5.     a song over 5 minutes long

Fela Kuti – Coffin for Head of State (this is the 22 minute version, but there’s a lite 13 minute version as well). The story behind the song is that Fela was attacked, and his mother murdered, by government soldiers because of Fela’s music criticising the military regime ruling Nigeria at that time. He sent his mother’s coffin to the dictator head of state, and wrote this piece.

18.   a song that demands lipsyncing into a makeshift microphone

Babyshambles – Fuck Forever. Can’t resist doing some dramatic arm motions either, haha.

25.   a song with a great music video

I hardly know any music videos that aren’t Japanese, and most Johnnys ones are kind of samey haha. But for old times’ sake, let’s say Kanjani8 – Zukkoke Otokomichi, haha.

32.   a song whose lyrics shocked you once you were old enough to understand them

Hmm idk if this has really happened to me in English but there’s some non-English songs that are p sleazy when you translate them, lol. Like Raul Seixas’ Rock das Aranhas, haha. There’s a cobra, and a spider, and it’s cringey lol.

36.   a great song you discovered thanks to television

Kula Shaker – Tattva, and the reason why forms a crucial part of my origin story! In 1996 when I was 14 and just starting to get into music, there was a gay storyline in Eastenders and I was completely fascinated with it. When they guys finally kissed I was so thrilled! And thought I must be so strange and perverted for finding this so exciting, haha, like there must be no other straight girl in the world who felt that way. LITTLE DID I KNOW. Anyway, there was a scene in this storyline in a pub, and Tattva was playing in the background. And I’m not 100% sure but I think that’s how I discovered that song. I loved Kula Shaker even though they were deeply uncool, but that probably made me love them more tbh, haha. 

Thanks for asking! Great questions! 

16. Talk about a ship you initially disliked.

Hmm, I can’t remember one I *dis*liked that I came to like (though I’m sure it has happened lol), but there’s definitely ones I initially dismissed in favour of something else, but then it turned out there was less fic for the other thing so I eventually got on board the bigger ship, lol. Heero/Duo is definitely an example of that! Thought I’d be all hipster and ship some rare pair, but quickly realised that’s a lonely furrow to plough (as it were) and caved into shipping the popular pairing with lots of fic. 

17. Talk about a pairing you’ve stopped shipping romantically.

Matt/Cal, and I don’t even really know why! I know I kind of went off Cal, possibly cos of him being friends with Jack Miller/being a bit of a nob in general, plus they got separated by Matt going over to superbike coverage, so that ship sank for me.

18. Talk about a moment which made you question an entire ship.

This isn’t something that happens to me, lol. I have long since perfected the art of erasing uncomfortable or incompatible happenings, thoughts, or possibilities in order to preserve my ships, haha. 

19. Have you ever shipped something despite yourself?

Just answered this one!

20. Talk about a ship you feel alone in shipping.

EVERY WRESTLING SHIP EVER, though wrestling ships do tend to sink rapidly and frequently due to the ends of old feuds/alliances, and the beginnings of new ones. EC3/Rockstar Spud was my favourite, though that sank long ago. “I can ship this *clap clap clapclapclap*” is something I frequently chant under my breath at wrestling shows, lol. I mean what else can you think, with all the grappling and nudity and pinning and all?? 

Thank you!

I never had many problems with PMT in any form until a couple of years ago. I think it’s a mid-30s thing, gets worse and worse and worse 😦 Eventually I shall commit a murder over the head of it.

Lately my periods have been getting shorter, which I can’t complain about, but if the trade off is excruciating pain I’m not here for that 😐 Not like I’m going to use this stupid uterus, wish I could just get rid!

Q. 

A ship you’ve abandoned and why.

I was just thinking the other day about a pairing I used to like but don’t anymore, but I can’t remember what it was! How annoying. I think I’ve gone off pairings before because one half turned out to be a bit of a twat so I decided he was undeserving of the other, haha. Or another reason might be I decide one or both halves go better with other people – I think this might’ve happened with Queen when I started out shipping Roger/Freddie and somehow moved over to Freddie/Brian. Though that was also due to a severe lack of decent Roger/Freddie fic – this has happened to me in other fandoms too, you end up lured into shipping the more common pairings through better fics!

R. A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

Judging by AO3, you’d think CharlieMac fell into this category, but p much everyone I know who watches Sunny ships it, it’s just been defeated in shallow fic-writing circles! 😐 Wankers. 

I could also delve into the world of wrestling for this question but even ships I used to ship, alone, have kind of sunk, which is just sad

Z. 

What’s a ship that you want to ship publicly, but everyone on tumblr hates it so you keep your mouth shut about it?

I can’t think of one off the top of my head – it’s more likely to be the other way round, lol, with a pairing I can’t stand but everyone else seems to love. If I love a pairing I tend to be pretty vocal about it, haha. 

Sorry, those were all pretty terrible answers. But thanks for asking anyway! 

Snapfish?

Is that one where you upload it somewhere and it comes in the post? Man I’m not used to dealing with physical objects anymore lol

There isn’t much to go on these days to be fair.

Still more than there is for some pairings I see on AO3

The thought of a life like that both scares and bores the fuck out of me. Holidays must be shit – kids’ clubs and no booze.

Ikr? No more disappearing off across the country (or further) on a whim because you want to go to an event. Essentially no more doing what you want, ever again. The way I see it, you reproduced, you accept your punishment. No more fun for you!