Movie review: Feast of Love [Blogtober #2 2014]

Hello lovelies,

I watched this lovely film called Feast of Love. That is the original title, but here in Sweden it was called Cup of Love. Don't really know why they changed it!

Some information to start us of with;
Year: 2007
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Brad Silberling
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Toby Hemingway, Alexa Davalos and Jane Alexander
Synopsis: A rustic Oregon town is the backdrop for this tale of men and women touched by love's inescapable spell. From Bradley, the hopeless romantic who looks for love in all the wrong places; to Harry, a local professor with the wisdom and experience to guide those close to him; to young, beautiful Chloe, who defies fate in romancing the troubled Oscar. (From IMDB)


I actually bought this on DVD many months ago, because I liked the synopsis. Although I never got around to watching it.
I'm so glad I finally did!

Anything with Morgan Freeman is bound to be great, and this film was no exception. All these love stories that he gets to see and experience. Everything from young love, to mistakes, to old marriages and death.
It was absolutely beautiful and had me hooked from the get go. The actors did a stunning job and the storylines seemed well thought through and real. It was both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Just the thing to watch on a Sunday evening!

I can't really tell you anything about the plotline since I will spoil it for you - that's an issue with me, I don't know when to stop, so I just won't start!
I will tell you though that I squealed a little when Stana Katic, who plays detective Beckett in Castle, showed up on the screen. I love her and even though she was just in it for a little while it was spectacular!

I recommend this movie to be watched with people you love, or on your own to make you think about your life and the love around you.
All in all a great film, but not the best one I've seen! But still a great watch!

Final rating: 3.5 stars out of 5!
Verdict: Watch it if you feel like a good watch, but you won't be missing out on a masterpiece if you don't!

xx
Zandrina

Blogtober Announcement [Blogtober #1 2014]

Hello my lovelies,
I thought I'd let you know that I'm going to be doing blogtober! I'm a little late to the party, but will spend the next few days catching up!
I have done vlogtober before, but have more or less failed miserably. I have decided that blogging might be easier - and it might get me into the rhythm of regular blogging!

So this is the announcement, and I'm also calling this Blogtober #1!

Am currently watching a film and blogtober #2 will be a movie review!
Blogtober posts will also be in the form of videos since I'm doing my best to get back into the swing of things now that all the stress has settled just a little.

And, on top of that, I've decided that I can't just work all the time, every day - all day, so doing this might get me to calm down and do things for myself instead!
And this is the way I've decided to do it!

Talk to you very soon
xx
Zandrina

Life update

Hey guys,

So sorry for not updating you in forever! I'm back at work and everything is super hectic! I haven't filmed a proper video since June! And no, I'm not counting my ALS video as proper. 

I have a huge pile of book that need reviewing so I'm going to get to that as soon as I can! Also have lots of ideas for tags and stuff that I want to do! So, I need to start filming stuff! 

Have some work to do, but I'm going to try and blog a little later - have a few posts planned :)

xx

~Zandrina 

Cyprus

I'm here! I say that like I just arrived, but I've been here for a week now. It's heavenly. Pool just outside the terrace, lovely beaches with crystal clear water. Food for years and days full of relaxing and the occasional shopping. 

I am trying to remember to film vacation vlogs, but it's just that, trying to remember. I'm so relaxed that by the time I haul out my camera the moment is gone or it's time to leave wherever we are. Gaah, frustrating to the max!

I've finished reading two books so far and in contemplating filming the reviews while I'm here since they're fresh in my mind. However, I do have 4 books back home that needs reviewing first and I might forget stuff if I start reviewing my two most recent reads.

The internet down here is very limited. For €5 you get 90min of wifi and I've already used up half an hour today alone. This means that I have virtually no contact with anyone back home or anywhere else. It SUCKS and it means that I can't keep updated with anyone's life! IRL or URL! It's just very depressing. Going to do my best to remember and film things, as well as take pictures to upload once I do have wifi. 

Oh, make sure you follow me on Instagram if you don't already. That is where all of the pictures will be up since it just seems easier to do it there.

I'll probably film a collective video of the vacation when I come home - haul and all!

Now I'm going to participate in a music quiz and well probably win again. Most due to the fact that people are leaving the restaurant and that it's a leaving/arriving day at the hotel!

Catch you later

~Zandrina

14 Days

Fourteen days left. Then I'm on my way to a lovely holiday with my amazing family! But before then I have two very hectic weeks ahead of me.

Monday-Friday we have summer school at the gymnastics where I'll be coaching. On Saturday I'm traveling to Helsingborg in Sweden to attend Eurogym. It's a huge event with gymnasts from all over Europe with a week of absolute fun! We'll be performing a show twice, trying out new sports, watching other performances and meeting new people from the gymnastics world!

Coming home next Friday evening and then I have the weekend to repack and organize the last few details before we're off to Cyprus for two weeks!

I sure have an exciting month ahead of me!

Before Eurogym I need to shop some more summer clothes, workout tops and bras along with a few other necessities. So that needs to be fitted in somewhere before Friday as I'm busy all of Friday!

Now food and then I'm going to enjoy a few hours in the sun! :)

~Zandrina

Disney Dork

Hey lovelies,

I'm currently in bed with my electric warmer and netflix on my iPad. I have a really bad stomach ache due to two separate things; Period cramps and IBS aches. 

Yes, I feel sorry for myself but I'm cheering myself up with the Disney show Jessie. Yes, it's for children. Yes, it's Disney. Do I care? Nope! It makes me feel good and I deserve it! 

I'm such a dork...

~Zandrina

Changes

Hello dears,

I've changed a lot of things in my social media life recently. I've taken all my blogs into 1 and I've gotten myself a private instagram account.
I've been wooing over my youtube situation as I'm not uploading  as I'd want to.
Last evening I saw a video on Youtube that made me thing. Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, used to have a beauty channel that she didn't talk about too often and therefore not many people knew about it. I did, however, and I loved her beauty and lifestyle videos!
She is actually one of the reasons why I gathered strength to post my own beauty and lifestyle videos.
She just announced that she will continue to upload her lifestyle videos but now on her main channel instead as she is finding it stressful to have two channels and upload on the regularly. I have four channels! My beauty and book videos could easily go on my main channel and I'll just keep my follow round videos and vlogs on my second channel.
It would be like going back to basics and the way it was before the side projects came along. However, I'd still have them but on my main channel instead!
And it would be easier for me to upload videos and I'd not be as stressed out! I could possibly get one video up a week on one topic, either music, books or beauty and lifestyle! I can do my favourites in one video, combining beauty, books and randoms!

I can honestly only see positive things come out of this... How about you?

Let me know what you think of me taking all of my channels into 1, but keeping my second channel as it is? It would allow me to upload more videos and more frequently as I'm not restricted uploading a certain type of video to one channel.

~Zandrina