In reverse order…
The Ugly
I bought a magazine on Sunday in an attempt to finish a photography project I need to hand in shortly. (I needed to get fashion photos). The magazine in question is probably the magazine that women read between reading Cosmopolitan and Woman’s Weekly.
There was an article in the magazine which was the “Get Real Guide to Being a Mistress”. I read the article, out of pure curiosity – I was interested to hear what she thought of it, and thought she’d complain about the fact he had to go home to the wife and kids etc (I did skip slightly more… dubious articles!). But, no so much. There were nine points in her get real guide. Two of them were negative – she acknowledged that you will never really spend weekends or holidays with him. Oh, and she did feel a little guilty about the fact she was sleeping with her best friend’s husband!
No wonder the divorce rates are ridiculous! Grrr! The article glamorized being the “other woman” about how you’ll feel more alive, will have the best sex ever and your self esteem will rocket!
Also, the magazine was filled with this season’s “must haves”. There was a necklace for well over £1000 that looked like the plastic jewellery three year olds wear. There was a cushion from Ralph Lauren for (I think somewhere in the ballpark of) £400 – which looks similar to the one I got for £4 (admittedly, without that name on the label!). There were six bags advertised which were to fit into your life – one for the romantic getaway, for the long train journey, for slinging in the sports car, for a boutique hotel break, for the weekend B&B and the business overnighter.
The cheapest was £155. Are You Kidding Me?!
I was on the phone while flicking through the magazine. And we decided there were FAR better uses of that amount of money! Even spending it to stay in a hotel for a night and order a room service breakfast would be amazing! Or visiting friends. Or saving it for summer getaways.
What are we expecting when our media is portraying the you NEED this image?
I actually cannot put into words what I want to say. RAR! I’m sure you’ll know what I’m saying…
The Bad…
I ordered Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller for Christmas. I’ve been recommended it by several people and asked Santa for it. I settled down last night to read the second chapter before going to sleep. It went from Pg 20 to Pg 86 through to Pg 116 then back to Pg 53 where it goes to the end of the book in complete and proper order. Where on earth are Pages 21-52?! Grrr – I was getting into the book and relaxing!
I will be getting another copy sent out from the suppliers which is good. It just thought it was a little strange…
Finally…
The Good
On Monday it was discovered that I had a bank account that had been set up when I was born that we’d long since forgotten about. We didn’t even know who had set it up! I’ll be heading down to the branch in Downpatrick to close the account. But it was a lovely little surprise – my granny (the one who passed away in 2005) had set it up (despite setting up another account for me as well!).
It seems to be such a coincidence because the day before I was discussing what I’d do if I was given that exact sum of money… However, I decided checking into a hotel for a night is a tad to frivolous and I may just put it in my bank account until I need it for something – maybe the summer or uni. It’ll definitely come in handy!
Unfortunately, I’m really not sleeping well – I’m having really bad dreams and stuff. Very fun. And school… If I disappear for the next six months you’ll know why… So much work!! But, despite long rants, oddly ordered books and school stuff I’m doing good – some friends are keeping me sane!
Thank you guys!
Labels: bad news, books, good news, rants, school, sleep
