The Princess Bride

...other day someone responded to one of my comments, and mentioned that SMeyer had written off The Princess Bride as "sexist". Of course, I felt deep moral outrage, since that wonderful book is so obviously a... is. But now I do. Even fans of the book may not know that The Princess Bride is an allegory , and you'll never guess of what. Someone needs to point out to ...

From Twitter 12-02-2009

...twitpic.com/ru6oo - My car this morning 10:15:29 : cleireac: @ NukeHavoc I love the idea of the Geek Tree. Trying now to convince the Princess Bride that I need one. 13:41:00 : cleireac: Interesting quote: "Men of broader intellect know that there is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal..."...

... what my favorite movie was, I've narrowed it down to the two movies that most perfectly encapsulate everything I love in a movie. The Princess Bride Everyone loves The Princess Bride (if you don't, then as of right now we are not on speaking terms). It has fencing, fighting, revenge, true love, ...

loving things that are broken

... racist, sexist, or in some other way chock full of fail. As I tell my students, my favorite three movies are Casablanca , The Muppet Movie , and The Princess Bride -- none of them a bastion of feminist ideals. And as far as race goes, that leaves me with two movies lacking any people of color, and in ...

Sew!

... then spent the night working on projects - Laura was sewing while I was building a pattern for some fighting clothes. And while we worked we watched The Princess Bride to prepare for the weekend. Tonight I'm going up to Madison to fight and pick up the thrones. Tomorrow night we'll relax. Friday I'll...

From Twitter 12-01-2009

...com/ybd2nse 15:46:55 : cleireac: @ lifeledlearning I'm not sure I'm familiar with the 'fairy dance....' 16:33:05 : cleireac: @ lifeledlearning Ah. The Princess bride, has been known, on occasion, to engage in 'the happy dance.' Similar? 16:36:42 : cleireac: @ lifeledlearning re: not very Texan. Neither ...

The Silent Gondoliers Go Up in the Air

...I learned recently, not everyone knows that The Princess Bride was based on a book. As ... the past, not everyone knows that The Princess Bride was not really written by S. Morgenstern and abridged by William Goldman, ... Luigi, who is an expert gondolier but a terrible singer. Unlike The Princess Bride , the story is told in first-... it in an hour. It's no Princess Bride , but it's cute and worth ...

Fic: This is How it Works

...Quinn laughed, despite the fact they were having trouble removing the offending articles of clothing. “Truuuuuuue looooooove,” she quoted with a smile. “No, not Princess Bride. I was talking about Men In Tights.” “Oh.” Quinn paused, “That makes much more sense. Because of the chastity belt.” “Yes, I...

I do not hail to your Roman gods -- and you are not my emperor.

... and the Holy Grail, Lord of the Rings (all), My Cousin Vinny, Anchorman, Willow, Ladyhawke, The Princess Bride, Little Dorrit, The Producers (1968 version), Boondock Saints (anyone seen the sequel yet?), Grease (and, for ...), The Tombs of Atuan, Tehanu (Le Guin), Thornyhold (Stewart), The Bride Of Lammermoor (Scott), The Phantom Tollbooth (Juster), The Secret Garden (...

2009 Movie List

... Thunder The Wrestler (w/ My Mom) *Coraline (w/ Princess) Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conquerer of Shamballa The Blue Angel... The Adventures of Milo & Otis (at work) *The Princess Bride (at work) Futurama: Into The Wild Green ... Broken Flowers Monsters Ball Normal Life Norma Jean & Marilyn My Bloody Valentine 3D Princess Bride (in theater) Robson Arms Season 2 Diamonds Are Forever Vicar of Dibley Season ...