Fictionally Ranting: Narnia, The Last Battle

Ok I wanted to do a rants page for all the emotions I feel when reading/watching certain books/movies. I'm not sure how different this is from my tea and thoughts segment but let's just say this is much much harsher and this segment lacks ALL the formalities that my tea thoughts segment has. I'm probably just going to keyboard smash my way into this post.

I read the last book of the Narnia Chronicles, The Last Battle, when I was about 9 or 10. I never really fully understood the ending and all because of everything that's going on in the book. But today I happened to read Neil Gaiman's short story, "The Problem of Susan." AND I AM NOT FINE. NEVER WILL I BE FINE. I WILL LIVE MY FREAKIN LIFE IN DARKNESS. MY CHILDHOOD CRUMBLED TO DUST. WHY? WHY??? (p.s. read on only if you are brave and emotionally stable enough to handle such a big reveal.)

A Fictional Dreamcast: Dominique Weasley (HP Nextgen)

The dreamcasts are baack! Except this time, with better graphics. I know I promised to do an Albus but my head is all out of headcanons for our youngest Potter son. So, I decided to do a Dominique instead. Dominique Weasley is the second daughter of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. I've dreamcasted the ever wonderful Freya Mavor as my Dominique which I think she can carry well. My idea of Dom is she likes to put up an innocent front. Everybody thinks she is an innocent, sweet little girl who can do no harm. Many were even shocked that she was sorted into Slytherin in the first place. But the truth is, she belongs there. She is clever, using the innocent front to lure people into doing her bidding. Only Louis and Victoire, her siblings know how manipulative she can be. She likes having people play her little games. She is childish at times and immature and has a tendency to be extremely insecure. Despite being manipulative, she is also naive. She can fall into other people's traps as well, usually suffering a dose of her own medicine. But to be honest, she's just wants to be loved.

So, that's my loose outlook on Dom. Maybe, next time I'll do the Albus or a Victoire or a Louis. Depends.

Give me a Weasley sweater,

A Fictional Moodboard: Hanging with the Homies

  
  
  

Mah moodboard dedicated to mah wondahful homies. Yes, if you are reading this, I have included a gif that probably describes each and every one of you best. Why? Because I'm cool like that. Anywho, enjoy this moodboard! I actually find it quite amusing, to be honest. Remember bros before hoes and all those other friendship related quotes. Anyway, I wonder what moodboard I'll be making next. They're just so damn fun to make, you know.

Moodboards and friends,

Fictional Wishlist Item No. 2

A new day brings in a new item for our wishlist right here. And that is...

Ta-da!! I always wanted a Moleskine notebook. Maybe, it's the fact that Hemingway used to own one of these or maybe, it's that feeling of distinction you get when you hold the leather cover and flip through the pages with your hands. But well, this has always been out of my reach. One of these days, though I assure you I will finally be able to get one of these. Someday, not tomorrow or today or not even for a very long time. But someday.

Things I'm going to do with a Moleskine notebook:

• Use it as a bullet journal
• Make it into a sketchbook filled with doodles
• Make it into a journal
• Use it as a place to record my characters
• Use it to light the funeral pyre of my enemies (haha just joking!)

[insert cordial goodbye],

Fictional Wishlist Item No. 1

Hohoho! Holidays are coming and guess what that means? Gifts!!! So I've decided as a Christmas special, I will post my my wishlist here and secretly hope that someone *wink*my parents*wink* will see it and be gracious enough to bless me with them.

Our first item for today is...

The Catcher in The Rye. Recently, I've been quite addicted to classics and period novels these days. So, this book's got my interest. Plus, the fact that it features stories about growing up and isolation makes it a major plus for me. I really really want to read it. Hopefully, Santa prints books as much as he makes toys. :)

Happy Holidays,

(ps. see how improved my graphics are? thanks, photoshop)

Bang!

It's been a long time coming but I'm back! I really did a terrible job of maintaining this blog. I won't be making any promises, but hopefully I'd do a better job this time around. I have some stuff planned that involve a lot of period novels and films. I already bought a lot of tea for this. I'll still be continuing the HP dreamcast though. So, stay tuned!

(In the meanwhile, enjoy this cute gif of Freya Mavor)

Fictional Book Spotlight #3

After constant debates between myself, I finally decided upon the next book I'll be spotlighting on..

If you are expecting a review about  happy children having a grand time, clever talking animals or even about cake, STOP. STOP. If you refuse to read about miserable children, dirty dishes and evil caretakers, then STOP. The review you are about to read is extremely miserable and heartbreaking. So, if you don't have the stomach to read about children losing their parents or having to sleep in a horrible house, then you're better off reading some other book review of mine.

Synopsis 

The first book of The Series of Unfortunate Events, lives true to its name. It does have a bad beginning. At the first part of the book, our protagonists Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire were told that their parents have been killed in a fire that their destroyed their house and their world. Afterwards, they were sent to live with Count Olaf, an extremely terrible man with evil motives. Together they must stop a wedding, escape the Count's clutches and make puttanesca sauce. Will their misfortune end or is this just the start of a chain of events that will change their lives forever? I'm sorry to tell you that the answer is the latter. But for now, we look to see where it all started. 

Review

As you can see, my synopsis above is quite short. Since, it's quite hard to give you a long one without spoiling the details. Anyway, this isn't really my favorite book in The Series of Unfortunate Events but it's enough to make you itch for the next book and the next and the next and the next. What I like about the book is the protagonists. Violet, Klaus and Sunny are extremely clever children, and it's such a shame that they are so unlucky. It's a really heartbreaking book and it gives so much fake hope which I think adds to its "unfortunate" factor. Lemony Snicket has a plucky and witty way of writing which is really fun to read. Although, this isn't as great or as emotionally devastating as the other books in the series, it's a pretty good read. There are little inconsistencies here and there but they can be overlooked. Count Olaf is a real villain through and through, without a single hint of mercy in his bone. You might think that he's a paper doll character but you'll understand why he's like that in the later books. The  mystery behind the children's lives is still waiting to be discovered. Overall, I advice all of you to ruin your lives by reading the series and breaking your own hearts. Seriously. It's worth it.

There's also a movie about this which started my interest in the books in the first place.

Rating: 3.9/5

"If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't you cannot possibly imagine it." -Lemony Snicket, The Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning.

The Baudelaires try to send their love,

A Game of Moodboards

   
   
   

This certainly would probably be one of my fave moodboards of all time (even though, so far I posted only two). It's a collection of my favorite Game of Thrones Cast gifs. They're all so very adorable and I love them so much. Everytime I see them on my laptop, I want to get in the screen and give them all a hug because they're all so sweet and funny. Yes, I get a hella lot cheesy when I fangirl about Game of Thrones. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOVES OF MY LIFE. Anyway, I'll probably post another GoT moodboard in the future. It depends. For now, enjoy Kit Harington's smile and Maisie William's antics.

(*whispers* I got all the gifs here.)

Winter is coming,

A Fictional Dreamcast: Lily Luna Potter (HP Nextgen)

Molly Quinn as Lily Luna Potter

Well, isn't she adorable? Meet Lily Luna Potter, the sweetheart of the family. I've dreamcasted the absolutely adorable actress Molly Quinn as Lily Luna. My image of Lily Luna is the cute and wonderful little sister of James and Albus. At a young age, she was pampered and loved by absolutely everybody in the family which left her a wee bit spoiled. Unlike the rest of her family, she isn't brave and doesn't even try to be. For her, bravery and outspokenness only leads to tragedy and conflict. She got sorted into Hufflepuff because although she doesn't value bravery, she greatly values friendship and loyalty. She doesn't like to have conflicts with anyone and would gladly conform just to have peace. This leads her to being a pushover and people can easily take advantage of her. She isn't that keen on her studies, despite her intelligence, she doesn't get marks as high as her brothers. Overall, Lily Luna Potter tries to go through life as best as she can with good intentions and a sweet smile on her face.

Next Dreamcast: Albus Severus Potter (!)

Don't touch the wolfsbane,

More posts coming soon!

So, I've decided to be ultra productive on this blog and post a lot. Among the awesome things I'll be posting pretty soon will be:

• The Lily Luna Dreamcast and maybe, another surprise dreamcast! (Albus or Scorpius?)  Done the Lily Luna Dreamcast already! 
• A moodboard or two because I like making these stuff.  I did the first moodboard but another one might be coming up. 
• A guide or a book spotlight. It all depends on my mood. I made a book review! 
• A tea and thought about my OTPS and ships (so excited for this one!!)

Thoughts on The Amazing World of Gumball

Milk tea and Gumball Waterson

I decided to have this part on my blog, aside from the book spotlights where I discuss (write, rather) about fictional things other than books, like t.v. shows, plays, characters, ships and so much more. Plus, the best part is I drink tea while I write this! Yayy for tea!

So this is a "Tea and Thought" about one of the most amusing shows on television, The Amazing World of Gumball. Why did I choose to write about this and moreover, why in the freaking hell did I put milk in my tea? First of all, I got home and Gumball was on t.v. and I couldn't stop laughing at their crazy antics. So a thought popped in my mind, "What if I put this on my blog?" So here we are, folks. About the milk in my tea..at first, my tea was just your regular old Lipton tea then, I decided to milk it up a bit. (Haha? Ok not funny, I know.) It tastes pretty good, actually. Besides, cold milk tea is quite popular these days, so why not try it hot.

ME WHILE WRITING THIS DOWN.

Anyway, my thoughts on the show... well, Gumball is one of those shows that when you initially look at it you'd think it's only for kids but to be honest, people who are "too old" to watch it (like me!) actually enjoy it. I mean, what's funnier than a dysfunctional rabbit-cat family with a fat, lazy father and a workaholic mom with anger management issues? Let's not forget the genius of the family, Anais and Darwin, the fish out of water. Of course there's the star of the show, Gumball. He's sarcastic and stupid. Their school has a talking t-rex as a bully, romance between a cactus and a balloon, a cute almond-peanut girl, a banana dude and this weird ghost goth chick. There's still a lot I haven't mentioned, though.

Overall, Gumball is a show I can easily relate to. There are lot of situations where I can put myself in the place of the characters. It's not childish, it's actually quite fun. It would take a real boring person not to appreciate Gumball. Even my mom watches it! (lol that sounded awkward). The characters are quirky and the storylines are light and funny. Sometimes you laugh at their stupidity and the next minute, Darwin's spurting out words of wisdom. The show's randomness is seriously charming.  I remember that episode when their teacher crashed their party and caused more damage than the students. Yep, the show certainly is one of my faves and I won't allow you to judge me because of it.

Greetings from the Watersons,

A Fictional Dreamcast: James Sirius Potter (HP Nextgen)

Nicholas Hoult as James Sirius Potter.

Guess what we have here? Another dreamcast, that's what. May I present to you, His Highness King of Awesomeness James Sirius Potter. As you can see, I've cast the lovely actor Nicholas Hoult as James. I imagine James as the cocky, over-bearing, sassily sarcastic King of Hogwarts. He prances around the school as if he owns it. He is of course in Gryffindor ( I mean, where else would he be?). He loves his status as an alpha male and likes to somehow shove it into everyone's faces. But there are times when he can be caring, funny and sensitive. Besides, the only reason he's being cocky is because of his insecurities. Deep inside, James feels he can never be as great as people expect him to be. This rattles him sometimes. But he tries to give off his "I am the King of the World" composure to hide it.

This dreamcast is dedicated to the most psychotic fangirl I know. 

A toast to firewhiskey,

A Fictional Moodboard: Exam Week

   
   
   

So I took a break from studying my torturous exams to make something awesome. A moodboard. For all of you who don't know, a moodboard is a collection of cool gifs that describe how you're feeling at the moment. Considering it's exam week, I made a moodboard of all the crazy, random and just plain painful emotions I feel. SCIENCE IS KILLING ME FROM THE INSIDE.

Ok back to studying,

A Fictional Dreamcast: Rose Weasley (HP Nextgen)

Jane Levy as Rose Weasley

Being an avid Potterhead, I've always enjoyed imagining the NextGen. The Harry Potter NextGen era is when Harry, Hermione and Ron's children go to Hogwarts. Although, we only know so little about that era which gives us, Potterheads the opportunity to imagine and create a whole new world. Some Potterheads write NextGen fanfics, others write essays about the characters and of course, there are dreamcasts. 

I imagine the wonderful actress Jane Levy  to be the face of Rose Weasley, the daughter of Ron and Hermione. The personality I've imagined for Rose is a very ambitious girl with a lot of spike. She's also inherited her mother's brain yet she has the emotional capacity of her father. This landed her in....Slytherin.
Her sorting results disappointed her father and no matter how much he tries to hide it, it still shows. This caused a very strained relationship between Ron and Rose. The once close father-daughter relationship is now ruined. This caused Rose to gradually change the way she sees her family beliefs. She slowly starts to question the things around her and well, let's just say she's starting to like the pureblood beliefs better.

Next Dreamcast: Lily Luna Potter or James Sirius Potter


Cheers to butterbeer,