Star Wars!!!

In my first list of topics to cover on my blog, I included Star Wars. I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to say, but I wanted to acknowledge and celebrate its impact on my life. Several years later, many Star Wars films and series passed and a Star Wars Celebration attended, I think I’ve

Books to get you out of a slump

As a keen reader, I am no stranger to the reading slump. The slump affects people differently, whether reading at a glacial pace, not getting into any of the books you’ve looked forward to, or not finishing as many as anticipated. Either way, it can be demotivating, making you feel like you’ll never be back

I love Chick Flicks

You know the film. The poster’s colour scheme largely revolves around shades of barbie pink, the main (fem) character made up to the nines, possibly draped over some hunk of a man, otherwise backed up by some equally glamorous girls. Bonus points for exaggerated posing. The sort of film that instantly gets ruled out when

There’s too much

I’ve not even started writing and already I get the feeling that this may come across as slightly hypocritical. However, I will set off on my argument with wild abandon for rules. From my humble perspective, there seem to be a lot more films nowadays. Also a lot more TV series. And music too, now

The latest TV obsession…

Over last year and the past 4 (?) weeks I’ve been watching BBC3’s Glow Up and absolutely loving it. No, I’m not someone who wears make-up regularly or really has a clue what they’re doing when I do use it. In fact, I only started semi-regularly wearing make-up at uni. But much like all the

Teenagers, Troubles, and Irish Accents

Derry Girls has returned to our screens with their third and final series, once again throwing us into the lives of Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle, and James – five girls (well, one’s a boy) from Derry (again, the bloke is from London) making their way through the turmoil of being a teenager in the 90s.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

As a child, I remember the distinct joy of weekends – being able to have breakfast in front of the TV. This was probably because it took at least 4x as long to finish breakfast with the TV on. However, weekend morning TV had a fantastic selection of shows, from Spongebob, to Fairly Odd Parents,