Monday 31 October 2011
Thursday 27 October 2011
Things I love Thursday
A very lazy tilt this week I’m afraid reader, time has kind of escaped me today so here’s my list of clicky-links to things that have brightened my week:
This TARDIS Teapot
Rainbow origami bunnies
This poster
This song by Sara Bareillis- It’s been a bit of an anthem for me this week.
So concludes my list of this week’s small but not insignificant pleasures. What little treasures have you uncovered this week reader?
This TARDIS Teapot
Rainbow origami bunnies
This poster
This song by Sara Bareillis- It’s been a bit of an anthem for me this week.
So concludes my list of this week’s small but not insignificant pleasures. What little treasures have you uncovered this week reader?
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Thoughtful Tuesday
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Saturday 22 October 2011
Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.
I've been thinking lots about body image lately and had a whole ranty post about the way in which it pervades society. However I think this quote by Harry Potter author JK Rowling sums it up beautifully so I've decided to post that instead:
It's about what girls want to be, what they're told they should be, and how they feel about who they are. I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before 'thin'. And frankly, I'd rather they didn't give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.
It's about what girls want to be, what they're told they should be, and how they feel about who they are. I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before 'thin'. And frankly, I'd rather they didn't give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.
Friday 21 October 2011
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Thoughtful Tuesday
I like to see people reunited, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.
— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Friday 14 October 2011
Friday Find
'60-Second Adventures in Thought' video series by The Open University voiced by David Mitchell.
Here's the first video- Achilles and the Tortoise :
You can find the rest of the series here reader
Here's the first video- Achilles and the Tortoise :
You can find the rest of the series here reader
Thursday 13 October 2011
Things I Love Thursday
Here we are back for another week’s worth of love and goodies:
In last weeks tilt I mentioned I was looking forward to taking my Mother out for a surprise birthday treat. On Friday we went out for a delicious dinner followed by ‘Top Hat’ the musical.
It starred Tom Chambers in the Fred Astaire role as Jerry Travers, the famous American tap dancer who arrives in London to appear in his first West End show, and Summer Strallen as Dale Tremont the role previously embodied by Ginger Rogers’. It was wonderful, the acting from the whole cast was superb my only teensy issue was that personally I struggled to buy into their chemistry they felt a bit more like siblings than lovers but hey I’m just one person. Other than that it had beautiful choreography, sublime Irving Berlin orchestration and gorgeous 1930’s outfits- a real joy
Most importantly my mum had a wonderful time. An evening filled with show-tunes, good food and good company = happy mother-lady
Another thing high on my love list this week is a cinema trip with one of my dearest friends. Last night we went to see Jane Eyre at a gorgeous privately owned independent cinema called The Savoy in Heaton Moor. The film was good but the best bit was hanging out with my friend.
Warning the following contains schmaltzy sentiment, so you might want to skip this paragraph reader.
We’ve not had much chance to hang out lately and I’ve really missed her. Yen is fantastic -she’s bright, thoughtful, and if I were writing a personal ad for her this is where I’d add gsoh. We can talk about everything and anything and talking to her genuinely does make my day. I come into contact with lots of lovely people in my day to day life but sometimes you just long to sit down with your kindred spirits. The people who get you and don’t think you’re abnormal or if they do they accept it rather than tolerate it. I’d been feeling this undercurrent niggle a lot the last couple of weeks since a friend said something well-meaning that sent me off into a bit of an oversensitive self-critical thought process. I find it difficult to explain because it’s not like missing home or something that can be quantified, it’s like missing a part of your life. Seeing Yen was the perfect tonic, just what I needed. I have some amazing friends.
Also this quote:
I remember when I was doing rent and I was too thin, and I was doing that on purpose because I’m dying, I’m a HIV+ drug addict. I remember having to eat raw food and doing all this work to make sure I could stay thin… And I remember everyone asking me when I was doing press for the movie, “what did you do to get so thin? You looked great!” and I’m like, “I looked emaciated.”
It’s a form of violence in the way that we look at women and how we expect them to look and be, for… what’s sake? Not health, not survival, not enjoyment of life, but just so that you can look ‘pretty’.
I’m constantly telling girls all the time, “everything’s airbrushed, everything’s retouched, to the point of just that it’s never even asked, and none of us look like that.”- Rosario Dawson
I want to stand and applaud her
What about you reader? What’s making your week sparkle?
In last weeks tilt I mentioned I was looking forward to taking my Mother out for a surprise birthday treat. On Friday we went out for a delicious dinner followed by ‘Top Hat’ the musical.
It starred Tom Chambers in the Fred Astaire role as Jerry Travers, the famous American tap dancer who arrives in London to appear in his first West End show, and Summer Strallen as Dale Tremont the role previously embodied by Ginger Rogers’. It was wonderful, the acting from the whole cast was superb my only teensy issue was that personally I struggled to buy into their chemistry they felt a bit more like siblings than lovers but hey I’m just one person. Other than that it had beautiful choreography, sublime Irving Berlin orchestration and gorgeous 1930’s outfits- a real joy
Most importantly my mum had a wonderful time. An evening filled with show-tunes, good food and good company = happy mother-lady
Another thing high on my love list this week is a cinema trip with one of my dearest friends. Last night we went to see Jane Eyre at a gorgeous privately owned independent cinema called The Savoy in Heaton Moor. The film was good but the best bit was hanging out with my friend.
Warning the following contains schmaltzy sentiment, so you might want to skip this paragraph reader.
We’ve not had much chance to hang out lately and I’ve really missed her. Yen is fantastic -she’s bright, thoughtful, and if I were writing a personal ad for her this is where I’d add gsoh. We can talk about everything and anything and talking to her genuinely does make my day. I come into contact with lots of lovely people in my day to day life but sometimes you just long to sit down with your kindred spirits. The people who get you and don’t think you’re abnormal or if they do they accept it rather than tolerate it. I’d been feeling this undercurrent niggle a lot the last couple of weeks since a friend said something well-meaning that sent me off into a bit of an oversensitive self-critical thought process. I find it difficult to explain because it’s not like missing home or something that can be quantified, it’s like missing a part of your life. Seeing Yen was the perfect tonic, just what I needed. I have some amazing friends.
Also this quote:
I remember when I was doing rent and I was too thin, and I was doing that on purpose because I’m dying, I’m a HIV+ drug addict. I remember having to eat raw food and doing all this work to make sure I could stay thin… And I remember everyone asking me when I was doing press for the movie, “what did you do to get so thin? You looked great!” and I’m like, “I looked emaciated.”
It’s a form of violence in the way that we look at women and how we expect them to look and be, for… what’s sake? Not health, not survival, not enjoyment of life, but just so that you can look ‘pretty’.
I’m constantly telling girls all the time, “everything’s airbrushed, everything’s retouched, to the point of just that it’s never even asked, and none of us look like that.”- Rosario Dawson
I want to stand and applaud her
What about you reader? What’s making your week sparkle?
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Thoughtful Tuesday
You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.
— Joseph Campbell
— Joseph Campbell
Sunday 9 October 2011
Thursday 6 October 2011
Things I Love Thursday
This week has been a bit busy & stressful & well generally tough but there is light at the end of the tunnel so instead of dwelling on that here's my list of things that made me smile this week:
My Mum- It’s her birthday on Sunday so Dad and I are taking her out for a surprise treat tomorrow evening. I cannot wait to see her face. She has had a rubbish year but has had such a positive attitude throughout. On top of that she’s still managed to be there and support all of us.
Unseasonably warm weather and consequently afternoons in the beer garden sipping fruit cider & an excuse to try making watermelon mojito Popsicles
The tutors on my new course I’m looking forward to learning from their experiences,
The O2 Rugby World Cup advert (I wish I'd got up to find Jonny in my kitchen and Delon in my hall...)
What about you? What do you love this week reader? Why not jot it down and remember to always be thankful!
My Mum- It’s her birthday on Sunday so Dad and I are taking her out for a surprise treat tomorrow evening. I cannot wait to see her face. She has had a rubbish year but has had such a positive attitude throughout. On top of that she’s still managed to be there and support all of us.
Unseasonably warm weather and consequently afternoons in the beer garden sipping fruit cider & an excuse to try making watermelon mojito Popsicles
The tutors on my new course I’m looking forward to learning from their experiences,
The O2 Rugby World Cup advert (I wish I'd got up to find Jonny in my kitchen and Delon in my hall...)
What about you? What do you love this week reader? Why not jot it down and remember to always be thankful!
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