.: so comes snow after fire :.

Today's adorable entry, for the "A Book That Made You Laugh" square, is Chris O'Dowd and Nick Murphy's Moone Boy: The Blunder Years.

This book is a prequel to the Moone Boy tv series, which is one of my favourite shows ever. I've seen it so many times I know it by heart, and it still makes me laugh everytime. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here's two minutes from the first episode, just to give you a taste. It's an adorable and hilarious series set in 1989 Ireland about a young boy and his three sisters, mom, dad, and his imaginary best friend. The book is written from the perspective of said best friend, Sean Murphy, played on the show by Chris O'Dowd, who tells us about Martin Moone's disastrous first attempt at hiring an Imaginary Friend, up to the point when Sean officially becomes Martin's IF. It's cute and funny, full of hilarious notes, and there's a lot of crazy details about the mythology of the show. I had a lovely time reading it, and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves the show. Not so much to people who aren't fans, though: to anyone without any previous knowledge of the characters it would just seem a very confusing kids book. :D

I'm slowly feeling better. The infection is almost over, and that's a huge plus. I'm so, so glad I was born in the age of antibiotics! In other real life news, my aunt should come to visit by the end of next week. She has just had dental surgery as well, and we complained a lot about it on the phone, can't wait to do it in person. *_________*

Not much else happening. I'm taking my meds, eating what I can, and resting. I started playing Lightning Returns, and three hours later I started it all over again on easy. Seriously, five potions, no health regeneration in the field, and I lose hours when escaping fights? That's really too hard for a first playthrough! I just finished Snow's storyline, which made me cry like a baby. I really love these characters! *sniffs* I'm loving this game a lot, although without a guide to plan the days it can be really hard to navigate. So far I've met three characters from the previous games (and caught a glimpse of a fourth one), and according to the guide tomorrow I'm going to meet my favourite character from the first game. I can't wait! ^^

What else? Moone Boy started its second season, with an episode all about Italia 90, that I watched three times in a row, it was just too great. And it took just one mention of Totò Schillaci to send me down memory lane, singing the song and remembering so many things I had forgotten! Like my Italia 90 piggy bank, in the shape of a lilac football shoe with a little italian flag on it. I loved that thing. *____*

My Mad Fat Diary also came back, with another amazing, heartbreaking episode. Seriously, these two shows are both must-see, especially for people in their thirties and fourties. My Mad Fat Diary can be triggering, but it's the one show that talks of mental illness with a raw honesty that I haven't seen anywhere else. It isn't sugarcoated, it isn't glamourized, it isn't demonized. It's real, and raw, and sometimes cruel, but always human. And Moone Boy is incredibly funny, innocent, and witty, and brings back so many wonderful memories of the 80s, it's great. ♥

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! I used to celebrate it every year with my family, we loved spooky stuff. And pumpkins. And Tim Burton. :D The super secret project for my home is going nice and steady, and should be finished next week, I can't wait to post some pictures here.

Look what I got in the mail today! It's not my fault, it's Amazon's fault! They charge three pounds for a book! I'm weak!


For those who missed the specific entry, watch Moone Boy. Download it, buy it, stream it, it's SO BEAUTIFUL. You'll thank me. Then there's Birdy's debut album, since I had almost all songs in various fanmixes, and loved them all. I can't believe she's half my age. And a bunch of books recommended by many friends both on LJ and on Tumblr. Watership Down is there because the movie traumatized me as a kid (I had nightmares for weeks, scared my parents a lot), and I want to get over that trauma and enjoy a beautiful book. I saw it quoted on a couple of beautiful Teen Wolf gifsets, and decided it was time to face the past and the rabbits from Elm Street. :D


Most important of all, the Sherlock calendar is here! It's even better than in the pictures, I love it! \o/

This morning I bought Assassin's Creed III, but I'll have to wait until next week to play it. I had a weird experience in the store, there were a bunch of customers in line before me, all there to buy the same game, and they were all men. The cashier recognized me and greeted me when I came in, so everyone turned around and looked at me bug-eyed, as if it was absurd for a girl to be there to buy an Assassin's Creed game. Weird as hell, because it's the first time ever I've been treated differently for being a girl gamer. No one was rude, of course, but they looked at me like I'd just sprout wings. Weird.

I'm having a really great time with my aunt, I missed this so much. ♥

I got a new tv show to recommend today, and it's so brilliant it deserves its own entry. It's Moone Boy!



It's an Irish sit-com created, co-written by and starring Chris O'Dowd (from The IT Crowd). It's set in 1989, in Ireland, and tells the story of Martin Moone, a 12-year-old boy with an imaginary friend played by O'Dowd. There's mean big sisters, bullies, terrible weather, altar boys mafia, banjos, the Berlin wall. It's delightful, charming, adorable. It put this big goofy grin on my face as soon as the pilot started, and it just kept getting better. The soundtrack is fantastic, with all our favourites from the 80s, plus a lovely dance sequence to the MacGyver theme song. And it's the first time since Ashes To Ashes that I've seen anyone achieve such a perfect 80s look. All the details are there, the make-up, the clothes, even the tv remote. For a kid of the 80s as yours truly, it's a wonderful dive into my childhood.

Believe me, it's an unmissable little gem. And there's a second season coming too! *____*