March 4, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
In an age where text messaging, Whatsapp and instant messenger are replacing the good old fashioned phone call I am finding it increasingly difficult to decipher the cryptic language of the dreaded text message. According to a study at UCLA up to 93% of communication is non-verbal. If this little nugget of trivia is true then I am afraid that... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor Love & Relationships Rant
February 13, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
To my friends and family who restored my faith in love. This time last year (a few days before the big V day) I was in a state. I had casually ambled into my local Waterstones to be unexpectedly ambushed by Valentine mushville over load. NOOOOOOOOO! I had been so distracted by the excruciating pain of my own breakup that... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor Love & Relationships
February 5, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So the other day in one of my drama classes we were exploring the chorus of Euripides’ Greek tragedy The Bacchae. So if you’re not familiar with this delightful play in a nut shell it’s about this gobby King called Pentheus who pisses off the god of wine and ultimately gets torn to pieces by a chorus of highly... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor
January 10, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So the other day I was casually walking towards my house when I saw my ex-housemate across the road from me. As he looked over I gave a little wave. He sorta clocked me but instead of waving back he just blanked me. SOME PEOPLE. Determined not to be ignored I gave another wave. Blanked again. This time I waved... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor
December 15, 2011 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
It was just one of those weeks when I needed to do something adventurous. I was getting a bit itchy you see, a bit restless…. All term commitments had been nicely wrapped up; I was beginning to panic about my first Christmas in 4 years without my ex-boyfriend in the picture and I felt exhausted just thinking about my holiday... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Cringe Factor
October 31, 2011 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So I had a bit of a meltdown this week. I actually went slightly AWOL. I almost broke down into tears at uni – a complete mess… And now I feel like a giant penis. So here’s the story… I am a bit of a Take That fan and I am unashamed to admit that I have recently been fairly... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor Rant Yazmin Joy
October 16, 2011 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So last night I went out. I haven’t danced so vigorously (outside of my bedroom) for literally years. I was gettin my grroooove on people! And it felt incredible. Not to brag but it was a bit like that scene in Honey. My feet felt like they were possessed, I mean they were moving fast. I even participated in a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor Yazmin Joy