Another Lolcomment!

So like. On this post about having "horse furries fucking" as a searchword that brings up my blog, somehow, I got this comment. It went into spam, because it's the same person as the last few.

"No, you must be a complete moron. You seem like the kind of person who would vote greens, and only fucktards who hate the country do that.

Pull your finger out of your arse, and stop being so narrow minded. Your critical thinking is severely impaired, perhaps if you maybe properly considered another view besides your own for once you might be able to write without sounding like a bias, well, fucktard.

Use your stupid hipster buzz words all you like, "LIKE, OMG RIGHT SO TOTALLY USING MORONIC TERMINOLOGY TO BE IRONIC OMG IM TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND NOT A MORON DERRRRRRRP!!!!!!"

Fuck. I wish I never stumbled upon this bogus piece of crap blog. Its the literary equivalent to a brain aneurism."


Lol, what? Okay.

The Green Fairy and Sarah know exactly who it is. The hilarious part is that it's a hipster. And I have no fucking idea what they're going on about. Or why they're saying this, about a screen shot that the rest of you found pretty funny.


Also, tyhe "voting green" part was great. OMGZ I HATE AUSTRALIA.  I HAVE BEEN FOUND OUT. No, I just like my economy to be permanent and stable, not temporary and greedy.


For another thing, if you want to be a good troll, get a profile that has had more than one view - that I gave it - and maybe change the way you set out your sentences. OH and pick a post relevant to your comment. Because somehow I doubt this has anything to do with furries and the confusion as to how this google search lead them to my blog.


As for not being able to see anyone else's point of view - why to people keep saying this? And it's always when I'm defending someone. Oh, right - because saying someone is biased and can't see a point of view other than their own is used to discredit your opposition in a political debate. That'd be why! Any other illusions of me being "unable to see anyone else's point of view" probably comes from, oh, I don't know, that disability I have.


I hardly see how any of the words in the previous post were "hipster buzzwords". At all. It was a screenshot from my blog's stats. And it was funny. My friends, including one who commented on the page, are all furries and thought it was pretty great too.


To conclude: you're full of shit, baby, and you have barely a leg to fuck yourself with.


Don't let your obvious extreme egotism get you down though! You keep on plagurising people for your own little sorry blog, honey.

My Favourite Australian Story

This is literally the best song ever. More from Cloudstreet here.



Bill and the Bear

Human and Animal Rights in Cosmetics and Consumerism

So yesterday, I found out something on a Temptalia comment thread about brands that you boycott and why. Someone posted saying they don't buy from Proctor&Gamble (L'Oreal, Rimmel, Maybelline, Garnier, etc etc) and Estee Lauder (MAC, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, and countless others). I thought, yeah, animal testing, that's why, nothing unusual.

But I was wrong. The reasons she boycotted these parent companies included animal cruelty, but what shocked me was this: Both parent companies (the biggest cosmetics companies in the world) support Israel's occupation and supression of Palestine.

This shook me a lot. Two companies countless people buy from support the human rights crisis supported by every western nation on the planet. These two companies outwardly support the terrorism brought to the Palestinian people from the Israeli government, the bombings, the shootings, the slaughter - because Israel thinks that they are somehow entitled to land that they really aren't. Israel have been being funded by the US and greedy corporations since this whole thing started.

Don't bother emailing them about this - they'll be as vague as they are on animal testing. The profound disgust I felt when I went into a store today and saw women fawning over these brands. They don't know. They don't know the human tragedy that they are supporting. They don't know the animal cruelty they are funding.

Speaking of, animal testing. You need to be aware, as consumers, what you are buying and what you are supporting. This goes far beyond cosmetics. Have you ever bought Iams pet food? You're going to wish you hadn't. Other things on that informative Cracked list are: Chiquita bananas, coca-cola, Dole bananas and Nestle Quik.

Have you ever heard the term "blood diamond"? Most likely, any diamond purchased in the last 50 years has funded murder, dictatorship, rape and terror through Africa, unless they are marked "synthetic diamond".

While you probably thought this was going to be a huge post, I'm simply going to end it here: Buy indie, buy local, support small business, grow your own and be a responsible consumer. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and one day, you can make a difference to the way humans and animals are treated around the world.

Filthy Victorians 2012 - Moving Start Date

Hey you lot. So, unfortunately, I'm going to have to change the start date. Due to moving, clothing and health troubles and the fact I had three corsets mailed this year but one isn't suitable for everyday, one is shit and one never arrived, I'm going to have to change the start date of next year from January 1st to Feburary, probably between the 15th and 29th.

Really sorry about this, but I'm going to be making a F+F order for some skirts and dresses just after Christmas, as well as getting some new corsets.

You are all welcome to start at the original date, but I'm afraid that due to circumstances I cannot.

Hoping for earlier than that, but that's a worst-case scenario.

Thanks for understanding, guys. And if you don't, fuck you, you do now.

<3

New Page - Minecraft Server!

If you dare a gander up under the blog banner, you would notice this page - a page about our Minecraft server. It also has rules, guys, because I created that thing so Shaun, Heather and I could play together, and we still want to, so we are the lords of Buttlandia. And yes, that's really what I called our minecraft world. Mkay? Mkay. come on guys don't act that surprised

Anyway, it's open to all my goth community folks. What's the bet I could get my dear old Gran to join in? :P (she's pretty hardcore - her cooking blog is here, by the way, where she will tell you ways to make good things to put in your face)


If you want to play, drop me your username either here on this post, or on the Minecraft page, so I can add you to the list of people that can use teleport. It's pretty much the only way to find your way out of caves.


The seed we're on at the moment, by the way, is "I wanna be the very best" -quotations. Great for singleplayer as well.


Come down and join the circus, guise. <3

Review - Illamasqua "Freak" Perfume

So, with an online order of Illamasqua I got, they sent me a sample of their perfume. Now, in store in Australia, "Freak" will set you back...$149. Online, It's £59.00, which is around $90 australian.


Expensive, I know. However, it does have a snail on the bottle. So...worth it!

Anyway, the bottle they sent me was maybe....5mL? It's basically worth its weight in gold, in any case. Here are some pictures.

This says:

"I am
Exquisitely rare
Mysterious midnight blooms
Unfurling only for Luna's light
Datura, Black Davana, Poison Hemlock
and Queen of the Night
A covert gathering of forbidden flowers
Brought together in love's darkest hour
I am magical, timeless
Utterly unforgettable
I am bottled midnight
I am
Freak"

 I like this little poem. n.n

So as you can see, it's small. But it's still generous, along with the vour 15% off coupons I received with my order! (that need to be used soon...)


The actual smell of the perfume is...well, I don't normally like perfume, but this smells great. Here's how the website describes it:

TOP NOTES
Black Davana, Opium Flower and Belladonna bewitch the senses into uncontrollable lust and passion.
HEART NOTES
Poison Hemlock, Datura and Queen of the Night blossom, caress and kiss.
BASE NOTES
Aromas of Frankincense, Oud and Myrrh, addictively mesmerises and captures the senses.

So, it smells like that, I guess? Being from Australia, I'm unsure. However, it smells FUCKING GREAT. At first, when I sampled it in store, it took me a few seconds to get used to it. After that, I realised it smells like...well, kind of a bit like an old lady perfume, in the best possible way. It's also very Victorian, as opium, belladonna, frankinscence, myrhh and all the rest were very popular fragrances.

I find it lasts pretty well, but after a couple of hours in the city, with people breathing smoke all over me (I swear to god, smoking on the street should be illegal - more on that later), it's vanished. Sad forever!

I think the branding of this perfume, from the scent, to the packaging, to the little poem, is very in line with Illamasqua's company marketing. I think they did a great job making something exquisite, unique and quite luxurious.

Either way, if you can afford a bottle of Freak, buy some! I love it, and want more! So expensive though.

<3

A Rant About Anti-Obamaism - Your Comments Needed!

Important questions for you guys here. This is, of course, a response to this article, that a friend (who, I am sad to say, is literally losing her mind - more on this later.) TL;DR on that article: basically OH-BAH-MAH AND DER HOHMOHSEXZUALZ ARE GUNNA SOCIALSM AMERICA DERK DERK DERK.

Like, literally, that's basically it. So, let's break it down through the huge pile of buzzwords in this article.

Could 2012 Be America's Last Presidential Election?

Alright, so, with a title like that, you could think it was about DA END OF DA WRLD (which, again, I will touch on that bullshittery later), but, no, it's about the evil brown man destroying America by trying to give universal healthcare to the people and taxing the billionaires. Coz that's how it works.

"I’ve asked this question to a number of people and most them respond as if I were crazy for asking."

Probably a reason for that, bro.

"They tell me that this is America, land of the free and that there will always be elections.  I tell them that we are no longer the land of the free and that if Obama gets re-elected in 2012, that this just may be America’s last election."

 Quote from reputable sources, please. No - no, Fox is not a source! No! Bad! Bad political blogger! Down! Don't make me get the squirt bottle!

"In the past three years, the Obama administration has been very carefully crafting the nation for a political take over by his Marxist regime and this isn’t just my opinion."

 ....
>Obama administration has been very carefully crafting the nation for a political take over by his Marxist regime and this isn’t just my opinion.
> carefully crafting the nation for a political take over by his Marxist regime and this isn’t just my opinion.
> political take over by his Marxist regime
> his Marxist
> his
> Marxist
>.....

That word does not mean what you think it means! Holy fucking shit! There needs to be a Godwin's law for SOSHALISMZ. In fact, I am creating one. Lovett's Law - "accusing someone of or otherwise bringing up socialism, communism, marxism or similar politics in a place where it does not belong, is used incorrectly or otherwise used to justify hate will result in an automatic lose, and being mauled to death by a thousand cats."

(Godwin's Law, btw, is when people randomly bring up Hitler analogies and comparisons in an arguments for no apparent reason.)

Enough with inventing new debate laws, and on with the bullshit.

"Popular radio talk show host Michael Savage is the son of Russian immigrants and is very familiar with Soviet and European history.  Savage warned his listeners this week saying,"

 Of course! Being from Russia (a country that was basically communist in name only) AUTOMATICALLY MEANS HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. You retard.

“I have to tell you that if this man, God forbid, is the next president of the United States, we’re going to be living in something along the lines of – people say Europe. I don’t believe it’s going to be like Europe – I think it will be closer to Chavez’s South American dictatorship."

Yeah, that'll happen when you give people basic rights. They get oppressed.

"“This is the most corrupt, incompetent, dangerous tyrannical administration in American history.  It’s not politics as usual. It’s not just Democrats versus Republicans.  Obama has a long history of being at odds with American values and with America itself and the core principles of this country."

Alright, mate, let's leave it to the comment section of this blog post. How many of you are American, and support universal healthcare, LBGTQ rights (including not burning gay people at the stake for being born that way), and similar ideas (including proper Marxism)? I know for a fact that my Australian readership is basically on the side of proper Marxism, rights for all, and not letting an infant die because the parents are poor.

"They don’t want government-sponsored opinions.  They only want government-sponsored ‘Pravda.’  That’s exactly what the government-media complex tells you on a daily basis – nothing but the government-media complex party line.  Pay attention.  Your freedom may be at stake.”

Look, you are imagining a threat here. This is what we call a pretend first-world problem. Your life is so devoid of danger, you promptly make shit up to scare yourself with. And you seem to think that "sponsored opinions" isn't what you get with every elected government.

Oh, wait! Our freedom is at stake?! Oh shit, u guise! The brown man is going to take away your rights through letting people get married! Seriously, how the fuck is your freedom under threat through people getting more rights? I don't get it. What am I supposed to be scared of, again?

 "Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told a small group of people in an Iowa coffee house that,"

Oh, Christ. Rick Santorum is pretty much a Godwin on his own. The man is a lolfactory of the worst kind.

  "“Barack Obama is not incompetent, ladies and gentleman.  He knows exactly what he’s doing and why he’s doing it. He sees America differently than you see America."

Exactly! He sees America very different to fearmongering, gun-toting assholes! Wait, what?

"[Obama] has gone out of his way to divide this country in a way I haven’t seen since the Great Depression when Franklin Roosevelt went around to divide his country. That’s his hero.  What makes America great [in Obama’s mind is that] the government takes money from somebody and gives it to somebody else.  No, that’s what makes America, France.”

Revisionist history and revisionist current politics? What the shit? Both Roosevelts were pretty great, and France is quite amazing politically. So what the shit are you going on about? I literally have no fucking clue what you're getting at.

And "takes money from somebody and gives it to somebody else"? This is a good thing. Without this system we would basically have democratic feudalism. Which we have, but to a lesser extent. What's wrong, Rick? Worried the govmit is going to tax you just as much as they tax poor people?! 

"With his control over the Executive and Judicial branches of the government, the stage is set for a complete takeover of the government.  Think about it."

Right, u guise. You heard the man. Let's take a moment to think about it.

...

Yep. Still makes no sense.

"Since taking office, instead of helping the economy, Obama has purposely escalated the economic crisis by plunging the country into unprecedented debt. He has a number of programs that are designed to go into effect in January 2013, just in time for his second term of office"

 Yes. Because that's how it works. That's how you make laws. Also, sorry? Purposely escalated the economic crisis? Which political party, made mostly of millionaires, is constantly blocking taxing the extremely rich, when doing so would pretty much solve the financial problems? Which party constantly bitches about RAIZED TAXEZ (whilst not having any tax themselves)? That'd be the Republican party. Please, stop your bitching.

"The economic burden and increased taxes on everyone will be enough to cause the final economic collapse of the country.  As soon as that happens, Obama declares Martial Law and assumes dictatorial control of the nation."

Firstly, no. The law doesn't work that way. Secondly, raising taxes is how you fix debt. Seriously, where did you go to pick this bullshit up? You want the government to not raise taxes, and fix debt?

Alright, genius. Tell us how. No, really, we're waiting. "cutting spending" isn't enough - unless you cut military spending. But you can't do that, right? Because of the Nazis Japanese Russians Vietnamese Russians Russians Nazis Chinese Koreans French Russians Time Lords Brown Mooslum Ter'rists, right, guise?

"The Department of Justice has already been subverting federal laws to strip us of a number of freedoms.  The Supreme Court and many of the other federal courts have been seeded with socialistic liberal judges that will rule in Obama’s favor on virtually anything, thus ending constitutional rule and law."

And I say
Bounce a graviton particle beam
Off the main deflector dish
That's the way we do things, lad
We're making shit up as we wish...

  "He’s already changing the face of America’s military.  Allowing homosexuals to openly serve along with changing the retirement program is causing many conservative military leaders to resign commissions and leave the military."

I don't get why this is a problem, either. If open heterosexuals are allowed to serve, why not open homosexuals? And causing conservative leaders to leave? Good! You don't want intolerant assholes in your military. They're the guys who open fire on Muslim civilians from a helicopter on the basis that "they're all terrorists".

 "Some Pentagon officials are also noting that an increase in the enlistment of radical Muslims into the US military where they get all the training they need on weapons and defense systems.  We have no idea how many of them there are in the armed forces or in what positions they may hold."

Christ, "Muslim" should be a Godwin too. Like gay people and women, Muslims are people too. Their religion does not dictate national pride. Most American Muslims are patriotic and love their country. Your basis for fear is sick, not to mention unfounded. I'll say it slowly, love - There is no terrorist threat.

"Obama has been wielding executive powers this past year as if he were already a dictator.  When Congress is not doing his bidding, he simply bypasses them and used an executive order to accomplish it anyway.  This has set the stage for his disbandment of Congress.  He would not be the first world leader to take control of a nation and disband the legislative branch of government."

Not like George Bushes! Not like every American president in history! Christ. Executive power comes with the job. It's not "dictatorship". It's the republic you hold so near and dear while you cry and masturbate to sleep every night.

"He has been effectively using the media to anesthetize the public to the dangers he poses.  Like a patient being prepped for surgery, people are numb to the changes and won’t have a clue what took place until they wake up in recovery and realize that free America has been removed and replaced with a regime that may parallel those of Stalin, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Chavez and Castro."

This is simply not the case. You also have no idea about world politics, past and present. You don't know about left- and right-wing differences. You clearly don't know that Hitler was a conservative extremist (like you!) and you clearly, clearly think that if anyone tells you different, they're wrong stinky heads and blind and that if you stick your fingers in your ears and shout "la la la" that all the pesky facts will go away.

"For the sake of our children and grandchildren, I earnestly pray that we are spared from what seems a certain future and that Obama is overwhelmingly defeated in 2012.  Otherwise, heaven help us."

For the sake of your children and grandchildren, I hope that they wake up and realise what a fearmongering, ill-informed, uneducated extremist that you are, and that they cut off all ties with you.

This isn't a case of "believe what you like". I sincerely think that the author of the article, and many republican candidates (including Hermain Cain - a rapist, guys) are dangerous extremists. They claim to love America pretty hard, but as an outsider looking in, they are positively doing more to destroy the US than anything else, ever. Apparently allergic to progress, science and facts, they cannot be allowed outside an asylum. 

What I fear, as an outsider whose country blindly follows the US wherever it may go, is what will happen to my own country (that is facing a looming election itself). I am worried, not for my sake, but for the sakes of LGBTQ youth after me, for alternatives, for the poor and the sick and the needy. These are worrying times, folks, but not in the way that the writer of "Could 2012 Be The Last Presidential Election" would have you believe.

Please share your opinions on the sheer stupidity condensed in this article. Commenting on this also means you pledge allegiance to Lovett's Law.

Anoia be with your kitchen drawer.

Shopping vs Bank:

And the first round goes to....shopping!

Mind you, we did buy things we needed. And, um, we went to a games arcade.

I bought a new undercorset slip, because - and here's the most awesome part - I am finally beginning my regime of tightlacing. I tried to sleep in my corset last night but I was having some pre-seizure pains from cigarette smoke.

We also bought a camera, which will get its trial run today! YAAAY.

Also, for another awesome thing, we invested in Proactive yesterday. I need clear skin for next year.

Not much else going on, but a better post will happen later.

<3

Hello Interblags, This Is Your Cat

Hey you lot. Things have been hectic the past week or so! On Sunday, Growlithe and I went to Sydney, where we spent the afternoon in Luna Park, and then on Monday, we caught the train back to Melbourne! My Illamasqua and Morgana Minerals mix powder foundation lasted my two-hour nap on Growlithe's lap using Shaun as a pillow.

The train ride was great! Really quiet, beautiful countryside and all!

However, Tuesday sort of really sucked. Because I hadn't eaten for days, pretty much, I managed to get extremely ill that day. That day was also the day we had to go to Ikea to buy a bed. So Growlithe went upstairs to make a purchase, and I laid on the couch in the foyer (they have those for your convenience. I love ikea!). After about fifty minutes, I lumbered to the bathroom to violently throw up. But my makeup was still in place - I tweeted this about an hour later, touting it to be a christmas miracle. I felt a lot better, and went to find Growlithe.


And there, between the bedsheets and the flat-packed bathrooms were....some goths! I wish I had gotten a picture, these girls were gorgeous! I turned quite red when one of them complimented me. I also found a small fluffy white rat toy, which I brought home.

We came home, where we slept in the lounge, since our bed wasn't delivered til the next day. One of our housemates, Mini, was really worried about me, because I wasn't hungry! What a sweetheart.

We put our bed together yesterday, and I outfitted it in some awesome candystripe sheets, which I did think to photo before we laid down and trashed it by being wiggly. Unfortunately I can't upload it right now. </3 Soons, my pets, with all my photos of the baby kittens~! (Speaking of which, my babies need homes. Anyone want to share their homes with my awesome cats?)

Today we lazed around and did household chores. Not much happened - mostly Minecraft and we watched some more of hour Hatventures: Skylands urtoob series we're into. Growlithe went out and bought a kettle, too, and a powerboard so we can play our wii - or as we call it, our Woo. Along with a "goff woo remote with a nunchuck, because you're so goff".

Anyway, I have had a very persistant headache the last few days. Hopefully it will clear up pretty soon and I'll feel a bit better, and the fresh vegetables I have been eating have helped a lot. 

I am desperately trying to get ready for the Filthy Victorians, without much luck - with the sewing machine so far away, my eyesight getting worse and funds running low, I am fearing I might have to push back the start date a month.

Would you guys hate me if I had to? Life is getting really hectic and I haven't had the opportunity to blog much at all, which I hate, and I need to go out and do a good load of skirt-shopping!

Missing you all desperately, hoping to get some good, interesting blogging done soon!


On a final note, blog lurker and commenter Miss Gothy Girl and I met up a few weeks ago for shopping at Gallery Serpentine. We should never be put together again - we are TERRIBLE for each other! She has started a blog at my insistance - called Clockwork Bats ! Go and follow her, and hopefully she can get this seamstress business underway! I have to say, Nikki is awesome and so much fun! Hoping to stage a get-together when she is down after Christmas.


Much love, and missing you all!


<3

NEW PROFILE PICTURE

It's me and my cousin Ash. Well, not my cousin Ash, my second cousin's ex girlfriend who has his kids.

But she's 9000 times cooler than my cousins.

So there you go.

Help Me Pick A Song

I'm having a hankering to work on a new song. Because of my sick I haven't been practising my vocals lately, so I need a good bit of vocal gymnastics to get me back into line. Here's my selection, but please suggest.

This one will be very hard but worth it, it's an excellent piece.

 To be honest, ANY voltaire song will be good, but I thought this one would be a good place to start? :P

the Portal games have to be some of my favourite games in term of story, humour, and music. O Cara Mia is a beautiful song, and this has to be my favourite rendition of it.

"Johanna (reprise)" is a beautiful song, and I adore it so very much.

And just for fun, here'sa song I'm really into at the moment. The Guiness Book of Records notes this as the highest vocal note in classical music.

Whichever I do will be eventually recorded and posted up here for the world to be confused about.

So please do choose or suggest. I need halp!