January Recap

Yoooo it's the end of January. It has been COLD. 

The good thing about coldness and tons of snow though is that (at least this time) classes got canceled. Which is completely legendary at my school. So it was fun and kind of weird at the same time because I'm not used to that much free time when I'm away at school. :)

I'm so happy about the amount of books I read. It's been a while since I've had such a good month. And I finally finished the Gallagher Girl series!! Still one of my all-time favorites, hands down. 

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Brennan, & Maureen Johnson ✪✪✪✪ (my review) 

A Gallagher Wedding by Ally Carter ✪✪✪✪✪

Out of Sight, Out of Time (Gallagher Girls #5) by Ally Carter ✪✪✪✪✪ (re-read)

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton ✪✪

Winter by Marissa Meyer ✪✪✪✪✪

All Fall Down by Ally Carter ✪✪✪

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers ✪✪✪
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket ✪✪✪

SURPRISE. It was also a good month of shows.

I always watch way more TV shows when I'm at school, always. Just in general and also more than movies. It feels like less commitment. ;)

The Shannara Chronicles is apparently based on a book series but I haven't read it (and had never heard about it actually). THIS TV SHOW IS AWESOME. First of all, there are elves. Which is already epic, but these elves are also the descendants of humans instead of vice versa. There are different races too and I'm just loving the plot and characters so far. And the world is stunning.

DeokspatchX2 is a little show that can be found on YouTube that's about Monsta X. They're one of my favorite Kpop groups, they just debuted in 2015, and they're hilarious & adorable. (Don't worry they have English subs.) 

Shadowhunters is inspired by The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. But that's it, it's inspired by it. If you're expecting a super accurate re-telling of the books, you're going to be disappointed. HOWEVER, if you come in with an open mind than I think it's a pretty great show (albeit a little corny and dramatic). 

Gosh, Cheese in the Trap is my new Kdrama child. It's sooo relatable. It's about a girl in college and while it does focus on cliche Kdrama things like love triangles and chic guys, it also deals with life-- annoying little brothers that you still love, friends who have your back no matter what, being poor, being a college student who's poor. I love it so much. 

I found Moorim School because Hongbin (one of the members from VIXX my favorite Kpop group) is in it. But I stayed because of the cool story world and the karate. You can't go wrong with karate. It's very urban fantasy-ish which I think is rare in Kdramas. 

JYP Sixteen is a pre-debut reality show that was used to form the new girl group Twice. I'm becoming a fan of Twice and I just think it's cool learning about their personalities more through the show. Although I am really sad now because there are some other people I really like now that never made it to the group. (SOMI). 

I decided to do things a little different this time and put snippets and titles of all my favorite songs of this month in one video. That way it takes up less space and doesn't make my recap posts as monstrously long. 

>>> I started my internship for realsies.
>>> I cleaned up my blog design a little bit (new tabs, new social media links, etc.).
>>> I've been trying to eat better, treat myself better in general, hang out with friends... in other words, trying to live out my belief that a person shouldn't put off living to the fullest in order to get work done now. There's a healthy medium in there somewhere. I'm trying to find it.

>>> Trying to learn how to do clay things in my Intro to Clay class. #1 thing I learned: clay is messy. It's messy when it's wet (otherwise known as plastic. weird I know) AND it's messy when it's dry (clay powder everywhere man, everywhere).

>>> 20 Reasons to Hate Blogging written by SJ @A Tree Grows in Bookland because blogging can be gross sometimes even if you love it.

>>> It's always good to know How to Nicely Attack People with Friendship Online and Cait @Paper Fury tells you how to do that excellently well. My favorite thing is the thing about not being afraid to put yourself out there in comments or social media because it can be tough. But it's also the best when you find friends.

How was your January?