Promotional Poster: This image is a cut and slightly edited version of the poster image I found over at Film Equals. // view original here.

On Saturday, I went out with two of my good mates to the cinema partly because one of my mates wanted to see Prisoners, partly because we hadn't properly hung out with each other in a week or two, and partly because we wanted to hang out a couple more times before I moved a bit away. So, it was decided that day that we would head to the cinema. Initially, we were going to see Rush because that is what I, personally, wanted to see, but Prisoners was instead decided on. We opted to go to the 10:20 one which one of my mates, the time to work and change and grab us, and also gave me the time to hang out with a group of others.

When ten rolled around we headed out and of course, I made my friend make a pit stop so that I could hit up Starbucks and get a drink. Of course, the ride to Starbucks and then the cinema was filled with ridiculousness, but I can never properly explain it and it's better when seen for yourself. The movie started roughly around 10:35 and we left about 12:50 in the morning. I live tweeted about the movie for a good bit, but for a movie over 2 hours long, you can bet there's quite a lot left to say.

So...가자!

This post may contain what you may personally consider spoilers, however, it was not in my intention to do so. That being said, this post contains my opinion and mine alone. I was not asked to post this nor am I being compensated in any way, shape, or form to offer my opinion; let alone make this post. Again, this in my opinion and that makes it a subjective view. It should be taken for what it is, but only at face value and you are welcomed to form and offer your opinions on this post and its subject.

Before you go to watch this movie or bring your mates to watch this movie, please note that the movie is rated R for a reason. The movie includes violent themes, torture scenes (both graphic and not as graphic), language, and may be (slightly) triggering to some people in some way. Please watch this movie with this thought in mind.

As per usual, I'll start this off by talking about the basics. What is Prisoners ? Prisoners is a two hour, twenty six minute long mystery, suspense, and dramatic movie directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Aaron Guzikowski, and produced by Warner Bros that was released on September 20, 2013. The movie stars Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Terrance Howard, Erin Gerasimovich, and Kyla-Drew Simmons. What is Prisoners about? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as the minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces the only suspect's release. Knowing his child's life is at stake, the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

Promotional Trailer: The first promotional trailer for the movie, Prisoners. // Courtesy of MOVIECLIPS Trailers.

Prisoners is a bit of doozy at face value, but is extremely predictable when you sit down and properly think about it. I won't sit here and say that I didn't enjoy the movie, because that is not the case whatsoever. I will say, however, that for a movie that was 2 hours and 26 minutes long, I managed to figure out what was what and who was what within the first half hour and cemented it by the first hour in. For what it was, Prisoners was far, far too draggy and unnecessarily long. That being said, I did rather enjoy the numerous plot twists that were involved in the movie, I like that once you figured it out or once you were on the right track, something would occur that would cause you to pause and think, "Am I truly on the right path here?" For someone like me, who easily gets bored when a movie becomes too predictable and the plot twists do not suffice, the twists in the movie actually made me not as bored and tired of it as I would have normally been.

The real winners in this movie are Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, and Terrence Howard. Hands down these four men, to me, carried the movie...especially Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. So I can not not applaud them. Paul Dano played magnificently as the shy, slightly creepy, almost childike character who you immediately latched onto as the ideal suspect. Hugh Jackman was, by far, my favourite part of the movie as he so perfectly played the role of a father who is driven to the brink of insanity and let there to dally as he rushes against time to find one of the most important things to him. Considering that the last thing I saw Hugh Jackman in was The Wolverine and I happen to think his portrayal of Wolverine is sub par in comparison to what I believe he could do with the character, seeing him in this was like a slap to the face and a damned good reminder that he is far from subpar. Jake Gyllenhaal, to me, is flawless when given roles like Detective Loki; the loner who lives in his own world, but is determined and strong in what can be a really subtle or strong manner. As someone who grew up watching Donnie Darko as a child and loving it (and to this day, I still do), I knew what to expect when I found out what type of character he would be playing. Also, the addition of Detective Loki also loses his mind was a flawless idea and while it could have been executed better, I can't complain too much. Finally, the huge shocker for me was Terrence Howard. When I first was watching the movie, I hadn't realised it was him at all. He had slimmed down a tad for the movie and the way I was sitting was not ideal for looking at his face in the beginning parts of the movie. It wasn't until I got a good look at his face that I realised who it was. I won't lie, I was genuinely surprised that it was him as Franklin in this movie. For most people who know about Terrence Howard, they think of really intense and strong characters (i.e: James "Rhodey" Rhodes in Iron Man 1, Djay in Hustle & Flow, or Bama in Get Rich or Die Tryn'), so for him to be playing someone as meek and shy as Franklin will give you a bit of a surprise. Nonetheless, he was actually really good at it and it was because of his character that a few chuckles were pulled from the audience around me

Promotional Trailer: The second promotional trailer for the movie, Prisoners. // Courtesy of MOVIECLIPS Trailers.

Like with most movies, there are aspects of the movie that I absolutely adored and there were some things I just utterly detested and sometimes, there is more I adore or there is more I detest. In this case, I have to admit that everything was pretty even for me. There weren't many things that fell into the adore category nor in the detested category. So what does that mean? That means that most of the aspects of this movie fell right in the middle and left me feeling, "Eh, could be better."

One thing that I absolutely adored and have no problem admitting, is the plot. Honestly, I believe that anyone going to see this movie is going to see this movie for one of two reasons (or both) and that is either the plot line or the cast. I've always been intrigued by stories that seem to touch on the topics of morality and how one's morality may or may not be influenced by a particular event. I love movies that leave you wondering whether or not you would do the same in the character's shoes and whether or not your ideals of what is morally sound coincides with your choice. That was initially what intrigued me and to do this day, it's still an intriguing plot line. Now here's where this movie fell into the "Eh, could be better" with the plot line. For a movie that poses the question "How far would you go to protect your child?", I was let down slightly by how mediocre the story was executed. It started off just fine, but as time progressed, it just seemed to become more and more gimmicky. That is a problem and I was just really saddened by how mediocre it seemed to play out instead of the epicness I had in mind.
The plot line being mediocre was balanced out by not only the acting done by the main cast, but also by the torture scenes and the darkness of the movie. Allow me to explain.

When I think of situations in which torture has a possibility of arising, I think of the fact that because torture is such an intense thing in terms of wording, let alone what it can mean, I hope to see and hear about things that leave me feeling terribly uncomfortable and a bit (or a lot) squirmish. More often than not, movies kind of skimp out on the torture scenes unless it's a horror or a gory movie, so I have to admit that I hadn't had any sorts of expectations for this movie. In fact, I expected them to not even have a non-graphic torture scene and instead just allude to it. But goodness me! They did not skimp on the torture scenes and for the most part, all torture scenes were graphic but kept from reaching the point of utter discomfort by alluding to more torture being done. Now, I'll openly admit this because I have no qualms about living in my own reality, I have a tendency to laugh watching movies that have torture scenes or deaths in them simply because I just find them amusing when they occur in a movie. In this case, I can't even count the number of times I would squirm watching some of the torture scenes. Yes, I still laughed (because hi habits!) and I don't regret that, but there was something about these scenes that was part amusing and part shiver inducing for me. That is something that most forms of media can't achieve from me. It's very rare for me to read a book, watch a movie or show, or listen to something that reduces me to the shivers of any kind and for me to not only have that happen but to have my expectations proven wrong, was amazing.

Now if you couldn't tell by that previous paragraph, I'm a sucker for all things dark. I love anything that has a darker tone and (/or) theme to it. That isn't to say that everything dark is good because let's be quite honest here, that's hardly the case in some instances and it's only made harder when you take into consideration that I'm a bit hard to please when it comes to entertainment. What I appreciate about the tone of this movie is that you know as soon as the movie starts that it's going to be something really twisted, morally attacking, and completely dark. Of course, it was draggy (yes, I can't help but bring it up), but the bleariness of Thanksgiving Day as the movie makes way for the desolation and desperation of the harsher colds of the beginning of winter. I love that every scene, even ones that didn't necessarily need it, had a gritty look and tone to it.

Here's where things start to get really half way for me. For as much as I loved the plot, the dark edge to the movie, the torture scenes, and how the majority of the main male cast acted, there were things that really and truly made me unsettled about the movie. For one thing, Gracie Dover (played by Maria Bello) was someone I immediately grew to detest. There was just something about her that unsettled me and it only seemed to get worse when she decided that blaming her husband for her daughter going missing was the way to go. Personally, if I were to ever have my child taken, the last thing I would do was blame my significant other for not "keeping us safe" and "protecting us from it all". It's a level of disrespect that I couldn't even ever fathom reaching. Another thing, the siblings of the missing parties, Ralph Dover and Eliza Birch, were characters that I feel were essentially created to make siblings look like arses and teens look like psuedo-intelligent, but incredibly whiny and brattish. Both Ralph and Eliza had moments where I found myself going, "Why in the bloody hell are you even here? You are so pointless and such a non-factor that it's so bloody annoying." They had moments where they through their little fits and I almost wanted to backhand them myself. I think a part of the reason I detested Ralph and Eliza as much as I did is because they remind me of the exact opposite of what I was and my mates were as teenagers and that was incredibly bothering. If it isn't obvious, what this boils down to is the fact that most, if not all, the minor characters pissed me the hell off or just bothered me senseless.

Another thing that bothered me were the plot twists. I know that I said that they kept me from getting bored with the overall movie, but at the same time, a lot of it was unnecessary. I think there were maybe one or two twists that I was okay with, but after a while, throwing in so many plot twists and attempt to shock and confusing just got a bit annoying and it was at that point I went back to multitasking; watching the movie and live tweeting. While plot twists are good, doing too many of them grows tiresome. However, as much as I can complain about the excessive amount of plot twists, it did genuinely stop the movie from being a complete bore. If you compare the plot twists to the ambiguous and open-ended ending, the plot twists actually make up for the ending.

Speaking of the ending. Uhm, no. That's it. Just know that I stand by that: No.

I realised that if I continue writing this any further, then I'll probably end up spoiling the movie, more than I unintentionally might have already. So let's get to the nitty gritty.

I recommend this movie if you're a fan of mystery, suspense, and drama. If you're a fan of movies that question what is and isn't morally sound and whether certain situations require morality, then I'd recommend you watching this. If you're a fan of graphic torture scenes and watching characters drift into slight (or intense) insanity, I'd recommend you watching this. However, if you're easily made bored, can't stand movies that seem draggy in even the slightest manner, don't enjoy plot twists no matter the frequency, and are not appealed by ambiguous endings, then I'd say pass. Personally, I think that I should have waited for it to come to DVD because it wasn't truly worth the $11 paid for it.

When the movie's over, I welcome to answer these questions (especially if there's a group of you): What lengths would you go to protect your family, especially your child? If you were in Keller's shoes would you have handled it the same way? And finally, where do the lines of morality start blur?


Maaan, that was tiring. I really tried not to spoil the movie and that's why things may or may not seem choppy when reading it. I found it a bit everywhere, but I do hope that I've managed to make things as clear as I can with a fuzzy head and drifting in and out of exhaustion. This isn't the best review, but I assure you, it was the best of movies (nor was it the worst), so I tried. Nonetheless, I'm glad I could get this out of the way.

Thing on this blog are a little slow since I'm moving in the near, near future and I'm busy with building my portfolio. However, I have a couple things in mind for the blog like how there's going to be yet another layout update in the near future and I'll also be doing posts about episodes of shows airing during this Fall season of television. As it is, I have a couple posts in mind for Sleep Hollow and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. After I go through the fall schedule lineup and find some shows I like, I'll catch up with them and start on getting some posts out. Finally, I'm in the process of just going right ahead and making a newsletter that is actually a book club for the blog. So things are busy all around. I want to thank you lot for being patient and if you're new to following my blog (there's a couple of you), hallo!

Drop me a comment below and tell me what you're watching this season, what your plans are for the season, and whatever else tickles your fancy.

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Promotional Poster: This image is a cut and slightly edited version of the poster image I found over at Film Equals. // view original here.

On Saturday, I went out with two of my good mates to the cinema partly because one of my mates wanted to see Prisoners, partly because we hadn't properly hung out with each other in a week or two, and partly because we wanted to hang out a couple more times before I moved a bit away. So, it was decided that day that we would head to the cinema. Initially, we were going to see Rush because that is what I, personally, wanted to see, but Prisoners was instead decided on. We opted to go to the 10:20 one which one of my mates, the time to work and change and grab us, and also gave me the time to hang out with a group of others.

When ten rolled around we headed out and of course, I made my friend make a pit stop so that I could hit up Starbucks and get a drink. Of course, the ride to Starbucks and then the cinema was filled with ridiculousness, but I can never properly explain it and it's better when seen for yourself. The movie started roughly around 10:35 and we left about 12:50 in the morning. I live tweeted about the movie for a good bit, but for a movie over 2 hours long, you can bet there's quite a lot left to say.

So...가자!

This post may contain what you may personally consider spoilers, however, it was not in my intention to do so. That being said, this post contains my opinion and mine alone. I was not asked to post this nor am I being compensated in any way, shape, or form to offer my opinion; let alone make this post. Again, this in my opinion and that makes it a subjective view. It should be taken for what it is, but only at face value and you are welcomed to form and offer your opinions on this post and its subject.

Before you go to watch this movie or bring your mates to watch this movie, please note that the movie is rated R for a reason. The movie includes violent themes, torture scenes (both graphic and not as graphic), language, and may be (slightly) triggering to some people in some way. Please watch this movie with this thought in mind.

As per usual, I'll start this off by talking about the basics. What is Prisoners ? Prisoners is a two hour, twenty six minute long mystery, suspense, and dramatic movie directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Aaron Guzikowski, and produced by Warner Bros that was released on September 20, 2013. The movie stars Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Terrance Howard, Erin Gerasimovich, and Kyla-Drew Simmons. What is Prisoners about? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as the minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces the only suspect's release. Knowing his child's life is at stake, the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

Promotional Trailer: The first promotional trailer for the movie, Prisoners. // Courtesy of MOVIECLIPS Trailers.

Prisoners is a bit of doozy at face value, but is extremely predictable when you sit down and properly think about it. I won't sit here and say that I didn't enjoy the movie, because that is not the case whatsoever. I will say, however, that for a movie that was 2 hours and 26 minutes long, I managed to figure out what was what and who was what within the first half hour and cemented it by the first hour in. For what it was, Prisoners was far, far too draggy and unnecessarily long. That being said, I did rather enjoy the numerous plot twists that were involved in the movie, I like that once you figured it out or once you were on the right track, something would occur that would cause you to pause and think, "Am I truly on the right path here?" For someone like me, who easily gets bored when a movie becomes too predictable and the plot twists do not suffice, the twists in the movie actually made me not as bored and tired of it as I would have normally been.

The real winners in this movie are Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, and Terrence Howard. Hands down these four men, to me, carried the movie...especially Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. So I can not not applaud them. Paul Dano played magnificently as the shy, slightly creepy, almost childike character who you immediately latched onto as the ideal suspect. Hugh Jackman was, by far, my favourite part of the movie as he so perfectly played the role of a father who is driven to the brink of insanity and let there to dally as he rushes against time to find one of the most important things to him. Considering that the last thing I saw Hugh Jackman in was The Wolverine and I happen to think his portrayal of Wolverine is sub par in comparison to what I believe he could do with the character, seeing him in this was like a slap to the face and a damned good reminder that he is far from subpar. Jake Gyllenhaal, to me, is flawless when given roles like Detective Loki; the loner who lives in his own world, but is determined and strong in what can be a really subtle or strong manner. As someone who grew up watching Donnie Darko as a child and loving it (and to this day, I still do), I knew what to expect when I found out what type of character he would be playing. Also, the addition of Detective Loki also loses his mind was a flawless idea and while it could have been executed better, I can't complain too much. Finally, the huge shocker for me was Terrence Howard. When I first was watching the movie, I hadn't realised it was him at all. He had slimmed down a tad for the movie and the way I was sitting was not ideal for looking at his face in the beginning parts of the movie. It wasn't until I got a good look at his face that I realised who it was. I won't lie, I was genuinely surprised that it was him as Franklin in this movie. For most people who know about Terrence Howard, they think of really intense and strong characters (i.e: James "Rhodey" Rhodes in Iron Man 1, Djay in Hustle & Flow, or Bama in Get Rich or Die Tryn'), so for him to be playing someone as meek and shy as Franklin will give you a bit of a surprise. Nonetheless, he was actually really good at it and it was because of his character that a few chuckles were pulled from the audience around me

Promotional Trailer: The second promotional trailer for the movie, Prisoners. // Courtesy of MOVIECLIPS Trailers.

Like with most movies, there are aspects of the movie that I absolutely adored and there were some things I just utterly detested and sometimes, there is more I adore or there is more I detest. In this case, I have to admit that everything was pretty even for me. There weren't many things that fell into the adore category nor in the detested category. So what does that mean? That means that most of the aspects of this movie fell right in the middle and left me feeling, "Eh, could be better."

One thing that I absolutely adored and have no problem admitting, is the plot. Honestly, I believe that anyone going to see this movie is going to see this movie for one of two reasons (or both) and that is either the plot line or the cast. I've always been intrigued by stories that seem to touch on the topics of morality and how one's morality may or may not be influenced by a particular event. I love movies that leave you wondering whether or not you would do the same in the character's shoes and whether or not your ideals of what is morally sound coincides with your choice. That was initially what intrigued me and to do this day, it's still an intriguing plot line. Now here's where this movie fell into the "Eh, could be better" with the plot line. For a movie that poses the question "How far would you go to protect your child?", I was let down slightly by how mediocre the story was executed. It started off just fine, but as time progressed, it just seemed to become more and more gimmicky. That is a problem and I was just really saddened by how mediocre it seemed to play out instead of the epicness I had in mind.
The plot line being mediocre was balanced out by not only the acting done by the main cast, but also by the torture scenes and the darkness of the movie. Allow me to explain.

When I think of situations in which torture has a possibility of arising, I think of the fact that because torture is such an intense thing in terms of wording, let alone what it can mean, I hope to see and hear about things that leave me feeling terribly uncomfortable and a bit (or a lot) squirmish. More often than not, movies kind of skimp out on the torture scenes unless it's a horror or a gory movie, so I have to admit that I hadn't had any sorts of expectations for this movie. In fact, I expected them to not even have a non-graphic torture scene and instead just allude to it. But goodness me! They did not skimp on the torture scenes and for the most part, all torture scenes were graphic but kept from reaching the point of utter discomfort by alluding to more torture being done. Now, I'll openly admit this because I have no qualms about living in my own reality, I have a tendency to laugh watching movies that have torture scenes or deaths in them simply because I just find them amusing when they occur in a movie. In this case, I can't even count the number of times I would squirm watching some of the torture scenes. Yes, I still laughed (because hi habits!) and I don't regret that, but there was something about these scenes that was part amusing and part shiver inducing for me. That is something that most forms of media can't achieve from me. It's very rare for me to read a book, watch a movie or show, or listen to something that reduces me to the shivers of any kind and for me to not only have that happen but to have my expectations proven wrong, was amazing.

Now if you couldn't tell by that previous paragraph, I'm a sucker for all things dark. I love anything that has a darker tone and (/or) theme to it. That isn't to say that everything dark is good because let's be quite honest here, that's hardly the case in some instances and it's only made harder when you take into consideration that I'm a bit hard to please when it comes to entertainment. What I appreciate about the tone of this movie is that you know as soon as the movie starts that it's going to be something really twisted, morally attacking, and completely dark. Of course, it was draggy (yes, I can't help but bring it up), but the bleariness of Thanksgiving Day as the movie makes way for the desolation and desperation of the harsher colds of the beginning of winter. I love that every scene, even ones that didn't necessarily need it, had a gritty look and tone to it.

Here's where things start to get really half way for me. For as much as I loved the plot, the dark edge to the movie, the torture scenes, and how the majority of the main male cast acted, there were things that really and truly made me unsettled about the movie. For one thing, Gracie Dover (played by Maria Bello) was someone I immediately grew to detest. There was just something about her that unsettled me and it only seemed to get worse when she decided that blaming her husband for her daughter going missing was the way to go. Personally, if I were to ever have my child taken, the last thing I would do was blame my significant other for not "keeping us safe" and "protecting us from it all". It's a level of disrespect that I couldn't even ever fathom reaching. Another thing, the siblings of the missing parties, Ralph Dover and Eliza Birch, were characters that I feel were essentially created to make siblings look like arses and teens look like psuedo-intelligent, but incredibly whiny and brattish. Both Ralph and Eliza had moments where I found myself going, "Why in the bloody hell are you even here? You are so pointless and such a non-factor that it's so bloody annoying." They had moments where they through their little fits and I almost wanted to backhand them myself. I think a part of the reason I detested Ralph and Eliza as much as I did is because they remind me of the exact opposite of what I was and my mates were as teenagers and that was incredibly bothering. If it isn't obvious, what this boils down to is the fact that most, if not all, the minor characters pissed me the hell off or just bothered me senseless.

Another thing that bothered me were the plot twists. I know that I said that they kept me from getting bored with the overall movie, but at the same time, a lot of it was unnecessary. I think there were maybe one or two twists that I was okay with, but after a while, throwing in so many plot twists and attempt to shock and confusing just got a bit annoying and it was at that point I went back to multitasking; watching the movie and live tweeting. While plot twists are good, doing too many of them grows tiresome. However, as much as I can complain about the excessive amount of plot twists, it did genuinely stop the movie from being a complete bore. If you compare the plot twists to the ambiguous and open-ended ending, the plot twists actually make up for the ending.

Speaking of the ending. Uhm, no. That's it. Just know that I stand by that: No.

I realised that if I continue writing this any further, then I'll probably end up spoiling the movie, more than I unintentionally might have already. So let's get to the nitty gritty.

I recommend this movie if you're a fan of mystery, suspense, and drama. If you're a fan of movies that question what is and isn't morally sound and whether certain situations require morality, then I'd recommend you watching this. If you're a fan of graphic torture scenes and watching characters drift into slight (or intense) insanity, I'd recommend you watching this. However, if you're easily made bored, can't stand movies that seem draggy in even the slightest manner, don't enjoy plot twists no matter the frequency, and are not appealed by ambiguous endings, then I'd say pass. Personally, I think that I should have waited for it to come to DVD because it wasn't truly worth the $11 paid for it.

When the movie's over, I welcome to answer these questions (especially if there's a group of you): What lengths would you go to protect your family, especially your child? If you were in Keller's shoes would you have handled it the same way? And finally, where do the lines of morality start blur?


Maaan, that was tiring. I really tried not to spoil the movie and that's why things may or may not seem choppy when reading it. I found it a bit everywhere, but I do hope that I've managed to make things as clear as I can with a fuzzy head and drifting in and out of exhaustion. This isn't the best review, but I assure you, it was the best of movies (nor was it the worst), so I tried. Nonetheless, I'm glad I could get this out of the way.

Thing on this blog are a little slow since I'm moving in the near, near future and I'm busy with building my portfolio. However, I have a couple things in mind for the blog like how there's going to be yet another layout update in the near future and I'll also be doing posts about episodes of shows airing during this Fall season of television. As it is, I have a couple posts in mind for Sleep Hollow and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. After I go through the fall schedule lineup and find some shows I like, I'll catch up with them and start on getting some posts out. Finally, I'm in the process of just going right ahead and making a newsletter that is actually a book club for the blog. So things are busy all around. I want to thank you lot for being patient and if you're new to following my blog (there's a couple of you), hallo!

Drop me a comment below and tell me what you're watching this season, what your plans are for the season, and whatever else tickles your fancy.

Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin' or subscribe to the blog via email to catch all the updates from the blog and yes, the Bloglovin' link has changed with the URL and blog name change. Also, catch up with me by reading my tweets on Twitter and checking out my pictures on Instagram.

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