Little stick men

The other day, as i was coming home on the tube from modeling in Alternative Fashion Week 2009, i was looking around to see who my fellow riders were when my eyes became side tracked by a very intriguing and beautiful thing.. A poster.

Now you must be thinking, "Ok, sure, posters can be quite intriguing, especially those ones that have funny quotes or amazing colours.. Yes, i totally understand where you're coming from Emma!" .. Do you just. Well, let me take some time to explain exactly what i was looking at..

It was a sign, just above a particular seat. It was a block colour of blue with white writing and white for the pictures. Yes, there were pictures. The writing read, "Priority seat, for people who are disabled, pregnant or less able to stand." The people under each word were stick figures. One was a pregnant woman, one was a woman with a child and the other was a man with a walking stick. 

"Big deal. I see them everywhere!" EXACTLY! That is my point! Thank you for bringing it to my attention.. We see these particular stick figures on signs such as priority seating, road crossings and the most recognised, we see them on the front of public toilet doors, or on someone's private toilet door who has stolen one of these signs and has then returned it to their home and put it on display for all to see.

Whoever designed these stick figures must be seriously rich. They would have made an absolute fortune. Either that or they're now sitting at home on a flee infested couch, in their pajamas and a torn bathrobe, eating some Ben and Jerry's ice cream (cookie dough flavour) and are surrounded by their babies.. 10 purring felines. Let's call this cat carer Ron. Ron is most likely having a twice daily conversation with his cats about how he was the one who invented the stick men and back in the day it was considered a real art, until someone stole the idea from him while he was sleeping. The next thing he knew, they had it posted on every public toilet door and someone else got the recognition for his artwork!! .. Poor Ron.

So the next time you visit a public toilet or you ride the tube and see a priority seating stick man staring at you, take some time out to remember Ron; the ice cream eating, couching sitting, feline loving, poor man who wasn't able stay awake at the most crucial time of his life.

Warm wishes,

Emma Martin 

Fairy Tales

Ever wanted to live in a fairy tale land? A land where dreams come true no matter what plans the evil character invented. A land where you look fabulous from the moment you wake up. A land where your true love rides up to you on a beautiful, white horse and declares his love for you. A land where you could fall from the top of the highest mountain and every piece of you would still be in tact. A land where animals gather around you and help you get dressed in the morning. A land where everyone can sing (i mean, what's with that!? What about the rest of us who just can't seem to grasp this talent!). A land where the main characters, no matter where they are or what they've lost, are able to enjoy the place that they're at.

It's been 2 months now since i decided that i wanted to be a model and what a roller coasted it has been! This whole 2 months has been a fast learning curve. I've learnt to re-adjust my thinking, how i act, what my dreams are and how i'm going to accomplish them. Let me just say straight up though, it's about now that the missing of the best friends and the family back in Australia really starts to set in and i am so lucky to have one of my best friends over here with me. Her name is Justine Clare and she's an amazing actress! She's one of those actresses who won't do one movie and that's her career. She is going to go down in the Hall of Fame. There is no way that i'm biased, this girl is going to re-set the thinking of our society and touch the hearts of all who will see her films. 

How does one even begin to explain these past two months? I simply cannot. Instead, i will say that when doors start to open, it's easier to walk through them with confidence rather than ramming yourself down a laundry shoot that is too small for you. 

Tomorrow i'm starting a 12 day detox. I must admit that i have never done one of these detox diets but i'm absolutely looking forward to it! It's a raw food detox so i will keep you updated on the progress of it all. 

I've heard stories that if you eat too much carrot, you turn orange and if you eat too much peas, you turn green! Maybe that was just from my childhood friends encouraging me to throw my vegetables to the dog under the table at dinner time.. Either way, i don't think i can turn any other colour than what i am right now... WHITE! As an Australian who loves the beach and who lived on a beautiful coastal town, i do not think i have ever been this white! I was talking to my dad on Skype this morning and he was saying things like, "Oh Em, you look like you have the London tan!" and my personal favourite, "You glow Em!". As i was wearing a white singlet, he couldn't resist in saying, "Oh you are wearing a long sleeved white shirt! For a moment there i thought it was a white singlet". Yes, the rumours are true, i have somehow misplaced my 'natural glow', however, i hear that white is the new tan so i can live with that.

April 20-24th 2009. What is on these dates you will ask. Alternative Fashion Week of course! This is where all of the up and coming fashion designers will present their designs to all who wants to see. Why am i so interested? I've been accepted to model in the shows and i am so excited for it! So if you're free on these days at 1.15pm, make your way down to the Spitalfields Traders Markets and enjoy the shows!

This is the start of my fairy tale.. How does yours start?

Warm wishes,

Emma Martin