Casual Present Ideas

A Few Suggestions for Presents Under £15

After writing yesterday's post on trichotillomania, which I am very proud of, very scared of and was probably one of the most difficult things I've ever written, I've decided to keep the content lightish for today. I was trying to work out what I was going to buy for a casual friend, and I realised how difficult little presents are to choose.

Sometimes, people are difficult to get presents for, especially if you're not especially close. These presents are almost stocking fillers, but they work for little occasions, or for people that you don't really know that well. They are appropriate for both genders, but are more suitable for children and teenagers. I don't know. I think adults might appreciate them, too. :)

Tim Burton's Playing Cards, £3.67
Playing cards are a pretty boring gift, right? Not if you go a little personalised. I know that Paperchase does some adorable playing cards in different styles, but I picked up these playing cards on sale in Waterstones. I think at full price they cost £3.67, but most places I've seen them they've been cheaper. Tim Burton personally oversaw and approved the illustrations on these cards, which have awesomely gothic characters on them, and with hand drawn spade, club, heart and diamond motifs and stripes on the back, they are a fabulous present for anyone of any age.
Available here.

 Major Diatonic Harmonica, £6.79
For the record, major diatonic harmonicas are the standard tuning for harmonicas, although they come in difference keys. Harmonicas are a lovely little gift, because they are a super easy instrument to learn, so you essentially give your friend a skill to learn. Lots of easy music is available for free online, and lots of songs are available with harmonica parts, especially blues and folk. I bought my harmonica from Menkind a few years ago, after becoming obsessed with the song Minority by Green Day, but I'm pretty sure you can't buy that specific one anymore.
A good alternative is available here.

Owls Kindle Cover, £14
I picked this us at a market near me, and I have since discovered that the people - Daisy and Bert - that make them make these covers for practically anything - ipads, phones, laptops, kindles - in a million and one different designs. Each one is completely handmade, but are made to an amazing quality. Covers and socks for things that a person already has is a pretty safe bet, as it's very likely that not only will they find the present useful, they'll also appreciate that you put personal thoughts into it.
You can buy this design here.

Juggling Balls, £0.99

Everybody loves circus skills, right? Like the harmonica, giving someone juggling balls gives them the option to learn an impressive skill which they can show off after mastering it. You can get really good ones, ones that light up, more colourful ones, but the classic looking ones like this are ideal for giving to someone you don't know all that one. You could always pair it up with an instruction book or other circus skills items to make a more substantial gift.

Available here.

The Bumper Book of Bunny Suicides, £9.99
This particular book is definitely for those with a pretty dark sense of humour. But it might be worth considering getting someone you don't know well enough to choose a more substantial book, a light hearted book such as this. More adult picture books are always a good bet, as are books with poetry inside, or pieces of art. This particular cartoon book features rabbits trying to kill themselves in a million strange ways, which is definitely not a book you want to read all at once, but can be darkly amusing to occasionally refer to.
You can buy this particular book here.

20 Badges

This box from Paperchase is not sold anymore, but you can buy badges to suit practically any person, and they are a nice, cheap but also personal gift. If you don't know the person well you can buy badges like these ones which just have photos of small animals and sketches of things like foxes riding bicycles - but you could personalise them by buying badges for their favourite band, their favourite book, television show, et cetera.

Other Paperchase badges can be bought here.

Filler Post: Where I Stand

In Which I Update You Guys

Firstly, if you read this blog and do not come from Kids Blog Club, you might want to check out a post I wrote for those guys. It was about being shy, and how blogging ultimately can help combat that, and I'm pretty proud of it, to be honest, considering normally I'm a rambler and I can't keep to work counts. This one was almost 400 words (my upper limit) but not quite, so at last, I did it.

I also wanted to give a quick holler out to you guys! It's insane that so many people are reading this on a daily basis. I am so thankful for this, so thankful! You can follow this blog, if you are interested in getting an update whenever I post something. I do not have access to your email if you choose to do this, so there is no way I could either spam you or sell your information on. If you scroll down a little way, there should be a simple button that you can use to follow this blog via email. Another way to get an update whenever I add to this blog is by following me on Twitter; @ThatBellaFern. Heck, send me a tweet letting me know you're a reader - it would make my day! Also feel free to comment in the down. I promise that I will get back to you within twenty four hours, unless I have a really good reason.

If you want to support this blog, one of the best ways to do that is to either spread word - or, come on because nobody speaks face to face anymore! - or to press the little share buttons at the bottom of each post that give you the option to share posts via Blogger, email, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.

One other place you can find me is lurking around my Spotify account. I have one huge playlist A Few Songs in a List - but I also make playlists full of songs which I am either in the mood for or of a particular genre.

I would also, now I have shamelessly given you my details, like to let you know what I plan to do. Right now, I'm trying to work up the courage to record a song so that I can upload a video. To be honest, it's not so much the courage right now, as choosing a song. Does anyone have any ideas as to pop-punk, punk-rock or any other songs that a soprano could sing? I'm choosing at the moment, but I'm pretty sure that nobody wants to hear my rendition of "O Cessate di Piagarmi", despite the fact I got full marks on it in an exam.

I also want to try and exhibit some of my art work, textiles work and photography on this blog, but again, I am trying to find the confidence. I am also trying to find the time - as I do this, I juggle my GCSE exams and I have major end of years in about a weeks time, with part one of my Textiles GCSE due on Friday and Art coursework due on the 6th of May. Whenever I have the time to take some photos and upload them, I always seem to have my folder in the wrong place. Now, for instance. It's at school. Great.

Speaking of my poor time management and organisation, I figured it would only be fair to let you know that despite the fact that over the holidays I have been able to post up to about five posts daily, I cannot keep that up. I am going to try and get at least one post a day up, and take additional posts as they come. Also because of school uniform, I can only really post Things I Wear on the weekend, as of now.

Thank you if you got to the end of this very dry, very dull post. I hope so far Knilly Frickers has been a blog that you have enjoyed reading. If you are new, take a look around. You can use the tags at the bottom of each post to find content you are interested in.

So much love and many thanks
Bella Fern

100 Questions Tag

In Which We Explore My Need to Overshare

I love quizzes, and questionnaires. I literally love them. I am so fucking narcissistic that I fill them out all the time. And I just discovered the 100 questions tag, and I thought I might upload my answers to that.

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed. For two reasons. One, I stuck a massive mirror on the inside of one door, and so it kind of creeps me out a little when I walk back to my bed after turning off the light, when I see someone walking towards me. Two, because I would walk into the doors first thing in the morning before I am properly awake.

2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
Yes! (Don't say they're bad quality. They're amazing. Because they're free.) The fact that they smell different to my normal shampoo really excites me. Is that bad? Maybe...

3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
Tucked in. Because otherwise a monster would hide under my bed and eat me while I slept.

4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
No...

5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
I have no strong opinions on using post it notes. I use whatever scraps of paper are lying around and I write lists on them, but normal paper works, too. The cute ones though, or the ones with writing are definitely amazing and I stick them to everything.

6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
Not really. I don't cut out coupons...

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
Despite the fact that Ruby Redfort warned me that if I met a bear, the one thing I should do is "wish I hadn't", the idea of being ripped to shreds sounds nicer to me than being stung and poisoned to death by bees. I mean if it came to it. I'd rather have neither.

8. Do you have freckles?
Nope.

9. Do you always smile for pictures?
Nope, sometimes I pull a funny face or I'll be the awkward emo kid in the corner who didn't know she was in the picture.

10. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Not shutting doors properly. Pushed to is not shut!

11. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Yes, occasionally on big hills.

12. Have you ever peed in the woods?
As a child, yes, because we used to do this five to six hour walk around the coast in Northern Spain and we always got lost. So once.

13. What about pooped in the woods?
No.

14. Do you ever dance even if there's no music playing?
Yes, I'm a ballet dancer so I constantly dance to work things out. But I only dance dance if I am listening to music.

15. Do you chew your pens and pencils?
Yes. All the time. Everything. It's really bad.

16. How many people have you slept with this week?
None, I'm fourteen...

17. What size is your bed?
Single.

18. What is your Song of the week?
Grow Up by Paramore.

19. Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
Why would it not be okay, sorry? Colours have no predetermined gender. In fact, baby boys used to wear pink as it was considered more stereotypically male than female anyway, proving that the prejudices we have to day are just as arbitrary as those we used to have.

20. Do you still watch cartoons?
The Simpsons, Ben 10: Alien Force (very occasionally).

21. Whats your least favorite movie?
Happy Feet. God, my siblings used to love that film and it was just so tedious and boring and ugh...

22. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
On the second story of my house. (I would try, anyway.)

23. What do you drink with dinner?
Orange juice, with bits, please. Occasionally Innocent's banana and strawberry smoothie, that's very moreish. And water.

24. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Tomato ketchup.

25. What is your favorite food?
Probably pizza. If I have to make the ultimate pizza, it would have pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms, ham and pineapple.

26. What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
Spiderman, Spiderman 2 (god, we DO NOT talk about Spiderman 3), and also Scott Pilgrim vs The World. I love that film.

27. Last person you kissed/kissed you?
My hamster. Probably. If not, it might have been a member of my ex rugby team during a dare.

28. Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
I was a Rainbow, a Brownie - then I left Brownies because they were shoving God down my throat on a weekly basis.

29. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
I don't think so.

30. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
I had a pen pal for a year last year, I wrote them a letter. Or it might have been my French exchange student for last year.

31. Can you change the oil on a car?
No, but if you gave me a book with clear diagrams, I would totally try.

32. Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Nope, I'm fourteen, I don't drive.

33. Ran out of gas?
See above...

34. Favorite kind of sandwich?
Possibly BLT, a ham and cheese and pickle toastie is nice also. Or peanut butter and jam.

35 Best thing to eat for breakfast?
I hate breakfast mostly - I'm just not hungry first thing in the morning. But if we have croissants or brioche or sausages then I am in there! We never do, but if we ever made pancakes or waffles for breakfast, I think that would be my ultimate meal.

36. What is your usual bedtime?
I go to bed at around half nine, then I go to sleep at around 11 o clock on a school night.

37. Are you lazy?
I can spend a lot of time on the computer, but if there is something that needs doing I will do it and I am naturally extroverted.

38. When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?
What didn't I dress up as? I've been Catwoman, a witch, the Cheshire cat gone evil, a Victorian doll with a slit throat...

39. What is your Chinese astrological sign?
I am a rabbit.

40. How many languages can you speak?
One and a bit? I speak English fluently, and I am doing GCSE French and could hold a conversation in a few topics very well, and could offer stilted dialogue in most topics as I understand it reasonably well. I learnt Mandarin Chinese for three years, but I've forgotten pretty much all of it.

41. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No, I'm quite committed to buying Kerrang! magazine when I can afford it, and online I am subscribed to Jump!mag, and Rookie, but apart from that...

42..Which is better; Lego or Lincoln logs?
Lego!

43. Are you stubborn?
I can be, if I know I am right or that my way will be better.

44. Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
I honestly do not give a flying fuck.

45. Ever watch soap operas?
Nope, I watched half an episode of Eastenders once, whilst around a friends house, but apart from that one time, nuh-uh.

46. Afraid of heights?
Yes.

47. Sing in the car?
I do. Especially before whoever I am getting in the car with has got in, because the acoustics are so good. If other people are in the car, then it depends. If I'm with choir people, we tend to be really sad, stick on a backing track and work our way through our latest piece. If a song comes on that I know and I am with my family I will sing. Hells yeah.

48. Dance in the shower?
No...I have no coordination - I would fall over on a bar of soap and probably break my face.

49. Dance in the car?
How do you dance in a car?

50. Ever used a gun?
No. I've paintballed before, and quasar-ed before, but never a real gun. My sister once pointed a gun at me (it turned out it wasn't loaded, but I didn't know) and it might be the most scared I've ever been.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
Three years ago, for my mother's fortieth birthday.

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy?
Cheesy, and god I love them so. Not all of them are cheesy. But they are all good, cheesy or not.

53. Is Christmas stressful?
Yeah it is. My dad was abused all through his childhood and every year Christmas is a bit difficult. But the presents and trees are always lovely.

54. Ever eaten a pierogi?
No, but now I've looked it up I completely want to try them!

55. Favorite type of fruit pie?
Blueberry pie, raspberry pie. Berries are my thing.

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Actor, director, fireman.

57. Do you believe in ghosts?
No. And then I turn out my bedroom light. And then all of the terrifying monsters and ghosts that I don't like to think about dance around my room and god it's a bit creepy.

58. Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?
Sometimes, I guess.

59. Take a vitamin daily?
No.

60. Wear slippers?
Yes. Mostly in winter because they're boots and really fluffy.

61. Wear a bath robe?
No, I wear a kigu though - a basically a giraffe onesie.

62. What do you wear to bed?
Pyjamas - the shorts and a tshirt kind.

63. First concert?
The Strypes at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.

64. Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?
I live in the UK, I have never seen nor visited these stores...

65. Nike or Adidas?
Neither, Nike has some of the world's worst sweatshops and I have no strong feelings for Adidas.

66.Cheetos Or Fritos?
Cheetos, probably. As a Brit, I have never had a Frito.

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
Peanuts.

68. Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?
I don't think so...

69. Ever take dance lessons?
I still take ballet and tap. I used to do a little bit of ballroom and Latin dancing, but I gave that up just before secondary school.

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?
Something artistic, but not too artistic. Working as a writer or editor or in architecture or graphic design or something/

71. Can you curl your tongue?
Yes.

72. Ever won a spelling bee?
No, we don't really do them where I come from. I won a prize for spelling in Year Four (a novelty shaped cow rubber) because I got the highest marks in the most amount of tests.

73. Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
Of course I have. But I cry all the time. I cried the other day over the end of Frankenweenie, because it was so damn cute!

74. Own any record albums?
No, I don't. I like flicking through them at car book sales though.

75. Own a record player?
No.

76. Regularly burn incense?
I burn scented candles all the time. At the moment I like the Jelly Belly ones - the marshmellow scented one is divine!

77. Ever been in love?
I don't think so, but I've really liked people in relationships. Maybe that is all that love is, but I don't know.

78. Who would you like to see in concert?
If My Chemical Romance got back together, then obviously them. Otherwise, maybe Falling in Reverse, Green Day or Paramore. Or All Time Low actually. I've really got back into them.

79. What was the last concert you saw?
The Strypes.

80.Hot tea or cold tea?
Hot tea, Earl grey, semi skimmed milk, no sugar.

81.Tea or coffee?
Tea. I love peppermint tea, Earl Grey and English Breakfast the best.

82. Sugar or snickerdoodles?
I would have to say sugar, but I just looked up snickerdoodles and omag! They sound so scrumptious.

83.Can you swim well?
I'm not bad, I competed in a biathlon once and didn't do that badly vis a vis the swimming time. I used to swim for the school team in primary school and did a few galas. Then I got into life saving and became a rookie lifeguard. I don't really swim that much anymore, though.

84.Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?
Yes, but after a while I cheat and I always start cheating by breathing through my nose, so I suppose sometimes I do hold my nose to make sure I carry on.

85. Are you patient?
Enough.

86. DJ or band, at a wedding?
A band. But a good band.

87.Ever won a contest?
Yes, a writing contest once, and also a poetry contest at school.

88. Ever have plastic surgery?
No, unless someone experiments on me when I sleep.

89. Which are better black or green olives?
Green are best. Black are also good, but ones that aren't really black - the kind of purpley ones aren't as yummy/

90.Can you knit or crochet?
No...I'm trying to learn how to knit though.

91. Best room for a fireplace?
The living room.

92. Do you want to get married?
Not particularly, but I would like to be in a committed relationship throughout my adult life, and I would also like to have the legal rights that come with getting married, so maybe.

93. If married, how long have you been married?
Woah. I'm fourteen, slow down!

94. Who was your HS crush?
I've had a few. A boy from my ballet, a boy at a rugby course, a boy at an acting course, a girl in my year...

95. Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
No, I let the other person have their own way and then I go home a cry a little.

96. Do you have kids?
No. Squeezing a miniature person out of my vagina sounds unpleasant.

97. Do you want kids?
Yes, I think so.

98. Whats your favorite color?
I love red, but also a kind of purpley shade of blue.

99. Do you miss anyone right now?
Kind of.

100. Did you watch, Next Great American Band on FOX?
No. What?

Filler Post: Sorry for Abandoning You!

Filler Post: Sorry for Abandoning You!

It has been exactly a week since Valentines day, and we have only just seen the last of it. I personally love the way that after Valentines day, tack rose shaped chocolate goes on sale, and the single community rejoices. I spent my Valentines day being not the third wheel of a relationship, but being the fourth wheel, which is pretty impressive. And don't tell me that means that we are double dating, it so does not. Wheel number three and I have friend-zoned each other (i.e. we're both friends and content to be thus) so far it is unreal.

A lot has happened to me in the past week. I adopted a rescue hamster called Banjo - who was originally an escapologist at Pets at Home. I became an only child (i.e. both my siblings went on their school ski trip and I didn't). I went to see The Book of Mormon (I love theatre, but I personally found it quite disappointing), I went snowboarding and killed my knees in one of the most epic crashes of all time. I auditioned for National Youth Theatre and started story boarding a graphic novel. And I sewed a skirt, which I might make into a blog post all of its own. So whilst it doesn't excuse the fact that I didn't blog at all, I have excuses reasons at least been productive.

I'm about to do some photography so that I can give you lot a proper post, so I shall see you either later today (depending on the organization skills that I either have or do not) or in the next few days.

Toodle-pip x

People who Annoy me on the Internet

People who annoy me on the Internet

I'm annoying. I'm on the internet. I am a bigoted, hypocritical bitch. But hey ho! Let's go for it. They say it isn't a blog until you've posted a list. (Actually, I think I made that last bit up. Leave me alone! I'm new at this!)

1. THE SHOUTY CAPS LOCK PERSON OMFGGG!
SAYING EVERYTHING USING CAPS LOCK DOES NOT MAKE YOU SMARTER OR EVEN LOUDER. And neither does excessive punctuation!!!!!!!!!! ALL IT DOES IS MAKE ME FLINCH AND GET A LITTLE SCARED OF YOU!!!!!!!

2. The pedant
Dubbed "Grammar Nazis", these people are more than a little annoying. Sometimes, it's worth it. Sometimes someone has used such excessively bad spelling and lack of punctuation that I can't read it easily. But more often than not, they pop up on a comment you or a friend made late a night and yell that I should "never end a sentence with a preposition!" or that "the subjunctive belongs there!" There is a time and a place for these people (please help me with my English controlled assessment) but you have no place on the comment I made about peanut butter at 10 last night. It was probably a typo anyway.

3. The "lets try to get a rise out of her/him"
And guess what? Pedants from number two. I know that "lets" should be "let's". What are you gonna do about it? Do you see what I mean? They're the people on feminist pages who comment about how nice a girl's tits are, just to see how many people they can get to yell back at them. They are the people who find the most hardcore Star Wars fans just to comment that "“Thank god Lucas added the double “no” in Return of the Jedi", if they've done they're research, or if they haven't just "Star Wars sucks, lol!" When in doubt, these people often resort to homophobia. If they had their way, they would have "faggoty gay homos" plastered over the foreheads of everybody they could find.

4. The uber fan
At the other end of the spectrum, you have the fangirls, fanboys (fanmen fanwomen?) who cannot cope with the slightest bit of criticism. I loved Harry Potter, but the second you mention that you didn't think that Snape was anything other than god, then at least one of them will descend, like vultures to a carrion. Disney? Great, but I think that the lyrics "where they cut off your ear if you don't like your face" are racist. But no. I am a mild mannered monster who should probably be stabbed. This is not all fans. This is not all fangirls, boys, fanmen fanwomen... they are the select few who ruin my cosplay with the line - "That badge is proportionally too short." Thanks.

5. The exaggerator
Exaggeration can be funny, nay hilarious. It's the bold faced lying, which, because I am so gullible and stupid trusting and kind, I take to be true and then share around my friends. Did you know that 47 people die because they are allergic to memory sticks every year? And if tigers could speak, because of their bone structure they would have a lisp? Or even that, yeah, over the weekend I had an amazing party and One Direction turned up? Me neither.

6. The censor-er
This one is really short. If you are going to swear, swear. Fuck. Shit. Cunt. Bitch. Whore. If you are uncomfortable with swearing online, then don't. Flipping? Fine by me. Shizzle? Yup. But it's the f***s and the b****es and the c*nts that p*** me the f*** off.

Obviously I could go on. For a long time. A long, long time. But for now, these are a few people who press all the wrong buttons. Who pisses you off online?

Who the hell am I?

Who the hell am I?

I am literally just another teenager with a blog. Literally. This is the most accurate and least interesting way I can put it. But I figured I should say a little bit more...so...these are some questions compiled by Carrie Hope Fletcher. Altogether, they tell you way too much information about me. Way too much.

What am I wearing?

Saracens Rugby camp tshirt and pink tartan pyjama shorts. And ski socks. Always the pink ski socks.

Ever been in love?

Nope.

Ever had a terrible breakup?

Nope. (God, this is really interesting isn't it? Wow...)

How tall are you?

Five foot three. Or um...160 cm if you are a metric type person.

How much do you weigh?

Woah! Back off! We barely know each other yet! (Just under nine stone, I don't know exactly.)

Any tattoos?

I'm too young to legally get a tattoo, and although for a long time I have toyed around with the idea, I have never decided on one image longer than a day or so - so maybe it isn't for me. Sharpies have really good staying power, you know?

Any piercings?

One lobe piercing in each ear. I would love a lip ring, maybe even snake bites, but my school cares more about dress code than anything, so I guess that's off the agenda.

OTP?

Really? Really? No. (But Spiderman and Mary Jane should so be together, oh my god!)

Favourite TV show?

Hands down, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's amazing, especially series 6. But the show I watch the most is Big Bang Theory because Buffy secretly freaks out my siblings a little bit...

Favourite band?

My Chemical Romance.

Something I miss?

My funny little hamster Pepper.

Favourite Song?

Can I choose a whole rock opera if it was sold in a song? Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day then. We're sorted. Otherwise, Wasting Time by Blink-182, Blue Collar Jane by Strypes, or The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You by My Chemical Romance.

How old am I?

I am fourteen going on fifteen (la la la la la la). You know, typing song lyrics like lalala just doesn't have the same effect, does it?

Zodiac sign?

Does anyone actually care? I'm on the cusp of Gemini and Taurus, so I get to read my horoscope in the Metro in the morning and choose whichever one says I'm going to have a fabulous day.

Quality I look for in a partner?

They have to be nice. We have to be friends. None of the whole relationships are separate from friends melarkey. If we're not mates I will not date you. Is that a quality?

Favourite quote?

To err is human, to arr is pirate. God, all the other people who answer these questions are so deep. And then there was me. If you want deep, I can do deep. "I shall slip unnoticed through the darkness... like a dark, unnoticeable slippy thing." I really can't do deep can I?

Favourite actor?

Michael Cera is amazing, but I also think that Emily Browning is absolutely incredible in everything she's in. James Marsters (I said I was a Buffy fan.) In terms of stage actors, I have always nursed a little soft spot for Jon Robyns.

Favourite colour?

Red. Like my soul. (This sounded better when my favourite colour was black, but let it slide so I feel happy.)

Loud music or soft?

LOUD MUSIC OH MY GOD LOUD MUSIC AHHHH!

Where do I go when I am sad?

I don't cope very well with sadness on my own. I tend to just feel internally sad and stay where I am. It makes more sense to be around people, because then if you do break down there are friends around to talk you through life.

How long does it take me to shower?

What kind of a creepy question is that? I can whip in and out of the shower in ten minutes maximum, but of course I like to stand under the hot water and just feel all warm and lovely and happy and toasty...

How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?

Half an hour for school. Forty five minutes if I am going out to see friends. If I'm washing my hair, add the ten minutes in the shower and we're sorted.

Ever been in a physical fight?

Does rugby count? I have a load of awesome rugby battle scars, but I'm pretty sure sanctioned sports don't count. It's not even fighting. Other than that no. I am a pacifist, but not a doormat.

Turn on?

If they are musical, they're awesome. That doesn't even mean they have to play a musical instrument, it could just mean they have an appreciation for music. Although if they do play a musical instrument then I'm not complaining...

Turn off?

If you are racist, sexist, homophobic et cetera, then I'm not sure we can be friends. I definitely do not want to date you.

The reason I have joined Blogger?

I wanted to write things down and have a medium to show people. I was kind of sick of the monotony of my life and I wanted to try and break things up. I was really bored. But mostly so I could talk about the things that interested me.

Fears?

Heights, clowns and on a deeper note, a loved one dying. Especially if they die at the hands of a clown whilst up a ladder...*shudders*

Last thing that made me cry?

Whenever I rewatch Les Miserables, the DVD, and Enjolras dies I bawl out my heart until my eyes kind of resemble Marilyn Manson's.

Last time I said I loved someone?

Yesterday, to my friend Claire in trampolining. It really, really annoys her, so I partly tell her I love her a lot to tease her, but also because I just have a lot of feelings. (She doesn't even go here!)

Meaning behind my Blogger name?

Knilly Frickers literally just made me happy. Bella Fern is my first name and my middle name.

Last book I read?

The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson.

Book you're currently reading?

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve.

Last show I watched?

If you're talking TV show, then it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Series 3, Consequences. If you're talking theatre show, then it was Matilda with my family and I sobbed through most of it - it was so sad! But very good, I was so impressed and it made me want to be better at singing and dancing and acting.

Last person I talked to?

My mum, if her yelling "Get up!" into my room counts. If it doesn't I would say it was my parents yesterday telling me to go to bed.

The relationship between me and the last person I texted?

A member of my ex-rugby team. Friend, I suppose.

Favourite food?

I'm going through a lot of pizza love at the moment, but if I could choose two then I would almost definitely put the grape flavoured Nerds in second.

Place I want to visit?

Japan, or more specifically Tokyo. My friend moved there, which was sad, but also because I am such a little manga and anime fan and I want to learn more about the culture.

Last place I was?

My bed.

Do I have a crush?

I don't think I have a crush in real life at the moment, but if we start talking boys in bands who live in the USA so I would never even see them, let alone anything else, then yes. Many.

Last time I kissed someone?

Probably my parents, last night, "goodnight".

Last time I was insulted?

I feel really happy that I can't remember the last time anyone insulted me to my face. Probably around Christmas, by an old guy in a tiger onesie.

Favourite flavour of sweet?

Coca cola is always a favourite. But if I had to choose one, forever, then raspberry. All that blue raspberry love.

What instruments do I play?

Well...um...I used to play piano. I now sing at a Grade 5 level, and I am doing GCSE music but for someone that listens so much to music, I am not particularly talented at the musical stuffs...I suppose I also play the ukulele (very badly) and the harmonica (decently, I'd say.) If I wanted to pad out this rather short list then I might add triangle, the spoons and maracas. 

Favourite piece of jewelry?

I am not really a massive jewelry person - I have a necklace that looks like it has a bottle of poison that I think is pretty awesome. I have some silly novelty Tintin aeroplane earrings, but my favourite piece would probably be my ghost earings, that have ghosts that have piercings and punk hairstyles. I always wear a load of badges on my bag, which I love. Does that count?

Last sport I played?

Dodgeball. I am quite good at dodgeball, oddly enough - given my horrible coordination skills. It seems years of ducking balls in netball so I wouldn't have to catch them has made my job a lot easier in dodgeball.

Last song I sang?

Properly, like in front of people? The Cave, by Mumford and Sons. My school's folk club singer left last year so I was roped in at the last minute, although the only folk I listen to is The Pogues. The last song I sang, period was "The Drug in Me is You," by Falling in Reverse. And I got it stuck in my best friend's head, although she doesn't even know the song.

Favourite chat up line?

Are you a beaver? Because DAM! (On a related note, about a year ago, my friend was dared to go up to a boy she didn't know and use a chat up line on him on the train. She walked up the boy and said *If you were a potato, you'd be a good potato* and walked away. How awesome is that?)

Have I ever used it?

No. I wait for the moment though. One day, one day...

Last time I hung out with someone?

I just got back from a train journey with two friends, so about half an hour ago.

I guess you know me a little better now? No, you just know a load of rubbish about me now that means that you can steal my identity, should you wish to impersonate me. Never mind. Hey ho. Ho hey...I'll see you around.

Bella xx