Posts made by JohnAllenson

Yes, grow a beard.

We're having a hot spell in Toronto's winter.  The temperatures going above freezing this week.
Should I or shouldn't I trim my beard?

Also works with Canadian dollar.

Curious by Sandbox

Oh Hun!

I was involved in Queercore.  I've just never heard of Homo Emo.

There are plenty of recent stories as well.  We heard about Anthony's since he's an established actor.

Is Homo Emo the same as Queercore?  ie. Pansy Division.

I love Pansy Division.

Here's information about the list of Kanji expected to be learned by highschool students.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji

This is advice I'd gotten when I was thinking of learning Japanese.

Learn the particularly difficult and complicated writing systems FIRST.  There are two syllabaries (Katakana and Hiragana) that make the same sounds but have different cultural and grammatical implications.  There's a third system of chinese based ideographs called Kanji, I'd been told that there are around 2,136 that are commonly used.

After you've gotten the writing system down THEN start learning the vocabulary and grammar together.

Good luck.

Paris.  There's nothing except for a film festival at Cannes.

(After the concert I just came home.  It went well.  The day was cold but sunny with little wind.)

Rest tomorrow or see friends?

It the colouring that does it.

J. S. Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D Major.  Never fails to make me happy.

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I saw the movie yesterday.  It's not to my taste but I can recommend it.

It has lots of long languid shots of the beauty of Northern Italy.  (LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS).

It's a story about a summer fling that feels true.  The older boisterous confident grade student being seduced by the emotionally volatile (and fragile) teenager.  (We're talking about the older character having to tiptoe on eggshells around the teenager's hormones.)

The acting is very good.  It has been nominated for several awards and will likely be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.  (They like exploring the inner lives of character against a background of pretty stuff to look at.)

Howdy back from Toronto

welcome Alessandro.

Hilarious!

This is exactly the type of 'party' I avoided for years.

Are you incapable of recognizing the plural in English.  ie Homosexualities or many or pathways or 'one of the possibilities'?

AS to Freemartins (female cows who have male twins NOT bulls)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemartin

May their memories be a blessing. :blownose:

I had to look them up.  going by this…
1/  Irish breakfast - bacon, sausage, black pudding, potatoes, vegetables, and soda bread.  Coffee or tea.
2/  Ukrainian breakfast - kasha with milk or varshynikas or pancakes.  Orange juice or coffee.

I'd go with Ukrainian.  It seems close to what I grew up with for breakfast:  porridge, fresh fruit, milk and juice.

In this vein:  Bavarian or French breakfast

French:  baguette/brioche/croissant with jam and a cup of coffee/hot chocolate
Bavarian:  veal sausage, soft pretzel, sweet mustard, wheat beer.  (When I was there I had cheeses with dark bread and a type of cottage cheese with fruit called Fruchtequark.)

With very few exceptions, I dislike Disco music and find it disruptive in movies.  Granted, it is rare to hear disco outside of gay porn in movies.

I must have seen Saturday Night Live since I've seen the sequel.  The sequel is Xanadu level bad.

I know gay men who point blank refuse to listen to classical music.  I know others who can't stand punk/metal/alternative styles of music.  Music taste is subjective.

Back to movies:  my favorite musical remains Rocky Horror Picture Show and the last movie I saw I loved.  (Coco)

For the concert on Saturday - the temperature is predicted at ~ -25.  The concert will only be for 15 minutes and my choir is getting paid a lot.  So far, it hasn't been cancelled.

Should I go for brunch afterwards.