25 Random Facts

I've seen basically everyone on the blogosphere and Youtube doing this with a varying number of facts,  so I thought I'd take a whirl.

1. My birthday is the 15th of January.

2. My middle name begins with Q.

3. However 'expert procrastinator' should be my middle name instead.

4. The Sound of Music is my favourite film.

5. I am 5'4" tall.

6. I am an obsessive list writer.

7. I can't drive. I took lessons when I was 17, but never passed my test.

8. My favourite number is 8, as it looks like an infinity sign.

9. I am a perfectionist. Everything has to be 'just so'.

10. When I buy things, I always get the item from the back of the shelf.

11. I've wanted a tattoo since I turned 18, but keep changing my mind about the design and placement. Hopefully 2013 will be the year.

12. I watch far too much American TV.

13. I'm scared of dogs.

14. My favourite colour is purple.

15. I would love to take a road trip across America.

16. I love going to the theatre, but don't go enough.

17. I can't make decisions.

18. I failed most of my new year's resolutions by January 3...!

19. I would love to have long mermaid hair.

20. I love having fresh flowers around the house. My favourites are tulips and peonies.

21. I paint my nails 2-3 times before I settle on a colour.

22. I want to attempt to make a stop motion video this year.

23. I never wear matching pyjama sets.

24. Coconut and vanilla are my favourite scents.

25. The volume on the TV always has to be set to either an even number or a multiple of 10.

Have any of you done this? Link me to your posts! :)

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

Tag: I Feel Naked Without

I love doing tag posts, because they're nice and simple to do and a bit of fun :) So I thought I'd make one up myself! I've decided to call it: "I feel naked without..." and the rules are simple:

1) Write a list of 5 things you feel "naked" without

2) Tag 5 people

With regards to feeling "naked", I don't mean literally naked!! It's metaphorical and is basically what you can't leave the house without or what you feel like you've lost a limb without. It can be anything from wearing mascara to your phone or ipod to wearing your favourite piece of jewellery.

I feel naked without...

1) Mascara. If necessary I could go out without any base on, but I have have have to wear mascara. Even if I'm just popping to the shop downstairs, I have to put a bit of mascara on my lashes to stop me looking like a potato head!

2) My watch. I feel weird when I don't wear my watch. My wrist feels naked and I always find myself looking to my wrist even when it's not on.

3) A spritz of perfume. I have to spray some perfume on myself before I go out. I hate going out without spraying some. Sometimes I even resort to taking detours via Debenhams or Selfridges, just so I can make sure I've spritzed myself with perfume! I also carry a mini atomiser in my bag. My favourite at the moment is Philosophy's 'Falling in Love'. And as Coco Chanel once said, "A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future".

4) My glasses. Even when I wear contacts, my face feels naked without my glasses. Out of habit I always go to push them up, even if they're not there. While most people prefer wearing contacts to glasses, I actually prefer wearing my glasses.

5) Lip products. I have to go out with at least something on my lips, whether it's lip balm, lip gloss of lipstick. At the moment, my lip products of choice are Nivea Milk and Honey lip balm, Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream or Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Rivage.

I tag: Everyone! If any of you do this, leave me a link in the comments below :) What do you think of this tag?

Sorry this was a rather wordy and picture less post. Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

Accent Tag

I uploaded this to Youtube a few days ago and thought I'd share it here. I think there are a few versions, but this is the one I found. As a mini-background, I moved from China when I was 1 and have lived in England ever since. I currently live in South East London (England) and go to university in Birmingham.



Words:
Garage, Herb, Schedule, Figure, Jaguar, Lieutenant, Water, Advertisement, Vase, Route, Ballet, Tomato, Leisure, Address, Ate, Buoy, Aluminium, Aunt, Wash, Oil, Theatre, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pyjamas, Caught

Questions:
What is it called when you throw paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries in at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

I tag you all! If any of you have done this or decide to do this, I'd love to hear what you all sound like :) I think it's really interesting to hear different accents from all over the world/UK.

Thank you for watching. xoxo, Joy

Music Tag

I recently saw this meme on Livejournal and decided to do it, so I just thought I'd share it here too.

The rules:

• Open your preferred music player.
• Fill out the answers.
• Tag 5 people to do this.
  

How many songs total: 2327
How many hours or days of music: 5.8 days
Most recently played: "Nothin' On You" by B.o.b ft. Bruno Mars (I LOVE THIS SONG ♥)
Most played: "Coney Island" by The Plastiscines
Most recently added: "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris

Sort by song title:
First song: "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend
Last song: "-" by Snow Patrol

Sort by time:
Shortest song: "Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare" by Kimya Dawson & Mateo Messina (0:20)
Longest song: "Your Fractured Life" by Air Traffic (22:55!)

Sort by album:
First album: "About Love" by The Plastiscines
Last album: "3 Words" by Cheryl Cole

First song that comes up on shuffle: "Defying Gravity" from Wicked, the Musical ♥

Search the following and state how many songs come up:
Death: 17
Life: 73
Love: 173
Hate: 10
You: 338
Sex: 7

I tag anyone that wants to do this to do it :) Feel free to leave me a link to your post, if you do do it! xoxo, Joy

7 Things About Me Tag

I've been very slowly catching up on all the blog posts I missed while I was on holiday... Yes, I'm very slow! I was looking at Sarah's blog and noticed that she had tagged me in this "7 Things About Me" tag.

Here are the rules:

• Thank the person who gave you the award.
• Share seven things about yourself.
• Nominate your newly discovered blogs.
• Let your nominees know about the award.

Firstly, thank you very much Sarah for tagging me in this! :D So, onto 7 things about me:

1. I am obsessed with handbags. My Balenciaga bag = my baby :)
2. There is a 17 year age gap between my sister and I.
3. I am going into my second year at university this month.
4. I love the theatre/musicals.
5. I hate feet.
6. I was born in China, but moved to England when I was 1.
7. I learnt ballet for 15 years.

I tag: Lily from Lily Lipstick, a blog I discovered yesterday. :)

Thanks again, Sarah. :) xoxo, Joy