Villainous deeds indeed

I have a deep confession to make....

"I love Villains".

Its sadly very true.  I spend more time dreaming over the baddies in novels and books.  So, therefore, it's hardly no surprise that my NaNo novel is pretty depended on my villain. In fact, I have 'written' enough background on my Naranbaatar/Narl that I can probably write a book for him..which I totally should.

Anyway, I'd thought I should write a post about some of my favorite Villainous boys.

Should it be any surprise Loki is number one of this list? I mean, come on, honestly....

Is this the face of a malicious man? No? Yes? Well, whatever you answer, Loki is one of the coolest Villains. Coolest in many ways. He is the god of mischief. I can't help but think, I'd be good friends with Loki. And even in Mythology, He didn't do things to be bad, but to entertain himself. A trickster. A Joker. A cutie clown.  Of course, Tom Hiddleston playing Loki does influence that like factor.......Now, granted, he is much more bad in The Avengers, but I still think he isn't terrible.  Ok, no, he is terrible....but it all stems from being the innocent prankster somewhere down deep.  You all have permission to call me physco now.

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I honestly don't understand why I adore Durza....But for some reason, he seemed to be so much, more, then Eragon.  I was heart broken when he Durza died. I mean, come on, the most powerful Shade, gone because he lost his attention because a Dragon came through the roof...honestly? Honestly? Honestly?
I went through the second book moping over his death, and groaning each time because he wasn't there.
And I hated Eragon with a fury.
But, in book 3, I realized Eragon wasn't all that bad, and decided, him being the hero after all, I should try my hardest to like him. And I did.
But I still do a little heart sob whenever Durza's name comes up....

Via

Oy! It's everybody's favorite 12 year old Criminal master mind, Artemis Fowl!
From the moment I opened the book, I went, "Oh, this is a badass kid. I love him" and ever since, I've had mized emotions on this Young Moriarty. He is 12, I'm 16. I think I've grown to respect and adore in a big sisterly way.  Not so much outright adore. Though, I could. If he was older.
(Ya know its bad when you think, "If this boy was older, I'd love him" and he is fictional...*facepalm*)
But, of course, there is no discrediting Butler. I have said on many occasions I want a Butler like that.
Artemis embodies the little child in all of us, the child who still believes in Fairytales, with the cold cunning of a crime lord. How much better can it really get?

Via

{I have not, in fact, watched OUAT, but that does not affect my ever bounding affection for this giggling Villain}.  The first I ever saw of Rumpel was the traditional fairytale that, lets face it, is stupid. (Maybe i shall do a post on the stupidity of fairytales....).  I am rather pleased with the way Once Upon A Time redid this 'lovable' fellow.  The second I saw of him was a youtube video of him laughing in different scenes.
There is a phrase I'm looking for...oh...

"Hook, line and sinker".

How does someone so horrid be so adorable at the same time?  I have since watched every youtube video of him and Belle I could get my fangirl hands on. And, I have literally no idea how someone could hate him.  Durza, Loki, yeah, I can understand where they might have haters. But what is there to hate on this adorable little giggling bad dude?

Someone once told me they didn't like him becuase he is the villain, my reply?

"Well. Hate him then. I adore him. MY LITTLE SUNSHINE EVIL DARLING!"

So there.

Via

I'm not going to say much, since it's hard to concentrate on not blinking, and thinking up something witty to say....moving on....

Dracula was the first Villain I actually loathed. Yet...liked because he had won the loathe award. Ah, why am I so complicated? I have not watched any Dracula movies, just read the book (I actually haven't finished it...I need to do that...). And I won't let myself read it unless its late at night, and I'm the only one awake, because, that's just the way it should be read, in the dark, where every noise makes you squeak and dive under your blankets, as if that will ever protect you..... XD

No list of villainous punks would be complete with Jim (or James, whatever you prefer) Moriarty.  I was always intrueged by the Professor Moriarty in the story, and rather bummed out that he only had one story. I always wondered, who really, was this great man?

 The Basil Rathbone Moriarty was alright, except for the fact that he was 'killed' and yet, survived each time he came up, and had a complete change of face later on:

Which, was rather disgruntling, but, hey. Plastic Surgery can work wonders....I guess....

 

And then I saw Daniel Davis' portrayal as The 'honorable' Professor. In one Star Trek episode, they portrayed such a different, and yet, same, Moriarty then I had ever known, and it launched my love for this great baddie.   It showed a strangely human (Human...ehehehehehehe. Seeing how Moriarty was a holograph....And yes, that was a Loki laugh) Moriarty, one who actually was a person, and not just an embodiment of bad guy.

Daniel paved the way to big finale....

Andrew Scott=Best Moriarty ever. 

And then, to be fair, we can't leave Jared Harris' Mo out....

He did play a rather good Professor Moriarty, I like how they showed his 'Professor' side. Something the other portrayals of him seem to forget....He ISN'T just a bad guy.

But he is one mega Villain all the same.

And that concludes my favorite men of Villainous deeds, but, in any line up, we have our runner upers:

The Nazgul. I just like them. They be coolio. No reason, no argument to back myself up, I just do.

Ok, come on. I'll admit, the only reason Gru is a runner up is because, One) He isn't a villain at heart and Two) He is such a cliche villain. But, he pulls the cliche off very well....

I'd like to take a moment to think on this man's total badness. I mean, he is bad.  Truthfully, he should be more then a runner up. But, this is a list of my favorites, and he just isn't one of them.  He is a good Villain, a bad villain, a kick butt villain, a horrifying Villain, and honestly, a believable villain. He doesn't yell, but is soft spoken, he doesn't torture you (Unless you happen to be a certain fashion designer named Cinna...) but instead locks you in a room with poisons berries. But, like I said, this was a list of my favorites, not the best. 
President Snow truly is right up there with the best.

 

I honestly planned on putting Palpatine up in my favorites, but upon thinking about it, I decided to move him down here. He just isn't my favorite. Thats Darth Vader, and I've never considered Vader a villain...rather, an anti-hero, or lost hero, or Hero-what'cha-will. 

First off, let me state, Onceler is adorable.  Even his Greedler self is adorable.  I'm currently putting together a cosplay of his striped pants, vest and cute little hat.  

But He isn't truly the villain in 'The Lorax', At least not in the movie, and not really in the children's book either.  SO I can't really classify him as a 'favorite villain' but a 'favorite animated movie character'? Oh yes.  His face is now on my Laptop screen, my iphone lock and home page. 

I realize Mr. Joker deserves to be way higher on this list, but I haven't watched Batman, only the funny Joker clips, so here he stays.  But, Le Joker wins le reward for being able to make us laugh while still being horrified at his actions.

And, this is the end,  since I have the feeling I'm just pulling villains out of my head now, whether I like them or not, since I am enjoying this post so much. I should do more posts on Villains...actually no. The fact that I'm enjoying putting down all my favorite baddies might actually be disturbing...I should probably see a Doctor, the mental sort, for that...

So, thoughts? Do you agree? Disagree? who would you add to this list? Nothing pleases me more then comments, except chocolate, ya know. ^.^

Signed off with a computerish whirring noise, since this is a scheduled post, 

and therefore, controlled by the lovely thing that is blogger:

Ashley

Uglies

I don't understand myself. Aren't we supposed to fall in love with the Prince Charming in Fairy Tales? Not the old troll. But I don't. In Phantom of the Opera, I detested Raoul, even though he was beautifully handsome, a Viscount, and Christine's obvious love. And I loved Erik. The ugly, terrible, hideous Erik. The man with very likely mental problems. The man who preferred darkness and gloom to light. But wasn't opposed to Christine showing him light.

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Then in the Inheritance Cycle. The moment Durza was introduced, my heart quickened. I tossed Eragon aside, and went after the Shade. The ugly, horrid, evil Shade.

I'm reading a book called "Ashes, Ashes" by Jo Treggiari. In it, we have two brothers. One toned, handsome, funny, totally lovable. The other is a survivor of a illness between the Bird Flu and the Zombie virus. His skin has a charred look, and his eyes are red. He dresses like the grim reaper, while wearing a mask so he won't scare people with his looks. I'm very certain you can guess my favorite.

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What is wrong with me? Why do I love the ugly, unlovable, horrid people? Am I a goth under my retro, pink self?

And then, there is a book Mirriam is writing. I'm a beta-reader, and I can't give you much details since I don't know how much I CAN give away (just, let me say....it's aaawwwweeessssoooommmmeeeee!!!)
But there is a certain character, considered a monster, he appears hardly human. Black tears, glowing eyes, etc etc....but I actually wept for him. My heart hurt so bad for this man. All he needs is love.

Untitled from Myfonwy O'Neal on Vimeo.

When I read books with terrible monsters, I always cry, and think, "Oh, if only somebody loved them, they would never be like this".

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If somebody had loved Erik, he would've never lived under the Opera house, never would he have kidnapped Christine, never wept over his own face. For he would know somebody loved him without a thought of his face.

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If someone loved Durza, he might not have needed to become evil to get his ways. If somebody had shown him true, enduring love, he wouldn't have even considered being vile.

If someone loved Monster (he does have a name...but...I don't know if I can say it) he might not have been put into the Underneath to start with. Those who loved him wouldn't have let that happen.

Sammy from "Ashes, Ashes" got sick, and someone already did love him. 2 somebodies, actually. But he wasn't afraid to show his face at times. He didn't weep over those who were scared of him. He made it his goal to become friends with them. That's what Erik could've been. Sammy is Erik, with a different story.

I could go on. Darth Vader (I think his problem was to much love. Another reason to hate Anakin. But that goes for another post..), The Hirogen, Loki, Moriarty. I'm always liking the terrible villains who should be despised. But I don't. I love them. I dream of them.


What is wrong with me?

*NOTE*
None of these images are mine. All our 'borrowed'. I have the credit under each one. I dinna steal, so don't accuse me.

Oh Oh number {part 2}

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typing in lowercase because i am holding a sleeping baby in one arm, and can't press the shift key.  and thinking, "it's ok, ashley. what matter more? shiloh, or capitol letters?"

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the word, 'maestro'.

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people who have the same interests as me.

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musicals.

and music period.

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dreams

even the bad, scary kinds.

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gifs

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yellow twinkie like minions

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e-buddies

Nova 

Grace Anna

Mikayla.

Fairfallen,

Weekly Wonders.

Miss Nova over at Forgotten Paper Airplanes (her blog is awesome. I love it) is starting a new weekly linkup...I'll let her explain it:

"Here's how it works. There will be a specified category for that week (inspirational, random, wedding, etc.), and you will post as many pictures as you wish in that specific category. And...just to test it out, we'll do random this week. I'm not sure how well this is going to work, considering I don't have a button, nor do I have a link thing...working on it.

So, this week's category is random. Which means any picture you've found that you just love"

So, my pictures, (thought included free of charge)

 Atticus Finch, you never cease to make me smile.  I even named my lamp after him. (I name everything).  It is a green Banker's lamp...(Like THIS one).  The moment I got it, I thought, "This looks like a lamp A Lawyer would use..." It got the name 'My Atticus Lamp'.

NOVA! Isn't Tom's eyes normally blue, however?  He must be wearing contact, or something.

No comment.  (My brother, Zeb asks who he is, I said, "Loki. He's a bad guy".  Zeb: "Duh.  All bad guys look cool")

You wont believe how many times I've said this.  Half hoping blue fire will come out of my palm.  It doesn't work. I need a Rider Tattoo on my palm first...

I haven't watched the Eragon movie...yet...but I think they matched the actor up PERFECTLY with the character.  This, is so Durza.   The only difference that I feel that is kinda big...is Shades have Maroon eyes. Not light blue.  Light Blue looks good on Durza, however.
 WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE?!?!?

I sympathize.

 

Ya know, I use this quote a lot.

And this picture:

 

Unless you are a fellow Phantom/Erik lover...and you read the book before the movie...you just won't get the splendor of this picture.  The realisticness.

Forget Gerard Butler. 

^THAT^ is what Erik really looked like.

And one last Hiddles picture for Nova, because I like you, *wink*

Ok.  So...I forgot to say anything about the Wissmann's visit.  I am ashamed. Forgive me.

We had a BLAST. In capital letters.

Me and Hannah W. (who is a little less then a year older then me.  She is 16, and I'm about to be 16) talked about loads of things.

Books, reviewing, books, Wild West Bandits, Books, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Books, her married Siblings, book.

You get the pattern, right?

I'm sad that we have to wait a full year until we can see them again...but at least I gave Hannah my email address..and I friended her on FaceBook..so..maybe the year will pass quickly.

Fairfallen, dearest Readers! Until another day!

(P.S.  Dance of the sugar Plum fairies...MmmMmmMmmm!)

Bikes, and pictures, sings and pains.

This Sunday, we had fun. Obviously.  But, I am now greatly pained...which I will come to later.

The bike trail (I nearly spelled it Trial...which would be appropriate enough) really was pretty.  There were two bridges we crossed, and this one was over a not dried up creek.  I begged Tweedledee and Tweedledum to stop so I could take pictures.  I'm sure having a photographer for a sister is a pain in the butt.

Well, maybe it's not, Zeb (one of the Tweedle brothers of mine) doesn't seem to bothered.

Live long, and prosper.  My Vulcan brother salutes you.

Notice, me and Evan and Zeb are alone?  No, I didn't drive us, sadly.  We wanted to start at the beginning of the trail, and the parents and littles planned to start at a park little less then half way through.  They dropped us off at the starting point, and we fended for ourselves.  We had to fight Shades while we rode on Dragon's back (Eragon, anyone? I plan to do an Eragon post later...).  What I said about Shades and Dragons is an elaborate lie. Pay no heed to such nonsense unless it is real.  All we had to do was watch out when crossing roads.  at first, the roads weren't very crowded, but as we got closer to town, and it got closer to Lunch times, crossing got a little more difficult.  Almost like the Magical Shades were working against us...

I think, they were talking about...funny stuff.  We talked about so much nonsense (Dragons, Shades, alternate realities) I truly can't remember it all.

Moi bike, and le trail.

Evan insisted at stopping at this fitness station.  and he nearly brought it down.  There was SEVERE termite damage to the wood, and it was creaky at best.

Like my outfit?  I started out with a jacket (which was my Mom's and much to big for me, but matched perfectly, so I didn't care).  But after 30 minuets, it got a little hot.  So, I used it as a belt. And tucked my water bottle in it.  Also, when riding, I kept my Camera strap on my shoulder, but tucked the camera itself into the jacket 'belt' to protect it from wind/handlebars/swinging.

After we had met up with Parents and little peeps, we rode a bit more, then turned around, and stopped at this local restaurant called 'Main Street Station'.  At first, we were only going to get Ice cream (it's the only place, except McD's and Burger King that sells Ice cream *IN WAFFLE CONES!!!* in our small Radiator Springs town).  But after riding bikes for nearly 2 hours, we were STARVING.  I had  grilled shrimp on a Garden Salad, which was really good.  Did you notice? I had a good workout, then ate healthy?

Shiloh was happy to be just anywhere.

Titus Anthony.  Isn't his eyelashes cute?

Now, on to the pains.  I am NOT in shape.  I'm so out of it, it's embarrassing.   "Jim, I'm a writer, not a athlete!" (  I started out good, I kept up with my in-better-shape brothers, but then, the going got tough.  Before we headed back (we older ones had went ahead of the Parents and Littles), I nearly passed out from lack of Oxygen.  It was bad.  I had to stop, and sit down (in the gravely dirt) beside the trail, while my brothers looked worriedly on.

"Are you ok?"
"Do we need to slow down for you?"

Yes, please for the sake of all sanity, slow down!

Well, once we got to Main Street Station, I discovered (when I sat down at the table) another, more difficult and dainty, matter.

Do any of my readers know what happens if a person (who is not used to it) is in the saddle all day?  Yes, you get saddle sore on the other end.
Do you know what happens when you haven't ridden a bike for any knowledgeable time spans then suddenly ride for nearly 2 hours? While getting on and off, on and off to cross roads?
I'll leave you to think on what I am going through right now.
I am reminded just how out of shape I am each and every time I sit down, change position while sitting down, or run.

So, moving on.
After lunch at the MS Station, we went home, and got ready for church.  A singing group that we REALLY liked were coming to a church which we had stopped attending about a year or so ago.  Are any of you thinking, awkward reunion?
ANyway, we braved the mass, and went to the Church, got a little cold water tossed on us (Hypothetical) but we were mostly greeted back with love.  There was one family...

*mumbles* whoireallydontlikeandtheylikewise,andifindthemapaininthebutt,worsethencarbuncles....

If you read any of that, I'm sorry.
To them, I go:

Which isn't at all nice of me...but, I was in pain from my bike ride, and my seat hurt. like, bad.  So...I had an excuse.

The singing was great, and My Dad talked to the Dad of their family, and we got it worked out that they will be coming tomorrow!! For dinner!!! We shall have a party (and that familywhoimentionabove is not invited lol)!!!

Tomorrow is going to be fun.

ANYWHO.

When we left the church, my throat was hurting, and I somehow decided that it was due to riding a bike all day.  Please don't ask how I got to that thought...I was tired, and in pain from the seat up... so, my thoughts weren't to rational or Logical for that matter.


I woke up this morning, and the throat still hurts.  I think I have a throat cold or something....but it should be gone by tomorrow.  It hurts like fire at times, but eating strawberries helps.  Really, strawberries and sugar helps sore throats.  Forget the honey jibberjabber.

So, there was my epic Sunday.
How was your Sunday, Dear readers?


Oh, this is for Nova:

Oh, and P.S:

I guessed FOF's trivia right, and got this!