So much...

for the return to proper blogging!
I have no idea where the time is going. The last week of holidays was meant to be a relatively quiet and relaxing one but it ended up a very busy one, which unfortunately has left me without much time to blog.
Monday I had High Achievers at school and went to a Crazy Heart advance screening at Hoyts Melbourne Central. My first time ever at those cinemas. I have been avoiding them. They just never really appealed to me. They seem so 'dark' and I don't know. Turns out I quite liked them. On the topic of cinemas I don't think I actually have a favourite. I love Palace Cinemas especially Como and Kino and of course Cinema Nova! I also quite like Hoyts Chadstone and Village at Crown, Knox, Southland and so forth. As if it wasn't obvious already, I am obsessed with movies.

Tuesday had to head to Chadstone to pick up something. Not a very eventful day but busy.

Wednesday caught up with some friends and we went to Chadstone (again). It seems like I'm always either there or in the cbd. I'm not complaining though :D. Went to Lindt. I had an ice chocolate there for the first time. I prefer the hot chocolate.Went there on Tuesday and had my favourite!

Thursday spent the day hanging out with one of my best friends! Saw Shutter Island. Amazing film. Avoid all spoilers if you plan on seeing it! It's inspired me to check out more Martin Scorsese films!

Friday spent the day hanging out again with another close friend. Watched Valentine's Day. I prefer Love Actually and He's Just Not That Into You but I still enjoyed it! It was an entertaining film :)

Spent part of the weekend catching up on all the episodes of the Good Wife. Such an amazing show!

Tuesday is the start of O Week at Uni!! I'm a bit nervous but really excited!!

There's also going to be a third Lady Gaga concert in Melbourne, thank goodness! Wish me luck getting tickets! :D

Movie Buff

This past week I've seen:

In the Loop



A Prophet




A Single Man, yesterday.


Crazy Heart, tonight.

Favourites have been A Single Man and Crazy Heart. Individual movie reviews will be up soon!

Went back to school for the High Achiever's Assembly. Great but so weird to be back. Orientation Week at uni next week, really looking forward to it!!

Expect an Oscar predictions post in the next couple of days!

Avatar Review

Finally I am doing my Avatar review. I have no idea since I saw it around three weeks ago! I was never keen or interested in seeing it. Blue creatures on a distant plant did not sound like my idea of a quality film. I convinced myself I wouldn't bother. However watching the Golden Globes and seeing James Cameron win both Best Director and Avatar win Best Film, I decided I needed to see it so I could see if it lived up to the hype and was really worthy of the acclaim.
For the record I believe Kathryn Bigelow or Quentin Tarantino deserved those awards.

Plainly put, I did not enjoy Avatar. Sure it was an alright film but then again I went in with extremely low expectations. It was far too long. Long run times have never bothered me in the past. With Avatar I found myself wishing for things to hurry up. I didn't find any of the characters particularly engaging and just didn't care about any of them. The storyline and script were extremely lacking. A lot of people have been comparing it to Pocahontas.


Everyone spoke about 'revolutionary' 3D technology and whilst it was a visually stunning film I expected more from the 3D. Maybe I was expecting too much?

Regardless it wasn't a horrible film but just ok. I would give it 3 stars of out 5.

Sonia Rykiel for H&M

The collection can be seen here: http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/favourites-of-vogue/100210-sonia-rykiel-for-hm/gallery.aspx#

My favourite is:
Such a shame that H&M isn't available in Australia. Although if it was I think it would become one of those common place labels that everyone would own and it would not be as appealing to people. Who knows?

Miss Marple's Tea Room + Eiffel Tower Canvas Print

I had been meaning to visit Miss Marple's Tea Room for quite a while. However whenever I was in the area I never stopped by because it would always be filled with people and there usually was a line outside. I found myself in the area on Sunday and thought it's about time I checked the place out. I've heard numerous recommendations and I am happy to say they were all spot on!

I originally intended to try the waffles but by the time we got there they had stopped serving them. Instead Dad and I had the scones and Mum had the bread and butter pudding. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos! Next time :)

Usually I don't like scones but I absolutely adored these. Definitely the best scones I have ever tasted!

Can't wait to go back soon and have them again and also try the waffles! I wonder if the waffles are better than the Lindt cafe ones? Those and the ones from Waffle On in Degraves St.

Image credit: http://missjanemarple.wordpress.com/

Miss Marple's Tea Room 382 Mt. Dandenong-Tourist Road Sassafras Victoria 3787 (Melways Reference: 66F9)

Also stopped by Tea Leaves which is like next door. http://www.tealeaves.com.au/
That place is amazing! So many teas, coffees, tea pots, mugs. They have everything!

Now onto the Eiffel Tower!
I picked up this canvas print. There was also a leaning tower of Piza one which I now regret not getting. Will definitely have to go back and get it!

I am slowing going to be working my way through a back log of posts I have been intending on doing but haven't had a chance to get to including a bunch of film reviews and posts on things I like. I have also been meaning to do some fashion ones but I shouldn't try and get ahead of myself too much.

Also I can't believe how fast these holidays have gone! I only have about a week and a bit of holidays before O Week at uni and then I start on March 1st =0

Returning to normal soon!

Yes, I know I said I'd be back to updating soon but things have just been getting in the way. Been busy running various errands in the city, catching up with friends before uni commences, watching movies and attempting to see as many Oscar nominees before the ceremony as I can! Also saw Jersey Boys on Wednesday night. Absolutely amazing! If you haven't been you absolutely should! I was a bit skeptical as to whether I'd enjoy it however everyone I spoke to loved it and I did too :).

This upcoming week will hopefully be less hectic and it will hopefully give me a chance to catch up on blogging about various things including a bunch of movie reviews and things!

Bare with me! :)

I Love Awards Season!

Just watched the Oscar nominations announcement!
I absolutely ADORE awards season and have been looking forward to this for ages!

The nominations are up and can be found here for anyone who is interested: http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees

I will do a proper post tomorrow on my thoughts on the various categories and nominations since it's currently 1am and I am close to falling asleep at the keyboard.

Also apologies for the lack of blogging, life has been a bit insane!

More to come soon!
x N