Tumblr Favourites - August 2014

Here are some of my favourite posts from my Tumblr this month. You can look at my favourites from last month here.

Once again my Tumblr has been full of skylines, quotes and Fandoms, which I know sounds like an odd combination. As usual my Tumblr contains plenty of F.R.I.E.N.D.S gifs, mainly of iconic scenes and celebrating Matthew Perry's birthday. The fandom also paid tribute to the actor Robin Williams who appeared in an episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. The humour of the gifs contrast with the colourful sunsets and inspirational quotes or saying that reflect my current mood. This month my Tumblr posts have been more random and difficult to summarise, but I guess that is the genius of Tumblr in that it caters to people's varied interests, such as Fandoms, travel, films, etc.

 

 

Friday Favourites - Airplane the movie

This week I wanted to tell you about a film you may not have heard of. 'Airplane' is a comedy about an ex-fighter pilot trying to save his relationship and take control of an airliner after crew and passengers suffer food poisoning. On this flight passengers regret eating the fish. The film is filled with sketches and quick gags which were relevant in the 80s and in a way shows how comedy has and hasn't changed over the decades.

This film was recommended to me by my Mum. Although some of the gags may seem strange at first, once you understand the time the film was made and the context it makes sense. The films also contains references to famous films of the time, such as Jaws and Saturday Night Fever.

Friday Favourties - Exploring the local area

Recently I have been taking walks around our local 26 mile footpath with a friend. The main purpose behind these walks is for me to paint and draw the landscape for art. However my friend and I find ourselves getting lost in conversation and marvelling at the landscape, that I forget to work and just sit and look at the landscape.

It's incredible to think that such a landscape is near where I live but I had never thought to explore. Whenever I go on car or train journeys I spend most of the time with my earphones in and just staring out of the window. It feels good to take time to walk around as sometimes when we're in a car we tend to take the same daily route and miss out on the peaceful landscape slightly out of the way of the main roads.

I urge you to go out for a walk this week and explore where you live or wherever you go on holiday. There is something special about walking with good company and letting time fly by.

A quick photo I took to show a small part of my local landscape

Summer Update

As you can see August has been low on posts. I have been busy over the last three weeks and have had little time to blog. I can assure you that I have made more posts for this month. But for now I will give you a brief update on my Summer holiday.

Family and Friends
After months of revision and exams I have been spending more social time with family and friends. It has been nice to take breaks from school work. It could be anything from going bowling with friends to going to the supermarket with family.

London
Over the last week I have spent time in London visiting family. It' great to meet up with family and have a proper catch up. The weather was not as good as we've been used to over the last month. However there were some brilliant cloud formations which meant I was constantly walking outside to take photographs.

My Birthday
On Monday I went to London with my Mum to see Phantom of the Opera for my birthday. I can't begin to say how amazing this show is. I have wanted to see the show for months and I can say that it didn't disappoint. I couldn't believe the staging and the talent of the actors. What I find incredible is the foreshadowing within the characters and the storyline. Also it was good to see the show with my Mum as she hadn't seen the show before. Therefore I was able to see her reactions as she discovered the storylines. Since then Mum and I are still singing the songs.



A-Level work
Finally I have been dong school work. Even though it is the summer holidays I still have to complete work for my second year of A-Levels. Although I haven't been stressing about the work as I want to enjoy the summer. Knowing me I will leave the work to the last day of summer.

Hope you are having a good Summer x