Laura

My horror show

Hola everyone.

I know, I don’t need to talk about my obsession with movies anymore, but I just need to mention that there’s one special genre that I’m in love with. One which people wouldn’t probably think that I like and love when they see or get to know me. And I’m not talking about Marvel or action thriller… noooooo… I’m talking about horror. Pure, thrilling, horrifying, super scary horror. Especially the psychological, demonic ones. I’m totally obsessed with those.

So, in order to celebrate my love and obsession for good horror movies, whereas I try to watch every good one out there, I thought why not make a list of my favorite movies for those of you who are as much in love with horror as I am. Enjoy.

The Conjuring (my number one and scariest movie I have ever watched; seriously, I never wanted to leave the cinema that badly and I can’t wait for the second part in a few months)
The Woman In Black (Daniel Radcliffe is amazing and I’ve never been so horrified at the end of a movie; although it’s scary as hell it’s a total must)
The Strangers (I watched it at the beginning of my horror movie obsession and I was scared for my life, I couldn’t even look out of the window)
The Insidious series (seriously one of the best horror series out there, a total must and personally I think the first and the third part were the best ones)
The Sinister series (what should I even tell you? It’s scary as hell and I just wanted to hide in my sweater through the whole two movies; every horror fan should still watch it though)
The Cabin In The Woods (a really different horror movie and I love it; the elevator part is my favorite although I was a little bit sick afterwards; oh and not to forget it’s the only movie where just the title appearing at the beginning made me jump)
The Purge series (for me, one of the most creative and innovative but also slightly crazy horror concepts out there; I often think what would happen when there was for real a day where all kinds of crime would be legal… personally, I don’t even want to know; anyway, an must for horror fans and exciting for me, as there’s another part coming up)
Deliver Us From Devil (another exorcist movie with a thrilling story and a dark atmosphere and I really loved watching that one)
Crimson Peak (another pretty different horror movie with a kind of magical love story in the middle of a scary house and ghosts wandering around; another total must from my point of view)
Gallows (I remember sitting in the cinema with my friend completely alone and watching most if the movie through my fingers in front of my face, so yeah; still awesome though and a total adrenaline boost)
Nightmare On Elm Street (one of the first horror movies I watched and loved it from the first second on, especially the huge plot at the end)
The Ward (I totally love horror movies which have a complex story and a plot and this one is the perfect example for such movies; although it’s super scary, I can only recommend it and I just watched it again two days ago)
Oculus (while watching that movie, neither me or my parents exactly knew what was going on, this movie literally plays with your mind, but that’s probably what makes this movie that good)
The Hills Have Eyes (usually I don’t watch movies that are bloody and just plainly gross, but I remember my parents watching it and telling me to go and do something else because this wasn’t a movie for me and a few years later I watched it myself and was kind of fascinated, don’t ask why; it’s an amazing horror movie but still brutal and gross as hell)
From Hell (one of my all time favorites, as the story is completely thrilling and Johnny Depp is in it, so it can’t be anything other than amazing)

Okaaay, I think that’s it… and yeah I know, it’s long, but I think that shows how many horror movies I watch (is that even healthy anymore? no idea…). Another thing I just noticed – horror movies have the best posters ever, they all look so cool. Never realized that. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my list and if any of you are as obsessed with horror as me and want to talk, I’m here. And as always, thanks for reading. x

Milan

Hola everyone.

As you probably know from my birthday post my parents and me were in Milan for the past days and god, it was amazing. Seriously.

First of all you need to know that I’m completely obsessed with fashion. I love reading fashion and lifestyle magazines, look for the newest trends on the internet and always check out my favorite shops for some new styles. And Milan is THE fashion metropolis of Italy. And also one of the most important fashion metropolis of the world and that’s something you notice the moment you step out of the door, for real. I’ve never been to a city where both men and women are that well dressed and care that much about their looks, never. It’s crazy. I was both shocked and completely in love from the first second on.

There are hundreds of fashion shops around every corner, so there’s really never a way to get away from fashion. The kiosks are full of fashion magazines and have “VOGUE” printed on their tops and let’s not forget that the book shops have an extra department just for fashion. I felt like I just stepped into my dream fashion land.

Oh and onto that, my birthday was amazing too. We went shopping, spent some time in a beautiful park in the sun, I had my first ice-cream of this year and of course we had an amazing Italian dinner (Italian food is the best, seriously). It was really a dream day. And I’m pretty sure my parents enjoyed it as much as I did.

And of course I took pictures. A lot, to be exact. So, here you go, enjoy. And as ways, thanks for reading and I any of you want to talk, I’m here. x

Spotlight

Hola everyone.

Before I start, please note that this following post contains a lot of information about and from the movie “Spotlight” and could be seen as an anti-church post, so only continue at your own risk… Okay, I warned you.

So, a few days ago my parents and me went to the cinema and watched the movie “Spotlight”, the Oscar movie of 2016. If you have read my Oscar post, you are probably already aware of the fact that I was a little obsessed with the movie, even though I hadn’t seen it until a few days ago. To be honest, I fell in love with it as soon as I had seen the trailer, which was like 4 months ago and I was just even more excited when it won the Oscar for best picture.

I’m not sure if any of you know what the movie is all about, so I’ll just summarize it in short for you. The movie is based on the actual true story of the newspaper “The Boston Globe” and it’s department “Spotlight”, which is specialized on some sort of research detective-kind stories. And this exact department started an investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in Boston by numerous catholic priests. Which brings me to the movie, which is about the story how the journalists found out more and more about the abuses and about how a lot of people wanted them to stop and so on.

In my opinion, the movie is breathtaking. And the topic is the same. From the first scene on I was caught up in this shocking story and I just wanted to see and know more and more. It was totally thrilling from the first second on until the last one. But I have to say, when the movie was over and I knew how cruel the so-called holy church can be and is, I couldn’t say a word. I was speechless. I remember my mum and me sitting there, our heads resting in our hands, noone of us saying one single word. I was so shocked.

The truth is, nobody of our family is really religious. I mean, I believe in some kind of spirit. Let’s call it fate. And I believe in guardian angels. I somehow have the feeling that there is something or someone who looks after us and that all the things in our life happen because they have to happen. So there’s the fate again.

But I never believed in the church. A system that seems like some kind of widely accepted sect. These men who are seen as the connection to the holy spirit called god and which are loved and praised by most of the society.

Personally, I never had a thing against priests or the pope or the church at all. I just never had the feeling that I needed to meet in an ice-cold building to be religious. But this movie changed me, although I’m sure that this is not the goal or the purpose of the movie. It just hit me so hard that it changed me and my opinion about the system church.

According to the true statistics in the movie (I checked them), 6 percent of all priests all around the world get sexually involved with minors. Can you imagine how many priests that are? I googled it, in 2012, there were a total of 414.313 priests. That means that according to the statistics, about 24.858,78 priests all around the world could be sexually involved with minors. I don’t know what to tell you. Now that I see the number, I’m even more shocked than before. And the worst thing is that the church tries it’s hardest to conceal it and keep it from the society – at least it was that case in the Boston cases.

So yeah, I don’t know what to think anymore. All I know is that I’m not very keen on visiting the church in the next few years. Or maybe ever again. I’m happy that there are journalists out there who won’t let anyone stop them from uncovering scandals like that one and that there are movies out there, that bring the story to parts and people from all over the world. This is truly something everyone should know about, seriously. Oh and just to mention, the actors in the movie are fantastic, I especially loved Mark Ruffalo, he’s amazing.

If any of you have seen the movie or want to talk about anything, I’m here, always. And until then, as always, thanks for reading. x

Hola 20s

Hola everyone.

Tomorrow’s a really special day. It’s my birthdaaaaay. My 20th birthday, to be exact.

And god am I excited. Actually I’m also a little bit afraid, because suddenly there will be a 2 instead a 1 and it kinda seems like the start of a whole new chapter of my life for me and I’m not sure if I’m actually ready for that. But I guess I don’t make the decision here.

I’m pretty sure that my 20s will be as great as my 10s (???), and yeah, they were reallyyyy amazing. I’m already looking forward to all the amazing adventures and experiences coming up. Actually, my parents and me are currently on our way to Milan to celebrate my birthday and get away from the cold and I’m reallyyyy excited (although this long drive is a pain in the ass, literally). We even took Molly with us. I already can’t wait to go shopping and to wander around in the city and take pictures whenever I can. I really can’t wait. And of course, I will post all the highlights of the trip next week and tell you all the amazing things about Milan.

But until then, as always, thanks for reading and I guess happy birthday to me. x

My life mottos

Hola everyone.

As you probably all know, I’m a dreamer and an really optimistic person. Which means that I’m always trying to be as happy as I can and to enjoy my life as much as I can.

Over the past years I’ve developed my own mottos or “rules” to live by in order to make sure that I won’t let anything put me down. Which brings me to the reason for having written this post. So, there you go. Here are some of my most important mottos in life:

Always be yourself

If you have had the chance and moreover wanted to read some of my other posts, you will probably know that I’m of the opinion, that none should ever change, for nobody and nothing. When I was younger I always had the feeling that I had to change in order to be popular or to be liked or accepted by my classmates and friends. And of course, I wasn’t really happy about that. So when I grew older and got more confident, I just stopped trying to be like all the others and started being me, completely. And I loved it.

Today I’m more confident than probably ever in my life and I’ve grown a strong personality which I’m really really proud of. I like who I am and if anyone doesn’t, I don’t care because I won’t stop being myself. Ever. And this makes me very happy.

Live life to its fullest

This is pretty much the most important “rule”, seriously. I think it all started when me and my parents were on a holiday in Paris at Disneyland (I know, how cool is that?), but on the last day I got terribly sick so we just walked around in the park and tried all the small not-as-much-fun-as-the-big-ones rides and I can tell you, until this every day I still regret not going on another big rollercoaster. And I hate it so much.

I hate the feeling of regretting not having done something, it’s the worst, seriously. So, after Paris, I promised myself to never let that happen to me again. Whenever I have the chance to do something incredible that I really wish to do or that has been my dream for years, I just do it. I think it’s better to regret having done something than to regret not having done it, because you just earn a experience. And that’s exactly what matters.

Included in this “rule” is the thought that something bad can always happen, always. So it’s important to enjoy life every single day as much as possible. My mum has pretty much the same opinion, that’s probably the reason for all the adventures we go on together. Whenever she thinks about doing something, like a holiday or a festival or a concert or anything like that, she (most of the times) tells me that we (probably) only live once and that we can’t take money with us so why not just do it? (please note that this doesn’t mean spending all the money on something and then being poor, please don’t do that)

All in all I can just tell you that trying to experience as much as possible and to not missing an amazing chance for a great adventure has shaped me to be person I am today and has turned my life into the most unreal and biggest dream I could never think of or even imagine, actually.

Don’t stop dreaming

I love dreaming. And I love thinking about all the great things I want to do in my life and the goals I want to achieve. And yes, for some people some of my dreams and wishes and goals may sound a little bit unrealistic and simply impossible to realize. But honestly, I don’t care, not even one bit.

I always had the opinion that everything is possible if you just work hard enough for it and try your best and never stop believing. And until today, I haven’t been let down. Of course, sometimes things didn’t quite work out the way I wanted, but I still tried and in the end I was happy. And today I’m proud that I never listened to the people who gave me the feeling that I couldn’t do something or that I was a little bit crazy for even thinking about it. Because today I have a life which is a fantastic adventure every single day of my life while other people never risked something and never believed in them and their dreams and have a pretty boring and lame life, at least in my eyes.

The reason for this motto are probably my parents. They never told me that I couldn’t do something or that I was crazy for thinking about it or that something was impossible from the beginning. And I can’t thank them enough for doing that. For always telling me how proud they are of me. And for always supporting me in everything I did and do. If I ever get the chance to have children, I want raise my children the same way my parents did and be the same mum for them like me mum is for me today, because I will never stop being thankful and telling them and the world how happy they make me and how amazing my life is because of them.

So, I think that’s it so far. Those are the three most important mottos I live my life after and I couldn’t be happier, truly. I hope that all of you are as happy as I am and that my “rules” can maybe help you get even more happier. If any of you have the same opinions and mottos as me and want to talk, I’m here. And until the, as always, thanks for reading. x

My babies

Hola everyone.

I just got home from my week at college – I stay in my dorm over the week and come home every weekend – and literally had the best welcome ever by my two babies Molly and Peaches. To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure of what to blog about today, so I asked my mum for help and she suggested telling you guys about our two pets. First I thought it might be a lil bit too corny, but she’s right, because I love them so much and they truly deserve a post that is solely dedicated to them. So, here we go.

Molly

Molly is the oldie, when it comes to being part of this family. We got her when she was just a little cut puppy, small enough to fit in the palm of my hand. And god, was and is she cute. Usually, chihuahuas are said to be loud and bitter and also a little bit bitchy, but Molly is the complete opposite. She was always a really calm dog and full of love. I can tell you, I fell in love with her the second I saw her.

Today she’s 10 and still the same dog she was when we got her. Still calm, loving and a total cutie. She always freaks out and jumps around happily whenever someone of the family comes home, she even does that with the cat, whereas you’d think they don’t like each other, but they actually do.

I really can’t wait to spend even more years together with Molly, because she was always there for me and listened to me when I needed her and I will never stop loving her like crazy. I would never want to have another dog than her.

Peaches

Peaches is literally the baby of the family. We got her two years ago, which feel like 10 to be honest, out of a big urge of wanting to have a cat that my mum and me shared. And today I can’t even imagine my life without her, as me and her have a really special connection, I really feel liker her mother when we are together and when she follows me around the house. Every week, my mum tells me that Peaches is always depressed when I’m away and keeps looking for me, so that pretty much confirms our bond.

I don’t even know where to start describing her. Sometimes she’s completely nuts and runs around like an insane chicken and then suddenly she’s all cutiepatootie again and wants to cuddle. Watching her feels like watching a completely crazy movie that is actually really interesting. But besides that, her cutest character trait is that, because we took her with us when she was still very young, she still sucks on her toes (and sometimes my stuffed toy cat) like a baby. And she does that until she falls asleep. It’s extremely cute, I can tell you. To be honest, I don’t think that we could have gotten any cat that fits more perfectly into our family then her. She’s the baby and she will always be.

So yeah, there they are, my two babies. I could never live without them anymore and I can’t wait to cuddle with them again in a few minutes. If any of you have pets too and want to share some love or pics or anything with me or just wan to talk, I’m here. And until then, as always, thanks for reading. x