Movie Monday: The Princess Diaries

Now for my favorite live action Disney Movie- The Princess Diaries! I've seen this movie SEVERAL times as a kid... when I was a kid we had DirectTv for a little bit and they did something called All Day Ticket where they would just play movies that were just released on VHS or DVD all day long with just a few breaks in between to show trailers for the other movies on All Day Ticket. I pretty much watched this and My Big Fat Greek Wedding like all the time. I definitely watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding way more... but I still love this movie a lot and I really love the book series by Meg Cabot! The books are for teens and young adults and the last book was for adults. The books are a little less Disney friendly than the movie is- so... it's not totally family friendly... I would maybe say if you're a mom maybe read it yourself before giving it to kids under 13 maybe... but I read it at 11 and I think it was fine. 

ANYWAY this movie is something I think kids, teens and adults can enjoy. I really loved it at every stage of my life... I laughed SO MUCH when I watched this recently- it's like they crammed as many laughs as they could in the movie and... there really is some little joke every line of the movie pretty much. There's also a lot of heart in it between Mia, her mother and her grandmother. And Mia's friends too. 

My favorite part of the movie is when Mia has too much of the sorbet that is a palette cleanser between courses and its too cold for her and then the Prime Minister and his wife feel like they have to copy Mia so that she's not as embarrassed. It's so funny and I just can't stop laughing at that part! 

I also love how this movie is a great Girl Power movie with strong female characters and they show really great female friendships. I always love the relationship between Mia and Lilly because I feel like it's realistic. Mia and Lilly got into a couple fights in the movie that were pretty realistic fights that kind of made their friendship better... I really like the scene where Lilly tells Mia she wants her to be a Princess- I think that's sweet. It's just nice to see that kind of friendship in this movie. 

Also all of the locations in this movie are really fun. I've never been to San Fransisco- but there are so many really cool places that they show... plus Mia and her mom live in an abandoned fire house which is pretty awesome. It's just such a fun setting to tell this story and I really like that part of these movies too. 

So yeah years later as much as I'd love to see an interpretation of the book in film or television... I love this movie! This and Mary Poppins are my 2 favorite Disney Live Action movies... Julie Andrews is a treasure and I love her and everything she does... Definitely check this movie out sometime on Disney Plus! It is one of my favorite movies ever! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Funko Friday: All Of My Star Wars Funko Pops

Alright I'm going to show you guys ALL of the Star Wars Funko Pops that I have! I got a lot from Rise of Skywalker, I have a couple I just got from the new Empire Strikes Back line that just came in, one from the Mandalorian, one regular and one from The Force Awakens... so yeah!

Let's start with my older ones because I got these around the same time when I first started collecting Funko Pops- which was a little before The Force Awakens Came Out.

So the two I have here are the older Han Solo... I don't have a box for any of them except for the 2 I just got in the mail today... which I'll talk about in a bit... but this is the Vault Edition I think... they came out in a blue box and then they were rereleased in a black box, this one was in a black box I think but it doesn't really matter because I don't have the box. I'm sure it wasn't the valuable one though lol. Anyway Han Solo is my favorite character so I really liked this one.

The Rey one... I kind of regretted getting the Hot Topic Exclusive one because it didn't look like Rey really... but now that I have the Rey from Rise of Skywalker- I'm glad this is the one that I got because it looks so different than that one and I think it's really cool. Also the sculpt of the body looks totally different too- so that's really kind of cool.

Okay so lets start with the ones I have on the bottom shelf because... I have closer looks at the pops on the top shelf and I think you can see the ones on the middle shelf pretty well.

So the Rise of Skywalker ones. so from Left to right... Jannah, Finn, Po, BB8, Rey and Lieutenant Connix and on the top shelf kind of blocked by Spider Man I have D-0. So I knew I wanted all the main characters in Rise of Skywalker because this might be the last time they make pops of them. Even though I already have a Rey pop, like I said she doesn't really look like Rey and this one is very cool. Rey has her lightsaber which is awesome and it just looks really great. Finn is one of my favorite characters too so I had to get him and I wanted Po and BB8 too... so I got those. D-0... I don't remember when I got- but I really love the droid pops because they don't look like pops at all... BB-8 kind of does... but D-0 really looks NOTHING like a pop! Jannah and Connix are both characters I like but they weren't like "MAN I NEED THESE POPS" because idk. They're just people pops, they don't look that cool. I do think the Zuri pop looks cool... but I didn't get her and I'm not sure I want her anymore because I have too many pops! Lol. Connix isn't really a character I knew- that is Billie Lorde's character- so that's why she looks SO MUCH like the Princess Leia pops- Billie Lorde is Carrie Fisher's daughter in real life... so they look alike to begin with and their pops look almost identical lol. I'm a big fan of Billie Lorde also- I loved her in Scream Queens and on American Horror Story. I think it was cool that they made her character a pop. I might switch her with D-0.

Also I should tell the story of when I got Connix and Jannah from Boxlunch because... this is really funny. So I was just going to get Connix and then when I got up to the counter and I said "Ohh all clearance pops are buy 1 get 2 free!" So I went over to the clearance shelf and they were all pops that were good... but not anything that would be anyone's top picks probably... but I feel like we were there at kind of there at a good time and they had some that we kind of liked. There was a Jason Blum pop, there were also a few James Bond ones that were kind of cool. Ultimately I ended up with Jannah, Connix and Kristoff from Frozen... and since it was on clearance and 2 of them were free it should have been like $5ish I think... but it ended up being $20ish... and when I got home I was like "Wait a minute- that wasn't buy one get two free because it was expensive..." And then I realized at the check out counter I saw they had Baby Yoda pop Sockets and I had wanted a new Pop Socket and wanted to get the Baby Yoda one before they sold out... so the Baby Yoda Pop Socket was like $15... so I don't think that's worth it... but it's been cute to have Baby Yoda as a pop socket right now. I'm happy with it.

And I don't have a Kylo Ren because I wanted the 10 inch one and I never ended up getting it... ohh well!

Okay so now the top shelf ones! Not top shelf as in these are the best ones... but they're on the top shelf lol.

I don't really have a good look at D-0... sorry! Lol. But here I have the Incinerator Trooper from The Mandalorian and I have Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. The Stormtrooper was one of my favorite parts of The Mandalorian- I think he looks really cool.

And the Han Solo in Carbonite is something I'm surprised didn't exist already... but I think they did a good job of it. That scene broke my heart as a kid because I loved Han Solo and I thought he died... but luckily he didn't and now I'm okay having a figure of this!

And then next to it I have Luke Skywalker with Yoda on his back. I loved this moment in the movie and I think it looks really good in a pop. I also love that now they seem to be embracing the fact that all Star Wars pops need to have a stand... and they have really cool themed stands in some of the newer pop lines. It just looks so great!

Anyway that is everything! I hope you guys like this! Let me know what your favorite Star Wars character is! Mine is Han Solo. 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Cozy Room Ideas: My Book Cart

Alright- what's cozier than reading a nice book? Look at books is something I also really like and I think the bookstore aesthetic is pretty cozy too... so that is kind of what I went for with this Book Cart! It's convenient,cozy and it kind of inspires me to read and write... so I just really like it.

So I've had this cart that I got from Costco. They sell carts like these everywhere. Target, Costco and Ikea have them pretty cheap... craft stores also have them and I feel like they're pricier at craft stores... but these are easy to find and they're easy to assemble. I actually put these together myself.

So I had this for a while and it was just sort of filled with stuff that didn't belong there... so I cleaned it up- got rid of some things put other things in better spots... and I put books on it! It wasn't that difficult either once I got started I kind of liked it!

I filled it mostly with books I haven't read yet. Some books didn't fit on there- but a lot did and they're easy enough to get in and get off... and I can put them on my bookshelf or pass them along when I'm done reading them. I like the way these look together on this book shelf plus it's easy to keep track of what I still need to read.

I also have the Princess Diaries series on here- those were my favorite books when I was growing up and I still like rereading them- so this is easy for me to reread them and I just kind of like looking at these too. This just makes it nice and easy for me to grab and read them.

Alright that is everything!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Star Wars Day Favorites

Okay guys! Here I'm going to talk about some of my favorite Star Wars Things because It's Star Wars.

So first off I should show you guys what I got today... I'm a huge fan of the T Shirt designer Johnny Cupcakes. My sister used to go to Boston College and she went into this bakery one day all excited to get some cupcakes... only to discover that it was actually a really cool T shirt store! And they have really cool Pop Culture T Shirts. I actually got one for Animal Crossing recently, I have ones with Eve from Wall E, Hello Kitty and Starlord... and I got this "Baby Yodel" T Shirt. These are limited edition t shirts that he makes "Baked to Order" So when you order it's more like a pre order. You can order them for a certain amount of time- usually it's about a week or two- these ones are until Thursday... so I'll link it right here just in case you wanted to get it.

But anyway it's super cute and it's Baby Yoda!

this is the Animal Crossing one- which is no longer available. 

The Mandalorian BTW is probably my favorite Star Wars thing recently. It's a really good show! I'm actually thinking of watching it again because I loved it but I don't totally remember it all that well... so I think I need to re watch it... but I think my favorite TV moment recently was the scene at the end of the first episode where we get to see The Child for the first time. It was just SOOOO unexpected and there was NOTHING before letting us know about it... and the episode itself was good on it's own... but then Baby Yoda came in and it was like a whole different thing. And the character did add to the show. It was a really great change!

My favorite Star Wars Character? Han Solo! Han Solo was my first crush as a kid... and I still 100% love Han Solo. He's grumpy but sweet and loyal... plus he's fighting for what's right but he's also kind of selfish... he's a surprising character and you never really know what to expect from him. And he's maybe one of the smartest in the series... Leia probably is... but I like Han Solo the best. 

My favorite Star Wars Movie... I think it's Return of The Jedi! This isn't the best Star Wars Movie... I think The Empire Strikes Back  is the best Star Wars Movie... but my personal favorite is Return of The Jedi. I love when Leia saves Han Solo! I think that seeing the whole original trilogy is the best way to watch it and Return of The Jedi is just a really great conclusion to the series. I feel like if I just catch it on TV though without watching the other 2- I don't like it that much... which is why I say Empire is the best one... but Return of The Jedi is my favorite. 

Do I like the new movies... Yes. I find these easier to watch than the original trilogy... the only one that I really didn't like at all was Rogue One. The Last Jedi... I can see why people didn't like it. I get their opinion- but I just kind of liked the movie for some reason. Do I think they needed to send Finn and Rose on their mission... no- but I actually enjoyed that little sub plot for some reason. I know it's an unpopular opinion... but I thought it was pretty good. And I like Rise of Skywalker better than that one. I also liked Solo. 

Also I've never been to Galaxy's Edge BUT I REALLY WANNA GO!  I'm sure I'll go within the next couple years... but it just looks like so much fun. I'm probably going to go broke because I'll build a lightsaber and a droid and I'll buy all the silly little things that you have to buy... stuff I don't need to enjoy the land but... I totally want because I'm a huge Disney Nerd and a huge Star Wars Nerd. 

So... I think I'm going to watch The Force Awakens tonight because I've seen the original trilogy a million times as a kid- but I've only seen The Force Awakens a few times, and The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker I've only seen once... it seems crazy! But I love it! 

May The Force Be With You! 

-Shannon 

Tip Tuesday: How To Catch Snapping Turtles In Animal Crossing New Horizons

I'm not an expert on Animal Crossing New Horizons, but I think I found a good trick to catching Snapping Turtles... and it helped me catch a lot!

I got a ticket to a mystery island- and I wasn't really on a Special Island (even though I always try clapping at Orville to get a special island lol.) Anyway I was on the waterfall island and I kept fishing and all I got was trash! I had caught a few smaller fish but then after that it was just trash. I happened to have some fish bait so I thought "Okay, if I use this I'm guaranteed to catch a fish right?" After that I got almost ALL SNAPPING TURTLES!

I heard that you have to scare all the fish away for snapping turtles to spawn- so once you start catching a lot of trash- that's a good sign that there are no fish left, so if you use your fish bait you can probably catch some snapping turtles.

Crafting the fish bait is super easy- but I think you can only craft it on your own island. The only thing you need are clams- which you can dig up in the spots on the beach that have little holes spouting water. Craft those and make sure to bring them on your island tour because they're very useful and I haven't found any clams on a mystery island!

Snapping turtles are worth 5,000 bells I think... and I think I caught 6 of them so that's 30,000 bells! If you go on a day where CJ's on your island you could get a little more or you could give 3 to CJ so that Flick can craft you a Turtle Statue.

So yeah there's my tip for animal crossing. I hope you guys like this! Let me know what other tips you'd like to see on Tip Tuesday!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Movie Monday: Onward

Alright- so I'm not sure if I'm going to alternate between Movie Monday and Marvel Monday the way that I used to... but I've watched some Disney Movies so I will have some of these Movie Monday's Coming up so... yeah.

Anyway- let's get to one of my new favorite Pixar movies- Onward! So I've seen this movie twice now- once in theaters and once on Disney Plus the day it was released on Disney Plus and this was actually the last movie I watched in theaters when things were still normal! I really loved it as you might be able to tell and I just thought it was a sweet and heartwarming movie!

Onward centers around 2 Brothers living in a fairy tale world that started using technology more than magic. The older Brother Bartley is Daring and loves the old lore of the magical world they live in and his brother Iain is an awkward teenager just trying to survive high school. On Iain's 16th birthday he gets a special gift- a Wizard Staff from his late father and a spell that promises to bring him back for 24 hours. Of corse when Iain and Bartley attempt the spell things go awry and they only bring back their dad's legs. So they need to go on a quest in order to get what they need to bring the rest of him back to life for whatever time they can with him.

The quest itself was really fun. Iain and Bartley were both really fun characters to follow and we got to see the very magical universe that they lived in... which I would love to see more of btw! If they did a sequel or like a show on Disney Plus in this universe- I'd totally watch it! It's such a fun world! It was also fun to see the dad's legs... lots of physical humor there that just made me laugh a lot. It's a really funny movie besides being heartwarming and fun to watch. As I said- it's one of my favorites from Pixar.

One of my favorite things in movies is when everything is used. Basically every line and every joke had some greater significance in the movie that lead to a really exciting and fun ending. It was very consistent and it just made everything tie together in a nice, satisfying way. Like the brothers buy Cheetos at a gas station, and that's significant later on in the movie! Who would think that?

Anyway that is everything! Definitely check out Onward, right now it is available to rent digitally as well as on Disney Plus! Worth checking out for sure!

Bye!
-Shannon

An Update: Still The Cozy Princess- but not just disney.

Hey guys! Sooo... I love this blog and I really miss writing here. That being said... I think I'm going to expand this blog to be more than just Disney Posts. I am still very inspired by my love of Disney... but I do have some other loves that I feel like might fit on this blog a little bit better than my other blog.

I might talk about Harry Potter on here... I think I'm going to talk about my Nintendo Switch games and Animal Crossing New Horizons here because I've been LOVING that game right now. I might focus a little bit on the "cozy" aspect of this blog too... maybe I'll talk about some books and tv shows that aren't just Disney related. I'm not quite sure!

So I've got some ideas on things to post here- I still think I'll post on my other blog and I think I'll do more reviews on that blog... but especially now I want to focus on things that are cozy and things that just make me happy and things I think are magical.

I hope you guys are excited! I'm excited about this!

TTFN!
-Shannon