Fan A-Z Challenge

A new blogging challenge, woo hoo! Guylty has created the Fan A-Z Challenge and I just had to come out of hiding to participate, because you know I can’t resist these types of things!

me, trying to resist a fangirl questionnaire

There are some really good questions in this challenge that aren’t just the same old ‘favorite outfit’ type

not that there’s anything wrong with favorite outfits…

The questions about fandom are what really intrigued me. a few of the questions don’t apply to me but I think I’ll be able to answer most of them. so without further ado, let’s tackle the first letter.

A.) if you add up all the money you have spent on DVDs, cinema tickets, accommodation, theatre tickets, fanart, audio books etc, how expensive has RA been so far?

Compared to other fans, I haven’t spent a lot of money on my RA fangirling.

you keep telling yourself that

I have purchased relatively little merchandise and I haven’t gone to a premiere or any kind of event. after sitting down and adding it all up, this is what I’ve spent money on:

• cinema tickets for all three Hobbit movies (The Desolation of Smaug twice) and Into The Storm
• DVDs/Blurays for all three Hobbit movies
• rented film version of The Crucible and interview
• Funko Pop! Thorin
• Red Dragon Plushie
• An Inconvenient Marriage and Venetia audio books on CD
• North & South novel
• North & South DVD
• A Heart For Milton ebook
• Harry Kennedy episodes of The Vicar of Dibley on DVD
• Photobucket add free plans for 2 years to house my collection of gifs

That’s about it! anything else I have was gifted to me.

Gift.

It doesn’t seem like much, as far as fangirling goes, but it adds up to a little over $300 over a five year period. quite a steal for all of the enjoyment it’s brought me ❤

 

Think It Through, Armitage!

Today is Richard’s birthday.

Instead of waxing lyrical about him

O my Luve’s like a red, red rose

I think it’s time to start another blogging challenge!

*cue trumpets and fanfare*

So you know how I like to modify already existing blogging challenges to fit my needs, right? Well, my friend just started the 365 day Music Challenge…I am NOT going to blog for 365 days straight! *yikes* but I did start answering the questions just for fun. I only made it to #66 before I gave up.

I lacked the proper motivation

Since I always say that everything comes back to Richard, I’m going to adapt those questions for a new RA Challenge. A very random RA Challenge that very loosely resembles the original questions but I’ll also answer the music questions too because: why not? At the beginning my interpretations stayed normal enough without repeating questions that I’ve done in other Challenges (what is this now, number 3? 4? I think I may be a Challenge whore *blushes*) but the further along it went the more slap-happy I became. I hope you’ll stick around and join me for the madness.

Music & More Challenge

1.) a favorite recent interview

Can I just say how much I am enjoying Richard and Max doing promos together? There’s an easy camaraderie between them that is nice to see. Although having teenage sons seems to be rubbing off on Richard’s posture. Sit up straight! Square those shoulders! (that was said in my Dad’s voice, in case you didn’t recognize it).

I like how both Richard and Max seem to be in awe of Sarah’s weather knowledge in preparation for her role as Allison. They even go so far as to suggest that she’s the real hero of the story. interesting.

smart is the new sexy

Richard seems to be at ease in this interview, smirking at Max while he’s talking, using a multitude of hand gestures himself (was that supposed to be a shark?), and making up more words (“found-footish” sounds legit to me. but then so does “strategery”, so maybe I’m not the best judge). I liked when he referred to Donnie and Trey as his boys too, it made me feel all gooey.

here’s a story of a man named Gary, who was alienating 2 boys of his own…

and the surprise Richard exhibits when he finds out Weta worked on some of the special effects in the movie was cute too. As was the red-telephone-box-bit. Think it through, Armitage! totally sounds like something that would come out of my mouth. I may just have to steal it.

⭐

and now the Music part of the Challenge

your favorite song today: Haunted by Sinead O’Conner & Shane MacGowan

because

he’s kind of shy

but that’s the kind of girl I am,

he’s my kind of guy

I Feel Pretty! Oh So Pretty!

I felt it was time for another post-every-day series, so I’ve been looking around for a challenge to adapt like I did with the Alphabet Movie challenge. Most of them ask the same standard questions: favorite episode, favorite photo, etc.

still my favorite

but the Disney Princess challenge (yes, you read that right) actually has some interesting points to ponder.

Tinker T(h)orin?

I’ve adapted it into the RA Character challenge though, so there won’t actually be any princesses.

now she tells me

The first few handful of questions are the same old, same old but I hope you’ll stick around to see how the others differ 🙂

RA Character challenge

1.) favorite character

Harry Kennedy

what a coincidence…