Jess Anne Roberts

Just a Native Phoenician Sweating and Living

My Favorite Girl Bands

My love of girl bands began way, way back in the mid-nineties when the Spice Girls exploded onto the scene. They were the first girl band I deeply, truly loved but definitely not the last. Here’s a comprehensive list of my favorite girl bands of all time, in no particular order. Spice Girls God, how […]

TV Shows I Will Never Watch

I love TV. Out of the three entertainment mediums (TV, movies, music), it’s my favorite. But I am very, very, very picky about the shows I watch. My main criteria is romance and a couple I can ship. No joke, pretty much every single TV show I’ve ever started watching I started watching because I […]

My Favorite Movie Soundtracks

I’ve mentioned before how picky I am about movies, and that also applies to movie soundtracks. Though you probably wouldn’t guess I’m picky based on the following list. But give me a break, some of these soundtracks I’ve had since CDs were still the hip thing (which explains the many Disney selections). Interestingly, as I’ve […]

The Best Backstreet Boys Songs

Though not the first boy band I ever loved, I fell hard for the Backstreet Boys when they first appeared on the music scene back in the late nineties. I bought all their CDs, fantasized about marrying Nick Carter, and religiously watched TRL, Making the Video, and any other specials on MTV where BSB showed […]

I Watched Stranger Things 3 and I Have Some Thoughts

I never intended to become a Stranger Things fan. I heard all the buzz about the show after season one came out in 2016, but I’ve never been into fantasy and the fact that the main protagonists were kids didn’t excite me either. So I ignored it…until the release of season two. I can’t remember […]

Mini Movie Reviews

I’m doing another house/pet sitting gig and unlike last time (when I didn’t bring any DVDs and thus was forced to watch Beethoven and My Big Fat Greek Wedding), this time I came prepared. I went to the library and checked out a bunch of movies and watched them all. So here are my thoughts […]

The Best New Kids on the Block Songs

Here’s the thing: despite how much I love them right now, I was never the biggest NKOTB fan. Probably because I was born in 1983 and they hit their peak popularity in 1988 when Hangin’ Tough came out. I was five at that time. Not so much into pop music. But as I got a […]

My Favorite Places in Phoenix

I’ve lived in Phoenix my whole life, all 35 years. It’s safe to say I know this city pretty darn well. Not every part of it, of course, because Phoenix is a big, booming metropolis and I’m not a fan of driving long distances. But there are certain places I visit over and over again […]

A Deeper Look Into Kelso and Jackie’s Dysfunctional Relationship

I’ve mentioned Kelso and Jackie from That ’70s Show a few times on this blog (Toxic TV Couples I Shipped, Unpopular TV Couples I Shipped). When I watched the show during the years it aired, they were my favorite couple. To be fair, the show aired when I was 14-24 (and I stopped watching after […]