The Men I love Part one : Orry Main

Like most girls have I imagine, I too have a list of guys real or imaginary  that I am shall we say "in love" with . I like them for various reasons character traits, circumstances I can relate too etc.  We'll begin with:

 Orry Main.

Isn't he handsome?!!?!?!?!?

Orry is from the books and TV series "North and South."  He is the son of a wealthy plantation owner in  South Carolina. He goes to  West Point. During the journey, he meets and falls in love with beautiful New Orleans French-Creole Madeline Fabray.  At the Academy he becomes great friends with George Hazard.  While at the Academy the meet Bent and evil ,twisted man  who instantly hates Orry and  constantly harasses him and punishes him for no reason.  Orry keeps writing letters to Madeline even though she haws not responded. After being gone 2 years Orry returns home on leave.  While home Orry learns that Madeline is to marry Justin  La Motte, who is known to be a cruel man .  After Madeline's wedding Orry and she discover her father hid Orry's letters to her so that she would marry a powerful and wealthy man.     She and he are both devastated  and  now that she  is married they can't even be  a couple or anything like that!!!  Orry returns to the Academy and Madeline begins her life as Mrs. Justin La Motte.

I'm not going to say anything more about the story as it'll spoil it for those who might watch or read  it. :D ( the TV series is better. Just saying)
Orry's character is amazing! He's a real gentlemen,  a hero, and he is just awesome!!! Plus he and Madeline are just so great together.  There is some adult content in it so I would definitely only watch it if you have parental permission, are a very mature person, or over the age of 14 or there abouts.

Now some pictures of the dear guy shall we?!!! ( or should we say couple as Madeline is in all of them but one? )

Aren't they sweet?!?!?!?

That dress is to die for!!!!!

Secrets, secrets, where would the world be without them?

Basically he is awesome, his story is awesome and I am in love with it all and him!!!!!  And I never tire of it! I love his determination and the strength with which he overcomes things. And well, EVERYTHING!!!!!! Do you have a character or story you never tire of?
  Ta Ta darlings!!!!
Autumn xo

On a "must read" classic.

There are many classic books people tell you are "amazing!" "incredible" and "a must read."
One I had never read was a book that kept on popping up here and there with people saying how good it was. "Anna Karenina."
Eventually I decided to read it. Surely it couldn't be that bad?
I am not even halfway finished  and yet  I am already bored, horrified  and  upset over  the main character's transformation and idiotic choices.
Frankly, I cannot see how a book with so much immorality in it can be held up  so much by scores of people as a "fabulous  , must read".   Its kinda sad really.

Image on a book cover I found on-line.

I had to see how it ends so read up on it on Wikipedia and am happy now I know how it ends. It doesn't end happily. But, now I know how it'll end so I'm content in that knowledge.
 But, I am still horrified with Anna and her behaviour and what she does.    I shall link to the Wikipedia article on her and the book  here as it is rather long and has mature content in it. Anna is an interesting character  but I do not like her very much at all.
I prefer the secondary main female character  Kitty. Her story is most interesting and her character delightful.
Frankly, I think Leo Tolstoy 's book is more admired for his writing style and the amazing  quotes then the story itself.

I shall be finishing the book ,even though I know how it ends. As much as I dislike Anna herself it is a rather interesting story. And I imagine many would call it tragic. I do enjoy reading it but Anna gets to a stage where she gives me a headache and we need time apart.     A new movie starring  Keira Knightly in the role  is coming out this year and frankly I am excited about that as I really feel Kiera could play the role very well. In the meantime I shall be finishing the book and then watching one of the old films of it.  Watch out for a post on my finishing the book perhaps my view will have changed. And movie reviews of it.

Have you ever read Anna Karenina? Or any books by Leo Tolstoy?  Have you ever read a book people said was awesome only to read it and think it wasn't?


Ta Ta Darlings!!!
 

Magic sticks and canes.

I felt like posting something kind of amusing. And thanks to Saxon came up with this idea.   Below I shall tell a little about the cane or stick, who it belongs to , what its used for and give it a rating from 1-10.

1.Nanny McPhees stick
Nanny McPhee uses her stick to inflict punishments on the children under her care to teach them her "lessons."

Resulting in hilarious incidents. It has a really cool shape and your grandfather could never mistake it for his walking stick.   Rating: 7 out of 10





2.Gandalf's staff.

One cannot list all that Gandalf does with his staff.  He says he uses it as a walking stick and lamp of sorts . We know better.  It looks like an old tree root .  Rating 5 out of 10

3.Willy Wonka's cane.
Willy Wonka really just has his cane is not  for looks and to tap things it has a whistle built into it and who knows what else! . Its very striking looking  and  is sure to make you smile or gasp in surprise when you see it.  Rating 10 out of 10.










                                                   

                                                         4.Mary Poppins umbrella.

Mary Poppins umbrella is wonderful to say the least. It has a live parrot for its handle and can pull you up in the air and make you fly. providing you with the ultimate get away car.  Its a classic black umbrella what more can we say? Rating 8 out of 10

                            5.Saruman's staff.
Saruman's staff , like himself, looks and is used for evil.
 We personally don't like it and would not recommend it ,
or Saruman to anyone.
 Rating: 0








6.Yoda's wookiee stick.
Isn't it sweet? It is homey and natural looking.  Yoda uses it as a walking stick, but, when he fights he seems to have no need of it at all!
Rating 7 out of 10












7.Beckett's walking stick.
Lord Cutler Beckett's cane is used for show and to scare people. On the tip of it he has a brand in the shape of a "p". We would say don't get this cane as you will clunk and scratch floors terribly.
Rating 6 out of 10



8.Bilbo's walking stick.

Bilbo's walking stick is used to assist him in hiking over mountains. A useful feature for any would be adventurer. One thing though it it Hobbit size.  Rating 9 out of 10





TTFN