Consuming art in my downtime

Well...its that weird lull between Christmas and the new year. Kids are out of school and there's not as much work, if any. I have the drive to be super productive and at the same time know I should take advantage of this time to rest before the opportunity passes. I've been managing a little of both here and there, I guess, but this post will lean toward the resting side. Let's dive in!

I've been watching a movie called Equals on Netflix, on and off in the night, for a couple weeks now. I finally finished it tonight and WOW!! It hit me in ALL the right spots inside, will stick with me, and had an amazing soundtrack! Here's a trailer. Feel something for forbidden love? Relate to only showing true emotions in private? Love when movies say a lot with few words? Looking for some suspense? Then check this one out! 5/5 stars!


Also watched a movie today called Idiocracy. You can see the trailer below. This stars a lot of big names in comedy and made me laugh out loud a few times. I felt like I was "stupider" just from watching it! :) If you won't get offended by comedy that makes fun of humans and want to laugh a bit then check this one out!


Tomorrow, I will see the Bollywood movie, Simmba, at the theater and I'm REEEEEEALLLLLYYYYYYY EXXCITTEEDDDD!!! I love movies so much and rarely go to see them in the theater so to change that, this year I used some of the Christmas money I received to purchase enough in gift cards to see one movie a month for all of 2019. I've been scouting the releases lately for January but was kind of "blah" about most of them. I was browsing again today and saw that Ranveer Singh had a new one out. RANVEER SINGH!!!!! Ahem...enough said. I'm yet to see a Ranveer movie that I didn't like. Anyway, here's the trailer for this one. You can turn on the subtitles for the preview. Looks like he's got one crazy mustache going on in this one! lol Nice!!


Hmm, what else... I'm casually listening to the classic, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley during commutes. What better time than the holidays, right?! Haha. I'm digging it so far and I'm not even to any gruesome parts yet.

Other than that, I tried my hand at making crepes for the first time today and have tried some new foods as well. All fun and good things that have now been added to who I am and are a part of my life. Have I mentioned in this blog that I love experiencing new things? ;) I do!
I've also wrapped up the main story-line in Assassin's Creed Odyssey which I've been playing since October, I think. What transpired was the worst available ending to the game, of any game I've played, in my opinion. Lol As mad, sad, hurt, and sick as I got over it just goes to show how great the game is. I became very attached to the characters and story over the last few months. Well done, Ubisoft! Definitely check this one out!

So...what movies, books, or games have you consumed lately?

Alrighty. I'm headed to bed but I'll leave you with a song from the soundtrack to Equals that I've been killing lately. It took me about an hour to find because they only play a certain part in the movie. Anyway, it's definitely a recent favorite for driving at night, falling asleep, or certain times in the gym. Basically, whenever I want to feel that same feeling I had watching that scene in the film. I always turn it up loud, skip to around 2:20, and listen to the end. Ah, it felt good...


I'm out!