Saturday Snippet: Star Wars Celebration Europe

 

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*video not mine

Talkie Tuesday: Eurovision 2022

 

"The Sound of Beauty."

 

Hello everyone!

 

A slight departure from my usual blog posts but, I couldn't not at least have a very quick little entry with regards to this weekend's competition.

 

One would think that we've done this before at some point or other but, it doesn't look it.

 

Well, there's a first time for everything!

 

And in case you're wondering, yes, I actually almost always watch the grand final.

 

It's been a bit since I've watched the semi finals because generally speaking, that's just too many nights in a row for music that isn't as good as it could be (no offense but, it's the truth), so I settle in for the three-to-four hour extravaganza on a Saturday night instead!

 

Boy, was it one this year.

 

Was it worth the hype? I'm not entirely sure.

 

But Eurovision has come and gone, either way.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Red Notice

 

"Always appreciate a quality double-cross."

 

Hello everyone!

 

This is it. We made it.

 

The last non-Christmas blog post for this calendar year, as starting this Thursday we're heading straight into that extravaganza as soon as we can manage it!

 

Honestly, I'm a little bit excited, because I tend to enjoy the holiday related stuff I post on my blog over the month of December, and there's got to be some holly jolly on here, right? After all, there's so much other stuff going on it isn't even funny anymore.

 

So before we unveil what the first holiday-themed book is going to be, let's have one last look back at what people are saying was probably a fun movie for the most part.

 

And I mean, it was.

 

But I think my expectations were too high because I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would, in the end.

 

So let's roll in with Red Notice and see what it's about, shall we?

Saturday Snippet: Victory

Let's try and make it last, shall we?

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*image not mine

Talkie Tuesday: Christmas at the Palace

"They really love Christmas here."

Hello everyone!

Time for Christmas movie number two in my four-week Christmas extravaganza here on the blog, and unlike the one from last week during which I clearly enumerated reasons I will probably not be watching it again, this one is a big positive. 

I mean, in general, when it comes to Christmas, most of it is positive.

But unforunately with some movies, the dialogue is just bordering on absurd and you can't ever relax into the story when you keep thinking 'who even SAYS that?!'

For this week, however, I picked a movie that looked and sounded promising to me when I first saw the previews airing online, and I have to admit I liked both the leads.

Sometimes, actors really do make or break a movie, no matter if their side kicks are fun to watch.

Christmas at the Castle, here we come!

Talkie Tuesday: Champions

What else is there to say this week?

#Champions #Eurobasket2017 

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*image not mine

Saturday Snippet: Eurovision Song Contest

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*image not mine

Tome Thursday: Roman Crazy

Hello everyone!

Back with another book blog in between watching Downton Abbey (yes, I finally caved in and started this, and I have to admit I'm loving it so far) and catching up on random shows before the regulars return from their last pre-finale breaks. I did have to take some time off, however, because even that can become a bit tedious if you don't mind me saying so.

So, instead, yesterday when the weather here turned windy and completely icky, I pulled out all the stops and went for the author that always, always makes me laugh.

Humour, thy name be Alice Clayton.

I believe I've reveiwed all of her Cocktails series here on my blog, but just in case, I'll look it up and the links will, as always, be down at the bottom of the page. For this installment, Roman Crazy, which seems to be the first in what I suspect will be at least a trilogy, she teamed up with another writer, Nina Bocci, and honestly it made for some great fun.

What could be better when you're trying to pretend it's warm outside than reading about sunny, sultry Rome in the middle of summer?