Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

What-ho, what-ho, what-ho!  {I may or may not have finished a Jeeves and Wooster omnibus this morning. [I did.] (Does anyone else love how they're called omnibuses?!)} Well, here's the new look for spring!  Whatcha think?  *bites nails*  I will admit, it didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped, but overall I think I'm satisfied with it :)  I'm sure there will be much tweaking going on in the coming days (I think I want a different background). Btw, Miss Meg, thanks for your suggestion to unveil it on April 1!  I would wait, except that tomorrow is always the busiest day of my week, and I don't know how much time I'll have.  Hence the early reveal :P What think you?

(Yes, that quote was necessary.) SO.  This week, due to Easter's proximity, I have two weeks to get done a little less than a week's worth of homework (there was a lot of 'week' in that sentence).  Yaysies!  I'm attempting to be diligent and use the time profitably, of course, but sometimes it's tempting to just take a full-on break (not a good idea if you're like me) ;D Thusly, "getting on the computer to work on a poetry presentation for British literature" turned into a half-hour Pinterest spree pinning OUAT gifs and collages.  Behold, the fruit of my searching labors: GUYS IT'S SPRING AND I'M SO RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY ABOUT IT.  The birds are trilling of a morning again, and it isn't black as midnight at 4:30 p.m., and--*lowers voice*--my dear, darling, beloved cherry tree is starting to hint at blossoms.  I'm ecstatic :) Speaking of the cherry tree, I want to share with you all the benefits of impromptu swing-making...

I don't quite know how to review this book.  I'm in, as it were, a bit of a pickle. First, the back cover's synopsis: Lucinda Pennyworth, the daughter of a con man, is trying her best to leave her father's sordid past behind her.  When he dies unexpectedly, she takes the opportunity to move to West Point to live with her aunt, ready to take on a new life and determined to marry a respectable man, a West Point cadet, to impress her relatives.  Seth Westcott, a cadet at the academy, is proud to be at the top of his senior class.  But when his mother dies and his sister loses their inheritance to a swindler, Seth wants nothing more than to head west to track down the con man.  But the army will only send the cadets at the bottom of the class to the frontier…which leaves Seth with some tough choices.  When a woman trying her best to be good meets a man determined to be anything but, can there be hope for love, or will two lonely hea...

You're welcome. Greetings, beautiful people!  I know that, for most of us, it's hard to narrow down the overflowing list of favorite movies, so isn't it great that we can get around that by specifying with favorite movies in certain genres ?  I do that a lot.  In the dark of the night, disaster will find her  I sometimes compose favorites lists :)  And at random other times during the day when I should be paying attention to something else.  (Fun fact:  that is now at least the second time Olivia has referenced A Certain Repulsively Fun Villain Song on her blog.  Olivia clearly has some issues.) Anywho!  Since I figured out a while ago which my three favorite period drama movies are, I decided to share them with you, and also why I love them so much!  Sound fun?  Hopefully :) I can't possibly rank these three, so I guess I'll go in reverse-alphabetical order (no, there is no rhyme or  reason to this). ~ Wives and Dau...

*solemn voice*  Angels, the time has come.  My feelings will not be repressed; you must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love this movie. Which movie, you ask?  Well, assuming, for the purpose of including cheesy and overdone preambles to reviews, that you did not actually see in the title of the post, I'm finally  here to review one of my favoritest of all favorite movies… Seven Brides for Seven Brothers !  And all the people said, "Amen."  (Heh.  Not.  In all probability, all the people groaned, "Lord in Heaven, spare us, we pray.") I'll be upfront about this right here and right now:  this movie is ridiculous.  It's silly and it's politically incorrect and there are multiple opportunities to say, "This is so wrong on so many levels," while watching it.  At least, that's the impression I've gotten from watching it with other people.  Me myself, however, well, I have to be honest.   This movie is on...

That awkward moment when…blogging inspiration is at a bare minimum.  See, the problem is, I want to blog, but there are two problems:  1.) School/other responsibilities aren't exactly leaving the field of time wide open, and 2.) whenever I get a chance to sit down and blog, my mind blanks.   What should I post?   I think.   Another random life update one?  I just did one of those.  Another review?  Ain't got time yet.   And on it goes…but anyway, this shall all pass and I'll get more time/more inspiration, I'm certain :)  In the meantime, I'm here to provide my selections for a splendiferous link-up that I first discovered via  Mary's answers  (have you been over to Mary's blog yet?  You should--the girl is amazing). ANYWHO.  You can check out the original link-up post on Tracey's blog,  here .  Tracey has kindly left  it open until March 5 so that latecomers like myself can enjoy her idea! :) ...

[I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from Tyndale Publishers.] "Here's a not-so-hidden secret:  We are all a little scared."  When I read those words on the back cover of this relatively thin devotional book (which cover, by the by, is gorgeous), I thought, Ooh.  This should be good .  And it was! I normally wouldn't request a nonfiction book to review, but I'm glad I requested this one.  While it is written for adult women, and thus I couldn't relate to, say, things to do with motherhood, I found it pretty durned relatable otherwise. This book sort of reminded me of  "Anne of Green Gables," My Daughter, & Me , as well as Perfectly Unique , in terms of writing style.  It was funny at times, touching at times, and it was powerful. I can definitely see myself re-reading this many times (and annotating).  I'd also like to recommend it to my mother! :) It talks about being "brave en...