The cooler weather, bowls of steamy hot soup and socks.
I love socks.
Long socks, short socks, stripey socks, spotty socks. The brighter the better, though I am also rather fond of long, black socks, the longer the better. My current favourites are my latest purchase - a pair of Big Bang Theory Soft Kitty socks.
Yes you heard correctly. And yes I *adore* them because Reasons.
Damn Sheldon Cooper and that Soft Kitty song. And if ever someone makes a pair of Supernatural socks (the show, not the other...) I'll be the first in line.
As always I've been discovering a world of new things. Many of which aren't available for purchase in New Zealand. Yet...
Our selectors at Auckland Libraries are amazing so I know that when these do become available they will probably be purchasing them. In the mean time here's an advance preview of things to watch out for.... and which I can't get enough off.
Teen Wolf
I totally blame Tosca for this one. She's the one who kept taking about it. So of course I just had to give it a try.
And of course I've become completely and utterly hooked. And don't get me started on Sterek....
Trust me you really don't want to know. What you do need to know is that it features werewolves, hunky guys, great music...
It was pretty much a given that I would love it and become addicted to it... all in a completely non-obsessive way...
Vikings
Blood and mayhem.
It's a thing.
And I make no apologies that I have a certain weakness for it. Especially when it involves good storytelling and great characters.
Ignore the fact that Vikings is made by the History Channel (even though it is) or that it's creator was the man behind The Tudors (which he was).
Vikings is a rousing tale that follows the mythic adventures of Ragnor Lodbok. There's also swords and leather and men with beards so you just knew I had to be there.
Utopia
As much as I like blood and mayhem and supernatural things I also like things that are just a little dark... okay make that a lot dark.
Utopia fits the bill perfectly. There's brutal deaths (and that's just in the first few minutes), weird characters and a comic which may just hold the destruction of mankind in it's pages.
Mikky Ekko
I mentioned above that one reason for watching Teen Wolf is some of
the great music and this artist is just one that I've fallen for.
Most
people probably know him through his duet with Rihanna on the song
Stay, but you really need to check out his solo stuff which is even
better. I'm hanging out for his debut album which hopefully will be
coming out later
this year. Until then Youtube will have to fill
the void. Check out this song of his which has been on constant repeat
on my Spotify account
Who Are You Really
Haim
Another artist that is due to release their debut album later this year, Haim are three sisters who have been slowly building up a huge following over the past year,
I fell in love with them when I heard their song
Don't Save Me earlier this year. It's bouncy and catchy, just like the rest of their music. You just have to check them out
8th Doctor Who Big Finish Adventures
After my last post you're all probably aware how much I have fallen in love with audio dramas so it will come as no surprise that I am just loving the 8th Doctor Who adventures which I have been working my way through.
Paul McGann is just as brilliant doctor and he has the perfect voice for audio and as always Big Finish have produced a series of just wonderful audios which I know I will probably listen to again and again.
