Tales Of A Triple Threat

Greetings, friends and enemies [hopefully not enemies, actually. Why would my enemies be reading my blog? Do they know I have a blog? Do I even have enemies?].  I don't hate tropes. Really. There are some that I love reading, and, even ones that I don't love, I can appreciate in the right story. After all, most people can't come up with a wholly original idea or a story without tropes.  However, there are a few that I really dislike. Some of these I hate all the time, and some I can enjoy if they're done in a unique way, but, generally, I hate them.  And, if this post is too negative for you, don't worry. I'm going to make a post with my favorite tropes soon. #1: Love Triangles I think I've met maybe one person who genuinely likes love triangles. And yet people are still writing them!  Why? My main issue with love triangles is that they're incredibly formulaic. I have less of a problem with subversions. Most of them go something like this:  There's a...

 Greetings! I know I just did a Top Ten post, but I've been wanting to talk about Buffy some more, and I figured that this was a good chance to do it. This was ridiculously hard, because there are 144 episodes of Buffy, and I deeply love most of them, so there was no way I would be able to just choose ten, but I chose fifteen, which I think is pretty reasonable [at least for someone who's super involved in the Buffyvserse like I am]. If you've never seen Buffy,  here's  the link to where I reviewed it.  *clears throat* Let's get started, shall we? Disclaimer: There will be spoilers galore, so read at your own risk.  #15: Something Blue Summary: One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening. Why I Love It: I love this one because it's just incredibly entertaining. The actors all do a really great job in this episode, the dialogue is great [as per usual], and it's a really fun and c...

 Greetings! So, my blogaversary is in May, and I decided to do a Q&A to celebrate it (yes, yes, I'm incredibly basic, I know). I can't believe I've been blogging for almost two years. My life has changed so much because of it.  So, go ahead and ask as many questions as you'd like about anything that you'd like (fandom questions are much appreciated, but you can ask me about all sorts of things). If you ask me too personal, I won't be answering it (and by personal, I mean, like, what's your address. If you want to ask me about who my fictional crushes are or how I decided I wanted to be a writer or something, those are fine).  I can't wait to see what you all come up with!  Bye For Now,

 Greetings! It's been awhile since I did a tag and this one looked fun, so I decided to do it.  The Rules -Link back to the person who created the tag -Thank the person who tagged you -Share the tag graphic -Tag eleven bloggers I think I've already broken almost all of these rules, but, oh well.  I'm putting this here because I've been bingeing Escape the Night recently, and I love it. If you've seen it, let me know.  Vital Stats and Appearance Name: McKayla Renee [I'm not sharing my last name, but here's my middle name as a consolation prize]. Nicknames: I don't think I have any. Birthday: October 28th Hair color and length: Blondish-brown and about chest length. Eye color: Dark brown. Braces/piercings/tattoos: One piercing in each ear [because I'm basic]. I had braces for a long time, but not anymore. Righty or Lefty? This girl's a righty! Ethnicity: I'm a mix of a lot of things. My ancestry is mostly English and Irish, but I also have some...

Hello people of the Internet! I love '80s movies. Not all of them, of course, but I like a lot of them. Hence this post.  This list is not in order. Well, I mean, it is in order, but the order is 'the order I thought of them in'. I had enough trouble picking just ten. Picking between them would probably break me [or, y'know, something less dramatic]. Also, the PG-13 rating wasn't invented until 1984, so anything made before that [and even a few after that] are rated PG when I think PG-13 would suit the film better. If I think that's the case, I'll say so when I list the rating. Ok, onto the post. #10: Ghostbusters Director: Ivan Reitman Writers: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson.  Rating: PG Summary: Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost remover service.  Why I Like It: Ghostbusters is just such a classic. Raise you...