Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

When Eva recently did this tag, I knew I wanted to join in!  I've seen it floating around before, I think, but I've never answered it for myself.  So here we are! ;) 5 Things You'll Find in My Purse My wallet My phone My CPR mask, because now, having taken a class, I never feel like I can be without it Tissues.  I get nervous when I don't have Kleenex readily handy! Ibuprofen 5 Things You'll Find in My Bedroom A lamp A little framed still from one of the Winnie the Pooh movies that I found at a thrift store and that makes me happy ♥ Perfume A saucer chair Books :) 5 Things I've Always Wanted to Do Go to Disney World Star in a musical See Prince Edward Island Be on a talk show (don't ask) Learn how to cook more stuff 5 Things That Make Me Feel Happy Watching movies Finishing a book and updating my Goodreads status The relationship between Emma Swan and Killian Jones in Once...

Dang, these lists are hard. ;)  As with my top ten movies post , these are in no order. ✾ The Lord of the Rings ✾ by J.R.R. Tolkien Obviously. ;)  At first read-through, it was pretty dense--even (dare I say it?) dull in parts.  But after reading a companion to it, reading it again revealed how deeply, spiritually gorgeous nearly every sentence is.  The trick with this trilogy is to read it slowly, allowing yourself time to digest its beauty.   There are just certain passages and chapters that make me feel so many things. ♥  I love it. :)    ✾ The Princess Bride ✾ by William Goldman I deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply love this book.  It means a lot to me. ♥  It has everything: fabulous characters, a crazy amount of humor, adventure, "torture, true love!" ;)  And every time I read it, I discover more depth to it.  (Yes, believe it or not, there's depth to The Princess Bride .) ✾ Ella Enchanted ✾ ...

*EDIT*   I am aware of the controversy surrounding Disney's Pocahontas .  I have added a caveat to my review of the movie, but in brief:  I still have affection for this movie, but I recognize that I may not have a right to that affection, if that makes sense.  Since there seems to be some difference of opinion among Indigenous Americans as regards this movie, I am keeping my references to/reviews of this film public, at this time.  However, I recognize the ongoing need to educate myself and keep listening to the Indigenous American point of view on this issue.  // SUNG // "Savages" | Pocahontas The best is the second part, which starts around 2:54 in this video.  It's such a chilling representation of racism, misunderstanding, fear, and the mob mentality that can come from all of that.  When Pocahontas joins the chorus, it's amazing. "The Bells of Notre Dame" | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Such an epic and chilling opening to t...

I had so much fun with my last post on this and you all gave it such a warm reception that I decided to do a second one!  I think it may become a series. ;) (I'm sorry for the varying picture sizes, by the way.  One does one's best but one cannot always achieve uniformity. *sigh*) The Iliad   by Homer The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens Hamlet   by William Shakespeare Ivanhoe by Walter Scott Cyrano de Bergerac   by Edmond Rostand Northanger Abbey   by Jane Austen Oedipus the King by Sophocles Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Beowulf The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Death of Ivan Ilyich   by Leo Tolstoy

I've seen four adaptations of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre so far, and while all of them have had at least one good element, the two that actually vie for the honor of My Favored One are the 2006 miniseries with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens and the 2011 movie with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. Every time I watch these two, I try to figure out which Jane/Rochester pairing is my favorite; and every time, I come to the conclusion that I can't decide.  So, naturally, I've decided to further this exercise in futility by hashing out my feelings here on the blog. :-P  It's pretty disorganized and patchy, but so be it.  Basically, I just wanted to vent a little, and that's what I've done. ;) (And please bear with me:  This is practically the only Gothic romance story I like and allow myself to get all caught up in every now and then, so there may be gushing ahead since this story has kind of been "on the brain" recently.  Don't worr...

When a few blogging friends did this tag a couple weeks ago, I was immediately interested but unsure of how to participate.  It's a Narnia-themed writing tag, after all (original creator link here ), and my current WIP is . . . well, Narnia-themed.  So that seemed a little redundant. :-P But I decided to pair it with another of my stories, a story that I'm not actively working on per se but that is certainly bubbling. After each answer, I've included a snippet of what I have so far because it's fun. :)  Some of the snippets are related to the questions asked and some are not, so don't go getting all clever and trying to Deduce Things. ;-P (All of the pictures I used are from my Pinterest inspiration board for this story.) Narnia: Where is your story set? In a fantasy world without (or mainly without) magic that has your typical 'romanticized medieval Europe' vibes going on. ⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼⎼     ...