R.I.P Ricardo...

R.I.P Ricardo...sad, sad day

Ricardo...my snowman.

So how many of you know who built the FIRST snowman?

According to the New York Times:

It's a well-documented fact that very first snowman was made in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on January 7, 1809 by a Mr. Vernon N. Paul and his nine-year-old daughter, little Yetty Paul. According to Mr. Paul, he told his daughter that the snowman was intended to frighten away the Boxing Day elves. (Popular legend said Boxing Day Elves reclaimed Christmas presents.) Once the Paul family's neighbors saw the snowman, and little Yetty explained to her friends how easy it was to make (and no doubt, how effective it was at keeping the Boxing Day elves away), children all over the town were making snowmen. Word soon spread and the New York Times dispatched a writer named Hillary Sherpa to check out rumors of a town populated by snow men. Of course, she found that Eau Clairre was not really populated by snow people, but instead, effigies of people, made of snow.”

"Have yow seen this?!"

WOLVERHAMPTON is apparently the 5th worst city out of 9 from around the world, according to Lonely Planet. What a load of rubbish- it’s unrealistic to say the least. Wolverhampton is not that bad! Ok, so I might have had a laugh about it a few times and it does have certain characteristics which add comedy value (the crazy preaching cowboy, the ring road tramp r.i.p, the nearly non-existent nightlife and rubbish Christmas lights) but when it comes down to it, I can think of places around the world which I would hate to be stuck in!

DJ and artist Goldie, 44, grew up in Wolverhampton and was quoted in The Sun newspaper as saying: “There are places in Brazil where the poverty and crime make your hair stand on end. Wolverhampton feels pretty safe for a city where people have faced hard times.”
The thing is, Lonely Planet didn’t even visit the City to review it…so how can their so-called review be accurate?
Anyway…England's first automatic set of traffic lights were unveiled in the City in 1927… so there!
So if ever you’re lost outside Wolverhampton just look for the blue neon lights on top of the Mander House to find your way back home….

Chav!

What a chav-tastic piece of jewellery from Topshop...you can't really be expected to be taken seriously wearing this can you?

S L O W bus drivers...

Don't get me started on slow bus drivers....

So it's 6:45 am & I'm waiting for a bus...
25 minutes have passed & still no bloody bus..that's kind of frustrating considering the bus should be every 5 minutes..

THEN when the bus does arrive, it's the slowest bus driver ever who thinks it's perfectly fine to drive at 20mph! So anyway, I'm already late for work & I've missed the second bus...to make matters worse, the bus driver travels at a speed in which it would be quicker to walk/jog/sprint...

Waiting for the second bus in the freezing cold isn't much fun either; sometimes I have to resort to wiggling my toes just to keep the blood circulation going...

FINALLY the second bus arrives..I'm on the way to work..but the driver only goes and takes a break after driving for 5 minutes!!!!

People have to get to work you know!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!

Rainbow legs

Coloured tights are big on the fashion scene at the moment. It's not just rainbow legs strutting around..patterned tights are also a must have. Even if they don't match your outfit, who cares? If they look & feel funky, just wear 'em..you don't always have to match.
Well I love my bright pink tights anyway. Alot.

Cool geeks

The definition of a geek is, “A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.”

It’s also a contagious trend which is easy to create. The beauty about this look is that you don’t need to put too much effort into it. A few statement accessory pieces teamed with your imagination will do the trick.

The ‘geeks’ are characterised as being clueless about fashion and for their hate towards designer, high-end fashion pieces. But now their geek-chic unique image has gradually crept into the world of fashion.

Geeks, nerds & dweebs are stereotyped as those who have a very distinctive, signature look. Geeks represent a culture of all things “un-cool.” They wear braces with their trousers, have plasters taped around their thick rimmed glasses and have their shirts tucked into their jack-up trousers…just think of Napoleon Dynamite. Over time, this trend has become a phenomenon in the fashion world; anyone can bring out their inner geek.

Flashback...

Material Girl...

The chameleon of fashion herself, the ever-changing queen of pop, Madonna, is THE style icon of the 80’s. She has definitely influenced the face of fashion, past & present.

Leggings, messy chic hairstyles lace, chunky statement jewellery, blazers and oversized jumpers have come full circle back into the world of fashion. Teenage girls back in the 80’s wanted to follow in Madonna’s fashionable footsteps, now it’s their daughters, their “Material Girl’s” who are still trying to re-create the 80’s look.

This trend will never grow old.