Fairy Tale questions and Teacups and China Cabinets

[aimeekitty]

a few fairy tale related questions for the ether today:

(1) does anyone know of any movies (or documentaries) that give a pretty good feeling of the actual culture around the time period Arabian Nights, Sinbad, Aladdin, etc...? It doesn't have to be a movie based on those tales, but just something that gives a feeling of that time and culture.

(2) If you were "the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast the fairy tale) and you were originally human, and cursed to live as a beast for 100 years or something.... trapped in a castle... WOULD YOU:
(a) Try to live as human-like and civilized as you could given your limitations
(b) Screw it, live as a beast
(c) Try to live as a human most of the time, but go run in the forest as a beast periodically.

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Yesterday morning before I went into work, I spent some time putting my china away.

China Cabinet




Ya'll know that Beauty and the Beast is my favorite. The plate in the back is from my wedding china (Waterford) and the two champagne glasses are from "Cinderella's Royal Table" at Disney Florida (at the top of the castle!) My husband and I went there on our honeymoon. The tatted lace doilies were made by my grandmother.


I don't have a lot of teacups aside from my wedding ones, but every once in a while I'll buy one from some anime series I love or from a happy memory. Somewhere I have an Ouran High School Host Club set... but I guess it must still be packed up somewhere. I'd like to get one from Kuroshitsuji (not because Black Butler is amazing, but more that black teacups are awesome), and one that reminds me of Marie Antoinette, too.

This one is from Maria-sama ga Miteru


probably my favorites of all... Oscar and Andre cups from Rose of Versailles. hydrangea kanzashi behind.


part of my wedding china cups and a music box, etc...


some of my grandmother's hankies


The secretary (it has secret drawers! <3 )
The leather books are my husband's.


kitsune mask from our kyoto trip, family photos, Tarzan and Princess Mononoke statues and various costuming awards.




.... It's really windy/rainy today! I keep looking out at my backyard and seeing the baby plants all blown around and worrying for them... but I'm sure they must be fine. Been battling with aphids on my roses lately, too. >:| Don't touch my babies! They must grow to be big giant man-eating roses!

I am glad about the rain though, I'm hoping if we get a good amount of rain, it will help the sakura bloom in van nuys.

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