Still Unavailable :: Reasons to Stay Single [video]

I’m still feeling the single blues… and this is the first time I have decided on taking the advice of Charlotte from SatC, she said to spend half of the time you were with someone feeling like crap before you get back up and just get on with your life – but obviously if it was a long relationship then give yourself a month tops! For example, if you were in a relationship that lasted 2 weeks, then mourn for a week and move on, but if the relationship was a year… spend 1 – 6 months mourning then get up and be single for a while [that does not mean you should sleep with anyone for the sake of the modern 'single' life] and just have fun.

I saw this video and thought it would be cool to share with you [I've posted this to my pagan blog too] – Part of it is in German, my apologies, I speak German so I understand what’s being said, but I assume the CC works for those of you who want to follow [bare in mind German, Latin, French and the Nordic languages gave birth to modern English so some words and phrases will be easy to pick up - yay!]

As for that, life here seems to be picking up in some areas, like the fact that I start college today! I have a ton of stationary and a few new books on philosophy, World War 1 poetry and magazines to keep me entertained =]

Wish me luck! I’ll blog about it later on…. on tomorrow… ? I downloaded Kasabian‘s latest album so I’m a little preoccupied at the moment… x

Glued: How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Oh

My

Goddess!

It’s about flipping time!

Caitlin Moran

This book is AMAZING! I would order that any woman on the planet should get this book and read it. I guarantee, you’ll not only look back on your lives and reminisce how hard and awkward it was to be a frilly pink princess and wake up with boobs and missing the vote because of blood stained sheets. This book is fantastic on so many levels. I’ve only just bought it, and I’ve been glued to it so much I’m already half way through! How many days is that now…? 2 days… gosh. I’m a slow reader, so that’s pretty impressive.

This book tackles the ‘touchy’ subject of pornography as a tool for teaching young kids about appearance, sex, attitudes toward words concerning the ‘lady flower’, Jilly Cooper and life as a blooming young lady from the 80s until now. It’s THE summer anicdote to female understanding on a light political manner, with feminist fists and life in one go. It’s perfect!

I must say, only having read part of it, I’ve found it incrediably difficult to look like I’m not having a fit of laughter or a satirical meltdown in the back of a bus. That last time I read a book as funny, neat and true as this was Stephen Fry‘s Moab is my Washpot. AMAZING! I’ve only recently started looking into feminism and what it would mean to me, especially since I feel the ‘little-activist’ in me is finally learning how to walk, alongside PETA, The Red Cross, Pagan pride and modern women with tattoo ART.

Part memior and part feminist, and teenage (what to expect now that you are growing up, since your parents won’t tell you) manual, this book is a must have. I would have kept it in time for the next Paris excursion, but my little fingers have a mind of their own and I couldn’t wait! I would give you a better review, but I’m on chapter 9 – I Go Lap-dancing! For now, read the reviews and watch the video. Once I’ve read it, I’ll make a review video for TheHarlequinDays – make sure to comment =]

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran – The Guardian review

Caitlin Moran’s feminist handbook: Panel Verdict

The Saturday interview: Caitlin Moran

This is London – How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

A quick video review I found:

shay chay coulay!

Leonidas Chocolat – With Love, Belgium

All week I’d been waiting for a surprise present from my boyfriend. He’d sent it as a spur of the moment thing, and kept it a tight secret. It didn’t help he kept giving me the wrong hints which would send me into a quandary wondering what it was. At first I thought it was a bag, then a stress-ball, another bag, a purse, another bag (haha…. I can never have too many bags now?), clothes and yet another bag… He teased me the whole time, just playing along, pretending to admit the truth. It killed me, but it was fun. I’m a sucker for surprises. ^_^

When friday came, nothing arrived. I was getting restless and a little annoyed. Loosing stuff in the mail seems to happen to often… I really wanted my first gift from him. During that time I indulged in the latest issues of ELLE and Marie claire in order to catch up with Paris Fashion Week 2011 (Oooh the designs this year…. mmm! The next post will be about some of my fave pieces). I also wrote another mini ritual for the earth and the souls lost during the devastation that hit Japan.

Saturday: I was in bed till gone 8am, I’m never in bed at that time in the morning, work has messed up my body clock so much I automatically wake up at 5am, even on annual leave. So I was in bed, chilling to some Maroon 5, when the door knocked really loudly from downstairs. I jumped up like an excited little girl and ran down the stairs to answer. To my ‘expected’ surprise the post man gave a white and red box to me and just wondered off as if it killed him to bring it to the house. I ran upstairs, sat on the bed or rather I jumped without breaking it, and attempted to hold my curiosity down. Bring on Skype! – my boyfriend watched me open the package slowly, as if looking for a bomb.  The whole time he was telling me he forgot what it was – yeah right!

Inside the postal package was a heavy 1K box, with golded wrapping paper and a gold ribbon. Anyhoo… forget the suspense; I ripped it open et voila! Leonidas Chocolat all the way from Loveland! ♥

Thank you, CuppyCake ♥ – Ik hou van jou schatje…

♥