Amazon Series Review - The Boys

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It took a year, but finally, my boyfriend convinced me to watch the first TV series of "The Boys". As it came out I judged it badly, thinking of it as an absurd parody of superheroes, but I had to change my mind instead.

The series starts with the homicide of the protagonist's girlfriend, by a superhero. While the protagonist has to decide if he has to accept or not the offer of the superheroes, an ex-agent of the FBI contacts him offering him help to obtain justice.

They plan to put a bug in the meeting room of the superheroes, to find out if it was really an accident, but they're found out by one of the heroes, that block and try to kill them. They succeed in knocking out, capturing, and hiding him. Unfortunately, the hero saw their face and don't want to free him because he could continue hunting them, or worse, he could tell everything to the leader of the heroes.

After the hero exploded, they discover that the hero who killed the protagonist's girlfriend is involved in superhero drug trafficking, so they want to catch him. Meanwhile, they find out also that superheroes weren't born like superheroes, but they were created in a laboratory, thank the same substance that they use like drugs and that the drug traffics, ends in the hands of some terrorists who are trying to create an army of super-terrorists.

I wasn't completely convinced about the seriousness of the story, so I started to watch it taking it lightly, but since the first episode, I've put away the thought that it was absurd. This first series is interesting, especially because it doesn't show classical good superheroes, devoted only to charity, but it shows how humans would really react if they keep superpowers in this age of social media: they would think more to impress and receive "likes" than seriously save people.

Have you seen the series? What do you think about it? Ant what do you think about a similar vision of the superheroes? Do you agree? If you awake one morning with Superman's powers, how would you use them? Let me know in the comments.

See ya soon!

Emily

Network Marketing

Everyone has done Network Marketing at least once in his/her life! Have you ever suggested a restaurant, a movie, or a professional to relatives or friends? Did you know, at that moment you advertize that restaurant, movie, or professional? We know better it as "Word of Mouth", free and essential for companies, especially for those new that need more to make themselves known. The Network Marketing is the paid version of "World of Mouth".

Advertising made by advertising agency costs, it's a fact. To decrease this cost, a company proposes to its customers (ourselves) to suggest its products in exchange for a profit on the turnover we bring to it: the company acquires new customers meanwhile it helps us create a small payday or rounding the salary we still receive from our work. And this is only the beginning!

Sometimes it happens that a relative, or friend, needs to round his/her salary and asks us to help him/her to promote the products of the company, as we're doing. At this point, the company decides to give us a further reward because we're helping our friend to do the same for us, and because, in this way, we're helping our company to increase its turnover. The most the company gains, the more it can reward its customers-collaborators.

This system doesn't only bring more turnover to our trusted company, it brings also a profit to us, which is never stable, but tends to increase. It's about a meritocratic profit that we acquire based on our commitment. Has it never happened to you to complain about a co-worker who receives your own pay and works half of you? With this method, such a situation can't occur! Everyone only reaps what they sow.

Summing up: Network Marketing is a paid "Word of Mouth", based on how much we chat.

What I love about...Spring

I love Spring, it's one of my favorite seasons: full of colors and life. You can find new energy everywhere and you can use it for the best activities you prefer: running, walking, working, cleaning, and so on. 

Some weeks ago, before they forced us to stay at home, I went out for a good walk and had to take some pictures of those colorful flowers. 

This is also the period of Sakura blossom in Japan. I'm following a FB page where they're publishing some beautiful pictures of cherry trees blossom. It's so suggestive. One day I will go to Japan, and I will see this beautiful event with my own eyes.

What do you like about spring? Is there somewhere you would like to visit, more than others, in this period? Let me know in the comments.

Good night lovelies

Emily

There is something new...

There is a new lifestyle for a new me.

I reached a point of no return and I could do nothing more than take a few steps back.

First of all: I started a healthier diet. I decided it was time to see a nutritionist and let him to suggest me the better way for losing weight. And he suggested me very well! In 5 months I have lost 10kg, and I'm still losing weight! I'm very happy and satisfied.

In the second place, I needed to change my job. I was no more able to effort all that pressure from those 2 cold persons I worked with and I was no more able to accept to work for making richer rich people. I want to make real my dreams and no one except me can realize them. So I started this healthier and beautiful new job.

Now I'm spending more time at home (quarantine or not), and I'm dedicating more attention to my self-care and family. When we can go out, I go on walking almost every day, and when we can't go out, I do some workouts twice or three times per week.

In this period I found again my passion for cooking, so...I often prepare something delicious.

Well, I'm printing again with the 3D printer. I'm so happy. We had some problems with the machine, but now we fixed them and we're printing again almost full time. The theme of the moment is Pokémon.

I also discovered a new passion: nails and everything concerns with them. I really like nail art, and I'm trying to do always something new. My boyfriend's mom is always ready to offer herself as cavy giving me the possibility of exercise on someone else's nails.

Well, what else? Nothing more for the moment. I'll write something new soon.

Good night everyone.

Emily

Week Review

Last week was particularly long, maybe because now I'm on vacation! This week I will spend a lot of time relaxing. 

First of all, I stayed alone in the agency for two days. It was a nice experience. I discovered also that some of my damaged flowers re-bloomed again!

Then, on Saturday we organized a barbeque with some friends and my niece. We had a lot of fun. We ate and we played some board games. The house of our friend where we had the barbeque, has a very large garden, with also animals. There were five tortoises, two gods, a pony, and some chickens. The two dogs were so sweet and cute! 

On Saturday morning I baked some pancakes for me and my boyfriend and then I baked my favorite cake for the afternoon. In the evening, I took a long bath, reading a book on my kindle, and listening to music.

How was your week? Let me know in the comments.

Have a nice new week.

Symphonya

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

 

In the second chapter of the Harry Potter's series, the protagonist comes back to Hogwarts with his two friends and they descover that into the school exists a chamber of secrets, created by one of the founders of the school. Into the chamber, a monster had been locked inside the chamber and in this year someone opened it, freeing the monster who wants to kill anyone isn't a pure blood wizard.

Comparing the film and the book, the second one is absolutely better! Reading the book, I noticed that the movie forgot something I think it's important. In general, I always found boring the second film, but I found the book as interesting as the other books!

And you? What do you think about HP and the Chamber of Secrets? Do you prefer the book or the movie? Let me know in the comments.

Symphonya

Sunday Review

Hello readers!

Last week was so hot! But it's summer, so it's good as it is.

During my daily wolk, I sow many beautiful things.

A lot of white and grey herons. They are so elegant. I was able to take only one picture. Let's find it!

All along the way I usually walk, I saw also flowers and fruits. In front of my house, there is a nice old man that has a little vegetable garden where I so some growing pumpkins. I think they will be very big in autumn.

The best thing that happened was that I received a bouquet from a friend. He wanted to thank me for the help I gave him some days ago.

How was your week? Something particular happened? Let me knoe in the comments!

Have a nice new week

Emily