monthly recap

August was really busy and then not so much busy?

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

Lakeside reading // Obsessed with paint blocks // All I want to say is BADLANDS was well worth the wait (Also, notice the fade to white in each of the photos, heh.)

Slowing Down
Well, there were visitors and they finally left so that’s gives me less to do for which I’m definitely glad. However, it was a weird month because I had to choose what I wanted to do with my free time and sometimes I ended up doing pretty much nothing. It’s a hard life, I know.

#RRSciFiMonth
Yes, it’s happening this year and I signed up so fast. Very excited especially because I’m currently on a sci-fi high so I’m hoping to come up with lots of interesting posts for November and get out of this blogging slump.

TV WATCH

I tried to watch…things.

Suits – Suits is getting better for sure but, I could definitely do without having to look at Daniel Hardman, srsly. Also, I can’t believe the last episode was the summer finale. This show is crazy!

Daria – I’ve been making progress extremely slowly in that I only watched a few episodes. It’s just that I love it so much and don’t want it to end. This is me when there are forty-seven episodes left to watch. Go figure.

Heroes – I watched eight episodes and I honestly couldn’t remember if I had already watched them years ago. Heroes is the first ever show I started watching right around the time it came out, but when it just got more and more meh, I just got tired and abandoned it somewhere during season three. Now that Heroes: Reborn is happening soon, I want to finish watching it.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – I finished season one. Safe to say I’m still fuming over Ward and he’s officially number one on my character hatelist.
The X-Files – And I managed to watch one episode. Err.
Daredevil – I watched the pilot and it’s good!

MOVIE WATCH

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (8/10) -The first movie is my favorite because everything is hilarious and awesome (except Kiera Knightley as Elizabeth and Orlando Bloom as Turner, of course).
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (7/10) -It was great but the tentacles of Davy Jones kinda creeped me out a bit.
Pacific Rim (10/10) – This movie is my favorite in the world (rewatch).
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (7/10) – I really liked it and the setting was pretty amazing!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (6/10) – My least favorite movie out of the four because just urgh, Cruz and the mermaid plot and the wounded puppy look on Sam Claflin.

LIST OF READS

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
The Fade Out, Vol. 1: Act One by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser
FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics Vol. 1: The Paradigm Shift by Simon Oliver, Robbi Rodriguez
A-Force #3 by G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Jorge Molina
Mind the Gap, Vol. 1: Intimate Strangers by Jim McCann, Adrian Alphona, Rodin Esquejo, Sonia Oback

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I posted my review of The Fade Out, Vol. 1: Act One by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
I posted my review of The Diviners by Libba Bray

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
Night Film by Marisha Pressl
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
A-Force #3 by G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Jorge Molina
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman (thank you, HMH!)
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nuevel (thank you, Del Rey!)
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (thank you, Greenwillow Books!)

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Summer laziness and yeah.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

A day about which I should finish writing my post // Home sweet home // Ramadan’s moon sighting // Best mail ever // BOOKS!

Homely-ness
At the beginning of the month, I finally came back home after spending almost 4 months in Lahore. It still feels so good to be back home and the weather has been marginally better which is a blessing in such times of global warming.

Fasting Hours
Ramadan began on June 18th which is definitely a weird feeling because every year it arrives earlier than before. Statistically, it takes about thirty years for a Ramadan to occur in the same month it did before. Like I was born on 2nd of Ramadan so in about five years Ramadan would be in March which is a bit disorienting. Anyway, can’t believe it’s almost half over which means that my days of staying up all night are also coming to a close, sads.

Rereading Going Strong
I think I need to write a post about just how amazing it is to reread books. Definitely need to do this on an annually basis.

TV WATCH

I binge-watched all the things. Or tried my best to.

Revenge is over and I could care less about how it all went down. Good riddance, honestly.

So yeah, it was emotional for a while on The Vampire Diaries and that’s pretty much it. I really do not want to continue and almost want to kick myself because why’s it so hard to let go of shitty TV shows for me? I mean, I did somehow stop watching Pretty Little Liars, thank goodness.
Orphan Black is back and I couldn’t be happier though I do need to catch up, oops.
Season three of Orange is the New Black is so amazing, you guys! I seriously love this show so much and I’m glad it wasn’t as over the top as it was last season. Also, very obsessed with Ruby Rose.
I binge-watched iZombie and it was fun and all but that finale! Urgh, why must CW ruin things by making them predictable and meh?
Oh, I also finally watched the pilot of Agent Carter and yes, I love it!
Currently more than halfway through Sense8 and hot, hot damn. Highly recommended!

MOVIE WATCH

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (8/10) – I cried. A lot.
Now You See Me (10/10) – Rewatched this with Lillian, Elaine and Crini and it was so fun! I love this movie a lot.
Thor (7/10) – Actually a rewatch with Crini which made me want to rewatch Avengers and Thor: The Dark World hmm.

LIST OF READS

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (reread)
Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (reread)

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I posted my review of Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
I posted my review of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa #1 by George Miller, Nico Lathouris, Mark Sexton
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (thank you, Christina!)

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April was a month where I got too busy and had no time to relax until the last five days of the month.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

Bookstores are my favorite place to be // Summer means ice lollies // Hospital runs // Are your books squeaky clean? Heh

Life After Transplant
My mother had a successful kidney transplant in the middle of the month and everything else basically rolled around it. It was such a nerve-wracking experience but she’s doing so much better now. Thank you so much for all your positive thoughts, guys! They definitely helped. <3

Not Too Little, Not Too Late
I’ve been busy accomplishing something that I was supposed to a year and more back and it’s such a relief. I’m hoping to talk about in length in a blogpost soon.

#cleanbooks
Crini and I started a ridiculous tag on Instagram because we’ve had it with ridiculous tags so what’s one more? Also, we get to mess up the tag because there are people looking for books with no swear words which is unfathomable to me. Why would anyone want censorship like that? Ronan Lynch is not amused.

TV WATCH

All the TV shows I watch are on crack because what the cray-cray?!

Arrow and The Flash get the twin award for being the most crazy shows ever and I love them.
I’m so relieved that Revenge is ending because it’s time for it to be over. Also, I’m glad that it’s ending on such a crazy note because it fits.

Fresh Off the Boat is such a ridiculously hilarious show. All of you need to watch it.

Damn, I was digging the humanity-switched-off Steroline so much on The Vampire Diaries. They’re all I watch, really because I fast-forward all the Delena and other crap scenes because barf.
Orphan Black is back and I couldn’t be happier that it’s better than ever.

MOVIE WATCH

Hey, look at that. I managed to watch a movie.

Groot is my favorite, obviously // Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (8/10) – Guys, I watched Guardians of the Galaxy and I am Groot.

APP WATCH

Has anyone tried Inbox by Google yet? I think it looks really sleek but I’ve yet to play around with it.

MediSafe is

MediSafe – Since my mother is on immunosuppressants as well as steroids, I decided to get this app so that she takes her medicine on time because otherwise there could be risk of rejection. So far, so good. I highyl recommend getting this app if you’re on medicines for life or even doing a week-long course.

LIST OF READS

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (reread)
99 Days by Katie Cotugno
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (reread)

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I posted my review of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
I interviewed Becky Albertalli, the author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and it was awesome.
I posted my review of The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

More Than This by Patrick Ness
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson (thank you, Greenwillow Books)
Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa (thank you, Balzer + Bray)
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (thank you, Harper)
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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