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Olha que giro, agora esta nova cena de mudar o visual do blog, em 2 minutos ficou completamente diferentre e mais giro...

Anneke

O grupo Agua de Annique, composto pela ex vocalista dos The Gathering, Anneque van Giersbergen, uma das, senão, a minha cantora favorita, daquelas que faria qualquer coisa para a ver cantar, vai lançar um novo album, com músicas tocadas ao vivo em concertos.

O mais engraçado é que, atraves do Facebook e da página oficial deles lá, o album sai em 15 de Outubro mas, as primeiras 500 pessoas a fazer a pré-encomenda do cd, recebe-o numerado e autografado por ela :D:D

Ora lá fui eu, fazer quase o impossível, para fazer a bendita transferencia interbancária, após telefonemas para o banco para activar a conta na internet (os multibancos nao fazem transferencias dessas e nos bancos cobram um baluidio para tal) lá consegui acesso a um cd autografado por ela :D vindo directamente da Holanda pras minhas mãos. Aiii tou tão feliz :) Agora a ver se ele chega como deve ser...

Almost there!

E só falta mais uma semana de trabalho, depois disso, FÉRIASSSSSS!!!!!!

Prayers for Bobby

Este é um filme, baseado numa história veridica, que nos fala de uma familia católica, nos anos 80, onde um dos filhos "sai do armário". A mãe nunca aceitou, pelos seus principios religiosos bem rígidos, e, para ela, ser gay era como tendo uma doença.
Foi preciso o seu filho suicidar-se para que ela visse a realidade e tornou-se, mais tarde, uma das principais lutadoras pelos direitos dos homossexuais.

Se quiserem ver um bom filme (com umas quantas (ou muitas) lágrimas à mistura), aconselho vivamente este.

"Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, but Mary believes that God can "cure" him. She takes him to a psychiatrist and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed.

Stricken with guilt, Bobby moves away with his cousin, hoping that some day, his mother will accept him. He moves to Oregon, giving up on his hopes of defeating homosexuality. He finds a boyfriend, David, at a gay bar. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the "perfect" son, and he jumps off a freeway bridge into the path of an oncoming eighteen-wheeler truck, killing him instantly.

Faced with their tragedy, Mary begins to question herself and her church's interpretation of the Scripture. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source. She becomes acquainted with a local gay reverend, who convinces her to attend a meeting of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). It is there that she realizes that she knew Bobby was different from conception, and that God did not heal him because there was nothing wrong with him.

She becomes an advocate for gay rights and eventually gives a speech in a town council meeting in support of a local "gay day". She urges people to think before they say voice or support homophobia because "a child is listening". The measure is rejected, but she and her family travel to San Francisco with fellow PFLAG members and march in a gay pride parade, during which she sees another young man just like Bobby observing the parade. She walks over and hugs him, finally coming to terms with her son's death and vowing to work hard for the rights of gays and lesbians."

Agua de Annique - wonder

Drove on by your house today,

I know it's hard to stay away.

It's allright, you pick a fight,

But my heart is on the tray.

Whatever you may think of me

You know that there'll never be

Someone who loves you more than I do.

One day you will understand

You had me in the palm of your hand,

And I will be gone, I leave you to wonder.

I took a breath, looked at your door,

The times that I've been here before.

Your smiling face, your warm embrace,

Those days are not here anymore.

Whatever you may think of me

You know that there'll never be

Someone who loves you more than I do.

One day you will understand

You had me in the palm of your hand,

And I will be gone, I leave you to wonder.

Drove on by, I don't know why

It's so hard to stay away.

I kiss goodbye, a teary eye,

It's another lonely day.

Fez-se História

E foi hoje, Dia Mundial de Luta Contra a Homofobia e a Transfobia, que:

Contacto

Como a minha mãe diz, agora tenho olhos de silicone lol

Acabei de as por, é estranho...