Monthly Recap: So...what happened in August? #Recap

Well, another month has come and gone, so it's time to do my recap once again! August is already over, so this is what happened for me this past month. :)

What I did this month:

I really didn't do much during most of this month. I worked, slept, read, and hung out with friends for the most part. The biggest thing I did this month was go on vacation. :) My family and I went to Cuba!! The weather was glorious!!! :D I talked about it a bit in the post that I wrote when I got back, aptly titled "I'm Back!!! :D". 

Oooh, I also enrolled in my Winter semester classes for Ryerson's Publishing Certificate Program, so right now I'm all set for Fall and Winter..and I'm getting anxious to see what the classes are going to be like! :)

What I read this month:

While I didn't read as much as the crazy amount I read last month, I did get quite a bit of reading done! I managed to finish 13 books! :) 

1. What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
2. The Swift Boys and Me by Kody Keplinger
3. Summer Love by Jill Santopolo
4. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 3 (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Renewal Editions #3) by Naoko Takeuchi, and William Flanagan
5. Doctor Who Series 3 Volume 1: The Hypothetical Gentleman (Doctor Who Series 3 #1) by Andy Diggle, Brandon Seifert, Mark Buckingham, and Philip Bond 
6. Doctor Who II Volume 3: It Came from Outer Space by Dan McDaid, Josh Adams, Matthew Dow Smith, and Paul Grist
7. Game Changer by Collette West
8. Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins
   

9. Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon
10. If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman
11. The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner
12. The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry
13. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 4 (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Renewal Editions #4) by Naoko Takeuchi

I have to admit that a couple of these books were a bit of a disappointment to me...I did love most of them though! :D What I Thought Was True and The Swift Boys and Me were both two books that I was extremely excited to read, and while I enjoyed them, I didn't love them as much as I thought I would. :( 

 

I did absolutely LOVE Isla and the Happily Ever After though!!! It was definitely worth the wait for me. :D I loved Collette West's Game Changer, and I'm really loving the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon mangas! They're sooo fun! :D I also managed to read Outlander, If I Stay, The Maze Runner, and The Giver (this one was a reread actually :P) during my vacation so I couple watch the TV Show and movie adaptations for them all....and I loved all 4! I've already started watching Outlander, and I absolutely LOVE it...Sam Heughan is the PERFECT Jamie, and I love Caitriona Balfe as Claire, too!!! :D Now, I can't wait to see the rest of the adaptations I'm ready for!! :D

What I watched this month:

- Sailor Moon -- I tried to ease up on my Sailor Moon watching this month, so I only watched a bit. I'll have to get back to it though so that I can finally see the later seasons. :)
- Guardians of the Galaxy -- I LOVED IT!!!! :D I'm already looking forward to seeing it again. :D
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 -- Yup, again. :P I watched it when it went into theatres before, and I couldn't resist seeing it again. :)
- Outlander -- LOVING IT SO MUCH!!!!! I'm pretty much obsessed with Outlander and Jamie Fraser right now...and by proxy Sam Heughan as Jamie. :P haha
- Doctor Who!!! -- Season 8 of the revival of Doctor Who has finally started, and I've been loving it so far. I don't feel like we know a whole lot about Peter Capaldi's Doctor yet, but it's definitely interesting to see where he's taking the character. And I loved how the first episode pretty much directly addressed the issues that some fans had with Capaldi when he was announced as the Doctor. I have to admit...the only real "issue" I had was the fact that Capaldi was on the show in one of David Tennant's seasons (in the episode "The Fires of Pompeii") and I wanted an explanation...so hopefully they'll eventually let us know why he "picked" the face that he has now. :P

What else did I do:

I had a pretty relaxed month, and I just enjoyed not really doing a whole lot. I tried to relax. I didn't make myself blog too much last month either...especially after my vacation. Getting back onto the computer made me feel kinda lazy and a bit fidgety after not being on it for a whole week! haha

I did fangirl over Outlander (both the book and the show :P) in the last bit of this month though...and I think from these images you can understand why: 

I already thought men (especially Scottish men) in kilts were attractive, but Jamie (and Sam Heughan himself ;p) takes it to a whole new level. ;)

So, what did you do in August?

Read anything interesting?

Watch anything good?

Go anywhere special?

And who else is fangirling over Outlander right now?! I seriously can't believe I waited this long to get into it! ;D