Five things I’m excited for
(In no particular order)
1. U2 September 17!
Going with Parvaneh. We have amazing seats. It’s my first time seeing them. That all adds up to one big YAY!
2. Metric October 25!
3. New Margaret Atwood book
I have been an Atwood fan since I read The Handmaid’s Tale when I was 16. A year after that I read Oryx and Crake. This new book, The Year of the Flood, I guess could be described as a sequel to Oryx and Crake. Except it takes place at the same time, looking at the events that unfold in Oryx and Crake through the eyes of others. It comes out September 8. I will definitely be hitting up the bookstore the second it opens.
4. Going back to school
This one is definitely hugely nerdy. But yes, I am actually excited to go back to school (and a bit nervous too). I’ll be taking marketing, and the course sounds very practical and hands-on - and includes a four month internship. So I think it’ll be really good, not only because I believe one can never know too much, but also because hopefully I will feel a sense of purpose again, one that I have been missing for a while now.
5. The Road
A movie that looks absolutely fantastic. It is getting premiered at TIFF next month and being released everywhere in October. I will probably wait until October to see it, but will definitely be keeping my eyes open (and camera ready) for a certain Viggo Mortensen, who never fails to impress (even in the cheesiness that was Hidalgo).