To moustache or not to moustache

I was travelling on public transport today and noticed this striking european girl. She had beautiful long thick dark hair which she had bunched up on top of her head in a single bun hair style. As she made her way to sit down i noticed her unflattering winter jacket and books in her hand, she seemed to be in a good mood, slightly smiling as she sat down in front of me.

She turned to her side to put her books on the seat next to her and still watching her i saw that she had a prominent moustache. Now instantly i thought why is this young lady wearing her moustache? why hasn't she waxed/shaved it off? my opinion of her beauty immediately dropped, and i noticed her glasses for the first time and thought maybe she looks a bit bookish.

But i was struck by my thoughts, i began to wonder why was her having a moustache such a problem, after all it is a natural thing. And what about the hair on the legs, her armpits, vagina, arms? hair is everywhere. Why must women be bald (except for their heads) to be considered attractive? why would men be put off by a little bit of upper lip hair? I do not like women with too much make up on their faces, i prefer the natural look, so i was a little confused by my thoughts.

As she got up to get off at her stop, i looked at her again and thought she still is stunning with a moustache, glasses and all, it is me who has the problem, and you know what makes it worse - i am female!!!!!




No i have not had a sex change operation. That was a guest appearance from the girlfriend.

WTF

Found out that a close relative of mine almost got killed this evening. It was a close call from what i understand and he's lucky to be alive. The police have been notified but dont seem to give a shit and the implication is that if he had been injured or killed, they would be more inclined to do something about it.

WTF.

So now i know, if someone tries to kill me, i should make sure i get injured or let them kill me so that the fucking police can be bothered to look for the fucker. Excellent. It seems that whenever i begin to have a bit of faith in the police, something happens to convince me otherwise.
Yes its a difficult job et cetera but this doesnt make any sense. So far as i am concerned, what happened today was attempted murder. What else do you call purposely trying to run someone over.

Should we get our hands on this dude and beat sunshine out of him, we shall no doubt be up on charges while he will be free to go. Lucky for him, we are not that way inclined.

I am really irritated by people's ignorance. Every human being has within them the capacity for awful violence/killing. Most of the world CHOOSES not to tap into this side of the human ability while the fools who tap into it frequently like to think that they are something fierce.

Spring Night

Its 2am and i'm listening to one of my favourite tracks sure thing by St germain, one of the tracks i recommended to you gorgeous inhabitants of the blogosphere. Something about the night makes it by far my favourite part of the day...or should that be night. Slowly but surely, summer is coming. For the first time in ages, it actually feels warm at night. This is being spoilt however by the semi-strong winds outside.

I am in the process of building a website, its a commercial website and its coming along very very slowly. This is primarily because my inability to focus still reigns supreme. I am on the way to curing this but it is very much here. I still haven't finished learning to use the new software i blogged about about 2 weeks ago. Yes i should just knuckle down and stuff but then where's the fun. Still, its on my list of things to do.

I am enjoying building the website, its really cool to just get an idea in your head and make it come alive. Sometimes it comes out better than what you had in mind and others, it just plain sucks ass. This is obviously not so cool, still its a really good experience and i would recommend it just for the hell of it. Not to mention of course that if you become really good at it, you can stick it on your CV. The pay's not bad at around £30,000.
See i also give career advice, and you thought this was just your average blog. Of course, should you get a job based on my advice, i shall expect a cut of the wages. My usual fee is around 85% of the total wages due to the expertise and experience that i have. This i am sure you will agree is a reasonable fee.

Endz

Last week six men (i use that term lightly) were found guilty of charges including kidnap, rape and the murder of a young girl. Some were also found guilty of the attempted murder of another girl.

Link

They will be sentenced tomorrow and i'm pretty certain they'll get life terms. I shall not go into details of the case but will make 2 points.

1) Those boys deserve whatever jail term they get. Everything including the kitchen sink should be thrown at them.

My second point may seem controversial to some.

2) The girl who survived is partly responsible for the events that subsequently took place.

Reports in the media have not really focused on what happened before the girl was killed. The girl who died said to her relative that they were in trouble because her friend (the one who survived) had set up one of the boys to be robbed. Consequently, the dead girls relatives do not wish to speak to the girl who survived and hold her responsible for their daughter's death.

The boy they set up was a shotta (drug dealer) and he got jacked by a gang of other boys.

If you're from the Endz (hood in america) then you know that when you pull a stunt like that there will be repercussions. I have heard tales of people getting shot cos they jacked someone or beat someone up. Its not the best way to live your life and i do live a different life from these kinds of people. However i live in the Endz, and i know that these are the rules of the street.

Virtually every week there is some news in the local paper about a shooting/stabbing. This is fucked up and i wish that it was different but it isnt. Until shit changes, this is the bullshit that we live in.

Like i said the boys deserve to go to jail for life. I posted about my dude who died a few weeks ago. If i had a hood mentality then i'd have taken shit into my own hands but i dont so i wont. Unfortunately i am one of a few people who wouldn't.
In the Endz people tend to take shit into their hands. The boy who got jacked was never going to go to the police, he was a hood Nigga and was always going to take shit into his own hands. He did and now a girl is dead, another is scarred for life and the boy and his crew are deservedly going to jail probably for life.

The age range of the girls and the boys is 16 - 24.

A fucking waste of young lives IMO.

4 more wins

Chelsea 2-0 Man City

Good win on saturday, first clean sheet in 4 premiership games. Very good 1st goal by Drogba and i only wish he could show that kind of composure & finishing more often. The 2nd goal did hit his arm and technically it should not have stood. We were lucky in that respect.

The referee once again has messed up the game from Man City's point of view. He should not have sent off Distin and that ended any realistic chance city had of trying to get back into the game.

Overall we deserved to win the game but the lethargy shown in the 2nd half was awful. City were down to 10 men and were begging to be given a good butt-kicking and we failed to oblige. Still its all good, just 4 more wins and the title will be ours. I dont think Man Utd will win all their remaining 9 games while scoring 4 goals in each.
Bring on birmingham.

Spent

Went the day well?

I am knackered, completely and utterly knackered.

I am physically tired but worse than that is the mental exhaustion. I cant remember the last time i was this mentally exhausted. Attempts made to get things sorted out mostly resulted in failure, one very close call which would have completely changed things but it fell through.
One piece of good news to end the day.

That is a good thing.

I think i might have a nap and see what the evening brings.

Cup draw

Bollocks, bollocks, fucking bollocks.
I knew it, i bloody knew it.


VS


Chelsea have drawn Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final.

That just took the jam out of my doughnut.

If we lose to them the shit-chat will continue for centuries. They are still bragging about kicking us out of the Champions League semis last season. I might just stay indoors and avoid all communication with the outside world if we lose this game.

Focus

You probably know someone like me from school. The kind of kid who seemingly didnt have to read that much to make the grade. Those kids annoyed the hell out of me too until i found out that i was one of them. In my last 2 years in secondary school, i didnt study that much and was still in the top end of my class.

Overall this is a good thing. Courtesy of this brain power, i kicked butt in school, my working life, my personal life and lots of people have asked me to go into business ventures with them.

There is a caveat to all this and that is i have an inability to stay focused.

In the year of my greatest academic achievement in school, i was able to focus for only one term. I was top of the class.

In my working life the same thing happened. Following a promotion, i was able to focus for about 4/5 months out of the 14 months that i held that position. In the months that i was focused i kicked so much butt that some of the stuff i came up with were still being used years later.

In school some other kid said to me that he wished that he could do what i did. Not pay too much attention and still do well. The irony was that i wished that i could have his dedication and focus.

Perhaps that is the universe's way of balancing things out.

I would like to be absolutely focused for a whole year and see what happens.

Here's hoping.

R.I.P

He used to come to my flat.
He wasnt a friend of mine.
He was a friend of my flatmate.

A few years ago his friend was shot dead.
He came to my flat, he cried, we mourned.
The fools who did it have been jailed.

We used to hang out.
We listened to music together.
We played video games.
We watched TV.
I cooked for him.

We cracked jokes.
We laughed.
We argued.
We made up.


He died 3 weeks ago.
He got jumped by some assholes.

4 against 1.
Fucking cowards.

He died of head injuries.
The paper said he was a man.
He was no man.
He was 22.


The police have arrested 3 people so far. I dont know if they'll be jailed for what they did. It matters but it matters not, the damage is done. He is gone for good. Sometimes i wish i could get my hands on the fuckers. Other times i know that it is better that i dont get my hands on them. If i get them and fuck them up then i am like one of them. This is unacceptable. I am nothing like them except that we all have penises and testicles. That is where our similarities end.

I am angry.
I am sad.
I am happy to have known him.
I will celebrate the time we spent.
I will play a particular track with him in mind.
I am shocked by his death.
I am shocked at how his death has affected me.
I am cut deeply by his death.
It grieves me deeply.


R.I.P

Life in every breath.

Music

Music is possibly one of the best things about being human. It is a form of expression that so far i am not aware of other animals possessing. If they can then it is a very well kept secret. The inspiration to create music is one that is found in all races and cultures. It is in the human gene to create music.
Like marvin said
"music is my heart and soul
more precious than gold"

I think marvin knows a bit about music so i'll take his word for it.

I would like to recommend 2 tracks to all you wonderful people in the blogosphere. But first some caveats.
My taste in music encompasses virtually all kinds of music. The only criteria is that it sounds good, i am an equal opportunities listener. The point is that some of the songs i'll mention will be loved by some and hated by others but such is the way of the world. The only thing i'd say is to not write off a genre of music without giving it a few chances to stake its claim.

The first: Farewell, Hero by Tan Dun.
Composed by Tan Dun & performed by the China Philharmonic Orchestra

This is from the soundtrack for the Movie Hero (2004) which was IMO one of the best movies of that year. Without wishing to spoil it for those who have not seen it, it was used in the last scene of the movie (The body being carried by the soldiers). You can listen to a sample here however i recommend the track in its entirety.
Not so well known perhaps is that the song Tell me by Bobby Valentino draws a lot from this song. Listen to Tan Dun's farewell, hero and listen to Bobby Valentino's Tell me.


The second: Sure thing by St. Germain

I really could be here for a while trying to describe just how good i think this piece of music is. It is from the album Tourist (2000) and it is no exagerration when i say that it is worth buying the album just for this song. The album itself is really good and i cant decsribe it in sufficient words so i wont try. This particular track is jazz like with a very strong bass element, the vocals are really really good IMO. It is really a smackdown, butt kicker.com of a track. You can listen to a sample here but again i recommend the whole track.

So there you are, try them out and see what you think.

Black, ill-informed and ignorant

Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday unveiled the yearly budget for the country as well as future plans for public spending, Investment, Inflation and Economic Growth. Basically budget type stuff as you would expect from the chancellor and the government. Positive highlights of the budget include:

• Inflation on target at 2%
• £34 billion of investment in schools over the next 5 years
• Increases in child tax credit, child benefit, child trust funds and childcare vouchers
• New funding to provide skills training for low-skilled women

These are some of the plus points, there are of course bad points. Typically all the newspapers and TV stations are full of information about the budget. The BBC has lots of info including a download of the budget in its entirety (yes i downloaded it. 2.3M, 310 pages. 20 secs, broadband rocks), broadsheets have special pullout sections, other papers have dedicated loads of pages to detailed reports, the tabloids have a few pages on the subject and even the 2 soft porn titles masquerading as newspapers have something a page or half on the budget.

Everyone has something to say on the subject. Except Black Newspapers.

Granted they are printed once a week i think, but this is the digital age. I have checked both their websites and come up with nothing. This budget was delivered yesterday afternoon and 24hours later there is no information about it on either of their websites.

That is fucking disgraceful.

These are supposed to be the newspapers for the Black people in this country and they have nothing to say about the country's national budget. There are 4 possible reasons why they have no information about it on their websites.

1. They are not aware that the Chancellor delivered his yearly budget yesterday
2. They are aware but have nothing to say
3. They are aware but have not updated their website as they are a weekly paper
4. They are aware but do not believe that the black population in this country give two fucks about the budget

The first reason is beyond stupidity as they are a news organisation and as such should be well aware of this.

The second is also ridiculous as again they are a news organisation and as such should at least report it so that the Black people who buy it are aware of what the fuck is going on in this country.

The third reason is just plain dumb. This is the 21st century and the digital age, the internet is now a prime source of information for loads of people and it is relatively easy to update a website.

The fourth reason is the only option which is not beyond comprehension. I know some black people who would happily discuss the budget and its effects on the UK and global economy. I also know some people who would look at me with a blank expression to rival Homer Simpson's if i tried to discuss it with them.

I blame the Newspapers and sections of the Black population. Last year was election year and lots of black people were yapping on about not voting cos they didnt know what the government was doing to improve their lives. The Black papers were also on about similar type shit. How do you expect to know what the government is doing to improve your life if you dont seek - or in the case of the papers provide the - information.

How is it NOT in black people's interest that inflation is low at 2%. If it goes up then the cost of living goes up. It will be more difficult to provide for yourself or your family.

How is it NOT in black people's interest that £34billion is going to be invested in schools over the next 5 years. Last i checked, there are black kids in schools up and down the country. More to the point, Black kids(especially boys) tend to perform worse than other kids. Part of the plan is to reduce class sizes and hopefully make it easier for pupils to learn.

How is it NOT in black people's interest that government aid for bringing up children is on the increase. There are a ridiculous amount of single black moms (a shame on the black fathers who dont do right) out there who stand to gain from this increase. Granted in some cases its not a lot of money but at least it takes care of breakfast or dinner and i would imagine that in those circumstances, every bit of help counts.

How is it NOT in black people's interest that the government is trying to provide skills training for low-skilled women. If our women are better trained and educated they should in theory be able to get better jobs, be more knowledgeable and advance or change their career paths. If our women are better off then in theory we as a people will have made one step forward.

I dont buy any of the black newspapers that i am talking about. The reasons should be evident by now. I want news info about UK politics, Business environment, Social policy, Global affairs etc. I dont get this from any of the black papers in this country ergo i have to buy TheTimes. I have been asked why i buy that instead of a black paper and for starters i dont believe that i should buy a paper because it portends to be the paper for black people. I buy papers that further my thirst and quest for knowledge and sadly the black papers dont do that. I make no apologies about not buying them at all. They need to improve as a source of information.

Apparently their goal is to help improve the black populace in the UK. They are failing miserably IMO. The people i mentioned above who can discuss issues such as the budget with me dont buy the black papers. We all buy what some would consider "white papers". I have been told in the past that i should not buy these papers as somehow it is a betrayal. I disagree, the papers are the ones who are betraying the black people in this country by not providing information that can truly help them improve their lives. Part of the black population are betraying themselves by choosing to remain ignorant and showing no hunger or desire for information.

Fuck me and all. That really is a long post.

On a lighter note, he also reduced tax on condoms from 17.5% to 5%.

Legends - Old & New

Chelsea 1- 0 Newcastle United

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. That man in this case is John Terry. To say that he is a legend at Chelsea is like saying Muhammad Ali was a decent boxer. Captain, leader among men and one of the most committed players to grace football recently.

I shouldnt complain i suppose, lots of teams would give anything to be through to the FA cup semi-final. However we were once again poor in the first half and felt the single goal was enough. Second half was much better but we didnt score and if we are to win the competition, we must improve and play to the best of our abilities.

That sort of performance just wont do against Liverpool who we are almost bound to meet in the Semis or the final itself.
I know i shouldnt moan but if the team plays to their best, then they will win the FA cup but the current approach wont cut it. Come to think of it, Jose and the players probably know this already so i suppose all is well then.



















Football is a cruel sport. How is it that one of the greatest players in the last decade and a half has only one medal to show for it. Then turned into a scapegoat and virtually hounded out of the National side by the Tabloid press.

I wonder does he regret not moving to Manchester United.

399 games, 202 goals, 0 trophies for Newcastle.

Tonight Chelsea ended any hopes he had of winning another trophy in his career. Shame his career will end on a low at the end of the season. It would have been fitting and proper to go out on a high.

Alan Shearer - Legend - End Of.

Stains

Smiles, laughter, happy talk.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want you to suck my nipples"

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Ok"

"Have you got enough time before the game starts?"

"Yes"

So i did, i kissed, licked and sucked her nipples. I think she liked it, her wetness seemed to confirm this. I continue...and continue...and continue.

Eye contact, i see what she desires.

Kisses me, feigns dis-interest. Teasing each other, till its too much.

Soft & Hard mix. Kisses, nibbles, touch, caress, nails dig in, moans...eyes glazed.

Smiles, laughter, happy talk.

"Has your game started?"

"I think so"

I am watching the game, she's in the other room. You wouldnt guess it, but for one thing .......the stain on the sheets.

Dont want to remove it yet.......our proud stain.

Equilibrium

I want to help but it seems my efforts to help are making things worse. What do i do? What would you do?

If something is wrong between two people, i prefer to talk about it. On past occassions that i have chosen not to talk about it, it has turned out for the worse. We didnt talk and slowly but surely, resentment built up culminating in an outpouring of emotion and words some of which were unpleasant.

Now i find myself in a difficult situation. I want to talk about things with a view to improving the situation for everyone involved. The person in question does not wish to speak about it and when they do, they are by default defensive. Consequently we cannot engage in an open and frank discussion and tend to argue which completely defeats the entire objective. The subject in question is a very difficult one and has to be handled with care to prevent things getting worse.

The main problem is that if i try to talk to someone over a period of time and they are invariably hostile, i tend to gradually give up on the subject. In this particular case, this is not an option as i believe that they would like on some level to talk to me about it.

I must find balance. Somehow i have to not bring the subject up all the time while avoiding the frustration of not talking about it and pretending things are ok. I have to keep an ear open for the day they are ready to talk about it. It will be difficult to do but i have to do it.

Something precious is at stake...needs must.

Order! Order!

One of the things i absolutely love about this country are the parliamentry sessions. Wednesday's are Prime Minister's questions and gives the MPs ample reason to behave like school children as they jeer and cheer freely. Today we got the extra offering of the Chancellor's budget speech. This is like giving school kids an extra hour to play however they see fit...in class.
The jeering and cheering throughout his speech was funny. This was nothing compared to that which punctuated the counter-speech by the leader of the opposition. Prompting the deputy speaker of the house to declare "Order, order, i will have order in this house. The gentleman will allow the leader of the opposition to respond or he will be escorted out". I just fucking love that. Lots of countries have really boring sessions with no fun aspect at all, everyone's too serious. Not us in the UK, we like a good show and every wednesday the members of parliament deliver.
I hope the UK parliament continues this fine tradition for many more years to come. I get the feeling however that someday some spoilsport will call for a ban on such childish behaviour. I dont think it will be heeded as he will probably be jeered out of the room.

Our MP's rule.

Clubbing

Listening to Jaheim - just in case (garage mix) - and its got me thinking about my clubbing experiences past and present. In the last 2 years or so, i have not been to an R&B/Hip-hop club and had a smacking good time. The DJ's cant mix for shit, their selections are often appalling and most annoying of all, when they play one track that the crowd loves they either dont play it till the end or follow it up with a really awful track. WTF is up with this, i am convinced that i can get the crowd going better than 99% of DJ's out there. A few years ago (2000-2002) going clubbing was something to look forward to cos the selections were good, you often got 4/5 good tracks back to back and the DJ's mixing was at least average-good.

IMO there are one of 2 possible reasons for the different experiences:

1) The clubs were rubbish all along and i have only realised this cos i'm older
2) They were good but have gotten progressively worse.

While i accept that my getting older has changed my perspective somewhat, i dont think this explains it all. IMO they have gotten worse cos i still have a very good time at house clubs. Somehow House clubs have retained their ass-kicking abilities while R&B/Hip-Hop clubs have lost theirs.
The plus points of house clubs also extend to the absolutely wonderful atmosphere. I have never experienced that kind of atmosphere in an R&B club. Everyone just seems more relaxed and chilled out, this i am sure has a bit to do with the fact that a lot of the clubbers are on E or some other pharmaceutical aid. Still the random chats, strangers acting like your best friends for a few hours and general lack of aggression is markedly different from your standard R&B clubs. The aggression factor is one thing that blights R&B/Hip-Hop clubs. Most R&B clubs i know have had a shooting or some such shit. One of my favourite Hip-Hop/Garage clubs of a few years ago was eventually closed down due to shooting/stabbings. Its a shame as it really was a smackdown of a club but there you go.

In light of all this, House Clubs are the way to go at least for the time being.

Little things

Evening people.

Listening to Anita Baker - Sweet Love. Did i mention that i think she kicks a whole new level of butt. Her voice is awesome, very powerful and dynamic. I remember listening to this when i was a kid.Its fair to say my wide ranging taste in music has its roots in the broad spectrum of music i was exposed to as a child.

The picture on the left is part of my girlfriend's continuing plan to stop me and my current fascination with various biscuits. Apparently this stuff is healthier. Well the plan is working and i am enjoying it too. The bananas were ok but the grapes were awesome. I prefer white grapes myself but the red ones did themselves justice.

So what little things about those close to you do you like?

The most endearing thing about my girlfriend is that she has her inner child. As we grow up, it seems that we are very eager to drop all our childish instincts so that we can be accepted into the world of grown-ups. While there are good things about being grown-up, one of the worst things is the loss of our inner child. Watching children take in the things around them with utter fascination always brings a smile to my face. This evening my girlfriend with childlike fascination and a big smile on her face watched the pyschedelic screens on Windows media player. She even got me to join in and after a while, i found myself saying "wow" as the screen flickered and changed.

I hope she never abandons her inner child as long as she lives.

Back to Anita Baker. I'm now listening to Body and Soul which is absolutely one of the best songs ever. I'm talking top 10 stuff here people. This is a statement of fact. Dont believe me then listen to the song especially from the bridge to the end. If at the end you still disagree then hang your head in shame and go without a bath for the rest of the day.

Bad Sports Weekend

Well that was fun. So much for bullshit.
Schumacher does well in qualifying but has a 10 grid position penalty due to a change of engine. Did ok in the race but it was always going to be hard to win the race starting from 14th place. So far the ferrari is much better than it was last year (that was a disgrace) but it doesnt seem to be one of the top 2 cars on the grid and that is obviously not the best of situations. On a positive note, Massa did well and seems to be a good driver and hopefully this will continue.


To complete a miserable sporting weekend, Chelsea lost to Fulham. I cant complain about the result too much because we didnt deserve to win the game IMO. I think we deserved a draw but the way we played in the first half was crap. We lacked any ideas going forward and while the special one still is the special one, i'm not sure making 2 changes less than half an hour into the game was the smartest move i've seen. Gut instinct told me that we were going to lose the game after about 35mins. Sometimes i really hate being right.
The referee was unbe-fucking-lievable, he had a mare. Sometimes the level of shitness shown by referees is mind boggling. The most annoying thing is that you cant criticize him cos then you'll be charged with bringing the game into disrepute. Bringing the game into disrepute...what a load of bollocks. My foot up his arse will really bring the game into disrepute. Ah fuck it.

It could be worse i suppose. We are still top of the league and having a larf, should still win the league. Not to mention that we could have lost to Arsenal...that would have really really sucked eggs.


Love the way sports brings the emotions/swear words out. Excellent. Football...bloody hell

To sleep or not to sleep

This is a sport filled post so feel free to skip if you aren't a sports fan.

Its very late and here i am awake as a bat at night. Normally i'd drag myself to bed but tonight there are two problems that prevent me from doing this.

1) Formula 1 qualifying starts in 2 hours live from Malaysia.

2) Today is now officially saturday and saturday was invented for one thing - football

I might have a nap and hopefully wake up before the qualifiers starts at 6am.

For the F1 fans, how do you see the season panning out. I am a Schumacher/ferrari fan and was very pleased with the race last week. I think the title this year will go to either Schumi or Raikkonen. I think they are both better drivers than alonso and IMO he sort of won the championship by default last year. Ferrari were not very good compounded by the fact that the Bridgestone tyres were a let down. Kimi was let down by an unreliable McLaren. Alonso was of course the benefactor of all this and picked up the title as the others grandly shot themselves in the foot.

Alonso is a good driver but i think if all 3 had the same car and setup, he would finish 3rd and be about 0.4sec a lap behind. Perhaps he will prove me wrong this season but i really doubt it. All will be revealed soon enough i suppose.

Body obsession

I am listening to "the eyes of truth" by Enigma. While you may not know them, you have probably heard some of their stuff. A lot of their stuff has been used in movies and TV programs. This current song was used in the worldwide trailer for The matrix (The first one). The part that was used in the trailer is coming up as i type this and i will have to pause when it gets there hold on......that was lip smackingly good. The rest of the track is ok but that minute is the best thing about it. So if you dont know them, check them out you may like it or you may think that they suck ass in which case fair enough.



Interesting debate on the times website titled: Are women obsessed about their bodies?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,564-2090885,00.html

Yes and no IMO. I have known women who check the calorie content on a mars bar b4 eating it and i know others who are probably not aware that there is a calorie count on the packet.

Current trend is to blame the media for imposing impossible standards on women. However i have to disagree in part with this.

While it is true that the media says to women that they must be a certain size and must always use make-up, they do not force women to do either of these things. There is no point in complaining about it if you'll end up doing what they say anyways.

A lot of women moan about these things and then spend an hour putting make-up on before they go out. Others count the calories on practically everything that they eat. Perhaps i am in the minority but i find it refreshing to see a girl without make-up and advise my girlfriend to spend as less time as possible putting any on. She goes without any sometimes but not as often as i'd like. I think she's gorgeous and i should know as i have seen her naked infact as i type this, she sleeps naked a few feet from me.

I think its a good thing to just eat without being too conscious of how much calories one is consuming. For dinner, we had meals from burger king with fries and a good sized drink to go with it. I think women should eat what they want but in moderation. If you eat a doner kebab with chips everyday, you will gain weight and mess your general health up in the long run.
On ledemure's blog (the post with the cute teal panties), someone said she was getting quite chubby. I think she is very beautiful and has a gorgeous body. That kind of comment from some men coupled with the media's bullshit is what makes some women become too conscious about their weight. Thankfully she didnt take it to heart and told him where to stick it. My advice is to use the BMI index if you are unsure.

According to the BMI index, my healthy weight range is between 60-80 kg. That is quite a range and makes loads of room for a burger or a doner kebab if one feels like it.

By buying magazines and such that keep on about losing weight and looking like a goddess using the latest make-up, women are continuing the vicious cycle. It is up to them to break the cycle; the media will not cos they are profiting handsomely by keeping women perpetually unsatisfied.

It is worth mentioning that my girlfriend has put on weight in the last year or so. I am quite pleased by this as she's more erm...fleshy i suppose. What was once a great arse is now a magnificently great arse :-)))) plus the BMI index says she is healthy.



And on a lighter note, I am now listening to Jaheim - Could it be.

Truth be told

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"
Spoken by Jesus 2000 years ago, those words are still very accurate.

At some point between the ages of 17-19, i realised that honesty really was the best policy; maybe not in the short term but definitely in the long run. I took this new found wisdom to heart and consequently, i'm a very honest person even when it is not in my best interests to tell the truth. I have continously and consistently increased my percentage of truthfulness. Currently 90% of what i say is the truth as i believe, 7-8% contain exagerrations/embellishments and the rest are plain old lies. I dont think it can ever be 100% truth as that would mean perfection and the laws of human beings state quite clearly that perfection is impossible. All we can do is get as close to it as possible.

In the last few days, one of the very few lies that i have told in the last year or so was almost exposed. This lie related to my working life and although it wasnt discovered, it cost me an opportunity. I was subsequently annoyed with myself as it became evident that i should have told the truth from the start. So much so that i really cant see why i lied, granted it was supposed to make life easier but the truth would not have made things that more difficult if at all.

I have now made the necessary adjustments in that aspect of my working life. The results are very pleasing, my achievements are there for all to see and funny enough i am fiercely proud of them. It may cost me an opportuntity but i'm convinced that it will bring me opportunities that the lie would not have.

One more reason for me to continue my quest for near perfect truthfulness.

"There is more honor in a single truth than in a thousand great lies".

That's not a bad quote is it, i just made it up right now. Hope i can live by it.

Tickle tattle

Just seen on the TV that a council in some part of the country (i dont know where) want to rename a bridge to Tittle Cott Bridge. Some of the local people are not best pleased by this and want the current name to remain. The current name of the bridge...........(drum roll).......................

Tickle Cock Bridge.

LOL. Who was the genius that thought of such a name. That person deserves a knighthood and should be awarded acres of land. A most romantic spot wouldn't you agree.

A very quick search has unearthed the following gems around the u.k:


Ass House lane
Butt bank
Butt field view
Butt hole lane
Butt hole road
Butts corner
Butts end
Cum Cum Hill
Fanny hands lane (fanny = pussy in the U.K)
Muff terrace
Sexburga drive
Sexhow lane
Sluts hole lane

If you could pick one, where would you live?

I would go for ass house lane. It sounds grand.

Sweet

Evening all, hope your day went well.

My fingers are coated in a most delightful and lusty scent. Its not comparable to any other scent i have ever encountered, very unique and particular. A smell that does exactly what it was desgined to do IMO. To inspire and create lust, to arouse sexual attention.

I am speaking of course of the scent of a(my) woman's intimate parts.

Love it.

Picture Me

First picture of me on this blog. I just realised that this is the first time i have consciously taken a picture of my hand. I dont imagine people go around taking pictures of their hands all the time. However i think its a good picture. Perhaps i should have done it earlier.

The contrast between my skin colour and the wall is really cool. Skin colour is very important when it comes to taking pictures. This picture for instance wouldn't have the same effect if i was white. If the background was darker then the effect would be better if i was white. Any photographers out there who know more about this than i do please feel free to comment.

Morning

Morning all.

Looking out the window and what do you know, loads of traffic. Cars inching forward slowly but surely. Most of the traffic is caused by the sheer number of cars on the road at the same time. I dont think all the cars on the road are necessary and i'd imagine a lot of them end up late for work. Oh well good luck to them all.

I suppose some aspects of life are like that. We do the same thing over and over again without really stopping to think if there's a better alternative. Habitual behaviours and all that stuff.

Discipline

Why is it always easier to do everything except what we should be doing? As i said earlier, i am trying to learn how to use a new software. Yet i have spent the last 2 hours doing everything except learning how to use the damn thing. This is not good and i need to stop messing around. I blame blogger. I have spent the last few hours trying new things and posting. So if it all goes crapped out, i shall be suing blogger thereby absolving myself of any personal responsibility.

That sounds like a great plan.

Love etc

One of the benefits of living in my building and my flat in particular is stuff like this. The view is awesome and to an extent i would find it weird living in a ground floor flat/house.

If you are a fellow londoner looking outside your window then i should clarify that this pic is about 4/5 months old.

Its late and the girlfriend is asleep. I evidently am not.

Have you ever been in love? How did you know that it was love?

I ask cos i am in love. I dont understand why people are so scared of it. The excuse (and it is an excuse) of maybe getting hurt does not stand up to much scrutiny IMO. One could get killed by a bus and yet we leave our houses everyday and go about our business.

The only bad thing about love is the realisation that we are not superbeings or immortal. Sometimes i look at my girlfriend and i just wish i could wrap her in a bubble and spare her the trials and tribulations of this world. The urge to protect her sometimes is so overwhelming but at the same time frustrating cos i know that i am only human. I am not superman or the incredible hulk. I am just me and while that is more than enough sometimes i just want a bit more so i can do that little bit extra for her.

This extends to my family as well. I would like to be superhuman for maybe half a day so that i can hopefully do a lot for them with my superhuman powers. That is the good thing about love i believe. It has the potential to bring out the best in us all but only if we let it.

Before cynics start to cringe and reach for the bag to throw up in, i am a realist. I know that statistically speaking, my girlfriend and i wont be together by the time we are 70. Hell we might not even be together in 2 years time. But that's beside the point, the point is that right now i love her completely and i intend to enjoy it and probably when (not if) we break up, i shall look back and thank the heavens that i was fortunate to love and be loved like this in the first place. If we stay together till we are 70 then you shall all be invited to our anniversary party.

First picture post

This is a picture i took last summer. Went to the park with the girlfriend and it was good overall. The bad points included little insects that were all over the place. While this was very annoying for me and the girlfriend, i'd imagine the insects would argue that they were in their territory and as such we were the pests and not them.

There was a family that came for a barbecue in the park and they came prepared. There were other barbecues that day but this family came well and fully prepared. What can i say, sometimes black people dont do things by half.

So yeah that was last summer and now i await the next one. Just went outside to the balcony and while its not exactly warm, its not very cold either. I am known for not being very cold when most other people are moaning about how cold it is. Here's to summer past and present and the people we share(d) it with.

Learning and frustration

I am in the process of learning how to use a new piece of software. This is good news in the main, the problem however is twofold.

1) Instead of just stumbling along, i am actually trying to use the manual. Where is the problem i hear you say? The problem is that i dont think i have ever read the manual for anything. I have always believed in the tried and tested method of trial and error. First time for everything i suppose.

2) The manual is 543 pages long. I am currently on page 23. I am seriously tempted to throw in the towel but that wouldn't be any fun now would it. It is frustrating beyond belief however i am determined to stick it out and maybe i'll be at least somewhere decent by the end of the weekend.

Its a quiet night where i am. No rain, no wind, no sirens. If its starting to sound like i live in the sticks, rest assured i do not. It just gets surprisingly quiet at night time round here that's all.

Speaking of which, there is a dog barking right now and while thats not news per se, the strange thing is i have never seen this dog. I have a very good idea of where it lives but i have never set eyes on the dude. Perhaps he's always indoors.

Live over 100

Its late, very late in London. 02.13 to be precise and here i am blogging away. There is something about the night that i completely like. Daytime is too noisy and fast but at night, its very peaceful, quiet and everything pretty much stops. Evidently this isnt always the case depending on where your part of the world is. Its a lot noiser in piccadilly circus for example but lucky for me i dont live in Central London. I would like to live in Central London though, South Kensington maybe.

There is an article on the times website about a professor who is due to give a speech saying that humanity has a moral duty to pursue scientific research that can enable us to live past 100 years as a matter of routine.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2083349,00.html

I dont believe that human beings should live past our natural sell by date. We are born to live and then die, its really that simple. I find it odd that people dont wish to accept that. God or Mother nature (depending on your beliefs) have designed it that way and for good reason too. I dont want to be taking up space thats meant for the next generation of humans. Life is like a play, you go on stage and play your part and when its done you exit. Even if science makes it possible to be 70 or 80 and be fit as a 20 year old, i dont think that would change my take on the matter.

If it works then it will be available to everyone or to some. If its available to everyone then the human population would be beyond comprehension. Its bad enough that most of the people on the planet are poor, this would just exacerbate the situation. Imagine the ghettos with 10 times more people, there'd be more muggings, rapings, killings etc.

If its available for some then there could be friction between the two "classes" of people. That presents a whole plethora of problems. On a personal level how many of your family and relatives would you watch come and go.

Leave it as it is i say.

First Post

My first post.

No particular theme to my blog, life in general. In all its beauty, glory, horror, ugliness etc. I am not sure what i hope to achieve through this blog, time will tell i suppose. A bit of info about me would help i suppose.

I am in my mid 20s
I live in london
I have a girlfriend of over 3 years
We live together
I like virtually all kinds of music
I used to think Tony Blair was alright but i dont anymore
I used to think the BBC was awesome
While they are still better than most, they are not quite what they were
My girlfriend just peeked over my shoulder and said "that was quick"
I am a big football fan (Soccer as the americans would say)
I support Chelsea
I think Bill Clinton kicks ass
City of God is one ass kicker of a movie
It sucks that people live like that in the favelas


I could go on i suppose but then i'd be here all night. Signing off now.