Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

Abigail  tagged me for this!  Thanks, Abigail:D  Apparently, I'm supposed to list my--you got it--top ten theme songs.  And I don't feel like taking the time to rank them:-P, so here are ten of my favorites! (By the by, I haven't actually been able to watch these yet, because our YouTube isn't working, yet somehow Blogger is allowing me to access it from the post.  Oh, well.) From   Brave From   The Chronicles of Narnia From   Leverage From   The Lord of the Rings From   Beauty and the Beast From   Gilmore Girls From   Once Upon a Time From   The Phantom of the Opera (This is an awesome medley.) From   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers From   Swan Lake There you have 'em!:D  Thanks again, Abigail!  It was fun:)

I have an idea for a game, but at the moment I wanted to take a break from the screencap ones.  Many people have done this game, so it's hardly original, but I'll take a whack at it anyway:)  Basically, just guess from which movie/TV show each quote comes.  (Oh, and as I've never really laid out any ground rules for games in the past...the only rule, really, is don't look up an answer.)  Here goes! #1:  "That makes me cry inside, in my special angry place." #2:  "Oh, come on, Mister.  Everything has a price."  "Not everything." #3:  "What is it girls eat?"  "Special girls' food." #4:  "The only thing worse than a boy you hate is a boy you like, right?" #5:  "This happens to everybody, don't be embarrassed about it." #6:  "Farewell, my fallen idol and false friend!  We has such hopes, and now those hopes are shattered!" #7:  "Like me on Facebook!"...

Thanks for playing, everybody!  Sorry that these answers are a little late:-P #1:  Answer:   Matthew Goode   (I've seen him in Leap Year, Belle, and something else…I think…) #2:  Answer:   Katharine Hepburn   (I've seen her in The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, Bringing Up Baby, and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry ) #3:  Answer:   Harrison Ford   (I've seen him in Star Wars, Sabrina, Indiana Jones, Extraordinary Measures , and probably something else) #4:  Answer:   Georgie Henley   (I've seen her in The Chronicles of Narnia and Jane Eyre ) #5:  Answer:   Joe Armstrong   (I've seen him in BBC Robin Hood ) #6:  Answer:   Claudie Blakley   (I've seen her in Pride and Prejudice and Lark Rise to Candleford ) #7:  Answer:   Rafi Gavron   (I've seen him in Inkheart ) #8:  Answer:   Idina Menzel   (I've hea...

Soooo, I am arriving so late to the game here, but Heidi has introduced a fun new link-up for story lovers at her author blog,  Sharing the Journey ! You can read the details  here , but basically, for this month, we're supposed to share something related to violets from literature/film.  Well, I had a couple ideas for this, but I'm going to go with something from…a TV show!  I hope that's allowed?  It's a "vintage" (sort of) TV show, if that helps XD  Here goes! Yep, Andy Griffith!  Does anyone remember the part in "Andy and Opie, Bachelors" when Peggy is singing with Andy on the porch, and Opie's listening?  Peggy starts to sing, "Down in the Valley," which, in case you didn't know, is an achingly beautiful ballad.  (Oh, and at one point during the song--it might actually be this verse's chorus--Andy joins in with her, singing an absolutely meltingly awesome harmony, and I DIE.  Not really, but it's pretty darn...

Laura  tagged me for this, and I'm so flipping excited that I'm doing it immediately.  Because Disney <3 Let's get started, yes? #1:  Favorite Disney movie of all time? Huh-uh.  No.  Sorry, not happening. #2:  Favorite Disney character? Sheesh!  For some reason, I'm really blanking on the 'favorite' questions.  Perhaps because I love Disney passionately, and, especially if we're including live action Disney (which I won't be, for the most part), it's slightly impossible. #3:  First Disney movie seen in cinemas? Brave (2012).  I watched it with my dad and one of my brothers (I think), for my birthday:)  And just for the record, that movie is great and totally underrated. #4:  What Disney item do you collect the most? Uh…pictures, hehe?  Or maybe movies…  Sadly, I don't have much Disney paraphernalia. #5:  What is your favorite Disney song? "Colors of the Wind" ~ "The Bell...

I'm going to do one of those "life update" posts.  I've never done that before, so we'll see how this goes;) Lately, I've been… Reading Rilla of Ingleside , The Phantom of the Opera , Tuck Everlasting , and Wives and Daughters .  Not all at once, of course;)  See, I like to follow C. S. Lewis' advice whenever I get an excuse, and so when I came across a quote of his that goes something like this, "It is a good rule, when you have finished a new book, never to allow yourself another new one 'til you have read an old one in between," I half unconsciously decided that I would try that for an indefinite amount of time.  So far, it's been going well.  It can be aggravating, but I daresay it's good for me:)   Anyway, "Rilla" and "Tuck" were rereads (and both very poignant rereads!), and PotO and "Wives" were/are newbies.   My thoughts on "Phantom"…methinks perhaps I should save the...

…And I've redone my look.   Again .  Do I do that too often?  Tell me truly, now.  (I may not listen, but I ought to hear it.) What do you all think?  It's really rather wacky, I know.  As usual, I'm undecided.

So our Internet has decided to be an invalid today, and thus is refusing to allow me to comment on y'all's lovely posts.  This frustrates me:-/ Anyway, time for another game!  I'm going to do another of those name the person games.  Should be pretty self-explanatory:) #1: #2: #3: #4:   #5: #6: #7: #8: #9: #10: Have fun!:D

(I'm kinda/sorta plagiarizing this title from another blog, by the way.) So.  Prepare thyself.   I'm doing another one of those convoluted comparison posts (see previous ones here  and  here ), this time about the Western True Grit .  I've now seen both the most recent movie adaptation (2010 with Jeff Bridges) and the original classic film (1969 with John Wayne), and I've read the book by Charles Portis.  Let the competition begin;)   I watched the 2010 film version before I watched the 1969 or read the book, so my judgement and reasoning will probably clouded slightly by the fact that the 2010 was, for me, first come, first serve. Reuben J. (Rooster) Cogburn Jeff Bridges (2010, left) -- John Wayne (1969, right) I think John Wayne immortalized Rooster for many people, so Jeff Bridges had a tough act to follow.  Personally, I think he followed it quite well.   Of all the elements of the three different versions...

Sarah  and Hamlette  have both tagged me for the 10 Favorite Screen Characters tag!  I'd seen the tag floating around and was debating stealing it anyway, so I'm quite excited:D So!  Apparently what you do is list ten of your favorite movie/tv characters, elaborate a little, and then tag ten blogging friends.  Let's do it!;) I'm going to mention ten of those characters whom I don't speak about much, because while a lot of these are new, I don't want to just keep rehashing the same people over and over--I mean, where's the fun in that?  (Do I preface too much in my posts?  Yeah, I think I do...)  Oh, and I refuse to make this a countdown list.  Just no.  And don't expect too much elaboration--I'm terrible at explaining why I love characters.  Just doesn't come easily to me *shrugs*, so…be prepared for lots of pictures and gifs to clog your connections, and little else;) John Davinier from Belle Have you watched Belle ...