February being so short is all fun and games (particularly since payday is closer for a lot of people) but then suddenly you are in March and I don’t know about you, but I’m really like where the actual f is this year going? February was rather quiet compared to January’s movie intake, which I will blame on the shortness of the month and the fact that I got hooked on Daredevil, which certainly took up the majority of time I would usually have spent watching movies. But do you see me complaining? Nope. It changed my life, the show is THAT good.
On a personal note the start of February was rather sad. I kept thinking whether I should do some sort of separate posting about it, but decided against it as it seemed too morbid to post exclusively about death. One of my oldest friends committed suicide late January, and her birthday was on the same date as my father’s, who would have been sixty this year. In the past the weekend close to the 2nd of February would have usually been a massive amount of party juggling is now only a sad remembrance of two amazing people, and that is really just very sad to deal with.
Furthermore work was also a little crazy. I received a job offer and went through all the hoops to get a formal proposal. I ultimately decided to stay with my current company, a decision which I question daily. The pros and cons kept me awake for nights on end, and while I’m mostly happy with my decision the thought of a few things still make me wonder. It is not always easy here, but I have realized that the field I am in is rarely easy, so if I truly want to change I will do so after my degree and rather just change careers completely.
On the Tinder and dating saga: February is the month of Lurveeeee. I am very much past the point where Valentines actually holds meaning to me. I hate to be on the overly-negative-bandwagon, but it is a commercialized chaos and I am very uninterested in furthering every shop in town’s agenda. I just realized that I really have so much to say about this that I should do another Tinder and dating post. It has been a merry ride with asthma attacks during dates, single events, people who actually use the term hella cool and people who seem to think I’m dumb and don’t have basic knowledge of things.
Looking at everything I just wrote on there I am not surprised I didn’t reach my January high of movies. Here they are below, let me know what you’ve been up to as well in the comment section!
Movies:
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016): 8.5/10
I started February off with a bang and finally got to Hunt for The Wilderpeople. I reviewed it already because I loved it too much to keep it contained for too long. It is really far out of the type of movie I would usually choose to watch. This actually can’t be classified to a genre. Full of quips, this film is designed to warm your heart and make you think long and hard about the sanity of New Zealanders.
Wow, I really get why people didn’t like this! Long and overindulgent. Ugh.
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince(2009): 6.5/10
Can a movie ever really do justice to the book it was created from? The answer is always no unless it is Lord of The Rings. I’m not sure whether I’ll even do a review for this. I had it in my head to do a series at one stage, so maybe I will just write it up and get to it one day in the distant future.
Shall We Dance? (2004):6.5/10
I watched this with my mom, and we both enjoyed it. It is mostly about an old man finding his groove again, and I liked it by the end. It is also not about cheating and I was very suspicious about that, which made me pleased in the end.
Notting Hill (1999): 6.5/10
I apparently really like the 6.5/10 rating. It seems like a fair score if I liked it but it wasn’t amazing. Notting Hill is a passable film but it isn’t my favorite in the genre. I still think Julia Roberts is one of the most beautiful women to have ever worked in Hollywood.
How to Be Single (2015): 6.5/10
This is a second watch for me. I really like a number of things about this movie – Rebel Wilson and Dakota Fanning do great work together. Dakota Fanning is a really talented lady, so I hope she does more work other than that BDSM crap. The message of this film is also really important.
Books:
The Power of Six (Pittacus Lore)
Not sure if I should even list it on here as I read the last twenty pages in February, but there you go. It was quite enjoyable although it certainly wasn’t as captivating as the first book.
After Me Before You, the touching book and the slightly less touching film, After You comes along. Lou is dealing with her grief, her inability to convey to strangers how she loved a man so quickly and powerfully in only six months and the judgment of every ass available. It is written in typical JoJoMoyes style and so far it is really enjoyable although I can’t see how she will reach the emotional highs of her first book.
Tribute – Nora Roberts
I enjoy Tribute on a loop every year at least. All I know from reading this book again is I want a Spock.
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban – JK Rowling
Everything. This book is everything. It makes me so happy and content. It is such an important book in the series, and there are scenes in there that fills my heart up with so much happiness and light.
Series:
X-files Season 2 – I’m a bit at a snag right now with X-Files. I enjoy it but it is so procedural I can drop and pick up without too many holes in the conversation.
Daredevil Season 1 and 2 – I’ve been postponing this for ages now. WHY? It is amazing. It is 10 000% better than that awful Jessica Jones BS I subjected myself too. Charlie Cox as Daredevil is AMAZING. That introduction.The tone of the series.The action.The simple badassery. I am so involved in this. WOW. I will post both reviews and JJ soon, and you will see the remarkable difference.
What have you been up to this month?
Life of this city girl 
The original Shall We Dance, a Japanese film from 1996 is far, far superior to the Richard Gere movie. Probably one of my favourite films.
I will check it out, thanks for letting me know 🙂
I’m so sorry about your dad and your Natasha. I’m sending you hugs.
Thanks Kim!
So sorry for the tragic news. On a different note, I did like Notting Hill more than you. I should check out Daredevil.The movie put me off so much.
Thanks Alex. Notting Hill wasn’t bad, I just really like other Julia Roberts movies more. Glad you enjoyed it. Oh, I haven’t seen the movie, but it is general consensus that it is so different from that. This Daredevil is gritty and very well panned out. I suggest you give it a try.
Which ones do you prefer?
Pretty Woman would be top of the list. I really want to see Erin Brockovich soon too, I would love to see how she finally got her Oscar.
Natasha I am very sorry to hear about your friend. That’s truly awful and I hope you’re doing OK. Also, you should know you’re not alone. I had a friend, someone who I worked with in college, take his own life about 5 years ago now. I was in such shock. It was so sudden and unforeseen. Life isn’t fair sometimes. Be well friend!
Thanks so much Tom. I’m doing much better now, it is such an enormous shock to realize that people just aren’t as happy as they appear to be. It opened my eyes a lot more to depression. I am also really sorry to hear about your friend – death in itself is so cruel and if it is a young person under such circumstance it feels even more so.
I am really sorry about the start of February for you 😦 For reals.
X-Files will change so much that you actually will need to keep up with it hahahaha. But that comes later. As long as you are enjoying it xD
Gosh, you got HOOKED on Daredevil, totally worth it.
I don’t think I will ever review LOTR either