The Last Leg is going for gold!

Well my Friday nights have just got even better thanks to the return of The Last Leg. A show which took the country by storm during The 2012 Paralympic Games. This show has not only prove to be a huge comedy hit but also has helped break down barriers surrounding disability sport and disabilities as a whole.

Hosted by the ever cheery Australian stand up Adam Hills and his wing men Josh Widicombe and Alex Brooker, these funnymen don't hide the fact that they too have a limb missing here and there. An opening line of the show last night (25/1/13) was "3 men with 4 legs between them" Adam for one example never lets his leg act as a taboo subject for him or his fans, he often uses it as the punch line within his stand up routines. His stories of airport security experiences, ways to ensure you have an entire beach to yourself and the response he gets worldwide to his newly Union Jack decorated prosthesis.    

"Sydney was the first Paralympic games where the competitors felt like equals, London is the first where they have been treated as heroes"      (Adam Hills)

The most insightful section of the show is the #IsItOk, which allows the viewers to ask a question they would probably be too scared to ask in the usual situation so provides them with the outlet to do so.
 During the paralympics we asked questions such as #Isitok 'to wonder why they bother showing a red card to a blind football player' and also #Isitok 'to wonder how an athlete with no arms gets out of a swimming pool?'
Why should it not be OK to wonder about these situations? Surely ignorance is more offensive than anything else in this world? I don't like the term disabled in the slightest! Surely we should celebrate everyone's ABILITIES
As The above quote shows, London 2012 made heroes of athletes such as Johnnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft, Jody Cundy and Sarah Story and to be honest, I am very proud of being part of a generation who see Oscar Pistorius as a hero rather than an over-paid footballer


Sophie
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Beautiful Hunter

Hello all!!

Hope you are all enjoying the lovely snow we have been having! I am!!
How could you not?? Snow always makes me as happy as a little school girl. It really does fall under the same category as Christmas, Goodwood Festival of speed weekender and the start of the Formula one season.

There's nothing like a good snowball fight with someone. It is a highlight that unfortunately in the UK we have to do without sometimes but when the white stuff graces us with its presence for a week or 2 in the year, I go crazy like I've never seen the stuff before. Take the other week for instance. Me and a friend turned Goole train station car park in to a war zone of snow and cars for me to strategically hide behind! I haven't laughed so much in ages! While we both resembled something that had just climbed out of a freezer after about 40mins, both drenched to the core,  it was quite possibly in my opinion, one of my favourite moments ever!

FYI i do not consider using vehicles as hiding places to be cheating as i have since been accused!

This has deterred me from my original point of this entry. I find it so hard picking what to wear in the snow. One wardrobe staple that never lets me down though.... My trusty Hunter wellington boots!

I am absolutely besotted with them! I own the "traditional" green colour which I also like to call British Racing Green =) I am always swooning over the latest "model" It is a full on Love affair and I'm hooked! This is "The One" The current object of my desire is the 'Original Brit'

After the fabulousness of 2012, who can blame us for wanting to show some national pride! Even much so, these same boots are available in GOLD a la Olympic! How perfect!

This much loved British super brand which used to be known by farmers and outdoorsy types the countryside over is now a household name of men and women from 9-90. While it is not only my best winter friend but it doesn't desert me in the summer months as i take them with me to my annual trip to Goodwood Festival Of Speed with my Lovely Miss Merrick Tracey who is also partial to a Hunter wellie. We are ready to rock the festival chic to the max. I really do think that i need to add "Original Brit" to my collection but perhaps in the shorter version so i can also show my love for motor sports Brits (especially Jenson Button) come rain or shine! Lets face it, British summers don't promise us fantastic sunshine so I'll definitely be getting my value for money. I think i should start planning my spring/summer outfits to go with my Hunters =)

For any of you who haven't fallen for the wonderfulness of the Hunter then please check out http://www.hunter-boot.com/

Righteo. That is enough of my lovesick rambling ways.

Wrap up warm everyone!!

Examining Mr Grey

Before going any further I shall admit from the very beginning that I am a Fifty Shades lover! I have read all 3 books and loved every second of escapism that it provided and was taken in by everything that the delectable Christian Grey said (and did)
Part of all the excitement seemed to be the creation of the image of 'Our' Mr Grey. I have found out from talking to other lovers of the bestseller is that everyones image of him is completely different. While in most novels of almost every genre, we all have a generic image of the characters, which 9 times of 10 all match up, the imagery of the character of Christian Grey is totally different. It allows readers to create their very own image of 50 shades himself.

With the news of a possible Fifty Shades film hitting our silver screens in the future this has got many fans speculating who will be cast in the lead role. While the usual names seem to be continuing to float around; Ian Somerhalder, Matt Bomer, Henry Cavill and even Ryan Gosling are all public favourites but yet there is still no word from a movie company on potential/rumoured cast. Its all rather exciting!!

I want to put my suggestion forward to the Christian Grey role melting pot!
I would love to see Bradley Cooper in the lead role.  

Hello Mr Grey!

Say hello to my perfect image of what i think Grey looks like - Longer hair that hangs a certain way, Stunning smile, someone who looks beyond sexy in a suit and eyes you could swim in! Also, he is pretty dam beautiful!
While some say he is too old for the role (38) you can not tell me that he looks his age!! I would normally have a stronger argument for my case but its 1am and quite frankly i am stunned by the man's beautiful smile and his eyes in all honesty!

Who do you think should play Christian Grey????