Eatin’ Worms
Being a dad is fun. :)
Fatherhood!
Good thing he didn't actually eat it!
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Top 10 Disney Cartoon Villains
I like lists, and I haven't made a fun one for my blog in quite a while. Here's one!
I was talking about Disney villains on Twitter the other day, specifically which of Disney's villains were the most "terrifying". Naturally everyone is going to have their own set of opinions on this, and those opinions will generally be tied to what age you were when you first saw each movie (as well as to which movies you've actually seen, and which you haven't), so I want to preface my list with the disclaimer that this is my list, based on my own impressions.
The criteria I'm using for this list is which villains are the most frightening, the ones you'd least want to come across or have to face off against, the most evil. Villains that evoke any comedy or sympathy need not apply!
Scariest Disney Cartoon Villains
- Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
- Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
- Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
- Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmations)
- The Evil Queen (Snow White)
- Jafar (Aladdin)
- Scar (The Lion King)
- Shan Yu (Mulan)
- Madame Medusa (The Rescuers)
- Lady Tremaine (Cinderella)
Some notes:
Some of the villains on this list (specifically Jafar, Scar, and Madame Medusa) suffer from having sidekicks that offset their evilness through comic relief. The presence of an Iago, those hyenas, or a Mr. Snoops can really undermine a villain's ability to inspire terror!
The only reason I don't have Shan Yu higher on this list is that he's more animal than human... It's difficult to evoke a real psychological fear when the villain is essentially a wolf in a man's body. The fear is real, but I don't think it lingers in the same way.
Lady Tremaine isn't really "scary" in the traditional sense, but whenever I think about her I just feel so helpless! The face she makes while locking Cinderella into her room... Classic villain moment.
Honourable Mentions
- Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Drame)
- Percival McLeach (The Rescuers Down Under)
- The Horned King (The Black Cauldron)
What Do You Think?
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Planted in the Prairies
With our move to Edmonton coming up in about a week (so long as all goes well), I've been encouraging my wife to start a blog as a good way to share our experiences with family and friends back home. She's jumped into the project with both feet, so if you want to get another perspective on what's going on in my life, take a look-see at Larissa.TimSevenhuysen.com.
Now I have to get her WordPress theme prettied up a bit... :)
In Style
With a new job comes a new wardrobe:
I have become a being composed almost entirely of Style.
After my orientation today, Larissa took me shopping at Moore's, and we fleshed out my selection of business-casual (and semi-formal) clothing to something that should keep me dressed for quite a while.
I'm not a shopper, not by any means, but this was actually kind of fun, mostly because I didn't have to try anything on except the shoes. Plus I like thinking of myself as a classy gentleman, and wearing ties certainly helps with that.
Orientation Day
It's orientation day for me at my new job with R.A. Malatest & Associates. My onboarding process is kind of scattered, since we're still working out some details on my official start date in Edmonton and the actual moving process. Looks like we're going to try to get to Edmonton for either October 1 or October 9 (right after Canadian Thanksgiving).
There's definitely a lot for me to take in right now. I'm meeting with different people and being handed lots of information about the first big research project I'll be working on. One of my first responsibilities is going to be training some temp employees on data collection and then coordinating and supervising them in the field, so I kind of feel like I'm standing on the edge of the diving board out in the Deep End of the pool.
But I'm sure it will all work out well enough. I just have to react and adapt as needed. The need for constant learning, quick thinking, and confident decision-making is part of what attracted me to this work in the first place. I'm excited that I get to learn about and study all kinds of different subject areas.
Anyways, I should get back to filling out these tax forms!
Special People
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