23 Books I Want to Read in 2023

Decided to jump on the trend of highlighting twenty-three books I want to read this year. Check out the video below for the full list!

30 Favorite Fictional Characters

Reposting my #30DaysofFavorites project here on my blog. Sharing my 30 Favorite Fictional Characters.

 

 

 

30 Favorite Books

Reposting my #30DaysofFavorites project here on my blog. Sharing my 30 Favorite Books.

 

 

 

 

 

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Posters

Today’s post is the last entry for my 30 Days of Favorites project so I thought I’d end on a fun note. In case you couldn’t tell by the name of my blog, or the last few posts, I’m a big movie fan, and one of my favorite things about movies are the gorgeous posters designed to promote them. Now, I could sit here and bitch about the decline in the art of the movie poster, and bemoan the use of photoshop and giant floating heads but I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’m just going to show you what I consider are pretty great posters. Some of them are older, some are newer. Some feature that dreaded use of photoshop, and some are hand drawn/painted. All of them, in my opinion, are works of art.

 

 

#30 – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

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#29 – Elivis & Nixon (2016)

elvis-and-nixon

 

#28 – Wonder Woman (2017)

wonder woman

 

#27 – Ant-Man (2015)

Ant-Man

 

#26 – Chappaquiddick (2018)

Chappaquiddick

 

#25 – Bullitt (1968)

Bullitt

 

#24 – DragonHeart (1996)

DragonHeart

 

#23 – Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Snakes

 

#22 – La La Land (2016)

lalalandposter

 

#21 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows P1 & P2 (2010/2011)

HP7

 

#20 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Beauty

 

#19 – The Babadook (2014)

babadook

 

#18 – Spectre (2015)

Spectre

 

#17 – The Nice Guys (2016)
(Bench Ad)

Nice Guys

 

#16 – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Cloverfield

 

#15 – Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown

 

#14 – The Rocketeer (1991)

Rockteer

 

#13 – Back to the Future III (1990)

BTTF3

 

#12 – Back to the Future II (1989)

BTTF2

 

#11 – Back to the Future (1985)

BTTF

 

#10 – Star Wars (1977)

Star Wars

 

#9 – West Side Story (1961)

west-side-story

 

#8 – Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

big trouble

 

#7 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Raiders

 

#6 – Revenge of the Jedi (1983)

Revenge

 

#5 – Walk the Line (2005)

Walk

 

#4 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Harry Potter

 

#3 – Baby Driver (2017)

Baby

 

#2 – Jaws (1975)

Jaws

 

#1 – John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

the-thing

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#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Quotes by Year

 

A couple of years ago my dad had an idea to list out his favorite movie quotes for every year he’d been alive. I’m stealing this idea for today’s 30 Days of Favorites project entry.

 

 

1988 – Die Hard

1988

 

1989 – Christmas Vacation

1989

 

1990 – Goodfellas

1990

 

1991 – Beauty and the Beast

1991

 

1992 – Army of Darkness

1992

 

1993 – Jurassic Park

1993

 

1994 – True Lies

1994

 

1995 – Braveheart

1995

 

1996 – Scream

1996

 

1997 – The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

 

1998 – The Truman Show

1998

 

1999 – Galaxy Quest

1999

 

2000 – Gladiator

2000

 

2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

 

2002 – Spider-Man

2002

 

2003 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

 

2004 – Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004

 

2005 – Batman Begins

2005

 

2006 – Cars

2006

 

2007 – Sunshine

2007

 

2008 – Iron Man

2008

 

2009 – Zombieland

2009

 

2010 – How to Train Your Dragon

2010

 

2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

 

2012 – The Avengers

2012

 

2013 – Star Trek: Into Darkness

2013

 

2014 – Nightcrawler

2014

 

2015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

 

2016 – Hell or High Water

2016

 

2017 – Wind River

2017

 

2018 – Avengers: Infinity War

2018

#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Book Quotes

I’m getting close to closing out my 30 Days of Favorites project in which I’ve been listing off a bunch of my favorite things as a way to celebrate my 30th birthday. Today I’m counting down my Favorite Book Quotes.

 

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#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Actors

All throughout June I have been celebrating the fact that I’m turning 30 on the 30th by talking about some of my favorite things. I’ve posted several vlogs on my YouTube channel, and I’ve shared my 30 favorite movie moments, and my 30 favorite albums here on my blog.

Today, I’m sharing a list of my 30 Favorite Actors.

 

#30 – Emily Blunt
Favorite Role: Rita, Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

 

#29 – Nicole Kidman
Favorite Role: Gillian Owens, Practical Magic (1998)

 

#28 – Amy Adams
Favorite Role: Louise Banks, Arrival (2016)

 

#27 – Paul Rudd
Favorite Role: Danny, Role Models (2008)

 

#26 – Ryan Gosling
Favorite Role: Holland March, The Nice Guys (2016)

 

#25 – Uma Thurman
Favorite Role: The Bride, Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

 

#24 – Chris Pine
Favorite Role: James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek (2009)

 

#23 – Timothy Olyphant
Favorite Role: Raylan Givens, Justified (2010-2015)

 

#22 – Sebastian Stan
Favorite Role: James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes / Winter Soldier, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

 

#21 – Joe Anderson
Favorite Role: Russell, The Crazies (2010)

 

#20 – Sigourney Weaver
Favorite Role: Ellen Ripley, Alien/Aliens (1979/1986)

 

#19 – Gene Kelly
Favorite Role: Don Lockwood, Singin’ In the Rain (1952)

 

#18 – Paul Newman
Favorite Role: Luke, Cool Hand Luke (1967)

 

#17 – Errol Flynn
Favorite Role: Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

 

#16 – Howard Keel
Favorite Role: Adam, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

 

#15 – Burt Reynolds
Favorite Role: Paul Crewe, The Longest Yard (1974)

 

#14 – Richard Harris
Favorite Role: Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001)

 

#13 – Danny Kaye
Favorite Role: Hubert Hawkins, The Court Jester (1955)

 

#12 – Alan Rickman
Favorite Role: Hans Gruber, Die Hard (1988)

 

#11 – Harrison Ford
Favorite Role: Han Solo, Star Wars (1977)

 

#10 – Joaquin Phoenix
Favorite Role: Johnny Cash, Walk the Line (2005)

 

#9 – Keira Knightley
Favorite Role: Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice (2005)

 

#8 – Sean Connery
Favorite Role: James Bond, From Russia With Love (1963)

 

#7 – Roy Scheider
Favorite Role: Chief Brody,  Jaws (1975)

 

#6 – Walton Goggins
Favorite Role: Boyd Crowder, Justified (2010-2015)

 

#5 – Jake Gyllenhaal
Favorite Role: Louis Bloom, Nightcrawler (2014)

 

#4 – Sam Rockwell
Favorite Role: Owen, The Way Way Back (2013)

 

#3 – Kurt Russell
Favorite Role: RJ MacReady, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

 

#2 – Peter O’Toole
Favorite Role: T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

 

#1 – Robert Shaw
Favorite Role: Quint, Jaws (1975)

 

Discovery of the Week: Missdemeanor on RedBubble

After missing last week, I’m back with a discovery that is very near and dear to my heart. I’m talking about my sister’s RedBubble account.

Photo courtesy of http://8tracks.com

Photo courtesy of http://8tracks.com

For those of you who don’t know, RedBubble is a website where people can upload their own designs for t-shirts, hoodies and an assortment of other accessories. It’s really cool because it provides artsy people, like my sister, an easy way to create products to sell.

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After a friend of mine told her about the site, and her success, my sister created her own account and immediately got started on some awesome designs.

I love my sister and she is extremely talented. I’m so happy she’s found an outlet for this creativity and I am happy to promote her awesomeness.

You can find her designs under the username “missdemeanor,” and all of her items are very adorably geeky (much like the creator herself), centering around subjects like Harry Potter characters and Doctor Who.

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