100 Truths Tag

I found this tag on Sarah Withers' blog, who got it from Lala's Book Reviews. I couldn't resist giving it a try myself...

1 – What’s your name? 

Jessica Claire Powell.

2 – Any nicknames or aliases? 

Everybody just calls me Jess. Online I mostly use my blog name, babiafi, as profile names because I'm unoriginal and lazy. I tend to change my fandom pseud every two or three years.

3 – Your gender? 

Female

4 – Your star sign?

Leo. Hear me roar.

5 – How old are you? 

33.

6 – Any children? 

Marianna, my baby who is somehow almost six already!

7 – Any pets? 

Kind of. My mum and dad have a dog called Molly who we consider ourselves part time owners of. 

8 – Any tattoos or piercings?

No tattoos and just my earlobes are pierced now, the others (about 7 others in my ears and my right eyebrow) have all closed up.

9 – What do you like about yourself? 

When my depression is under control, quite a few things. When my medication isn't doing it's thing, not so much...

10 – What do you dislike about yourself? 

My propensity to dwell on stuff.

11 – Righty or lefty? 

Righty.

12 – The last thing you drank? 

Tea.

13 – The last thing you ate? 

A sandwich. The awesomeness of the sandwich is the one thin Disney's Frozen and I can agree upon.

14 – Your last phone call?

Reminding Anthony to get something at the shop.

15 – Your last text message? 

Three telling me how much money I owe them this month.

16 – Your last email?

The last one I got was eBay telling me I've been outbid on something.

17 – The last song you listened to?

Punk Rock Songs by Patent Pending.

18 – The last book you read? 

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen. It's extremely well written but the story itself, of Michelle Knotek's murders and child abuse, is horrific.

19 – The last time you cried? 

Some time last week, I think. I was just feeling depressed and stressed.

20 – The last blog you read? 

Toyark.

21 – The last person you spoke to?

Mum.

22 – The last place you visited? 

Morrisons. Our horizons are kind of limited at the moment.

23 – Your last vacation abroad?

I went to Turkey when I was like... 21. Man, that's depressing.

24 – Have you ever gotten back with an ex? 

I don't think so?

25 – Have you ever been cheated on? 

Not that I know of.

26 – Have you ever cheated on someone? 

Yeah. :(

27 – Have you ever lost someone special to you? 

Sadly, yes.

28 – Have you ever been so drunk you threw up? 

Too many times...

29 – Have you ever fallen out of love with someone? 

Yes.

30 – Have you ever met someone who changed you? 

Everybody who I have some kind of connection with changes me by being part of my life.

31 – Have you ever been in a situation where you found out who your real friends are? 

Yeah.

32 – Have you ever kissed someone you probably shouldn’t have? 

Yep.

33 – Have you ever found out people were talking about you behind your back? 

Yes.

34 – Have you ever broken someone’s heart? 

I don't think so.

35 – Have you ever kissed a stranger?

Yes.

36 – Have you ever had your own heart broken? 

No. It felt like it was at the time but, looking back, it wasn't.

37 – Have you ever had sex on the first date? 

Yep.

38 – Have you ever been arrested? 

No.

39 – Have you ever been attracted to someone that isn’t the gender you usually find attractive? 

I consider myself bi / pan / whatever the cool kids are calling it these days, so no.

40 – Have you ever done something you regret? 

Hasn't everyone?

41 – Have you ever had a threesome? 

Lol, no.

42 – Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public? 

Undoubtedly.

43 – Have you ever misjudged someone?

Yes.

44 – Do you believe in God? 

No.

45 – Do you believe in yourself? 

Sometimes.

46 – Do you believe in Santa Claus? 

Of course! ;)

47 – Do you believe in ghosts? 

Yes. I'm not convinced they are the sentient spirits of the dead, but I believe the phenomenon is real.

48 – Do you believe in aliens? 

Yes.

49 – Do you believe in miracles? 

Miraculous events, sure.

50 – Do you believe in the power of positive thinking?

To a point. 

51 – Do you believe in love at first sight? 

No.

52 – Can money make you happy? 

It can definitely help! 

53 – Would you describe yourself as a feminist? 

Yes.

54 – Are you pro-life or pro-choice? 

Pro-choice.

55 – Do you have strong political beliefs? 

Yes; politics is literally my job.

56 – Do you have strong religious beliefs? 

No.

57 – What do you think the most important thing you can give a child is? 

Your time.

58 – Are you eating anything right now? 

No.

59 – Are you drinking anything right now? 

Orange squash.

60 – What are you listening to right now? 

The sound of silence...

61 – What are you thinking about right now?

This tag is really taking a whole lot longer than I thought it would...

62 – What are you waiting for right now?

School picking up time.

63 – What are you most excited about right now?

Er, pass?

64 – What’s your pet peeve right now? 

My pet peeve is always people (read: Anthony) who don't put the tops back on jars and bottles.

65 – What’s your favourite thing right now?

Gardenscapes. It's just so... wholesome.

66 – If you weren’t answering these questions, what would you be doing right now?

I'd like to say something more productive but...

67 – What’s your favourite book of this year? 

Fiction wise, I've mostly read fanfic this year. It requires much less mental investment on my part!

68 – Your first best friend?

Apparently I had an imaginary friend called Connies who freaked everybody out.

69 – Your first kiss? 

I can't remember his name, but a friend of a friend when I was 12.

70 – Your first celebrity crush?

Scott from Five. <3

71 – Your first vacation?

I vaguely remember an early camping trip I complained almost non-stop through.

72 – Your first pet? 

I know I had a goldfish called Ariel but I don't remember it. Later my brother and I had a hamster that we co-named J.P. - short for Jack Patch. Rhys always wanted to name everything Jack or Fred for some reason!

73 – Your first regret? 

I don't know, probably something about choosing one flavour of sweet over another.

74 – Your first job?

Potwashing in the kitchen at St. Joseph's Hospital in Malpas.

75 – Your first childhood memory?

Being about three years old and watching a spider crawl up the wall, hoping somebody would come soon and get rid of it.

76 – Love or money?

Love.

77 – Twitter or Facebook?

Twitter. I only really use Facebook for entering competitions.

78 – Hook up or relationship? 

Depends where you are in life, really.

79 – Dogs or cats? 

I like cats, but it's got to be dogs for me.

80 – Coffee or tea?

Tea. I can't stand even the smell of coffee.

81 – Beer or wine?

I'm not much of a drinker, but sometimes I'll feel in the mood for a glass of either.

82 – Sweet or savoury? 

Savoury.

83 – Introvert or extrovert? 

I'm very much an introvert.

84 – Vampires or werewolves? 

Vampires. I liked them before it was cool, and I still liked them afterwards.

85 – Seaside or countryside? 

Seaside, for sure!

86 – Summer or winter? 

Autumn and spring, obviously.

87 – Books or movies? 

I really don't have a set opinion on this, it depends on the book and movie in question. I've even read novelisations which I prefer to the film they're based on.

88 – Horror or comedy? 

It always used to be horror, but these days I'd pick comedy.

89 – Do you wish you could change your past?

Sometimes I think about things I could have done differently, but then I wouldn't be the person I am with the things I have.

90 – What’s your dream job? 

Heiress.

91 – What’s your guilty pleasure?

Easy on the brain TV. I listed my top five choices HERE.

92 – What are you afraid of? 

Spiders! And being buried alive.

93 – What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

A squirrel. Apparently I used to tuck a scarf into the back of my tights and leap about the furniture pretending to be one.  I also watched a taped BBC documentary about squirrels almost every day for a year when I was three. I was committed to the idea.

94 – If you could have any super power, what would it be? 

Teleportation. You could see the world and be home in time for the evening news.

95 – If you could change anything about your life what would it be?

I'd have a ton more money.

96 – Would you want immortality? 

Absolutely not.

97 – If you could interview anyone alive or dead who would you choose? 

Mary Jane Kelly. The mystery of who she was has fascinated me for so many years.

98 – Would you say you are happy?   

I try to be.

99 – What one piece of advice would you give to yourself at age eighteen? 

Don't worry, be happy. Seriously, I was always very studious and sensible and driven. I should have just enjoyed life.

100 – Where would you like to be in five years’ time? 

Chilling on a beach somewhere!

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