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The Return of The Great Procrastinator Hi!!!!!!! Have you missed me?   Quarantine Selfie by Cute As Sin Artist Lets be honest you haven't. The world has been on fire for a while now and the last thing you have all worried about is my blog. Not to say I don't know people who will be pleased with the return of the great procrastinator. What have I been so busy with? I hear you all shout, other than university just surviving as a low immune systemed person in a plague. It's been rough, mainly hearing how it's ok and everyone should get on with it because it's just people like me who will die, we don't matter you see.  I won't dwell on the plague problem though you are all living it too, so lets move on to the good stuff.  I did manage to get my degree and I'm just about to start my masters because I'm a masochist.  I finally got a new (to me) camera, after a couple of years with a dodgy one and disheartened with photography. I've taken some photogra...

Today I told a guy exactly how far he could fuck off, He said women should look and behave more appropriately, He said my opinion just showed I was one of those "angry women". He said my emotions made my point invalid, That you can't have a serious discussion once a woman gets emotional. He called me an angry woman like it was a bad thing, He thought this would insult and offend. Seriously  the dude has no idea, I pride myself on being that kind of angry. Although his knowledge is so lacking, He hasn't even noticed I'm not a women. He's talking but I don't think he has ever listened. If he paid attention he might notice that I am angry, Lots of people are angry, we are right to be pissed. If he paid attention he would notice my pride, That I know how to express those feelings, I know how to not be trodden on and silenced, By men who have never paid attention, Men who are shocked that they are being made to notice, My femme opinion. If h...

What's A Happening? Hi everyone it has been forever and life has been complicated but I have missed my little blog space so I'm back. I am going to start with something superficialish because why not. December Lipstick Challenge This month I have been posting a lot of make up pictures. I am wearing it everyday as a challenge to stop me moping around and not taking care of myself. Like seriously in November I didn't brush my hair maybe 2/3 of the days, depression for you everyone. So in December I am opening an advent calendar with a different lip colour everyday and I'm using them. It's been interesting a lot of them so far have been not my usual colours so that's been fun. My favourite thing about it has been some of the conversations I have had about makeup because of it. It's interesting hearing how makeup makes people feel. One person I was talking to sent me a thing about answering questions relating to beauty so I thought I would answer th...

Creatures of Catharsis  Grace Oni Smith milking it for the audience  Creatures of Catharsis promises a night of queer delight and they didn't lie. This was the most wonderful mix of queer performers I have ever seen on one bill. The cabaret was varied and fabulous, a mix like I have never seen together yet every act got a great reception from the audience. This night had everything I feel is missing from most queer events I have been to, it was a celebration of everything queer, yet a protest against the lack of acceptance elsewhere, it offered support for all different types of queer people and it felt like a big supportive family which is pretty amazing going as I had never met most people before and am a bag of anxiety that struggles with strangers.  The night started with the gorgeous and utterly hilarious hostess, Grace who milked the audience for every bit of laughter and possibly other things. You couldn't ask for more in a hostess, charisma by the b...

Analogue Trash Presents The Luddite Collective, Def Neon and Psydoll at Dulcimer Bar Psydoll Photo by Cute As Sin I was so excited on the run up to Friday nights gig, as has been mentioned here before I am definitely a fan of Def Neon and I know seeing them live means dancing, Psydoll were coming in from Japan for a small Uk tour and having seen them once before and absolutely loved it I was looking forward to seeing them again. Now I am biased about The Luddite Collective, I have been helping them get the special advance limited edition run of their new ep done in time for this gig and I think it's quite brilliant, so obviously I was thrilled knowing they were going to play some of the tracks live. The Luddite Collective Photo Cute As Sin  First up was The Luddite Collective an aggressive industrial punk duo combining dirty bass, harsh vocals, snyth and beats that you really can't help dancing to. The lyrics are politically charged and very relevant, the emo...

Perilous Tales BY Luna C I wasn't sure at all what this show was having only read the title, so I was really surprised to find it was actually three plays from three different writers each 30 minutes long. All three plays managed to pack so much into just 30 minutes that I am going to have to review them all separately.  Extant 1918 By Cliff Heaton An astounding tale about the horrors of war, mental health and relationships. This is one of the most touching and emotional things I have ever seen in a theatre. In 30 minutes I somehow felt that I knew the main characters really well. I knew about their lives and their secrets, I felt their joys and sorrows.  The range of emotions displayed in such a short time was incredible, we watched as they discussed the war, we heard tales of things no one should ever have seen and we saw so much love through all of it.  We watched guilt, anger and despair destroy a man. The insight into how it must have...