I'm Ready for the Foam Party

The Smithboys are throwing a Labor Day party at Zeus today, 12-2PM SLT. The theme is "Soap & Suds". I am ready to go!

Take me to the Foam Party!!!

Happy Labor Day 2016

I wish my friends in Canada and USA a happy Labor Day! Just relax and sit around in your friends laps and have a beer or a glass of wine after your parade and before you go out shopping.

This is the North American anti-communist version of the International Worker's Day that is celebrated on May 1 in more than 80 countries throughout the world.

Why Am I Expected to Think?

It's happened again! I have come home with the wrong kind of pills. 

Why I am expected to think and scrutinize when I am out shopping for my painkillers, I simply cannot understand. I really do have more important things on my mind.

Packaging of medications shouldn't be so confusing that I can mistakenly pick up the suppository pills instead of the ones that I want, which are to be taken orally. 

To add to the confusion the pharmacy have both kinds next to each other on the same shelf, dammit! And naturally they will not take them back after I have left the premises, who know in what way I - or some really crazy person - could have tampered with them.

Picture of the Day - 480

"Sea Breeze" by Ilyra Chardin

If you wish to see more of Ilyra's photography, please visit her Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

World Beard Day 2016

"World Beard Day is celebrated annually on an international level with people from every nation and continent gathering together with their beards. It is held on the first Saturday of September and is characterised by the happiness of all people being with their beards and with each other.

On World Beard Day, it is customary for the bearded members of a family to relax and partake in no jobs or chores. The beardless members of the family traditionally show their support by waiting on the bearded hand and foot. World Beard Day is all about promoting and elevating the global status of the the beard. Whilst many countries and cities practice World Beard Day customs specific to their own region, shaving on World Beard Day is universally considered to be highly disrespectful."

"On the 3rd of September 2016, hirsute men and women around the world will hold thousands of World Beard Day events in bars, backyards, lounge rooms, beaches, parks and public squares.

Beard-appreciators on every continent are encouraged to organise their own World Beard Day event, which can be as simple as inviting a few bearded friends, neighbours or strangers over to your house for a day of fun, celebration and unity (between bearded people)."

For more information on this celebration and glorification of that symbol of natural and raw manliness, please visit the blog "World Beard Day", where you will also find suggestions on how to celebrate this special day.

It Works Now, But... (Updated)

The Second Pride website crashed spectacularly a while back.

Work has since been going on to revive it again. There seems to be some progress as this is what I got when I just tried.

However, even if it will be in order soon - according to the original timeframe decided upon - the candidate statements should have been posted there on August 31, 2016, and there was to be a questions and comments period going on right now until the evening today. 

The actual voting should start tomorrow and go on until wednesday, if the board doesn't decide anything else considering the unforeseeable server-crash. 

I strongly encourage the board to first see to it that the website is up and in working order, then decide on a new timeframe for the elections. After all the eligible voters have not been able to know who the candidates are or to pose questions to them.

Update (after a fast response from the board of directors)

I have been informed that work is feverishly going on on the new website (they have to work from scratch).
LLedge Eames, the chair of SP, and Karl Kalchek, the chair of the election committee, after a discussion yesterday, agreed that the goal is to post candidate statements during this weekend. The timeline for the election will be adjusted, once they have access to the  website.
The candidates that have stepped forward have been informed of the above.
Viktor Sandamn, the secretary of Second Pride, will post a notice concerning this to the Second Pride Festival Group today.

Postponement of The Oval's Dame Edna Show

My friend Othon Weiland, of The Oval Theatre Company, has informed me that the spectacular Dame Edna Show, which was to premiere on September 3, 2016, has had to be postponed until further notice.

I will of course keep you updated with any additional information or changes on the matter.