i re-read GONE GIRL and now im MAD (reading vlog)Connor Stompanato2024-10-20 | i re-read GONE GIRL and now im MAD (reading vlog)Reading RING by Koji Suzuki & Seeing HAIRSPRAY Live - Weekly Reading Vlog #trickortreadathonConnor Stompanato2024-10-13 | its week two of trick or treadathon! this week i finish reading 'doctor sleep' by stephen king and start 'ring' by koji suzuki - the inspiration for "the ring" / "ringu" series of japanese horror films. i love the films so im very excited to start the book series! we also do some non-bookish stuff like go see "hairspray" live on stage and i visit the glasgow gallery of modern art. some cinema trips too of course and a halloween party to top things off. its been a busy week!
00:00 Finishing Doctor Sleep 02:48 Starting Ring 04:08 Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art 05:39 Ring Thoughts So Far 07:54 Hairspray at The Edinburgh Playhouse 09:21 Halloween Party 10:00 More Ring Chat & Outro(No Spoilers) Reading THE MIST + DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King | Weekly Vlog #trickortreadathonConnor Stompanato2024-10-06 | in todays vlog im sticking to the stephen king theme of our readathon trick-or-treadathon and reading two books - "the mist" and "doctor sleep". i also through "the monkey" in there for good measure. of course i also watch some films, namely "joker folie a deux", "the substance" and "hellboy: the crooked man" as well as take you on a fun trip to the hunterian museum at glasgow university. its a busy week so i hope you enjoy my thoughts on everything!
TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 The Monkey 02:27 Glasgow University Hunterian Museum 03:30 Hellboy + The Substance Reviews 04:25 The Mist 07:42 Agatha All Along 09:24 Joker Folie a Deux 11:19 Doctor SleepOctober 2024 TBR - Spooky Books I Plan To Read For #TrickorTreadathon!Connor Stompanato2024-09-22 | its time for trick-or-treadathon! this is the fifth year that we are hosting this halloween october readathon and the 2024 edition is going to be the best one yet. this year we have chosen a stephen king theme and in this video im going to show you what books i plan to read - ted hughes poetry, xmen comics, horror movie by paul tremblay and more! make sure to follow us on instagram for all the information.
THE PROMPTS: 1. Doctor Sleep: Read a book before bed. 2. The Shining: Read a horror book. 3. Carrie: Read a book with a protagonist you want to protect. 4. Cujo: Read a book with an animal in the title/on the cover. 5. The Mist: Read a book featuring monsters. 6. Pet Sematary: Read a book featuring a curse. 7. IT: Read a book published 27 years ago (1997). 8. Gerald's Game: Read a book featuring a toxic relationship. 9. Misery: Read a book by an author you've never read before.
HOSTS: Therese: youtube.com/c/TheresesNook Armin: youtube.com/c/ArminReads Connor: youtube.com/c/ConnorStompanatoo Andrie: youtube.com/c/AndrieCastillo Charlotte: youtube.com/channel/UCidzOepMvtjCMYgcJsCK3xQAzealia Banks LIVE in Glasgow 18th September 2024 (O2 Academy)Connor Stompanato2024-09-20 | some quick highlights from azealia banks 'back to the union jack' tour in glasgow. 212, liquorice, heavy metal and reflective, new bottega and more.TRICK-OR-TREADATHON ROUND FIVE 🎃 2024 October Stephen King Readathon ANNOUNCEMENT #trickortreadathonConnor Stompanato2024-09-08 | welcome back to trick-or-treadathon! this is the fifth year that we are hosting this halloween october readathon and the 2024 edition is going to be the best one yet. this year we have chosen a stephen king theme and im so excited to tell you all about it today! make sure to follow us on instagram for all the information.
THE PROMPTS: 1. Doctor Sleep: Read a book before bed. 2. The Shining: Read a horror book. 3. Carrie: Read a book with a protagonist you want to protect. 4. Cujo: Read a book with an animal in the title/on the cover. 5. The Mist: Read a book featuring monsters. 6. Pet Sematary: Read a book featuring a curse. 7. IT: Read a book published 27 years ago (1997). 8. Gerald's Game: Read a book featuring a toxic relationship. 9. Misery: Read a book by an author you've never read before.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrDoppelgängers and Identity Theft in Fiction / BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Daphne du Maurier + Josephine TeyConnor Stompanato2024-08-18 | in this video i compare two books by female british authors, released around the same time period and dealing with the same themes of doppelgangers and identity theft. the two books are "the scapegoat" by daphne du maurier and "brat farrar" by josephine tey. both were excellent reads and im excited to share them with you today.
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00:00 intro 03:45 the parent trap 11:06 freaky friday 18:04 confessions of a teenage drama queen 22:22 outroSlayyyter LIVE in Glasgow 13th February 2024Connor Stompanato2024-02-14 | mostly just uploading this for myself
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follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrTHIS BOOK MAKES NO SENSE?! + is killers of the flower moon worth the hype? #trickortreadathonConnor Stompanato2023-11-05 | what do you do when the book you are reading makes no sense at all and has no obvious positive reasons to continue reading it? well you do it anyway of course. this week i also seen 'killers of the flower moon' and 'anatomy of a fall' at the cinema so ill give you some film reviews! theres lots more going on too of course: shadowhunters, halloween, the end of trick or treadathon and much much more :)
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrBritney Spears The Woman in Me, Vegan Krispy Kreme + Shadowhunters! / Weekly Reading VlogConnor Stompanato2023-10-29 | we are almost at the end of trick or treadathon! this week i read some amazing books like britney spear's new memoir 'THE WOMAN IN ME' which i really want to talk to you about! i read some more of 'tales from the shadowhunter academy' by cassandra clare and watch some great horror films like 'it lives inside' which is about indian mythology. i also take a little trip to a pumpkin patch and more!! hope you enjoy :)
music used: labyrinth ear - white gold gossiper - single bed rhia - act twoTROPIC OF CANCER + TOM KINGS BATMAN Reading Vlog #trickortreadathonConnor Stompanato2023-10-15 | this week of trick or treadathon we go to an early halloween party and i show you my easy DIY billy the puppet costume! of course we read lots of books too: 'where the crawdads sing', 'tropic of cancer' and tom king's 'batman' series. im so still watching a horror film each day so i talk about the 'resident evil' films and 'the exorcist: believer' amongst others. its been a fun spooky week and we're only halfway through!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrGreat Books, Scary Films, Vegan Shopping and Winning Quizzes! #trickortreadathon Weekly VlogConnor Stompanato2023-10-08 | this is my first vlog for trick or treadathon four! ive read some great books this week including an old favourite, the first in the series of unfortunate events series called 'the bad beginning'. im also reading 'where the crawdads sing' so come find out my thoughts on that. on top of those, im also watching a horror film each day so i discuss some of them such as 'the exorcist', 'ghostbusters' and 'saw x' which has been super fun. finally i do some vegan uk supermarket hauls since that is part of life lol. enjoy!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrchaotic birthday weekend, seeing SCREAM VI + OSCAR winner thoughts! 💚 vegan sushi, books n partiesConnor Stompanato2023-03-15 | this vlog is for my fake birthday weekend, my birthday isnt actually until 21st march but scream vi came out this week so andrew came over for that and we just pretended it was my birthday!! we had a super fun weekend going to the cinema (scream vi twice, 65 the adam driver dinosaur film AND pearl featuring the amazing mia goth), having vegan sushi and vegan burgers and other yummy vegan food in glasgow PLUS partying with friends and reacting to the oscars!! i watched a lot of 2023 oscar nominated films so i had a lot to say lol. hope you enjoy, it was a lot of fun. hopefully wont be long distance relationship for much longer haha.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrjanuary & february 2023 books: chain of thorns, sylvia plath, black panther, allen ginsberg + more!Connor Stompanato2023-03-07 | its been a while but im back with a wrap up of all the books i read in january and february 2023! as always i read a whole host of different genres, from penguin classics marvel collection to sylvia plath's "johnny panic and the bible to dreams" and cassandra clare's "chain of thorns". poetry, comics, fantasy, adult, young adult, novels, scottish fiction, its all here. enjoy!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrSURPRISING trip to the GUINNESS FACTORY in DUBLIN, ireland (plus book shops and vegan food)Connor Stompanato2023-01-18 | while in belfast we took a trip down to dublin for the day and went to the guinness storehouse factory tour! i had never tried guinness before and was pretty scared to try it but what happens next will SHOCK YOU...! theres lots of pretty buildings and churches in dublin so its nice to walk around, of course we went into the irish version of waterstones "hodges figgis" for some book shopping and had vegan food at an amazing vegan restaurant. check out my week in belfast vlog if you havent already!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rra week in belfast - book shopping, museums, vegan food, irish pubs, instagram spots and seeing m3ganConnor Stompanato2023-01-15 | i went over to belfast (in northern ireland) to see andrew this week and had the best time! we went to the ulster museum, botanic gardens, so many irish pubs, some very cute instagram-able locations and of course a lot of book shops. needless to say i also had some amazing vegan food including boojum, a mexican chain in ireland + northern ireland that i am now obsessed with and a fancy restaurant called millar's. also we go to see m3gan in the cinema and it was so good. hope you enjoy as the long distance relationship saga continues!!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrTRYING BURGER KINGS NEW VEGAN ROYALE BAKON KING / Veganuary UK 2023Connor Stompanato2023-01-06 | veganuary 2023 is upon us and of course that brings a whole new list of vegan fast food items for us to try! today's taste test is the new burger king uk "vegan royale bakon king" which just released a few days ago in january 2023. is it better than the normal vegan royale? lets see! right now with their app you can get it for £3 so definitely make sure you have the burger king app downloaded - it always has great deals and coupons. next up will probably be the new subway uk vegan teriyaki steak sandwich.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrTrying ALL the VEGAN Christmas Food from ASDA + TESCO! / Vegan Supermarket Haul UK 2022Connor Stompanato2022-12-24 | every year the supermarkets in the uk release a whole bunch of vegan christmas food and i wanted an excuse to eat as much as possible, so here we are! i try asda and tesco christmas vegan food in this video - party food, main courses, desserts. there were lots of great, tasty options and it just shows that you dont need to miss out this festive season! theres a vegan alternative to everything :)
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrMy Top 10 Books of 2022! / Books You NEED To Read in 2023!Connor Stompanato2022-12-23 | back to booktube!! im here today with my top ten best books of 2022. these are my favourite books i read in the past year and the ones i think you need to read TODAY! get them on your christmas lists - we have fantasy, contemporary, historical fiction, romance, memoirs and basically everything you can imagine. what are your favourite books of 2022? let me know in the comments!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrCOSTA Vegan Christmas Menu FAIL! 😭 + TESCO Vegan Christmas Wrap TASTE TEST in my NEW CAR!Connor Stompanato2022-12-22 | i got a new car!! decided to do an old fashioned car vlog while trying out the costa coffee vegan christmas menu. sadly that is easier said than done, so we also go to tesco and try their vegan "plant chef no beef wellington wrap". i did manage to get the "terry's chocolate orange hot chocolate" from costa so we do get to try that. still on the hunt for their vegan pigs in blankets panini... keep an eye out for another video coming soon where i try tesco and asda vegan supermarket christmas food. hopefully theres lots of new products for veganuary soon too!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrlong distance relationship CHRISTMAS REUNION! + glasgow christmas markets and MATILDA the musical 🎄Connor Stompanato2022-12-21 | welcome back to another vlog! andrew came over to scotland for a few days and it was the first time we'd seen each other since paris back in october so that was really fun. calling it a LDR reunion feels funny but i suppose thats what we are - long distance couple! since its the week of christmas we went to the glasgow christmas markets which were cute and then went around seeing all the christmas lights. then i had some lovely vegan pasta at sugo glasgow and then amazing cocktails! we also give our thoughts on "matilda the musical 2022" and just hang out :)
also featured of course are some vegan meals and food including a haul of the asda vegan christmas range! they have lots of plant based christmas food out so i got a few things to try.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrUNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD - Tier Ranking EVERY Ride & Show!Connor Stompanato2022-12-18 | i went on a solo trip to universal studios hollywood at the start of this month and had the best time! it was my first time going so i thought it would be fun to rank all of the rides and shows at the park. hopefully this could give you some tips for visiting universal hollywood, especially on a busy day. do you agree with my rankings? let me know in the comments!
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrlife at home after 4 months travelling: jet lag, book haul, vegan food, lego haul, friends + filmsConnor Stompanato2022-12-12 | after four months of solo travel around europe and the usa i am back home in scotland! im struggling to get a good sleep pattern set up so much but i wanted to keep vlogging. we have a book haul, a lego harry potter haul, some yummy easy vegan food (including homemade poke bowl, my new favourite) and i meet up with some friends! also stick around for my film reviews of 'the silent twins' and 'she said' which are both 2022 new releases. we truly have it all on this channel dont we.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrthe elvis experience: graceland + sun studios in memphis, tennessee / solo travel vlog usaConnor Stompanato2022-12-07 | the final stop on my entire solo travel adventure!! i cant believe this is it done but we are ending on a high in memphis, tennessee by going to GRACELAND! im a big elvis fan so this was so surreal and cool, i loved it. of course we also stopped by sun studio and did their tour too, its where elvis recorded his first ever songs. a quick trip to beale street was necessary too! such an amazing end to a fantastic trip.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rri went to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD... alone 😱 / a solo theme park trip for the first time vlogConnor Stompanato2022-12-04 | los angeles, california is the home of universal studios hollywood so i decided to do something that has always scared me: go to a theme park alone. obviously i love to solo travel but something about a theme park trip always felt daunting. how was my first time at a theme park alone? are the rides good? what vegan food is there at universal? find out the answer to all these questions and more in todays solo travel vlog!
00:00 hollywood boulevard 02:06 santa monica 04:55 universal studios day one 17:45 hogwarts castle light show 19:12 the grinch christmas tree lights 20:20 universal studios day two 24:15 the hollywood museumgoing to a HORROR MOVIE MUSEUM in SEATTLE! + christmas is here 🎅🏼 / usa solo travel vlogConnor Stompanato2022-11-30 | for my final stop in washington of course i had to spend time in seattle. it is a really interesting city with lots to see and do. i visited some free museums (including the klondike gold rush museum), the pike place market, the seattle public library and of course i seen the space needle.
my highlight though was the museum of popular culture (mopop) that currently has a horror movie exhibit! a horror movie museum is my dream so this was so fun, i loved it. there were lots of other cool exhibits too - definitely recommend. stick around to see what cool stuff they have :)
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follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrreading TWILIGHT in FORKS & LA PUSH! / forks, washington vlog (real life twilight saga locations)Connor Stompanato2022-11-23 | i took a trip to forks, washington the home of twilight! it was so cool to explore the real life locations from the twilight saga books including la push beach. it was so beautiful! of course i also visit the 'forever twilight in forks' collection of movie props and costumes. any twilight fan should definitely take a visit, i loved it.
follow me ~ instagram: instagram.com/conn0rr bookstagram: instagram.com/connorstompanato veganstagram: instagram.com/connorsveganfood goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/104886785-connor-stompanato letterboxd: letterboxd.com/conn0rrnew orleans: ahs coven locations, national wwii museum & amazing architecture / usa solo travel vlogConnor Stompanato2022-11-16 | the solo travel usa tour is still going! todays vlog is set in new orleans, louisiana which is the most southern state i have ever been to. i explore the french quarter + the garden district, visit the national wwii museum + the historic new orleans collection (free museum!) plus take a trip to some "american horror story coven" locations! it was a great trip and i really loved seeing all of the unique architecture all over the city.