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If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it did it really make a sound? If i post a blog and nobody reads it was there really any point? You have entered the random thinking space of Morgan Bell . . . These are my musings . . . things about my life written off the top of my head . . . written in an informal disjointed style almost completely devoid of punctuation, this is where i flesh out writing ideas, discuss my life, and generally be self indulgent . . . it is also the bargain bin for articles which do not fit in with the film or arts themes of my other blogs . . . so have a wander around my mind, have a laugh, have a think, be nice, and humour me!

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Easter, the goddess of fertility

April 6th 2012 11:54
Did you know Easter has nothing to do with Jesus?

Like most "christian" traditions this holiday simply pigg-backed on to an existing pagan celebration, the worship of the godess of fertility: Easter.

Easter, the goddess of fertility, was celebrated long before Jesus was born.

Ishtar (pronounced Easter) is the name of Semarimis in the Phoenician tongue; the wife of Nimrod, King of Babylon. Today she is often referred to as the Goddess of 10,000 names.

In Egypt her name was Isis, in Ephesis she was Diana.

In Phoenicia and Babylon the goddess Easter and Easter worship was all about fertility. People would worship Easter and pray for fertility and the continuation of life; they gathered up rabbits, chickens and eggs, to worship Easter (all symbols of fertility).


Easter chick and bunny eggs






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Graduation Bear

March 31st 2012 09:52
I graduated my post-grad course at Swinburne University of Technology this week. I studied online, and flew to Melbourne for the ceremony. One of my oldest and best friends lives in Melbourne so I stayed for a ten day week and took in a few cultural events as part of my week long celebration.

I was in town for The Famous Spiegeltent and saw two shows there. Bob Downe's 20 Golden Greats and Dixie's Tupperware Party. I recommend them both. They were hilarious.

Bob Downe is a queer icon here in Australia. His brand of camp cabaret was a riot. I often think live shows are the superior format for comedians. They can work the crowd and ad-lib and swear and be impromptu. He is apparently 53 years old now but hasn't aged a day since i first saw him on tv as a kid. He still has his million watt smile and lego-man helmet hair wig and safari suit. He came out in a tracksuit and noted that he looked like Sue from Glee (he did), and has several excited outfit changes to fashions of eras past. He made a timely joke about Margaret Court and gay marriage, and ran a fun feel-good show. His guest female counterpart was an awesome singer, reminiscent of Olivia Newton John.

Dixie Longate (get it? get it?) was a surprise. Ms Longate, a drag queen with a southern USA trailer park persona, talked a mile a minute and gave us all many a laugh, but then the lights dimmed and there was an element of sincere tragedy and triumph to the routine. Kudos to Dixie for great writing, it was a well-rounded meaningful tale, with bawdy humour interspersed. And for anyone that has ever been to a tupperware party (or mary kay, or nutrametics, or body shop etc) that characteristics of a sales host were mimicked seamlessly.

I also saw The Hunger Games and Mirror Mirror at the cinema. Reviews to come on Movie Train.

But for now, cheers to graduation! Share my enjoyment with Graduation Bear, my newest and dearest companion

Graduation Bear - Swinburne





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Carnival of Aces

February 4th 2012 14:52
Asexuality blog Shades of Gray currently has a call for submissions for articles on "Sexual Exploration" as part of the ongoing Carnival of Aces.

If you want to participate simply write an article on the nominated topic and email the link to grasexuality [at] gmail.com by 3 March 2012.

The nominated topic this month is "Sexual Exploration" which includes Asexuals who have sex (why, when, with who), Gray Asexuals and Demisexuals, sex education and cultural curiousity for Asexuals

blog carnival




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The Mayonnaise Jar and Coffee

January 6th 2012 09:17
OK so I just wanted to see what the new "Repost" feature did on here, because I haven't had a good proper look around Orble in a long while.

I did actually enjoy reading this little story so check it out.

heart coffee



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Occupy Reality

November 16th 2011 08:25
This commentary is so good. It is funny, because it is frustration at absurd reality. I have watched it many times now, and whenever I need an example for delusional behaviour, or people with no self awareness, i find myself referring to it.

It reminds me of a little analogy come private joke that was generated from a period of share-housing, which can be summarised as "throwing your own pot in the yard".

The story is about a boy in a share-house, he is one of four people, and he owns the majority of the kitchen ware. Fed up with his three housemates never doing the dishes he grabs a cardboard box and hurls all the dirty plates and pots in. Then in a sweeping gestures storms out to the backdoor and throws the box of pots into the yard announcing "if nobody is going to take responsibility for cleaning them i am throwing them out". He threw his own pots in the yard.

It is the self defeating attitude that is common in these stories, and comical.



Video by TheAmazingAtheist.


Occupy Reality
Reality Check Ahead




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Genderbread

September 21st 2011 10:33
A cute diagram of sex, gender, orientation, and expression, and the spectrum that exists within each of them.

I find visual aids like this to be really useful when introducing noobs to queer theory and the complexity of diversity when it comes to human identity


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Love Week - Asexuals Party Hardest (feat. Morgan Bell)

July 25th 2011 12:37
Last week I was interviewed for Hack on Triple J on the topic of Asexuality for Love Week.

The program aired last Tuesday 19 July 2011


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Paris would like group text

June 7th 2011 14:01
My local writing group now comes with added Facebook.

CLICKHERE to visit. By "liking" the page you will be spreading the word about the importance of local level creative writing, and grassroots arts collaboratives in regional centres


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Newcastle Writers Group

May 18th 2011 13:16
What have I been up to lately?

Well I joined a local creative writing group called Newcastle Writers Group, and I feel all the better for it


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That song from Step Brothers

March 22nd 2011 08:01
Question

What is that song from the beginning of the Step Brothers movie where Dale and Brennan first meet


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