February recap

Honestly, as you will see below, my February has been rather dull and uneventful, especially when it comes to movies. Why, might you ask? Well, because, most of the time

Projects, dissertation proposal, flu + birthday= no time for movies :((

Luckly enough, my March is looking way better, so hopefully I will catch up on my To See list! Here's what I was up to this month:


Movies
Tyrannosaur[2011]+Q&A with P.Considine and O.Colman
Muppets[2011]
Pretty woman[1990]
Thor [2011]
Captain America [2011]
The Deep Blue Sea [2011]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [1998]
Elite Squad [2007] brazilian movie
Before Sunrise [1995]
Before Sunset[2004]
Wizard of Oz[1939]

Oh, yeah, the Oscars happened and yes, I did sit up all night to watch the show! Can we get over the whole awards thing now and get back to our lives? :) Thank you!

Books: 1

Guest blogging
-on LAMB- Devour the Oscars: Best Foreign Language Film http://largeassmovieblogs.blogspot.com/2012/02/lamb-devours-oscars-best-foreign.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- on Impassioned Cinema (thanks Max)- Romance February-Pretty woman
http://www.impassionedcinema.com/movie-review/guest-review-pretty-woman/

Blog posts you should be reading right now

A very well-written, complex, informative post on Spike Lee, courtesy of Alex from And so it begins

Tyler's list of 50 Essential Arthouse movies is fantastic- check it out and be ready to add some titles to your To See list, I know I did!

If you read Sati's blog, you know she LOVES Jean Dujardin, so here are two of her many articles regarding the Oscar-winning, charismatic, French superstar: the Oscar recap and some Uggie talk

Stevee's predictions of this year's big awards, aka Annual Awards Nerdism, are just hilarious and I love the use the Fassy, Loki and Owen and, sometimes, even poetry

Nikhat's top 10 of 2011 are pretty cool: shots, performances or villains- check them out, they're fun!


Here's to hoping everyone has an even better March, including me! Have a nice day!

The 25th of February

Ever since I remember, the weeks prior to this day would be spent eagerly anticipating it, waiting to see what I would get or who will call or text me. When I was little, I only cared about the presents and the attention, but as I grew older, I just wanted to see that people remember and love me, and that they wouldn't forget my birthday, that I meant something to them. It's been years since I have counted down the days to the 25th, because I no longer think it's the best day of the year, but it's always a very nice one.

You see, I was born on the 25th of February 1989 in an Eastern European country. I was raised in a big, beautiful, loving family who always supported me and made me feel comfortable. They mean a great deal to me, so you can imagine how hard it was for me to leave them in September 2011, when I decided to move to London to earn a Masters degree. I was so scared before I left, constantly wondering if I will adapt, if I will make friends, if if if...and I am happy to say that London experience has been wonderful, so far, and I like it so much, that I am seriously considering staying here, if only I get a job by the time I finish my studies. 

I really don't know how to celebrate this day on my blog, what to do exactly, so I just decided this should be an opportunity for you guys to know me better and ask questions, if you have any. 

A few random things about myself

- as the my zodiac sign predicts, I am a sensible, calm person; I rarely get angry

- I love chocolate and no one could ever keep me away from it

- growing up, if you would have made me watch Dirty Dancing and Cry Baby, one after the other, non stop, I wouldn't have complained

- my friends say I am a little too serious and responsible and that I should dare to do more

- that being said, I am the biggest day dreamer, you have no idea what goes on in my mind :) I just have a problem of making my dreams come true

- the 6 year old Diana would have said to you that she wanted to be a dancer- case in point, I used to organize talent shows with my cousins for my parents and relatives and charge around 1 pound/1 dollar for entrance

- speaking of kids, I love them, but I hate animals. I do not get all gooey and soft when I see a puppy, but I do like to cuddle children- yes, I already have baby names in mind

- I develop what I like to call short-term obsessions (they usually last weeks, sometimes months), of certain actors, musicians, films or TV shows. Right now, I have Tom Hiddleston, American Idol and Lana del Rey/Florence and the Machine on my mind. 

- yes, I am not ashamed (ok, maybe a little) to admit that I watch American Idol (and X factor and The Voice) and I like it- usually, it's very exciting until they reach the live shows (I am talking about the auditions, boot camp, last performances, decisions), so sometimes I phase out by that time if I don't have a favorite in the competition

- this is going to sound crazy, but have you ever had that moment when you are suddenly overwhelmed by the beauty and sexiness of an individual? Mine happened about a year ago, when I saw A Streetcar named Desire- really now, Marlon Brando was ridiculous in that movie!

- but seriously, let's get back to reality, I am pretty hard on myself and expect a lot, but in the same time, I could easily win a Procrastination/ Laziness award- quite contradictory

...and last, but not least, NEW YORK- I have to see this town as soon as possible! One of my long-lasting obsessions and desires

That's a little about me, hope you liked it!

As for the Big Day tomorrow(aka The OSCARS), I don't plan to post any predictions, but I will do a "live-blog" thing (aka write my thoughts about the show as it progresses and post it after it ends). Funny how the Oscars are always happening around my birthday!

So, lovely readers, do you any questions for me? any curiosities I can clarify?