That's right friends, Andrina is here!


Such bubble, very wrap.


Well holo there!


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Wouldn't you think my collection's complete? IT IS.

Work from Home Log Day 2 (sans timestamps):

-Downloaded Disney Plus last night, and I do not regret it one bit.

-Watching The Three Musketeers. God, Chris O'Donnell gets his ass kicked A LOT in this movie.

-Also, the actor playing the henchman in this movie, who is basically Guy of Gisborne, is actually the same dude who plays Guy in Prince of Thieves (Michael Wincott). I... can't decide how I feel about that.

-Unexpected perk of working from home? I can sing along with my music out loud.

-Watched The Little Mermaid TV series (well, one episode). Still delightful, although it got dark kinda fast when the shark people extorted Ariel to write a fake note by threatening to stab Flounder.

-Talked to Dad today, and he's been sent home for 6-8 weeks because he's over 60 and his job is being cautious. I appreciate that, but he and Mom may actually kill each other.

Today is the day that The Little Mermaid was released in theaters 25 years ago! It was the first movie I ever saw in a theater, at the tender age of two, it inspired my brother's name, and it has been my favorite movie since I was old enough to know what it meant to have a favorite movie. My collection of TLM stuff is massive, and I'm not ashamed.

To celebrate this anniversary, I thought we'd have a little TLM picspam, culled from my Pinterest. If I were at home, I could also use the bajillion pictures I have saved on my laptop, but then again at home I probably wouldn't have the motivation to work on a post like this (motivation: see also, killing time until my meeting).


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Happy Anniversary!

So, now that I depressed you all with the real life, real typhoon post yesterday, here's the lighter fare of some thoughts on Ariel's second appearance on OuaT.

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Anyway, I still love Ariel. Extremely pleased that OuaT managed not to destroy her character. :D



Answer to last Tuesday's song: I Move On, from Chicago. becofoz got this one right!

I know you're all DYING to know what I think of Ariel on Once Upon A Time, so here are some assorted thoughts! I started writing this halfway through the episode, so about half of these were happening in real time, lol.

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Answer to last Sunday's song: Candy, by Mandy Moore. See, because last Sunday's post was about Halloween candy? No? I guess not, since no one got this.

Things I have learned in the last few days:

1. This is Jim Carrey. (MIND BLOWN).

2. MacBeth was a real person, even though the depiction of him in Shakespeare is wildly fictional.

3. Joanna Garcia is going to play Ariel on Once Upon A Time this coming season. I am 100% behind this, because I like her... Not least of all because she played my favorite character (Sam), teller of my favorite story (Watcher's Woods), on my all time favorite TV show (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)


No song last Sunday. This is going to be a common theme for a little while here, unfortunately. Edisto was super nice, but it was also the land with no internet.

Character: Ariel, from The Little Mermaid (1989)

Criticism: “This one drastically changes her physical appearance so as to be more attractive to a man. The price is that she can’t speak. No problem, she has nothing of value to say anyhow. She is saved by a prince.”

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To read the rest of the entries in this series, please click on the 'in defense of disney' tag.

If I were to (assuming I ever finish the Rapunzel one) write a second epic, fairy tale inspired  AU about Remus and Sirius, based on The Little Mermaid, who would James and Peter be?

This would be based on the Disney version with the happy ending (obviously), where Remus lives with his fellow werewolves and saves Sirius' life and they fall in love and his father is displeased and Greyback is Ursula. It all works out so well in my head, but I'm having trouble casting James and Peter. It makes more sense for James to be with Sirius than Remus, but Eric's only friend is Grimsby (or Max, but let's not reduce James to that). So should I just age the Grumsby character down? I'm all right with changing details, I just don't know if he can fill that role. Grimsby is the responsible one.

That leaves Peter to be Flounder or Sebastian, probably Flounder, which leaves Sebastian uncast, if you will, and puts Peter is a very good light (which I'm all right with). Or, I can make Peter Flotsam/Jetsam, though a duo like the Carrows or the Malfoys would really work better for that. Totally the Malfoys. "Lucius my slippery friend..." It's perfect!

This also leaves out Lily, unless she is Remus' sister or Carlotta, neither of which is a very big part. And there's also Scuttle to consider. Maybe I should change genders? Though I must admit, I am digging her as Remus' sister...



So, thoughts?

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of The Little Mermaid!


HURRAY!!!

I had sushi for the first time tonight! Real, honest to goodness raw fish. And it was really really good. Though I do think the sticky rice makes it. It wasn't nearly as icky as I expected, and it doesn't even really taste that much like fish. I had shrimp, tuna, and mackrel (I think) and kind of want to try other kinds now...



So, thank you Andrew. Cause it was yummy!