January & February Watch List

Hiiiiii everyone!!! I meant to have more posts up the last two months than I actually posted, I have a bunch of drafts saved too....just most of my focus as of late has been trying to work on my goals for the year (because I refuse to say resolutions. I never keep resolutions.) My two top ones being to be healthier - to work out a lot, eat better and to actually attend checkups with my doctor . The other being  to take better care of my skin. Both goals have been going great so far, I've been kicking ass in the workout department (lost like 10 pounds last month, yaaaaay!!) and I started another medication in attempt to better control my asthma. I have been given a bunch of skincare products to try out in exchange for website reviews  that I've been using every day so that has been going well too. My skin hasn't been this nice since high school! I've just been trying to make more of an attempt at making myself happy and improving myself. In 2015, I basically broke and I had to slowly put the pieces back together. Now, I feel like a newer evolved self.  I want 2016 to be my year, I refuse to be miserable for a fourth year in a row. And I refuse to allow people to treat me like and make me feel like I'm garbage. What have your goals for the year been? Anyone make progress? Comment and let me know!

My life has also gotten a lot crazier, I now have a boyfriend! ^____^. We met via a mutual close friend on Facebook. Our first date was the day after Valentines day; we met downtown and went for pizza and to some of the local shops. We have a really cool and quirky toy store with toys for just about everyone. They have an adult section with things such as "grow a girlfriend", adult books, spell candles and incense. They have Pop figures, kooky kitchen gadgets, Doctor Who collectibles and a lot of other things. We were looking through the adult coloring books when we came across one called Secret Japan. I freaked out....why? It had one page dedicated to Sailor Moon. Knowing how much I love Sailor Moon he bought it for me for that one page. I will never forget that 💜. It was a great date which lead to the beginnings of our relationship. He's as total sweetheart and he's really funny. Some people say he's a male version of me. I'm just very happy ^__^

So yeah, that has been my life. Now onto the point!

Today I'll be introducing a new monthly series here called the watch list. Hopefully I can keep up with it better than recent animes! The concept is simple - each month I will discuss some shows that I binge watched or watched weekly during the month. I had to combine last month with this month because I forgot to post this last month.

Durarara x2

I rung in the new year by watching pretty much the entire season of Durarara x2 ten (why must they make this title so confusing? -_-). If you're a fan of the Drr! Series this is a must to watch. It's pretty interesting how things in Ikebukero escalate from the end of season one. I won't say much else to avoid spoilers, but you just have to watch it.

Parasyte

I still have yet to finish this show, but I binge watched about 15 episodes of this in January. For those that don't watch Toonami or even know what this is about, it's about a teenage boy that becomes infected by a parasyte with an intelligent mind of its own. It is a really fucked up show.

Empire

My mom got me into this show after watching it herself. I spent a long day at the mall and she was watching it when I got home; too worn out to complain I watched a few episodes with her and really got into it. This show is about the famous Luscious Lyon, CEO and founder of Lyon dynasty a record label. He finds out that he has ALS and must name a successor from his three sons to his empire and fortune. His ex wife, Cookie who went to prison in her husband's place returns after her sentence was ended. She finds that the record label she started with him had grown and that Luscious has a girlfriend. Cookie will stop at nothing until she gets her half of the company back. It is a really good show, it is a drama for those of you not into dramas. I typically am not a fan of rap or hip hop, I really dig so!e of the music in this show though! The girl group that  Cookie puts together has a song called "Do it" that I adore and omg don't even get me started on Jamal's voice! It is heavenly!

South park

I got Hulu Plus at the end of December. When I want to relax and watch something that doesn't require much concentration I will watch cartoons. I grew up on South Park and watched it with my dad a lot. Hulu has all of the seasons, so holy nostalgia I had to watch some old episodes that Comedy Central doesn't air anymore.

New Girl

On a whim I checked this out on Netflix and ended up loving it. Zoey Deschanel's character, Jess is my spirit animal. She's really adorable, quirky and funny. This show is about school teacher Jessica Day, she had a bad breakup after catching her boyfriend cheating on her. She lived with him, so she needed a new place to live. She answers an ad on Craig's list from a group of guys looking for a roommate. Jess makes the cut and moves in, the show is all about their dysfunction living together.

I hope you all had a great start to your year. What shows did you start watching in January? Comment and let me know!

X Files

Although I didn't see every episode of the original X Files, I am a fan of it so of course I had to see this newest season. It was really good! My favorite episode was with the wolf man. The ending of the season was total bullshit though, they had better make more episodes!!!

Hey Arnold

I watch a lot of cartoons.....I found Hey Arnold on Hulu Plus and ended up marathoning it. I love 90s Nicktoons

Adventure Time

Hulu Plus has EVERY episode, except for the latest season. I hadn't seen the older episodes in a long time so I've been watching a lot of Adventure Time.

Pretty Little Liars

I'm a long time viewer who has kept up with the show since I was 16/17. After the shocker of the last season (or is it the first half of the season?) I highly anticipated the recent episodes. The show jumped 5 Years from where we left off. I have to say, I'm not disappointed it has been really interesting.

Teen Mom OG

YES I watch this!! I love the original Teen Mom, it's one of the few reality shows that I will watch. I hate Teen Mom 2 though. I always have a lot of fun watching this show. I was so happy because my favorite on the show, Catelynn finally got married to her long time fiance.

There you have it, the shows I've been watching. I'm also watching The Walking Dead, Mob Wives (RIP Big Ang), and of course Bob's Burgers. What shows have you been watching? Comment and let me know!

Xoxo

Heather Zombie 💜

January Lust List : DVDs

Hi everyone! As you remember (because I wouldn't shut up about it) I had a poll on one of my last posts to help me choose the next topic. Thank you so much to the two people that voted, you're awesome ^_^!! As requested, I am writing today about the 12 (with two bonuses) movies and shows on my wishlist that I am lusting over this month. I say DVD because I'm behind the times and still don't own a Bluray player (I know, so sad ;__;) This is in no particular order.

1. Hellsing Ultimate Vols 9 and 10 Bluray & DVD combo pack

I already own Hellsing Ultimate volumes 1-8, but the price of 9 and 10 has been too steep for me to justify getting just yet. I want this set so much to complete my collection. It had two of the most badass episodes of the series. Note: Amazon has stopped selling this themselves because of an apparent problem with the stock. The price has skyrocketed. I hope it'll be back and cheaper soon!!

2. The Purge 2, Purge: Anarchy

I loved the first Purge movie and I've been dying to see this one. I have heard that it's everything the first movie should have been. It was towards the top of my Christmas list, but I never got it.

3. Annabelle

I am a big fan of the Warrens. I absolutely loved The Conjuring so of course I had to check this out. I actually just watched it last night and I loved it! It wasn't as good as The Conjuring was but pretty damn close! I can't wait until The Conjuring 2 comes out, as of right now it isn't scheduled to be released until next year. 

4. Maleficent

I saw this in the theater and loved it. Maleficent has always been one of my favorite Disney villains. Angelina Jolie was SO fierce and badass in this movie and I love that Disney didn't make it well, a typical Disney movie.

5. Adventure Time season 4

Adventure Time is one of my many favorite shows. I don't own any of the seasons and would actually love to own them all. I chose season 4 for this list because Netflix doesn't have it and it contains of my favorite episodes: Fionna and Cake. I LOVE the Fionna and Cake episodes. I wish Cartoon Network would make us a spinoff or at least give us more than one of their episodes a year.

6. Descendants of Darkness vols 1 and 4

Also known as Yami no Matsuei. It is a lesser known anime series that I discovered while I was in middle school. My best friend and I were obsessed with this show, she owned volume 4 so we would have marathons of both of our collections whenever we had sleepovers. It's about an organization that handles the processing of souls after death. The main character Tsuzuki Asato and then his partner Hisoka Kurosaki are shinigami that work for the judgement division of the organization, having to get the dead people and bring them to trial for judgement of how they lived their lives. Tsuzuki and Hisoka are often mixed up in an investigation of some mystery that they have to solve. The show deals heavily with the occult, my favorite story arc being the Devil's Song episodes. It introduced me to my favorite classical piece, The Devil's Trill by Giuseppe Tartini.

It is gory, creepy and has some yaoi (I LOVE my yaoi!). I own volumes 2 and 3, but not 1 and 4. This  show is out of print and you can only buy the DVDs used now, for years I have been hunting for them and I just recently found them on amazon. I need to complete my collection.

7. Into The Woods

I saw this movie with one of my friends this past week and it was fantastic. I love musicals and of course I was bound to love it since it IS based on a sondheim (the composer to one of my favorite movies, Sweeney Todd) play. Although the plot was rushed (in their defense, they were cramming a possibly 3-4 hour play into a 2 hour movie) it was great and the music was great. Plus it had Meryl Streep. Meryl was fierce. Meryl is queen. Though this is still in theaters, it is up for pre-order and releases in March.

8. The Addams Family (1960s) vol 1.

I love the original black and white Addams Family TV show from the 1960s. Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams is queen!! It is one of the very few things I can stand in black and white. I would love to own any volume of this show, but volume 1 is what's on my amazon wish list.

9. Chrono Crusade: Complete Series 

This is another beloved anime I discovered in middle school. I was obsessed with this as well. My summary of this may not be so great, as it has been so long since I've been able to watch this show. It is about the Madgalene order, an organization that destroys demons. The main characters are a nun named Rosette Christopher and her sidekick (who happens to be a demon) Chrono. Throughout the series they are hunting for Rosette's missing brother Joshua, fighting demons and discovering dark secrets along the way.

It is a great lesser known series. I normally dislike shows about nuns or anything religious but Rosette is a badass nun! I love the whole demon aspect of the show and how the nuns shoot them like crazy with their guns. I love that Rosette isn't a typical nun. Her and Chrono are like the black sheep.  I definitely recommend checking this out, especially if you liked Trinity Blood.

10. Modern Family: any season!

I love Modern Family! It is one of my favorite shows, I sadly don't own any of it but I want all of it. It is what I like to call one of my happy shows: a show that just comforts me and that I can watch over and over. I watch reruns of the show all the time and have seen some episodes probably 20+ times. I just love it so much!


11. Game of Thrones season 4

Game of Thrones is my favorite show (since True Blood is over and though I love it, went downhill as the seasons went on. The last season was bullshit). I own seasons 1-3 and need to own this one. Plus this season has the purple wedding, which was an oh so beautiful thing. 

12. The Fault In Our Stars

I haven't seen this yet, but I read the book. The book was so fantastic that I read the entire thing in a day. This book made me cry harder than any other book. I really want to see the movie and see how it compares.

Bonuses:

Sailor Moon season 1 part 2

I have this pre-ordered already so it technically can't be part of this list, but I am lusting over it SO much! I already own part 1. Part 2 contains my favorite episode (the episode where Mamoru discovers Usagi is Sailor Moon and Usagi learns she's princess Serenity), I'm really excited to see how it is uncut and with the new dub. It comes out February 10, I should have it in my possession on release day. Just a few more weeks!!! Would anyone like me to review the set when I get it? Or even review set 1? I also can't wait until Sailor Moon R is released, I am DYING to own it uncut. 

Black Butler: Book of Circus

This hasn't even been dubbed or announced in the US yet, so it doesn't truly count. But I loved this series so much! Black Butler is one of my favorites and they really did this justice with the manga. It was one of my favorite manga arcs and it was just great to see animated.

So that's it! Thank you for reading this post, I hope you enjoyed this. Any fans of any of the shows/movies above? If you would like any other lust lists or have any topic suggestions let me know in a comment or you can even tweet me! I should mention that you don't need to make an account to comment and you can do it anonymously. Hope you're all having a lovely evening (or day if you're reading this during the day) <3

Xoxo
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