Listening

• Straight to Hell – LOVECRAFT, Sabrina Spellman
• the masquerade  – mxmtoon
• How Many Nights Do You Dance In The Dark? – Love You Later
• What If – Logan Smith
• Face to Face – Ruel

More of what I listened to this month in my playlist: 2020, no.1

Reading

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Beloved by Toni Morrison

I bought a collection of new books this month, so expect a full few months coming up!

Watching

• Lady Bird (2017)
• The Florida Project (2017)
• Booksmart (2019)
• I, Tonya (2017)
• You (Netflix)
• Little Women (2019)
• The Sun Is Also A Star (2019)
• Sex Education (Netflix)
• Derry Girls (Channel 4/Netflix)
• No Strings Attached (2011)

I was on a month-long winter break for most of January, most of which consisted of sleeping and watching movies. Booksmart was the movie I wish had existed in high school, and Lady Bird was the one I wish I had seen then. I cried multiple times watching both. Nicola Yoon’s novel-turned-film The Sun Is Also A Star is a great adaptation, and I don’t even mind the changed ending. The same goes for the masterpiece that is 2019’s Little Women. A great adaptation with a changed ending for the better. It made me cherish growing up in New England and yearn for the time I spent in Paris years ago. No shade to L.M. Alcott, but I found Amy more likable onscreen than in print. Like everyone, I am newly obsessed with Florence Pugh’s self-described “weirdly low voice”, and I’ve been sucked into the “You” vortex. I truly thought I’d hate it, but Penn Badgley proved me wrong. Jenna Ortega and James Scully are standout additions in Season 2. Looking forward to Season 3 in 2021!

What have you been reading, listening to, and watching this month?