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      I've been watching Shrek again, of course, and several things stuck out. In the first movie, they find the Magic Mirror. As soon as they pull off the blanket, the face appears. Why? Did he materialize to see who it was, or could he not control it? Also, where would they stumble across a Magic Mirror anyway? We all know Donkey gets conked on the head by Tinkerbell's jar, so maybe it was the same Magic Mirror she messed up her wish on.
      Furthermore, in Shrek 2, first off how do Sergeant Pompous and the Fancypants even know where to find Princess Fiona? She hasn't gone to Far Far Away yet, so the other princesses introduced to us in Shrek The Third can't give directions. Yet they somehow know the princess lives in a swamp. Maybe they talked to the Magic Mirror, too. He can pull up an image of her in her tower, without (I assume) ever traveling there, so it's the only logical conclusion.
      And here's some quotes. When I was a little girl, a witch cast a spell on me. Desperate, they sought the help of a fairy godmother, who had them lock the young princess away. Fairy Godmother said only true love's kiss could break Fiona's curse.
      I'm picturing Rumpelstiltskin running rampant long before the events of Shrek Forever After, perpetually hiring witches to ruin Fiona's life; not knowing that he essentially causes Shrek and Fiona to meet. With this assumption, Fairy Godmother is innocent of Fiona's curse; but, what if she created Rumpelstiltskin? What if she was the witch, but learned magic so she wouldn't be green like the creatures she was trying to kill? It seems plausible she would want to create a magician to carry on her evil legacy; Prince Charming seems to know nothing about magic. How else would Rumpel-stiltskin get his hands on magical contracts?
      And what about that alternate universe? Is each individual in it just there because Shrek signed a contract? Or did they all sign con-tracts? On the one hand, Rumpelstiltskin refers to Shrek as the guy that made all this possible. But on the other hand, the alternate characters are signing their own contracts, implying they are not there just because of Shrek.
      I could go on and on and on...But unfortunately I got zero sleep last night. Life has gone to hell in a hand basket. Day and night, it's just laughable. Only without any of the joy.

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      Well, my game no longer works. It might be fixed, but I don't have the heart to delete it. Since it's an offline version, there is no place my progress will be saved. But I know the game still exists, because the other server is still functional. I think there's just a limit on how many times you can use it.
      And I was playing Checkers just now, and I was a few moves away from winning, and I lost connection. Oh, I was mad.
      But my other game is going well. And, so is my book! I mean, it's probably still crap, but I'm actually on chapter EIGHT!!!!! And my character is all dressed up for Halloween. She's got the broom, the witch dress, the hat, everything. She looks so evil. I looked for a Christmas get-up, too, but that probably won't come in until December. I just hope the holiday costumes don't disappear after the holidays, because I don't want to buy them each year.
      And in my other two games, I'm nearing 11,000 gems. I'm vir-tually unstoppable!
      I was writing a fanfic about Monsters Inc., though, and I came up with a saying for the Halloween game. Sweet screams! Isn't that cute? I also considered Good fright...but no, I like Sweet screams better.