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Friday, 11 November 2011

100 Things That Make Me Happy: Part Three

Posted on 05:50 by tripal h

Twenty One.

Chocolate Milkshake

Image found here.

Twenty Two.

Shia LeBeouf

NOM!!!!

Twenty Three.

Chocobo

Image courtesy of Square Enix.

Twenty Four.

Sheldon Cooper

(yes, I know I already said "Big Bang Theory",

but Sheldon is in a class of his own!!)

Twenty Five.

Maltesers

Oh, you know that you want one....don't you...?

Twenty Six.

Care Bears

Twenty Seven.

Pretty Nails

Twenty Eight.

Bill Bailey

Twenty Nine.

Positivity

Image found here.

Thirty.

Receiving comments and thoughts

on my blog.

Image found here.

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Thursday, 10 November 2011

A Gift for Anyone Who is Feeling Low Today....

Posted on 16:53 by tripal h

Nothing tickles my funny bone,
like Sheldon "smiling"

And just to ensure that you don't leave without a smile on your face, here's a Sheldon clip too :

Happy 11/11/11 :D

Daily Mail: Gone Too Far

Posted on 06:13 by tripal h

I was recently asked if the media plays a role in making young woman feel insecure about their bodies, and ugly. This morning, the Daily Fail (I mean, Mail) provided evidence that the media definitely does, and I have to say that I am absolutely disgusted.

For the record, I am not a fan of The Only Way is Essex in the slightest. I don't know if I've just gotten too old for programmes like this, but, on par with Made in Chelsea, I really couldn't give a rats behind about it. I might recognise a couple of names from TOWIE purely because the whole country seems to think that I'm missing out on something, but other than that, I have no reason to defend any of them in a "fandom" sense.

However, imagine my disgust when this headline:

Oops, maybe you should have tried the next size up: Lauren Goodger's tiny dress feels the strain as a tear pops up on her night out

Is attached to this image:

The appalling headline, and it's subsequent article then goes on a horrid ramble implying that TOWIE's Lauren Goodger is "fat".

Now, I'm sorry, but if that is fat then Holy Crap there is no hope for the rest of us. If you want to see a real fat bird, in a grey dress, please refer to my post of yesterday. I would absolutely love to have an amazingly curvy figure like Lauren's, in fact I think that she looks absolutely stunning in that dress!

The article raises an immense issue, over why women with genuine curves (and not those of us, who say we're curvy, when we're just being nice to ourselves, and really want to say that we're fat!) are looked down upon by the media? A lot of women have hips, that is a fact of life, and they're completely natural.

I know that it's just part of human nature for women to criticise other semi-successful women out of jealousy or whatever, but I really do not think that there is a place for this kind of crap in newspapers or magazines.

We've become a nation of catty women, who would rather berate other women for being too fat or too thin, when we should be admiring the fact that they're doing well. Okay, so a lot of us might not agree with how the "cast" of shows like TOWIE have made it "famous", but that doesn't mean that they're not people, just like the majority of us, with actual feelings.

I'd really love for all of the men and women, who hide behind the newspapers and magazines that they "write" for to stand in a line so that the public can criticise parts of them that they feel insecure about, and can't change. It wouldn't gain anything, but maybe (just maybe) they'd begin to realise how absolutely hurtful and despicable they are.

Journalists like this, make me embarrassed to consider myself a writer.

Oh, and by the way, a hole in the side of your dress, does NOT necessarily mean that you should wear a bigger size. It could also mean that she's wearing a shoddily made dress!!

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Thoughtful Thursday: 10.11.2011

Posted on 01:00 by tripal h

Today's thought is a little bit different, but it's something that I found on this weeks PostSecret, and I just felt compelled to share it with you guys.

I am also very glad that you guys are reading my blog, because it means that you are still alive, and life is the most precious thing that any of us will ever own :)

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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

OOTD: Birthday Weekend

Posted on 16:22 by tripal h

Hey Lovelies, how are you all? I hope that everyone is fabulous and looking forward to Christmas (what? I know it's still weeks away, but that doesn't mean we can't get excited ;P)

It might not be my birthday for a couple more days, but the weekend just gone was officially birthday week, as the other half and I descended on Sheffield and London to see the brilliant Bill Bailey and Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy concert.

What I Wore:

From a distance....oooh oooh ooh!!

Um yeeeeah, I forgot to turn the flash off for
this one...whoops!!

Dress: New Look
Shrug: "Borrowed" from Mother
Leggings: Evans
Shoes: Primark

I know I've done a couple Outfits of the Day, in the past, but this one I feel quite self conscious about, because it's the first time that I've ever included a full length picture of myself. I don't think the dress is entirely flattering, but I don't know if that really matters, because I felt amazing wearing it, and confidence in an outfit is the most important factor, in my opinion.

Hair:

I loved my hair, I think because I'd added a drop of Macadamia Oil to my Hair Conditioner, which helped it look really shiny and soft. I do hate that my hair looks quite fine, but it still looks pretty nice me thinks :)

This picture also shows the ruffled on my dress hehe, and you can just see my Totoro necklace :D

The Royal Albert Hall:

We also took advantage of our time in London Town, with a visit to both the Natural History Museum (I can now officially say that I have seen an actual dinosaur, which was kind of surreal!!) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (everyone HAS to check out their Theatre and Performance Section. It is really interesting!)