I've never met a celebrity in my life. I once saw Scott from Geordie Shore crossing the road while I was on the bus but that doesn't really count. Just before I decided to get a photo in the Game of Throne's chair. Kai Owen walked out of the door and bumped into me. Kai Owen played Rhys in Torchwood. He was a lovely chap but was in a rush to get back to his autograph table. I said " Oh haiii" Not realising at first who I just said Hello to! He said " Hey, You alright?" In that welsh accent he has. I nodded and he patted my back and walked away. I squealed at Tony. " Omg Kai Owen from Torchwood just touched my back!" Tony's reply... "...ok, who?" Apart from Hannah Spearitt from SClub 7, Tony had no clue who these people were! He was just tagging along to be quite honest.

I snapped a few cheeky pictures of signings that was happening before buying my tickets for Chris and Suanne photoshoots. Gutted that I had hardly any money other wise I would have gotten Kenny Baker's signature for my dad, who's birthday is coming up. It was also really hard to snap a candid photo of him sitting in his chair. I did however get Carl Weathers, another one I was disappointed in not getting, Hannah Spearitt who looks so different from her SClub 7 days , two footballers from way back when and Kai Owens who just looked bored, bless him. I'm also gutted that I never managed to get a picture of John Rhys Davies. I just caught the end of his talk before the Stargate talk started. He did however say hello to us while walking past the Chris Judge photoshoot line. :D
I had my first photoshoot and starstruck moment with Christopher Judge who played Teal'c in Stargate and one of the main reasons for me coming to Comic Con, I would have come anyway but this made it even better. I shook his hand and he said hello and I said hello back. His deep canadian voice took me by surprise. It had been a while since I watched Stargate and he hardly ever speaks on that show. The photographer snapped a photo of me and my smile was do dorky I couldn't believe it. I was so happy! The photographer however kept staring at me. :/

It would be another twenty minutes before my next photoshoot so we both went out for some fresh air. Not realising how long it take. I rushed back in to get my photo with Suanne Braun. I was last in line so I managed to get a few words in with her before I left. I follow her on twitter and whenever I mention something and @ her. She always retweets. And even though hardly anyone knows who she is I think she is a star in my eyes. She's in Milla Jovovich's next film for god sakes ( I don't realise this till later) Anyway Suanne Braun puts her arm around me and I say "Hello, Thank you for retweeting me on twitter by the way" and she goes "omg what did I retweet?" but then the photographer is ready to take the photo so we both smile but I end up doing this goofy look and then before I leave I go "You retweeted about comic con! :D " and then I leave quite happily but I'm annoyed that I didn't smile properly. For those who don't know who Suanne is, she is Hathor in Stargate!

We have a little time to kill before the Stargate talk. So we sit down for a bit before heading around the stalls and we have a listen to the Cosplay talk which was quite interesting. After walking around we caught the end of John-Rhys Davies chatting. We get a good seat in the main talk area right next to a speaker. And on come Suanne and Chris.

Suanne is so funny. She and Chris tell stories of Richard Dean Anderson farting in a sarcophagus in the episode 'Hathor' and how Suanne stalked Eddie Izzard when she was starstuck. Chris told us how Independence Day was actually what Stargate was suppose to be. They wrote a movie for it and it then became Independence Day when MGM were being idiots. MGM were 4 million in debt too! It was really interesting and funny to hear them and of course Chris did his Teal'c "indeed" and Suanne took a photo of the audience but I'm at the far right and cut out! Boo :( But Chris was fine with anyone who showed any boobs while doing it! They auctioned off some t-shirts and they went for about £50. They were rare and made for the stargate crew only. I wish I was rich.

Oh I also got a photo with a Harley Quinn Cosplayer. ;) She was lovely. I wish I gotten more cosplayer photos! There were some amazing Spider-mans.

Here is a snippet of the Stargate Talk


Let me know if you've been to any Comic Cons /going to or have cosplayed? 

 Ta-Ra 

Jess

Newcastle Comic Con Part 2

Once inside we made our way into the main area. We had an hour to kill until I needed to buy my tickets for meeting Chris Judge and Suanne Braun. I hardly had any cash to spend so only brought what I needed for the photoshoots (shown in part 3) I was in love with the majority of stalls in the arena. When I first walked in I saw the Bumblebee car from transformers. It was beeeeeautiful. It said on the website that the Knight Rider car was there but no sign of it so I guess Kitt needed to be somewhere else. :(

I saw photos of Saturday on facebook and instagram and I really wanted to check out the badges! I WANTED THEM ALL. I don't think you realise how much I would have bought them. I didn't even have enough money so I bought a few to put on my camera stap. ;)

I got a Chuck badge for Tony, Pokeball for both of us and a Aperture Portal Badge. I really wanted a Supernatural protection tattoo badge & a CAFPOW Coffee! Maybe's next time. :)
Then I saw a stall with an Back to the Future Alamanac & Death Note book. The wonka bar was a bit shite to be honest, Tony & me have made better replicas! Just ask Elle . I'm not too sure who they were so I can't link a facebook or anything for the badges and replica books. I also came across this adorable stall that was selling Eevee necklaces (my favourite pokemon!) and Pokemon Gym Badge Stickers. Which were so cool. I wish I had a photo. You can check them out @ The Harpys Nest.
Next we had one of the thousands of t-shirt stalls around. I saw this simple but awesome Stargate t-shirt. It had the Stargate dialing symbols on for Earth. :D I also wanted the Supernatural T-shirts. There were hundreds of merchandise stalls and alot of them had Pop Vinyls. Still wishing I had money to buy things with. Especially when I came across a cute little goth shop. It had masquerade masks and awesome bags!

We came across the NERG gaming area. Everything was free to play on. I'm hoping to attend NERG's event later this year in Gateshead. The area was quite full and nothing was free to play on so I snapped a photo of a lilac haired girl playing pac-man.

We wondered around a few times while waiting for Photoshoots and talks to happen... And then I finally got to meet my childhood stars...

Newcastle Comic Con Part 1

The day finally arrived! I've been waiting for the first Newcastle Comic Con since last year when it was first announced. I only got tickets for Sunday and I'm glad I did since Showmasters and Newcastle Arena had problems on Saturday with very long queues. Sunday was much better. We arrived at about 9:30am and got in an hour and a bit later. While standing outside we saw some impressive cosplays. There was Darth Vader, Stormstroopers, Indiana Jones, Alice from Resident Evil, Roller Girls (Sadly didn't get a photo of these girls!), Judge Dredd, Stargate Officers to name a few. They were amazing. Just seeing all these fab costumes made me wish I had cosplayed. Perhaps next year ;)
I wore my Wonder Woman t-shirt as it was quite appropriate for this event! If anything was like the Wedding Show event, I knew how hot it would get inside. I didn't even get to keep my ticket because they were rushing to get people inside. So I took a photo of it before we even left. As soon as I got in, Tony needed a tab! Typical I get in and we need to go outside into the break area. One very fast smoke later and I'm surrounded by fellow geeks and cosplayers.....

The Vegan Tuck Box

As you know I love subscription boxes and would like to try everything from beauty to geek boxes. This also includes Vegan boxes! For £20 you can get your box monthly or £22 for a one of box which includes up to 10 new or hard to find vegan goodies! I was lucky enough to recieve the February addition. And since February is the month of Luuuurve. This box has cute love heart sweeties and chocolates! <3

Over the past few months, I have tried and failed to eat healthier. And I'm trying again. I desperatly need to stop eating junk food and takeaways and lose some weight for my wedding in August! I've never really been motivated but looking at all these treats in my Vegan Box has definitely kicked motivation into me. Be aware that not all of the boxes will contain as many sweet products as February's box has contained!

I've already nommed the limted edition marshamallow heart and shared the cinder toffee with my partner.
And I really enjoyed eating them. Since they don't contain milk, I though they would taste very different but they just taste like normal chocolate you get in the supermarket. I'm very curious about the energy chocolate ball which I haven't eaten yet! I'll pace myself as everything is sweet.

My box contained :

- Love Hearts
- Golden Crunch Cinder Toffee
- Amandas Gelatine Free marshmallow Sandwich Heart
- Love Bite Truffle Ball
- Dark Chocolate Soya Beans Snack
- CandyHeart Lollypop
- A Little Chocolate Heart
- White Delight Chocolate
- Fairtrade Ayurvedic Relaxation Treatment Chocolate Bar
- Coconut Sequilhoo Biscuits


The coconut biscuits are heart shaped and the white delight chocolate has cute hippos on the wrapper. February is such a cute box!
I've never tried soya beans before so this will be a a new surprise! Even though everything in the box is different they are still new to try for me, except love hearts! Which I will be giving to my partner as I'm not too fond of them.
These Vegan Boxes have taught me that vegan food isn't boring and tastes amazing! So i recommend that if anyone is trying to eat healthier or is thinking about being Vegan or a Vegetarian then definitely check out these boxes. From what I see and what I've gotten. They are good value for your money each month.
The website even has a little online shop so you can buy food from previous boxes which is handy and I will be buying from them.

Check them out and buy a box : THE VEGAN TUCK

Let me know if your a vegan,, try to get healthy or would like to try any of these snacks in the comments below! :)

Ta-Ra

Jess

Review // Pure Chimp

Pure Chimps Super One Spray is a 2 in 1 cleanser and moisturiser. Fragrance free and won't clog your pores either! It's all natural and vegan friendly too! The lovely fellas at PureChimp posted off this little bottle for me to review. It came wrapped up in bubble wrap and was a little leaky at first due to the cap being wonky but it was alright after a wipe down and luckily due to the fact it's fragrance free, didn't leave a smell everywhere. I did mention this to them via Twitter and it was all sorted out. They have lovely customer service.
Just like Lush products they even have a sticker on the bottom telling you the shelf life. Mine doesn't run out for a long time. ;) As you can tell by the ingredients, its all natural! Hemp Oil, Sunflower Oil and Safflower Oil have been used to make this cleanser. The hemp oil will soothe the skin, Safflower oil will give your skin those fatty acids to help it glow and this little cleanser will reduce inflammation and hydrate your skin!

Just spray 2/3 times on a cotton pad and wipe your face clean! Don't just use this as a make-up cleanser, use this after cleaning your face. Do deep clean your face to get all the grubby bits!
The price tag may put you off a little. It's currently £10 on Amazon right now. You can also buy from their website too. After using it my skin feels so soft and clean but since it is an oil I also thought it was greasy at first. I loved trying out this product and if you are a fan of all natural ingredients and vegan friendly products then this is for you. But unfortunately my love is with Micellar Water.

Pure Chimp - Website // Facebook // Twitter

Would you try this product? Would you prefer a Cleanser + Moisturiser or a 3 in 1 Micellar Water?

Let me know! :)

Ta-Ra

Jess

Guest Post // Top 5 Tips: Dealing with Exams & Revisions

Hello to Jess' lovely readers, it's great to be guest posting for one of my favourite blogs ever. I better introduce myself - well I'm Yasmin from YasElle  (go check me out *self promotion alert*). I am a beauty and lifestyle blogger as well as a student studying for my GCSEs.

This leads me into today's post - I bring with me the gift of EXCLUSIVE 5 Top Tips for dealing with exam prep/revision for the exam season. Now of course, these don't only apply for GCSE students, they can appeal to A Level students and higher so you could take a few of these tips whatever type of education you are in.

 #1 - Be Prioritised. Make yourself a timetable with colour coded subjects for the exams that you need to study for. You can either do this by hand - show off your creativeness or head on over to an easy access site that you are able to design one there for free. I use GetRevising as mine. Honestly, it's so easy - it allows you to prioritise your subjects easily and sorts it out appropriately and all colour coded per day.

 #2 - Organise. The key to good revision is perfect organisation no matter what subject it is. So you are not stressing yourself out finding all the appropriate items you need to help you with revision - get folders and organise your subjects by that. Also, organise your revision sessions with a separate timetable for each subject on what you plan to revise for that hour or two.

 #3 - Colours. For me, being an arty student creativity is key for my eye when revising. I like to have different coloured pens so if any keywords pop up I write them down in a pink or red. This also helps with the presentation of my notes. Leading on from this...

 #4 - Note taking. Make sure that they are notes - however don't shorten them down that you get overly confused because then you won't be learning/refreshing anything in your mind. I like to split it up into different sections. One section - in my trusty notepad following on from my revision cards and finally onto post - it notes that usually end up on my notice board by the side of my bed throughout the last week leading up to the final exam.

#5 - Rest. It is IDEAL to rest between revision and also the night before the exam. We are strangely advised not to look over your notes too much the night before your exam due to the fact that you make get overly stressed out and feel like you won't know anything when in reality you know everything. So the night before get an early night, sleep and wake up in the morning early (so no rushing around) and eat a balanced breakfast. Now you are ready to crack that exam! Remember to keep calm in all situations through the exam and enjoy yourself. Good luck for the upcoming exams - you'll be great!

 Thank you for reading and make sure you head on over to my blog.

Find the beautiful Yasmin @ Blog // Twitter // Bloglovin

Ta-Ra

Jess

*All images credited to Yasmin*

Guest Post // Cappuccino Cake Recipe

Hey everyone! I'm Caitalin. Today I'm guest posting for the lovely Jess! 

If you haven't figured it out already then I am going to be doing a recipe post for you all today. Just a heads up...all you coffee addicts like me out there will love me after this post!

Cappuccino cake (AKA heaven!)

Ingredients:

- 250g softened butter, plus extra for greasing

- 280g self-raising flour

- 250g golden caster sugar

- half tsp baking power

- 4 eggs

- 150ml pot of natural yoghurt

- 1 tsp vanilla extract

- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra to dust

- 100ml strong coffee (i make it with 2 tbsp of coffee granules)

For the icing:

- 140g icing sugar,sifted

- 350g mascarpone or soft cheese

Method

1.Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 20 x 30cm baking or roasting tin and line with baking parchment. 

2. To make the cake batter beat the butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, yoghurt, vanilla, cocoa and HALF of the coffee in a large bowl with an electric wisk (or if your like me, by hand) until no lumps are in the mixture.

3. Spoon into the tin and bake in the over for 25-30 minutes. The sponge should have risen and be golden brown. If you still not sure, here is a tip: poke a skewer through the middle..if it comes out clean, its done! Drizzle with some of the remaining coffee.

4. Cool in the tin whilst you mix the icing sugar with the mascarpone. Spread this over the cooled cake and dust with some cocoa powder and if your creative, which im not...sprinkle over some coffee beans to make it look all cute!

So that's it! Pretty easy huh?

I bake this all the time when i want a nice kick of caffeine that's not in a mug!

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