growing pains again and again

I have not written a tumblr post in a while. I haven’t felt the need. I’ve felt too self-conscious. I don’t really use tumblr anymore. I certainly don’t intend to post any more poetry here, so poetry blogs can unfollow.

I’m writing this because I’m angry. I’m angry that I have lived in Britain all my life and have never felt so aware of the fact that I am a five foot something Asian female. Three separate occasions in the last week I have experienced some kind of racist street harassment. The first was some kids who shouted ‘chow mein’ and ‘dog-eater’ at me. The second was a guy who said ‘slanty-eyed shit’, aimed at someone, and whether it was me or not it was offensive. The third was a guy shouting ‘ni hao’ at me. In all the situations I reacted, acknowledged that I was unhappy with what was said. It’s never really enough though, it never makes me feel much better.

Last Saturday, couple of kids. Boyf has suggested that I record anything that happens so there’s a record, so now if I get worried I get my phone out and his record. There’s the audio of one of them saying ‘chinky’. There’s their faces afterwards. There’s my boyfriend explaining why it’s not okay to say that.

From baking to grilling and dressing to dipping, there are so many delicious ways to use Greek yogurt in the kitchen. That’s why we partnered with , who just released new ranch dressing and dips mixes that are specifically formulated to be made with Greek yogurt.

My favourite canonical Greek myth is that one where Zeus gets an iPhone.