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We're Going To Need A Bigger Canvas
The painting I'm working on necessitated that I watch Robert Shaw's death scene from Jaws last night. And I felt sick to my stomach for the rest of the evening. I can watch much gorier movies without a qualm, but Jaws always makes me sick because I first saw it when I was about seven, clamoring to go even though my mother thought it would be too ( Read more... ) -
Lighter Note
So Grey, who happens to be a big fan of the epic fantasy literature that I'm just now dipping into via George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, is painting the inside of my mom's new house across the street from mine. On the way to pick him up this morning, I noticed that Hollywood had invaded my neighborhood to film some picturesque ( Read more... ) -
Tidings
My current eBay auctions end this evening, and the weekend brought a smallish but much-needed Exquisite Corpse royalty check. Maybe things are looking up a little. The Nutty Professor (the 1963 original) is my new favorite movie. Thank you, Ramsey!
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Jerry Lewis Face
Or maybe Rowan Atkinson ... I have come to the conclusion that life is better broke and hungry with someone who loves you and shows it every day than middle-class and luxuriously fed with someone who ignores you. A year ago I thought I could live with the latter, but no more ( Read more... ) -
I'll Take The Monkey
So I'm reading this rather purple-prosed biography of Dean Martin, Dino: Living High in the Business of Dirty Dreams by Nick Tosches, and everyone I mention it to says, "Oh, I love Dean Martin!" His popularity spans all generations, orientations, and tastes. I love his music, but I'm finding that this book only gets really interesting when Jerry ( Read more... ) -
And now for my million and thirty-sixth post of the day
I just realized a bunch of people have asked me whether I saw the documentary about Chaz Bono and I don't think I ever answered. No, I have not seen it. Is there somewhere I can "stream" it? Is that the word they're using these days?
I did see a comment from someone who'd seen the whole damn thing and still referred to Chaz as "she ( Read more... )
