“No one really knows enough to be a pessimist. There are too many imponderables out there
to be able to say that something can't be done. And so I've learned to respect the
imponderables and that means respecting the possibilities." (Norman Cousins, 1912-1990\
i've sort of come to a point where i just need to re-think the way in which i view life. there comes a time in your life (or, my life) where i just need to stop and give myself a shake. no one cares, stop complaining. and if i don't want to feel this way, then i shouldn't have to. it's that simple. i need to change, and i need to do this myself, for myself. i know this is old news, but i guess i just had a moment of hopefulness, and i'm really trying to hold onto it this time, and to put it to good use.
i hope that the next time i come around here, i'll be happy.
'there are lots of women in the world...but you're the only one i'd like to mount on my fireplace...'
'yea, hm...that's...different.
'did you get my sexual innuendo in there'?
well, actually to 'grumpy old men', but the film i saw last night was a sequel. i don't think i've laughed that much from a film in a long time. maybe its because ive been so depressed lately, or that i was alone. or really tired? whatever, it was enjoyable. "i quite enjoyed myself, thank you very much". which is surprising, and an uncommon utterance for me. walter matthau, he's just endearing. a genius. jack lemmon as well, and bergess meredith, who plays the grand-pop! ohhh my gosh seriously, he was freaking hilarious:
but he's also a gradfather, and it shows, every once and a while, like when he sings a lullabye to little allie. but before this, he retells the classic three bears, with his own ending of course:
..."And then the Mama Bear said, "Somebody's been sleeping in my bed, too!"
And finally, the Baby Bear looked and he said, "Somebody's sleeping in
my bed, and the bastard's still there!"
But Goldylocks had a Remington
semi-automatic, with a scope and a hair-trigger!
allie: That's not the way it goes!
grandpop: And that was the end of the Three Bears."
the dialogue between both matthau's character and lemmon's is...ahh so fucking funny. seriously. but i guess it might offend some, i mean they use insults constantly but its not so much the writing (which is good!) but the wya in which they can deliver the lines in their own way, as if they've just come up with them at that moment. i love their voices. they are iconic. and in this film they're all grumbling & grumpy. well, i guess that makes sense:
(while trying to catch the massive river catfish)
"here, drop anchor.
...you cut the anchor you dumb ass.
alright, then grab the net.
you cut that too you dick head".
but the movie, of course, has to be sad too. i had a feeling that this would happen, the grandpa was raving about how he took no care of himself. "i think God forgot me", he said once. his son, played by lemmon, found him just seemingly sleeping on his bench right by the river. peaceful. the best way to go, i think.
Max: I knew your old man longer than I knew my own.
John:
He was always very fond of you, Max
Max
:
He was a good man.
John
:
The best.
Max
:
You know I didn't mean what I said about Melanie.
John
:
And you know how I really feel about Jacob.
Max
:
Yeah, well, he deserves to be happy.
John
:
He deserves Melanie.
Max
:
Hmmmm. Well, whaddya wanna do now?
John
:
You wanna get drunk?
Max
:
Yeah.
but i just love this expression. he looks...so happy. pure bliss.
i hope i can find something that wonderful someday :)
“Every actor looks all his life for a part
that will combine his talents with his personality, ... 'The Odd Couple'
was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening
after that."
rip...
***credit to imdb (and the film, of course!) for most quotes ;)
Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while I’m going away But I’ll be back Though I go 10,000 miles
10,000 miles My own true love 10,000 miles or more The rocks may melt And the seas may burn If I should not return
Oh don’t you see That lonesome dove Sitting on an ivy tree She’s weeping for Her own true love As I shall weep for mine
Oh come ye back My own true love And stay a while with me If I had a friend All on this earth You’ve been a friend to me
one of my favourite films :) i just remember, so clearly, the moment that we purchased the vhs as a family. i was in elementary school and my family and i were just going to one of the local grocery stores in a small town that we lived in. my dad came out with this, and i was so excited! i couldn't believe we were buying a film, without seeing it first! i just remember thinking that i was the luckiest kid ;P we ended up loving it, and it remains in our chest of vhs films at my cottage. i watch it in the summer, and in the autumn seasons, because it seems most fitting.
i really love anna paquin's character, along with her style in the film. plus, she carries a noticeable trace of her new zealand accent. she's canadian, but had moved to new zealand, and i believe that her character greatly mirrors her own story in real life. she wears bots and high-think socks paired with flowing short dresses and summer skirts. she is always wearing a sun hat of some sort, along with fun cardigans. high-waisted light jeans are also a favourite.
she was actually a little hippy, and i remember she wore a nose ring (fake i think). one of the reasons i love autumn is because of what i can wear during those seasons. i use her character as inspiration.but the story is so lovely, yet heart-wrenching. i'm sure you've seen it, but if you have not yet watched this wonderful story, please do so!
"may you have warm words a cold evening. a full moon on a dark night. and the road downhill all the way to your door" - Irish Blessing (from my irish oatmeal box)
i love oatmeal. plus, there is an oatmeal raisin recipe on the back that i would like to try sometime.
i'm currently going through a book titled, 'simple pleasures' and i'm in love. it's so funny, but its not a novel or anything, just little snippits of the joys of other people. sometimes i find myself laughing because there will be a little passage about something that i can relate to fully, even if its this random stupid 'pleasure'. and oh the recipes, like chocolate chip cookies, nostalgic brownies, ;P
whenever i think of ireland, i just remember how much i love saoirse ronan's specific dialect. it's so lovely. that's the only word i can use to describe it. i discovered her when atonement came out, and then learned that she would be playing the role of susie salmon in one of my favourite novels, 'the lovely bones'. and with peter jackson directing? so amazing ;) but i actually love her the most in a film that she did before any of these i think, called 'i could never be your woman', with michelle pfeiffer and paul rudd.
it's quite sweet, and saoirse sings a bit, but her style really catches me. its totally funky and adorable, but there is a seen where she is trying on pants, and hates her body, and says 'im too fat'. :/ i guess her mom has become so obsessed with trying to stay young while working in the film business, that things sort of rub off.
hi there :) whoever is out there...i know there is no one reading this. i started this a long time ago, judging by the post below. it was actually my first blog, before i started any food-related ones, and actually before i ever found blogs of the sort. so this is veteran! sort of...but last night i sort of had this weird feeling, i wanted to write more, and i wanted to write something that was separate from food, recovery, oatmeal ;P well, i know those are a huge part of my life at the moment, and likely will come through somehow with what i write about on here. i guess they're simply a part of me. so it's difficult ever focus on anything else. but, you see, that's what i liked about this. it was about films, fashion. and dreaming...just my biggest goals, hopes, dreams, before i became encased in awful thoughts and habits, i wasn't okay though. i mean, i had been sort of troubled with thoughts and habits, ever since early high school or even prior to that. but it was never as severe and debilitating as it's recently become.
oh, god. see, first post and i've already shared too much...and i've already starting talking about fears, anxiety, eds and all that horrible stuff that should not exist. im quite serious. but i like how no one will likely read this. i know i have few readers on my other blog, but here i have none. and it might remain that way. and i think im okay with that.
well, my name is jennifer. and i like movies, and i love clothing, i need to read, seriously. its a necessity, or i'd likely go insane. probably. im an anxious girl, and i stress and obsess about a lot of things. i wish live were easier but i know that i need to take charge and truly focus on the *right* things if i want to be happy in life. i struggle with a lot of things, but i don't want to get into that right now. because this blog is about dreams, and i would never want to aspire or dream to endure such negative things. they're so frequent in my life already, so why would i want to write about them? silly thing to do, really.
i adore her.
she's probably my favourite actor. and that's difficult because i admire pretty much everyone out there. if i were given an opportunity to work with her...i can't even say it. i mean, that would be terrifying and daunting, but so amazing. she's like a mom :) she could be my second mom, and i'd be happy ;P she's so stunning, she's aging so gracefully and she truly embodies every role she plays. she is real. i want to see the iron lady, but i think i'll see it with my mom. for some reason my dad doesn't want to. now, don't worry, he likes her. but, upon hearing (from some source) that the film focused on thatcher's later life, when she was dying & ill, he decided that it would depress him. hmmph..anyway. i was a bit upset. nevertheless, i will see it for sure. i hope soon. i only know a few things about margaret thatcher, from a third-year american history course that i took i university. it was a class focusing on britain, essentially throughout the nineteen hundreds. and i knew virtually nothing about her at the time.
but she sounded pretty badass.
im going to go organize a few things and attempt to ignore the nightmare inside my head :/ oh, and go watch family guy because i can hear it on the tv, and i never get to watch it. and i love that show by the way. i need it to live. just like books. and american dad.
i love her as a person, she seems like such a sweet human being and i would love to work with her someday on a film (hey.. i can dream!) plus, i think she has been in such great films, from Dreamer, Hounddog (despite the controversy i thought she did an amazing job) to The Secret Life of Bees, Man on Fire, the list goes on.
additionally, she has wicked style.
here are a few of my favourite "Dakota" outfits from Candids and Premiers/Events:
