The Lumpy Space Princess Influence

Beanie- Amazon
Headphones- Comic Con
Top- Urban Outfitters
Skater Skirt- EBay
Leggings- EBay

Lsp from Adventure Time is sassy, independent and a writer like myself. I love her, she is hilarious and is probably my spirit...alien? Anyway, when times like comic con roll around I need to be controlled when I see merchandise of her. So here's a sort of casual cosplay of all the things I have of her. The headphones were £22 at comic con and were surprisingly cheaper than online The beanie was a Christmas gift from my boyfriend and the leggings are a Black Milk dupe from EBay which are so comfy and really cute, she has so many different expressions. 

EBay Win- Tropical Crop Top

Crop Top- EBay
Mom Jeans- ASOS
Belt- ASOS
Shoes- Topshop
Sunglasses- Primark

The night shifts are in full swing now and its really wearing me out. My life feels so unexciting but I do still find time for my breakfast at French village and walk around Botanic. Queens quarter is so beautiful during this time of year. Some students have gone home for the summer but its still bustling and its full of vintage shops and feel so far away from the city centre. The french toast at french village is to die for and so are there milkshakes. I'll miss it when I move but I'm sure there's a replacement for all my favourite places in Belfast. I'll never forget them but I can move on.

Anyway, this little outfit is a great summer piece. I'm curvy and tall so the idea of a crop top scares the hell out of me and its a trend I'd be quite happy to see die. However, this little vintage gem was bagged for £7.99 from an old brand at M&S. Its a cute tropical print and with my mom jeans I might even be tempted to show a little skin...maybe, the weather is so weird at the moment that it would depend and even then its hard to tell.

The High Roll and Black Dress Combo.

Crop Top roll Neck- ASOS
Black 90s dress- ASOS
Shoes- Primark (old)

Rings- Thrifted

One thing I'm really going to miss about living in Belfast is the fact that I can go to the cinema for £3.50 on a Tuesday and £4 on any other day. My favourite cinema on Dublin Road will always be in my heart when I have to begrudgingly pay £8 for a cinema ticket in Leeds. Last summer I paid that and nearly dropped, not even the Odeon here is that expensive, how do people cope? I know its just a small thing but its part of a bigger movement of what I'm going to have to adapt to alongside train stations (we have 4 platforms for all of NI and a train to Dublin), bus prices, no student discount and the price of cheese now I actually have to pay for it. Being an adult is hard.

Anyway, this whole combo is of course from the greatest online shop in existence, ASOS. I literally buy everything of it but hey, that's just me. This shirt is cropped and I'm not a fan of the material but I think paired with this 90s style dress it works quite well and adding my studded boots and little 90s bun just gives in a grungy edge that I just want to wear always. I'm not a very cool person, at best I'm cute so pulling off this sort of grunge look can be quite difficult but I think I've done ok at this.

The Levi Denim Jacket

Denim Jacket: Thrifted
Dress: Asos
Badges: Thrifted/Etsy
Watch: Local Market
Necklacce: Urban Outfitters

I've been a bit bored in recent weeks because I have no work to do. I have nothing to worry about, no essays to get marks back on, no revision, no books for read, its just very strange that for the first time in 17 years I haven't got school. Is this boredom a normal part of adulthood? I don't know, I'll keep you posted unless I've lost it to cabin fever. Also I should mention I graduate in three weeks and I got a 2:1 which is awesome but I suppose I'm officially an adult now, no more student and most importantly no more student discount which breaks my heart. But alas, I'll cope, somehow.

Anyway, this jacket is one of the most versatile pieces in my wardrobes. I love it so much. Thrifted a few years ago from a local vintage shop in Belfast it has done be proud over the years. I think it was about £20 and I wear it with everything. I added the patches myself and though the studs I added to the lapels are beginning to fall off it's still great. Added with my white converse, my thrifted leather bag and a plain black dress from ASOS its a fun outfit that if I could would wear every day.

The Cheap Camel Coat

Coat- EBay
Dress- Asos (old)

Necklace- Asos

Mug- EBay

Since I turned 21 in April, eBay has been calling to me on a regular basis. I don’t know what it is about it but from the moment I had money (thank you relatives and student loan!) bidding seemed to be one of the greatest things in the world. I had never bid before in my life but all of a sudden, I was winning these great and random things. I didn’t need any of them but God did I want them and one such thing is this camel coat.

 I got it mid April which most people would think was silly because its practically summer. Well, let me tell you this doubters, my student house (R.I.P ) was in Portstewart. Now for those of you who don’t know Northern Irish geography (so 99.9%?) this is at the tip of the North Coast where I could see the sea from my bedroom window. We got more torrential rain and gales than sunny days up until I left at the end of May and this bad boy got me through all of this and then some. I’ll miss my uni town but I will not miss its god forsaken wind.

Anyway, did I mention its price? As I rambled on about the horrendous weather up at uni it was still technically out of  season so I grabbed this vintage, mole hair, beauty for £1.99!! This is possibly my greatest achievement in life, grabbing a £40 coat for £2. My heart flies thinking about it. And it is so easy to wear, to dress up and dress down, it is literally everything I wanted in my search for a camel coat and god is it warm! Though I took these photos last week it was freezing! Albeit it was like 9 o'clock at night but still. It was a good wee night and the girl with green hair is my sister...we really don't look alike.

My High Waisted ASOS Mon Jeans Dilemma

 

Jeans- Asos
Top- Asos (old)
Leather Jacket- Asos
Bag- Vintage
Necklace- Urban Outfitters (old)
Sunglasses- Vintage

I’m not exactly the skinniest girl. My sizes range from a size 14 to a size 18 and I’m 5ft 11” so finding clothes can be a bit frustrating at times, I’m looking at you Primark and your 'high waist' jeans. However, one idea that I began toying around with is the idea of mom jeans. I like the way they look on people, I like that they aren’t tight around the legs and would be different from my normal skinny jeans. I also liked that they were actual denim and would hug my bum really well. However, the one issue I was most afraid of was that they were high-waisted. What if it showed my tummy? What if all I was left with was a massive bulge? The point of mom jeans was to tuck things into them and pull off an androgynous look, what if it just looked awful? In retrospect, I know I probably needed a good slap for thinking this stuff but I still have a lot of body hang ups I’m trying to rectify and at the time these were enough to put me off.

However, in my trusty ASOS wishlist there sat a pair of blue mom jeans that'd I'd been watching for months. The sale rolls around and I decide to bite the bullet only to find the only sizes left are 26s (this was in the curve section). However, I then spotted a pair of rosebowl mid wash jeans from the normal ASOS collection and decided to give them a go. For £17 it was a bargain and 
 I mean the model looked good why couldn’t I? I got the 18 though I could have went down to a 16 (they were sold out :( ) because there is a bit of room but they do make them more comfortable. They hug me in the right places and though I do have a bit of a bulge from my tummy it isn’t half as bad as I thought it would look. I love them and they give me confidence I didn’t know I had because I just feel really cool in them even when I’m a huge nerd. Paired with my mickey mouse body I found at the back of my wardrobe and my trusty leather jacket they're such an easy thing to style. I'll more than likely buy more high-waisted things in the future because of this experience so yay! 

EBay Wishlist #2- Game of Thrones

It's over, series five is over and now I've wait until near enough my birthday until series six and I'm not ok with this. I don't know why I though there were 12 episodes, there has never been twelve episodes but maybe my heart couldn't take it ending, I've dedicated five years and now its just saddness. Also I give no spoilers just complaining. What's worse is I live in Belfast. They film half o it here, the other week I saw a three eyed crow outside city hall. The white walkers attacked Custom House Square with ice and froze the fountains, we even got a bloody dragon in the zoo. Every day there's a reminder. Facebook posts from extras (go down the pub Lavery's about 50% of its patrons have been an extra- they're a beardy lot) our Game of Thrones tour, the welcome centre is littered with merchandise and everyone is still bitching about the ending.

Anyway, I took to EBay to look at stuff to cheer me up so here's four things I found that I need...want, that I really, really want and can't justify buying. 

Shot Glasses
I need these in my life to play the Game of Thrones drinking game whilst I get hammered and cry to myself over all the deaths. George R. R Martin you are evil and are going to push me to alcoholism. Can also be used for other drinking games including Eurovision, which was a rough night.

Jon Snow Shirt
I'll be honest, this isn't for me, this is for my boyfriend. I  think the design is awesome and makes Jon look like the height of cool with a baseball bat. What's not to love? 

Mother of Dragons Tee
I'm not a princess, I'm a Khaleesi and now Game of Thrones is over I can show off how much of a badass I am. But really its just a plain white shirt so its really versatile for my wardrobe, plus its pretty cheap so I have to have it.

Stark Necklace
To show my allegiance even though they've been dispersed, a remembrance of the Red Wedding. Its cute and small which is nice to just show a little bit of celebration of one of my favourite shows in my day to day life. I could even get away with it at work but I'd probably have older people asking me why I have a wolf on my neck. I've already tried to give a PG description of the show to a resident and that was just awful.

The Indulgent Cookie Recipe

Everybody loves a cookie, it is one of the greatest things to come out of baking however, if you bake like a human its going to be indulgent and this is exactly what this cookie recipe is. These cookies are awful for indulgence but damn are they good. They have about a gazillion calories in each one but at least it’s homemade, right? Anyway, enjoy this heavenly recipe but do it in moderation or prepare to hit the gym A LOT.

Ingredients:
½ mug brown sugar
½ mug caster sugar
25g butter
1 egg
tsp of vanilla extract
1 ½ mugs of self-raising flour
200g of chocolate (or less, your choice)
A splash of milk
2 tbsps of chocolate drinking powder (optional)

Directions
1. Make sure your butter is room temp and if not heat it in the microwave for a few seconds until soft. Then cream the butter in sugar.
2. Add vanilla extract and whisk. Add egg and whisk.
3. Cut up the chocolate. I like to do ½ in chunks and ½ cut up. Add to mixture and stir with wooden spoon.
4. Add self-raising flour and chocolate drinking powder a small bit at a time mixing it thoroughly on each turn. Continue this until all of the flour is mixed in. At this point, the mixture should hold to together. If it’s too crumbly, add a splash of milk. If it’s too wet, add a little flour.
5. Shape into balls and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and press down.
6. Put in oven for 11 minutes at 180 degrees.
7. Take out and leave for half an hour, as they’re still cooking.
8. Enjoy!

EBay Wishlist #1- Geek Edition

IT’S NEARLY Q-CON!!!!!!!!

Ahem, sorry. Q-con is an anime convention at the local university that I’ve been going to for the last 7 years and I’m so pumped that its back. We don’t have many cons in Northern Ireland, I think we’ve 3? One in Belfast, one in Derry (run by the gaming society at Ulster Magee campus) and comic con which has only come for two years so for a long time my anime buzz came from Q-con. It is awesome and there’s so much stuff to do unlike some (*cough* comic con *cough*) from actual anime screenings, movie showings to a group of 500, for example, the first Pokémon movie which was just hilarious because everyone just took the piss. Then there’s the cosplay, the competitions, the stalls, the local artists and of course, the pub. I act like a fourteen year old again every time it comes. The last few years I’ve been selling my sisters jewellery so I’ve missed the atmosphere for a while but nevertheless it has got me eBaying away nerdy things I want. So without further ado, here are four things I’ve been pining for.

Totoro onesie

First things first is this kigu. I have one, my boyfriend got me it for Christmas but I wore it so much it ripped, like badly so I can’t fix it so I need another one for lazing around and watching Netflix. Plus it’s so cute! If it was acceptable to wear one in public, I would.

Tetris Lamp

This lamp is everything. You can build it! Like Tetris! And it’s colourful! This is everything I want for my flat and I need it like Spongebob needs water. 

Sailor Moon handbag

Sailor Moon is the best. It is childhood. And what else can I do to celebrate this than get a Luna handbag. Just look at it, its so kawaii. Also, what I like about it is that it’s quite a subtle touch. It’s not full blown cosplay but it’s a way of showing nerdy love to an anime which can easily be infiltrated into your wardrobe. This is definitely on my wish list.

Pokémon Badges

I wanna be the very best like no one ever was and obviously, I should take this mentality to being an adulty adult. To do so though I need some badges you know that I’ve earned >.> so yeah Pokémon badges that I can put on everything. The original Kanto are the best because of their colours (though Hoenn is my favourite) and though they’re already on my laptop I think I still need some for my coats, bags, shirts, everything I can pin really. Plus it’ll take me right back to my childhood because I totally still don’t play Pokémon…