The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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On Sunday I went to go see the new addition to The Hunger Games trilogy with my dad and sister. I loved the first film so much, and with this long wait between both films I was expecting something amazing. And I was not disappointed, it was 2 and a half hours of awesomeness.

When the first film came out last July, the trailer didn't really sell it to me. To be honest I don't really remember it much! I wasn't too fussed about paying to see a film I wasn't 100% in to, so I never went.... for quite some time. I think it may have been one of my friends who told me I should go see it, as she had also previously read all 3 books. She told me the film was so good and that she even cried (at the part when Rue died... Spoiler alert!) The time then came around for my dad to take me and my sister to the cinema to watch a film, and The Hunger Games happened to be the only film we all agreed on. I didn't have a clue on the plot, or who was in it. We just went in, not expecting much from it. Walking out after it had finished, I was highly impressed and couldn't wait for the next film to come out.

To fill the void over the next year and 4 months, my dad bought me the book trilogy. Apart from Harry Potter and Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging, I'd never watched a film, loved it so much that I just had to read the books. Between the lengthy time of the two films I managed to read both books and start the third (due to work and college, I have not yet had time to finish it :( But I will!) Whilst reading the first book, it was hard as I already had a pre-set imagery of the characters and set from the film, so it took me a while to stop only thinking about the film, as some parts were not the same. Reading the second book was much easier, I could imagine everything as I thought it would be like. The book was full of action, and made me even more excited for when the time was to come along in November 2013.
Catching fire came out on Thursday 21st November, but I couldn't go to see it on the day of release as I was working the late night shopping shift; 4:30pm-7:30pm. Also neither me or my dad had any money to go to the cinema, so I had to wait a few days. I don't usually mind waiting, but this was 'The Hunger Games', I just had to see it. On the Friday of that week my dad found out that he actually did have enough money, so we planned to go on Saturday evening after I finished work. That was until 1D Day came along. It was a 7 hour live-stream of One Direction completing challenges, interviews and games to give back to fans for their support. In the UK it went it went from 7pm to 2:30am and my sister sat in front of the laptop for 7 hours straight, and refused to move to see the film. We eventually went on the Sunday evening and Oh my.... it was sooo good, how did I wait this long!? During the film I tried so hard not to judge some parts if it was different from the book or if some parts weren't there. For me, the majority of the film's set was how I pictured it in my head which was great to see it come to life. Saying that, I did notice parts of the book that weren't featured in the film (I won't spoil it for anyone and give any of it away) but I obviously do realise that the film was long enough and the book goes into way more depth and detail.

I would recommend that you all go to see the film now, or wait for the lovely surprise on DVD. I also think that if you do like the films then you should read the books too. 

Bloglovin

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I have recently, as in just a minute ago, joined Bloglovin to follow the blogs I am loving! ;) hehe see what I did there!? By clicking on the link here; Follow my blog with Bloglovin you too can follow my blog, if you'd like to. 
It would be lovely to gain more followers, meaning that more people are reading my content, which will all help me in the long run with my future career aspect to become a journalist.

Thank you for reading yet another short and informative post. I really need to blog some more full content posts, and hopefully this week will be a productive blogging week for me :D

Favourite Clothes Shop

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This weeks actual #BritishBloggerSelection topic is about your favourite clothes shop. Oooo, I love clothes so very much, so this is quite a toughie choosing a favourite.

I work in a clothes retailer, and some people when getting a job in certain places can make them hate the things they sell. Like if you worked in a chip shop, you may become sick of the smell of greasy chips. However, this is not the case for me. I love my job, even if it is only 4 hours on a Saturday and 4 on a Sunday. I don't know whether it is the clothes, working on the till, being able to help customers or the lovely people who also work there that make me LOVE it!? Oh.... I’ve just realised that I missed out saying where it is I work, that place is Primark!

I know a lot of people talk down about Primark, saying because it is cheap it will break easily. I'm not trying to defend it just because I work there and have to be positive, but yeah it is cheap, but the selection of lovely clothes is amazing. When I am often working on the tills, I see all the nice things customers are buying and secretly in my head I think 'when I get paid, I'll buy that'. The Primark in my city, Portsmouth, has just recently been extended, making the shop bigger in size. 

My other all time favourite shop is H&M! They too have such beautiful clothing designs for a fairly decent price, I would say the majority of my wardrobe is from H&M. Infact, the top I am currently wearing whilst writing this post is from H&M a few years ago. It's still going, and is still one of my favourite tops.

Every now and then I go through phases of loving everything in Dorothy Perkins to loving a few items, to absolutely nothing at all. I thought I would include it in my list of favourite clothes shops. I would say that my love for Dorothy Perkins has come from my mum, as I remember she used to like shopping in there, but it now seems quite expensive (especially for a college student, saving up for car insurance and university).

Of course Topshop is a favourite, but maybe just to browse as I can hardly ever afford anything from there on a frequent basis. I often find myself scrolling through their website finding sooo many clothes I really like and want to add to my wardrobe. As it is getting so close to Christmas, I will be asking my mum and dad very nicely for just a few clothes from here >_<

Thank you for reading about my favourite shops. Where are your favourite places to buy your clothes? If you would like to tell me then please feel free to leave a comment below.

Q&A/Interview

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This is a bit late compared to other bloggers posts, I have just got confused with the weeks and when the #BritishBloggerSelection posts are supposed to be published! :/ arhh So I think this was supposed to be up last week, but here goes.

This week is a Q&A set up, with 'Little Vintage Camera' asking 9 questions to all bloggers taking part. By answering these questions I hope you get to know me a bit better.

 

1) Why do you like blogging?

I like blogging as it is a way of expressing yourself through writing and sharing moments in your life with others. You can get across your personality through blog posts, by the way you write. It is also great experience for my future to become a journalist, to practice writing skills. Sorry for the long answer, aha :/

 

2) How did you come up with your blog name?

My hair is blonde (ish, it's gradually getting darker) and curly. Back in school I used to say some really stupid, silly things so my friends kept making fun of me calling me a stereotypical 'blonde'.

 

3) Where from the UK do you come from?

I come from Portsmouth, in Hampshire. Portsmouth is at the very south of the UK, along the South Coast.

 

4) Favourite colour?

I'm really into mint/jade green at the moment. I used to absolutely love pink!

 

5) Do you like Lana Del Ray?

I'm not really fussed about her; she has a lovely voice and some great songs. I'm just not overly amazed by her.

 

6) Hidden Talents That You Have?

I can touch my nose with my tongue, ewww ok thats disgusting! :P Ermm, I'm quite good at art (like drawing and painting) if I take my time, I got a Distinction (An A) at GCSE.

 

7) Celebrity Crush?

Oooo, that's a toughy! At the moment I have 'a thing' for Alex Turner (from the Arctic Monkeys, if you didn't know!), I went to see them at the iTunes festival in September and the image I took of him is now my phone lock screen. Oh and of any member of One Direction, how could I not include them ahaha ;)

 

8) Favourite Blog Of All Time?

Standard options would be; Zoella and Sprinkle of Glitter

I also like reading http://www.stylishbutskint.co.uk/ by Nicola and http://keepcalmlookpretty.blogspot.co.uk/ by Sophie.

 

9) What made you want to join #BritishBloggerSelection?

I thought it was a great idea, for British Bloggers to come together and publish posts based around a common topic. It would be great to hopefully make some friends along the way :D

 

Thank you for reading this post, I hope you got to know a bit more about me! Don't forget that if you want to join the #BritishBloggerSelection, you can do so by contacting Ellie via her blog.... http://littlevintagecamera.blogspot.co.uk/

Alternative Halloween

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Halloween has been and gone for another year, and for this blog post I will be talking about how I spent my night. This post on 'Halloween' is part of a #BritishBloggerSelection topic.

I don't normally celebrate Halloween as my mum and dad never thought it was 'morally right' to go trick or treating, as to them it's 'give us sweets or we'll do horrible things to you/your house'. :/ So I think during my 18 years of life I have only been trick or treating once with friends. I remember being invited to my best friends Halloween party when I was about 7/8 and my parents wouldn't let me go, I cried as I was so upset! :'( aha As a child me and my sister had a fancy dress box, full of princess dresses, and somehow we also had a scary vampire mask which terrified my mum, so that got thrown away!
In my house we even go so far as to put up this sign in the front room window. Halloween is a no go for my family!

This year however, we actually did something on Halloween night (that to my dad’s delight, avoided any trick or treaters at the door). My dad took part in a panto (for children as an alternative Halloween night) as an evil henchman, this involved acting stupid, being picked up and thrown on the ground, having a moustache and wearing women’s leggings! Yes, that's right I said WOMEN'S LEGGINGS, on my dad's legs, which are slimmer than mine! :/ Despite all of these embarrassing factors, it turned out to be a brilliant performance by all the cast.  

The story of the panto was based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Men dressed as women and women dressed as men. It was £1 entry to get in, this included free popcorn, sweets and drinks. If I'm being honest I didn't think many people would turn up, they’d be too busy actually trick or treating. Why would they come to see a group of amateurs fool around on stage!? I was totally wrong as on the first night they pulled in 370 people to watch, and then when it was extended to a second night they brought in a further 300, making the two nights total 670 people. My sister and I had seen all of the rehearsals over the weeks, seeing it all come together, as we helped out with the costumes and props which I found very fun! It was a great achievement seeing all the costumes and props I'd helped out with being used on stage. To top it all off on the last night, they congratulated everyone who had helped out (from directing, make-up, hair, costumes and props), they called them up on stage to give flowers or chocolates. Me and my sister were called up, it was such an embarrassing experience looking out, only being able to see the kids at the front due to the power of the lights. :/
Thanks to anyone who has chosen to read this post, about how I spent my 'Halloween' night. This is the first topic in the #BritishBloggerSelection and in the coming weeks I will continue to write more posts on the topics set out. :D

British Blogger Selection

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This is just a quick post to tell all of you lovely people that I have recently joined a group called #BritishBloggerSelection' along with 200+ other British Bloggers. Exciting times! This amazing idea came from Ellie Fortley (http://littlevintagecamera.blogspot.co.uk/p/britishbloggerselection.html)

If you are a British Blogger and would like to take part in this group, then all you have to do is contact Ellie and she'll add you straight away.
Contact Ellie here: littlevintagecamera@gmail.com with your blog name, blog URL, your first name and last name.

It's that easy! :D

Cute Surprise!

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This is just a short post about a cute little surprise that came through my letterbox today in the form of a card. 

I remember before I turned 17 and was able to drive I used to look in the congratulations section of the card shop. Whilst looking in this section, I used to find cute 'congratulations on passing your driving test' cards. There were some with funny puns on them (how puny.. :/) As weird as it sounds, I used to hope I'd get one of them when I pass. And that day was today!

My mum sent me this today, which was such a nice surprise to come home to! She is so cute, she is always quick to send congratulation cards for exams or even happy Easter cards. I love the thought of sending cards to people, as random as it may sound ahaha :/