Spike in Space!

[shadowscast]

My husband* had a wonderful surprise for me when I got home from work today: a taped episode of "Andromeda" with Spike in it! Er, well, James Marsters really, but the character was pretty darn Spike-like on the surface, what with the bleached hair and the kinda British accent. Hee! I squealed and everything.

How is it that I didn't know this existed? I mean, I'm an obsessed fangirl. Shouldn't I know about James Marsters having appeared in other sci fi series? (Andromeda's a show I've seen enough eps of to be intrigued, but not enough to really understand what's going on.)

*use of the term "husband" not meant to imply that I'm straight

Comments

Re: Husbands and sexual orientation

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

It really bugs me, actually, that every time I refer to my husband in conversation I'm sending out this implicit message of straightness

Well, you don't HAVE to say "husband" just because you are married - you could say partner...

I know what you mean - if I get into any kind of acquaintanceship with anyone, I feel obliged to bring up my bisexuality in some way - reference to an old girlfriend etc. just so as not to do the invisibility thing.

Re: Husbands and sexual orientation

[shadowscast.livejournal.com]

Well, you don't HAVE to say "husband" just because you are married - you could say partner...

In fact I do that occasionally, to keep people wondering...but then as soon as I use a pronoun the game's up.

I know what you mean - if I get into any kind of acquaintanceship with anyone, I feel obliged to bring up my bisexuality in some way - reference to an old girlfriend etc. just so as not to do the invisibility thing.

Totally! But how to do that without it seeming totally contrived? Especially in situations where you don't tend to reveal much personal information anyway.

Re: Husbands and sexual orientation

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Well, I was totally outrageous the other day - my mum (who if you remember, I don't like) was showing us some pictures of her mum, my granny, as a young girl, and I said "I'd have 'er"! Channelling Drusilla or what?
Yeah, its hard, but there's usually some point at which you can challenge someone's expectations: even if its not in direct relation to yourself, you can find ways to show you're pro-equality. "My friend Steve's boyfriend..." etc.