Who cares if you can't dance?

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane,
by those who could not hear the music!" - Friedrich Nietzsche

In Loving Memory of Tony Blair.

So a bust is to be made in 'honour' of Tony Blair, but no artist has yet stepped forward to make the piece.. I would like to see Damien Hirst step forward and use Mr Blairs actual head, dissect it and preserve it formaldehyde... That would truly be an honour to his greatness.

The World I Live In...

I made two observations this weekend about the world in which I live:

1)  I know more men who are feminists than I do women,

2) Women have bigger balls than men.

I'm not sure how I feel about this subversion of standards. I will ponder this and no doubt blog in more depth at a later date.

Parents

The difference between Mum and Dad:

If I throw my mother a rope she will let me pull her to shore.

If I throw my Father a rope he will assume I want him to hang himself.

It depends what one does with it...

I think that quite by accident,
And unintentionally,
I've swallowed fragments of your soul,
As you a piece of me.

50 Shades... The Reprieve.

Well... as much as I think you shouldn't have to work at a good read, I also think that one should admit when they have been wrong. With some persistence, I have eventually succumb to the charms of The Talented Mr Grey.

I felt that I would be doing myself a bit of an injustice if I did not at least have a look and see if the 'juicy bits' were worthy of all the fuss... and so I read on. On my way to the main event I almost declared myself a feminist, as I found her adorning attitude towards him oppressive in itself. 'It makes the bible look like it has an open minded attitude to women.' - a quote that a certain man took as a recommendation.

Anyways... although the writing is a bit crappy, the vocabulary is lacking, and the sex scenes do make the eyes roll (but not in a good way), I have, in the end, fallen for Christian Grey. Trust me, no one is more shocked and appalled than me! He is a complex and interesting character and despite her innocence she holds her own. There are a few nice moments, for example, there is a moment when she describes someone as having 'Pre-Raphaelite Hair' and I am reminded of The Lady of Shallot. These moments are few. The email exchanges that they share are amusing, I hope that there is more of this to come. Its looking like I am going to have to read the next two. I was also interested to discover that Anastasia means 'resurrection/breaker of chains', which could suggest a biblical subtext, his name being Christian and all... I'm not sure if that is a little bit too tenuous a link. I doubt their names are coincidental.

I get the attraction. Everyone woman want to think they could tame a wild beast... in some ways it reads very much like a fairytale with his perfect teeth, substantial bank balance, his perfect proportions... not to mention his, interesting shall we say, attitude towards sex. Does he have any redeeming features that would make me want to consider taking up his offer? Not really. Would I be tempted to spend a dirty weekend with Christian Grey... abso-fucking-lutely!  

I know that this book has divided people all over the place... but the next person who slates it, I will be asking: 'Have you actually read it?' 

On life...

Life is short & long is art
An old soul with a young heart
Fire & water, earth & air
Old enough to know better
Young enough not to care.