Happy St. Paddy's Day and Flashback Tuesday

Happy St. Paddy's Day everyone and have as much fun as possible.

Flash Back Tuesday

Now for Flashback Tuesday. On May 30, 2013 I took part in a blogfest hosted by the fabulous Rachel Morgan. To me it is still one of my best and most memorable posts to date. So enjoy and see you guys on Friday.

Today is the Who's Your Favourite Faerie Tale Prince Blog Fest hosted by Rachel Morgan in celebration of the release of The Faerie Prince, the second novel in the Creepy Hollow series. Now I get to tell you my favourite Disney Prince and Hero and why I chose them.

Prince Eric

Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid is not only royalty but also a hardworking, handsome, honest and loving man. He doesn't lay back and let his servants and sea man do all the work. He loves his kingdom and his people love him. After getting saved from nearly drowning he's determined to find his rescuer and falls in love with the idea of being with her. Then he finds Ariel, a mute girl who is really Ariel his rescuer and a mermaid turned human by the evil Ursula. He doesn't know that she has only three days to make him fall for her but he does just the same with her beauty and vibrant spirit. When Ursula turns herself human and uses 'Ariel's' voice and a spell to ensure Eric, he's entranced until the spell is broken. But afterwards he gets it in gear and works without hesitation to save Ariel, the woman he now knows he loves. After almost being drowned again repeatedly and fighting Ursula in her mightiest form, he and Ariel end up together in a wonderful happily ever after.

Why Eric?

1. This man went above and beyond for Ariel. Did The Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs do that? No! He just kissed her at the end, the dwarfs did more work protecting Snow White than he did. What kind of husband material is that? Just check these images to see Eric fighting for his love.

And he aint no mermaid. If he screwed up, he would've drowned.

Come on people! He's sailing this damaged ship at a giant magical sea witch. Plus it's during a storm.

2. The girl he falls for is really a mermaid. He seduced a mermaid! With just his personality and looks. And they hadn't even met yet. Boss!!

Last time I checked all other top (most popular) Disney Prince's love interest were human.

She even took his statue to her secret place in the sea. Yup infatuation.

3. He isn't too high brow to speak to a poor lost girl stranded on the beach.

Prince Adam from Beauty and the Beast would've left her ass (before Belle changed him).

See? Prince Adam was so mean he ran an old beggar woman!  And got turned into a beast.

4. Was put under a magical spell

Ursula you fiendish bitch.

He almost married an evil sea witch in disguise. How awful is that?

But I will digress

Prince Adam had it rough for nearly the entire movie curse wise.

5. Knows how to treat a lady

New clothes, servants, wonderful palace....

As a female at Prince Adam's Place

Seriously? What a douche!

This is Eric's Palace! Look at it People!

While at Prince Adam's Castle...

Yikes! Talk about your fixer upper. And I'm not just talking about the rundown castle.

Romantic boat ride

Prince Adam

Ballroom dancing. Finally! Something positive.

And let's not forget Flynn Rider

Taking Rapunzel on nice long walks in the woods to convince her to return his property. A tiara that he stole!

Taking her to a dangerous bar to convince her to return...you know. *Sniff* You can smell the romance. Dying.

Flynn trying to make up for his crappy tactics while Rapunzel considers giving him back the tiara she had hidden with her the entire time. Say what? But wait she's not that bad look who raised her.

Okay I give up. They deserve each other.

6. Sparkling Reputation

I think my list already shows that Prince Eric is a charming, charitable, loving and courageous man.

His Competitors However....

Aladdin

Thief and wanted criminal. Yes he was a street rat but not all poor people steal.

And don't forget how all his lies and mischief almost had Jasmine living out her days as a sex slave.

Prince Adam

Multiple acts of kidnapping

Oh yeah, a real charmer.

The Prince (from Snow White)

Opportunist. Seriously, what did he do to earn her love in this movie? The dwarfs did way more to try and protect her. He just sings to her earlier in the movie then kisses her at the end (and takes her off to his castle). Opp-or-tu-nist. Who says Invisible Prince #2 couldn't have done this?

Flynn Rider

Let's leave it at that, shall we readers.

7. He not only gets the girl, he marries her onscreen and....

She's human! Officially and without sea witch madness. Oh and a lovely dress, Triton you're sharp.

The Kiss. They're married, yay! Happily Ever After with a wedding and a ring.

Photo-Op! 

And there was a sequel and Bam!

Meet their daughter Melody

Just look at her.

So there you have it, Prince Eric is #1 in my book.

And P.S.

There might be a real Prince Eric among us ladies.

Wow

Oh and Flynn Rider

Watch your pockets. And everything else.

Now for my hero

Lewis from Meet the Robinsons

Lewis is an orphan and young inventor who decides after repeated failed adoptions to use his latest invention to find his lost memory of his real mother. Chaos ensues as he not only has trouble making it work but also when  boy named Wilbur needs his help and takes him to the future. In this future Lewis is a famous inventor but unfortunately his best friend Goob has turned into a villain called Bowler Hat Guy and his side kick Doris is one of Lewis's future failed inventions bent on world domination. Lewis tries to help Wilbur retrieve the time machine BHG stole and keep the villain for ruining Lewis's future as revenge for turning Goob bitter after he lost a Little League Game because Lewis's inventing kept him up all night. Then Lewis learns Wilbur is his son and Wilbur's family panicks at the potential calamity this could bring. 

Lewis's family from the future

Wibur (his future son)

Bowler Hat Guy

Goob

Doris, one of the most underrated and evil villains of Disney Movies.

While Lewis initially lacks confidence, his future family helps him to believe in himself and when things go horribly wrong and Bowler Hat Guy changes -and ruins-  the future, he has to step up and fix it.

He finds BHG and takes him to the future he made. Devastated he confronts Doris who he finds was never his friend. In their grand showdown Lewis tells her he'll never invent her thus removing her from existence and saving the future. But before he goes home he gets to meet Cornelius, his future self who tells him that he'll get the right future as long as he makes good choices.

When Lewis returns he ensures Goob has a great game and not only does his invention work out but he finally finds an adoptive family perfect for him and decides not to search for his birth mother anymore and move on with his life.

Why is Lewis a hero?

Simple, he faced impossible odds and came out victorious. Also he discovered how strong he is and that family comes in different forms. And the movie ended perfectly with a saying both Cornelius and Walt Disney used.

That's it everybody, hope you enjoyed my wonderful long post. It took me seven hours to complete.

March 2015 EYM

March 2-6: Wow that it is a tall order. I guess Judy Dench or Fae Ellington.

March 9-13: Hmmm. I guess ballerina if I could magically do anything. Or an actress if I can't.

Celebrating Star Wars Rebels and Kingsman: The Secret Service

In today's world you can get amazing quality shows and movies both at home and at the cinema. Look no further than these two gems.

On Television (Channel: Disney XD, Disney)

Source: Wikipedia

I must say that at first when I heard Disney bought the franchise I was like damn, is Disney buying everything in sight (I think that's a yes). But right out the gate they came out with the gem that is Star Wars Rebels. I have been a long fan of Disney and love animation. This show took everything right about animation, Star Wars, Disney and a damn good storline and plot....and blew it out the water. Monday night was the Season Finale and it did not disappoint. My favourite episode for the Season so far was 'Call to Action' but this one took the cake...added another ingredient and blew the place up! I became interested in Star Wars after seeing the prequels but still my fandom was more for George Lucas's brilliance. Now I must say that I'm completely into the franchise and more excited than ever. Plus you get to see who Fulcrum is and Michael Offutt was spot on in his post that I had requested he do. If anyone is full on Star Wars with the nerd enthusiasm to match, it is this blogging genius. So yeah, I love the series and Season two can't come soon enough. Plus I called who would show up at the end from the Season finale preview. I mean when else would they bring in that guy. The Inquisitor has nothing on him.

Wikipedia Premise: Set five years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Council in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,^[10] the series follows a motley group of rebels (all of whom have been affected by the Galactic Empire in one form or another) that band together aboard a freighter starship called the Ghost. The series will also focus on the origins of some of the groups that will form the Rebel Alliance.

At the Cinema/Theatre

Source: Wikipedia

Kingsman: The Secret Service is now my top movie of the year. It has everything action, amazing story and characters plus a sprinkle of romance. Everyone on the poster above did their job splendidly and if you want to know more go to the cimena/theatre and see it for yoursef. It has already made over two hundred million at the box office and anyoone who has seen it knows why. 5,000 stars! Yeah, I said it. See you guys on Monday.

Wikipedia Summary: Kingsman follows the recruitment and training of a potential secret agent, Gary "Eggsy" Unwin into a secret spy organisation. Although he is not recruited for the Kingsman organisation, Eggsy joins a three-man mission to tackle a global threat from an eco-terrorist billionaire. The film premiered at Butt-Numb-A-Thon on 13 December 2014, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2015. The film received positive reviews, and has grossed over $222 million worldwide.

IWSG: Bunowrimo and March Madness in 2015

Today will be a short post. I have decided to take on both Bunowrimo and March Madness this month. Might sound like a mouthful but I do have character sketches written and an outline for the former manuscript. The latter for March Madness I only have the sketches but a good idea of what I'm writing. It is about twin girls living a secluded life with their parents and the father runs a church with a strict definition of Christianity. I plan to write the first 20,000 words by writing 1,000 words a day. Also it is an anti novel which I decided to do because the concept really interests me.

For Bunowrimo I plan to do a YA manuscript titled Fantasy Wars about a teenager who can move between our reality and a fantasy realm. A big thank you to Susan Kaye Quinn who had an exercise on her blog which helped me flesh out what once was just an idea. I plan to expand on that next week and thank another person who played a part in creating this exercise. This I will start March 13 doing 3,000 words a day. I feel confident because ghostwriting has helped me expand my daily word count and gave me deadlines that helped me hone my writing skills.

So my only insecurity is that maybe I'm expecting too much of myself. But you know what? I'm still going to do it. A special thank you to IWSG main man Alex C. and those lovely monthly co-host along with anyone else who helped to make IWSG so great. See you guys Friday to Celebrate.

Celebrating the Internet, Jupiter Ascending, EY Meme and Goal Hop

I am happy to say first off that internet is back at home after nearly a week without it. If that's not something to celebrate clearly you have never used the internet.

Image: Wikipedia

I say Jupiter Ascending on Tuesday and had a wonderful time. The technology was mind blowing and the action insane. The story was engaging despite the huge plot holes. While I can understand why critics would hate it, I must say that this is the best movie I have seen so far in 2015. I plan to see Kingsman soon so it might become the second best but for the moment, money well spent.

Goal Hop

I have started an adult novel named Mermaid Strippers and hope to have it drafted and edited by the end of the year. This is my new goal for the hop in 2015. Wish me luck.


EY Meme

I think Draco Malfoy from the Potter books deserve his own series. Hell so does Severus Snape. Especially Snape. Who wouldn't want to know the history of these two secondary but essential characters?

I leave you with a video that will give you insight into one of the two you might not have had before. Enjoy your weekend.

Celebrating Fifty Shades and EYM Sum Up

I saw Fifty Shades of Grey on Tuesday and had a nice time. Ana was ridiculous in my opinion but I truly believe the director took what he had and made a good film I would recommend anyone interested in seeing this movie to go have a look see.

Source: Wikipedia

EYM Sum up

Feb 2-6: By singing telegram? I don't know.

Feb 9-13: Ron and Hermione - Harry Potter

Feb 16-20: Favourite? Um...one I read?

Prayers for Bobbie Kristina

 

Today I would like to send heartfelt prayer and condolences to friends and family of Bobbi Kristina Brown. Let's hope for recovery and if not preparation for the grief that will persist if she ends up having to be removed from life support. Such a sad situation with her mom passing away barely three years go. I really do hope that this ends in recovery and Bobbi has a second chance at life.