Nothing like a bit of Feminism to distract me from the three day bank holiday bender I've been recovering from- and I don't even mean a hangover as so much as the general fatigue! Yep- Old.
So I've been encouraged of late by the following gems of awesomeness. There's a buzz at the moment... things are happening, action is being taken, there's stirrings.
Some weeks ago now I noticed The Every Day Sexism project which is a twitter account set up for people to record experiences of every day sexism- male and female. It's a brilliant way to draw attention and its really gathered momentum. It's a brilliant tool for ill-informed but open minded people to get an idea of what actually counts as sexism as I've been staggered to discover that not everyone actually understands what it is, what should or shouldn't be acceptable and this is exactly what it is needed to stop younger generations becoming MORE sexist than their parents. Sexism these days is far more vulgar and packaged differently to its former, 1950's-didn't-know-any-better self.
Check it out- @EveryDaySexism on twitter.
Following this the below two campaigns are starting to take shape:
Feminists taking action against Facebook and "lads mags" (or as I like to call them "Pervert Wank Rags" in shops.
If you haven't already done so I urge you to sign *** this petition *** at http://www.losetheladsmags.org.uk/ spearheaded by OBJECT and UKFEMINSTA to remove wank rags from supermarkets where families are free to roam.
Brilliant. Reassuring. Encouraging. :-)
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Sound of not-so-silence.
At the risk of revealing that I've achieved NONE of my tasks today- I'm going to share one of my many quirks with you.
For years, more so the last ten years, I've had this issue with certain sounds. It all started with my Grandad. My Grandad, probably no different to most older folk, is a loud eater. I've been seeing my Grandparents and family in the city of Nottingham since I was a kid, and our traditional day would be spent visiting the rellies for Sunday dinner and then the other set of Granparents for tea. (Yes that's DINNER and TEA. As it should be). My Grandma would prepare us a small buffet tea of sandwiches, salad and rolls for tea and for reasons unknown, my Grandad would always wait until the rest of us had finished eating before selecting his food and starting his own. I began to dread this moment. Then it would start- the slow, inevitable chomp chomp munch squelch of chewing. On and on it went... having to endure every morsal of food sometimes with the addition of a slop and a churn... until it was all gone. Each sound enraged me. I would get so uncomfortable I would have to move or eat something myself just to drown out the sound. Even weirder, no one else seemed to notice. Although fleeting, the rage was there, I'd physically grit my teeth or clench my jaw with annoyance.
This has got predominantly worse over the years to the stage where if I can hear pretty much anyone chewing or chomping I feel uncomfortable. I don't usually act on it, other than the odd comment now and then.
Regular readers will already know that I hate snoring but my dislike of hearing these kind of sounds doesn't stop there - I dislike hearing people breathing- the whistle nose or worse still- a combination of whistle nose, chomping and heavy nose breathing at the same time. Hell. Pure, utter hell. Oh god.
Well, I'd never really linked all these together, putting it down to my hyper sensitive body- but it turns out this whole thing is a recognised condition!!!!
*This New York Times article* describes my "condition" precisely and calls it Misophonia! Who knew that this was a recognised disorder of the brain!? Woohoo! Another one to add to my collection. Hehe, I jest, Obviously.
For years, more so the last ten years, I've had this issue with certain sounds. It all started with my Grandad. My Grandad, probably no different to most older folk, is a loud eater. I've been seeing my Grandparents and family in the city of Nottingham since I was a kid, and our traditional day would be spent visiting the rellies for Sunday dinner and then the other set of Granparents for tea. (Yes that's DINNER and TEA. As it should be). My Grandma would prepare us a small buffet tea of sandwiches, salad and rolls for tea and for reasons unknown, my Grandad would always wait until the rest of us had finished eating before selecting his food and starting his own. I began to dread this moment. Then it would start- the slow, inevitable chomp chomp munch squelch of chewing. On and on it went... having to endure every morsal of food sometimes with the addition of a slop and a churn... until it was all gone. Each sound enraged me. I would get so uncomfortable I would have to move or eat something myself just to drown out the sound. Even weirder, no one else seemed to notice. Although fleeting, the rage was there, I'd physically grit my teeth or clench my jaw with annoyance.
This has got predominantly worse over the years to the stage where if I can hear pretty much anyone chewing or chomping I feel uncomfortable. I don't usually act on it, other than the odd comment now and then.
Regular readers will already know that I hate snoring but my dislike of hearing these kind of sounds doesn't stop there - I dislike hearing people breathing- the whistle nose or worse still- a combination of whistle nose, chomping and heavy nose breathing at the same time. Hell. Pure, utter hell. Oh god.
Well, I'd never really linked all these together, putting it down to my hyper sensitive body- but it turns out this whole thing is a recognised condition!!!!
*This New York Times article* describes my "condition" precisely and calls it Misophonia! Who knew that this was a recognised disorder of the brain!? Woohoo! Another one to add to my collection. Hehe, I jest, Obviously.
Sporadical.
My blog posts have been a bit sporadic of late- mainly due to the fact that my little HP Envy was off being repaired. I've just collected it and am testing it out with a big of blogging. I'm not convinced the speakers are fixed mind you as it would appear they've merely re-installed the drivers which is what I was doing every couple of weeks anyway myself!
Hey Ho. We'll see.
I've had a good week at work this week- my team catching a serial fraudster who is well known to the internet, media and even crimewatch. He's a fascinating character and a welcome change in offending type to the usual dross we have to deal with.
Next up today- I *might* get round to cleaning Franko and using his new wax. He is in desperate need of a wash due to the UK seemingly not raining water anymore but raining sand. Trouble is there's more rain forecast so not sure whether to hold out for another day!
I bought a load of DVD's the other day too- Submarine, Seven Psychopaths (which is incidentally one of the best films I've seen in a while), Hobbit, Little Miss Sunshine and Les Mis. :-)
Hey Ho. We'll see.
I've had a good week at work this week- my team catching a serial fraudster who is well known to the internet, media and even crimewatch. He's a fascinating character and a welcome change in offending type to the usual dross we have to deal with.
Next up today- I *might* get round to cleaning Franko and using his new wax. He is in desperate need of a wash due to the UK seemingly not raining water anymore but raining sand. Trouble is there's more rain forecast so not sure whether to hold out for another day!
I bought a load of DVD's the other day too- Submarine, Seven Psychopaths (which is incidentally one of the best films I've seen in a while), Hobbit, Little Miss Sunshine and Les Mis. :-)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 06, 2013
General Waste.
HAHA!
I just realised- my dear friend Miss P included me in a top 5 blog list a few days ago so anyone directed to my blog from her wonderful link would have been confronted by my Fuck You- From a Blonde post. Probably not the best first impression! :-D
What news what news I hear you ask...
Well, I have been working hard both at work and in the gym. My little muscle is coming along nicely- I even went up a free weight size last night so even though it's still tiny weights, it's all progress in the right direction. I am still enjoying it and want to see a bit more of an improvement in my general cardio strength and fitness before I start running. My legs are already feeling much stronger, though I've not managed to find a combat class at a suitable time to join yet but this is hopefully going to be my next thing. :-)
My car naming skills have reached new heights- I am now getting requests for my naming abilities by the fabulous Miss P herself!!! I'm starting to feel like one of those spiritual guides who can read cars...!
Speaking of cars- I have a confession. The long and short of it is that I spent £200 on car products. :-S ... I know what you're thinking... Nutbag. Yeah that's what I thought too.
So as you know my little Franko is matt black, this makes him both awesome and a great big freaking pain in the arse to clean, but mostly awesome. I have to buy a special shampoo for matt black paint which costs £30 a bottle from a rather lovely little company called Swissvax. Well, I decided to buy some new shampoo and some wax from them as they're the only company who care enough for my little Franko's sensitive skin.. I mean.. paint. SOOO, I ended up buying shampoo, wax, some new cloths which looked rather nice... and then some pre-cleaner for the wax, and the cloths that went with it, and some wax pads. And before I knew it... it was £203 right there in the cyber basket! A lot I know... but I won't have to buy much more for him for a looong time, and he WILL look fabulous for it. And it's an investment, looking after his paintwork which will hopefully sell him in the future if it's looked after properly... sounds a good enough excuse anyway! I'll let you know how I get on with the wax when I pluck up the courage to use it. I might just add that this wax smells freakin AMAZING. I want to eat it. Not only will Franko look amazing, he will smell amazing too. Yeah baby.
I've spent the last two weekends working on a small cake topper commission. It's been a welcome return to doing something creative. I've also managed to pick up a new wedding cake commission from work which I've got booked in to start at the end of June. Can't wait!
I have mostly been listening to Skrillex this week and eating Jaffa Cakes.
Good news also - I have sourced THREE more tubs of my mint ice cream. WOOT! Spring can now commence.
I just realised- my dear friend Miss P included me in a top 5 blog list a few days ago so anyone directed to my blog from her wonderful link would have been confronted by my Fuck You- From a Blonde post. Probably not the best first impression! :-D
What news what news I hear you ask...
Well, I have been working hard both at work and in the gym. My little muscle is coming along nicely- I even went up a free weight size last night so even though it's still tiny weights, it's all progress in the right direction. I am still enjoying it and want to see a bit more of an improvement in my general cardio strength and fitness before I start running. My legs are already feeling much stronger, though I've not managed to find a combat class at a suitable time to join yet but this is hopefully going to be my next thing. :-)
My car naming skills have reached new heights- I am now getting requests for my naming abilities by the fabulous Miss P herself!!! I'm starting to feel like one of those spiritual guides who can read cars...!
Speaking of cars- I have a confession. The long and short of it is that I spent £200 on car products. :-S ... I know what you're thinking... Nutbag. Yeah that's what I thought too.
So as you know my little Franko is matt black, this makes him both awesome and a great big freaking pain in the arse to clean, but mostly awesome. I have to buy a special shampoo for matt black paint which costs £30 a bottle from a rather lovely little company called Swissvax. Well, I decided to buy some new shampoo and some wax from them as they're the only company who care enough for my little Franko's sensitive skin.. I mean.. paint. SOOO, I ended up buying shampoo, wax, some new cloths which looked rather nice... and then some pre-cleaner for the wax, and the cloths that went with it, and some wax pads. And before I knew it... it was £203 right there in the cyber basket! A lot I know... but I won't have to buy much more for him for a looong time, and he WILL look fabulous for it. And it's an investment, looking after his paintwork which will hopefully sell him in the future if it's looked after properly... sounds a good enough excuse anyway! I'll let you know how I get on with the wax when I pluck up the courage to use it. I might just add that this wax smells freakin AMAZING. I want to eat it. Not only will Franko look amazing, he will smell amazing too. Yeah baby.
I've spent the last two weekends working on a small cake topper commission. It's been a welcome return to doing something creative. I've also managed to pick up a new wedding cake commission from work which I've got booked in to start at the end of June. Can't wait!
I have mostly been listening to Skrillex this week and eating Jaffa Cakes.
Good news also - I have sourced THREE more tubs of my mint ice cream. WOOT! Spring can now commence.
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