Adventures in Imaginary Worlds

I'm a Catholic writer and reader. I like books, TV shows, and movies and I talk about them here, and I'll reblog anything that catches my fancy.

[365gleit]

Point Reyes, CA

February 2016

[taylornprice]

some california wildflowers!

[rawstrap]

"!!" is its own word to me

[fictionadventurer]

My beloved July Sunday ritual

Wear a new dress to church

Come home and have breakfast and a cup of tea while reading Sabbaths by Wendell Berry

[raptorific]

[poprocksromance]

A cautionary tale about the growing literacy crisis

[anywhoozles]

[tributary]

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[e-louise-bates]

I've been on a murder mystery/English middlebrow fiction reading kick these last couple of months (with the occasional sci-fi thrown in as a treat), but they're starting to get repetitive. What fantasy books have you all been reading and enjoying this summer?

[catholicapothecary]

Forgive my sinful heart my lord, for I bear nothing but scorn inside of it, and thus I forgot how to love thee and thy works.

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[smallreptile]

Leaded stained glass spiderweb door

[danskjavlarna]

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Here are the vintage knights I’ve so far encountered in my research.

[moethh]

where do you live on the internet and how can i get there

[medievalsquire]

i don't think it's healthy for children to be this involved in succession crises

[fictionadventurer]

Choose an Emma

Emma Woodhouse

Emma Watson

Emma Thompson

Emma Stone

Emma M. Lion

Emma Roberts

Remaining time: 1 day 3 hours

[gargoylegf]

When I was at Monticello the tour guide told us that TJ frequently ate Mac and cheese, French fries, and vanilla ice cream. The fatal American need to have everything off the kids menu at a restaurant

[fictionadventurer]

There should never have been a Toy Story 4, but since there is a Toy Story 4, I'm so grateful they made a Toy Story 5. It means that Woody's story doesn't end with him abandoning all his friends forever--even if he's got his own life, he still stays in touch with his friends and comes back around when they need him, and I needed to see that.

5 is nowhere near the level of the trilogy, but it feels like they took the corporate mandate and made a story that mattered. It feels like good fanfiction--not necessary, but filling in gaps in the story that are nice to explore. It had a perspective on growing up that was missing from the trilogy, and I'm surprised to find that the series is better for having mentioned this.

I actually found myself wondering if I liked it better than 3. Not that it's the better movie--3 is a better-constructed film on almost every level--but that maybe I enjoyed it more. (It helps that I consider 2 far and away the best and most enjoyable movie of the series, and 5 was like a sequel to that). And let me tell you, that was not a thought I'd ever dreamed Toy Story 5 would spark in me.