Happy Birthday Jackie Emerson

Today, Tuesday the 21st of August, is Jacqueline Emerson's birthday.

Jackie is an actress who most recently starred in The Hunger Games as Foxface, and she's also a wonderful singer. She really does have the most amazing voice.

Today Jackie turns 18, which I find pretty hard to believe, as she seems so mature and she is so so gorgeous. I really admire her in so many ways. She still has so many years ahead of her yet she has achieved so much already. Seeing and hearing her work just makes me proud.

So I want to wish Jackie the most amazing 18th birthday, I hope she has a fabulous day and enjoys it as much as she deserves. 

If you want to send Jackie a birthday message of your own, you can tweet her at @jackie_emerson.

You really do inspire me Jackie.

-UrbanNerd.xo

What's In The Bag

My bag is always filled with things that really don't need to be in there, but I do have a few things that I take with me everywhere. I'm sure you all have a few necessities that you need all the time too, here are mine..

Of course, I would usually have more than this in my bag, but these are probably the only things that I actually need.

What girl (or boy for that matter) could go anywhere without their phone or iPod?! I know I couldn't, it's kind of sad really. My phone and iPod might as well be glued to my hip, they are definitely two things that I can not go without.

Something that would be absolute torture for me to go without is my darling chapstick. One time, I forgot to take it to school, and I nearly died. Seriously. I especially like the vanilla flavoured one, compared to the strawberry one, because it's clear, I guess you could say, so if you have a bit of a dry nose because of a cold or something you can put it on there without it being noticed. You can get these little lip balms from pretty much every supermarket, for just a few dollars.

Something that I discovered just recently that I take everywhere is this cute little perfume. It is a roll on fragrance, something that I haven't seen before. I really like the actual idea of this because I'm that hopeless with spray on perfumes, I always miss, so these are super handy for me. Hehe. I got this cute little thing from my beloved Sportsgirl, for $9.95. There is four pieces in the collection, and the one I got is called Over The Rainbow. I'm not really sure how to explain its scent, it's got a bit of a fruity tang, and I just love it.

My nails are always breaking, like always. So something I find really handy to have around is a nail file. You should always keep a nail file in your pocket or bag, I carry one around with me everywhere.

Aloe Vera tissues. These would have to be the best things since sliced bread, even though there have probably been million of things better than sliced bread, but that's not the point. You might think it is silly how much I idolise this tissues, but you can't judge until you try. You know when you've got a cold, and you just have to keep wiping and wiping and wiping your nose? And your nose gets all red and the tissue is all rough, you know the feeling. These aloe vera little pieces of wonderful are so so soft, and they stay that way. So I would definitely recommend that you buy some of these little beauties.

These are just some of the things that I always keep in my bag. What are the things that you take everywhere with you? Tweet me at @UrbanNerd_ or drop me a comment below. :)

UrbanNerd.xo

Amandla Stenberg

Today was another day that I was a bit 'uninspired', or maybe I was just being a bit lazy. But I decided that I'm just going to tell you a bit about my role model. You should really read on, because she's truly amazing.

Amandla Stenberg.

For those of you who don't know of Amandla, she is a young actress, pretty close to my age in fact, and she is so good at what she does. She recently starred in The Hunger Games, and you might have also seen her in Colombiana.

I find Amandla to be truly inspiring, I look up to her in so many ways. 

She is so strong. When The Hunger Games was first released, a lot of idiots made racist comments about Amandla's portrayal of Rue. Even though she knew about these comments, they didn't phase her, and she was still extremely proud of what she'd done, and I was proud of her too.

She's only 13, yet she has already achieved so much. Gee, if I had done half of the things that she has done when I was 13, I would have been pretty darn proud.

Amandla is so mature and gorgeous. So, so gorgeous, and I have to admit, I'm jealous. She has the most beautiful eyes and smile, and her hair, oh her hair, it's amazing.

Amandla Stenberg is a huge role model and inspiration in my eyes, and I want to thank her for all that she has unknowingly done for me. 

Check out this amazing girl on twitter; @amandlastenberg.

UrbanNerd.xo

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lawrence

Today, 22 years ago, a beautiful girl was born.

That girl's name is Jennifer, and she is now one of the most amazingly flawless women on the planet.

Some of you might not have heard of Jennifer Lawrence. She is an actress, and a very good one at that. She stars in many movies, but her most recent being my beloved The Hunger Games.

Jennifer turned 22 today, and even though she won't see this, I would like to wish her a very, very Happy Birthday. She is such an inspiration to me, I look up to her very much, and I want to thank her for being such an amazing role model to me, and to many girls (and probably boys too) alike.

What Jen has achieved is just outstanding, I'm so proud of this girl.

Happy Birthday Jen, I hope it's as beautiful as you.<3

UrbanNerd.xo