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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...

Neil Gaiman And Stephen Fry I have never been to the Hay Festival before. I see adverts for it and hear about the appearances but it's three and a half hours from home so it took something special to get me there.  Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry When I saw there would be an audience with Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry I knew I had to go. I have never fawned over actors or models, give me an interesting mind any day, a writer, an artist, a musician, a scientist some one who thinks beautifully. Then I am jelly. I turn into a teenage fan girl, I have now seen/met several of my favourite minds but Neil Gaiman remained top of my wish list.  From the moment I found his work I was enchanted, I would never return to be the person I was before I read American Gods. A book recommended by a friend. I sat down to begin and the next thing I knew it was the end of the book. I didn't move for roughly 8 hours, I completely ignored my partner, I was lost in the world of Shadow....

I am going to be dedicating some blogs to places I love in Manchester, I thought I would start with somewhere beautiful and peaceful that I only found recently.  Church of The Holy Name of Jesus This church is on Oxford Road and I have passed it many times and just not really paid attention, it doesn't seem that impressive but inside is stunning.  On entering you see that it's much bigger than it seems and the stained glass gives the whole place such a magnificent light.  The architecture is breathtaking, the beams, ceiling, arches and windows are everything I want from a Gothic Victorian church. I believe it was built in roughly 1870 and designed by Joseph Hansom. As I walked around I found several little chapels hidden away behind beautiful statues and cut out arch window walls. I really couldn't get over how wondrous the patterns of natural light were in this building.  Anyway St Therese certainly seemed ...

An Exquisite Evening of Ethereal Entertainment  Hosted By Analogue Trash At the Castle Hotel Manchester The evening began with Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand an electronic, ambient, industrial trio. I have seen them previously but before they added the third member. They were just as good as I remembered and soon I was sat on the floor relaxing and getting lost in the music. They manage to be soothing, all encompassing and slightly creepy all at once.    Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand  The lead singers voice portrays the heartbreak and pain mentioned in the lyrics perfectly, then at other times manages to sound completely robotic. You can clearly see all the members get lost in the music as the performance goes on. The build up to the ending was intense, they gained an extra singer and a metal barrel being used as a drum. The sounds filled the room as the powerful lyrics were spoken, each crash of the barrel ringing out, the music heightening and the ...

A Curious Cabaret Of Sonic Discordance At Maguire's Pizza Bar On Friday the 19th I travelled over to Liverpool for a rather interesting gig, The Battle For Tomorrow, described on the poster as noise doom spoken word clown drone punk poetry brickcore industrial grrrr.  The Battle For Tomorrow is an album of poetry by Adam Probert accompanied by the experimental noise of John E Smoke, but that's skipping ahead a little bit.  Adam Probert The gig was hosted by The Percy Vermin Experiment a master of words, with a marvellous flair for performance.  Percy Vermin The first act was poet, Ellie W Muddy reading three sensational poems. Her reading was impassioned and rousing. One of the poems was accompanied by an atmospheric noise piece making it even more engaging.  Ellie W Muddy Then there was a huge change in pace with Pandemonium, the noisiest clown I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He provided a fanfare of commotion, an ex...

Murder By Gaslight at Salford Museum and Art Gallery A Review I know it's only two days since my last Don't go into the Cellar theatre company review but they were in a local Gallery that I love so how could I resist and indeed who would want to try.  The setting for this piece was perfect Victorian theatre in the Victorian room at Salford Museum and Gallery, what more could I ask for. It made for some spectacular imagery. I must add this Gallery is well worth a visit I love this room and the Victorian street is a delight. This is a museum well suited to children and adults alike.   So onto the theatricals. We entered the room and the first thing I noticed was the small but wonderfully detailed set. Every part so well thought out, the medical bag over flowing with papers recalling the details of the dreadful Dr's and the many bottles of poison, definitely made an impact before anyone had even taken to the stage.  Wonderful set design First we met Dr...

Looking Forward So it's another little getting to know me post. Thing one is just telling you a little of what I am working towards. Working Towards the Future By Reading Photo By Me 1. I want to be a neuroscientist. One day in the distant future I want to do research into how people's brains work and don't work. I have completed step one of this plan, find out what I need to do to get there. Step 2 was to apply for college to do psychology and anatomy, which I have done and I have an interview. After that it's time to work my butt off at college and get into uni. Maybe do 6 years there, eeeep.  Brain Structure Diagram Drawn And Photographed By Me 2. I want to be organised, I am trying my hardest. I am just not very good at it. I tend to be a little disorderly. I am using a planner and trying to sort several areas of my life out.  Diary And Journal Photo By Me 3. I want to do more creative stuff, going to and making. I am involved in a f...

So I thought sharing some of my favourite quotes with you might give you a bit of insight into me.  Photo by me Taken outside Liverpool Central Library   My all time favourite person to quote from is the wonderful Oscar Wilde. I could quote him forever, but I will just share a few of my favs. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Too many people today know the price of everything and the value of nothing. My love of Oscar is long standing I fell in love with his wit at the age of 12. I bought the complete works around 18 and not a year passes where I do not fall in love with him all over again. I guess one of my next big quotable people would be Neil Gaiman. My love of whom is strongest when perfectly matched with Dave Mckean. I can not describe his writing in a way that does it any justice b...

On Sunday I went on a photographers and models day trip around Chester. One of the many awesome things I get to do with my time. Taking in scenery and architecture.  As well as meeting wonderful people. Model Dyna-Mynx  And getting to photograph them and play around with the images. Model Dyna-Mynx All Photos by Cute As Sin Gorgeous Model Credit Dyna-Mynx Street Art by Gary Drostle