Catch up post

Hi guys:) 

  I haven't posted for two days now due to not actually being home. You see, yesterday was a friends 18th birthday so I've been round there since midday yesterday :). It was really good, i mean to start with, I didn't really know many of the people going other then really his girlfriend but by the end of last night it was if we'd all known each other for years now. Everyone was so welcoming even though I'd technically be the 'baby' of the group (I'm a year younger then the majority that were there). 

   It wasn't really a party per say, more of a social gathering instance because there was really only a few people there. But personally, I think that's so much better then huge parties where you know no-one and end up losing your friends mid way through the night. Then again, I'm not as sociable as that. 

  The photo I've included at the top is a gift Lauren (his girlfriend) brought me back from the Boyce avenue tour when they were playing in Bristol, because I had to miss the concert as everyone else dropped out on me:(. But even so, I've fallen in love and it's on the verge of replacing my comic book wristbands. So basically, what I'm trying to tell you guys is that I'm hugely anti social but small social gatherings are really cool to me and if you ever want to win me over, band merch is the way to do it.

Jess xo

Fashions on Friday

Hello guys:) 

It's that time of the week again for a fashion post. And this week I wanted to write about my ultimate summer outfit pieces, skater skirts. 

   I absolutely love skater skirts, I own about 8 in different colours and materials. Why do I love them? Well it's simple, they're so adaptable for different occasions and styles. 

   Found this on Google and thought it demonstrated my point perfectly, drawings are not mine. 

I even wear my in winter with leggings and jumpers. Definitely not a piece of my wardrobe I'll be replacing anytime soon. 

Jess xo 

The little princess trust & me

Hello lovelies, 

  Today post I about an amazing trust and project I will be taking part in on the 20th of September: the little princess trust. 

 What is it? Well the little princess trust is a charity which uses real hair to make wigs for girls and boys who have lost their hair  -usually through cancer treatments, but alapecia as well- across the uk. They accept donations regularly of a minimum of 7 inches from ordinary people and even some famous faces (Jessie J's hair was donated after she shaved her hair) and that's where I come in. Myself and 4 other girls will be donating hair to the cause on the 20th September, 2 of which are actually shaving their heads completely. I decided to donate hair to the cause because it's something I'm really passionate about. After losing my grandad to cancer in october, my grandma was diagnosed as terminally ill with cervical cancer. It was devasting for the entire family, especially my mam, who's best friend is also terminally ill due to ovarian cancer. Having seen how hard it was for both women to lose their hair it made me realise how hard it must be for anyone of any age to go through, hence my deduction to try and find a way to get involved, which led to meeting Nicola Pearce, one of the women shaving her head. 

  My hair is about 25 inches and reaches my waist, so 7 inches will take my hair to about 18inches just below my shoulders. 

Mine isn't the longest however, as most of the girls hair comes to about waist or hip length so the cut will be a huge change to us. So because of this together we have collectively created a just giving page so that any sponsor money raised on this page could go to cancer research as well ( thus helping two charities at once). It really is a good cause and we're hoping people can see how much these means to is in order to sponsor us :) 

 So anyone who feels generous enough to sponsor us any amount would be gratefully appreciated! The page is www.justgiving.com/Nicola-Pearce3 

Again any support or donations you can make a greatfully accepted and would be a huge support!  

Www.justgiving.com/Nicola-Pearce3

Jess xo 

TMI tag?

Hi guys:) 

So it has been suggested to me by a friend of mine that I try the tmi tag? I don't know, thought it would be different from the norm so.... 

1) what are you wearing right now? 

 A light cream jumper (from topshop) and a pair of black skinny jeans (from h&m) and my bazinga band from Comic con, but I usually wear that so it doesn't really count. 

2) have you ever been in love? 

Yeah, I'd say so. It was a little while ago now and I still see him from time to time. 

3) have you ever had a terrible break up? 

Yes, last November actually. It was horrendous and so upsetting because it did involve a lot of arguments

4) how tall are you? 

5 ft 9 inches, well about that the last time I checked. I hate being the 'tall' friend

5) how much do you weigh? 

I really hate these sorts of questions because they are literally designed to cause discomfort. But 9 stone 5lbs none the less

6) do you have any tattoos? 

No, not yet! But I do really want two small white ink ones and a dream catcher memorial one in future :) 

7) do you have any piercings?

Yeah, I have my lobes pierced, my belly button and currently one forward helix piercing, though I'm getting two more added to my forward helix and my inverse navel done (that's the bottom of the belly button) 

8) what is your OTP? 

I'm not really sure. I tend to avoid passing critique on other peoples relationships as it has very little to do with me. But if I had to do one it would probably be my friend Kieran and his girlfriend Lauren because they are just so cute :) 

9) what is your favourite show? 

Hmm, this is a tough one. Probably sherlock (the BBC one with benedict cumberbatch) or how I met your mother or Big Bang theory

10) what are your favourite bands? 

Arctic monkeys, you me at six, tonight alive, Boyce avenue, two door cinema club, Vance joy, imagine dragons, fall put boy and all though he isn't really a band, Feank turner is like my all time favourite artist

11) what is somehow you miss?

My grandad and Melanie, a friend of mine who lost her battle with anorexia two years ago, I honestly can't get over not having them here even now 

12) what is your favourite song?

Frank Turner: "plain sailing weather" or "tell tale signs" the former because it's sort of a Light hearted jest at those relationships you just can't make work and the latter because it's an issue very close to my heart

13) what's your zodiac sign? 

Virgo:) 

14) what is a quality you look for in a partner? 

Hmm , good sense of humour, intelligent, just fun to be around really, preferably not shorter then me 

15) what is your favourite quote? 

Probably "oh what webs that we do weave when we do practice to deceive" or from Alice in wonderland "I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then" 

16) who's your favourite actor? 

Johnny depp, benedict cumberbatch or meryl Streep

17) loud music or soft?

Dependant on my mood, likely loud

18) where do you go when you're sad? 

There's a forest walk near my house that I go to or to my bedroom with headphones

19) how long does it take you to get dressed in the morning? 

On a weekend? Half an hourish 

On a school day? About an hour and a half -.- 

20) how long does it take you to shower? 

About 15 minutes. Plus the hour sat around "getting dressed" 

21) ever been in a physical fight? 

Once, she started it 

22) turn off? 

A liar, cheat or arrogance

23) do you have any fears?

Losing loved ones or failure

24) last thing that made you cry? 

Leaving my home town last week after visiting everyone. I miss the people, not the place

25) when did you last say you loved someone?

Last night before going to bed to my mam:') 

26) meaning behind your blog name? 

At the college I go to I'm not exactly known well enough for people to remember my surname (shocker;)) so on a few occasions I've been referred to as 'that jess girl' and this is my blog, hence 'that jess girls blog' 

27) last book you read?

The water babies by Charles Kingsley 

28) book you're currently reading? 

Stephen king "cell" 

29) last show you watched? 

Rules of engagement 

30) last person you talked to? 

Anthony, on the bus home

31) relationship between you and the last person you text? 

My friend Lauren 

32) favourite food? 

Spaghetti Bolognese or southern fried chicken, anndd now I'm hungry -.- 

33) place you'd like to visit? 

New York, Rome, Florence, Athens and Mexico 

34) last country you were in? 

Technically? Scotland:) 

35) do you have a crush? 

Not really.... Besides I'd never publish it for everyone to see even if I did;) 

36) favourite flavour candy? 

Raspberry, blueberry or cola

37) what instruments can you play? 

Tenor saxophone, piano, little bit of guitar 

38) favourite piece of jewellery? 

My pandora bracelet or my locket from my grandparents 

39) last sport you played? 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... Wait...? You were being serious? 

40) last song you sung? 

This is war by 30 seconds to mars 

41) last time you hung out with someone? 

Friday, spent the morning in the walk in centre with Kieran whilst he got his wrist checked out -.- then went to see the amazing Spider-Man 2 :') 

42) who do you tag to do the tmi tag? 

Anyone who fancies it :') 

Can straight, opposite genders be just friends?

Hey guys, 

Apologies for the lack of posts recently, it's been crazy busy, but I'm back! 

  So on Friday myself and a friend went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and it was far better then any other Spider-Man film I've seen, period (I'll be writing a review of it soon so look out for it). But since going to see the film, it's raised the age old question: can boys and girls (who are 'straight') be just friends? Again. 

  Yes, the person I was at the cinema with on Friday was male. Yes, he is in a relationship with a girl I know, and have come to know quite well lately. No that doesn't make us hanging out together sinister! 

  Honestly, this whole argument really, really bugs me. Seriously? Because we're both heterosexual and spend time together of course, we obviously have something going on. Obviously. 

   I mean, why is it I can spend time with a female friend in public and it be ok? How would you know I'm not secretly in love with her? Come on guys, this is supposed to be an 'accepting' generation and yet we cause speculation over a movie with the opposite sex. 

  So what do you think? Can close friends be opposite genders?

Jess xo

"The Rogues" -DC comic

Hey guys:) 

   Ok so those who know me on a personal level will know that on march 15th myself and a close friend spent the day in London, for the London Super Comic Con in the excel centre, and it was INCREDIBLE (but I'm not writing about that so I'll leave it at that). 

  As we entered into the convention we were given, along with everyone else who went, a goodie bag styled plastic bag containing the usual adverts, flyers, a beer mat advertising a comic book evaluation (ok, so I've never been given a beer mat before but nonetheless it was advertising) and a booklet with the layout and timetable for events etc. Alongside this, within the bag were two free taster comic books an AAM/MARKOSIA "the boy who made silence" (which I'll post a revue on in due course) and a DC comic "the rogues", which is -you guessed it- what this post is about. 

  Now I'm all up of the traditional styled super hero comic books, but I have to admit never really DC. No disrespect intended towards anyone who is a fan of their superheroes (by this I'm categorising superman, wonder woman and the likes) I find them usually too cheesy and child friendly orientated rather then striving for a good story, just my opinion and you can take it or leave it:P. But I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by "the rogues". Unlike Wonder Woman and Superman, I found the characterisation of the team of Rogues to be more realistic, following the personalities of day to day people. 

 For anyone who hasn't read the comics, "the rogues" is made up of 4 guys and 1 girl: 

Brother and sister Leonard snart and Lisa snart aka captain cold and glider 

Sam scudder aka the mirror master (who by the way is Lisa's partner) 

Mick Rory aka heat wave 

And marco Mardon aka the weather wizard

Basically the story follows a group of thieves -who after several run ins with the flash decided to take drastic steps to give each a super ability using a machine called the Genome Recorder which, predictably back fired on them and had horrible affects - as they break a friend from prison only to discover a "secret" organisation have and interest in them. Do they take up there offer? Well.... I have no idea, I only have the one comic. So I'm left on the cliff hanger as well, until I can find a place that sells them.

  Seriously though, if you have any interest in superheroes or comics, even if you aren't a fan of DC you should really check them out, personally I think it'll be worth your time

Jess xo 

Music review- indie anthems

Good morning guys:) 

So I'm on a 8 hour car journey back down south today and decided I should write about a new CD I bought yesterday. 

Basically the CD is called "greatest ever! Indie Anthems: the definitive collection" really cheesy, right? Well usually I'd avoid these sort of things like the plague because 95% of the time they are the biggest bull you'll ever have heard. But I made an exception yesterday- mainly because I couldn't deal with another 8 hours of Justin Bieber, the vamps and those sort- and give it a chance (it was that or stereophonics "Graffiti on the train" but I have the vinyl so...). Plus 3 CDs for five pound? Can't really complain, even if majority were really bad. 

   But I'm actually quite impressed. The CDs include a huge variety of "indie" music, from the obvious The Killers, The Kaiser Chiefs and Stereophonics to the less well known (such as Madness and LCD sound system). And it's actually quite a good collection of songs even if they are a little older now. If you're into the indie genre then I'd reccomend checking it out:) 

Jess xo 

Summerish post.

Hello lovelies:) 

So Saturday evening myself and the family decided we'd take the dogs to the beach for a walk, and considering we're in the north east of England and it's still April, that's very brave. Or stupid. 

  But because it was the first time for either of the dogs and the dog ban doesn't come into effect until may 1st we decided to do it anyways and I just wanted share some if the photos taken during our walk:) 

Jess xo 

Cruise Fest North East Easter meet

Hello again:) 

So I haven't really been keeping up with daily posts at the moment, mainly because nothing interesting has actually happened for me to write about. But last night, I did something I don't normally do and is a 3 times a year (at most) activity, I went along with my uncle and brothers to the Easter Cruise Fest North East meet up. Technically "cruise" but I don't drive so I didn't do any cruising myself;P. 

  Basically Cruise Fest North East is a UK based cruise team owned by my uncle for car enthusiasts to meet each other and basically be social. 3 times a year the do HUGE meets for people not nessecarily part of the sites group to come along, meet people and show off renovations they have to their cars, my uncle is always renovating his cars for such things. They also do a lot of fundraising for cancer research uk during these events and others they hold during the year. 

   And usually these events are quite big, about 200 cars come along, that's not counting the number of people in each car. But last nights pushed it bigger then ever before, with well over 500 cars -we don't actually count the number of cars but the car parking space rented held 500 cars and still a few hundred ended up either parked on the grass or having to leave due to a lack of space- and a lot of money was raised for the charity, which I'm quite proud of everyone for. 

That photo only covered the rented area at the top end, so there was quite a bit left out of the photo. 

    And although I'm a little biased, I have to say the events are incredible, 100% legally done with no messing around or law breaking most people associate with cruise companies. If you're from the UK (or anywhere in fact) I'd definitely reccomend checking out the facebook account and website because it really is amazing. And if you're from the north east or even near it, I'd definitely reccomend coming along! 

Facebook account; Cruise Fest North East 

Website; www.cfne.co.uk

Jess xo 

Fashion Friday- metallic

Hey guys!

Alright-y, so recently I'm sure you'll have noticed or seen that metallic skirts, tops and dresses are on the rise in trend. Which is brilliant, if you're stick thin, but not so flattering if you're even slightly bigger then a perfectly flat stomach build and personally I'm not sold on them. 

Asos: £89.99

Personally, I think for the cost of them they actually look quite cheap and more trashy then classy, not something I favour. 

Jess xo

Fashion Friday; a day late!

Hello! 

  This week has been hectic so I didn't have enough time to write a post yesterday so here it is: 

Have any of you seen these new cut out boots that are appearing everywhere? I think I've found my new favourite spring summer item!

  I first really saw and heard about these when a girl in the year above me bought a pair and I have to admit, even I thought they were really weird. But they've grown on me and I'm so so glad that more shops have started selling them, I have a feeling they might replace my dolly shoes for this summer:) 

So what do you think? 

Jess xo