Adventures Of A Riot Grrrl

As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night,
Let loose upon the Earth till it be light...
~Nicholas Gordon
Ever since I was a young ghoul I have loved Halloween. Any excuse to get dressed up in creepy clothes and celebrate horror and spooky treats. As far as I can remember I was always fascinated with …

We live in a nation that fears age. With lotions and potions and procedures to make people look younger and younger around we seem to fight kicking and screaming because we see old as being boring and a time when people just give up being who they are. Is this really the case though? Just because w…

What happened to the siren icons I grew up with? No really, sometimes I think about the cartoons I grew up watching and they taught me that women could be strong, independent, crime fighting, creative role models just as good as, if not better than the men in cartoons.



While I loved Transformers an…

Being a total book worm I am no stranger to Birmingham Library.The now old building was a steady visit for me over the years and I almost feel I could have read every book there cover to cover I think the old 1970s crude design of the building is kind of endearing in its own way especially since th…

Here I am again to praise the wonderful graffiti and street artists of Birmingham. Passing through Digbeth everyday I get to take in these awesome sights and see new ones spring up over night. If you missed the first one check it out here. If anyone knows the artists let me know would love to lear…

I was shocked and appalled to hear that last weeks latest trend on twitter was #fatshamingweek. What closed minded fool thought of this? It makes me sad to know that it trended because of silly Trolls and undoubtedly would have hurt a lot of innocent people. I myself am pretty thick skinned (hey ma…

Sometimes I think I have slipped into that cliche that when you get older you get stuck in a decade. I tend to listen to a lot of the same bands over and over and some of them have been gone from existence for many years.

I do however have an open mind and listen to as much new music as possible. I…

Shopping frenzy!

So I know this post is a bit off from my usual posts but I needed to feed the consumer within me! I always see these haul posts in the blogs I follow and I find them more fun to finding new clothes and make up than reading magazines. I like to hear from real people and not what the…