Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

This week I watched two versions of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" from the library: the BBC version and the Crown Video version. The BBC version was made in 1978, starring Helen Mirren as Rosalind, and the Crown Video version, starring Elizabeth Bergner as Rosalind and Laurence Olivier as Orlando, was made in 1936.


Hands down I preferred the BBC version. It was very complete, and, although a bit long, very enjoyable. The BBC really captured the spirit of the play.


The Crown Video version, on the other had, was kind of bad. Parts of scenes, and in some cases whole scenes, were missing. It sort of reminded me of "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" in some parts. You could really tell it was an older movie, as some parts were a tad over dramatic. But I really liked the actors in this version; everyone was a really good match to the part.

One Week to 2nd Apocalypse Madness Quote!!!!!

Yes, there is only one week left until the 2nd quote goes up! I'm extremely happy with the blog so far - all of the stories are so different, and great to read! I hope the fun will continue with the next quote! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

There is still lots of room if you'd like to contribute! Just send me an email!

Link Change

You may have noticed that the link for this blog has changed. I decided that "deliveringawesome" wasn't really right for this blog. So I have created the new blog at http://deliveringawesome.blogspot.com. Delivering Awesome is going to be a blog devoted to random character back stories that I have written, or any other random stories that really don't have a place anywhere. And this blog, even though it has a new url, will continue to do what it does, namely provide news about what's new and exciting in my life.

The Wasp Prince

Yes, yet another thing I found on Flickr!

I've been meaning to read this ever since it was posted, but I never seemed to have the time. Finally, I read it a few minutes ago. "The Wasp Prince" is a series of photos with an accompanying story by Aaron Nace and Rosie Hardy. I thought all four parts were hilarious! The characters were fun, and the story was highly entertaining! I'm hoping that they will continue writing as I cannot wait to read the next part!

Trapped in Our Own Fairytale

I was surfing Flickr after uploading my images, and of course I wandered over to Aaron and Rosie's photostreams (and their blog!) On Rosie's photostream, I found this shot, and fell in love, both with it and the description. The image is beautiful (and it was fun reading and seeing some of the behind the scene shots on the blog), reminding me of Rapunzel trying to get away from the tower. But what really struck me was the description: "So this image is for anyone who has ever felt kinda out of place in the world, anyone who wonders if maybe they'd belong in someone else's fairytale, anyone searching for their prince charming, anyone who hates happy endings altogether, anyone who is living their dreams." Thank you Rosie!

Fire in the Sky!

I am really excited about this photo, so I am going to write a whole post on it!

I went for a walk with my friend last night after dinner, and luckily I brought my camera. Last night had an absolutely beautiful sunset! Lately, I have seen sunsets with too much cloud cover, with the clouds obscuring the sun, or else too little, with no clouds at all. This time, there was just a bit of cloud, enough to give the sunset some beautiful colour, rather than just the glow.

I took a few shots of the sun, silhoutting the trees and lamp posts, but then right after the sun dipped below the tree line, I saw that the clouds looked amazing! The way they were positioned, it looked like the sky was on fire!

I had a bit of problems with the settings on my camera, but I did manage to get just this one shot showing the brilliance of the sunset! That totally made my entire night!!!!!

You can find "Fire in the Sky" on my Flickr photostream here.

My 1st Apocalypse Madness Story is Up!

I'm excited! The first story I wrote for Apocalypse Madness is up! I've been working on it for about two weeks now, and I've finally decided that I am happy with it! If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. It is the longest story to date on the blog, so it'll take you a few minutes longer than the others to read.

Apocalypse Madness is still looking for contributors! We're currently at 8% capacity, so there's still lots of room! If you're interested, email me here!

Spacelord Post Scheduled for Midnight!!!!

I'm really excited - I figured out how to schedule posts today! I had tomorrow's Spacelord post ready to go, so I originally just saved it as a draft so I could come on sometime tomorrow and just post it quickly. But now I don't have to worry at all - it will automatically be posted at 12:03 am!

See this page if you need help figuring out how to schedule posts.

Apocalypse Madness

If you are interested in writing for Apocalypse Madness, then please send me an email! The blog can support up to 100 authors and we are currently up to 6, so there's still lots of room!

The List!

As mentioned on The List, with the conclusion of The Gypsy Morph, I am officially down to 89 books!!!!!

Tin Man

Today I watched Tin Man with a friend. Tin Man is a made for TV movie in three parts that appeared on the Sci Fi channel. It is a re-imaging of Oz.

It starts out when D.G. is swept into the O.Z. by a tornado. Her parents pushed her in to save her from the Long Coats who had come from the O.Z. to kill her. D.G. then finds herself on a quest to find her true identity and to save her family, her friends, and the whole of the O.Z.

One of the friends she encounters is a Tin Man (a police officer in the O.Z.) He had been captured years earlier by the Long Coats and imprisoned, watching a replay of the event over and over until D.G. comes and saves him. He then goes on a quest for revenge which is headed in the same direction as D.G. is going. They, along with the other friends D.G. encounters along the way, help each other to reach the Central City, where upon they part ways. But Wyatt Cain (the Tin Man) soon finds himself heading back to save D.G., and is charged with protecting her from the evil Azkadellia by the Mystic Man. From there, they set out to find D.G.'s mother, and also the Emerald, which holds the key to saving the O.Z!

The first two episodes of Tin Man were absolutely amazing! I loved every minute of them! From the characters, (the Tin Man in particular) to the flying monkeys, Tin Man had it all! But I found that in Episode 3, things started to fall apart a bit. I thought the ending was a bit weak, and D.G. seemed to lose some of the spunk that made the first two episodes so much fun to watch. Other than that, Tin Man was a good movie and definitely worth seeing!