Yesterday, I posted a Facebook update asking if one could be in love with an outfit. Because that day, I felt like I was. I’m sure most people have felt this before: there are certain items of clothing that you just love. Whether they just look good, or remind you of good times, or maybe … Continue reading
Author Archives: Diary of a Chocaholic
Captain America: Civil War
You know me, I’m a bit of a nerd. So obviously, I was going to go see the latest Captain America the day it came out. With fellow nerds. In appropriate attire (that’s Captain America and Iron Man T-shirts, duh). The film was obviously massively hyped, heralded “the best Avengers movie yet”, but I tried … Continue reading
Zootropolis
Y’all know I love a good Disney movie. So obviously, I was super excited for Zootropolis. Which, by the way, should totally have stayed Zootopia (the original title). Trailers kept trickling in, veeeery slowly, and as the first reviews showed up online, I started to see that Disney had apparently made an animated movie just … Continue reading
Eddie The Eagle
I love an underdog. Someone who’s been knocked down too many times yet still gets up and gears up for a fight? Yep, that’s my kind of person. So when I saw the Eddie The Eagle trailer for the first time, I knew I had to go see it. That, and it has Hugh Jackman … Continue reading
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
14 years ago, I fell in love with My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The movie had everything I love about romantic comedies: a loveable, slightly awkward female lead who just hadn’t figured herself out yet; a nice, decent and funny male lead who would turn out to be just what she needed; and a kooky … Continue reading
The Choice
I love Nicholas Sparks. Yes, it’s romantic dramedy, yes it’s a winning recipe so it can seem like it’s always the same thing; but I love books (and then movies) that can make me laugh, cry and fret in one swell swoop. After the unfortunate failure of The Best In Me (the book was sooo … Continue reading
London Has Fallen
When Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down came out years ago, it was clear which the winner was. As much as I love Channing Tatum, the film just paled in comparison. Now Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart are back and this time, the shit’s going down in my town. After the death of the … Continue reading
Chocolate Pecan Nut Brownie
This blog isn’t called Diary of a Chocaholic for nothin’. I love the thing, could eat it every day (and kinda do…). Since I was a teenager and first discovered brownies at my local Casino shop, I’ve been addicted to the stuff. However, I’d never tried to do one myself. I’m really good at chocolate … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip cookies
I really like cookies. In France or Germany, I only knew them as hard and crumbly. Maybe even dry. In England (a gift from the US), they’re mostly soft and chewy. However, I recently bought some from Sainsbury’s and nearly had a heart attack when I read how many calories they had (almost 212 per … Continue reading
“Hurt Me So” MaW & LoLo
Back at Uni, I happened to be in a music phase so ended up getting together with friends and starting a band. We weren’t anything massively creative, but we did enjoy performing covers of our favourite songs at Open Mic nights. We started as a foursome, two musicians, two singers. Then we were three. And … Continue reading