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Lady Gaga There are some absolute BANGERS on this album. Mother Monster went for the dark, dance and If you are a fan of Gaga, I urge you to do the same. Here are the questions if you want to have a go: My Favourite Single of the Era.My Favourite music video of the Era.My 5 Favourite album tracks (non-singles).My Favourite looks.My own version of the looks (if you’re into that!). My Favourite…

Lady Gaga While this is a repackaging of her 2008 album “The Fame,” I still consider it an era in itself. Apparently she wrote these while on her first tour for “The Fame.” As I said in the previous post please feel free to go ahead and do this ‘challenge’ if you are a little monster. My Favourite Single of the Era.My Favourite music video of the Era.My 5 Favourite album tracks…

Lady Gaga. That’s the post. Thank you for reading. Nah I’m just kidding. I’ve been listening to Lady Gaga a lot lately. Her music has always been therapeutic to me. Turns out that’s exactly what she was going for. So I thought why not be creative and transformative while listening to my beloved blond icon. Baby Gaga. I thought I would go through each ‘Era’ and discuss some of my favourite…

The mess that 2020 has been, let’s be real…

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My dear Moonlings, I am exhausted. Normally this time of year there is excitement in the air. It’s a holiday season for many, with the years end looming. We normally have the feeling of renewal, and we want to set our goals for the new year.

This time last year I was preparing to shave my head, buying Christmas presents and excited for 2020, the final year of a decade. I was…

2020 in Music, The Grammys, and other ramblings…

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Hello all Moonlings! If you don’t identify as a Moonling then hello all other configurations of being(Wilford Warfstasch). Music. Not a day goes by when I don’t listen to music. I write to it, walk to it and play video games to it. As someone who loves stories, I’ve always been a sucker for a good cohesive album.

When an album tells a story or even has an overall narrative of…

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When I disappear for you, I do not disappear for me. My life continues in quiet dignity. Thoughts, feelings, opinions, they surface in my mind. Yet you do not hear them. If an opinion falls in the mind, do you hear them? Although I have continued, the tree falling in the woods can be heard, because vibrations create sound.

Do you think about others sometimes? Old friends, classmates,…

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I seen this Tag over on Kim’s wonderful blog Chimmyville

The Tag

1. Favourite Episode

Restless.

2. Favourite Season.

Season 5.

3. Least Favourite Episode.

Very few but when Riley returned married.

4. Buffyverse OTP.

  5. Favourite Major/Minor Character.

  6. Favourite Quote.

7. Favourite Villain.

Glory. Hand down. The first time I watched the episode where the Watcher’s Council came to…

10 Of My Favourite Horror Books

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Welcome to the Thinking Moon October Extravaganza! Although most of this year I have been missing, as I am in the final throes of my Ph.D, I make time for what I call “My Christmas.” As it is the spooky season what better time is there to talk about our favourite horror stories in all mediums. I will have a movies one and possibly a list of my favourite urban legends.

So here are…

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When I begun 2020 I had such high hopes. As we all do, at the beginning of a new year. The fresh crisp air in Ireland reminds me why our ancestors seen this time as a time of renewal.

Yet this year in particular has been challenging, to overstate the obvious. For me the global pandemic is just a symptom of an overall sickness of humanity.

So my sustainability update. I am…

Thoughts on new albums of 2020 so far…

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In the past, I’ve explained my love of music, sometimes through posts like this where I review albums. Some posts I list my favourite-singles songs that artists have released. Or I interview local indie artists. Then sometimes my posts become a little more poetic and metaphorical.

One of my favourite activities is listening to new music from artist I’ve always loved in conjunction with…

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Honestly my heart hurts. Although I’d normally try and keep a balanced approach to political and social issues. This is not possible in light of recent (and not so recent) events. George Floyd is dead. Ahmaud Arbery is dead. Breonna Taylor is dead.

There are thousands upon thousands of others dead in from similar events. These are not separate events characterised by accidents,…

Gwen Stefani, Billie Eilish and Harmony Nice(YouTuber) are the first female’s that spring to mind when I think of someone with a distinctive style. To have a ‘style’ is to have a sense of self or even an understanding of who you are. Yet letting clothes define us seems both arbitrary and damaging.

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My mother always said, “dress shabbily and you notice the dress, dress elegantly and you notice the women.” For my mother, this doesn’t come from a place of expectation of ‘elegance’ from a woman. She believes they should wear what they want, however, there is an argument within her statement about how you carry yourself.

Today I would like to break down ten photos of myself. Basically where I was feeling myself or I wasn’t.

Times I don’t feel myself

There is no way for me to explain why, but I dislike how I’ve dressed in these photos despite whether I look ‘good’ or not. Now don’t worry I’m not thinking I’m ugly, I still think I look pretty. I just don’t feel, like myself. I think some of them are fashion disasters, which is also fun to name and shame! I’ll only ever do that for myself because I’m not into judging other people’s fashion choices. You do you boo.

This is a very nice photo. The top is super nice it was a ‘hand-me-over’ from a friend. My makeup is done well. This is not me though. I feel like this is fake. The smile isn’t real and the person behind this photo is lying. It’s too girly for me. I think being girly is totally fine, but it doesn’t feel right on me.

Again I don’t look ‘bad’ here. However, this was a time when I thought because I enjoy wearing boys clothes (all these items are from the male sections of shops), that I wasn’t ‘allowed‘ wear makeup. If I wore male clothes because they were more comfortable for me, then surely I couldn’t wear makeup. Where would that fit in? Now I wear as much makeup with my ‘male’ clothes as I like.

Now I’m not sure what I was going for here, but I hate it. The hair pulled back from my face is really distracting. I love my natural hair so why not just let it fall? Also maybe I need a fringe. Then the top under the other top. So conservative which I’m not. I don’t mind showing skin, so this feels weird to me.

I could probably find a photo of me in this dress from when I was 20 where I looked amazing. This is not that photo. The hair length is a disaster. I love the Miley Cyrus Converse but with that dress? Nope. I’m trying too hard to be ‘sexy’ here and again, not me. I don’t mind showing skin, but I’m not comfortable trying to be ‘sexy.’

This is an old one, but the only thing I like about this photo is my glasses. That’s it.  Hate my hair, hate the dress, hate the pose and the makeup is boring. Also, I don’t even look that happy.

Times I really feel myself

So there are times you take a photo and you just feel bomb. You stan yourself (am I still young enough to use that term?). These are those photos, and you’ll notice that with the introduction of more exciting lipsticks from JSC, I started getting really comfortable with myself.

This was the hair that Le’Boo liked the most. He loves the colour red so you can understand why. I love everything about this outfit. The cute dress, the blue t-shirt, the hat. My makeup is simple but flattering and this is a genuine smile. (I was on my way to Whiskey Live so that may have contributed to the smile).

Some of you might recognise this photo from my Youtube channel before I overhauled the intro sequence. Again love the simple band shirt (and yes I love the Eagles before you @ me). I’m into the cute hair buns, the Pikachu necklace and the purple lippy. A win in my book, even with the toilet in the background.

So I’m a huge fan of black lipstick and I’ve only had the confidence to wear it in the last few years. As a teenager, I would have loved to wear black lippy, but grew up in an area where alternative modes of dress were frowned upon. By that I mean all the girls dressed the same (and still do) and all the boys dressed the same (and still do). Although my friends were not judgemental I couldn’t take the harsh unsolicited comments from peers in school or on the street. Although I did dress the way I wanted to an extent I was careful to not go ‘too far.’

These photos were taken 2 days apart and it was when I got my first Jeffree Star liquid lipsticks ‘Blow Pony’ and ‘Huntington Beach’. I was so happy that I was ‘bold’ enough to wear them. I paired them with my tattoos and dark hair. I was so excited to have them, and I still love both these colours to this day. I’m a fan of bold colours guys, have you noticed?!

Finally, this photo was taken less than 1 week ago. I’ve come to realise that many types of expressions are my ‘style.’ I love being comfortable and cool. Yet I am happy in dresses too and soft makeup looks. I don’t mind dressing like a boy and I certainly welcome the pockets. If you don’t feel like you have a ‘style’ and this is concerning for you. Fear not. Just do what I now do. Do you like an item of clothing? Are you wearing it for you and nobody else? Then that’s your style. You dress whatever way you want (without getting arrested for public nudity of course), and let no one tell you that’s not YOUR ‘style.’

Hope you’re all well in these troubling times Moonlings. I’ve missed you all. Talk soon. Jaycee. xxx

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Feels good to write a preamble again Moonlings. Most of what I want to say, I’ve said before. The below video was not what I planned but it let me be creative in a dark time.

Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. It can cause real pain and suffering not just in your mind but in your body too. I’m sure those of us with anxiety and depression are having our own…

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Let’s talk wins. What we’re grateful for.

Wins for 2019

I had surgery for my period issues and was finally diagnosed with endometriosis.

My blog did really well I hit 750 followers.

I added to may many tattoos.

Did well on Youtube, I hit 100 subscribers.

I ate less meat, no beef, and more vegan inspired meals.

I ended up having a healthier relationship with my finances.

Moving in with…

What, do I think of the Sun?

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Moonlings, my darlings. I had so many ideas in my drafts for this weeks blog, Charles Petrie, known as October Fish on Twitter offered me the most beautiful idea.

The Sun

What, do I think of the Sun?

She, or he, is magic.

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3 Books I Read in 2019 To Challenge Myself

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Hello Moonlings! I hope you are all well, and 2020 is treating you kindly. I had some inspiration to make a YouTube video talking about 3 books I read in 2019 that really challenged me.

The first one I had read before, but many aeons ago when I had only started university. The second I had wanted to read one of that nature but hadn’t yet. Finally “Dirt to Soil” was a wonderfully accurate…