We are all just bunch of firing neurons

I went to see Andrew O'Neill last night - the occult comedian who was just delightful and possibly should be the poster child for being the most tolerant guy in the world. I think he has the right attitude - he said that he was nothing but a subjective concept to us - a bunch of firing neurons in each of our minds, creating a picture, and understanding in our minds that would then lead to our perception. I mean what a fucking awesome statement, because if you are making judgements it's your own mind thats creating them isn't it? It's your firing neurons that are fucked.

he considers himself to be a transvestite in fact he says that he has joined the union and that part of that commitment is to cross dress at least 3 days of the 7. I'm not sure if this detail was fabricated - I can't help thinking that this union is actually a bit of a boys club because I would imagine it's much easier to join as a man cross dressing than a woman, given that we have naturally blurred the boundaries and I am actually not sure what would constitute enough masculine effort to be considered a female "cross dresser" I have tried to google it with not much success on this detail. In any case Andrew is so handsome and looks so lovely in his outfits - they suit him perfectly - I wish more men were comfortable in wearing dresses or skirts and it were as normal as women wearing pants (trousers for any UK readers - I wish), then if it were more socially accepted we would have to define it with some special term it would just be the norm. Actually it did make me think how lucky I was to be a woman - we definitely seem to be the more freer sex and have far less limitations when it comes to how we wish to socially construct ourselves as individuals, but I guess it comes at a price with other social stereotypes and limitations but I think we have opportunities to break these more than men do.

What I love most having attended the show, was had i not gone i would never have been sat down next to a man who was I would say in his forties, with the most beautiful healthy looking long hair i have even seen, I was totally jealous, but I'm digressing, sorry. He was a corrosion scientist and is from the UK doing a stint at the CSIRO in Australia. His demeanor was soft and shy but ever so warm, open and friendly to anyone who was willing to accept him. He proudly showed me his newly acquired vampire teeth, that he has recently had made to fit. They were lovely. He said he has an affinity with the vampire concept and thus dresses accordingly to the description of one to fulfill this sense of connection. I asked him why he simply didn't get the teeth capped onto to his regular teeth for a more permanent commitment to the look, but he shyly responded that the corsets, capes and teeth come out for the appropriate nightclub he attends - I hoped that was his choice and not because he felt he was only limited to that space as a way of self preservation.

His one concern about being in Australia was that the overwhelming exposure to the sun was giving him an unwanted tan. "Who is going to believe me as a vampire, if I turn up looking so dark skinned" Bless him. A truly gorgeous spectating buddy to a very entertaining show.

Be who you feel you should be, don't fight the neurons creating your individuality or be limited by other neurons, that are, themselves limited in their perceptions.

xx