Two weeks of a steep downhill of emotions and a surprising happy ending.
This past week was an interesting one. my 9-5 was good but my 5-9 wasn’t. I slept horribly and my mental health wasn’t great. I think a lot of the reason why this past week has been a bit of a mess is that I’m coming up to a very busy 3 weeks of plans and things that require a lot of emotional and physical energy. My usual pattern is to just give into the stress and self-sabotage and then self-sabotage even more because I feel horrible that I’ve made horrible decisions and haven’t been productive. And that’s what I kind of did this past week.
My friend mentioned this concept that really resonated with me:
It was nice to hear that this is a normal thing and it’s something everyone goes through.
This isn’t a good docuseries. I always feel weird saying “not good” about a true crime documentary. Obviously, all crime is horrible but when I talk about how I feel about these documentaries, I’m strictly talking about the packaging of the production. This docuseries was one of quite a few recent docuseries releases that made me question whether streaming platforms like Netflix are losing their journalistic integrity. This docuseries is a three hour documentary split into three episodes, when it clearly could have fit into one episode. It’s a true crime case that takes place in Spain and I don’t know how media relations work overseas but I wonder how much input the victims of this case had on this documentary’s production. Honestly, it was way too long and it didn’t have enough material in the narrative to be three episodes and it feels wrong to extend a true crime case for the sake of cashing in more views for more money.
This movie was so unforgettable that I completely forgot I had seen it. I think my brain wiped it from my memory as an act of self-preservation. I hated this movie, absolutely hated it. I started watching it because I saw the guy from Conjuring was in it but ironically, he’s the main reason why I hated this movie lol. He was a horrible husband and father and there was barely any backstory to explain why he was the way he was. He contributed nothing to the plot but somehow was a major aspect of the plot at the end? The horror scenes didn’t feel as scary as other paranormal movies I’ve seen. The real victim of this movie was the wife/mother and honestly, I demand justice for Rose Byrne.
The beginning of this was a bit hard to get into. There were too many characters speaking all at once, too many things were happening too soon and it was hard to focus on what actually was happening. It’s my first book by this author and I know he’s written another book called “The Guncle” which I’m really itching to read. I heard about this book on the Bad on Paper Podcast where they mentioned that this book follows a cast of characters in their forties meeting up throughout their lives to have a live funeral for each other when they’re at their lowest points of their lives. I felt like it would be wholesome and heartbreaking but somewhat up lifting so I picked it up from the bookstore. I’d say that this book is okay. It broke me in the last quarter and I was legit crying for a solid fifteen minutes so that’s a win lol. It did it’s job in making me feel existential and I loved the writing style. I really do want to pick up “The Guncle” soon though and give that a go.
This book you ALL. Wow. After I finished one existential book, I followed it up with another existential book. This book is heavily centered around Covid. We follow our main character as she gets stranded at an island in the Galapagos when the global Covid outbreak first happens. The story alternates between her time on the island and the occasional devastating emails she gets from her boyfriend, a surgeon in New York, who’s dealing with an onslaught of Covid patients. It details the trauma of those affected by the pandemic and also the importance of spending time with oneself and slowing down and really discovering who you are and what you want. The ending, the beginning, the middle, I loved it all. I highly recommend going into it knowing very little if you’re comfortable reading about Covid-19.
Reading back my recap of Week #23 was a bit sad. Week #24 started off the same as Week #23 but I did make smarter decisions. I meal prepped a giant salad which I honestly believe played a role in making me 10% happier. What didn’t really change in Week #24 was having a bad schedule and giving into the anxiety and stress. I wasted so much of last week working myself up physically and emotionally about something that never actually happened. I’m gaslighting myself a bit because what I was worried and anxious about did have a high chance of coming to fruition but it didn’t. Which means, I could have had six or five days of a nice uphill climb of progress instead of throwing myself down the hill face first into chaos and destruction.
You read that right, this week I restarted watching Spongebob. I don’t have much to say about this except I needed some childhood nostalgia because my brain didn’t want to handle adult situations, thoughts, and feelings. Also after starting my rewatch of this show, I realized how much I feel like Squidward.
This was an amazing action movie. I don’t think Chris Hemsworth stopped running for a second and when he did, he had to deal with a stupid kid who basically ruined everything. I know he’s in a bad situation and has been emotionally brainwashed but still… Chris did a lot lol. I’m also really excited to see where this series goes next. I know Chris is taking a break from acting but I hope that we get more from this movie series. I feel like it’s the last good thing Netflix has left.
This is a Bollywood movie that’s a remake of a Tamil movie that my family and I watched on Netflix. It was pretty interesting to watch and the plot twist was great. I love how Aditya Roy Kapur does movies that aren’t basic in nature and have to do with him playing roles that aren’t the stereotypical hero. This is a thriller/crime movie that takes inspiration from real true crime cases that I’d love to look up. I recommend going into this movie knowing very little.
As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she’s dumped for being too meek—in bed!—the humiliation is a wake-up call. She decides she needs to change, and what better way to kick-start her new more adventurous life than with her first one-night stand?
Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Logan is audacious and filterless, making him Alexis’s opposite—and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she’s about to fulfill her hookup wish, the hotel catches fire in a freak lightning storm—and in their rush to escape, Logan is discovered carrying her into the street, where people are waiting with cameras. Cameras Logan promptly—and shockingly—flees.
This was a highly anticipated read for me and sadly, it was a bit disappointing. The beginning of the book was so strong and had such great vibes but the middle on basically fell really flat.I feel the main character didn’t have much character growth and when she did, it didn’t really feel like growth. Many scenes felt like they were told not shown.
How was your week? What are some of your goals for next week?