Expectations Vs Reality

It's always the same, isn't it, especially during the holiday season. You build up expectations in your head about how it will be and then the cold reality of 'how it really is' slaps you in the face. Sigh

Trust good old Mother Nature to cum up with millions of years of evolution to produce some of the most beautiful natural monuments the planet has ever seen - I would gladly plant a flag on ALL of them :)

There are some things that are undeniably hot. These are not those. This is a collection of failed attempts to look arousing. A tutorial in the art of the turn off. If you want to know what unappealing looks like, look no further.

You know the one i'm talking about, she's a one in a million cutie. One things for sure, I'd much rather end up stranded on magical island with a girl like that, but then that's an entirely different story...

Japan. It's the land of the rising sun, tsunamis, nuclear power plant meltdowns, fallout and of course a culture that, well, is different than anywhere else on the planet, if you want to experience the surreal then this is the place to live. Cool.

Ever wondered what celebrities would look like with gigantic conks? Yeah, me neither, but thanks to photoshop and someone who has far too much free time, now we know! Just something else we have the internet to thank for!

After seeing these you could say that the definition of beauty is 'when you can go out without make-up and not be mistaken for a dude in a wig'. Most of these girls you could pass in the street and not have a clue who they were...

Not all human beings of the XX chromosome have the urge to do the duckface when they be self-shooting in the bathroom/bedroom mirror. Some reckon that a smile and some tight clothing will just bloody well suffice.

Rick James never said a truer word when he sang 'Woodwork squeaks & out come the freaks' & wouldn't have been out of place amongst the characters who came to show off their home-made costumes in NYC this week. Epic.

These wouldn't look out of place in a MC Escher print. Sure, there's nothing 'impossible' about them other than their complexity and the fact they're made out of sand, but they're still pretty damn impressive.

If you want to put something awesome in your mouth, look no further than this gallery. It's got a tantalisingly tempting selection of top tips and serving suggestions to make your supper more succulent.