Letterboxd

Hey everyone!

During this quarantine, something I've found myself doing a lot is watching/rewatching movies, because that's one of my favourite things to do. And for years now, I've been making a list of every movie I see, because I like knowing when I first watched what, and overall like keeping a tab on things. And instead of writing it out in my boring old 'Notes' app, I'm going to present a website that does just that!

This website is called Letterboxd, and it's great for movie lovers. You can keep a diary of all the movies you see, write or read reviews and give ratings, find ideas on what to watch next...

Letterboxd has a great aesthetic, this what your profile looks like:

peep my profile picture

On your profile, you can log your favourite movies

they only let you have four, it's dramatic

And you can stack all the movies you've ever seen, all in one place!

You can follow your friends, and judge them for their poor taste:

only three and a half stars for The Full Monty, really??

Finally, you can make cool (and mostly useless?) lists:

Alright, that's it for today, I hope you enjoyed this short article exposing my taste in films! If you want to create an account, it's super easy: you can either download the app, or use their website. So, if anyone ends up making one, or already has one, feel free to share your username in the comments because I'm always searching for new things to watch!


Take care, and watch loads of movies :)
Sibylle

My favourite niche departments in France

Hello Charlie,
today, I want to talk to you about a subject that I feel is not talked about enough: how some places in France are constantly mocked for no reason. So, today, I want to write something about each and every one of my favourite French departments.

• 1: Ain. 
• I really like the vivid life of Bourg-en-Bresse, and I think that the industrial zone of this lovely village is very much overlooked when people think about Ain. Moreover, there's an homophony between "1" and "Ain" in French, and the Ain is the 1st department, so it's funny, so I like it :)

A map of Ain

• 2: Calvados. 

• This department bears my favourite place EVER in France: Fresney-le-Puceux, with it's beautiful Neolithic menhir, and it's ancient castle. Moreover, the food in this cute little department is very rich and thus you can prepare for a possible hibernation.

The beautiful city of Fresney-le-Puceux

• 3: Lozère. 

• What I really like about this department is that there's not much to do, and thus you can really focus on a deep introspection. When one meets Lozère, one meets themselves. When one discovers Lozère, one discovers their true nature, in the complete void that is this amazing department. Moreover, because of the total absence of population in Lozère (approximatively 15 inhabitants by squared meter), one may go for a week without seeing a human being, which we can all agree is nice.

• 4: Creuse. 

• Again, this is a department for those who want to meet a form of meditation that no one ever felt. Indeed, because of the severe lack of any form of activity in this department, and because civilisation did not make it to there, Creuse is preserved from any corruption.

• 5: Nièvre. 

• What I like about Nièvre is that no one knows about it. Because I'm a typical Aquarius, I like to be different, and thus I put this department in my list of favourites.

My favourite place in Nièvre

• 6: Ariège. 

• This department is really great because of it's banality. Today it's so hard to find people/objects/departments that are not trying to be constantly different from others. Ariège is not like other departments because it is absolutely basic.

The stylish logo of Ariège

• 7: Haute-Saône. 

• Truly what brings this department up in my ranking (it was a tie between Vendée and Haute-Saône for this 7th place) is the main city: Vésoul. Indeed, this is truly the best city I have ever had the chance to see! It is so vivid, and it really makes me wonder why some people talk about such things as the "void diagonal".

Well, that's it for today, I hope this list has helped you have a different view on these amazing departments, because I find it really fascinating to spend time in each and every one of these. 

Do good today!