Street lights of Venice

Love love love the street lights of Venice with the prettiest pink glass.

Movies I've seen recently #8

Becoming Jane (2007)

This is a portrait of Jane Austen before she became a famous writer and it's pretty good. James McAvoy is so charming as Mr. Lefroy in this film! The dance scene is one of my favourites (1:08) It really surprised me that he suddenly appeared, gotta love that smile!





The Kids Are All Right (2010)

The kids of a lesbian couple seek out their biological father, and when their mothers find out about that they try to welcome him into the family. It's not easy for them though. First of all, I think Annette Bening's character is sooo annoying in this film! Not a film I'll watch again, but it was ok.

Good Luck Chuck (2007)

Not recommendable. I don't even know why I started to watch it in the first place - the plot doesn't even sound that interesting ("In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love." - from IMDB).  It is not even that funny, even though it is claimed to be a comedy.

When in Rome... part 7

The last photos from Rome, I think. Domes in different churches and lovely atmosphere with flowers and paintings for sale at Piazza Navona.

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

I wish I was better at writing about the books I read, but apparently I tend to forget it. Anyway, this is a book I think deserves a recommendation; Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld.

It has been on my reading list for years, but have been waiting for the "right time" to read it. Sometimes I come across books I know I'll like and then I keep procrastinating, because I like to know that I still have this great reading experience to look forward to. Do you know the feeling?

Anyway, I was right about Prep, it was a good read. It takes place on a boarding school and the story is told by Lee Fiora. She is a very thoughtful and insecure teenager, who feels different and is one of the outsiders.
Curtis Sittenfeld describes life as a teenager pretty well, I could recognize a lot of Lee's thoughts from myself when I was her age. Several times I thought of how happy I am, that I don't have to be a teenager again, haha! It was fun to read about Lee's life at the school and at the end I just wanted to know what happened to all of the students.

When in Rome... part 6

Random details from Rome. I'm thinking about making some changes on the blog, not sure how and when, but I definitely need some changes around here. Hopefully, I'll make up my mind soon.

When in Rome... part 5

I had an afternoon off to do whatever I wanted, so I went on a walk around the city, all by myself. I don't think I've ever walked around in a foreign city before without company, but it felt good. Just to walk around without any destination. I went to Isola Tiberina and strolled around. It was a special place, very tranquil compared to the rest of the city. Those colourful bottles in the river are kind of beautiful.

The Kandinsky Effect

THE KANDINSKY EFFECT from Manu Meyre on Vimeo.

A painting by Wassily Kandinsky in motion (+jazz). Kandinsky's use of geometric shapes and lots of colours has always fascinated me, so I think this video is pretty cool. It's made by a jazz trio called "The Kandinsky Effect", you can check out more of their music here.