Today I learned that I can gurn, like really well, possibly to championship level. It makes me sad that this talent of mine wasn't discovered earlier - I could have entered competitions as a youngster and won trophies for my outstanding facial contortions.
It also made me think that could be my superhero character - Gurn Grrl ! Her special power would be overcoming objectification ( sexism, and then eventually, as she became a more accomplished superhero, all forms of power heirarchies)
What Gurn Grrl must do first is face her own inner demon (a particularly vain demon) which prevents her from performing her special gurn power.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Tonight
Tonight I considered some feminist action regarding Miss student body. I am now watching attack of the killer tomatoes.The tomatoes all have russian accents. A blonde character just called them bogus veggies.....
I am starting to miss facebook a bit....
I am starting to miss facebook a bit....
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Face to Failure...
Ok so I failed to acheive face to facebook tonight, and possibly will fail for the rest of the month. Sincere apologies if anyone turned up but I am currently at maximum stress, largely as a result of my inability to prioritise as i think more or less everything in my life is of equal importance.
Seriously though, I have a ridiculous amount on at the moment. So much so that just going to the supermarket tonight to buy some food for tea was nothing short of a horrifying ordeal. I must be studying too much modernist literature, but I was listening very carefully to my own stream of consciousness whilst I was buying stuff.
It went like this.
Going to Tesco, damnit I really need the toilet, I should have gone before I left the house, well it's too much hassle to go back now, I can always go to the toilet in the pub on the way if it gets really urgent. Maybe I should just do that anyway even if it isn't really urgent, then again that's a bit rude what if someone says something? - though I do know where the toilets are in Beirex it wouldn't be that difficult, well I am nearly there now better just go and get the falafel quickly. Falafal falafal where the hell is falafal, oooh reduced goods, marinade for seafood that looks nice, and it is reduced, I shouldn't really buy that with my flatmate's money, I'm sure she won't mind though - perhaps I don't have to tell her, I think she owes me £3 anyway. Cucumber, pears, really need the loo, where the hell would falafel be. Should it not be with hummous and other poncy salad type foods? that would make sense, nope, what about other food you just shove in the oven. No it's not there. Fuck why the hell is this basket broken, well I'm not getting another one, shit now the handle is caught in my poncho - I just can't deal with this, too many other things to do than have basket handles stuck in my poncho. I should just ask the dude where the falafal is, I can't though, I can't be that person, someone in a poncho in tesco metro asking where falafel is. He will think I am the biggest most predictable cliche,well I guess that predictability is the definition of cliche, well ok, so I can't find it anywhere and I have been here ages now. What are these two guys doing they just seem to walk around the supermarket aisles slowly,exactly infront of me, about 2 paces ahead.Don't they have any sense of urgency? I really need the toilet. Oh well, no falafel, but wait a minute who needs falafel when you can have 2 chocolate puddings for £1.60!!!......... My flatmate. Chocolate puddings don't constitute dinner, or tea even. I will buy them anyway. I can't face this, I just can't think of anything else to eat for dinner - oh well better ask this guy - but how to phrase it in such a way that doesn't make me seem like a poncho vegan hippy sterotype ' Umm I have been sent out for falafel, is there falafel?' very good, you almost sounded like you don't know what falafel is, with the Yorkshire accent you will definately counter the poncho effect of the middle class vegan hippy sterotype. Do you think he really cares?! - how self absorbed. The last packet ."That's really great, thankyou so much" way to thank, you sound like he just saved the life of your child by offering up his bone marrow and all he did was find falafel. Still though - damn this stupid basket.
Self serve, I hate that machine but the que is shorter, unexpected item in the baggage area!! I have too much to do and I put it in the fucking bag, I don't even want a bag - bet you didn't expect that you stupid machine. This marinade is only 20p cheaper that really isn't a good saving at all. Finish and pay - yes for fucks sake I said yes I will yes.
Joyce eat your heart out. My apologies for the failure of face to face book but my life is very stressful just now, though writing that nonsense was indeed theraputic.
Seriously though, I have a ridiculous amount on at the moment. So much so that just going to the supermarket tonight to buy some food for tea was nothing short of a horrifying ordeal. I must be studying too much modernist literature, but I was listening very carefully to my own stream of consciousness whilst I was buying stuff.
It went like this.
Going to Tesco, damnit I really need the toilet, I should have gone before I left the house, well it's too much hassle to go back now, I can always go to the toilet in the pub on the way if it gets really urgent. Maybe I should just do that anyway even if it isn't really urgent, then again that's a bit rude what if someone says something? - though I do know where the toilets are in Beirex it wouldn't be that difficult, well I am nearly there now better just go and get the falafel quickly. Falafal falafal where the hell is falafal, oooh reduced goods, marinade for seafood that looks nice, and it is reduced, I shouldn't really buy that with my flatmate's money, I'm sure she won't mind though - perhaps I don't have to tell her, I think she owes me £3 anyway. Cucumber, pears, really need the loo, where the hell would falafel be. Should it not be with hummous and other poncy salad type foods? that would make sense, nope, what about other food you just shove in the oven. No it's not there. Fuck why the hell is this basket broken, well I'm not getting another one, shit now the handle is caught in my poncho - I just can't deal with this, too many other things to do than have basket handles stuck in my poncho. I should just ask the dude where the falafal is, I can't though, I can't be that person, someone in a poncho in tesco metro asking where falafel is. He will think I am the biggest most predictable cliche,well I guess that predictability is the definition of cliche, well ok, so I can't find it anywhere and I have been here ages now. What are these two guys doing they just seem to walk around the supermarket aisles slowly,exactly infront of me, about 2 paces ahead.Don't they have any sense of urgency? I really need the toilet. Oh well, no falafel, but wait a minute who needs falafel when you can have 2 chocolate puddings for £1.60!!!......... My flatmate. Chocolate puddings don't constitute dinner, or tea even. I will buy them anyway. I can't face this, I just can't think of anything else to eat for dinner - oh well better ask this guy - but how to phrase it in such a way that doesn't make me seem like a poncho vegan hippy sterotype ' Umm I have been sent out for falafel, is there falafel?' very good, you almost sounded like you don't know what falafel is, with the Yorkshire accent you will definately counter the poncho effect of the middle class vegan hippy sterotype. Do you think he really cares?! - how self absorbed. The last packet ."That's really great, thankyou so much" way to thank, you sound like he just saved the life of your child by offering up his bone marrow and all he did was find falafel. Still though - damn this stupid basket.
Self serve, I hate that machine but the que is shorter, unexpected item in the baggage area!! I have too much to do and I put it in the fucking bag, I don't even want a bag - bet you didn't expect that you stupid machine. This marinade is only 20p cheaper that really isn't a good saving at all. Finish and pay - yes for fucks sake I said yes I will yes.
Joyce eat your heart out. My apologies for the failure of face to face book but my life is very stressful just now, though writing that nonsense was indeed theraputic.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Face to face book - now at meadow bar!!
Just to point out that face to face book will now be at meadow bar from 9pm, not Dagda as previously stated. They seem to have a pub quiz on tuesdays which represents just a little too much organization of fun for my liking......
9pm - 11pm - be there, or be somewhere else...
9pm - 11pm - be there, or be somewhere else...
Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday night in without facebook
Tonight as a result of having to work, being tired and being broke I didn't go to Glasgow on a fun night out with my friends, I stayed in. In this time I did not use face book. I did however eat this.
Face to face book, BORING POST, IRELEVANT VIDEO
Firstly my apologies to anyone who went to face-to face book at dagda only to find me not there. Turns out tuesday is pub quiz night and the place was full, so we headed to the meadow bar. I did put a sign outside dagda, but I think this means a possible re-think of where/when to have face-to-face book.
It was a fun night, we played a variation of upwords called 'up yours' where every word has to be an insult ( it can be any word you just have to explain how it insults other members of the game)
I was very tired so mostly sat in the corner, but it was still better than being on facebook.
I have little facebook related news as I have been so busy that I haven't really felt the impact of my lack of social networking!
To compensate here is an Elliott Smith video, just because he was wonderful, and buying an Elliott Smith T shirt made me particularly aware of targeted advertisments.
It was a fun night, we played a variation of upwords called 'up yours' where every word has to be an insult ( it can be any word you just have to explain how it insults other members of the game)
I was very tired so mostly sat in the corner, but it was still better than being on facebook.
I have little facebook related news as I have been so busy that I haven't really felt the impact of my lack of social networking!
To compensate here is an Elliott Smith video, just because he was wonderful, and buying an Elliott Smith T shirt made me particularly aware of targeted advertisments.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Face to face book fear
So tonight is the first face to face book! Without facebook for a tool I start to wonder if people have remembered. Will I be sat alone in the pub with a bunch of old men feeling foolish? Is it cheating to text some people as a little reminder? Will anyone who doesn't know me all that well turn up?
So many questions....
Today I read an article a friend had written in the student paper about a sexist drink which is being agressively marketed, I wanted to say 'way to go',without a wall my only option was an email. It took a bit longer but it felt much better than writing it on a public space, somehow more like an actual conversation.
In other facebook news I have the following status updates from my time in the library
'Liz has had her belongings virtually stolen by the president of opportunistic theives. She or he is obviously not deserving of their title, either that or they figured out that I don't have anything worth stealing.'
'Liz just ate a snickers next to the sign that says 'don't take any food or drink beyond this point' she then walked past it. Maverick'
'Liz now actually likes the library, for some reason.....'
So many questions....
Today I read an article a friend had written in the student paper about a sexist drink which is being agressively marketed, I wanted to say 'way to go',without a wall my only option was an email. It took a bit longer but it felt much better than writing it on a public space, somehow more like an actual conversation.
In other facebook news I have the following status updates from my time in the library
'Liz has had her belongings virtually stolen by the president of opportunistic theives. She or he is obviously not deserving of their title, either that or they figured out that I don't have anything worth stealing.'
'Liz just ate a snickers next to the sign that says 'don't take any food or drink beyond this point' she then walked past it. Maverick'
'Liz now actually likes the library, for some reason.....'
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