“I think my best friend is flirting with my boyfriend. she’s naturally very cheeky and flirty with everyone but it seems different with him and she’s known him for longer than i have. am i just being over sensitive because we’re all so close?”
Becky says: First of all you need to make your feelings clear. Not in a horrible way but you need to explain to your friend how you feel and speak to your boyfriend to see if he agrees (although he might be oblivious, some men can be!) Explain to your friend that you feel that she is going a bit over the top when it comes to your boyfriend and it makes you feel uncomfortable. If she doesn’t stop then tell her more sternly. Trust is a big part in a relationship so try not to look too jealous but do tell both how you are feeling, if not it may eat away at you and cause a bigger argument when you burst in the end. Just look after yourself 🙂
Rubyyy says: Hmmm well, perhaps it’s fair to say she is flirting… but I think the attention needs to be focused on what you’re feeling here – insecure within your relationship foundations with your boyfriend and your best friend. I am a flirt. I flirt to high heaven because I enjoy pleasurable interactions, being adored and having fun. I am always respectful of people’s boundaries and consent and obviously flirting within everyone’s comfort zone. I would like to think that my best friend could speak to me, if they felt I was being over the top or out of line.
And when you say, the flirting and interaction is different, I would consider the fact that these are the two people who are closest to you in your life; they probably know things that you whispered in the dark or over coffee – now PROMISE you will never bring this up in front of *insert partner or bffs name here* – so maybe it’s fair to assume that their interaction mayyy be a little different, and that’s a lovely thing because their connection is fabulous you!
I say, take some time, get to the root of your feelings and then speak to both of them once some of your emotions have subsided and you’ve had some space to assess the situation.
Love and Light xxx
Inspiration is a beautiful and horrid feeling, it can give us the push to create master pieces OR in my case more often than actually wanted…leave you towards a brick wall of “knitters block”. When asked whom or what inspires me? I have to say on a personal level without a doubt it is Helena Bonham Carter [she is even married to my favourite director Tim Burton] what’s not to love about her? She is never afraid to wear something that society would deem to be completely bonkers.
Tim Burton has as well actually inspired films, books, probably even the music I listen too as well; ever since my parents bought me his Nightmare before Christmas video; I have always loved the dark side of ‘art’. My love for Batman comes from this too as Tim Burton Directed Batman 1989 and Batman returns 1992 – such classics and let’s not forget Beetlejuice[ remember to say it three times or was it to not say it…]
Before getting too side tracked into the awesomeness of Burton!!!! Inspiration for my work comes from anything really [anything dark and quirky]. I always tend to obsess over a certain idea until I get bored of it. When thinking about who inspires me from the art side it has to be without a doubt H.R Giger. He has created amazing pieces such as Alien and now Prometheus.
“When he was quite young his father received a human skull as a professional promotion from a Pharmaceutical firm, and the young Hansruedi was taken spellbound. He fast developed a fascination with all things dark and strange, and later found inspiration from postcards and magazines photos featuring the works of Salvador Dali and Jean Cocteau.”
Giger has become a leading airbrush artist; his work does have a very direct alienistic aesthetic; which over time has become his trade mark. I find that his creations are timeless. They have a very now and then appeal, which makes the viewer consider if it is a classic art piece of the postmodern or a new concept.
I just love the way he always hones on the female body, and the female sexuality juxtaposed against the machine; you can also make a clear connection to very early ideas such as the silent movie metropolis [which also has an anime version now]. If you have never seen this film WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Both 1920’s and the anime version story line is about a female cyborg created in the image of [depending which one you watch] a young girl which is a computerised weapon or a young women being used in a political power struggle. These early concept of the human condition are also shown through the theories and concepts of Mamoru Oshii that are portrayed in his films Ghost in the shell and anime of the same name[ the main protagonist is a female cyborg called the major]; again these ideas and theories are trickled down into The Matrix. Obviously The Matrix is focused on the male, the part I find mirrors and well actually screams GIGER is the part where Neo wakes up within the human farm. I am in fact a little bit obsessed with these ideals and theories on reality and the merging of human and machine; which in turn leads me to my obsession with anything different, sci-fi, morose, disturbed, dark, gothic, dead…anything like that you name it I will most likely love it.
[my own work]
Here for example is what I am currently doing for my 3rd / final year collection called ‘Biomechaniod paradox’. These two pages show how I have taken inspiration from the idea of conjoined twins and the process of cyborgs from Ghost in the shell 2: innocence opening sequence – and yes a uterus to the dismay of my brother who finds this all disgusting…*sigh* everyone’s a critic. My own work is rather chaotic and always messy and miss judged by an annoying teen. I cannot stand working clean or tidy (my teachers hate this), I think an artist can never work in a sterile room. My room is pretty messy as well to be honest as we need to let our arty juices flow and be free.
About the writer: Kera-anne is currently in her final year at London College of Fashion studying Surface Textiles specialising in Knitwear who loves nothing more than baking, writing and playing the occasional Nintendo game. She wants to give something new to future artists who are yet to taste the confusing fruit that is the fashion industry! When working on a project she tends to go for the darker viewpoints as the work always leans toward the obscurer side of art.
What happens when three of our writers meet up to discuss the film version of their favourite book? Well, too much talking for one thing, but also this: our first podcast review! Catherine, Sarah and Daisy talk about Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks Of Being A Wallflower which if you don’t know already, is a very good book that FINALLY got made into a pretty good film starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. Our reviewers talk about the actors, the book/film debate and the legendary ‘infinite song’. No one cried [much] and to top it all off, they got to see the film in an empty cinema which made it even better.
Enjoy!
Did you read/see Perks? What did you make of it?
About the writers: Catherine, Sarah and Daisy have known each other for a while [10+years and counting]. Catherine was the first of them to read Perks, she then lent it to Sarah and then to Daisy who both soon got their own copies. They all share a love of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and were thrilled when they realised what a big part it played in Perks and when Richard O’Brien showed up at that Amanda Palmer gig they went to.
Judging people… Lets face it, we all do it. Whether it be based on the clothes someone is wearing, the way they speak or how they act, our brains have to make quick, rational and normally quite negative judgements about almost everyone we see. It is the only way we can maintain focus on our daily lives whilst at the same time processing the encounters we experience in everyday life.
Sometimes however, its nice to give the mind a break from all this judgemental stuff and to actually find out a bit more about someone over which you pass judgement. A classic example of this was in a busy coffee shop just the other day. I was early to meet a friend and the only space was on a table shared with a middle aged man. My mind instantly made a judgement.; he was well dressed (a bit slick if you like), franticly typing on a laptop with a Ferrari sticker on (a stock broker or trader perhaps?) and looked distinctly unimpressed when I asked to join his table. “My wife will be along in a couple of minutes so she’ll kick you off but until then”.
The start of our encounter made me think that my initial judgements were correct but as time went on and his wife was delayed we started chatting. By the end of it all I had realised he was actually a lovely man. Funny, chatty, owned his own business and found my not so funny jokes amusing. His wife was equally as lovely and although by the end I knew neither of their names or any specific details.
I was left with a smile on my face.
The real reason for this tale is to encourage you not always to go on your first impression of someone. Yes, it is quicker and easier but by always relying on your initial judgements you are closing yourself off to the possibility of meeting some interesting people, having a nice time and getting passed the cover of that human book.
The first book I’m going to review for you is one of the ones that has popped up since the arrival of Fifty Shades of Grey. (Just so you all know, I tried to read Fifty Shades but it was hopelessly unreadable from my point of view. I actually struggled to get past the first chapter.)
Destined to Play, part of The Avalon series, by Indigo Bloome isn’t actually as sexed up as the other books in its category appear to be. It starts off very tamely, so tamely infact that you half believe that this is just going to be another one of those chick lit books, but soon enough the real theme of the story takes over.
The protagonist, Alexandra Blake is a prominent psychologist who takes a trip to Sydney, Australia to give some lectures and meet up with her best friend, Dr Jeremy Quinn who basically turns out to be (a point to all those who have guessed) the love her life.
Jeremy Quinn asks Alexandra to be part of a big experiment which is aimed at combating depression and to do this he asks her to surrender her body and sight to him for 48 hours. After some discussion Alexandra agrees and is blinded to the word. Jeremy then tries to heighten Alexandra’s other senses with a series of exciting experiences, not only the rather mildly described sex, but other experiences such as sky diving.
In this book, slightly surprisingly you receive the story through Alexandra’s ‘eyes’ as it were. You don’t see things, only know what she knows. At first I thought that this method of storytelling would detract from the book, but in a way it enhances it by making you take the journey with Alexandra. You are also privy to the memories she shares with Jeremy Quinn which add to the understanding of feelings that Alexandra experiences.
The book ends on a suitable cliff hanger but it is hard to determine how the second book in the current trilogy will be as good as the first book.
This book should be approached with an open mind and not quite as light heartedly as readers of this genre would attribute to their books.
Overall, the book Destined to Play is a slim volume, perhaps not for those so enthralled by the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon, but more for those with an interest in psychology. The sex, although included and the book based on some form of S & M is light and quite left alone in places; so I wouldn’t suggest buying it for the sex scenes if that was what you were thinking.
Often books that come under this genre are described as “Porn without Plot” (PWP), Destined to Play is noticeably lacking in porn but full of plot. You have to remember that you are not reading a Fifty Shades rip off with Destined to Play, but a well researched novel about discovery.
I enjoyed this book more than I was expecting to, fully expecting it to fall into the trap of crassly written PWP, but the human interest saved it and the fact that there was something beyond the sex at stake. Once you get into the rhythm of the writing it is a good read, although from time to time you may have to consult Google for the ideas being put forward but apart from that it works very well.
Verdict: If you’re interested in a psychology then this is a good book to pick up. If you’re only looking for a well written romp in the hay and light reading, this book is not for you.
Score: 4 out of 5.
Other reads:
• The Twitter Diaries by Georgie Thomas and Imogen Llyod Webber.
If I’m frank, I don’t think I’m going to like this book as much as I thought I was going to. I shall try and read it to the end but I suspect I shall give up on it long before then. It’s rather like reading my own twitter feed- and I get bored.
A slightly confusing beginning and almost all of it is in Tweets. I hope to give a more overall review next time.
• Is it just me or has the shit hit the fan?: Your hilarious new Guide to unremitting global misery by Steve Lowe and Alan MCatrthur.
Not only is this book hilarious and accurate (with well placed swear words) it just brings some laughter to the world. I haven’t laughed so much at a book in ages and this had me wiping tears from my face during my lunch break from work. It is written as an alphabetical list but is good to dip in and out of for a piece of hilarious banter.
About the writer: Stef is a 21 year old graduate who has a lifelong obsession with books and reading who also loves music and live theatre. You’re most likely to find her in a book shop or out in London standing at a theatre stage door. She can be found on twitter and running The World of Blyton.
Have you just had one of those bad days? Probably, yes!* Well, we all do; life is full of ups and downs, we have thus to learn the art of mastering our days carefully to ensure a happy, calm and productive survival.
* Live your present: More anxiety is caused by regretting the past or fear of the future. These two dimensions are out of your control, so take advantage of the experiences of the past and plan for the future expectations.
* Face your fears: Most fears are facts: be brave in the face of difficulties. Train yourself to accept the worst and then work on eliminating that “worst”.
*Accept the facts: Your vision is your reality. Know what your concerns are, then study them well before making a decision that you may regret.
*Remember the dangers of anxiety: Physical ailments such as the heart, skin, stomach, chest, head and back, inflammation and disability and mental illness… etc.
*Engage yourself with usefulness: Whenever you provide time to yourself to think about either your happiness or misery; mostly, you will feel miserable! Ban anxiety by forgetting yourself: rather, focus on socialising, hard work and ambitious goals.
* Believe in the principle of “getting over it”: Do not collide with an inevitable issue. *Impairments and scourges help us to a large unexpected extent. Try and get over things as quickly as possible!
* Learn the art of forgetting: Learn how to forget to live. Don’t accept to be a denounce machine; do not take a position on every passing incident. Minimise the effects of painful and annoying incidents
* Smile: Smiling is the key to happiness and this only comes with effort to make you enjoy the rest of your days. Always give and don’t expect!
* Practice relaxation: Relaxation weakens anxiety and refreshes the mind … Keep calm and exercise!
* The power of Love: Learn how to love yourself, you relatives, friends, surroundings and life.
* Follow the recipe positivity: Mornings of each day are the starting point of positivity throughout your daily journey, make most of them! Remind yourself of this and top-up your spirit with optimism.
* Here are your Top 10 Supplementary boosters; Personally, I try to adopt few as some already exist … We can either make or break our mood , though sometimes it is hard to control the consequences of your and other people’s actions.
1- Be optimist even if you face a negative environment: Renew your thoughts to find and maintain personal balance.
2 – Find enthusiasm in your daily business and innovate creative outlets.
3 – Speak about success and praise your own!
4 – Create a positive environment: Watch out for those who you accompany. Make sure they are successful and explore positivity in them.
5 – Valuate what is around you: Look for positive touches.. Get out of the familiarity and challenge yourself .. Guess what? You will feel more independent and grateful that you tried something different.
6 – Socialise: Don’t be a spectator, exchange views and do not demean anyone.. Ever!
7- Plan for success: Put your program objectives, priorities and aspirations, even before the plans are implemented. Be ambitious and leave yourself options: learn to say “no”.
8 – Never respond to fallacies: watch out any social fallacies, be smart and don’t over react!
9- Take care of yourself: Listen to yourself, feel and enjoy it.. Don’t despise it! Apologise to yourself, first, for all the things you have either done or couldn’t do.
10 – Believe in the “I” factor : Don’t lie to or deceive yourself .. Learn purity, respect and devotion and pay tribute to the “I” factor; if you don’t, no one Will!!!
*Happy Survival*
About the writer: Nesrine is a final year student , MA Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. Her intention is to break through the media industry in the near future. She speaks four languages: English, French, Arabic and Spanish. Her trait is to: look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a boss…
Now I’m not going to lie and pretend that I am not constantly thinking about my weight and my image, because I do (stupid I know), but who can blame me? The image of “perfect” that is presented today is one that is near impossible without surgery, not eating, continuously working out, extensions, teeth whitening… I could go on forever. What ever happened to being comfortable in your own skin? The biggest problem involving image, that our society today is faced with, is weight. Be it obesity or anorexia, or even adding a couple of pounds here and there – weight is constantly on a women’s mind. If I remember correctly, a woman having curves, was sexy, a women with a busty chest and derrière, was lusted after, and a women with confidence, above all, was sexy. But where has that confidence gone lades? A couple of pounds to the stomach or the thighs, and every inch of confidence we have goes down the drain, and the gym seems to be our only thought.
Have your cake and eat it! – Literally!
“I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.” ― Marilyn Monroe
The difference between our society today and what it used to be is that girls consider curves to be their hipbones that stick out, or there ribcage creating a curve to their body shape. Gone are the days where thick thighs and voluptuous women were beautiful, today the fashion world is overtaken with catwalk models; a small population of women that manage to keep their weight to an utmost minimum, no matter the cost.
Curves are what set women aside from men. Curves are meant to be admired, are meant to be held, and are meant to be adored by those with them, as well as those admiring them. Sure we all want to change something about our appearance, from flatter stomachs to thinner thighs to less of the occasional bingo wing situation – but we don’t, and that makes us better than ever!
We all wish for a figure that isn’t ours. If we were all size 6, we would still want more, something else, curves perhaps. But what we have is surely good enough?
Ladies, we are beautiful, and though you don’t believe me now you should do, as someone out there loves your lumps and bumps, loves your hips and thighs, and loves you for you!
Can we talk about Tuuli for a moment? Yes you say?! Excellent! [‘No’ would have been an unacceptable answer.]
It’s been 10 years since the pop-rock girl band from Canada released their only full-length album, Here We Go, which thinking about it, makes me feel kinda old. And I’m only 21. The line up changed a few times but the Tuuli I knew consisted of Jenny McIsaac [guitar+vocals], Claire Blake [bass], Dawn Mandarino [guitar] and Jen Foster [drums]. These girls were good, really good. They appealed to my inner rock star and inspired me to join the very short lived band that my dear friend biology geek Catherine started in 2003.
She introduced me to their music in an IT lesson 9 years ago and from that moment on I was hooked. The songs were catchy with some truly awesome riffs, second to one backing vocals and damn did they look good! [OMG Claire’s hair.]
Dawn+Jen+Claire+Jenny=dream team
These were the girls I wanted to be. I wanted to have bright red hair, play guitar, write music and tour with my best friends in our very own rock band: what 13 year old girl wouldn’t?! [Sadly though, I realised that song writing was hard and as a pretty sheltered 13 year old, I had nothing to write about.]
I’ll admit that Tuuli weren’t to everyone’s taste- the singing was sometimes too sugary sweet, the backing vocals could be comical and the lyrics were occasionally clichéd but that doesn’t stop the fact that Here We Go was [is?] a fantastic album and I love it.
Let’s be honest: most of the songs seem to be about boys. Or rather, how silly boys are. And about breaking up with them, realising when they’re no good for you and their downfalls. All useful, practical life lessons and no I’m not being sarcastic. That’s the one of the things I learned from this album: if you ever get your heart broken by some guy [or girl] don’t let it destroy your life. No one is worth getting that upset about, life goes on and you’ve got plenty else to look forward to. [Like going on tour with your best friends in your very own rock band.]
The album itself is short but full of catchy, upbeat songs that pack a punch. Starting off with Wake Up, a killer opening track that sets the tone for the album: great guitar riffs, those distinctive backing vocals and beautiful harmonies. It’s Over is one of the many break up songs, but instead of being slow and slightly depressing it’s quick and slightly blasé. The lyric “cry me a river we’re so through” is amazing as it sounds like such an offhand comment. Like the break up was a casual thing, ‘oh, we broke up? That’s cool. Wait you’re upset about this? Like I care!’. I could of course, be entirely wrong about this, but I like to think it’s true.
Moving onto Where Are You Now? [again about an ex] it features one of my favourite lyrics from Tuuli and a tale about a bad relationship. Boy and girl are in a relationship, boy thinks girl can’t do anything, girl dumps boy cause he’s being a dick, girl carries on with her very own rock band, boy fails and doesn’t move forward in life. Lesson: chuck ‘em if they doubt you and your potential. Next up is the only remotely ballad-y type song on the album. Thousand Stars is beautiful though the lyrics are more abstract than other songs and can get a bit deep and meaningful.
The mood is picked right back up by Rockstar Boyfriends, with a kick ass opening riff and the BEST backing vocals of the album. Lies, deceit and the cold truth are the order of the day here in my second favourite song on the album. The upbeat-ness is continued with Summer Song, a story about a lazy boyfriend and a fed up girlfriend. Up next: Whipped with a fantastic intro. It’s the more moody and less bouncy track of the album, interestingly though, this time the criticism is self-directed and the writers [Dawn and Jenny] discuss their own flaws. And that bass outro. Oooh.
10 Miles To Go is the touring song! It’s romanticised probably a little bit but it makes touring with your best friends in your very own rock band sound like the best thing ever. [Which they said it was in an interview they did.] Another break up song: Who’s The Fool Now [I’m sure you can make an educated guess by this point]. Heartbreakers outs some guy as a liar and an egotistical prick whose latest moves haven’t worked. It’s a fun song, having an almost Reel Big Fish quality to it [heavy lyrics sung in an upbeat, cheery fashion].
Denial is yet another break up song, in a similar vane to It’s Over in that there’s no tears and the writer promises herself that she’ll leave this guy without getting too emotional. Eh is all I can say about this song though. Last but by no means least, the title track: Here We Go aka the best song of the record. It’s a celebration of all the things that make Tuuli, Tuuli: the backing vocals are back with a vengeance, the guitars are big and loud and the harmonies are incredible. Yes, the song is about a boy, but it highlights his idiocy and the girls distaste for his lifestyle: partying, driving around at 3 in the morning and fighting. Lesson: it’s OK not to like what your boyfriend does. You can always dump him and write a song about it.
To celebrate the 10 years since Tuuli released Here We Go, I’m going to honour them with an award ceremony [of sorts]. Why? Because I want to. And because they deserve it.
About the writer: Daisy is an irregular photographer, wannabe writer and full time female. In between tea and toast breaks she spends far too much time on the internet blogging, tumbling and tweeting. She is unapologetic in her love of the Spice Girls.
The prevalence of women as content makers in the film industry, particularly in Hollywood, dropped dramatically after the advent of sound and the realisation that movies were big business. While women thrived in the avant-garde, at this point in Hollywood there were only two active female directors after the “talkies”, Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino. Arzer worked from the introduction of sound in the 1920s to the early 1940s while Lupino was only only female film director of the 1950s.
LA born Dorothy Arzner originally wanted to be a doctor but after visiting a movie studio shortly after the end of WWI she set her heart on becoming a director. She would go on to become one of the most formidable and respected women to work behind the camera.
Dorothy worked her way up from the bottom before being promoted to a role as a film editor, a highly specialised and intricate job in the days of celluloid. The movies she worked on were huge successes and Dorothy used her new found clout to land a directing job. But it couldn’t be any old flick, Dorothy (or Ms. Arzner as she would insist on being called on set) wouldn’t direct anything less than an A-picture. Back in those days films were often run in double bills with newsreels and shorts so you could spend a whole afternoon at a cinema. The two films were the A-picture, (higher budget and more prestigious) and the B-picture (a cheaper, quicker flick). The B-Movie just wasn’t an option for Arzner and her first film Fashions for Women in 1927, was a commercial success.
Alongside this Arzner was also an innovator. While directing Clara Bow’s first sound film, Arner told a sound operator to attach the microphone for the shoot to a fishing pole so she could follow the actress round the set who now had freedom of movement. This handy piece of equipment, the mike boom, is a staple of any filmmaker’s kit today.
Most of her films centred around strong women and Arzner flourished before the introduction of the Hay’s code, industry imposed measured to curb “risqué” content in Hollywood films. Arzner worked with some of the greatest actresses of her time and was well known for having affairs with many of them. Her work led Arzner to be the first woman to be inducted into the Director’s Guild of America and it earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She retired from directing in the mid forties but spent the rest of her life passing on her skills as a writer and director by teaching at the UCLA film school.
Ida Lupino was a British born actress from a show business family. While she was respected as an actress she was referred to as “the poor man’s Bette Davis” for accepting many parts that Davis turned down. She was still well known for defying the studios and raising hell and during suspension for refusing a role, Lupino became interested in the process behind the camera. Her enthusiasm grew and Lupino and her husband started their own production company where Lupino wrote and produced some of her films. In 1949 Lupino directed her first film to great acclaim though she didn’t take credit having only slipped into the role when her predecessor suffered a heart attack.
Lupino’s films as a director were similar to her films as an actress: highly moralistic, low budget and concerned with the truth however unpleasant. Often her films looked at “women’s issues” offering a unique perspective that no one else in Hollywood could give at the time but she also became the first woman to direct film noir with The Hitch-hiker in 1953:
Interestingly the film features and all male cast and though the studio was keen to play up the success of the lone female director, it was at Lupino’s insistence that they also stress her femininity so she wouldn’t seem threatening to the men she worked with. In later life she made the transition to the new medium of television and directed 50 separate episodes of various programmes. For her efforts her adopted country awarded her two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for services to film and the other to services to television.
Next week sees the final part of the series with the modern female filmmakers rising to prominence.
About the writer: Sarah is a filmmaker and writer with an obsession for luscious visuals and a distain for tomatoes (they are a sneaky and untrustworthy foodstuff). If she’s not blogging, she’ll be watching films or running around with her video camera.
‘In many cultures, human flatulence in public is regarded as embarrassing, but, depending on context, can also be considered humorous. People will often strain to hold in the passing of gas when in polite company, or position themselves to conceal the noise and scent. In other cultures[examples needed], it may be no more embarrassing than coughing.’ –Wikipedia
Flatulence. Or to put in normal everyday speak, farting. Go on, blush. You know you want to. It’s not nice, can have a bad smell and can cause serious embarrassment to the perpetrator but is it normal? Is there any need to actually be embarrassed or pretend that it isn’t you?
Recently I was out with a friend and with a bad stomach for the past few days I was hoping that all would be fine. However silent but deadly doesn’t even begin to describe what happened and I couldn’t even bear to admit that it was me especially when my friend said that she hoped she could eat her food when it came.
A random dodgy stomach every so often isn’t the worst thing in the world but does holding it in actually cause you harm? A few years ago when I had quite a few problems, a side effect was that I had bad wind. My friends would all lock me in rooms and hold the door shut while I sat there laughing, trying to hide my embarrassment. Yes it was disgusting for them but they never thought how difficult it was for me to actually go through it and my friends made me feel disgusting. I know they can smell and I’d be the first person to own up to opening a window when someone let’s one off but it’s not always the person’s fault and while everyone can have a laugh at the eggy smells, don’t go too over the top because they can’t always help it.
It actually used to cause me a physical pain when I tried to keep it in and possible made it worse. So what does happen when you try and hold in those wafters? Take a look at this but if any of it is even remotely true, I’d rather a tiny risk of my
friends noticing a little smell then I would the ‘pathological distention of the bowel’ or ‘hemorrhoids’.
About the writer: Becky has just finished a degree in English and Creative Writing and is very happy with her 2:1. She is friendly, bubbly and just so happens to be the co-creator of Yellow Bunting. She hopes you enjoy it and that you get involved!
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