Hello,
everyone!
I hope you all had a beautiful
and memorable holiday season. ^_^ I sure did.
Christmas is my absolute favorite. ♥
So much family, friends, food, giving, and receiving! I got so many great gifts…I’m incredibly
grateful for all of the amazing people in my life!
I apologize that I didn’t get my contact lens review up last month, but
it’s mostly because I found out that EyeCandy’s
is no longer carrying the specific pair that I purchased! :O I wish I would’ve
posted the review earlier, but oh well.
I’ll be buying another pair, and I will certainly write a review for it
soon after.
I’m starting to see sunshine outside, so hopefully that means better
weather for photography is on the way! I
really want to get my ocarina review up for Songbird Ocarinas, too. That one that I’ve been promising for a
while now, too. I’m so behind. Ha ha ha…X)
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Anyway! Here we go again with another
round of Monthly Favorites!
My movie of the month is a no-brainer.
Why, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, of course! Where do I even begin with this one? D: Alright, I admit that I was a
bit skeptical about this film. I am by
no means one of those “Hey, that isn’t in the book! BURN IT!
BURN IT WITH FIRE!!” kind of
people, but I was a bit concerned about the addition of Tauriel to the story,
and her implied romantic involvement with Legolas, who isn’t even supposed to
be there, either! ಠ_ಠ ...Now that I’ve seen the movie, I still don’t like Legolas
being present, no matter how awesome the barrels in the river scene was, but I
was pleasantly surprised with the character of Tauriel. She’s well designed and written, and yeah,
pretty darn cool. You go, elf girl! That being said, I think that there may have
been a little too much focus on her,
especially with her adorkable romance with Kili. Her scenes were entertaining, yes, but were
they necessary and worthwhile? It’s a
point for discussion.
Smaug. One
word: epic. Very well done.
That’s my two cents, anyway! All in all: a very entertaining,
well-balanced, beautifully made film.
Looking forward to the grand finale! :D
One of the Christmas presents which I received was Super Junior’s Japanese album, Hero (the
deluxe 3-disc edition :3). I’m in love
with this album! There’s just
something extra-special about Kyuhyun’s voice when he sings in Japanese, rather
than in Korean. Each track is great,
the DVD includes lots of special features, and all of it is attractively
packaged along with a 40-page photobook.
Two of the songs on the CD are ones that I had never previously heard, and
I’ve really been digging them: Tuxedo (even someone who doesn't like k-pop would like this song) and Way (the
vocals are lovely, and the chorus is so catchy!).
I had a food discovery in December! One that honestly made me go
“da-da-da-DAAAA!!” Ciao Bella Gelato (Dulce de Leche)!
Yeah, I know what you all are thinking.
Ashley, why ON EARTH are you eating gelato in the frigid winter? I really have no idea, honestly. I just knew that I wanted to eat it, and so I
did. It had been years since I had
gelato, and I was reminded of how absolutely amaaaazing it is!
Yum!
Before I reveal my book of the month, I’m just
going to make a little note: I’m not
biased. At all. Mm-hmm.
;-P
Hmm, I was going to talk about this AWESOME★
book a little bit, but I think that I’ll go ahead and write a full review for
it instead! Look for that next
week. :)
While shopping on Black Friday, I came across these Sand Lacquer nail polishes by Forever
21. I had never tried F21 polishes
before, so I only bought two of them; a purple and a blue/green (pictured). …I wish I had bought the entire collection
while they were on sale, because these polishes are so gorgeous! ;__; Like liquid snow (er--water? What? You know what I'm trying to say!). So sparkly! GREAT for holidays and special occasions.
Finally, a video game to end this post.
Another Christmas gift! Animal
Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS.
Yeah.
Goodbye social life.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE~!! I HOPE THAT 2014 BRINGS YOU ALL MANY BLESSINGS AND MUCH HAPPINESS.
Love & cheesecake,
Aianarie xoxo
