Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost upon us and this brand new trailer is giving me all of the fangirl feels, you guys!
Videos
I can’t wait to watch… Pan
Everyone has their favourite movie genre and mine is fantasy. Fantasy movies, books, games – I’m in. Any movie that can take me from this world to one where magic is real and anything is possible, I’ll watch.
Crying at my desk
Yup, this was me a few minutes ago. I was literally sitting at my desk having a good cry.
Why?
This video:
The sad reality of (anti) social media
I’m sure most of you have seen this video but it really just struck home and made me a question a few things… Watch it and see for yourself.
Do you think you’ll reconsider at how you live your social life? Or are you able to balance your digital world with your real world well?
Do you hate your own face?
On the 14th of April, Dove posted this video to their United States YouTube channel. It’s got me all emotional and really thinking about how I see myself.
Just like most women, I’m quick to point out my flaws (my round face, my annoying hair, my big calves etc.) and then I tend to focus on those things. I know I’m not unique. This is a common design flaw in humans. Watching this video has changed that I think. It’s inspiring to say the least.
Take a look
From the video: Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. At Dove, we are committed to creating a world where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. So, we decided to conduct a compelling social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in contrast to what others see.
What do you think? Do you focus on the negative too?
3 things I love
Every now and then, new things pop into your life and you just fall in love. Books, music, games, a new car maybe? It can be absolutely anything. They make our lives just a little happier, don’t they? Well here are mine.
1. New Music: Explosions in the Sky
After watching Friday Night Lights (okay, I pretty much inhaled that fantastic show), Zayaan suggested a band called Explosions in the Sky. This is the same band who does the music soundtrack for Friday Night Lights. So bascially, how could I not love them? They’re an instrumental band and the music is beautiful (no Nicki Minaj here). It’s filled with so many feels.
Listen and enjoy
2. New books: John Gone
This love is not so much for the book itself (which is good on it’s own so far) but for 2 smaller issues.
2.1 The love of reading in general. It’s just such a wonderful escape from everyday life that I am grateful to have the skill/opportunity to indulge in. I’m also grateful/proud that I have a love for reading at all.
2.2 I am loving reading new and different types of books. I decided to try John Gone (which I randomly picked up for free) after it was sitting on my Kindle for a couple of months. I got into a rut of reading the same couple of authors over and over and I needed something fresh. And it’s awesome. Yay!
3. New Iron Man 3 trailer
I love me some Robert Downey Junior and I love the Iron Man series just as much. It was fantastic to watch the new full-length trailer (so far) of the latest installment. I can’t wait for the movie!
Again, watch and enjoy.
What are some of your favourite things at the moment?