Golden Jirl

Funny Lots

Human-beings are a funny lot. Unlike other creatures, which are very aware of their surroundings and have an acute understanding of their environment, human-beings, for the most part seem to think that they can chuck any old crap into the environment / their bodies, and everything should work out perfectly OK. In other words, while so-called ‘stupid’ animals run about being odd and dumb, us humans, o-so-much more intelligent, do really clever things—if rockets aren’t clever I don’t know what More

Classic Albums - Tori Amos.

When I think about Tori Amos, two particular albums always come to mind. One of them is, ‘Little Earthquakes’ and the other is ‘From the Choirgirl Hotel’. I see both of these as being classics, but they are incredibly different in their styles.

‘Little Earthquakes’ is, of course, the one that started it all. With this album, Tori Amos suddenly became a household name. Not since Kate Bush, had the ‘girl with a piano’ thing been so popular and here More

When To Worry

A wise man once said that for every person in the world who has something great to say, there are others (he didn’t specify how many) who will say unsettling things—or maybe that’s my imagination. It’s hard to hear what a wise man is saying when you’re sitting on the bus, but I’m sure that’s what he was getting at. (Thinking about it, how wise is using the bus actually?)

I stumbled across a person saying something unsettling at this More

Gender roles in the household

One thing that I have to try really hard not to get upset about is the whole notion of the super-mom-career-woman. Anti-feminists are using this as a way of bringing down women who choose both to have a job, and to have a family. It’s too much, they tell us. How can anyone manage such a thing? The expectations are unrealistic!
This is not the case. After all, men have been managing to have a career and have a family More

What Men Don’t Understand About PMS

Just about every woman has heard a joke cracked on her about having PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome). More times than often, these jokes come from a guy. This is because guys tend to use the PMS excuse for a fancier way of saying the woman is out of control, a nag, complaining too much or a hypochondriac.

What you do not understand gentlemen, is that PMS is not an excuse that women make up so they can spend the day lying More

Art From Despair.

Have you ever wondered about what it is that has influenced many of our best artists and musicians? I was thinking about it today and it suddenly occurred to me just how much has come out of such gloomy conditions. All the way through history, some of our greatest artists have been the ones who are, for one reason or another, in the doldrums.

Think about some of the world’s best painters. Vincent Van Gogh was plagued by depression More

Natural Ways To Stay Beautiful

Whether you are an active woman with a very busy lifestyle or a stay at home housewife, staying beautiful should be just as important now as it was when you were young. There is no need to spend a lot of money on beauty products either. In fact, there are some natural beauty tips you can follow to keep you looking fabulous.

For all you busy women, there is no excuse for not exercising. A fit body is a beautiful More

Spots and the Stallion.

If you like to read about all things ‘celebrity’ then have a look at the ‘Glitzy Ditzy’ blog.

This is the place to find amusing posts about some of Tinsel Town’s less-than-hot actors along with all the latest gossip and goings-on.

As if that was not enough, there are also a few very interesting posts about different skin problems and the best ways of treating them.

So, whether you want to know about dealing with acne or why they keep More

Skin Care Is Not Only For Women

When people think of skin care, the usually think of women first. In reality though, men’s skin needs the proper skin care more than women. This is because their cell structure is much different than women’s and they have bigger pores and oiler skin.

The good thing with this is there are tons of skin care products out there for men. The bad news is that many of these products contain harsh chemicals that cause facial problems like redness, dry More

Heck I’m online

Hello you lovely people. I’ve decided to write a blog, my friends are doing it so I’m joining in.  Peer pressure is a wonderful thing, Did you know Lucy Porter has a blog. Wow If she can do it then I can definately do it.

I watch her on telly yesterday with a bit about nudity. Part of me hates her condersending predictable want to be Louis Theroux, where she trades off being beautiful. The other part of me wants to copy her success. Damm I’m torn.