Two Tattoos!

Like every other Tattoo I have done I blog about it! Naturally, here they are.  Today I got two tattoos, at the North Road Tattoo parlour in Brighton. I highly recommend, the studio is clean and looks pretty cool. The tattooist was such a lovely gentleman. And the other colloeague who did my friend's tattoo was also just as lovely! As you know if you've got a tattoo the experience is always much more pleasant if the people who work there are talkative and just genuinely people, which these people were.

A friend and I booked our tattoos together and we were both so excited about getting our tattoos today. So if you haven't seen already on my Instagram here is one of my new tattoos. My second Harry Potter tattoo. The Slytherin tie mine and the Gryffindor tie is my friend Tiana's tattoo. Both of us absolutely adore Harry Potter!

My second Tattoo is a little one.  I didn't share this one on my Instagram so it is an exclusive I guess for my blog. It's something fun, a memory. This being my first year in University, and my first time moving away from home. I got the number 4. The flat I live in for Univerity is Flat 4.  I know it's silly but why not? Next year it happens that we move into a house that is number 44. So Next year I will be adding another 4 but in pink because it's an all-girls house. Plus, it would look pretty cool.

Two Tattoos!

Wednesday 18 April 2018

Slytherin

At the end of January my recent tattoo has been finished, my Slytherin tattoo. You may remember the blog post at the beginning of January of the outline being done. I am very pleased with my tattoo, being a huge Slytherin it feeds into my addiction.

This blog post isn't just about my new tattoo but my Slytherin life. First I’ll show you the tattoo and then go into my Slytherin profile!

"There’s not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn’t in Slytherin.” I quote Hagrid but also my flatmate who is Gryffindor.  

Slytherin traits: Cunning, ambitious, resourceful, shrewd, determine.

When taking the sorting test on Pottermore I got Slytherin. I’m proud of my house, granted there have been some bad wizards and witches but not all Slytherin are the next dark lord! In fact one of the most famous wizards in history was a Slytherin: Merlin! 

The character profile I got with my house sitting was Bellatrix Lestrange. As a character I’m not a massive fan, she’s not the best of people. She’s cruel.  But it is what it is. When the films came out I sort of liked Bellatrix, still and Evil character but I’m a bit of a fan of the actress Helena Bonham Carter. She was casted perfectly to play this character.

I’ve always favoured Slytherin, maybe because of Draco Malloy... I’ve always liked the bad guy in any book series, like Eric from Divergent. I’m currently in the  process of decorating my Uni room Slytherin theme, it’s a work in progress. 

My wand details: 

Alder wood

Phoenix feather core 

10” in length 

Slightly Springy Flexibility 

Alder Wood description (from Pottermore)

Alder is an unyielding wood,  yet I have discovered that it’s ideal owner is not stubborn or obstinate, but often helpful, considerate and most likeable. Whereas most wand woods seek similarity in the characters of those they will best serve, alder is unusual in that it seems to desire a nature that is, if not precisely opposite to its own, then certainly of a markedly different type. When an alder wand is happily placed, it becomes a magnificent, loyal helpmate. Of all wand types, alder is best suited to non-verbal spell work, whence comes its reputation for being suitable only for the most advanced witches and wizards.

Phoenix Core description (Pottermore)

This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike. Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won. 

10” length (Pottermore courtesy of Ollivander)

Most wands will be in the range of between nine and fourteen inches. While I have sold extremely short wands (eight inches and under) and very long wands (over fifteen inches), these are exceptionally rare. In the latter case, a physical peculiarity demanded the the excessive wand length. However, abnormally short wands usually selects those in whose character something is lacking, rather than because they are physically undersized (many small witches and wizards are chosen by longer wands).

Slightly Springy flexibility (Pottermore courtesy of Ollivander)

Wand flexibility or rigidity denotes the degree of adaptability and willingness to change possessed by the wand-and-owner pair- although, again, this factor ought not to be considered separately from the wand wood, core and length, nor of the owner’s life experience and style of magic, all of which will combine to make the wand in question unique.

I am in fact looking for someone who makes wands, I know it sounds crazy but I own Draco’s wand and I want to try and see if I can get my own wand made for me. It would be pretty cool, geeky but insane! 

I took the Patronus test too on Pottermore! I got a Tortoiseshell Cat. I think it’s pretty cool! I don’t know much about it but it’s something I will research. 

If you want to check your Harry Potter House, or your wand or Patronus! Just go to Pottermore.com

The information I’ve provided about Slytherin and the wand details is from Pottermore.com and the images that aren’t my own are from Pottermore.com with the exception of the picture of Helena Bonham Carter which is from Google! 

Thank you for reading my geeking out over Harry Potter, if you would like more HP lead posts please let me know! I have so much to talk about and rants including Peeves, Dobby and Film Ginny vs Book Ginny!

Slytherin

Saturday 3 February 2018

Last Week at Home

Tomorrow I head back to Brighton, it’s been a marvellous three weeks at home but I have to say: I’ve missed the Uni life! 

Today is my Niece’s fourth birthday, I couldn’t miss it for the world hence why I’m going tomorrow. My last week at home has been wonderful and bizarre. I’ve seen my best friends, had some valuable bonding time with my family, got an amazing new tattoo, spend lots of time with my double bed before our departure, and today my sister and niece talked me into dying my hair. 

 

I’m in love with my tattoo, my tattooist Demi Patten is so talented! It’s getting finished at the end of the month, colour added as well as getting another new tattoo! Janaury is looking like a good month! 

The hair dye situation, it was supposed to be just the underneath but it messed up. From what should have been underneath has leaked into my whole hair. I was freaking out at first but I’m warming to it.

No doubt I will change it in a couple weeks and go back to my original hair colour brown! 

Loved spending the day with my niece, I can’t believe she’s four. Four years she has been my little best friend, we wind each other up and make each other laugh like their is no tomorrow. 

She dressed up as Moana today and we sang along to the soundtrack and just had an amazing day. She has her birthday party tomorrow with all her little nursery friends and I’ll be on the train back to Brighton...

Last Week at Home

Friday 5 January 2018

New Tattoo!

For ages now I have been wanting another tattoo, particurlay a design my best friend made for me over a year ago. I fell in love with it the moment she sent me it, and I knew I'd want it on my thigh. I always talked myself out of getting it, I felt as though I needed to lose weight to get this tattoo, I didn't feel good enough. 

I decided to say fuck it, why should  I not get the tattoo? If I keep putting it off and waiting for something that may never happen I will regret it.

I love it, and since my best friend is a  tattoo apprentice she did it for me. I have to admit, it definitely was my most painful tattoo yet. I may stay away from thigh tattoos for a while though.  I am looking into starting off a sleeve, a book themed. So far I have Divergent, I am looking into gettting one for; Great Expectations, Alice and Wonderland, The Hunger Games, The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Midsummer Night's Dream and much much more!

New Tattoo!

Sunday 2 April 2017

Summer Goal completed

I forgot to share this but I completed my main Summer goal during the Summer (obviously) and well as you guys may (or may not) know I adore the Sims. I'm addicted, I play the PC game and every time I do its like 8 hours at a time. I wanted this a while and near the back end of Summer I just thought why not!

Summer Goal completed

Tuesday 13 September 2016

SUNDAY!

So this week has been one of poems, I have been busy but I've been trying to keep up to date. As you know if I miss days I will catch up and post how many I need to on the following days. This is just a chatty post, bits and bobs and whatever else comes to mind. 

I'm 18 in 10 days - I cannot believe it, like at all.

65 days until my first exam, which is film.

116 days until I break up for the Summer.

124 days until pride!

What an exciting time to be alive.

I have been thinking about my future, exciting and scary prospect of life, and well after college in 2017 I think I want to go to University. Due to not doing so well last year I am obviously redoing my first year, which means my friends are going to University this year. I don't mind too much that I will be going later, at least I am on the track to bettering myself and getting where I want to in my own time. I've been looking about for Universities and courses, I kind of always had my heart set on Newcastle Univeristy, it's close to home and their library is amazing.  However, growing I realise I need independence, I need distance from the norm, I need to stand up on my own two feet. So I have been looking at places away from home. I know I want to write, like that is a must. So my English teacher helped me and I found the perfect course and the perfect University - Brighton University - English Literature and Creative Writing. I've always wanted to go to Brighton, it's stunning, alternative and kind of old fashioned, apparently a lot writer's live there. That is where I aiming to go, I understand that there is higher universities on the league table but that kind of doesn't matter. I have to take the place into consideration, I don't want to go to University where I don't like the location. So I am aiming for Brighton, I have to keep looking around as for Ucas you have to put at least three maybe five. Next on the list would be Bolton, admittedly that may just be because I am a sucker for the accents and it's where Danny Jones is from (he turned 30 yesterday, still my favourite, and he's still attractive as ever!) but you know, we will see what happens. 

What's next on the agenda to talk about? Snapchat. I have discovered the new Snapchat filters on my phone, it's an android and I kind of assumed they were only available for iPhone. I was wrong and now I am addicted, my niece adores the doggy one, she loves it. They're fun and personally if I feel a little crap and look a little rough then puking rainbows or drag filters take that worry from me.

I've been playing a lot of Sims lately, I am even considering getting the Sims sign (plumbob) tattooed behind my ear, it would be super cute. 

I am kind of full of cold, which sucks. But I am drinking plenty of tea, and I would say keeping myself warm but I am wearing ridiculous multi-coloured leggings and a white vest. 

I have been thinking about what to post so here is a list of things for you to expect within the next week or couples of weeks

- 17? Reflection on growing up.

-18? Officially an adult.

-Film review - The Green Mile

-Book Review - Fangirl 

-Film Review - Shawshank Redemption

-Outfits of the week - Attempt to look somewhat girlie.

- Favourites of the week - foods, drinks, items, songs and other stuff

Thank you, and I'll see you in tomorrow's post. Recommendations are always welcome, thank you and have a good day.

SUNDAY!

Sunday 13 March 2016

Triangle

I want a triangle tattoo, either both of them or someone dear to me have one and I have the other. It is simple yet meaningful. Here are several meanings;

Greeks believe the triangle to be symbolic of  a doorway. The thought was that the combination of polarities would provide a new opening or doorway to a higher wisdom.

A triangle has three sides, each side could represent something different;

•  past, present & future
• thought, feeling & emotion
• creation, preservation and destruction

I feel like if I were to get the triangle(s) it would be tattooed on my bicep. I don't know why there but that is where I picture it in my head.

Triangle

Wednesday 26 August 2015