Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

Hey, dearies;) So for this week's game, I'm going to try a screencap game.  I'll post pictures from several classic Disney movies, with the tops cut off, so you can try to guess from which movie each comes:D #1: #2: #3: #4: #5:  #6: #7: #8: #9: #10: Have fun!:D

I didn't need your mother again; I didn't need your father again; I didn't need your brother again; I didn't need your sister again; I didn't need your cousin again; I didn't need your uncle again; I didn't need your teacher again; I didn't need your role model again; I didn't need your best friend again… I needed a you.

Here are the answers to the last game:)  (Note:  I accepted "close enough" answers, because, after all, who really knows the exact name of everything?) #1:  "Well, don't get all mushy on me.  So long, Princess."   Answer:  Han Solo from The Empire Strikes Back #2:  "Sometimes, love isn't fireworks."   Answer:  Sarah Graham from Love Comes Softly #3:  "What's the matter?  Don't you believe me?"  "Oh, sure.  It's just, with you killin' off them Indians so fast, I was wondering why the government even bothered sendin' the army."   Answer:  Calamity and Bill from Calamity Jane #4:  "All my friends are in jail, Bones."  "I can relate to that."   Answer:  Allyson and Bones from Moms Night Out #5:  " Do not spend your life  worrying over what might happen."   Answer:  So-and-so-the-girl's-dad-I'm-too-lazy-to-look-up-his-name from Though None Go With Me #6:  "Th...

If you were just going by my blog posts, you might get the report of an alaahhming nature  idea that I'm not that into period dramas. But, my dear readers, but , you'd be wrong.  Greatly so. My mother and I are something of period drama fanatics.  We quote them constantly, they're our go-to movie-night staple, we own many…yeah:)  One of the ones we particularly enjoy is the 2008 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility . It's just such a beautiful movie, girlies .  (Or miniseries, if you wanted to get all technical about it, but nobody does, so moving on…) If any of you are diehard '95 fans, I do apologize.  I like that version well enough, but I don't love it as I do this one.  There are two main reasons for that:  the cast/acting and the filming.  The '95, in my opinion, wasn't cast dreadfully well.  The girls are supposed to be 19 and 16 in the book, aren't they?  (I haven't read the whole book, so feel free to corre...

Since I started this blog way back in October of 2013, I've been blogging under the name of Arwen Undomiel.  But, m'dears, that is a pseudonym (as I'm sure you've already guessed).  I do have a "normal" name.  More specifically, a name that I used to hate (ahem), but that I'm now starting to appreciate more. Would you like to know what my name is? Well, you don't really have a choice, hehehe, because I'm going to tell you;) Ready?  *drumroll* ~  Olivia  ~ Yes, my dear bloggy friends, my name is Olivia.   I've decided to start to blog under my real name, I guess because I wanted to be a little more personal=D  You can still call me Arwen, though, if you wish;)  Or Olivia, Livvy, Livs, whatever you'd like - I've heard most of 'em:) So, mainly, just a quick post to let you know that you'll now be seeing Olivia when I comment on your blog posts, but it's still me:D ~Random awesome picture ...

Hayden over at  The Story Girl  is hosting a giveaway of her debut novel, Hidden Pearls ! I've heard about this on several blogs, so I'm looking forward to going back and rereading the plot line. You should all visit Hayden's blog to join the giveaway!

GUYSGUYSGUYS!!!! You know how Disney is making a live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast  that's coming out in 2017? Guess who's playing the Beast/Adam. You're welcome;) I found out that Dan Stevens would be playing Beast/Adam  here . I'm still a little skeptical about this whole remake (because, seriously?!  Taking on the animated BATB is gonna be tough…), but the cast, so far, looks promising.  It includes Emma Watson as Belle, and even though I haven't technically seen her play in anything, I think that with the right hair/costume, she could do very nicely as Belle:)  Also, Emma Thompson is playing Mrs. Potts…it just looks like a good cast, okay? What are your thoughts?

The lovely Natalie of  Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens  has created an adorable book tag, and I'm filling it out now (duh) :D Let's jump right in (and I'm sorry for the poor quality of the pictures)! Describe your bookshelf (or wherever it is you keep your books-it doesn't actually have to be a shelf!) and where you got it from:   Ah, what fun!  I'm actually excited about this question, because I've been wanting to talk about my book space for a while now;) It's short, fat, and proud of that  smallish and white.  As you can see from the pictures, I've decorated it by writing a quote from Inkheart on the top, since it's so accurate, and all. There's a problem, though - I'm almost out of space.  This means I'll have to figure out some other way of storing my books!  Oh, perish the thought!   *Note*   Since I published this, my parents have donated a much bigger bookshelf to me, so this is subject...

So for this week's game, I'll list quotes from some movies, and you all can guess who says it AND which movie it comes from (so there'll be two things to guess per each quote).  Sound fun?  I hope so;) #1:  "Well, don't get all mushy on me.  So long, Princess." #2:  "Sometimes, love isn't fireworks." #3:  "What's the matter?  Don't you believe me?"  "Oh, sure.  It's just, with you killin' off them Indians so fast, I was wondering why the government even bothered sendin' the army." #4:  "All my friends are in jail, Bones."  "I can relate to that." #5:  " Do not spend your life worrying over what might  happen." #6:  "That piano isn't meant to be played!" #7.  "Now I must give one smirk, and then we can be rational again." #8:  "What is right can never be impossible." #9:  "If you refuse this offer, you will be the most un...

Here are the answers to last week's game:D #1:  "So happy, Mr. [Bradley]."   Roman Holiday I will openly admit that I almost tear up at this ending.  It's so bittersweet, yet it's really beautiful, and, more importantly, Gregory Peck is crying , and I just…yeah. #2:  "Well, I'm back."   The Return of the King Let's not even go into it… #3:  "I love you, baby."   October Baby This is without doubt one of the most uplifting and liberating endings EVER.  I love it. #4:  "I am haunted by humans."   The Book Thief How does she look so gorgeous when she's just been pulled from the rubble of what used to be her home?! #5:  "So the two men in great-grandfather's stories - they really lived?"  "Yeah.  They really lived."   Secondhand Lions Yes, that's literally the best I could find after an intense couple seconds of Googling.  Abject apologies. ...