24/07/2012

Summer, sweat and poetry


It's the last time I will see you sleeping next to me,
the last time I will hear you breathing next to me.
I have to memorize every inch of your body so that I will never forget.
But how could I forget. . . 
I have and will probably never touch you, 
but I was watching you sleeping, 
I heard you breathing,
I felt your heart beating. . .
That is enough for me

11/07/2012

Skins

I started watching Skins around 2008 . . . 
It blew my mind! I've never watched any 'teen' series that raw, that honest before. I couldn't stop watching.
On that moment -after finishing the first two seasons- I made up my mind. I wanted to visit England. I wanted to see if what Skins depicted as reality was 'the' reality.
It's 2012.
I graduated this month. BA in Popular Music.
I've lived for 2 and a half years in London. 
Everything you saw on Skins . . .









. . . is true.






05/07/2012

Tattooed Women

I hate how tattooed women are portrayed on magazines, websites, tv etc . . . 
Showing -too much- skin, being kinky, rough, more than sexy . . .
I don't like stereotypes. I myself am a woman with tattoos. 
I don't like showing them off. I don't like people who say "Oh! She's got tattoos she must me wild!"WTF people! 
How shallow and judgemental can you be?
If a woman wants to be sexy, kinky or whatever it has nothing to do with being tattooed. And she shouldn't be judged by or for it anyway. 
Why do people associate tattoos with "bad" or "wild" behavior? 
Why in 2012 a girl has to be in a bikini if she wants to be on a tattoo magazine cover? 
For me personally tattoos are sacred and private. They're not something to show off or to get to impress. 
I understand and respect that everyone has his/her own opinion. However I expect a little courtesy and respect as well. For example many times I had people -men most of the time- grabbing my arm to see my tattoos without even asking. They assumed it was ok because they were visible. Of course they were as I have a sleeve and it's summer, I'm gonna wear a t-shirt ffs! 
I believe that guys seeing all these girls on magazines, tv shows etc showing off their tattoos -even in very private places- makes them think it's ok to not only ask, but also grab a girl to see her tattoos. 
It's not ok. 
Don't be surprised if someone sues you for sexual harassment one of these days. 
Anyhow I needed to blog this as it's summer and I'm not going to wear long sleeved t-shirts just to avoid tactless behavior. 
Cheesecakes and Bats,
Lara