Today marks the end of my Best of 2014 series. It’s covering
all the random stuff I loved over the year. I really wanted to share some of my
favourite books and movies, etc. especially since I only started this site in
the middle of the year and I wouldn’t have review pretty much any of it.
Let’s jump in!
BOOK – THE HOBBIT:
I was very proud to finish this book. I know it’s not that
big of an achievement to get through such a small book, but for some reason I have
a lot of trouble with the amount of description that Tolkien put in his
stories. So, to finally finish this book was really exciting for me. I really
loved the book and it really helped in the wait for the final movie. I just
wanted to give it a shout out since it was kind of a mini Everest for me!
BLU-RAY PURCHASE – FRIENDS BOXSET:
This is the best show ever! I have loved this show for years
and I seriously wore out my DVD collection, so when I saw the Blu-ray boxset
for really cheap I had to have it! I have watched it over and over again
throughout the year. I can’t even tell you how many times. Friends is my
favourite show of all time and I will never grow tired of it. It’s the show I go
to whenever I don’t know what I want to watch, so I’m so glad to have a really
good quality boxset!
MAKEUP BRUSH – NUDE BY NATURE KABUKI BRUSH:
I have a ton of makeup brushes, but this is my old faithful.
I have repurchased about five of these brushes. I always keep one in my bag and
I have two in my collection at home. I use one for liquid/cream foundations and
the other for mineral and setting powders, depending on what my foundation
routine is. I just love this brush. It’s one of those items that gets pushed to
the side when new products come on the scene, but is always there waiting for
me when I need it. I always go back to this brush, no matter what amazing
brushes I’ve added to my collection.
PERFUME – VERSACE BRIGHT CRYSTAL:
MOVIE RELEASE – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY:
This might be a bit of an obvious one, but I went back
through all the movies I saw last year (that were released last year) and this
is the one that when I saw it I immediately went ‘Yep, that’s the one!’ I just
loved this movie! It was funny and easy to watch. I’m a big fan of the Avenger
movies and this one is up there as one of the best ones I’ve seen. I much
prefer superhero movies that don’t take things too seriously (except the Dark
Knight trilogy, but that’s Batman, he’s in a league of his own!). I think there
was a lot of cliché parts to this movie, but that didn’t bother me at all. It was
definitely the cast ensemble that made even the most cliché parts easy to take
in and love.
BOOK – AUDREY HEPBURN, AN ELEGANT SPIRIT:
Ahh, Audrey Hepburn. My favourite actress. I have seen nearly
all her movies and think there will never be anyone like her again, but I also
think we should all aspire to be even just a bit like her. This book was
written by her son, Sean and in it he includes family photos, which gives a
unique insight into her life outside Hollywood. It’s a very real depiction of
her life, not just the good parts and it’s so beautifully told that I was very
sad to come to the end of the book. A really great read, I definitely recommend
it.
MANGA SERIES – MIKI FALLS:
This is a series created by an American artist, Mark
Crilley. It’s a really good series. Unlike Japanese manga, his books are
printed in western style, so from left to right. That makes it much easier to
follow, which is cool. His drawings are great. They have so much detail and he
seems really knowledgeable about Japanese culture, which he appears to stay
very true to. I couldn’t put these down when I got them, and I think I even
read them again straightaway when I finished them.
T.V. SERIES (DISCOVERED LAST YEAR) – TRUE BLOOD:
I know, I know, this is old news, but I only started it last
year. I watch the first episode years ago when it first came out and wasn’t
interested, but last year I caught a season two episode and was hooked. So I borrowed
the DVDs from someone and watched them all up to season five. Then I couldn’t
get my hands on season six (bummer). Foxtel recently added a channel called
Boxsets, and they played the entire series so I finally got through the rest of
the show. I just love it now (although, as far as vampire stuff goes, Buffy is
still better)! I watch episodes on Foxtel if they’re on, and it definitely
became an obsession once I discovered it last year!
NOTEBOOK:
This is truly a random one, but I loved this notebook this
year. As a writer, I love to write down my thoughts and issues and happy
moments and I filled this notebook up with all of those for a good part of the
year. I’m very picky with notebooks used for this purpose, and I had a few
unfinished ones before I found this one. I just love it. It’s red and vintage-y
looking and I love that it had the sepia/yellow-y colour paper rather than the
stark white paper. It might sound strange to gush so much about a notebook, but
if you write a lot you’ll understand!
That’s everything I loved throughout 2014! Well, not
everything, but that’s my narrowed down list anyway! I hope you guys enjoyed
this series and are having a great first month of the year!
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