#Yaa Yaa London ring

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Denim Jumpsuit + Style With a Smile Link Up

Marks and Spencer have some great pieces in their A/W range; I’ve bought the palazzo style jeans (which are fabulous), and I’ve got my eye on that Ganni dupe leopard print top too. It’s currently sold out online but the website is showing one still in stock in a store not too far away. Well, I can drive again now so there’s no stopping me! During the end of summer sale I saw this denim jumpsuit…

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taylor for lucky magazine

december/january 2015

ring

'happy' turquoise gemstone gold ring from yaa yaa london // $91

sweater

the cortland checkered sweater in navy + purple from piper & scoot // $78

darling of darkness striped sweater in black/pink from the grave girls // $36

skirt

hologram rectangle dot mini skirt from ragstock // $29.99

kristinia mini skirt in silver from rotate birger christensen // $70.91

[alexsfictionaddiction]

Alex Recommends: April Books

I have been so incredibly busy this month and I'm only just getting a chance to sit down to write this. I have been getting a lot of work recently and a lot of it is taking up a lot of time and mental energy. However, I have also been in a great reading mood, so I've read a lot too!

The Women's Prize shortlist was announced last week and I've been slowly making my way through the longlist. This has been such great fun and I'm delighted that I still actually have three of the shortlist to read. Two of my recommendations this month come from the longlist and one of them made the shortlist, so I can certainly say that it's a fantastic selection this year. Check it out here if you haven't been following the announcements. 

I don't know whether it's because I've been working so much or because I've had a few disappointments this month but my mental health hasn't been great. I've had a few nights recently where I've just cried and been overwhelmed with hopelessness when I think about the future. Mark has been amazing at keeping me grounded through it all and it's certainly not my personal or romantic life that I'm worried about. 

Recently, I've been harboring some serious desires to get back into publishing but it's even harder than it has ever been now. It often feels like the hard work that I've been putting in for years just doesn't really count for much anymore and there are few things that are more disappointing than that realisation. I guess it's that age-old adage that when one area of ​​your life is finally sorted, another area will start to fall apart or be severely lacking. 

Anyway, that was a rather lengthy, not particularly uplifting intro, so I think it's about time I gave you some reading recommendations! Hope you're all keeping well. -Love, Alex x

FICTION: Because Of You by Dawn French.

As the new millennium rings in, two families are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their babies in a London hospital. One mother goes home with a healthy baby girl while the other suffers the ultimate tragedy. 17 years later, Minnie is about to become a mother, which forces a terrible secret from years ago to surface with devastating results. This heartbreaking novel explores motherhood and the idea of ​​what family really is. As it's written by the wonderfully funny Dawn French, there is some comedy in there too but it's mostly a book about love in its many guises and the power of forgiveness. Don't go into it expecting a laugh a minute just because of who the author is. You'll be sobbing your heart out!

LITERARY FICTION: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi.

Gifty is a neuroscience student at Stanford University, studying reward-seeking behaviour in mice. Her brother Nana died of a heroin overdose years before and now her suicidal mother has moved in with her and struggles to get out of bed. Gifty is desperate to make sense of the relentless suffering that has haunted her young life and while her research is helping, it's the faith of her childhood and her Ghanaian culture that she finds herself leaning towards. This beautifully written book is a heart-wrenching story of family, identity and a desperate search for answers to life's big questions. With themes of everlasting love and agonising grief, this stunning novel is incredibly powerful and thought-provoking.

MIDDLE-GRADE: The Unbelievable Biscuit Factory by James Harris.

In Haddie's hometown of Normalton, there is a biscuit factory that definitely isn't a front for a top secret science lab. The orange fluffy monsters that have started appearing out of thin air certainly aren't there and there is definitely nothing weird going on in Normalton. Haddie and her friends absolutely do not have to save the world armed with nothing but an electric guitar. This hilarious madcap adventure is nothing short of completely bizarre. As well as a celebration of imperfection and friendship, The Unbelievable Biscuit Factory is a horrifically accurate depiction of how humans choose to ignore the rapidly imploding reality around us. Completely ridiculous but fantastic fun!

FANTASY: Malice by Heather Walter.

Alyce is half Vila, which means that she is a much-feared, very powerful being in the kingdom of Briar. To keep her under control, she is dubbed the Dark Grace and allowed to use her blood magic to create elixirs for those who wish to do dark deeds. When the cursed Princess Aurora seems to take an interest in Alyce, suspicions arise. But Alyce may be about to unravel the secrets of her past and her truth will come to light. This clever amalgamation of fairytales has elements of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty. The romance between Alyce and Aurora is very slow burning with a very satisfying culmination. There is a dark, sultry essence to the whole book which ultimately champions outcasts and threatens revenge on their oppressors. I haven't been in the mood to read fantasy for a while but I devoured this one!

THRILLER: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone.

During their isolated, traumatic childhood in an ominous Gothic Edinburgh house, twins El and Cat created a dark imaginary world called Mirrorland where they'd have adventures with pirates, witches and clowns. As adults, the twins have drifted apart. Cat is living as a struggling writer in LA while El married Ross, the boy who lived next door to their childhood home, where El and Ross still live. But now El has gone missing and Cat is called back to Scotland to confront the past and follow the clues as to where El could have gone. Mirrorland is definitely one of the darkest, most twisted thrillers I've read in a long time. I really wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't, which added to the mindfuckery of it. It's an intense exploration of the uniqueness of twinship where the twists just keep coming. Ice-cold and very clever, I have a feeling that this book will have a good year!

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Lover album first listen thoughts

As with reputation, I’m probably going to listen to this album in full day of release, one month in, two months in, three months in, six months and a year in to see how my feelings change over time. With that in mind, these are my first listen thoughts: 

I Forgot That You Existed: This gave me such Kate-Miller Heidke vibes and I want to cry because I know they will never collab. Like honestly though, go check out Kate’s stuff if this was your favourite because you will not be disappointed. It also feels like Bad Blood’s older, wiser sister. The laugh hit hard because that moment when you realise that someone who made your life hell no longer rules it is incredible and that laugh is the best way I’ve seen that represented.

Cruel Summer: The production for this song was exactly what I was expecting. I imagine it will work well on tour, but it’s not my favourite at this point. However I will say that the bridge is my favourite part of the song for now.

Lover: This song has been a grower for me. As much as Cruel Summer wasn’t my favourite, Lover coming off it feels right. Lover is a warm song that gives me Summer Nighttime feels and makes me miss being in a relationship. It also makes me want to learn how to properly ballroom/waltz dance. Again, the bridge is still my favourite part of the song.

The Man: Literally the first two things I wrote about this was “YAAS Bop!” and “MOOD!!!” so that pretty much sums up my feelings on it. I love the “Eeey!” moments and just in general, it was one of my favourites from the album. I also think it was the perfect choice to put before The Archer but find it interesting that it came right after Lover.

The Archer: The only fault I will give this song is that I feel like it only gives its strongest punch when you’re in a specific mood. Like in those moments, it seems the perfect song, but otherwise, I can see myself and have already been like “It’s a good song” and left it with that. Again though, it comes off The Man perfectly as a contrast piece.

I Think He Knows: This was definitely a far boppier production than I expected when I saw the title of this song, but it works. It’s another good song for tour and for once, the bridge is my least favourite part of the song. All up, it’s a good song, but not a favourite. I will say that “Boy, I understand” had me saying damn though.

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince: I love the production of this song. It gives movie plot/soundtrack vibes with the way it builds up and changes in the bridge. It also gives Lana Del Rey vibes. My only complaint with this song is how much I love the lyric “Boys will be boys, where are the wise men?” because I wish she had done a full song based on that.

Paper Rings: Again, this was not the production I expected for this song. It definitely is a feel good bop that I could see in teen movies and cute though.

Cornelia Street: The production was exactly what I imagined and quite frankly this was an automatic fave for me. That’s really all I’ve got to say about it.

Death By A Thousand Cuts: When the secret sessioners said this was the most emotional song for Taylor, this was not the production I expected. I kinda wish it was a piano ballad if I’m honest because I do feel the production overpowers the emotion of the lyrics.

London Boy: The speaking at the start felt awkward to me. All up it was a cute, okay song though.

Soon You Will Get Better: I’m glad we got one slow, acoustic song on this album to be honest. I really don’t know how this wasn’t the most emotional for Taylor though considering it was the one time I almost cried throughout the album. Basically this song hit a little too hard considering my mum’s current mental issues and how she has said that she doesn’t plan to get better and plans to be dead in the next decade. But alas, it’s still probably going to be one of the ones I listen to most on this album though.

False God: Interesting start + production. I was also shocked that the New York line we got came from this song. Basically this song was not was I was expecting at all. Right now, it’s not a favourite.

You Need To Calm Down: Still a bop and still a favourite. Not much else needs to be said.

Afterglow: Why did the first like 3 notes of this remind me of The Weeknd? Anyway, definitely had some “Learn to apologise” Elle interview tea here. In some ways, it feels like the verses from ME!’s older, wiser sister. It’s probably one I will listen to a lot.

ME!: Still my least favourite from the album and probably the one I’m gonna skip the most. Also though, apparently spelling is not fun anymore? I will say though that it comes off Afterglow really well and that even though I like the solo version more, I do like Brendon and Taylor’s voices on it so I hope they work on something I like in the future.

It’s Nice To Have A Friend: This feels more like an interlude to me and hence feels it should have been earlier. As such, the production wasn’t what I was expecting. It was sweet, but realistically I don’t know how much I’m going to listen to it in the future.

Daylight: This was definitely more synthy than I expected. At the beginning of the song, I felt like this could have worked equally well as an opener to the album, but as the production built up, it definitely gave me more closer vibes. I love the closing statement and this whole song is a recovery mood.

All up this album was a good one. As of right now, I’d probably place it as a tied third place with Fearless and behind RED and reputation in my Taylor Swift album rankings.

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June’s top Instagram posts

See what made the top spots! 🍒🕺✨

Hey, hi, hello! Can you believe we’re halfway through this year already? 

ANYWAY! Now we’re in July, we’re looking back to June to the best-performing Instagram posts of the month! As predicted, tie dye has remained popular, as has vintage sportswear! In the throes of a full-on summery spell, swimwear has also increased in popularity, and pipped our other most-liked posts to the top spot! 

5) In at fifth place for June, was this satisfying tie dye line-up from Lime Blonde! As we’ve mentioned a few times, we’ve seen a huge increase in the demand for tie dye items during lockdown. This simple image got 1.7k likes.

Tip:��If you have any relevant product, get them up on your Instagram, now! 

4) Our fourth most-liked post of the month was this gorgeous shot from Indigo Child. As June is the month of Pride, we wanted to hand over the mic to our LGBTQ+ boutiques. Sarah shared a really personal and heart felt message about Indigo Child’s new Pride collection in the caption, which our followers really identified with; it got 1.7k likes and had 21 comments.

Tip: Don’t be afraid to get personal on your social media. Share as much (or as little - you do you!) info about yourself as you feel comfortable with. We really notice that our followers love this type of personal, real content; it really helps to build a relationship that goes deeper than the usual brand-customer dynamic. 

3) Our third most-liked image of the month was this classic vintage Nike sweatshirt shot. It ticks all the boxes: big brand, visible logo, headless and vintage sportswear. It got 2.7k likes.

Tip: Keep an eye on our trading posts to find out which brands are most popular and searched-for on site each month. If you sell vintage and stock those brands, make sure you communicate this to your followers on social!

2) Our second most-liked image of the month was this beautiful shot from Yaa Yaa London. The colours are really vibrant, and the product is really unique which goes to explain the huge engagement this post got: 3.7k likes! The main @asos account also picked it up for a regram.

Tip: Images with cool nail art tend to get good engagement, so if you have rings and other jewellery, try shooting it on a model with cute nails. Which is also a good excuse to give yourself a cute manicure!

1) Our best-performing post of the month! Drumroll please... this swimwear shot from Boho Rose. Again, it ticks a few boxes of things we know always work well: it’s headless, and it has a vintage-look filter! Plus, it’s of course super relevant product, as we’re in summer. The caption “100% wish we were here” is also relatable, which always helps increase engagement. It got 5.6k likes!

Tip: Have you tried different filters on your images? Especially relevant if you sell vintage, these grainy effects are often really popular and help communicate that your product is from a past decade!.

[zanetazzahra]

OH

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is totally misleading, man!

I was wrong pas yakin mau coba jalanin 4 bisnis yg sudah ada dan upcoming (hamdallah).

Sempet juga nulis dipost yang gw bahas Lord of the Rings wouldn’t have been better if written by a younger, less experienced J.R.R. Tolkien. Disana gw blg kalo gw percaya harusnya taro telur dibanyak keranjang ya simply lu gatau kan mana dr semua usaha yg udah lu lakukan yang akan boom! *gayaajadulu

Sampe2 pas gw dgr wejangan soib untuk fokus 1 bisnis aja gw tetep kekeh mau coba banyak, bener2 iseng dan suka challenge diri banget;(

Sampailah gw dipertemukan dengan tweet nya mba Ken, doi dosen muda SBM ITB, gw kenal lewat twitter karena salut aja sama startup nya: geekhunter.co

Sedikit sharing pengalaman, pernah lagi ngadain acara di kampus, gw mau ngundang mba Ken sebagai speaker, tapii dia gak bisa, dan u kno shes so humble and sit down~ 

Jadi, mba Ken ngga bisa untuk dateng, since bentrok sama jadwal nya. Langsung lah mba Ken menawarkan diri buat kasih rekomen speaker pengganti dia, bener2 mba Ken yg blg duluan buat nawarin kasih list dan speaker yg emang available dan ituuu lumayan banyak loh, kaco si baik banget! glad to kno u mba Ken :D

Alrite, then gw scroll timeline liat mba Ken update ttg “Startup Grind” nah kebetulan ni acara pas gw akan ke Bandung dan emang bisa dateng juga, ikutlah iseng2 aja kan~

Anwy, SG ini kalau berdasarkan deskripsi diwebsite nya juga: 

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.

dan mba Ken ini director nya SG Bandung, how coooool!? walaupun udah sibuk tapi tetap meluangkan urus acara SG, salute222.

Speaker yang diinvite oleh SG Bandung adalah Da Wemp! Anyone know this man??? 

Aseli, gw gatau dia siapa awalnya, dan gak gugeling2 lama, cuma pas liat brief description nya, reaksi langsung “Wah gila udah sebanding sama, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, dan  Richard Branson.. ngapain ya dia, kok bisa!?”  tapi disaat berjumpa tatap muka secara dekat konsul ttg masalah idup, he such a wake up call for me.

Well biar asyik, gw jabarin disini wess:

Today, Wempy is a chief executive officer, chairman, board member, investor and speaker.

Wempy works with the British royal family by serving as a mentor at its Pitch at Palace series, designed to elevate British and global entrepreneurship. 

He also mentors CEOs at premier accelerators including Chinaccelerator in Shanghai, Silicon Valley’s Founder Institute, TechStars at London and Seedstars in Geneva. 

Wempy also serves as an advisor at the Global Entrepreneurship Program, established by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. 

To advance social entrepreneurship, Wempy is a judge of the Hult Prize, established by President Bill Clinton.

United Nations award-winning communications agency Strategic Objectives named Wempy as one of the world’s 200 most influential social CEOs, in a list led by Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Warren Buffett and Richard Branson.

Wempy holds a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of Technology, Sydney, Master’s in International Studies from the University of Sydney, and is a graduate of THNK in Amsterdam.

Yep, itulah singkat cerita Da Wemp (orang Padang makannya dipanggil Da Wemp).

Here are detik-detik gw harus buka mata hati telinga bahwa sesungguhnya prinsip gw iseng banget dan harus diluruskan!?

1. Tema yang dibawa Da Wemp itu ttg law yang dia lagi concern juga, since Da Wemp sempet menghadapi cobaan idup yang menyakitkan hatinya, di dunia maya. Jadi, ada orang yang menjelekan nama nya, awalnya Da Wemp gamau bawa case ini ke jalur hukum, tapiii karena gak ada kebeneran sama sekali di post mas2 yang sok tahu itu, jadilah Da Wemp menegakkan kebenaran. He was so emotional pas ceritain ini, sampe2 gw kepo apasih post nya??? tapi yagak mungkin gw search at the moment, jadi ditahan dulu. *if you guys kaypoh simply type “Wempy Dyocta” nanti otomatis ada kata bohong keluar, you guys click it. 

Da Wemp berpesan: kalo udah di dunia maya atau bahkan live ketemu, belum kenal secara dekat dan baik, jangan sok2 tahu deh! *singkat nya gini la

Ada nih adegan disaat Da Wemp panggil peserta buat maju: Orang yg maju harus sebutin 5 prestasi yang membanggakan dirinya selama idup.

You kno, Da Wemp langsung (becanda tapi muka seriuz) “Ngga, kamu itu bukan pemenang dari bla2..., mana buktinya??” 

The point is, lu (Da Wemp disaat nanya ke anak yg maju) gak tau dia, baru juga kenal udah ngajak ribut gak si!? 

Itulah analogi yang Da Wemp mau sampaikan apa yang dia rasakan, sampe2 ya disaat nama Da Wemp udah tercemar, disaat dia ketemu orang2 di jalan tuh jadi insecure, then he directly said dalam hati “Apa dia udah baca post an itu ya?? duh..” yaa kaya gitu la intinya. See, i kno even itu post hoax tapi malu juga dong man, nama udah bagus2, dan ini post tuh viral juga! 

Awalnya gw sempet gak paham, kenapa sampe lebay bgt di bawa serius si Da Wemp, tapi ada disaat gw realize “I cant imagine kalo kakak, ortu, atau adik gw diginiin, pastinya esmozi gak si?? Kasian Da Wemp..”

Then, gw inget pesan Pak Robert “Kalau kamu benar, perjuangkan. Kalau kamu salah, ya minta maaf dong”.

2. Masuklah Q&A, yang nanya totally ttg bisnis semua haha! mungkin agak serem mau bahas ttg case Da Wemp, khawatir jadi sensitive, dan mungkin teman2 prefer tanya yg emg mereka udh yakin saja(?)

So, gw tunjuk jari pas pertanyaan ke3, tapi gak kepilih!! gara2 jauh dr si pembagi mic nya;( (Pertanyaan gw ada 2 ttg case yg dia bawa tadi sama ttg liat style Mark Cuban: yang santaii banget kalau nerima project buat di invest in, apa Da Wemp bakal begitu?)

dan gw merasa jawaban yang dia jawab pastiii diselipkan ttg behave kita di socmed, hati2 di internet deh!

3. Sesi Networking! Anwy gw ke acara ini ditemani oleh ka Nabila, makasih banyak kk!

Mau banget langsung maju datengin Da Wemp, tapiii ngantreee, buanyak yg pada maju, so gw nge pur aja, nunggu sepi barulah gw cuss.

In short, gw ceritakan apa yang gw alami dalam menjalani 4 bisnis. Then, Da Wemp bener2 shock, dengan lgsg blg “4 bisnis!?”. wkwk la dalam hati gw, yakin banget ni, Da Wemp pasti berpikir jadinya gak fokus kalau ada 4, tapi kan gw mencoba fokus juga.. *batu banget sijanet

Sampailah gw dikasih analogi oleh Da Wemp,

“Kalau kamu lagi main dipantai masa cuma menyelamkan jari2 kaki2? nyelemin semua nya kan harusnya?”

Iyasi, biar asyik juga nyelemin semua dong!

Oke, jadi sebenarnya kenapa gw menemukan titik akhirnya gw harus bisa move on dgn “put eggs in many buckets”, karena memang sejauh ini, gw juga menyadari multitasking is bullshit! 

So, disaat gw udah nemu ritme hidup yang sebenarnya mau gimana yang memang bikin gw better, yep, stay focus jawabannya. 

Enjoy lifeee!

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» CHOOSE ONE!

CHOOSE ONE! Then tag 10 of your followers!

1: hugs or kisses?

Hugs are nice but so are cheek kisses

2: night or day?

Night, please

3: internet or tv?

Internet

4: sweet or sour?

I love the sweet

5: red, white or blue?

Red, thank you

6: 1800s or 1900s?

Lot of shit happened in the both ones but I think I’ll take 1900′s

7: space or the ocean?

Ocean, plz

8: ice-cream or frozen yogurt?

I’ve never had frozen yogurt, so ice-cream

9: reading or writing?

Both!

10: raining or sunny?

Mostly raining but sunny is nice too

11: winter or summer?

Heck, I can’t choose

12: spring or autumn/fall?

Autumn, I love the Halloween and cozy nights

13: too cold or too warm?

Too cold I guess? I can curl up into a burrito in my blanket

14: elevators or escalators?

Escalators, then I won’t freak out if it gets busted like elevators do

15: apples or oranges?

Uhh, both

16: fire or ice?

Can’t choose

17: plane crash or car crash?

NONE, THANK YOU

18: planes or boats?

Nope

19: the sea or a pool?

Pool, I tend to freak out in open water

20: singing or dancing?

Singing? I can’t dance at all

21: long hair or short hair?

Short, please

22: january or december?

Janyary, then the Christmas-stress has ended

23: your first child - boy or girl?

None, please

24: chocolate sauce or strawberry sauce?

Choco, plz

25: coffee or tea?

TEA, that’s my shit

26: in your coffee/tea - sugar or no sugar?

One and half spoons of sugar, yaas

27: gif or jif?

What ever the people feel like saying?

28: science or religion?

Idk, the I-Don’t-Care-thing?

29: tornado or hurricane?

Nope

30: black or white?

If it’s about clothes, black

31: laptop or desktop?

Laptop, I guess?

32: cat or dog?

BOTH, THANK YOU

33: chicken or turkey?

Chicken

34: shower or bath?

Shower

35: disneyland or universal studios?

Never visited either of those so neither

36: potatoes - mashed or baked?

MASHED, PLEASE

37: eggs - fried, boiled, scrambled or poached?

Scrambled, boiled AND fried

38: cake or pie?

I can bake both but cake

39: ben & jerry’s or häagen-dazs?

Neither

40: christmas or halloween?

HALLOWEEN ALL THE WAY

41: books or magazines?

Maybe books?

42: inside or outside?

Inside but depends about the day

43: movies or tv shows?

Both?

44: mcdonald’s or burger king?

Can’t choose

45: the past or the future?

Uhh, past

46: superpowers - fly or read minds?

Ouch, can’t choose

47: piercings or tattoos?

Tattoos?

48: end of the world - zombie apocalypse or world war 3?

NOPE

49: starbucks or subway?

Subway

50: love or lust?

Love all the way! (an ace person speaking)

51: kitten, puppy or micropig?

ALL

52: if you could, which would you stop - 9/11 or the holocaust?

IDK

53: mermaids/mermen or unicorns?

Idk

54: america or britain?

BRITAN, THANK YOU

55: dumbledore or gandalf?

Gandalf, please

56: ninjas or pirates?

Idk

57: firefox, safari or chrome?

Chrome

58: marvel or dc?

Marvel mostly but in some cases, DC

59: pepsi or coke?

Neither, the flesh vessel can’t consume any dark drinks

60: circus or amusement park?

Amusement park

61: ebook or physical book?

Physical book, I like to feel the pages

62: greek or roman?

Greek

63: thor or loki?

BOTH???

64: sam or dean winchester?

Sam, yaas

65: stefan or damon salvatore?

Neither

66: brown or white bread?

Why not rye bread?

67: sunrise or sunset?

Sunset?

68: drought or flood?

Nope

69: train or bus?

Bus

70: kids or pets?

PETS, PLEASE

71: poetry or song lyrics?

Both?

72: horror movie or chick flick?

Horror, I guess? (Wtf is chick flick?)

73: play video games on - pc or console (xbox/playstation)?

Console, much easier for my brain

74: cookies or donuts?

BOTH

75: saturday or sunday?

Both?

76: lord of the rings or harry potter?

BOTH

77: bands or solo artists?

Both

78: art or music?

BOTH!

79: get lost in - london or paris?

London, I suppose

80: new year’s eve or christmas eve?

People get drunk as balls on both holidays anyway, so Idk

81: museums or nature parks?

Nature parks

82: lightning or thunder?

Thunder, I hate sudden lights but then I know thunder is coming, so I can prepare myself and actually enjoy about it

83: lions, tigers or bears?

ALL

84: popcorn or candy floss/cotton candy?

Heck, popcorn

85: be stuck in a room with - clowns or insects?

Depends what insects but I think I can manage them, I HATE CLOWNS

86: soup or salad?

Salad, please

87: asks or fanmail?

Fanmail doesnt much exist anymore, so asks

88: scottish accent or irish accent?

Heck, BOTH, thank you

89: ‘friends’ or ‘the big bang theory’?

Neither

90: ‘supernatural’ or ‘the vampire diaries’?

Neither

91: ‘the simpsons’ or 'family guy’?

I’m more into ‘Reign’ but in this case, ‘Simpsons’

92: toothache or earache?

Earache, that I can cope with

93: 'x-men’ or 'guardians of the galaxy’?

Neither

94: be stranded in antarctica or the sahara desert?

Neither, thank you

95: penguins or polar bears?

 Uhh, Idk

96: 'frozen’ or 'tangled’?

Neither

97: snowmen or icebergs?

Idk

98: handwritten letter or email?

Handwritten, it’s more intimate

99: apple or android?

Android, I got myself one

100: the end or the beginning?

If it’s about book, the beginning

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I’m tagging: None, people will do this if they want to :0

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Progress Wembley Blog

Hello! Welcome to another blogging adventure courtesy of Jamie. Sit back, relax, make yourself at home people :) this blog is spoiler free.

So Sunday saw me take a trip South for Progress Wrestling & their biggest show to date at the world famous Wembley Arena. It’s a massive thing that a UK Independent company can run never mind sell well in a venue this size. Proud fanboy moment. I didn’t even let loosing my mobile (including ticket, travel home etc) the previous night phase me. Just means my notes for this one are kinda from memory! But I’ll do my best.

Progress from day 1 were told, you can’t run an independent wrestling company out of London. It won’t work. Yet here we year merely years later, running Wembley. Hats (SnapBacks) off to you! First contest sees the final independent date for now NXT Bound Mat Riddle facing off against Mark Haskins. Haskins, I think, deserved a big spot at Wembley & to face The Bro in his last independent date is a huge spot. The match itself is great as expected. High kicks, ufc style hip tosses, Haskins proving he’s capable of stepping into the spotlight when needed. A highly enjoyable match when it goes up on demand!

Match number 2, and we’re into Women’s Title Action. Toni Storm & Millie Mckenzie facing defending champ, the fashionista Yaas Queen Jinny. I like my women’s wrestling as we know, and this match for me was enjoyable. When this goes up on Demand Progress, watch the very confusing after match spot with Jinny’s Hause Of Couture though. Maybe all will be explained at a later date but its a bit ‘What?’ After a good, solid contest. Well battled ladies!

Third match of our eight match card & we see our second title defence. This time we see Doug Williams the British legend squaring up against future British Wrestling legend Trent Seven. Now remember if Trent wins the belt, Doug must retire. It’s a high stakes affair, emotionally charged & hard hitting. As expected from the Atlas division. As mentioned above, spoiler free blog so... Watch when it’s out on demand.

Our first half main then.Jimmy F’n Havok vs the returning Paul Robinson. In a No DQ contest. If you come in expecting a dragon suplex & roll up finish you’re very wrong & won’t find it in this contest. Light tubes, chairs, thumb tacks.. Weapons & violence galore. Great stuff!

Second half then & we begin with the awaited announcement that Super Strong Style 16 next year will return to Alexandra Palace. Excellent! First match though is the Tag Team Thunderbastard. Eight teams, one ring, two teams start. Every 2 minutes another team enters. Usual TB rules. First time I’ve seen the defending champs Flamita & Bandito live & I was blown away with the athleticism & ability. Dude, watch the over the top rope action when it goes online. I was marking out! I think my friends love of flippy moves has rubbed off ;)

So, now match number 6. Pete Dunne.. Ilja Dragunov. Two of European Wrestling’s finest battling it out. Gleefully rubbing my hands for this for weeks! But I’ll try not to mark out too much. I’ll just say it was everything you expected & much much more. So much more! I don’t think I took my eyes off the ring once. So yes if you don’t already subscribe to demand progress & watch this one.

Number 7 then the penultimate contest. Twelve months in the making, Eddie Dennis vs Mark Andrews. As an Attsck fan who do I cheer for? Do I side with the personal fave & cheer my boy Mark? Or do I switch & listen to my head which says Eddie is right? Answer? I sit back & watch a glorious TLC match. With unbreakable tables.. Oh oh oh boy!!! I’ve waited for too long to see 2 of my favourite wrestlers kick the poo out of each other in front of an Arena crowd!

Main event then. We see defending champ Walter facing UK’s own Tyler Bate. The big chopping Austrian taking on the Big Strong Boi. A highly anticipated main with some very nice hard hitting spots. Keep a watchful eye on demand for Tyler & his refusal to go down. It’s the classic ‘it’s not the size of the dog in the fight’ line. A great way to end a fantastic day of professional wrestling.

So there we have it. We came to Wembley. We laughed. We cried. We lost phones & still made it home. Would we do it all again? In a heartbeat.

I’ll blog a poem later guys as it’s National Poetry Day. Keep the feedback coming!

Jx

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