THURSDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2008

Woke up this morning to find an email from my aunt announcing that I was afterellen’s Lesbian of the Year. It was a great moment, and I enjoyed it for a full thirty seconds before wondering how my aunt, a lovely woman who is fond of trying to convince us to make our children Catholics, was so up on queer of the year news…Seriously, it was wonderful just to be nominated on afterellen, that site has been very supportive of our work, and I want to say thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me (and to vote at all, really!) We leave for Amsterdam tomorrow where both ‘The World Unseen’ and ‘I Can’t Think Straight’ are showing at the Gay and Lesbian Festival. Have not been there since I was a teenager (three years ago, and if you believe that, you’ll believe that George Bush is a flaming liberal). Looking forward to it, and then will be back to spend Christmas in London with the boys and my parents and sister Anouchka. Have negotiated Christmas day off (since I am cooking) with my producer, and working on a rehabilitation program to reintroduce her to the concept of being just my wife over the holidays…