had growing up (or the cover of the Amy Grant Unguarded Album) I have hanging on my walls now?

So is it like a school art/poster contest ... I'm honestly slightly confused - or needing more details (I've been wanting to ask this question every time you've mentioned the subject).

[jawnbc]

At scientific conferences there are oral presentations (almost impossible to get) or posters. They're huge (1m x 2m), displayed en masse, and you stand around and discuss them with folks.

[zurcherart.livejournal.com]

Ok this subject came up in another context just last night. And now I have an expert to ask.

I've had a condom break three times (noticed instantly, btw). (By the way you've asked before but I've never answered - I wear the condoms in the family.)

Interesting thing was that it was every time I was inside the same guy over a period of a month or so. The condom never NOT broke with him. There was nothing unusual about the brand of condom or application of lube as I recall. But some combination of factors equaled broken condoms with this guy. (This was in the days when I would stupidly forego the condom when "pressed" - those days are forever behind me - so in the end we went bareback for a few months and nothing was abnormal until I wised up to the fact that he was a coke-addled prick.)

He told me the third time that he was allergic to latex ... which I suppose was a factor (although I believe we were using hyperallergnic condoms). So the only thing that I can come up with is that when he was near latex he clenched really hard - though I didn't remember noticing that bit.

Dear Jawnbc, can you explain - I can't talk to any of my friends about this (actually I can, but they don't have any clues)?

Signed, Busted in Zurich

[bluebear2.livejournal.com]

I agree about the lame fireworks thing. It wasn't much effort to go to it so it was okay. I wondered how much 3 million dollars could've done other things. But if it distracts the suburbanites for awhile I guess it worth it. At least they got to go to a place in the world where there is a big display of rainbow flags.

I might watch Saturday's finalé from across the water in Kitsilano. We'll see how things go. Gotta get up early the next day for that parade.

Are you going to the Dyke March Saturday? Do you know about the Oddball on Sunday?

[zurcherart.livejournal.com]

Oh like the Science Fair. (I was 1st in State.)

[valdemar-golbez.livejournal.com]

Well, Amerikans are fucked up in a whole different manner altogether :)

[bix02138.livejournal.com]

yep. we both knew immediately, and fuck, it looked so silly we laughed ourselves out of tumescence. (we recovered.)

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Would that make me a brown-noser? ;)

[mikeybill.livejournal.com]

Bon chance pour votre test tomorrow mate;-)

And je espoir the poster pour la conference goes gangbusters aussi.

[jeneration.livejournal.com]

Is it a parade or a party? Jeans/cut-offs and rollerblades and no shirt usually go down pretty well here, although this is the antipodes and the fashion may be different. Also, there is skin cancer to worry about, although it's an opportunity to get cute strangers to rub your back/front/other bits...

Why would the epidemiologists have issue with your poster? Is there something about your methodology/analysis which is less robust than what they would use?

[jawnbc]

dykemarch is a maybe. may have another event in conflict.

No, what's Oddball?

[jawnbc]

I would call it a wee parade: it lasts about an hour. Then there's a hang-out festival down on the beach (the parade route goes along, then ends at, the beach). Then off to bars, boats, beaches, patios, BBQs, as one's fancy is struck.

There'll be all the skimpiness that one expects at such an event. But here in BC people are a bit more reserved...though more in the social sense. Whereas those Ontarians will strip at the drop of a hat. Or less... ;)

Epidemiologists are often obsessed with numbers and hygiene. And will make pronouncements that, while numerically accurate, aren't tenable in the real world. Like "no one should ever engaged in anal intercourse", as if that's not a huge deal to a lot of us (queer and not).

This poster is a discursive analysis, which will also make many epis scoff.

[chen-tokuryu.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I didn't go to yesterday night's fireworks, and I'm dithering on Saturday's finale.

I'm still awaiting word if you're going to march with the socialist hordes. If that's the case, make sure to wear orange! :-P

See you Sunday!

[jawnbc]

Hard to say (ahem!)

Were they his condoms or yours? How do you put one on? Could be any number of things...

Any chance the eejit purposely sabotaged the condoms (pin pricks), or tore them taking them out of the wrapper?

[jawnbc]

sans souci maaaaaate! mercy buckets!

[jawnbc]

My husband's a Gemini...probably won't know before Sunday :( But if I don't march I'll grab you!

[zurcherart.livejournal.com]

Condoms were mine. It's unlikely that they were sabotaged. Though it's strange we discussed condom use etc. before each of the three broken condom incidents (and at least once on the telephone in advance of the heat of the moment) and he never mentioned his supposed latex allergy until the third time the damn thing broke. So I guess something was wierd there. Condom-wise, application-wise, etc. I can't think of anything that was particularly different from any other time - when I've never had a problem. Just always with this guy. Strange, eh?

Thank god for getting older and wiser. I can't believe I ever got into that particular situation now. (Though when I think of of the situation at the time I can see why I felljumped into it.)

[valdemar-golbez.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I didn't go to yesterday night's fireworks, and I'm dithering on Saturday's finale

Dithering? What are you? Paul Martin?

Yer draggin yer ass down there, dammit!

[jeneration.livejournal.com]

The parade sounds mighty fine. I hope you have a great day, even if the BC people are inhibited in their dress.

I think discursive analysis is fine. We rely on that in the veterinary context, especially in outbreak situations, as we don't have the data access (and can't exactly ask the animals...) and get by just fine. As long as one doesn't over interpret...

Sounds like your epidemiologists aren't practising epidemiology when making statements like "no=one should ever engage in anal intercourse". We don't talk about prohibiting practices (with diseases) - we talk about risk levels and mitigations and awareness...

[jawnbc]

Well, these are mostly Americans. It's shocking how moralistic (and sex/trans/homophobic) their "science" continues to be.

I'll put the poster up tomorrow; take a look for yourself. I'd be interested in your feedback!

[jeneration.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to have a look, with the disclaimer that my epi skills are in the animal public health field... there are some differences.

And, sadly, there's moralistic crap here too - luckily in my field it doesn't seem to be so applicable, unless you're in the area of animal welfare/humane transport.

[schillerium.livejournal.com]

Hey, I gotta get my fun somehow :-P