Sunday, 31 October 2021

October (and September) WIPocalypse

 I somehow missed September so you get it now but I haven't got a whole lot of stitching to show. But first the questions 

September: List five projects you have unstarted in your stash that you’d like to start in the (relatively) near future. I don't know if I can come up with 5 but the 2 I think of immediately are Bellatrix by Bella Filipina  that will be recoloured by Make it Pink

And Waiting by Tilton Crafts, art by Victoria Frances 

I've had this pattern for years and it's likely to take longer than the Lion King is taking, also it is huge, but so, so pretty. I also have several different dragons I want to do.

October: Do you prefer Halloween or Christmas stitching? Christmas gets the edge on this one, but only because I like making ornaments so much

It's been a good couple months, I have even managed to go waterfall hunting a couple times. and found one I'd never been to before, Moses falls in Revelstoke


Stitching has been good, but I don't have a lot to show as one thing I was working on is a gift, but I did do this little Mill Hill kit


have made a bit of progress on Lion King



As for what I watched

Critical Role and the start of Campaign 3 

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3 - Such a wonderful series

American Gods Season 3 - Such a weird and yet great show.

His Dark Materials - Season 2 - It’s so well done, can’t wait for season 3

Sleepy Hollow Season 4 - This was kind of a reboot, they ended it fairly well in season 3 and it seems they weren’t sure where to go for 4,

Pitch Perfect - The Trilogy - There are parts of these movies that go a little over the top for me, but other parts (like the music) that are wonderful. The good definitely outweighs the bad for me. 

Pompeii - Disaster Movie with Gladiators, can’t go wrong there.

The Princess Bride - I mean, it’s the perfect movie, it’s “inconceivable” that there is anything more to say. 

Poseidon - Cruise ship capsizes and a ragged assortment of people try to survive, in other words a typical disaster movie, and a decent one at that.

The Emperor’s New Groove - It’s so different from most of Disney’s animated stuff, but so much fun. One of those movies that is made so much better by the quality of the villain

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - While there are very few actual Persians in this movie about a mythical version of Persian, it is still a great adventure movie. Lots of unexpected twist and a great deal of fun.

Angels Fall - A made for TV romance based on a Nora Roberts novel, which I’ve read, but long enough ago I wasn’t picking this apart too badly, Could have been better, could have been worse, wasn’t a bad way to kill a couple hours.

Reign of Fire - Dragons take over the world in the near future - 2020.  It’s a pretty good adventure movie and was the first thing I saw Gerard Butler in, been a fan ever since.

The Prince of Egypt - Epic without being preachy, And the music is phenomenal 

Top Gun - The Commentary, I watched the movie not long ago, but finally got it in DVD and thoroughly enjoyed the commentary, which was done 18 years after the movie was released.

The Princess Diaries - There’s no other way to describe this other than charming.