CB: Exciting News & All About Loving TV-Shows Again

Phew, I feel like a huge stone just fell off my chest and I can finally breathe! My epic pretty-much-endless-scroll-collage of a 1000 scenes from a 1000 movies as Mettel Ray’s 1000th post was published, and I feel almost free. But I know that I can feel completely free only if I say the following…

I HAVE AN ACCENT!

PODCAST

So, to those of you who still don’t know, I’m from Estonia and we speak Estonian here. In other words, when I speak in English, I have an accent! But turns out, that’s exactly what two very awesome chicks named Nikhat and Sophia were looking for… And that’s right, I am the newest member of Across the Universe Podcast and I like it!

We will have new episodes up every other Tuesday, with themes such as Marvel, horror, romance, actors, noir etc! And since we are so different, and a bit similar as well, it’s great fun listening to us discuss all things film related. And yes, this was a shameless promotion paragraph which tells you to listen the Across the Universe Podcast’s latest episode where we share our Top 3 Marvel Movies!

Lastly, please forgive me if I come off a little weird in the first few of episodes. I’m just getting the hang of it, the talking and chatting, the formulating words out loud thing. And it’s probably because I’m so used to typing my thoughts that it’s hard to formulate them as actual verbal sentences. But I’m sure I’ll improve soon and we have so much planned for future episodes!

LIFE UPDATE

So… how have you all been? Have any of you, uhm, noticed that I haven’t uploaded as much lately? Because I feel like shit about it and I’m sorry! I was literally in a slump these past few months but I’m slowly crawling out of this hole and trying to get back on track with my life. There have been all sorts of personal mindgames going on, and by personal, I mean my own mind playing games with me. At times I feel emotionally empty, and then I’ll be in a good mood but mentally exhausted, and it’s just… my life’s a shitshow, and I’m currently dealing with it.

But not to sound like a downer, I do feel like I’m slowly starting to get my stuff together. I’m motivated to write again, I’m eager to read, I’m actually WATCHING things again! Seriously, this is an improvement and I know that I say this so often, but I do want to post more and I want to post more outside my comfort zone. Which is like my tiny little dream, and this 1000th post sort of gave me that (hopefully) final push to go for it. To try something new, to break out of my habits.

ME TOO

While I was keeping a low profile, some really disturbing and hurtful things became public about a very well known man in the entertainment business. I’m not going to mention him, I have never mentioned him on my blog, and now I won’t start today. But I’m sure you are all aware of what I’m talking about. The said article sparked many women to tell their stories, and not just celebrities, but regular everyday women, who have experienced sexual harassment. And while I find the act of coming together through hurtful experiences and sharing painful memories empowering, the fact that there are SO MANY OF US, is the most heartbreaking thing ever.

Being a woman shouldn’t come with a price.. a price of being someone who must go through things that aren’t decent. Being a woman shouldn’t spark inappropriate moments between co-workers, acquaintances, friends, strangers etc. Being a woman shouldn’t mean having to think about how you might look in that dress, or how you might ask for it by wearing it. Being a woman shouldn’t be about being constantly afraid of being approached by unwanted people. And being a woman shouldn’t raise doubt whether it happened or not. If a woman says it happened… it happened.

MOVIES / TV SHOWS / BOOKS

But let’s move to better things, in other words, things I’ve recently watched. In terms of movies, I only saw Blade Runner 2049 this month but I quite enjoyed it. Then I also plan to see The Snowman this week with my mom because that’s the perfect movie for us! Plus, I have high hopes for its plot twist!

Despite my lack of interest towards movies, my TV show game has been on point lately! I finished Big Mouth‘s first season on Netflix, I also binge watched Mindhunter, also Netflix, and I got to the 6th episode not just with 13 Reasons Why but also with Narcos (both Netflix)! And I’m on track not just with Project Runway, but with The X Factor UK and Broad City!

The show that sort of sparked my love for TV shows again was definitely Mindhunter! Since I binge watched the whole first season in like a day, I felt like I was back to my old self again. That’s the appeal of Netflix, getting it all at once. And though it feels toxic, I wouldn’t want to wait for Mindhunter every week, I would want it all at once, reading like a 10 hour movie! Stay tuned for its special post later this month.

The amount of shows I have been watching has influenced my reading though, so I’m now, for the first time this year, behind with my reading challenge. At this point, I’m not even sure if I’m able to catch up, and if I manage to read 70 this year. That being said, I’m still reading, I got through The Queen of the Tearling and its sequel The Invasion of the Tearling. Liked both, so picked up the final book of the trilogy as well. Also plan to read John Green’s new book Turtles All the Way Down and reread one of my favourites for a little special post I have had planned for a while.

SONG OF THE WEEK

I know this song has been around for a while but since I got tickets to see him in April, I’ve been listening to his album non stop! It’s so good!

SUPER AWESOME LINKS

Visit Sophia’s (aka Film Flare’s) new blog Returning Videotapes

Go ahead, read m.brown’s review of Flatliners as well

And catch up with Margaret’s Friday posts filled with Hugh Jackman!

Have you read any of Maria’s film reviews? Go check them out!

Don’t forget to check out Brittani‘s review on Blade Runner 2049 either

Oh and if you haven’t, take a look at my 1000th post here on Mettel Ray