I've got small boobs...

...and I find it almost impossible to find nice undies that fit and look fantastic.

Then I found Dainty Ladies and I am in tiny boobie heaven. Designed and hand made in the UK there are loads of ranges from comfy stuff to absolute stunners. I have already dropped hints for my birthday, but I may not last until then and just buy it myself.

This range is my current favourite.



So appologies to all you big girls who have underwire and serious scaffolding but today it's all about the pert little tits that could do with a bit of a hoof up.

Sophie Lancaster, an end of sorts

A child has been convicted of the death of Sophie Lancaster and the brutal beating of her boyfriend Rob Matlby. Ade Varney talks to the BBC about the realities of living as a goth in an increasingly gang dominated culture. He is "campaigning to have the definition of hate crime to include offences against people based on their appearance or subcultural interests." PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE sign his petiton to the government here.

Love is...

...washing vomit off a pink fairy duvet at 3am. Being a mother means doing it naked in cold water. Such was my Friday night.

The good news is that the bug worked its way out (at 2 hourly intervals) in time for the Easter Sunday egg hunt and general chocolate extravaganza.

I love my daughter, my family and my life but forgive me for wishing I was elsewhere at 3am on Saturday morning.

I've had a lot of experience with such stuff and have come up with a few very important tips and considerations for the Goth Parent.

- NEVER let an ill child into your bed if you have satin, velvet or anything lush anywhere around the bed. If you sleep on rubber then go for your life.

- Black sheets are very cool but children will but all manner of bodily fluids on them at very frequent intervals and you can't boil wash black and keep the colour (believe me I've tried). This also applies to baby grows and vests / onesies. White / pale cotton really is the way to go. Then you get Grandma to stitch a fantastic quilt to go over the top of the bed so it looks both Goth and PINK.



- I have extended the rule above to our bed and the towels. I have boiled too much in the last three years to have any colour left.

I did have some beautiful black sleep suits and vest for Little Miss when she was a new born, but they got pooped and sicked on so much that they were grey within 6 weeks.

So take the wisdom of my experience; and sleep on rubber sheets if you want a good night's sleep with a sick child in the house.

Happy Ostara all

Little Miss say "MMmmmmmm Chocolate."



Goth Mum say "What the F'ck happened to Spring"




Thank the Goddess the vomiting has stopped in time to hunt chocolate. We had a big chat about how things are growing and the Earth is waking up but the most coherent thing we got back was that there was a magic rabbit that brought CHOCOLATE. Ho hum! Well I enjoyed hanging blown eggs (shocking pink and covered in smiley face stickers) on to the branches of our giant cheese plant and decorating my altar in yellow.

Although I do feel that sharing a chocolate egg while drnking gin was maybe not such a good combination and I may have to go and have a little lie down.

Happy Ostara to you all and the blessings of the Goddess be upon you all in this time of growth.

Brand new Bauhaus

I've just caught up on the Dark Culture podcast and heard some fantastic new music, including a track (Adrenalin) from the new Bauhaus album "Go away White". Cinka has some audio snips on the Dark Culture Blog.

This is their first studio album in 25 years (Russell Hall interviews Pete Murphy here

It is very very cool. I love to put Bauhaus on my MP3 when I have to do a supermarket shop at the end of a very long day. The new material is new and fresh but still soooo Bauhaus.

Enjoy

I want another baby....

Just so I can give them this....



$12.99 from Halloween Town. Thanks to Meridith posting at Droolicious.

Corset Obsessions and the 1980's

It's not a wierd as it sounds. I've been watching Ashes to Ashes on the BBC and there is a shot in the titles of Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) in the most fanstastic red leather belt / corset. It's right at the end of the sequence (about 50 seconds in) and shows a fab 80's grey dress and this beautiful red corset thang.




I was so corset obsessed that I wore a waspie to go into the city shopping with the pickle this morning. I looked stunning, even if I do say so myself. Long victorian boots, back and white print long a-line skirt corset over a gauze top and lashings of dark smudgy make up. My daughter wasn't impressed but I felt great!

I find myself doing this more and more. Some days I just have to get dressed up. For no other reason than I haven't worn lipstick for a few days. I think my husband appreciates it, so it's not a complete waste of slap.

Sophie Lancaster

Sophie's Death has brought back some unhappy memories. A few years ago Mr V & I used to enjoy a Friday night at a local pub where a friend would entertain us and a large number of the local goths with excellent tuneage. This event quickly ended when the weekly beatings of various young men began. Someone would get beaten up on their way home every week. We were lucky and only had to go down the road. A year or so later my professionalism was stretched to the limit at work. I teach in a secure environment and one of my students was talking about the local gang he used to run with and the goth bashing they used to enjoy. That I didn't reach over and smash his head into a table shows just how non judgmental and professional I am.

While there are still people out there who will make judgements about others based on what they look like, there is no hope that incidents like this will stop hapenning.

What's on my MP3 player?

In a bid to rid myself of the daytime playlists of Radio1 I have taken to listening to my MP3 player on the way home from work rather that Scott Mills.

Currently I am having a bit of a Dave Grohl thing. My groovy little Zen Stone is full of Foo Fighters and Nirvana. I set in on Random so I am constantly surprised as I have a few little random nuggets of Ramstein or the Sisters of Mercy.

I also have to keep up with my Podcasts.

Since Pandora stopped broadcasting to the UK I have missed listening to new music but I have found a few good podcasts on the net.

13Thirteen is a great place to listen to unsigned and barely known artists mixed in with a few classics and the Radio 1 alternative / indie / punk / whatever podcasts are really good if, like me, you can't stay up until 3 am listening to the radio. I particularly enjoy the Rock show with Daniel P Carter

What I really need is a DAB radio in my car then I can listen to 6 music, or Asian network. Anything but daytime playlisting.

Going to drown out 'Alphabeat' with a large glass of Gin now (that will teach me!)

Goth on the catwalk

Alexander McQueen Holds (Goth) Court This link from the Wall Street journal tells of the Goth / Victorian influences of the Fall 08 collections. I can't wait to see how they filter down to the high street.