Warm Bodies

85. Read 26 books I've never read starting with each letter of the alphabet (18/26)

The first time I came across “Warm Bodies” I thought “Ok, this is Twilight with zombies. No, thank you very much.” But then the trailer came out and it didn’t look like Twilight at all and it actually came off as quite funny and I wanted to give the book a try.

In my opinion, it’s nothing like Twilight and I think that it’s an ok book, not overly exciting. I’m sure I’d have appreciated it more if the author decided to take another direction with it. But that’s just my opinion.

Self Portrait XLVII and XLVIII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (47 and 48/52)

Classic Movies

11. See 10 classic movies I've never seen. (done)


The Princess Bride
East of Eden
Giant
Some like it hot
Gentlemen prefer blondes
Sabrina
The Exorcist
Woman of the Year
Pulp Fiction
Pretty in Pink

Pulp Fiction is a classic right? I know that it's not that old but I still think that it's a classic.

The Black Keys

49. See The Black Keys in concert.

Last November I went to a Black Keys concert and it was absolutely awesome! They were so, so good. I wished I could see them every single day.

The Maccabees opened the show and they were also very good and very good looking. We actually had the opportunity of taking pictures with some of them.

Self Portrait XLIII, XLIV, XLV, XLVI

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (43;44;45;46/52)

Hand Written Letter

47. Write a hand written letter to someone.

Sometimes I forget my Day Zero Project goals and I end up acknowledging that I completed one of them when I read my list again.

In July I sent a book to one of my best friends, that currently lives in Russia and inside the book there was a letter that I wrote to her. It wasn’t much of a letter, it was more of a message but it took two weeks to arrive so I’ll think of it as a letter. And writing her address in Russian was quite a challenge.

Self Portrait XLII

26. Take a self portrait evey week for one year (42/52)

I-I-I work out

78. Start working out.

I finally started working out. Needless to say that I’ve been feeling like I’ve been in street fights for the past two weeks. That’s the price to pay for being too lazy to work out for almost two years. (To be honest, I sometimes work out when I’m home in Lagos, but most of my time I’m not there, so it doesn’t count.)

Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman (Vierundzwanzig Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau )

85. Read 26 books I've never read starting with each letter of the alphabet (17/26)

I’ve already read “Letter from an unknown woman” by Stefan Zweig and I loved it. It’s such a beautiful and heartbreaking story, and so well written.

In my opinion “Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman” doesn’t have such a compelling story but it’s just as well written. I’m definitely interested in reading more of Zweig’s books.

Self Portrait XLI

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (41/52)

Bad quality but such a fun night!

Self Portrait XL

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year. (40/52)

Bon Iver

49. See Bon Iver in concert.

It was so beautiful! I couldn't stop smiling =)

Self Portrait XXXIX

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (39/52)

Self Portrait XXXVIII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (38/52)

Self Portrait XXXVII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (37/52)

Self Portrait XXXIV, XXXV and XXXVI

26. Take a self portrair every week for one year (36/52)

Self Portrait XXXIII

26. Take a self portrait every week for one year (33/52)

The Book of Nightmares

38. Read a book of poetry.

“The Book of Nightmares” is quite lovely. I’m not a huge fan of poetry but I definitely enjoyed the book. However I had a difficult time understanding every single detail because I read it in English.

Notes from Underground

85. Read 26 books I've never read starting with each letter of the alphabet (16/26)

This is my first exposure to Russian literature and I have to say that "Notes from Underground" is a very interesting book. It is masterfully written and has one of the most complex characters I’ve ever read. Everything that this character does or thinks is a paradox; it must be exhausting being him and dealing with him.

The Exorcist

10. See 10 classic movies I've never seen (7/10)

I have to be honest… My knowledge of horror movies is very scarce. I’ve only watched like 10 horror movies. But I was rarely impressed so I end up avoiding them. I can’t feel immersed in that “new world” and because of that I don’t believe in the characters and the story. Most of the time, I just feel like laughing at those movies. Even though they’re supposed to be scary, they usually fail to scare me. If I want to laugh, I’ll just watch a comedy…

                Last week I watched “The Exorcist” with a group of friends (we also watched Cabin in the Woods and felt like it was kind of stupid). We thought it was going to be really, really scary. However none of us got scared and we thought that the best part of the movie was a comic scene and it’s sad to say that about a horror movie.

 I’ve never witnessed any paranormal event so I didn’t feel like any of that was plausible. However, if someone believes in that kind of thing, I think it is certainly scary.

“Saw” (I’ve only watched the first two movies) is the only horror movie that has had any real effect on me because if someone gets really crazy it can happen. And the truth is watching the news can be really scary…

                Feel free to recommend a really good horror movie.

(I noticed I didn't blog about the other classic movies I watched so here it goes: The Princess Bride, East of Eden, Giant, Some like it Hot, Gentlemen prefer Blondes, Sabrina)