Filming, fire and blood

Hi everyone,

Had a quite insane weekend. Filmed a part of my music video on Saturday and it turned into a 22 hour long day. The night before I only had three hours sleep, so I'm still feeling a bit out of rythm.
In the end the shooting went really well but it wasn't with out obstacles.
 Jyrki 69, who's playing a part in the music video was coming at 16 pm and we had a lot of scenes to get done before that, so we were kind of in a hurry.
 The first thing that happened was that the fire alarm went off because of the smoking machine. I was trying to focus on what I was supposed to do but it was a bit hard when I knew a 1000 euro bill could mess up the budget.
 After the small delay it caused, it didn't take long before my sister called me and told me my dad was in the hospital because he managed to hit his head and had to get some stitches and stuff (he's fine now).
I couldn't deny feeling a bit stressed and unfocused, so I decided to use that energy in my performance instead of trying to push it away. It was worked quite well, but the obstacles didn't end.
 Soon my mom called me and told me my grandmother and uncle also had to get stitches because, just like dad, they managed to hit their heads too.
The situation started to feel quite unreal and ridiculous and by the time my stunt friend accidently cut his wrist open and soon had stitches as well, I couldn't anything but laugh to myself.
 Soon he was back and we could continue the shooting. We finished just before Jyrki showed up. He was nice to work with, did a great job and also gave me some good music advice.
 After he left we still had some scenes to do and at 11 pm I was finally home. I felt so happy that the shooting went great even though it had been challenging so I decided to go out and celebrate and didn't get home until 4 am.
I've been taking it easy for two days now but tomorrow the hard work starts again. Have an interview coming up on Voice, the next music video shooting on Saturday and a gig at Tavastia next Wednesday.   Things are rolling and life is great!

Cheers,

Jessica Wolff


Ps. I'll put up some more pictures soon

Big competition going on!

Hi everyone,

I just entered a competition where the price is to do a warm up gig for Bon Jovi in Helsinki the 17.6. The band that gets the most "hots" by the amount of fans, songs played, "likes" and links shared, wins.
If you like my music and feel like helping me out, this is how it's done.

http://www.hitlantis.com/#/jessica-wolff

1. After clicking on the link you'll here my song for a while before you enter the main website.
2. Choose "Register& Log in", in the right corner and press "Sign up".
3.  Write your e-mail adress and create a password.
4.  Now there should be an e-mail in you inbox. Press the link, sign in and vote!

Every vote is highly appreciated!

-Jessica

Stunt and Eurovision

Hi everyone,

Chilling with my stunt friends and editing a short movie we did today. It was a great day except for when a stunt move went wrong and I hit my head pretty hard. Nothing serious, just pain and a big bump. I don't get hurt often but it's totally worth the risk.
Soon the Eurovision begins, it's gonna be interesting to see how it goes for Finland. Good luck Oscar! I'll keep my thumbs up!

Cheers,

Jessica

Photo session and snake hugging

Hi everyone,

Today I had an absolutely awesome photo shoot. I hope the pictures turn out as well as it felt.
I only slept for four hours but for some weird reason I had a lot of energy. The photographer and the rest of the crew weren't too exciting about me bringing my pet snake with me.
I always wanted to take a proper picture with him so I thought I might just grab the chance and bring him along.
After a couple of cigarettes the photographer was ready for the first snake shot. At first Squischy seemed a bit confused about the sudden change of enviroment but as soon as I grabbed him he was just as calm as at home.
I did a few different makeup and clothing styles and after 5 hours we were done. After dinner and stunt training I finally reached my home and now I'm more than ready to hit the bed.
Great day!

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. I'll post some pictures soon!

From sandy beach to cold apartment

Hi everyone,

I'm finally back at home after a very long trip. Today I had a very jetlagged but good meeting with my promoter, photographer and stylist. I have a photo shoot coming up on Thursday and I will bring my snake with me. My flatmate fed him while I was still in Cabarete so he should be in a good mood.

It's a bit tough to be back after chilling under palm trees and not being able to kitesurf anymore, but I can't complain. My battery is reloaded and I have a lot of inspiring things in front of me and once I get rid of the jet lag I'm ready to roll up the sleeves and kick some ass.

Cheers,

Jessica

Travelling

Hi everyone,

Chilling at the airport in London. I've been travelling for 20 hours and still have 6 to go before I'm home after a wonderful trip in the Dominican Republic. Except for a slight hungover after yetserdays goodbye-party and the fact that I found myself at the wrong airport in New York, everything is good. See you soon!

Cheers,

Jessica

Adventure in the Dominican Republic

Hi everyone,

I've been in Cabarete twice before. Usually I prefer to see new places when I travel but since this is one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world, I can't stay away. Last week there wasn't any wind so instead a friend of mine I met here last summer promised to take me on an adventure. I hoped to experience some extreme things but this went way over my expectations.

Day 1
We left around 4 pm after my friend got back from work with the rental car which turned out to be a disaster. First lesson, always check that the car you rent actually works. The car stopped working twice. First it started to fill up with smoke and two hours later the battery broke. We had been driving for about 4 hours and only had 8km left.
We were in the middle of nowhere quite late in the evening and I thought we would have to sleep in the car. It wouldn't have bothered me if I wasn't so hungry. We hadn't eaten for 7 hours. Fortunately my friend speaks Spanish and we found some locals who called a mechanic who repaired the battery for 10 euros. A bumpy ride later and we finally arrived at the hotel.
They didn't have any rooms left but offered us a tree house. It was perfect.
Ever since I saw George of The Jungle I've always wanted to sleep in a tree house.
It was already close to midnight but they still served us food. I slept like a baby.

Day 2
My morning started with a proper rush of adrenaline I got when I jumped down a 50m cliff.
If it wasn't for the struggle to get back up I would have done it again. Thanks to my circus backround I was able to climb up the long rope that was hanging down in the water from the cliff. When I got up my whole body was shaking and I had a few new bruises. Breakfast has never tasted better.



We packed the bags and drove to a small shop to get the stuff we needed for the next

adventure.
We were a bit short on money and thought we might be able to catch a fish. All we bought was some chips, vegetables and some alcohol.
We left the car at the beach and payed a guy to drive us by boat to a desert beach and pick us up next morning. The desert beach turned out to be filled with tourists and other campers. Usually it's very empty but apperently that weekend happened to be the busiest in the whole year.
We weren't in the mood for tourism so instead we decided to take all the heavy bags and climb over a big rock to see what's on the other side. A half hour after climbing barefoot through the jungle we reached the most beautiful beach I've ever seen. There was not a single soul around and behind the beach were high mountains.
After setting up the tent my friend went out spearfishing. We deffinately hadn't brought enough food with us, so I decided to go on a coconut mission. I picked out a good tree, put the machete between my teeth and started to climb. I wish I hadn't done it in a bikini. It resulted in a lot of bruises. I cut down a couple of coconuts that unfortunately cracked but managed to get down quick enough to drink the remaining juice.

The hunger was still burning and my no fish was caught. Two coconuts wouldn't do so to instead he decided to cut down a whole coconut tree.
A half hour later we had more coconuts than we could eat and made some great tasting coco-locos (cocount juice with rum) with bambusticks as straws.
Everything was absolutely perfect until a guy who was walking by told us we shouldn't stay there over night. If anyone happens to see our tent across the water they might show up with machetes to steal our money and perhaps kill us. Even how much we wanted to stay on the paradise beach it wasn't worth risking our lives.
We moved our tent and walked back through the jungle right before sun set. We moved our tent twice. First beacuse of the wind and the second time because we realized the water was rising and our tent would have turned into a swimming pool. We made a fire and grilled the vegetables we had left.
Next morning we packed our stuff and took a boat back to the beach where we had our car. All I could think about was a warm wonderful shower. I kind of felt like I had been living in a trashcan for the past month, but my soul was at peace. That night I slept like a baby.

Cheers,

Jessica