sunday

Some very unimaginative photos I took while out walking today (it happened of a sudden, hence the ill-equiped shoes I have on), just to test out my new camera. It works. Yay! (psst, never mind my ashy feet; the weather was a tad surly).

Now Playing: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

pentax k100 // fujifilm superia x-tra

what i'm watching: submarine

Submarine is a gem of a movie. I stumbled upon it on one of Monique's Film Friday features and knew right away that I needed to see it. It's quirky, and precious, and delicate. And it's dark -- at times claustrophobic. Twice I got really hysterical watching it, and I don't mean that it was funny -- although it was that too -- I mean hysterical in the sense that it elicited this strange, sort of frenzied consideration of myself. I don't know yet how to articulate the feeling... Anyway, watch it if you get a chance. It is incredibly subliminal.

Now Playing: My Favorite Work of Art by Amatorski

***Photos are screenshots I took while watching the movie.

what i'm reading : inkheart

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I think I would've liked this book a whole lot more if I hadn't watched the movie first. It has all the ingredients I generally like in books -- magic, whimsy, good-conquering-evil, believable characters, a knack for eliciting laughter, stuff like that -- so I'm a little annoyed that I allowed the movie to take away from my reading experience. Still, I like it well enough to want to read the next book in the series. Hopefully, I'll enjoy all the subsequent books in the serial for not having watched them beforehand.

goodreads 2012

My love affair with reading is no secret to those who know me in real life. I've been reading coherently since I was about 3 (granted, at that time my reading was very rudimentary, but whatever), and even now I'd rather be reading in my down time than doing any number of other potentially just as delicious and rewarding things. That's the truth.

Anyway, I'm doing the Goodreads reading challenge again this year. And I thought it'd be fun to record my progress here, and share reviews on the books I read as well (you will find my challenge badge on the right sidebar). The goal is to read 50 books; last year, I only managed 22 because I got preoccupied with a lot of other things that were happening around me and within me. This year I'm going to tear through those 50 books like it's nobody's business (read that in a really deep mental voice). That's the truth.

In other news, I received my new film camera this week (yay!). I'm taking it out for a test spin tomorrow, but so far everything looks good. I also got on the tumblr bandwagon (shaking my head 'cause I told myself I wouldn't; this blog is already a shaky commitment -- still, tumblr is fun!). Visit me there as well, if you get a chance. I know I'd like that very much, and you might too (who's to say?).

Now Playing: Pretty Face by Sóley.

*photo is a screenshot of my 2012 reading challenge badge taken from my Goodreads homepage.