What's Been Occurring

Hello my lovelies, 

Well as per usual I set myself up to fail. In my last post I'd mentioned wanting to write more Christmassy posts and I'd just put up my vlog from fireworks night. So, did any of those Christmassy posts happen? Nope. However, this time I have a more than valid reason. As mentioned in previous posts I was pregnant and he was due to arrive in December, except my little one didn't want to wait and decided to make his appearance at the end of November instead so he has been keeping me busy and definitely keeping me on my toes for sure.

I'm currently writing this at 3:18am as he's sleeping nicely for now until he wakes up for his next feed. It's so crazy to think he's already past 4 weeks old but it doesn't feel like it was that long ago that I was heading to the hospital with contractions. Already its been a slightly bumpy journey but I wouldn't go back, he's become our little world and my cheeky little chappy. 

Having a baby and becoming a parent is tiring, stressful, and frustrating at times, but then those moments when he does something to make us laugh or smile make it all worth it. Already I feel like we've been through so much but at the end of the day when I get to give him cuddles, when he's looking up at me as I feed him and when I see my him and my boyfriend having father & son time it makes it all worth it as well. I wouldn't change my baby at all. I never knew I could love something so small so much and do anything for it. I think I even have a bit of what they call FOMO (fear of missing out), when other family members are hugging him and looking after him to allow us a bit of a rest or time to sleep, I catch myself thinking 'what if he does something I haven't seen him do before, I don't want to miss it'. But I just know that there will always be new things that he's learning everyday so really I don't need to worry. 

I've already got a crazy amount of photos of him, over 100 in fact and I can't wait to start putting them into a photo album to look back at as he grows and show him when he's older too. I could just sit and look at him for ages. Obviously I'm biased but he's such a beautiful little boy and I just can't believe it. I'm excited to see who he looks more alike when he's older, but currently I just look at him and think how did I help to create something so amazing. 

I'm not going to give myself specific times to post, but I do want to keep trying when I get the opportunity. I may even try vlogging more occasionally but that doesn't mean that baby boy will necessarily be in the videos. But, who knows.

For now my lovelies, I should probably try getting some sleep at some point. 

Thank you for reading x 

Our first Christmas as a little family 

Time Flies

Hello my lovelies,

It's been a while, yes I know, but don't you worry. With my maternity leave starting soon and the Christmas holidays fast approaching I hope to get some more Christmassy blog posts up, at least until I'm looking after my baby (then I'll still try to when I get spare time). I've already been asked to write a post about The Polar Express as I've never seen it, and yes I have been told that is very shameful, so eventually I'll make myself sit down and watch it to see what all the fuss is about.

I've also been thinking more about vlogging every now and then. I'm still on the hunt for a good vlogging camera but I'm hoping I'll find one soon, then its just a case of saving for it (don't have spare cash with a baby forever growing and when saving for somewhere to live). So for now any videos have been done on my iPhone but to be honest they're not terrible quality. I filmed a bit the other day so I'm going to leave that at the bottom of this post for you to check out. I would also massively appreciate if you could subscribe to my channel. I'm only a small youtube at the moment but if I know what people like then I'm happy to learn more about vlogging and film some videos you ask for.

However for now I just wanted to let any readers know that I haven't disappeared or forgotten about my poor little blog, I've just been focused on getting things for baby and taking this pregnancy one day at a time as it hasn't been the easiest ride. Keep your eyes pealed my lovelies, there are posts and videos still to come in the future.

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x

Things I've Learnt While Being Pregnant

Hello my lovelies,

Thought I'd try a different blog post today. I've seen a few pregnancy related posts so I wanted to write my own one about my experience being pregnant.
I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant with my first baby, my little baby boy, and luckily for the past few weeks things have been going well *touch wood they'll continue to do so*. This post won't be all things pretty about pregnancy, I wanted to keep it real but at the same time don't want to put any of you off of having children.

The start of my bump pictures.

1. Morning sickness. Why do they call it that? It's never just in the morning, can come at any time of day. Some women are really lucky and don't get it at all, others may just get the nausea. Unfortunately for me, a brief fling with hyperemesis and a few weeks of nausea and sickness and it finally passed around 20ish weeks or so.

During my one night stand with hyperemesis. 

2. Nosebleeds. I never knew this was a thing during pregnancy. I'd never heard of nose bleeds being a symptom or even remotely related to pregnancy. Luckily, its not as bad as it sounds. The midwife explained that its just because things soften so just by knocking your nose there could be a little bleed but nothing major. I'd rather that than the sickness that's for sure.

3. Sleeping positions. At the moment this hasn't been such a problem, and luckily it'll stay that way. I'm not a stomach sleeper so not being allowed to sleep like that isn't a problem for me. I do still find myself tossing and turning from one side to the other during the night though, and wake up at least twice for trips to the bathroom. Thankfully its not been too bad so far, hopefully it doesn't get worse any time soon.

We reached the halfway mark!

4. The feeling of kicks and wiggles. I know this will be one thing I'll miss when my boy is here. At first it was strange and I couldn't get used to it. It's hard to describe the feeling but the best way I found was that it was like bubbles popping at first. As I've got further along his kicks have become harder and when he kicks hard enough I can actually see my stomach move. I love knowing that he's so active, just makes me excited to meet him. I find that he's most active in the evenings which is when Nick and I are together so he's able to feel and see our baby boy move around too, and baby is able to hear his daddy talking to him. This part of pregnancy makes me very happy and excited indeed.

5. Pregnancy glow. Where is this? Is it a myth? At first all my skin did was break out and got a bit crazy. Luckily that's gone down and my skin seems to be getting back to normal slowly, but still no sign of a pregnancy glow. I was never sure it was a real thing, so whether it is or not, I don't miss it and it doesn't bother me not having it.

These are just a few things I've noticed so far, 14 weeks to go and I can't wait to meet my baby boy. Its going so fast, it's crazy! People keep asking me if I'm getting nervous or scared yet, and I'm not sure. I know I'm looking forward to being able to hold him and look after him, but at the same time I still think there could be things I need to learn about being a mum. I know that will be come when he's here though, learn as I go along. When I found out we were having a boy, I was excited, but also one of the first thoughts that came into my head was 'I don't know how to look after a boy'. It will be a learning experience that I'm excited to go through, and excited to be doing so with Nick by my side.

Scary to think though that in just over 10 weeks I'll be considered full term, and with how fast its been going so far we'll see how long it feels like this will take to come around.

For now though, and until next time,
Thanks for reading :) x

Comparing 14 weeks to 26 weeks.
Excited! 

Gilmore Girls

Hello my lovelies,

How have you been? Well, I hope.
I feel like I've been all over the place this summer regarding my pregnancy. The summer is slowly coming to an end here in the UK and some days the heat has been nearly unbearable that it's left me feeling sticky and as if I'm melting at times. Thank God it'll be autumn soon and the weather will be cooling down. Makes me look forward to the colours in the trees changing to that crisp brown shade and cosy evenings in.
This year seems to be going so fast I remember finding out I was pregnant back in March and now I've got just under 15 weeks to go. Scary, but exciting.

Since my last post there have been two things that I have spent a lot of my free time watching, sometimes even hours at once. These are both television series but today's post is based on Gilmore Girls. As it was a childhood favourite of mine I was so happy to then find it on Netflix. I could finally re-watch episodes and finish the series as I never did those many years ago, despite finding out how some of the stories ended anyway.

If you've never heard of it before then let me give you a brief description. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, Gilmore Girls is an American comedy/drama television series featuring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). Its based around this mother and daughter duo and their lives in Stars Hollow. We see as Rory grows from a teen into a young woman as she moves to university, and the relationship between her and her mother forever growing.

I remember sitting on the sofa when I was younger and it got to that time of day where I was allowed to choose what I wanted to watch. Onto Nickelodeon I went and when it was on I would watch Gilmore Girls, I knew the theme tune and when I watched the first episode again this year I still remembered it clearly. I've always loved the bond between Lorelai and Rory, and wished that my own mother and I were that close when I was younger.

The show features storylines that cover topics from relationships to school, work to family life and at times social classes. I love that the issues covered are so broad and not just focusing on one thing. As a show that I would say is aimed at mid-teens and upwards, it makes things feel so relate-able. The plots lines are easy to follow and you can find yourself wanting to watch  more to see how they unfold and whats in store for your favourite characters. Gilmore Girls is definitely one of the programmes that you can find yourself getting unwillingly attached to, but then you start to love it.

I love the cast so much. They all play their parts so well and since watching it many moons ago the actors and actresses have become familiar faces. the show also features Milo Ventimiglia, Melissa McCarthy, Jared Padalecki and Adam Brody just to name a few you may have heard of. 

I haven't watch an episode now for a couple of weeks but still there are times now and then that I catch the theme tune going round in my head, now I'm not complaining because I do love the show but sometimes when it feels like its getting played constantly on a loop it can become annoying, yet I still find myself singing it anyway.

I personally feel that its a show that anyone could enjoy as its an easy watch and the friendships between the community members in Stars Hollow just makes you feel happy and wish everywhere was as nice as that. I am definitely looking forward to the new episodes of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life for a brief eighth season to continue the storyline and settle some uncertainties it left us with.

Season One Pilot 

As it has always been a programme I've loved, I would definitely suggest it to anyone. Its so easy to get into and you don't always necessarily have to watch every episode to find out how things unfold. You can easily find it on Netflix, so I suggest taking a look for yourselves and not just taking my word for it. You never know, you might find a new weakness.

Until next time,
Thanks for reading :) x

Time For an Update

Hello my lovelies,

I'm back again and I know it's a while. I won't try and make any excuses but simply put I think I fell out of love with blogging for a while. I guess I felt like it may wasn't my thing after looking at so many well loved popular blogs, but then I thought 'you know what Lily, they all had to start somewhere so don't give up'. I know I may not be the best writer and there are plenty of blogs better than my little one, but I enjoy it and there's people that seem to enjoy looking at my little blog all over the world so if even one person enjoys reading it why should I quit? Each time I write and see my views from across the world it does spur me on to carry on, I just need to start believing in myself more so thank you to you lovelies that stumble across my blog, without knowing it you encourage me to keep going so thank you! 

Now as its been quite a while I feel like its time for an update. I feel like most of the time I've just been working at my two part time jobs so they've mostly been what's kept me busy since my last post. Last month I was going to post with my second vlog that I'd made but clearly I didn't get that far. I went to see Busted in concert on their Pigs Can Fly tour and had an amazing time! I filmed a lot of it and turned it into a vlog so I'll leave that below for you to watch. If I could go and see them again I would. For a few days leading up to it and on the actual day itself, all I was listening to was Busted as I was so excited, and their performance definitely didn't disappoint. If you've ever liked Busted and get the opportunity to see them I'd definitely suggest going. 

Now for my second update which has also been keeping my mind busy thinking about things other than blogging. It's big news so prepare yourselves, ready? Okay. Back in March my boyfriend and I found out that I was pregnant and we would be expecting our first baby. When we found out it was such a mix of emotions. Happy and excited, but also scared and nervous. We didn't know how people would react when we told them but after the initial shock and letting the news sink in our families are being so supportive which is helping us to be more relaxed about it and focus on the happy side of it. Of course we're still nervous to become parents, but knowing we have so many loving, caring people around us is helping greatly. It's strange when I think that I'm growing a little life and I'll be a mum at the end of the year. 

Its been a bit of a roller coaster ride since we found out. There have been good times but also times when the morning sickness has made me feel so awful but I just remind myself to be grateful for the experience as it will all be worth it in the end. I definitely had to keep telling myself that when I was admitted to hospital due to having hyperemesis gravidarum. That was definitely the worst day I've had since this all began. Simply put hyperemesis is severe morning sickness and dehydration, and it is awful. I couldn't keep anything down, not even water, so around midnight that night I was admitted to hospital where I spent the night hooked up to a drip (IV fluids) so that they could rehydrate me. I'd never spent a night in hospital before so I was dreading it and couldn't wait to go home the next day, but the nurses doctors were so lovely so really I had nothing to worry about, I was in the best place I could be at that time. 

Although I'd spent the night in hospital, the next day a nurse told me I was going to be having a scan and that made me so excited. It was the first time I would get to see my baby and find out how it was doing. It made the stay worth it, seeing it on the screen and hearing its little heartbeat made me so emotional, I had happy tears rolling down my cheeks while my boyfriend just looked over at me and smiled. Being told that everything was good with the baby we were excited to go home and tell more of our family and friends. Now that I'm four months into my pregnancy we took our announcement photo and decided to share our news with all of our friends. Never have I felt like so many people cared and were excited. People I hadn't spoken to in so long liked the news and were happy for us, personally it makes me more excited, now I' just counting down until our next scan in August. 

I'm thinking about doing little pregnancy update posts every now and then, let me know if that would be something any of you would be interested in.

If you read that through until the end then thank you because I know that was a long ramble. I'll try not to keep it so long until my next post and I'll be sure to get myself back into the swing of things.

For now my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x

Long time no blog

Hello my lovelies,

So again I've left it a while between blog posts, I don't really have a reason but now at times there will be something as well as blog posts, and that's what I'm about to tell you about.

A while ago I was asked if I'd ever made YouTube videos or thought about it, and up until recently I hadn't really. My channel had two videos on it but now I'm hoping to change that. 

I wanted to try giving it a go even if it's just the odd Vlog now and then, so that's what I'm going to do. I vlogged for the first time the other week so I'll leave that below if you fancy giving it a watch. It wasn't anything too amazing but I was happy to have vlogged something at least. Everyone has to start somewhere, right. I'm hoping I'll get better with it eventually, then the vlogs and blog could go together somehow maybe. 

Anyway, I'll leave it there today. Would love it if you'd check out my first vlog, maybe subscribe and leave a comment to say hey! 

Until next time guys and girls, thanks for reading :) x 

Life is Strange

Hello my lovelies,

Spring finally seems to be arriving here in the UK, thank God! I'm so excited for the weather to start warming up and spending more time outside again. How are you all? I've got something a bit different for you today. Not my usual ramble about whether I like a film or television programme but instead, a game. But not just any game, it happens to be the first video game I've ever been bought and the first game I've ever really played for a proper amount of time to get into it. It is as the title suggests, Life is Strange.

I am a total noob when it comes to gaming. Sure there have been times when I've joined friends in games like Super Mario or Just Dance, and there was a short period of time that I actually played Pokemon. However when it comes to games with a proper story I wouldn't even know where to begin. I've watched friends and my boyfriend play and I find myself getting the storyline and wanting to watch more to find out what would happen, so when I came home from work last week to find my lovely other half had bought me a game like this, I was very happy and thought it was a really sweet thing for him to have done.

The limited edition Life is Strange. 

Not only did he buy me the game though, he bought me the limited edition version which just made it that bit more special, and I couldn't help but smile and be very grateful. Just from looking at the art book that came with it, I could tell it would be a beautiful game and from the short amount that I've played so far, it hasn't disappointed me yet. It also came with the soundtrack CD and although I haven't had a chance to listen to the whole thing yet, what I've heard in game play is really lovely and works so well with the game and its story.

Developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix in 2015 in different episodes, Life is Strange is a game that allows you to choose actions which then decide how the story unfolds, and could lead to good or bad consequences. It focuses on Maxine Caulfield, a photography student who discovers she has the ability to rewind time. How cool is that!! We follow her through her days at school and when she's just spending time with best friend Chloe, and see how she realises she has the ability.

I haven't played too much of it just yet but from what I have played I can easily say I really enjoy this game. At first I thought I'd be quite stressed figuring out what to do and how to do things, but I seem to have picked it up quite well. I know that sounds really silly but I really am not a very good gamer at all so this is quite good for me. Compared to other games I've seen, this seems to be a really good choice of game for someone like me. I love the story of it and when I play, I really find myself getting sucked in and not wanting to put the controller down. I really like how at times the story takes over and rather than control everything you get to watch as things unfold before it gives you control to move around again.

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone and everyone and I don't say that easily. I don't know a lot about games but I think this is one that many would enjoy and is definitely worth giving a go. If you're not sure about it, watch the trailer below and you'll see just how amazing it looks.

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x

"Phenomenal Woman, That's Me" - Poetic Justice

Hello my lovelies,

Hope your week is going well so far, slowly getting to the weekend. 

Today's film is one that I've been told to watch numerous times and every time I say I'll get round to it, and now I finally have. Sorry to the person that suggested I watch it, but I just don't think it's my thing.

Poetic Justice is an American romance and drama film made in 1993. Written and directed by John Singleton, it stars Janet Jackson as Justice and Tupac Shakur as Lucky. All of the poems that are featured throughout the film are written by Maya Angelou who also makes an appearance in the film as Aunt June.

I won't bore you with a plot line that you could look up anyway, so I'll just give my opinions and what I thought while watching it. 

From close to the beginning I could tell it wasn't going to be my sort of film. At times it felt cringey, and it struggled to hold my attention. I wouldn't say it's a bad film, just not incredibly interesting. 

I wouldn't necessarily call it boring, I just didn't feel hooked on the story line at any point. It didn't feel like very much happened. I think it just needed a little more action for me to enjoy it more.

I liked the poems, and two of them I had actually heard before so I recognised them straight away. It wasn't badly made but it was quite long which could be another reason it didn't hold my attention fully but I still watched until the end, and the end was quite cute. 

I wouldn't write it off completely as a film I wouldn't watch again, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to find it again. For others they might really like it so it still may be worth you checking it out as you could enjoy it more than I did.

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x 

Love

Hello my lovelies, 

Hope you're all well. I feel like I've been working so much recently so haven't really watched many films but I've managed to squeeze in some tv programmes here and there. For example whilst on my breaks at work this week I've caught up with the new episodes of The Walking Dead, and oh wow! I've done a post about it before so I don't want to be repeating myself and boring you guys, but I was not expecting so much to happen in the first episode back. If you haven't seen it yet then go and watch it right now. Right now!! 

I like to have background noise whilst doing things like tidying or getting dressed, so this morning I started a new series on Netflix called Love. I've only heard a small bit about it but thought I'd give it a go so it's something to have on. 

Love is an American romantic comedy based around dating and looks at both sides of relationships from male and female points of view. Created by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust & Lesley Arfin, it stars Gillian Jacobs, Claudia O'Doherty & Paul Rust. I hadn't heard of the cast before but they don't seem bad. They work together well and fit he character roles they've been given. Paul Rusts character Gus, is the one that stands out the most to me so far. A funny, nerdy guy that can't seem to get over his ex and starts hanging out with college kids. 

From what I've seen so far it's funny but I don't feel hooked yet. I could not watch this for ages and not miss it. Still undecided to whether or not I enjoy it but I'm giving it a chance and if I get into it more throughout the series I'll report back so you guys can check it out. 

If you're also watching this new series let me know your opinions and whether you think it's worth continuing to watch or not. 

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x 

Call the Midwife

Hello my lovelies,

How are you all this week? I've been working a lot recently so finally grabbing my chance to write something. I've been loving Call the Midwife so wanted to do like a mini review of it for you this week.

I'm not sure if its aired in other countries but it is on Netflix if you wanted to start watching it from the beginning. Call the Midwife is a BBC period drama that follows the lives of a group of nurses/midwives as they work in London during the 1950s and 60s. The nurses stay in a nursing convent with nuns helping them as they cope with the various medical problems thrown at them in the deprived district of Poplar, as well as helping deliver a large number of babies each month.

Its such an interesting program and it really makes you get attached to the characters and the things they go through tugs at your heart strings and has made me cry before. There are moments when it can seem quite depressing and you really feel for the people that actually went through situations like these in the 50s. Some of the storylines are so hard hitting and surprising at times. I'm not sure I could manage to cope and keep it together like they seem to.Although its probably not meant to be educational, there are times when it can teach you things from midwifery to what life was like back then.

The cast all seem to really work well together and they play their characters brilliantly. Miranda Hart starred in it for the first four series (currently on series 5) and I miss her character a lot. Chummy was so funny to watch and was the character that brought most of the humour to story lines that could really bring you down. The characters are all so different and all very strong individuals. They each bring something different to the drama that makes it work so well.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone. To be honest the only people I know that watch it at the moment are women, but its a program that I think anyone could watch really. You should all go and check it out!

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x

The Crow

Hello my lovelies,

What a miserable, rainy Wednesday it is. But you're getting two posts this week to make up for last weeks one. Today's film I have actually seen before but had been asked to watch it again so that it could go on the blog so here we go. However I don't feel like I have a lot to say about it as although I liked it, I still feel like I could've walked away and not been worried about missing much.

Directed by Alex Proyas in 1994, The Crow is a weird mix between fantasy and action with a neo-noir style. It's a bit of a very weird love story to be honest, the film follows a rock musician who is revived from the dead to get revenge on those involved in his murder and the death of his fiancée.

I can't remember what I thought of this film the first time I watched it many years ago, but I think I was still kinda young, so knowing me I would've found it scary for some reason, however it is definitely not a scary film. The Crow is more of a slightly creepy and eerie film at times, but also slightly funny in an odd way (maybe that's just me being weird).

At times it definitely felt like it was very much sex, drugs and rock & roll orientated and then at other moments it was just weird. I didn't dislike the film but I don't think it would make it into my list of favourites. I thought some of the camera shots worked well and I liked the way that Eric (Brandon Lee) was able to see through the eyes of the crow when looking for those to take revenge upon. The whole film is in very dull colour with the main ones being blacks and dark red and although the flashbacks were the same style they were brighter.

Towards the end of the film I found myself getting strangely attached to Eric and although I knew he was already dead in a way and would have to go back to being so at the end, I didn't want him to leave Sarah again. Personally the character that I liked the least is Myca (Bai Ling), I just couldn't understand the way she was. She was very strange and creeped me out quite a bit to be honest, no normal person cuts outs someone's eyes because they like them, just saying.

It's a good film and I may watch it again one day but I don't think its one that I would normally go out of my way to look for and watch. If fantasy action films are your sort of thing then totally give it a go, its definitely different and I hope you'll like Eric as much as I did.

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x  

'Hate is Baggage' - American History X

Hello my lovelies,

How are you all? Well I hope. I missed last weeks blog post due to making the crazy decision to go and get my nose pierced and spending that day with my best friends, then the rest of the week was filled with working so I apologise for not giving you any new reviews to read last week.

I'm still working on my long list of suggested films I've been given and due to a new project that I'm hoping to tell you all about soon, this weeks films was chosen for me to watch from this list.

Before watching American History X, I was told that it was a hard watch and that it was intense. I'd looked up a bit about the film but still didn't know exactly what to expect but wasn't thinking I'd enjoy it as much as I did, so I was surprised.

The 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye is basically the story of two brothers and their lives as they are involved in the neo-Nazi movement. When looking things up about it prio to watching it, I saw it had been described as 'a brutal skinhead emerges from prison reformed and tries to show his neo-Nazi brother the error of his ways', and just by that sentence I was already interested in what this film had to show.

Throughout the film it switches between black&white and colour to show the difference between the past and present and I liked this. I thought it worked really well, almost as if to say the past was a bad, darker time in their lives so its not in colour but the present is better than it used to be so its brighter. It also helps to tell the story so that we are to understand why the younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), is the way he is now.

It is obviously the type of film that was made to get a reaction, and with the amount of racist, violent scenes there were moments that I didn't like what was happening but that's what its made to do so the film served its purpose well. American History X is both an interesting and surprising film. Interesting because it shows how you think some people can be so set in their ways of doing things or acting a certain way but that can always change and thankfully for the better in this film. Surprising because I didn't think I'd like it but I really got into it. Although it is nearly two hours long it held my attention and I was so gripped to the story and characters that the ending nearly made me cry.

The two actors that played the brothers Edward Norton (Derek Vineyard) and Edward Furlong (Danny Vineyard) worked brilliantly together. They seemed to bounce off of each other and have a genuine connection that could lead someone to believe that they were actually brothers. As the main characters in the film they were also my favourites. I loved seeing how Derek's actions effected Danny as he grew up alongside his older brother and then separately whilst Derek was in prison.

Although only in it for a short while at the beginning, the film also featured Elliot Gould which I liked just because he was also part of Friends to be honest.

I didn't find American History X to be a hard watch but I would agree that it is an intense film, some scenes more than others. I really liked it, it may even become a favourite. I would definitely watch it again and suggest to others to watch too, and with that I'll leave you to go and find it for yourselves.

Until next week, thanks for reading :) x  

'Nothing useless can be truly beautiful' - 24 Hour Party People

Hello my lovelies,

Hope you're all well and enjoying 2016 so far. I'm happy to be getting back to blogging and back to watching all sorts of films. I still have so many films to get through on my list that is forever growing. It always takes me ages to decide what to watch but today I went for 24 Hour Party People.

The 2002 British comedy drama focuses on Manchester's music community between 1976 and 1992 using Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson as a sort of centre of the film. It follows his career from being a television news reporter to setting up Factory Records. From there it follows the artists that Factory Records take care of such as Joy Division and New Order.

Throughout the film there were times when it would keep my attention but also times I'd feel myself not noticing what was happening. I don't think its a bad film, this particular one just might not be for me as I don't know a lot about the artists mentioned. I like films like this but I think if I had more of an interest in the artists focused on then I would enjoy it more so for fans of this particular music it would be great. Due to this I think the film felt a lot longer to me and its already a two hour long film.

However I do like the cast and I think it worked well with the story of the film. The casting adds to the comedy element of the film and distracts from some of the drama at times. Normally Steve Coogan winds me up a little when playing his popular character Alan Partridge but I think in this case he fits the role of Tony Wilson, although I still don't feel he's an amazing, interesting character. Its such a mixed casting with actors such as Lennie James (known for The Walking Dead), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), and Rob Brydon (comedian). For me the mix of the cast made the film better, although it was also interesting seeing the music move forward with the times.

With its use of old concert footage and the way that Tony Wilson talks to the audience through the camera, at times it felt a bit documentary like rather having so much of a story, making it a bit of a mocumentary style film, but I still enjoyed it. It seems to be a film I'll have to watch again at some point when I know more about the artists included, and with that in mind that's it for this post.

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x  

New Year, New Blog Posts!

Hello my lovelies,

How are you all? Well I hope. Just a brief catch up to start off the new year.

Now that Christmas is over and I've gotten rid of a horrible cold, I am back for the new year and ready to blog some more. I'm not one for the whole 'new year, new me' idea, but I am aiming to be healthier and to blog more when I get the chance to. Would love to know if you guys have made any new years resolutions and how they're going so far.

There are lots of films and programs that I want to start watching so you'll see some of them appearing on the blog. Right now I'm catching up with everything I missed whilst working over Christmas but I'll be back to reviewing things shortly. I also have something new coming up so when that's ready I'll let  you all know. 

Hope your 2016 is going well and that it brings great things for you all, but for now until next time, thanks for reading :) x