#EndFathersDay and Feminism

I do not agree with the trending hashtag. 

I think it's ridiculous that it's not okay to be sexist to a woman but it is socially acceptable to be sexist to a man. It's also socially acceptable to be racist to a white person. 

Logic = gone!

There is a system that single mothers can use to track down runaway fathers in order to get them to pay money for their kids but single fathers are not allowed to use it to track down runaway mothers. Sexist

When battling for custody in court, a man cannot say that they love their child as it will be perceived as being creepy and they will not be given custody by being suspect of pedophillia. Women are completely fine to say they love their kids. Sexist

Single mothers get put to the top of the housing list for council houses. Single fathers might actually be told they aren't allowed on the waiting list even. Sexist

A large part of this is down to feminism and yet, a lot of feminists claim to want "equality" for both genders. Somehow this doesn't quite seem right to me. I know there is still a lot of sexism towards women too, I'm not so oblivious to have missed that. But everybody cares about that. Nobody cares about how poorly men are treated.

Anyway, I'm going to cut this there. I did write a blog post on my old blog about feminism but I had to private it due to some bullying incidents because GOD FORBID I HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS TO THE FEMINISTS AT MY COLLEGE! *GASP*

Not Knowing What To Blog About/Bucket List

I have no idea what to blog about (hence my lack of posts) so here is my bucket list for the summer.

1. Keep a journal
2. Make a music video and send it to BBC radio 1
3. Read a lot
4. Find a new TV series to watch (I watch very little TV)
5. Dress up as a pokemon 
6. Dress up as Harley Quinn (again)
7. Visit Hampton Court
8. Go on the London Eye
9. Go to London aquarium 
10. Go to Covent garden
11. Visit Bow Street
12. Go to build a bear
13. Go to the beach
14. Have a picnic in central London
15. Have a picnic on Wimbledon common
16. Have a massive water fight
17. Have a sleepover
18. Watch The Fault in our Stars
19. Watch The Anomaly
20. Studio Ghibli marathon
21. Go to a concert
22. Make something from Nerdy Nummies
23. Lighten my hair
24. Add colour to my hair
25. Pull an all nighter
26. Pictures in a photobooth
27. Go bowling
28. Spa day with friends
29. Raise money for charity
30. Keep this blog going

That's it for now but I might think of more and make a part 2.

I Had A Strange Dream

Yeah... Nothing interesting happens. I might just do more responses to YouTube videos...

So since Wednesday the following happened:

Thursday

• Met up with an old friend
• Bowling was cancelled

Friday

• Family stuff to do

Saturday

• Babysat

Thrilling, amayrite?

The most interesting thing was probably the dream I had last night... It was certainly... different.

Harrison Ford

There was a carnival/funfair thing on. I was there with some people I haven't seen in years. We did loads of crazy stuff and went on all the rides. Then I eventually went home. So I go home and I lived in this crazy big white and dark grey mansion. I go in and, for some reason, my dad is now Harrison Ford. So I'm wandering round the kitchen chatting to him as my dad then I decide to go upstairs. I go into my bedroom which is HUGE and there are 3 rooms attached, 2 bathrooms (one for each gender) and a massive cupboard with a huge bookshelf and wardrobe in it. So I go to lay in bed when Ian Somerhalder walks in. He's got on quite thick eyeliner for some reason and it can best be described as being like Jack Sparrow eyeliner. So he's on the phone to Patty Walters (seeing anything completely weird and random here?) and he's talking about how Patty got a new girlfriend and asking him questions about her and saying how good it is and how he deserves it after being single for so long (Patty Walters actually has a girlfriend in case you are wondering) and then Ian, still on the phone, come to lie next to me on the bed. I turn over to hug him, half lying on top of him and trying to overhear his conversation. He then hangs up and we just laid there hugging...

Ian Somerhalder

So yeah. That is the most interesting thing to happen over the last few days and it didn't even actually happen. Yeah... I'm not Harrison Ford's daughter. I'm not Ian Somerhalder's girlfriend. I'm not Patty Walters' friend. The last two things do make me quite sad.

Patty Walters

So that's all really...

X I'm Not Straight Edge But I Agree With It X

First thing I want to talk about is Patty Walter's new video! If you haven't seen it please watch it here.-->

Also, I'm not straight edge.

But I so agree with this. I personally don't see how filling your body with depressants allows you to have a good time. Surely it will just make you feel crappy and down and yet people who drink want to try and make people not drinking feel crappy and down for that. This is a situation in which we cannot win so I choose not to drink as it saves money and my liver. 

Now here's the bit I really don't understand.

People who are really depressed decide to drink. But this will only enhance their problems. It ends up being this vicious cycle where you drink because you're depressed and because you're depressed, you drink. Finish your pint and repeat. But nobody ever stops and thinks "hey, if I didn't drink depressants so much, I wouldn't be depressed so much." I mean... It seems pretty logical to me. 

Now I'm not going to act like a saint, it's not like I've never had alcohol. But I have absolutely zero interest in getting drunk. I don't like pushing my limit but at the same time, I've never been drunk so I don't actually know my limit. To be honest... this is even better because by not wanting to push my limit, I drink even less. By drinking less, I am so much better off. I'm the sort of person to go to a party, dance all night and survive on water, juice and pepsi. Yeah I might act crazy but that's just me, not my alcohol induced alter ego.

As a teenager, this is a very unpopular view to have. Alcohol is glorified by the age group. It is this amazing thing that, up until 18 in the UK, is this (for the most part) illegal substance that is rebellious to drink and therefore cool because we're not meant to be drinking it. Nobody ever seems to stop and say "Well surely there's a reason we're not allowed it?" As if it doesn't make you lose control of yourself and become a different person. But if that different person commits a crime, it's still you doing the jail time. In my head, alcohol is closely linked with regret and depression, two things I would be more than happy to avoid, so why not avoid being drunk whilst I'm at it?

These posters kind of sum it up for me. Why do things you'll regret in the name of a "good time"? I'd much rather stay sober and dance. It's much more fun than doing things I regret all to feel like shit the next morning, sitting there with a hangover and barely able to survive the day.

I know this probably sounded like a propaganda piece, but it's not. If you want to drink, then drink. I just get sick of not being understood by others and thought this might be a good blog entry to write. 

Defy The Stars - Sophie McKenzie Book Review (No Spoilers)

'Defy the Stars' is the 4th and last book in Sophie McKenzie's Flynn and River series. I have read the previous 3 books and having just finished the 4th one, I decided to write a review.

Genre: romance

Plot rating: 5/5
Predictability rating: 3/5
Tearjerker rating: 'The Fault In Our Stars'
Overall rating: 4/5

So the first three books follow the relationship of two characters. River and Flynn. The stories are all told from River's point of view. None of her friends or family particularly like Flynn. But... this doesn't bother River and why should it?

Here's why. Flynn may be amazing at the point in time for River but the long term damage he could do is immense. But sometimes we have to look at damage caused as learning curves. When we can learn, we can become stronger. So in the end, is the danger worth it? This is part of what I love about the fourth book. It's been eight months without Flynn. River has seen the danger and she's started to move on. She has accepted that it was time for it to have ended and now she just has to carry on with life. But this book shows just how hard it can be sometimes to do what's right in a relationship and shows consequences for actions. I like that. I think it's important for teenagers to know that relationships can turn toxic and that you have to quit then, before it gets really bad.

The epilogue though, is brilliant.

The epilogue talks through all the things that have happened to each character later in life. I just think this is brilliant and really shows that life moves on. Who you are and who you're with as a teenager do not decide the rest of your life but they may define who you are later in life.

Plot rating I gave full marks because the whole plot line was just brilliant. Predictability was lower because I did see the ending coming. However, I know a lot of people probably wouldn't have so... I only gave it 3. There were plot twists along the way I didn't foresee, such as how it would happen or where or... any of it, I just figured that was how it would end.

Tearjerker rating was 'TFIOS' though. This... may be a little inaccurate. I am one of the few people who didn't cry at all reading 'TFIOS'. However, 'Defy The Stars' made me cry like I know most people did for 'TFIOS'. So... I felt I should rate it that way.

Overall, this is an amazing book from an amazing series written by an amazing author. Sophie McKenzie is a brilliant teen writer and I would recommend any of her books. Here are the ones I have read so far (with a little rating):

• River and Flynn series
  Falling Fast - (4/5)
  Burning Bright - (4/5) 
  Casting Shadows - (5/5)
  Defy The Stars - (Did you not just read this review?)
• All about Eve series
  Six Steps To A Girl - (4/5) 
  Three's a Crowd - (4.5/5)
  The One and Only - (5/5)
• The Medusa Project series - (5/5 for each book)
• Girl Missing - (2/5)
• Blood Ties - (4/5)
• Blood Ransom - (4/5)

I will be reading more of her books over the summer so stay tuned. I hope you enjoy this book and if there are any other books I should review, let me know!

So My Last Post Went Down Well...

People actually want to read my reviews? Okay, guess I'll do more of those...

But apart from the crazy number of people seeing my blog yesterday (thank you very much for reading) today has yet again been boring.

The plan today was that I was going to meet up with a few people, watch Bad Neighbors and have some fun then come home again and continue to read Defy The Stars. However most people dropped out of going to the cinema and there seemed little point in going so we decided not to do this. I have been sat her, bored. I HAVE HOWEVER read Defy The Stars which I will write a review on so look forward to that...

So yeah, nothing much else happened. Apart from the fox coming back to visit. It was in the next garden over so I got my camera, silently opened the window and it didn't see or hear me. Then it looked up and saw me move, pelted down the end of the garden and over the fence. Stupid animal thought I couldn't see it there so I did manage to get picture though admittedly the quality isn't fantastic.

This is honestly the best I could manage in organising my pictures, I am so sorry.

The Vampire Diaries Series 5 Finale Review (SPOILERS)

The Vampire Diaries, Series 5 Episode 22 - Home

My general feelings on this episode.

Genre: Supernatural drama, romance, horror (in that order)

Overall rating: 3/5

Okay so this is one of my favourite TV shows... I mean I actually watch it! Let's have a little background to my thoughts on the show in hopes that all this makes just a little more sense.


I've been a Damon girl from the VERY beginning. I hadn't seen Ian Somerhalder in anything else. I just fell in love with this character. Now he is highly attractive but his character's personality... That is one bad ass jerk. Sexy, bad ass, jerk. So obviously this episode wasn't going to go down too well with me. But then we also have to look at his brother here... I was actually quite happy when Stefan died in the previous episode.

*gasp* You can't say that Sophie! 

I. Was. Glad. The. Bastard. Died.

I know, I know. Main character. VERY essential to the plot line but I honestly feel like he was forgotten about slightly when 'Delena' happened. His character development didn't go beyond seeing him fall for Caroline. I did like Stefan's character up until this but... He just doesn't seem totally necessary now. 


SO WHY THE F**K DID THEY BRING HIM BACK AND NOT DAMON?! (you were warned of spoilers!) 

I just do not understand why you would kill of Damon though? He was one of the biggest plot drivers from the very beginning! 

Also, why couldn't Lexi make it back? Another of the VERY best characters on the show. She was there! She had her chance! Write her in.

So on a lighter note... Bonnie died. I honestly find her morals and choices questionable and think she's too in the front for a character that should really be kept to the back. I think Caroline said it best in the first series. 

I just... I found her character annoying. Which is funny because I initially really liked Bonnie. I also initially hated Caroline. So bonus marks to the writers for character development of Caroline. She is now the best female character (thanks again for getting rid of Lexi and Rebekah) and so we kind of have to love her. 

Also, Alaric is back. This is just... amazing! I love Alaric. Again, strong character. I just hope they don't ruin him as well. Plus... What will he be like without Damon? Damon just pushes the plot along in ALL aspects so I don't understand the logic in killing him off.

So my summary in pictures:

 To the storyline

To Damon (goodbye kiss)

 My thoughts on Damon's death

My thoughts on the writers.

BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK? Please argue with me and make me see things in a better light because I'm not convinced I'll watch series 6.