As soon as I learned of their existance, I always wanted to go to a cat cafe. That was made possible on Friday, 17th Jan 2020, when I went to the Cat Cafe Manchester with my friends, Susie, Darcy and Imogen. We watched the Aristocats in the cafe whilst the cats walked around and came to say hello every now and again. I've loved cats all my life, so this is definitely the place for me. I'm planning to go again in the near future! 

Words cannot describe how amazing this day was! A hot spring in the middle of Icelandic farmland with the sunrise, cool wind, and air that smells almost sweet is the definition of bliss.

Words cannot describe how amazing this day was! A hot spring in the middle of Icelandic farmland with the sunrise, cool wind, and air that smells almost sweet is the definition of bliss.

1. Rambutan*** 2. Jackfruit*** 3. Passionfruit*** 4. Lychee 5. Starfruit 6. Mangosteen 7. Kumquat 8. Durian 9. Dragon fruit*** 10. African cucumber

I think I make a pretty good chili, and my mom and dad like it, but my brother thinks it doesn't have enough flavor, so I'll have to work on it.

So first of all, you need to know something about my brother: you likely won't meet someone who is more motivated about seeing any possible museum, aquarium, zoo, discovery center, science center, art gallery, etc. He's so passionate about these kinds of spaces that he actually got a master's degree in arts management, with a huge focus of fundraising to keep spaces like these as high quality and accessible as possible! How cool is that?? (Very!) He's also the ideal kind of person to have in your life if you want to see and do interesting things, but you have no idea where to start, because he prioritizes doing interesting things, and organizes accordingly! I've had seeing a red panda on my bucket list since before I even signed up here. I didn't have any idea when I would make a plan for it. And I definitely wouldn't have thought I would cross anything off of my bucket list while making a delivery for work. (Fortunately, I was making this delivery with him!) Most people approach a chore like that with "we'll do the thing, and then do whatever we can squeeze in after depending on how we feel" and that typically ends in "that took longer than expected, I'm tired let's just grab a burger and hit the road" What my brother did instead was say: we'll do the chore, then go and /Just/ see the temporary exhibit at the zoo. It's a novel experience worth entry on it's own, but it also puts us somewhere cool if we end up with time to look at other stuff." Because we went into the chore with a thing we were excited about doing after, we didn't drag our feet. But we also weren't daunted by fatigue from the chore itself when we went to the zoo after, because we were Just going to see the temporary exhibit. (Fun fact: seeing penguins drastically reduces fatigue! And since we'd been so speedy doing the chore, we ended up getting to see the whole zoo Anyway!) It's a great technique that he applies to any trip like that- vacationizing chores. (And I'm pretty sure he's working on a book that talks in more detail about how to do that, so I'll update when that's out!) Anyway, one of the things the zoo had? Red Pandas. Who are just as wonderfully drowsy and soft as I'd hoped. 10/10 would watch them sleep any day 🎉🎉🎉 But it was really cool getting to see my brother's expertise come into play on the fly like that, so that might end up being the more treasured part of the experience!

 As much as I like IMDB and go to them for all my movie questions I cannot say I am a fan of their 250 Movies List. Wanting to avoid having to watch two different Toy Story movies I was helped by my husband in finding a list that may be better aimed for us as we would both be watching these. And so this is our replacement list although we will be replacing The Exorcist as neither one of us wants to see that particular film.

1.  12 Angry Men (1957)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4. Alien (1979)
5. Aliens (1986)
6. Amélie (2001)
7. American Beauty (1999)
8. Apocalypse Now (1979)
9. Arrival (2016)
10. Avengers Assemble (2012) - 01/06/2020
11. Back to the Future (1985)
12. Blade Runner (1982)
13. Big Lebowski, The (1998)
14. Dark Knight (2008)
15. Departed, The (2006)
16. Die Hard (1988)
17. Captain America: Civil War (2016) - 01/16/2020
18. Casablanca (1942) - 01/13/2020
19. Citizen Kane (1941)
20. Donnie Darko (2001)
21. Drive (2011)
22. E.T. - The Extraterrestrial (1982) - 01/18/2020
23. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    1. The Original Planet of the Apes to Replace Exorcist, The (1973) - 01/08/2020
24. Fargo (1996)
25. Fight Club (1999)
26. Forrest Gump (1994)
27. Ghostbusters (1984)
28. Gladiator (2000) - 01/17/2020
29. Godfather, The (1972)
30. Godfather Part II, The  (1974)
31. Good, the Bad & the Ugly, The (1966)
32. Good Will Hunting (1997)
33. Goodfellas (1990)
34. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - 01/16/2020
35. Heat (1995)
36. Hot Fuzz (2007)
37. Inception (2010)
38. Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989)
39. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
40. Interstellar (2014)
41. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
42. Jaws (1975)
43. John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
44. Jurassic Park (1993)
45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
46. La La Land (2016) 
47. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
48. Léon (1994)
49. Lion King,  The (1994) - 01/09/2020
50. Lost In Translation (2003)
51. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - 01/07/2020
52. LOTR: The Return of the King (2003) - 01/07/2020
53. LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) - 01/07/2020
54. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
55. Matrix, The (1999)
56. Memento (2000)
57. Mulholland Dr (2001)
58. No Country For Old Men (2007)
59. Oldboy (2003)
60. Once Upon A Time In the West (1968)
61. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
62. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
63. Predator (1987)
64. Prestige, The (2006)
65. Princess Bride, The (1987) - 01/06/2020
66. Psycho (1960)
67. Pulp Fiction (1994)
68. Raging Bull (1980)
69. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
70. Rear Window (1954)
71. Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 01/14/2020
72. Rocky (1976)
73. Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 01/18/2020
74. Schindler's List (1993) - 01/09/2020
75. Seven (1995)
76. Seven Samurai (1954)
77. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
78. Singin' In the Rain (1952)
79. Shawkshank Redemption, The (1994)
80. Shining, The (1980)
81. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - 01/19/2020
82. Social Network, The (2010)
83. Some Like It Hot (1959)
84. Spirited Away (2001)
85. Stand By Me (1986)
86. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
87. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
88. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
89. Taxi Driver, The (1976)
90. Terminator (1984)
91. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
92. There Will Be Blood (2007)
93. Titanic (1997) - 01/06/2020
94. Toy Story (1995)
95. Trainspotting (1996)
96. True Romance (1993)
97. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
98. Vertigo (1958)
99. Whiplash (2014)

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