Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

** EDIT **  Apparently, I initially marked George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four as read, but I have only started it.  So, really, I have read 19 of these books, not 20, and have started 6.  My bad. :-P So, I'm behind on tags again (shocker), and I was planning to have another huge post, but . . . I think it'd actually be too long, this time, to fill out all the tags in one post. Ergo the "Part I" addendum to the title. Thank you so much to the two lovely ladies whose tags I will be filling out in this first edition!  Y'all rock. <3  Let's get started!  ~  The "100 Books the BBC Think Most People Haven't Read More than 6 of" Tag ~ (courtesy of MovieCritic) Rules: 1. Be honest. 2. Put an asterisk next to the ones you have read all the way through. Put an addition sign next to the ones you have started. 3. Tag as many people as these books that you have read. Here we go!  *cue all the aesthetic book pictures* B...

I've sort of run out of clever ways in which to start these posts, so . . . yeah.  You know the drill. :-P I like Jennifer Morrison's style, but usually it's too plunging for me.  Needless to say, I was happy to find this pretty, modest outfit. :)  J-Mo (I heard the rest of the cast call her that in an interview and it was adorable) definitely knows how to style, that's for sure.   I love the wine color of this dress, and just how slinky and simple it is.  Plus, it also just looks La La Land , doesn't it? The token Cinderella dress. :D  (Actually, though, Emma Watson's is also Cinderellic, and so is Jennifer Laurence's . . . oh, well.)  The color is gorgeous on Blake Lively, there's just the right amount of floofiness (not too much), and basically it just looks great. :)  I also like the sequined beading or whatever that is on the top, and how it continues down into the skirt. Auli'i Cravalho seems so cute and sweet....

I love love stories.  I am, as they say, a sucker for them.  They can tend to make or break a film/book/TV series for me.  (I can't say I'm proud to admit it, but I have been known to let my enthusiasm for diving into a particular story be determined by whether or not it has a romance of some kind.) Recently, I have been reflecting upon this affection for love stories (I pun without even realizing it, sometimes), and have amused myself most heartily with making up a little list of the things that I do and don't like in a romance.  I certainly don't mention every single thing I do or don't like in a love story, but I do list quite a few. ;-P  It makes me feel all sophisticated and In Touch With Myself to determine what story elements I have grown to like or dislike over the years. :-P So!  In a moment, the list; but first, a couple (I PUNNED UNINTENTIONALLY AGAIN) disclaimers. 1.  I will be using several different couples as object le...