New on The BlaBla Blog today... Valentine’s Day by the numbers (Infographic)

I’m a sappy romantic at heart, and as much as I detest the commercialisation of something as natural as romance, this Infographic from The History Channel makes some interesting observations about Valentine’s Day in the States: 62% of adults say they celebrate the holiday Men spend an average of $150 [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... 11:11:11 on 11/11/11

There’s a whole bunch of ones happening right about now. That’s because it’s 11 minutes and 11 seconds past 11 am on the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the century. Indeed, it is 11:11:11 on 11/11/11. (At least it will be [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Movember, Movember the Mo of Movember

Call it what you want The moustache. The stash. Lip tickler. Soup strainer. ‘stache. Lip spinach. Cookie duster. Muzzy. Upper lip plumage. Misplaced eyebrow. Dot and dash. Mouser. Tash. Face fungus. Or just for the month of Movember – the Mo. That hirsute symbol of manliness and virility has gone [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Hey Baby, What’s Your Number?

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) would have me believe that mine is 3,536,155,740. They also suggest that someone will claim the number 7,000,000,000 sometime during today. 7 billion people. That’s a lot of humanity. And a milestone worth noting, and discussing the implications of. But before we spend too [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Bitch Fab Essentials

Maintaining my very fab bitchy self is not easy. I need help. Loads of it. Don’t despair. I will not totally kill you with a long boring list. I am aiming to only almost kill you with a list that includes my-absolute-must-bitchy-haves. I have been told that I tend to [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Please Let Me Have Blade!

  I would have offered my soul to get Blade. If only I had one. Lost it many seasons ago already!  

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... A Story for Every Picture: The Deserts of My Soul

I could not speak Your parting words froze my voice I could not feel pain Your cold gaze froze my blood My heart stopped beating My soul became bare But hope survived And blooms In the deserts of my soul Picture credit:   Greg – The BlaBla Blog  

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... A Story for Every Picture: Transparency

Transparency Your spoken word evaporated Into broken letters As your lies are transparent To ears that want to hear Unlike your action That hides behind the darkness Of eyes that do not want to see   Picture credit: Distances by the amazingly talented Lilyana Karadjova

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... A Story for Every Picture – Cold Silence

For the first time on BlaBla, White Sock Girl shares the most recent of her "A Story for Every Picture" posts with us. The SEP Project aims to put words to illustrative photographs. It is through this project that WSG found the striking photography of Lilyana Karadjova. You'll find many more these "stories for pictures" here: http://bit.ly/e07ZQ3 Cold Silence

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... All I Want for Valentine’s Day: Sweet Satisfaction

White Sock Girl expresses more desire for Victoria's Secret and Jimmy Choo - Sweet Satisfaction for Valentine's Day

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... All I Want for Valentine’s Day: Wicked Pleasure

Wicked Pleasure It’s a bow And an arrow It won’t cause any pain I Promise Just pure endless pleasure Can I now have the shoes? Please? ~ The Fabulous Bitch ~ Don’t imitate!   Be fabulously original! My Blog: http://splinteredlife.blogspot.com Picture Credits: Victoria’s Secret, Jimmy Choo

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Gary Moore (1952 – 2011) Death Is Just A Heartbeat Away

I was my late teens when my good mate Rob first introduced me to Gary Moore. Or rather Gary introduced himself, together with his good mate Phil Lynott, through the power of their collaboration on a piece of music they created in 1985, a short while before Lynott himself passed [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Challenger Remembered – Obviously a Major Malfunction

On January 28, 1986, at 11:38 am EST against the backdrop of a clear blue Florida sky, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. 73 short seconds later the entire crew of seven was lost in an explosion which ripped the craft apart. Despite the [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Nelson Mandela in Hospital – #madiba Twitter Feed

Nelson Mandela has been admitted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. At the moment the Nelson Mandela Foundation seem to be acting as spokespersons for Mandela and the family. They are clear that “Madiba is having a routine check-up and is in good spirits.” Initial reports indicate that an area at [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... RIP Leslie Nielsen

Actor Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale from complications arising from pneumonia brought on whilst he was battling a serious staph infection. He was 84. He will probably be most remembered (and most loved) for his Detective Frank Drebin character. The bumbling, accident-prone, hilariously slap-stick and sight [...]

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