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𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐀. italian translation of the word starry.

hey, what's goodie? name is kelly. she/her. taurus. i was born in 1981; you can do the math yourself. also happen to be a roleplay veteran, been at this since 1997. this is a multimuse account [ you probably remember venusiiian, oxtaiiiled and tawruhs ]. 85-90% of the time i'm mobile; i've also got a full time job and outside responsibilities. i'm going to be keeping this real simple. don't be a dick and we'll get along just fine.

PROMO. PROMPTS. STARTER CALLS. MEME CALL.

work schedule; sundays [ 2:00 pm through 7:00 pm EST ], mondays through thursdays [ 8:00 am through 3:00 pm EST ].

blogroll; @galcttica, @bykokoro, @nottc.

affiliates; @bruisin, @bruz3r, @byeolyeou, @crankfield, @dcmoniism, @dixoniisms, @hisfinesse, @italianexotiicbeauty, @kurjaks, @likeprotege, @nxtahxro, @oathfcrged, @ofbitterdeath, @pwrups, @scalpelwielding, @shotgunshellsandfeathers, @sxltedgxn, @tobeblamed, @whcwashe.

muse list is under the cut.

arranged alphabetically by LAST NAME.

CANONS.

ARGENT, christopher. teen wolf. jr bourne.

BARNES, james. mcu. sebastian stan.

CONSTANTINE, john. dceu. keanu reeves.

GILBERT, elena. the vampire diaries. poppy drayton.

GROVER, ziggy. power rangers. milo cawthorne.

HALE, rosalie. twilight. nikki reed.

HARVELLE, william. supernatural. christopher eccleston.

KENT, clark. smallville. tom welling.

LEGUME, gilbert. son of gaston. dylan playfair.

MCCALL, scott. teen wolf. tyler posey.

MORNINGSTAR, lucifer. arrowverse. tom ellis.

PALMER, raymond. arrowverse. brandon routh.

PARK, adam. power rangers. johnny yong bosch.

ROGERS, steven. mcu. chris evans.

SCOTT, jason lee. power rangers. austin st john.

WINCHESTER, samuel. supernatural. jared padalecki.

ORIGINALS.

ACQUARONE, cathán murrough. selkie. daniel gillies.

BARTON, francine. daughter of hawkeye and black widow. stella maeve.

BRECKENRIDGE, graham. lawyer. ben barnes.

CLARKE, sinclair. cleaner. adam driver.

CRESCENTI, zeno. son of venus. luke pasqualino.

HINTON, royce emery. real estate attorney. henry cavill.

HOWELL, wallis. leanansídhe. bella thorne.

LOSNEDAHL, ylva. vampire; sired by elijah mikaelson. olivia holt.

MESERVE, delphine. beta werewolf. shay mitchell.

METAXAS, elias. power rangers. nicholas galitzine.

PATTERSON, euan coinneach. beta werewolf. tobias sorensen.

RIESE, evan. prostitute. colton haynes.

ROMERO, lennox. demon. cody christian.

ROSTAGNO, alayna ileana. hunter. lindsay morgan.

SAVARESE, kelly. hunter. werewolf. emilia clarke.

SCHEINBERG, theodore. serum-infused; retired army sergeant. ronen rubinstein.

STILINSKI, bazyli “baz” jacenty. blind stilinski twin. younger by 10 minutes. dylan o'brien (as dave hodgman).

TRUMBAUER, alfons. head librarian. lee pace.

VAN DEN BERG, melchior theodoor. british secret agent. michiel huisman.

WILLOUGHBY, darcy. wendigo. phoebe tonkin.

ARES OF ATLANTICA. prince. son of princess arista. dacre montgomery.

JUN. private security. lee jeno.

NALINI OF AGRABAH. street rat crown princess. daughter of aladdin and jasmine. emeraude toubia.

TINRAHNE. succubus. kate beckinsale.

#.pinned

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worldwithinworld · 9 months

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For the Book Asks, 1, 3, 5, and 12, please?

Thanks for asking!

(I didn't anticipate how hard this would be. I don't do the weekly posts of entertainment I enjoyed anymore, and I don't use Goodreads or any other book tracking. Never really saw the point before this moment now that I'm having trouble remembering what all I've read this year. I can remember if I've read a book, but remembering when I read it is harder. But I'll try my best.)

#1. Best book you have read in 2023 so far: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (This is one of those books that I'd been meaning to read for many years. I finally got to it and loved it. It's not just a good book; it's a good book for me. Based on what I knew about it, I expected I'd like it a lot, and it totally delivered.)

#3. A new release you want to check out: The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray (It's a sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, a murder mystery featuring a bunch of Jane Austen characters, and a couple of very charming original characters who team up to investigate the murder. I greatly enjoyed the first book. Claudia Gray has never let me down.)

#5. Biggest disappointment: The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura (This book was about a young guy beginning a career in forestry. It wasn't really disappointing, because I got it for free and went into the book without many expectations. I picked it for this question because it was the book I liked the least so far this year. It was okay though, and I finished it even though I took a break to read a different book. I may even check out the sequel at some point. The characters often felt unrealistic, but there was enough interesting stuff to it.)

#12. A book you need to read by the end of the year: Murtagh by Christopher Paolini (I wasn't quite sure how to answer this one. "Most anticipated book release" was a different question. I have a lot of books I want to read, but this says "need" like it's an assignment, and that's how this book feels to me. Not that I "need" to read it. I no longer feel compelled to finish books and series that I don't even like much, but I did have that problem in the past. It's what pushed me to read all 4 of those stupid Inheritance books even though the series just kept getting worse. The only thing that I liked about the last book was Murtagh's story. So when I found out another one was coming out, my first thought was, "Definitely won't be reading that!" And then I saw the title. That complicated things. Has Paolini finally figured out what was good about his books (what little there was)? Has he improved as a writer? I will find out! I will read this book this year, though I make no promise to finish! In fact, I promise to quit it if it doesn't show promise very early on in the story.)

This was fun! (I hope you don't take offense if you're a Paolini fan.)

#books #valiantarcher

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ultimate-007 · 1 year

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A VIEW TO A KILL 1985

Willoughby Gray, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Roger Moore and a blimp

#A View to a Kill #Roger Moore #james bond #007 #gif

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acreasy1 · 7 months

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Is it really too much to ask to meet Christopher Eccleston while I'm frolicking in a field, hurt my ankle, and end up in a rainstorm like how Marianne met Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility? I need rescued, damn it. 🥺

#mandy talks #Chris Eccleston #a girl can dream

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greenhouse-radio · 1 year

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Torvill and Dean's Bolero 💜 + Invoking the narrative and Being ensnared by the narrative.

1: Passage from 'Fire on Ice', Neil Wilson (1994) / 2: Press Conference in a Pub?, (1983?) / 3 (+5): The Guardian, 'How we made Boléro' (2014) / 4: Bobby Thompson, 'The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean' (2009) / 6,7,8: Screencaps from 'Torvill & Dean', (2018) / 9: Promotional Still for biopic 'Torvill & Dean' (2018) / 10: Christopher Dean, 'The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean', (2009) / 11: Passage from 'Torvill and Dean: The Biography', John Hennessy, (1984) / 12: Google Suggestion for 'Torvill + Dean + Bolero' / 13,14: Holly Willoughby, 'The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean', (2009) / 15,16: Screencaps from fanvideo 'Torvill & Dean: Bolero Strikes Back', (2010) / 17: Passage from 'Torvill and Dean: The Biography', John Hennessy, (1984) / 18,19: Screencaps from 'Torvill & Dean', (2018) / 20: 'The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean', (2009) / 21,22: Bernie Ford, 'Theatre of Champions', (2001?) / 23,24: Screencaps from 'Torvill & Dean', (2018) / 25: DailyMail Online, (2014) / 26: Synopsis of the 1934 film 'Bolero', Wikipedia / 27: Betty Calloway, 'The Story of Bolero with Torvill and Dean', (2009) / 28: The Sun Online, (2017) / 29: Torvill and Dean perform to 'The Impossible Dream', Dancing on Ice, (2018) / 30: ~Torvill and Dean looking at ice between searches for a frozen lake; upon which they could perform Bolero.🤦~ Dancing on Thin Ice, (2021)

#the story-fication of torvill and dean is actually something that can be so personal to everyone in range #torvill and dean

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curiousb · 7 months

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The Smith Family Album: Volume XI

A quiet Sunday morning with the Smith family.

Annemarie is becoming quite a proficient musician.

Later the same day, they host a family get together,...

which swiftly turns into a gaming marathon, with granddad Christopher putting everyone to shame!

Thankfully, Christopher doesn't seem to have been scarred by his previous experience in the Smith hot tub.

It's also time to introduce a new family member.

Big world, small puppy.

Welcome to the family, Zippy! (Previously of the Morland family.)

No, Willoughby, puppies cannot double as bookmarks. Or maybe he's being very ambitious, and hoping to teach his new pal to read?

Zippy is comfortably installed in his new home.

Margaret and Willoughby had always hoped to give Annemarie a sibling.

But it just wasn't happening, until now. That really is one enormous bump!

#sims 2 #gameplay #merybury #willoughby smith #margaret brandon #annemarie smith #zippy smith #christopher brandon #smith family #bennet family #brandon family

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badmovieihave · 1 year

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Bad Movie I have The Princess Bride 1987

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mermaid886 · 1 year

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In which Christopher and Marianne’s daughter accidentally falls in love with Willoughby’s illegitimate son, much to their parents’ dismay.

#sense and sensibility #colonel brandon #christopher x marianne #marianne dashwood #jane austen fanfic #fanfic

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ljones41 · 9 months

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"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY" (2008) Review

The year 2008 marked the fourth adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, "Sense and Sensibility". First aired on the BBC, this three-part miniseries had been adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by John Alexander.

"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY" told the story of the two older of three sisters and their financial and romantic travails in early 19th century England. Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, along with their mother and young sister, Margaret; found themselves homeless and in financial straits following the death of their father. Their elder half-brother, John Dashwood, had promised their father he would financially compensate them, since the Norland Park estate was entailed to the male heir. Unfortunately, John possessed the backbone of jelly and allowed his venal wife Fanny to convince him into withholding any financial assistance from the Dashwood women. Fanny received a shock when her younger brother, Edward Ferrars, paid a visit and ended up becoming romantically involved with Elinor. Before their romance could flourish; Elinor, her sisters and her mother were forced to leave Norland Park. They settled at a cottage in Devon, owned by Mrs. Dashwood’s cousin, Sir John Middleton.

Upon settling in Devon, the Dashwoods became acquainted with the gregarious Sir John, his chilly wife and his equally extroverted mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennings. Marianne attracted the attention of two potential suitors – Sir John’s neighbor and former Army comrade, Colonel Christopher Brandon; and a handsome young blade named John Willoughby. Being seventeen and emotionally volatile, Marianne preferred the handsome Willoughby over the more stoic Colonel Brandon. And Elinor began to wonder if she would ever lay eyes upon Edward Ferrars again.

Unlike Ang Lee and Emma Thompson’s 1995 adaptation of Austen’s novel, John Alexander and Andrew Davies had decided to be a little more faithful to Austen’s novel. They included Lady Middleton, the autocratic Mrs. Ferrars and both Steele sisters – Lucy and Anne – to the story. They also included Edward Ferrars’ brief visit to the Dashwoods’ cottage, the dinner party at Mrs. Ferrars’ London house and a contrite Willoughby’s conversation with Elinor. But for me, being faithful to a literary source does not guarantee a superior production. If Alexander and Davies called themselves creating a production more faithful and superior to the 1995 movie, I do not believe they had succeeded. I am not saying that this ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” was a terrible production. On the contrary, I believe it was first-rate. I simply believe that the 1995 movie was a better adaptation.

This three-part miniseries had a lot going for it. Both Davies and Alexander beautifully captured most of the heart of soul of Austen’s tale. And aside from a few scenes, it was wonderfully paced. ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” captured the financial and social dilemma faced by the Dashwood females, upon the family patriarch’s death. The miniseries’ style permeated with warmth, solidity and color. The production designs created by James Merifield did an excellent job in sending viewers back to early 19th century England. But I must give kudos to cinematographer Sean Bobbitt, who received a well deserved Emmy nomination for his beautiful photography. The Devon, Hertfordshire and Surrey countryside looked rich and lush in color. I also enjoyed Michele Clapton’s colorful costumes, which earned a BAFTA nomination. Were they historically accurate? I do not know. I am not an expert in early 19th century fashion. However, I do have a question. Was ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” set during the decade of 1800-1809? Or was it set between 1810 and 1819? According to the family tree briefly shown in the following photo, the movie was set around 1800-1801:

There were some aspects of ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” that did not appeal to me. As much as I had enjoyed Merifield’s production designs, I found it disappointing that the majority of the London sequences featured interior shots. Which meant that viewers failed to get a truly rich view of early 19th century London. But most of my quibbles were about a few scenes that struck me as unnecessary. The miniseries opened with a young couple making love in the candlelight. Viewers easily surmised the identities of the pair – John Willoughby and Colonel Brandon’s young ward, Eliza. Perhaps this was Davies’ way of foreshadowing Willoughby’s character and his near seduction of Marianne. This was the first scene I found unnecessary and heavy-handed. There are some stories in which the use of foreshadowing as a literary device work very well. This particular scene failed to work for me. Another scene that struck me as unnecessary was Edward Ferrars’ brief visit to Barton Cottage. This scene was lifted from the novel and was used to foreshadow Elinor’s discovery of his engagement to Lucy Steele. Again, the use of foreshadow failed to work for me. I would have preferred that the audience’s knowledge of the Edward-Lucy engagement had been revealed as a complete surprise to them, as well as to Elinor.

Two more scenes also failed to impress me. Austen’s novel had hinted a duel between Willoughby and Brandon over the former’s seduction of young Eliza. Davies’ screenplay included the duel, after Willoughby’s rejection of Marianne and the birth of his and Eliza’s child. This duel would have served better following Willoughby’s seduction. In fact, I wish that Davies had not included it at all. For a brief moment, I found myself confused on whether the duel was fought over Eliza or Marianne. The scene also seemed to be an indication of Davies and Alexander’s attempt to inject some overt masculinity into Austen’s tale. The last scene that Davies carried over from the novel featured Willoughby’s expression of remorse to Elinor, over his treatment of Marianne. I must admit that I found that scene a little contrived and unnecessary. Willoughby’s reasons behind his abandonment of Marianne and his embarrassment at the assembly ball seemed pretty obvious to me. And in the 1995 version, the expression on Greg Wise’s face fully expressed Willoughby’s remorse more effectively than any of Austen’s (or Davies’) words.

Despite my misgivings, I must admit that ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” possessed a first-rate cast. Both Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield gave solid performances as the story’s two heroines – Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Morahan nicely portrayed the sober and level-headed aspects of Elinor’s personality. Yet at the same time, she conveyed subtle hints of the character’s emotions behind the mask. I found it difficult to believe that Morahan’s Elinor was 19 to 20 years-old in this story. She looked and behaved like a person who was at least 5 to 10 years older. Morahan had a tendency to utilize this ”deer-in-the-headlights” expression, whenever Elinor was surprised. Wakefield gave a decent performance as the volatile Marianne. She portrayed the character as written by Austen – an emotional and thoughtless adolescent with a kind heart. Were young females in their late teens really expected to behave in a mature manner, consistently? My only problem with Wakefield was there were a few moments when her performance seemed mechanical with hardly any style or true skill.

The miniseries received fine support from the likes of Janet Teer as the emotional Mrs. Dashwood, Mark Williams as the jovial Sir John Middleton, Jean Marsh as Mrs. Ferrars, Mark Gatiss as the vacuous John Dashwood and young Lucy Boynton as Margaret Dashwood. In his first scene, Dan Stevens seemed to hint that his interpretation of Edward Ferrars might prove to be a little livelier than past interpretations. It was a hint that failed to flourish. His Edward proved to be just as mild. At least his performance was adequate. When the miniseries first aired in Britain nearly three years ago, the media had declared Dominic Cooper as the new sex symbol of British costume drama. After seeing his performance as John Willoughby, I found this hard to swallow. But he did give a first-rate performance. But there were performances that failed to impress me. One, I had a problem with the Steele sisters. Anna Madeley’s performance as the subtle, yet catty Lucy Steele seemed perfectly fine with me. But I found Daisy Haggard’s broadly comic take on Anne Steele ridiculously overdone. And I never could understand why one Steele sister spoke with a well-bred accent (Lucy) and the other with a regional accent that strongly hinted of the lower classes. Very inconsistent. I also had a problem with Rosanna Lavelle as Sir John’s cold wife, Lady Middleton. She barely seemed to exist. In fact, I never understood why Davies did not follow Emma Thompson’s example by deleting the character altogether. Linda Bassett gave a friendly performance as Mrs. Jennings, Lady Middleton’s mother. But her portrayal lacked that deliciously meddlesome trait that prevailed in Austen’s novel and the 1995 movie. And I also found Bassett’s accent questionable. I could not tell whether her character was from amongst the upper or middle class.

At least two performances in ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” managed to impress me. One of those performances belonged to Claire Skinner, who portrayed the Dashwood sisters’ bitchy sister-in-law, Fanny Ferrars Dashwood. Skinner was truly superb as the venal and manipulative Fanny, who seemed more than determined to not only rule her husband, but also make her sisters-in-law miserable for the sake of her ego. My favorite Fanny scene featured that delicious montage in which she wore down John’s determination to help his sisters and stepmother financially. The other outstanding performance came from David Morrissey’s portrayal of the stoic Colonel Brandon. As much as I admire Morrissey’s skills as an actor, I have found some of his performances a little too theatrical at times. I certainly cannot say the same about his performance in ”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY”. He perfectly captured the quiet nuance of his character; and at the same time, expressed Brandon’s passion for Marianne through facial expressions and body language.

”SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” may have been marred by scenes that I found unnecessary and lacked a witty sense of humor and something of an edge; but it still turned out to be an intelligent and solid adaptation of Austen’s novel. And fans of Austen’s novel can thank Andrew Davies’ script, John Alexander’s direction, Sean Bobbitt’s photography and a solid cast lead by Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield.

#sense and sensibility #sense and sensibility 2008 #hattie morahan #charity wakefield #dan stevens #david morrissey #dominic cooper #janet mcteer #lucy boynton #anna madeley #claire skinner #mark gatiss #jane austen #jean marsh #linda bassett #mark williams #tim mcmullan #daisy haggard

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