Category Archives: Lists

Good Things Come in Small Packages: Animated Shorts

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mary

I absolutely love animated shorts. It’s like someone took all the wonderful things about animation and film-making and condensed it into about a fifth of the length of a full movie. Along with trailers, getting to see the animated shorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Lists, Reviews | Tagged Adam and Dog, animated shorts, Ballad of Nessie, Paperman, Partly Cloudy, Tangled Ever After, Vincent | 2 Comments

Valentine’s Day List – Top Ten Fictional Romances

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Mary

Happy (Belated) Valentine’s Day, everyone! I was intending to do this special Valentine’s Day post yesterday, but I was busy. And before you go thinking I was out on a date with a special someone (or whatever couples do on … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists | Tagged Beauty and the Beast, fictional couples, Gone with the Wind, Harry Potter, Howl's Moving Castle, Memoirs of a Geisha, Modern Family, Pride and Prejudice, Rocky, The Fault in Our Stars, top ten list, Valentine's Day, Vicar of Dibley | 15 Comments

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mary

Happy New Year, everybody! (I sound like Doctor Nick from the Simpsons. Oh well.) Welcome to 2012! This is a very special new year post. I confess that this might seem a little late to some people, however, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists | Tagged 2012, colours, dragon, New Year | 2 Comments

All Together Now

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Mary

A couple of weeks ago, my teacher asked her students to complete a special project: we had to choose 5 musicians to put together as our very own “ultimate band”. I don’t know whether that sounds easy or hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists | Tagged band, five, Freddie Mercury, Greg Churchouse, Matthew Bellamy, musicians, Sachiko Fujii, top five list, Vanessa-Mae, Youtube links | 2 Comments

Some Kind of Monster

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Mary

The ocean can be a scary place. Let’s face it – it’s a massive, uncontrollable and occasionally destructive force of nature that rules 70% of the planet. In addition to that, there’s also that nagging fear of the unknown that … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Mythology | Tagged Aspidochelone, Hydra, Kraken, Leviathan, list, Megalodon, ocean, sea monsters, Top 5 | 6 Comments

Words of Love

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Mary

Please forgive me for such a long delay in putting up something new on the blog (I know how much you all love it ;-)), but in return, here is an extra long post (with pictures)! Some people say that … Continue reading →