Disney Princess Tag

I was testing out some new lighting and so did this Disney Princess Tag.  I think it turned out fun but would be curious for your feedback.  Still got to work on this whole lighting thing but it’s going to make my videos much better in the end.

What would be your answers to the Disney Princess tag?

  1.  Who is your favorite Disney Princess?  (top 5)
  2. What is your favorite Disney Princess movie?
  3. Which Disney Princess not included in the princess line up should be included?
  4. What is your favorite Disney Princess song?
  5. Which Princess are you most like and why?
  6. What Disney Princess dress is your favorite?
  7. If you could have any of the Princesses sidekicks which would you pick?
  8. What ethnicity or country would you like to see a Disney Princess from?
  9. What is your favorite Disney princess sequel?
  10. Which princess do you think had the best home life?
  11. Who has the most attractive prince?

Anyone who wants to do the tag consider yourself TAGGED!

Movie Munchies 1: The Blind Side

Hi guys!  I wanted to share with you a very exciting video I just posted on my youtube channel.  It’s called Movie Munchies where we will review a film and make a recipe on the same video.  This week to celebrate the Super Bowl we are talking about 2009’s The Blind Side and making my favorite apricot chicken drumsticks- perfect for game day.  This was a huge challenge for me and I would love to get your feedback.

We’ve already got episode 2 filmed and will probably do this a couple of times a month.  If you have any ideas for good movie/meal parings please let me know!

Making this video required a whole new kind of editing and filming for me so I learned a lot but I’m really excited for the future.  I loved my chemistry with Jacqueline and found the entire experience very rewarding.  I know each episode will only continue to improve.

Thanks for checking it out.

Here is the recipe:

Recipe-
3 lbs drumsticks or other meat
1 cup onions diced
1 cup bell peppers diced
3 cloves garlic minced
1/3 c soy sauce
1/4 c firmly packed cup brown sugar
1/4 c molasses
1/4 c honey
1 14 ounce bottle ketchup
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
hot sauce to taste
1 jar apricot preserves
Olive Oil
Heat up onions, peppers, and garlic till translucent. In separate skillet sear the chicken on high heat to get a golden brown color. Add all ingredients except for jam, heat and then let simmer till it thickens.
Add apricot jam to mixture and poor over chicken.
Bake at 400 degrees for an hour, remove tin foil at 30 minutes. Test with thermometer. Want chicken 165 degrees or higher.
Enjoy! Let me know if you like it and I’ve made it with wings, pork, ribs etc.

Talking 2016 Animation Calendar

Hey guys!  My friend and fellow animation addict AJ Howell did a fun podcast where we went over the upcoming 2016 animation calendar.  We tried to give our insight into 18 films and what we are looking forward too and not so much.  I would love your feedback.  What about you?  What excites you the most in the calendar?

Rotoscopers, Little Mermaid Tag, and Dumbo

So today ended up being a crazy day content-wise for me.  I had 3 articles published on Rotoscopers.com you should check out!

Rocks in My Pockes Review for Rotoscopers.com

http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/01/27/review-rocks-in-my-pockets/

My interview with creators of independent animated film Snowtime I did for Sundance Film Festival.

http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/01/27/interview-with-snowtime-filmmakers-francois-brisson-and-marie-claude-beauchamp/

My review of Snowtime for Rotoscopers.com

http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/01/27/review-snowtime/

I will be reviewing Snowtime in the next couple of days on this blog, as I didn’t want to take anything away from the Rotoscopers review.  I have previously reviewed Rocks in My Pockets on this blog (but I would still love it if you checked out the Rotoscopers review).

But I also posted 2 new videos on my youtube channel.  I created a tag called The Little Mermaid tag and my fellow youtuber Aly did it with me.  It ended up being really fun and if any of you want to do it I would love to hear your answers. (My cannon review of Little Mermaid is here)

Here are the questions if you want to do the tag.

Little Mermaid Tag
Favorite Ginger actress?
Have you ever had ginger hair?
What world from movie or book would you like to be a part of?
What teenage movie or book is your favorite?
If you could be a mermaid would you want to?
Best name- Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana or Ariel?
What would you wish for from Ursula?
What human device could you picture using in a new way?
Favorite Disney song?
Favorite Disney couple?
Favorite fish recipe?
Could you convince someone to love you without speaking?
What is your ideal date/proposal/kiss?
Best father/daughter combo in a movie?
Belle vs Ariel? Lumiere vs Sebastian?
Is Little Mermaid feminist or not?
Who should play Ariel in live action Little Mermaid?
Why do you love Little Mermaid?

I also posted my review of Dumbo in my Disney Canon Project on my channel this morning.  I worked really hard on it and would love if you gave it a look.

So a bit of a jumbled post today but I hope you enjoy all the content.  I had a blast making it!

This weekend should be very busy coming up as well with Kung fu Panda 3 and The Finest Hours,  which I will review.  Will look forward to your feedback.

The 5th Wave Review

So I don’t have time to do a written review here for the new YA adaptation, The 5th Wave.  But I did post a review on my youtube channel and I had a little bit of fun with it so I’d love if you’d check it out.  Thanks!

You could say the film was not my cup of tea…

Any of you see it?  What did you think?

PS.  I have some fun things happening this weekend involving The Sundance Film Festival and will try to keep you updated.  Plus, it’s my 35th birthday (yes, I’m old…). 🙂

700 Subscribers Answers

Hi guys!  A week or so ago I requested my blog readers and youtubers  submit questions for me to answer in honor of my 700th youtube subscriber.  Here is the video.  You can jump right ahead to your question if you want using the time stamp in the description section.  Thanks for the great questions!

If you have comments on my answers feel free to put it in the comments section and let’s talk.  On to more vlogging and blogging fun!

700 Subscribers Q and A Request

Hi guys!

Over on my youtube channel I have almost reached 700 subscribers.  To celebrate I thought it would be fun to finally do a Q and A.  I wanted to give you my lovely readers the chance to participate.

Since most of the readers of this blog are into movies and animation ask me about those topics.  Ask me about Disney or the Disney parks or what I loved growing up.  Ask me about television or what I think of a particular property or brand such as Marvel or Batman.

You can ask me about other topics like books, music, swimming, life, blogging, work.  Whatever you want!

You can put your put your question in the comments of this post or the video or you can email me at smilingldsgirl@yahoo.com. I look forward to answering your questions and chatting with you!

Thank you for all your support!

Just so you know I am also starting a Disney Canon series on the youtube channel you guys might want to check out.  I will review a movie a week so this week posted on Snow White

 

Friday 5: Favorite Songs from Animated Films

Each Friday I get to participate in a series called the Friday Five on my youtube channel.  It is really fun where Sara Crawford gives us topics and we have to pick out 5 of our favorite songs that fit that topic.  This week she gave us a doozy with ‘favorite songs from animated films’!  To narrow it down I decided to only focus on Disney Canon and then to eliminate villain songs.  I ended up with a list of 20 songs that I will try and share with you some time.

But here are my top 5.

Some other youtubers choices you might like