Good Afternoon, my Darling,
I'm back from Pearl's hair salon appointment and just wanted to say hi. I hope your day is going well and all plans for your video are working out also. Tonight is movie night. We are on the next to the last (I could've said "penultimate", and resisted the urge, haha) week of the Ozu retrospective. Tonight, we are gonna see a double feature of "Good Morning" and "The End Of Summer". It's not easy for me to sit that long, but for Ozu, I don't mind doing it. I will always remember these films, and I think they are some of the greatest I have ever seen. The actors and actresses, too, are fantastic.
It will be a late night at the theater. Each movie is about 100 minutes long, so we probably won't get out of there until 10:30 at the earliest. I'll be back tonight to write more at the usual time, regardless, but I won't be at Pearl's til 11 or 11:15. I'll be on regular schedule for the rest of the evening, though, until 6:30.
That's all for now. It's hot here today, so I'm gonna hang out til about 3:45 and then do a little bit of my walk before heading back to Pearl's. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon. :)
I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:05am : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I only just got to Pearl's about a half hour ago. The movie got out super late, but I enjoyed both films. I will be ordering my favorite Ozu films from Amazon so I can watch them whenever I want. I like Ozu's world. :)
I am trying some new tricks to be able to see your posts, now that FB seems to have messed up the Close Friends option. Just now I scrolled the newsfeed summary on the right hand side, and I see two of your posts from earlier today: one is of a drawing by your friend Lucy, and the other is for Rachel Ann, the type of "big eyed girl" photo I was talking about from yesterday. So that's two that I found. I relied on Close Friends for such a long time, cause it was easy. It didn't matter when I looked at FB, even if I'd been busy with Pearl for several hours. All I had to do was check Close Friends, and all of your most recent posts, "likes" as well as updates, etc, would be right there at the top of the Close Friends page. Maybe they will put it back the way it was, but if they don't, I will use my new techniques, which is to check the scroll and also reset the main newsfeed every so often.
I don't know why you aren't showing up on my main newsfeed as much, when people who I almost never go to their FB page show up regularly. I guess it has to do with how much a person posts, and some folks post dozens of times a day.
For now though, the new techniques are working, even if I can't see your posts as immediately as I was able to with Close Friends.
Everything will work out, I think. It's all in the Intent, just like anything else. "Where there's a will, there's a way".
I will see you in the morning. Sweet Dreams!
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Problem May Be With FB (important, please read) (gotcha) (birthday post) (we are back)
Hi Elizabeth,
I am just now home from Pearl's. While I was there, I did some checking around on FB. I think I have maybe figured out at least part of what the problem is. My goodness, Mr. Zuckerberg. On my FB, I have you not only as an FB friend, but also checked as a "Close Friend". I'm sure you've seen that option. Way back in early 2013, I checked the Close Friend option for you because it said it was the best way to keep up with all of a person's posts. I put you as "Close Friend" because by then, our direct communication had stopped, and I didn't wanna miss anything you might be posting because we had developed our new way of communicating. The "Close Friends" option has always worked great for me. Many of your posts, and mine too, are "likes" rather than status updates. But "likes" only stay in the newsfeed for a given amount of time. If I am busy at work, or driving somewhere, and I miss one of your posts in the newsfeed, then I know I will see it on "Close Friends". With your status updates, it's no problem, because those stay on your FB profile permanently. But your "likes" have always shown up on "Close Friends", and they stay there usually for a week or so, until they are pushed out by the scrolling of your more current "likes".
But in that way, since early 2013, I have been able to see your posts and understand what you are communicating to me. Then I write back to you right here on the blog. It's been the basis of our communication.
Well, everything was fine. Then came my birthday. I knew you might not be able to directly wish me a happy birthday, but I saw no other FB posts of any kind, and I thought you were possibly upset with me, or upset about something.
Then the twelve days went by when I didn't see a single post from you, not a status update nor a "like". Any "likes" should have shown up in my "Close Friend" option, and nothing did. Until your status update yesterday. That is the first thing that showed up in "Close Friends" since the photo of the parka guy on the night of April 15th.
As you know, from my recent blogs, I simply haven't been able to understand what was going on, nor was I able to figure it out. Well, this morning I may at least have it partially figured out. This morning at Pearl's, I was clicking around, and I decided to check another option that is available on FB, one that not many people may know about. I discovered it by accident.
If you type a person's name in the search box - your name, for instance - and then you click on the name itself (not the "search" button but the name in the box), it will blue highlight. If you then hold the click and mouse over the name, several options will drop down: " photos of so-and-so", "posts so-and-so likes", etc.
I discovered this blue highlight thing a few months ago just by accident. When you choose "posts so-and-so likes", and you click that option, usually what comes back are random older "likes" that the person has posted. There are usually a couple newer "likes" as well, usually random too. But mostly what comes up is the older "likes".
Well, here's the kicker : this morning, I tried that option with your name : "posts You like". And some older ones came back, but also a couple from just two or three days ago. There was a "like" by you for an Ultrea post, one for your friend Brian, and one "like" of the kind of "big eyed girl" photo you often post as a way of saying hi to me. At least, that is the way I have always interpreted those photos. That particular "like", of that photo, was dated April 27th, just two days ago.
So, you have been posting. It's just that nothing - and I mean not one single thing except your status update yesterday - has shown up in my "Close Friends" option, for 13 days now. Nor have I seen a single thing by you in the newsfeed.
Good grief, Mr. Zuckerberg! What are you trying to do to people?
Anyway, I don't know if that explains the whole problem, but it seems to at least explain part of it. For the time being, it looks like "Close Friends" does not show a person's "likes". I hope that is not permanent, because it has been the major source of your communication to me. I will double and triple check all my settings, too, but I know I haven't changed anything. My privacy setting is set at "friends". Double check yours, too, if you want, just to make sure I'm not blocked for any reason.
I sure hope to goodness that FB is not gonna make "Close Friends" a status update-only listing. It was supposed to be so that you never missed a person's posts, whether it was an update or a "like". It's how I have been able to understand your communication for all this time.
Well, my girl, I hope that explains part of it, and I hope FB fixes that part. I don't know if anything else plays into it. All I know is that on April 6th, you posted a very beautiful picture of a wedding couple, so everything seemed fine. That "like" came up on the blue highlight option this morning, too, and I remembered it from just the week before my birthday. "Everything was fine", I thought. So maybe FB is the problem, if they've changed things around.
At any rate, the blue highlight option won't work for communication, because the "likes" it lists are random, and you never know if it's gonna show any new ones.
I know you are busy with your video right now, at least with planning it, so don't worry about any of this. All I've been wondering, because of all that time I saw no posts by you, is if you still wanted me in your life or not.
Are you still my Baby? If so, try to let me know and I will try to figure it out. If FB has truly discontinued posting all the "likes" a person makes, on "Close Friends", then we will have to figure out a new way for me to see your posts, or figure out another option. If you want to, that is. I hope you do.
Anyway, that's all for the moment. Sorry I haven't been posting at night, but I just did not know what was happening. I still feel the same, of course. You know I love you. FB caused a major misunderstanding here, or so it seems like. Let's see if we can fix it, if you wanna. :)
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
P.S. at 12:52pm : Okay, your photo with Lauren Lynch just showed up on "Close Friends" just now. A great picture. :) So, maybe you have read this blog because you posted your photo right after I posted this.
So for the moment, it seems we have figured out the problem. Let's keep going and we will figure the whole thing out. I Love You and will be around on usual schedule. I'll write more later......
.....Sweet Baby! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
6:45pm : Okay. my Darling, I see that you did post on my birthday - a "like" of a photo of a beautiful blue ring - so now I am really mad at Zuckerberg. I mean, I'm not really mad, but doggonitt! Because of this FB-created mixup, I mistakenly thought my Sweet Baby stopped posting right on my birthday, and didn't post for 12 days afterwards. Dagnabbit, FB!
Well, it's all good now, except that we've gotta stay on top of things to maintain good communication. I did a test over at Pearl's; I added one of my pals to "Close Friends", just to see if it would post his "likes", or just his status updates like it's currently doing with you. Well, it did post some of his "likes". Not a lot, but some. With you, it is still posting none, even though I know - from checking the blue highlight feature - that you posted several "likes" during the time I thought you were gone. So, I dunno why it's not posting anything but status updates for you, but hopefully it will correct itself. In the meantime, I will just try to stay on top of things, and I will use the blue highlight feature as well. And I will write and post as usual, back to normal.
I just wanted you to know that I saw your birthday post of the blue ring.
We will work around this problem til it is corrected. I am so glad I checked the blue highlight today. I only wish I would've thought of it sooner.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(usual evening schedule for me)
Midnight : Okay, my Baby, I am back - we are back. I still can't see your posts on "Close Friends", except for status updates, but I will somehow figure it out. I know you are busy with lots of stuff, but when you feel like posting, perhaps the best time is when I am at Pearl's, or just getting home. Come to think of it, that's when you usually do post anyway. I'll have to rely on the newsfeed for the time being, but half the time on FB my newsfeed is just frozen anyway. I'm talking about the small update newsfeed in the righthand corner. It doesn't move or scroll automatically, it just sits there with the same updates frozen in place for hours on end. FB changes their formats way too much. They should just leave stuff alone.
But we figured it out from scratch when Myspace went down, so we'll figure it out this time, too. Of course, in the long run, I hope we can return to direct communication. Or even in the short run. That would solve all problems.
For now, just keep working on your projects. I was thinking on my walk a little while ago, "wow - Girl already will have two professional music videos under her belt in less than a year's time". That is tremendous.
So keep your focus, but keep posting (if you want to), and we will figure out once again a way to communicate that is reliable and timely.
I will see you in the morning, Sweet Baby. Sweet Dreams until then.......
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am just now home from Pearl's. While I was there, I did some checking around on FB. I think I have maybe figured out at least part of what the problem is. My goodness, Mr. Zuckerberg. On my FB, I have you not only as an FB friend, but also checked as a "Close Friend". I'm sure you've seen that option. Way back in early 2013, I checked the Close Friend option for you because it said it was the best way to keep up with all of a person's posts. I put you as "Close Friend" because by then, our direct communication had stopped, and I didn't wanna miss anything you might be posting because we had developed our new way of communicating. The "Close Friends" option has always worked great for me. Many of your posts, and mine too, are "likes" rather than status updates. But "likes" only stay in the newsfeed for a given amount of time. If I am busy at work, or driving somewhere, and I miss one of your posts in the newsfeed, then I know I will see it on "Close Friends". With your status updates, it's no problem, because those stay on your FB profile permanently. But your "likes" have always shown up on "Close Friends", and they stay there usually for a week or so, until they are pushed out by the scrolling of your more current "likes".
But in that way, since early 2013, I have been able to see your posts and understand what you are communicating to me. Then I write back to you right here on the blog. It's been the basis of our communication.
Well, everything was fine. Then came my birthday. I knew you might not be able to directly wish me a happy birthday, but I saw no other FB posts of any kind, and I thought you were possibly upset with me, or upset about something.
Then the twelve days went by when I didn't see a single post from you, not a status update nor a "like". Any "likes" should have shown up in my "Close Friend" option, and nothing did. Until your status update yesterday. That is the first thing that showed up in "Close Friends" since the photo of the parka guy on the night of April 15th.
As you know, from my recent blogs, I simply haven't been able to understand what was going on, nor was I able to figure it out. Well, this morning I may at least have it partially figured out. This morning at Pearl's, I was clicking around, and I decided to check another option that is available on FB, one that not many people may know about. I discovered it by accident.
If you type a person's name in the search box - your name, for instance - and then you click on the name itself (not the "search" button but the name in the box), it will blue highlight. If you then hold the click and mouse over the name, several options will drop down: " photos of so-and-so", "posts so-and-so likes", etc.
I discovered this blue highlight thing a few months ago just by accident. When you choose "posts so-and-so likes", and you click that option, usually what comes back are random older "likes" that the person has posted. There are usually a couple newer "likes" as well, usually random too. But mostly what comes up is the older "likes".
Well, here's the kicker : this morning, I tried that option with your name : "posts You like". And some older ones came back, but also a couple from just two or three days ago. There was a "like" by you for an Ultrea post, one for your friend Brian, and one "like" of the kind of "big eyed girl" photo you often post as a way of saying hi to me. At least, that is the way I have always interpreted those photos. That particular "like", of that photo, was dated April 27th, just two days ago.
So, you have been posting. It's just that nothing - and I mean not one single thing except your status update yesterday - has shown up in my "Close Friends" option, for 13 days now. Nor have I seen a single thing by you in the newsfeed.
Good grief, Mr. Zuckerberg! What are you trying to do to people?
Anyway, I don't know if that explains the whole problem, but it seems to at least explain part of it. For the time being, it looks like "Close Friends" does not show a person's "likes". I hope that is not permanent, because it has been the major source of your communication to me. I will double and triple check all my settings, too, but I know I haven't changed anything. My privacy setting is set at "friends". Double check yours, too, if you want, just to make sure I'm not blocked for any reason.
I sure hope to goodness that FB is not gonna make "Close Friends" a status update-only listing. It was supposed to be so that you never missed a person's posts, whether it was an update or a "like". It's how I have been able to understand your communication for all this time.
Well, my girl, I hope that explains part of it, and I hope FB fixes that part. I don't know if anything else plays into it. All I know is that on April 6th, you posted a very beautiful picture of a wedding couple, so everything seemed fine. That "like" came up on the blue highlight option this morning, too, and I remembered it from just the week before my birthday. "Everything was fine", I thought. So maybe FB is the problem, if they've changed things around.
At any rate, the blue highlight option won't work for communication, because the "likes" it lists are random, and you never know if it's gonna show any new ones.
I know you are busy with your video right now, at least with planning it, so don't worry about any of this. All I've been wondering, because of all that time I saw no posts by you, is if you still wanted me in your life or not.
Are you still my Baby? If so, try to let me know and I will try to figure it out. If FB has truly discontinued posting all the "likes" a person makes, on "Close Friends", then we will have to figure out a new way for me to see your posts, or figure out another option. If you want to, that is. I hope you do.
Anyway, that's all for the moment. Sorry I haven't been posting at night, but I just did not know what was happening. I still feel the same, of course. You know I love you. FB caused a major misunderstanding here, or so it seems like. Let's see if we can fix it, if you wanna. :)
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
P.S. at 12:52pm : Okay, your photo with Lauren Lynch just showed up on "Close Friends" just now. A great picture. :) So, maybe you have read this blog because you posted your photo right after I posted this.
So for the moment, it seems we have figured out the problem. Let's keep going and we will figure the whole thing out. I Love You and will be around on usual schedule. I'll write more later......
.....Sweet Baby! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
6:45pm : Okay. my Darling, I see that you did post on my birthday - a "like" of a photo of a beautiful blue ring - so now I am really mad at Zuckerberg. I mean, I'm not really mad, but doggonitt! Because of this FB-created mixup, I mistakenly thought my Sweet Baby stopped posting right on my birthday, and didn't post for 12 days afterwards. Dagnabbit, FB!
Well, it's all good now, except that we've gotta stay on top of things to maintain good communication. I did a test over at Pearl's; I added one of my pals to "Close Friends", just to see if it would post his "likes", or just his status updates like it's currently doing with you. Well, it did post some of his "likes". Not a lot, but some. With you, it is still posting none, even though I know - from checking the blue highlight feature - that you posted several "likes" during the time I thought you were gone. So, I dunno why it's not posting anything but status updates for you, but hopefully it will correct itself. In the meantime, I will just try to stay on top of things, and I will use the blue highlight feature as well. And I will write and post as usual, back to normal.
I just wanted you to know that I saw your birthday post of the blue ring.
We will work around this problem til it is corrected. I am so glad I checked the blue highlight today. I only wish I would've thought of it sooner.
I Love You, Elizabeth! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(usual evening schedule for me)
Midnight : Okay, my Baby, I am back - we are back. I still can't see your posts on "Close Friends", except for status updates, but I will somehow figure it out. I know you are busy with lots of stuff, but when you feel like posting, perhaps the best time is when I am at Pearl's, or just getting home. Come to think of it, that's when you usually do post anyway. I'll have to rely on the newsfeed for the time being, but half the time on FB my newsfeed is just frozen anyway. I'm talking about the small update newsfeed in the righthand corner. It doesn't move or scroll automatically, it just sits there with the same updates frozen in place for hours on end. FB changes their formats way too much. They should just leave stuff alone.
But we figured it out from scratch when Myspace went down, so we'll figure it out this time, too. Of course, in the long run, I hope we can return to direct communication. Or even in the short run. That would solve all problems.
For now, just keep working on your projects. I was thinking on my walk a little while ago, "wow - Girl already will have two professional music videos under her belt in less than a year's time". That is tremendous.
So keep your focus, but keep posting (if you want to), and we will figure out once again a way to communicate that is reliable and timely.
I will see you in the morning, Sweet Baby. Sweet Dreams until then.......
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Just To Say Hi & Congratulations
Hi Elizabeth,
I just wanted to say congratulations on your new video project. The whole thing sounds great, and I will naturally be excited to see the finished product. I am also curious about your visually stunning concept. You say it has served you well in the past, so I am wondering what it is! :)
I know the video is gonna turn out great, so congrats once again.
I think, though, that I am gonna stay on the back burner for the moment, just because I still don't know what's going on with regards to your twelve day absence or how I figure into it, or even if I figure into it. I don't know where I stand, in other words.
I don't wanna make a big to-do out of it. I am super happy for you, about your upcoming video and any other projects that may be in the works. I'm right here if you wanna let me know anything, and I don't mean any stuff like hacking or anything of that sort. That was just one of my wild guesses when I couldn't figure out why you were gone, but actually I don't really care about that. The only thing that interests me is how you see things as far as you and I are concerned. If you wanna post anything, I'm here.
I'm not mad in any way (honest), I'm just wondering what the deal is, and trying to understand. So, I'll be here, but the only difference for the moment is that I don't wanna make any assumptions. I would feel really dumb using a lot of endearments and posting songs if there has been a change in things.
Anyway, glad to hear about your video and glad you posted about it. I'm on my usual schedule, as usual. :)
Have a great evening!
I just wanted to say congratulations on your new video project. The whole thing sounds great, and I will naturally be excited to see the finished product. I am also curious about your visually stunning concept. You say it has served you well in the past, so I am wondering what it is! :)
I know the video is gonna turn out great, so congrats once again.
I think, though, that I am gonna stay on the back burner for the moment, just because I still don't know what's going on with regards to your twelve day absence or how I figure into it, or even if I figure into it. I don't know where I stand, in other words.
I don't wanna make a big to-do out of it. I am super happy for you, about your upcoming video and any other projects that may be in the works. I'm right here if you wanna let me know anything, and I don't mean any stuff like hacking or anything of that sort. That was just one of my wild guesses when I couldn't figure out why you were gone, but actually I don't really care about that. The only thing that interests me is how you see things as far as you and I are concerned. If you wanna post anything, I'm here.
I'm not mad in any way (honest), I'm just wondering what the deal is, and trying to understand. So, I'll be here, but the only difference for the moment is that I don't wanna make any assumptions. I would feel really dumb using a lot of endearments and posting songs if there has been a change in things.
Anyway, glad to hear about your video and glad you posted about it. I'm on my usual schedule, as usual. :)
Have a great evening!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Communication Has Always Worked Best For Us (here is a guess)
Hi Elizabeth,
I am home from Pearl's. Had a pretty good choir practice today, it is getting a lot easier for me to learn the songs and hit the notes. I hope you had a good day, too.
I guess something has gone really wrong here. I don't know if it has to do with me, but because it happened right on my birthday and has continued since then, I guess it either does have to do with me, or else it's just an extreme coincidence.
I want to write some more about it later tonight, at my usual late night writing time. I don't even know if you are still reading these blogs, but if you are, and if you read what I have written now, then maybe you will want to read later tonight, or tomorrow morning if tonight is too late. What I want to say isn't heavy or depressing or anything, it'll just be me trying to figure out what the problem is.
All I know, if this is a problem about me, is that we have always worked through all previous problems and fixed them, and we've done so by talking to each other, in our own way and by our means of communication of course. I'm saying all of this because I can't imagine this whole thing is just about a technical issue at this point. We are coming up on two weeks here, since it began.
Anyhow, I'll be back later tonight, and I hope you will too.
I Love You, Elizabeth.
10:45pm : I am starting a little bit earlier than usual, in the hope that you are still awake. To get right to the point, I've been trying to figure out what is wrong, and there does seem - to me, anyway - to be something wrong because you haven't posted a thing in almost two weeks, and if it was just a case of your phone being out of commission, I would think you'd have found a way to let everybody know. That's one thing that I haven't been able to understand, and that is, why has nobody - none of your FB friends - posted anything on your FB saying, "hey girl, where'd you go"?
I know you posted that short item about your phone, maybe a week ago now, but then it looked like you deleted that post shortly after making it. So, surely at least some of your FB friends must be wondering where you went?
Because no one posted anything asking "where are you" on your FB, I thought, "well, maybe they did and I just can't see it". I thought maybe I'd been blocked, in other words. But then I thought, "why in the world would Elizabeth block me? It doesn't make any sense". Besides, I thought if I'd been blocked, I probably wouldn't be able to see anything on your page, and I can still see everything going back to the picture of Nutmeg the cat and before that. That pic was April 14th. Since then, you posted a like of the photo of the parka guy, and that short post about your phone, which it looks like you then deleted.
After considering for a few days that your phone was the problem, I thought, "wait a minute, what did Elizabeth use to post with before she had her phone"? In your last FB post, too, you told your friends to message you on FB (instead of calling), which implies you still had access to FB, and therefore a computer or device of some type.
So then I thought, "well, if I'm not blocked, and if Elizabeth possibly still has FB access, then why has she stopped posting"? And I considered the date, and the timing of it (my birthday), and I can only conclude it has something to do with me.
I thought, and remarked in a blog, "well, maybe Elizabeth is tired of me. Maybe she doesn't wanna hurt my feelings and tell me directly, so this is her way of doing it". But then, in a couple of recent blogs, I've asked you to tell me if that was the case, or if you had a new boyfriend. I have said I would understand if that is the case, and I would understand. But, because I asked you to tell me, and you haven't, I am questioning that possibility. I know you aren't a cruel person. If you were tired of me, or if you had a new boyfriend, I believe you would tell me and not just let me twist in the wind.
So, I have considered these possibilities, and I have thought, "well, it's probably not just a technical problem at this point; it doesn't look like she's blocked me from FB (and why would she do that, anyway); and I don't think it's an issue of a new boyfriend because Elizabeth would tell me, if for no other reason than because I've asked her to".
So I've been stumped. As this has gone on, I thought, "when it happened last time, in September 2012, at least there seemed to be a reason". At the time, I couldn't figure out that reason, but you later indicated it had to do with your folks. In the years since then, I have written many times that I could understand their position, but added that I'm a good guy, and if they knew me they might like me. And nowdays, you and your Mom seem to be getting along great, as far as I can see. She is really proud of all the work you've done. If she is aware of me, which she must be, she can plainly see all the "likes" I've put on your FB posts. So, I've thought that can't be what the problem is. It doesn't seem like it, anyhow.
The whole thing of the timing is what I don't fully understand, but because it began on my birthday, I have thought, "well, if Elizabeth was mad at me, that would be one way to show it. 'Here you go - have a nice freakin' birthday! I'm not gonna post anymore' ".
But that would imply you are mad at me, and at first I wracked my brain about this. But then as the days went on, I thought of one possibility. It seems remote, to me at least, but then I know next to nothing about computers.
Elizabeth, the timing of all this - when it started - coincides with something. It has to do with the possibility of hacking. I will just ask you, because I don't know what else to do at this point.
I don't know much about how hacking works, except that hackers can break into things, like FB, or a person's files, their email, etc. Last Summer, as you know I thought there was some hacking going on, that someone had hacked my FB.
At the time, I was upset, but I was never really mad about it or anything, and I let it go after I had my say about it. But, it did get me thinking about the whole issue of hacking, and since then, I have actually read up a little bit about it. One thing I have wondered is if a really good hacker could actually attach completely to another person's computer, and more or less see anything and everything the person was seeing on their screen.
It didn't seem possible to me, unless the hacker had NSA skills, but then I reiterate that I know nothing about computers and very little about hacking.
I am not mad or even upset about last Summer, if indeed I was hacked.
Here is my question regarding your current silence, and I will put it in the broadest terms. Does all of this have anything to do with hacking, and Google? I know it sounds impossible, and please forgive me if I'm wrong. It's just that I am intuitive, and sometimes my intuition may be right, and sometimes it may be wrong, but it's what I rely on simply because I am not technically oriented.
I had a feeling the other day, maybe a couple weeks ago, about hacking. And so I tried typing things - sentences - into the Google search box. I wondered if a hacker could read what a person wrote in a Google search box.
I know it all sounds outlandish, and it might be way off. But for the life of me, it's the only thing I can think of that could be a reason for your silence. That, and because of the timing of it all.
Elizabeth, all of this is just a guess. Even on the remote possibility that it happened, I am not mad. I'm certainly not accusing you. It's just all I can think of. I've been sitting here for almost two weeks, thinking and wondering why you would just go away like that. This isn't like September 2012, when we were relatively new to each other and your folks may have just found out about me.
This time, I just couldn't think of a single reason. Except, finally, the one I have mentioned.
I don't care, in any case. All I care about is you. I have really loved you so very much. Beyond that, you are a wonderful person, and I have always thought that we have both cared about each other. I know you would not just cut me off for no reason; ergo, there must be a reason.
All I can say, is please come back. If it's about hacking and Google, we can either talk about it or drop the whole thing. All that's important to me is you.
I am gonna leave it at that for now, because it's late.
All I know is that I love you and miss you, and I don't care what happened, it's nothing that can't be fixed. I hope you agree, and I hope to hear from you. Please post if you can.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am home from Pearl's. Had a pretty good choir practice today, it is getting a lot easier for me to learn the songs and hit the notes. I hope you had a good day, too.
I guess something has gone really wrong here. I don't know if it has to do with me, but because it happened right on my birthday and has continued since then, I guess it either does have to do with me, or else it's just an extreme coincidence.
I want to write some more about it later tonight, at my usual late night writing time. I don't even know if you are still reading these blogs, but if you are, and if you read what I have written now, then maybe you will want to read later tonight, or tomorrow morning if tonight is too late. What I want to say isn't heavy or depressing or anything, it'll just be me trying to figure out what the problem is.
All I know, if this is a problem about me, is that we have always worked through all previous problems and fixed them, and we've done so by talking to each other, in our own way and by our means of communication of course. I'm saying all of this because I can't imagine this whole thing is just about a technical issue at this point. We are coming up on two weeks here, since it began.
Anyhow, I'll be back later tonight, and I hope you will too.
I Love You, Elizabeth.
10:45pm : I am starting a little bit earlier than usual, in the hope that you are still awake. To get right to the point, I've been trying to figure out what is wrong, and there does seem - to me, anyway - to be something wrong because you haven't posted a thing in almost two weeks, and if it was just a case of your phone being out of commission, I would think you'd have found a way to let everybody know. That's one thing that I haven't been able to understand, and that is, why has nobody - none of your FB friends - posted anything on your FB saying, "hey girl, where'd you go"?
I know you posted that short item about your phone, maybe a week ago now, but then it looked like you deleted that post shortly after making it. So, surely at least some of your FB friends must be wondering where you went?
Because no one posted anything asking "where are you" on your FB, I thought, "well, maybe they did and I just can't see it". I thought maybe I'd been blocked, in other words. But then I thought, "why in the world would Elizabeth block me? It doesn't make any sense". Besides, I thought if I'd been blocked, I probably wouldn't be able to see anything on your page, and I can still see everything going back to the picture of Nutmeg the cat and before that. That pic was April 14th. Since then, you posted a like of the photo of the parka guy, and that short post about your phone, which it looks like you then deleted.
After considering for a few days that your phone was the problem, I thought, "wait a minute, what did Elizabeth use to post with before she had her phone"? In your last FB post, too, you told your friends to message you on FB (instead of calling), which implies you still had access to FB, and therefore a computer or device of some type.
So then I thought, "well, if I'm not blocked, and if Elizabeth possibly still has FB access, then why has she stopped posting"? And I considered the date, and the timing of it (my birthday), and I can only conclude it has something to do with me.
I thought, and remarked in a blog, "well, maybe Elizabeth is tired of me. Maybe she doesn't wanna hurt my feelings and tell me directly, so this is her way of doing it". But then, in a couple of recent blogs, I've asked you to tell me if that was the case, or if you had a new boyfriend. I have said I would understand if that is the case, and I would understand. But, because I asked you to tell me, and you haven't, I am questioning that possibility. I know you aren't a cruel person. If you were tired of me, or if you had a new boyfriend, I believe you would tell me and not just let me twist in the wind.
So, I have considered these possibilities, and I have thought, "well, it's probably not just a technical problem at this point; it doesn't look like she's blocked me from FB (and why would she do that, anyway); and I don't think it's an issue of a new boyfriend because Elizabeth would tell me, if for no other reason than because I've asked her to".
So I've been stumped. As this has gone on, I thought, "when it happened last time, in September 2012, at least there seemed to be a reason". At the time, I couldn't figure out that reason, but you later indicated it had to do with your folks. In the years since then, I have written many times that I could understand their position, but added that I'm a good guy, and if they knew me they might like me. And nowdays, you and your Mom seem to be getting along great, as far as I can see. She is really proud of all the work you've done. If she is aware of me, which she must be, she can plainly see all the "likes" I've put on your FB posts. So, I've thought that can't be what the problem is. It doesn't seem like it, anyhow.
The whole thing of the timing is what I don't fully understand, but because it began on my birthday, I have thought, "well, if Elizabeth was mad at me, that would be one way to show it. 'Here you go - have a nice freakin' birthday! I'm not gonna post anymore' ".
But that would imply you are mad at me, and at first I wracked my brain about this. But then as the days went on, I thought of one possibility. It seems remote, to me at least, but then I know next to nothing about computers.
Elizabeth, the timing of all this - when it started - coincides with something. It has to do with the possibility of hacking. I will just ask you, because I don't know what else to do at this point.
I don't know much about how hacking works, except that hackers can break into things, like FB, or a person's files, their email, etc. Last Summer, as you know I thought there was some hacking going on, that someone had hacked my FB.
At the time, I was upset, but I was never really mad about it or anything, and I let it go after I had my say about it. But, it did get me thinking about the whole issue of hacking, and since then, I have actually read up a little bit about it. One thing I have wondered is if a really good hacker could actually attach completely to another person's computer, and more or less see anything and everything the person was seeing on their screen.
It didn't seem possible to me, unless the hacker had NSA skills, but then I reiterate that I know nothing about computers and very little about hacking.
I am not mad or even upset about last Summer, if indeed I was hacked.
Here is my question regarding your current silence, and I will put it in the broadest terms. Does all of this have anything to do with hacking, and Google? I know it sounds impossible, and please forgive me if I'm wrong. It's just that I am intuitive, and sometimes my intuition may be right, and sometimes it may be wrong, but it's what I rely on simply because I am not technically oriented.
I had a feeling the other day, maybe a couple weeks ago, about hacking. And so I tried typing things - sentences - into the Google search box. I wondered if a hacker could read what a person wrote in a Google search box.
I know it all sounds outlandish, and it might be way off. But for the life of me, it's the only thing I can think of that could be a reason for your silence. That, and because of the timing of it all.
Elizabeth, all of this is just a guess. Even on the remote possibility that it happened, I am not mad. I'm certainly not accusing you. It's just all I can think of. I've been sitting here for almost two weeks, thinking and wondering why you would just go away like that. This isn't like September 2012, when we were relatively new to each other and your folks may have just found out about me.
This time, I just couldn't think of a single reason. Except, finally, the one I have mentioned.
I don't care, in any case. All I care about is you. I have really loved you so very much. Beyond that, you are a wonderful person, and I have always thought that we have both cared about each other. I know you would not just cut me off for no reason; ergo, there must be a reason.
All I can say, is please come back. If it's about hacking and Google, we can either talk about it or drop the whole thing. All that's important to me is you.
I am gonna leave it at that for now, because it's late.
All I know is that I love you and miss you, and I don't care what happened, it's nothing that can't be fixed. I hope you agree, and I hope to hear from you. Please post if you can.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, April 24, 2015
I Miss You (so much)
Hi Elizabeth,
I'm here at Pearl's, writing a little bit earlier than usual. I am sad, because I don't know what's going on. I wish I did. I miss you and I really, really hope you're coming back. I don't know if it's a technical issue with your phone, but it just seems like you'd probably have found a way to post by now. It's just hard not to know what happened.
I hope everything is okay at home, too.
If the whole thing is just a technical issue, i.e. phone is down and you have no other way to post, might there be some way to let me know when you'll be back? There's gotta be some way, right?
And if it's not just a technical issue, could you let me know if you're coming back at all? I am worried, you know? To just have everything cut off all of a sudden is unsettling, to say the least. If you can find some way to let me know these things, it would be great and I'd really appreciate it.
That's all I really know to say, and to ask of you. I really have loved you and cared about you all these years. I hope I have meant something to you as well, and I think the answer to that question is yes. But it's still hard not to know what happened, or when you are coming back.
One thing I do know - I'll be here when you do. I am eagerly awaiting your return!
I Love You, Elizabeth. I'll be back in a little while just to wish you Sweet Dreams.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Now it is time for Sweet Dreams. Sigh. I think of all the times we have had, you know, and sometimes it feels like a lot longer than three years we have known each other. We have really created something here, I think, and we've made the most out of a limited means of communication. That's because we are both so intuitive. We have talked about so many different things, and I've watched you graduate college and go to art school in Italy.
Think back to the way it all began, and everything that has happened since, and all the writing and intuition, and all the pictures we've taken, and everything we've shared, and all the projects you've worked on.
So much has happened. I just want it to continue.
I love and miss you, can't wait to hear from you. Please remember, you can tell me anything. Nothing fazes me.
Sleep well, hope to see you tomorrow. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm here at Pearl's, writing a little bit earlier than usual. I am sad, because I don't know what's going on. I wish I did. I miss you and I really, really hope you're coming back. I don't know if it's a technical issue with your phone, but it just seems like you'd probably have found a way to post by now. It's just hard not to know what happened.
I hope everything is okay at home, too.
If the whole thing is just a technical issue, i.e. phone is down and you have no other way to post, might there be some way to let me know when you'll be back? There's gotta be some way, right?
And if it's not just a technical issue, could you let me know if you're coming back at all? I am worried, you know? To just have everything cut off all of a sudden is unsettling, to say the least. If you can find some way to let me know these things, it would be great and I'd really appreciate it.
That's all I really know to say, and to ask of you. I really have loved you and cared about you all these years. I hope I have meant something to you as well, and I think the answer to that question is yes. But it's still hard not to know what happened, or when you are coming back.
One thing I do know - I'll be here when you do. I am eagerly awaiting your return!
I Love You, Elizabeth. I'll be back in a little while just to wish you Sweet Dreams.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Now it is time for Sweet Dreams. Sigh. I think of all the times we have had, you know, and sometimes it feels like a lot longer than three years we have known each other. We have really created something here, I think, and we've made the most out of a limited means of communication. That's because we are both so intuitive. We have talked about so many different things, and I've watched you graduate college and go to art school in Italy.
Think back to the way it all began, and everything that has happened since, and all the writing and intuition, and all the pictures we've taken, and everything we've shared, and all the projects you've worked on.
So much has happened. I just want it to continue.
I love and miss you, can't wait to hear from you. Please remember, you can tell me anything. Nothing fazes me.
Sleep well, hope to see you tomorrow. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Sweet Babyism (sweet dreams)
Good Afternoon, Sweet Baby,
I am taking the chance and calling you that, in the hope that it's still true! I miss my Sweet Baby and the whole concept of Sweet Babyism. I hope you are having a good day, and I hope you are even able to read these latest blogs of the past week, given that your phone is down. But if you can read them, you know that I am right here, waiting and hoping.
Tonight is movie night, of course, and we are gonna see Ozu's "Late Autumn". Only a couple weeks left in the Ozu series, which I have enjoyed very much, and I am looking forward to tonight's film.
What I am really looking forward to is your next post! :)
But I know it will be when it will be.
I Love You and I wish you a happy afternoon, and I'll be back later, after the movie. And, I'll be around at one computer or another until 6:30.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Just wanted to wish you sweet dreams. I enjoyed tonight's movie, and I hope you had a nice evening as well. Sure hope you are coming back.
I Love You, Elizabeth. See you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am taking the chance and calling you that, in the hope that it's still true! I miss my Sweet Baby and the whole concept of Sweet Babyism. I hope you are having a good day, and I hope you are even able to read these latest blogs of the past week, given that your phone is down. But if you can read them, you know that I am right here, waiting and hoping.
Tonight is movie night, of course, and we are gonna see Ozu's "Late Autumn". Only a couple weeks left in the Ozu series, which I have enjoyed very much, and I am looking forward to tonight's film.
What I am really looking forward to is your next post! :)
But I know it will be when it will be.
I Love You and I wish you a happy afternoon, and I'll be back later, after the movie. And, I'll be around at one computer or another until 6:30.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Just wanted to wish you sweet dreams. I enjoyed tonight's movie, and I hope you had a nice evening as well. Sure hope you are coming back.
I Love You, Elizabeth. See you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Hoping
Hi Elizabeth,
I'm just making a late night check-in, sending love and hoping you are coming back. This is the longest we've been out of communication since Fall 2012. I have only your one post to go by, so I'm assuming this is a technical issue for you, and presumably involves your phone being out of order. But then, you did instruct your FB friends to message you, in that single post you made a couple days ago, so if they can message you, I would assume you can still use FB. But obviously you can't, so I don't know all the ins-and-outs of what is going on here.
All I ask - and all I have ever asked overall - is that if the situation has anything to do with you and me, or if there is anything I need to know, please tell me. You would do that for me, right? I know you would. :)
Here's hoping you'll be back soon.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just making a late night check-in, sending love and hoping you are coming back. This is the longest we've been out of communication since Fall 2012. I have only your one post to go by, so I'm assuming this is a technical issue for you, and presumably involves your phone being out of order. But then, you did instruct your FB friends to message you, in that single post you made a couple days ago, so if they can message you, I would assume you can still use FB. But obviously you can't, so I don't know all the ins-and-outs of what is going on here.
All I ask - and all I have ever asked overall - is that if the situation has anything to do with you and me, or if there is anything I need to know, please tell me. You would do that for me, right? I know you would. :)
Here's hoping you'll be back soon.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Tuesday Afternoon Love (vigil)
Hey Sweet Baby,
Can I still call you Sweet Baby? I hope so! Happy Tuesday in any case. :) I hope you are having a nice day, and that you are closer to resolving any phone and/or computer issues so that you will have FB access again. I miss my Baby!
I have been driving around, doing the usual Tuesday Thing, taking Pearl to and from Golden Agers. Now I'm at home til 4:15.
That's all for now, except that I sure do miss you and love you! Can't wait until you are back.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back later)
Midnight : I don't know if you can even read these latest blogs, and you might be asleep anyway, but I wanted to check in to wish you Sweet Dreams. I hope your day was good. It was overcast and chilly here. Maybe a hike tomorrow if the sun comes out.
I'm holding a Sweet Baby vigil, awaiting your return.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Can I still call you Sweet Baby? I hope so! Happy Tuesday in any case. :) I hope you are having a nice day, and that you are closer to resolving any phone and/or computer issues so that you will have FB access again. I miss my Baby!
I have been driving around, doing the usual Tuesday Thing, taking Pearl to and from Golden Agers. Now I'm at home til 4:15.
That's all for now, except that I sure do miss you and love you! Can't wait until you are back.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back later)
Midnight : I don't know if you can even read these latest blogs, and you might be asleep anyway, but I wanted to check in to wish you Sweet Dreams. I hope your day was good. It was overcast and chilly here. Maybe a hike tomorrow if the sun comes out.
I'm holding a Sweet Baby vigil, awaiting your return.
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, April 20, 2015
Just To Say Hi (phone is toast?) (late night check in)
Hi Elizabeth,
I just wanted to wish you a happy day and a good start to your week. I hope any and all projects are going well, too. I miss hearing from you, but I'm right here as always if you feel like posting.
Have a great day. :)
7:10pm : Hi again. I just now saw your status update. Maybe that explains it? I am just guessing. I know you've had your phone for a while now, so maybe you've been using it exclusively to post. But before you got your phone, didn't you have a PC?
Anyway, I don't know exactly what is going on, but as I say, maybe your phone being down is the reason you haven't posted. I am glad you did post, though, and I hope everything else is okay. I will be right here, of course, and when you get your phone fixed or are otherwise able to post on FB via computer, I will be glad to hear from you. Right now I'll be around all evening except for my walk.
I'll be an optimist and still sign off with " :):) ". You can let me know if I've got it right. :)
Have a great evening, Elizabeth.
Midnight : Happy Late Night. Just another check-in to say hi and let you know I am thinking of you. I hope you are still my Sweet Baby. I don't know what the particulars are of your phone being out of service, i.e. if it prevents you from making posts on FB, or if you have another posting source like a PC, but whatever the deal is, I will still be here. Thanks for posting earlier, about the phone. It let me know that you were still here, and that the phone was potentially the reason I hadn't heard from you. I know a replacement phone would be expensive, but maybe the cost to fix it won't be too bad. I hope everything else is good, at home and with everything that you are working on.
That's all I know for tonight, my girl. I wish you sweet dreams, and hopefully I will see you in the morn.
I love you.
I just wanted to wish you a happy day and a good start to your week. I hope any and all projects are going well, too. I miss hearing from you, but I'm right here as always if you feel like posting.
Have a great day. :)
7:10pm : Hi again. I just now saw your status update. Maybe that explains it? I am just guessing. I know you've had your phone for a while now, so maybe you've been using it exclusively to post. But before you got your phone, didn't you have a PC?
Anyway, I don't know exactly what is going on, but as I say, maybe your phone being down is the reason you haven't posted. I am glad you did post, though, and I hope everything else is okay. I will be right here, of course, and when you get your phone fixed or are otherwise able to post on FB via computer, I will be glad to hear from you. Right now I'll be around all evening except for my walk.
I'll be an optimist and still sign off with " :):) ". You can let me know if I've got it right. :)
Have a great evening, Elizabeth.
Midnight : Happy Late Night. Just another check-in to say hi and let you know I am thinking of you. I hope you are still my Sweet Baby. I don't know what the particulars are of your phone being out of service, i.e. if it prevents you from making posts on FB, or if you have another posting source like a PC, but whatever the deal is, I will still be here. Thanks for posting earlier, about the phone. It let me know that you were still here, and that the phone was potentially the reason I hadn't heard from you. I know a replacement phone would be expensive, but maybe the cost to fix it won't be too bad. I hope everything else is good, at home and with everything that you are working on.
That's all I know for tonight, my girl. I wish you sweet dreams, and hopefully I will see you in the morn.
I love you.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
I Am Trying To Understand What Is Going On But Can't Do So Without Your Help
Hi Elizabeth,
I'm just trying again, cause I don't understand what is happening here. To backtrack a little bit, everything seemed fine all the way back to last Tuesday. That's the day you posted the photo of Nutmeg the cat, and you seemed happy and as far as I can tell now, in looking back, everything was good. Then on Wednesday, you didn't post all day, until fairly late at night. It was when I was at Pearl's, maybe around 11 or 11:30pm, which is late night for you. You posted a "like" of your friend's photo (the guy in the parka), and then nothing since then.
Unless for some reason my news feed isn't working, which isn't likely, I haven't seen a single post from you for four days, and only the one, of the parka photo, since Tuesday.
My birthday came and went, and I know you may not be able to post a happy b-day greeting on my FB, but you didn't post anything at all, and I wondered why. And now here we are, four days later, and still nothing.
I don't get it. I know you are busy, but even incredibly busy people seem to be able to post. It only takes a couple minutes. So I don't think it's that. I think you are trying to tell me something. The trouble is that I don't know exactly what it is.
If you are feeling down about something, I am ready to listen if you want me to. I mean, this has happened from time to time - you not posting for one reason or another - but this time it has gone on longer than any time before, and as I said last night, it seems to have coincided with my birthday.
I write every day, and I try to think of interesting things to talk about. I know I am a lot older (which is why my birthday makes me think it has something to do with this), but if you ever have a guy your age, or closer to your age that you like, you can tell me. I will understand. To me, the age difference has never been an issue, but I realise that's my own perspective. If you think differently about it, you can tell me.
If it's not that, then I am stumped, and I wish you'd tell me because I am trying to understand what is wrong and I can't do it unless you help me.
Anyway, that's all I can think of to say about it right now. Please know that I am trying.
I love you and care about you very, very much. I'm a person and I have feelings too.
I thought everything was fine, so please help me to understand what has happened here.
Thanks.
I'm just trying again, cause I don't understand what is happening here. To backtrack a little bit, everything seemed fine all the way back to last Tuesday. That's the day you posted the photo of Nutmeg the cat, and you seemed happy and as far as I can tell now, in looking back, everything was good. Then on Wednesday, you didn't post all day, until fairly late at night. It was when I was at Pearl's, maybe around 11 or 11:30pm, which is late night for you. You posted a "like" of your friend's photo (the guy in the parka), and then nothing since then.
Unless for some reason my news feed isn't working, which isn't likely, I haven't seen a single post from you for four days, and only the one, of the parka photo, since Tuesday.
My birthday came and went, and I know you may not be able to post a happy b-day greeting on my FB, but you didn't post anything at all, and I wondered why. And now here we are, four days later, and still nothing.
I don't get it. I know you are busy, but even incredibly busy people seem to be able to post. It only takes a couple minutes. So I don't think it's that. I think you are trying to tell me something. The trouble is that I don't know exactly what it is.
If you are feeling down about something, I am ready to listen if you want me to. I mean, this has happened from time to time - you not posting for one reason or another - but this time it has gone on longer than any time before, and as I said last night, it seems to have coincided with my birthday.
I write every day, and I try to think of interesting things to talk about. I know I am a lot older (which is why my birthday makes me think it has something to do with this), but if you ever have a guy your age, or closer to your age that you like, you can tell me. I will understand. To me, the age difference has never been an issue, but I realise that's my own perspective. If you think differently about it, you can tell me.
If it's not that, then I am stumped, and I wish you'd tell me because I am trying to understand what is wrong and I can't do it unless you help me.
Anyway, that's all I can think of to say about it right now. Please know that I am trying.
I love you and care about you very, very much. I'm a person and I have feelings too.
I thought everything was fine, so please help me to understand what has happened here.
Thanks.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
?? (trying again)
Elizabeth? Are you there? Just wondering what happened; hope everything is okay. I'm at home for a few minutes, then I'll be going shopping. But I'll be back at Pearl's at 4:30. I hope all is well.
11:50pm : Just trying again. You haven't posted since Wednesday, so I don't know what the deal is. If you don't want me to write anymore, or don't wanna do this, or if you have too much other stuff going on, or for any reason whatsoever, you can tell me. All you've gotta do is say so. I don't know why this seems to have coincided with my birthday, but so be it. There's nothing I can do or say that I haven't said a lot of times before when this kind of thing happens.
Anyway, I am thinking about you. I'll be up for about an hour, then to church at 9:30 tomorrow morn, then back from choir practice at about 1:15. Hope to hear from you.
11:50pm : Just trying again. You haven't posted since Wednesday, so I don't know what the deal is. If you don't want me to write anymore, or don't wanna do this, or if you have too much other stuff going on, or for any reason whatsoever, you can tell me. All you've gotta do is say so. I don't know why this seems to have coincided with my birthday, but so be it. There's nothing I can do or say that I haven't said a lot of times before when this kind of thing happens.
Anyway, I am thinking about you. I'll be up for about an hour, then to church at 9:30 tomorrow morn, then back from choir practice at about 1:15. Hope to hear from you.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Evening Love From Home (sweet dreams)
Good Evening, my Darling,
I'm just getting home and wanted to say hi. I saw your comment earlier today on your friend's post, and it looks like you have another project ready to go. That's great! Is she a singer? That's what it looks like, so I am guessing you guys are gonna make a video. This is fantastic, that so many things are happening!
I am gonna relax till about 7:30 or so, then go for my walk, but I wanted to check in and say I Love You.
I will write more, later tonight at Pearl's. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight: Happy Late Night, Sweet Baby. All is quiet here in Pearl's kitchen, and I had a nice evening at home, just reading my book and watching an episode of X-Files. I hope you had a nice evening, and a good day too. I saw your post just a little while ago, but I don't know if it was a message for me or just a "like" of your friend's post. Maybe you mean it is still cold out? Still snowing? I hope not, lol. It's gotta thaw out sometime up there. :)
I hope you were able to secure the location you need for your video, the one for the female singer. It seems like everything is on track, though.
Well, that's all I know for tonight. I will see you in the morn; sweet dreams until then........
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I'm just getting home and wanted to say hi. I saw your comment earlier today on your friend's post, and it looks like you have another project ready to go. That's great! Is she a singer? That's what it looks like, so I am guessing you guys are gonna make a video. This is fantastic, that so many things are happening!
I am gonna relax till about 7:30 or so, then go for my walk, but I wanted to check in and say I Love You.
I will write more, later tonight at Pearl's. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight: Happy Late Night, Sweet Baby. All is quiet here in Pearl's kitchen, and I had a nice evening at home, just reading my book and watching an episode of X-Files. I hope you had a nice evening, and a good day too. I saw your post just a little while ago, but I don't know if it was a message for me or just a "like" of your friend's post. Maybe you mean it is still cold out? Still snowing? I hope not, lol. It's gotta thaw out sometime up there. :)
I hope you were able to secure the location you need for your video, the one for the female singer. It seems like everything is on track, though.
Well, that's all I know for tonight. I will see you in the morn; sweet dreams until then........
I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Caption (late night love)
Hi Sweet Baby,
I see your photo just now, and my caption would be the obvious one : "The cat is out of the bag", or some variation on that phrase. Is it a groaner? If so, sorry! But I couldn't resist, haha. I am at home, just waiting around to head back to Pearl's in a few minutes. It looks like you are at work on another photographic job with the same designer, so that's great! Good things are continuing to happen. :)
I'll be back when I get to Pearl's. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:05am : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I see that one of your FB friends had the same idea as me, with one small difference. She phrased it as a question. I knew that someone besides me would think of that line, but I did post it first, lol. Not on FB, but here at the blog. If I were using that pic as an advertisement, I would have my caption situated above the cat's head, like a "thought bubble" in a cartoon. In Internet cat memes, cats always think of themselves as "the cat" anyway - they never think of themselves as "me". So, in my version of the ad, it's your picture, with the blurb (or "thought bubble") above the cat's head, with him thinking : "The Cat is out of The Bag". As if he'd been in the bag to begin with.
I don't know what any of it would have to do with promoting the handbag, lol, but for my sense of humor, it works! And the lady on FB thinks so too.....
It's great that you are having these chances to do (or at least be exposed to) commercial work. I don't know in what capacity you are working for the designer (intern, assistant, etc.) but whatever it is, it's good experience.
For me it was a Typical Tuesday - though it was Ritchie Blackmore's 70th birthday, and he has been my favorite musician since I was 12, so it's always a special day in that way. I am also very much fascinated with reading about the oligarch rulers of Venice and their history for many centuries in the machinations of world finance. It's kind of a mindblower that the country of what is now called Italy is a fairly recent geopolitical establishment. I suppose much of Europe as we now know it is also recent, but what I am learning is of the power and domination of the City-State in Europe of several centuries ago, up until fairly recently. Cities, such as Venice, established dominance over wide swaths of land in Europe, and they ruled by oligarchy (family rule) for centuries on end.
I only ever knew Venice for canals. I did not know of it's history of the control of banking.
So, as usual, it's all very fascinating stuff to me.
I hope you had a great day, and it looks like you did! I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
See you in the morning.
I see your photo just now, and my caption would be the obvious one : "The cat is out of the bag", or some variation on that phrase. Is it a groaner? If so, sorry! But I couldn't resist, haha. I am at home, just waiting around to head back to Pearl's in a few minutes. It looks like you are at work on another photographic job with the same designer, so that's great! Good things are continuing to happen. :)
I'll be back when I get to Pearl's. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:05am : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I see that one of your FB friends had the same idea as me, with one small difference. She phrased it as a question. I knew that someone besides me would think of that line, but I did post it first, lol. Not on FB, but here at the blog. If I were using that pic as an advertisement, I would have my caption situated above the cat's head, like a "thought bubble" in a cartoon. In Internet cat memes, cats always think of themselves as "the cat" anyway - they never think of themselves as "me". So, in my version of the ad, it's your picture, with the blurb (or "thought bubble") above the cat's head, with him thinking : "The Cat is out of The Bag". As if he'd been in the bag to begin with.
I don't know what any of it would have to do with promoting the handbag, lol, but for my sense of humor, it works! And the lady on FB thinks so too.....
It's great that you are having these chances to do (or at least be exposed to) commercial work. I don't know in what capacity you are working for the designer (intern, assistant, etc.) but whatever it is, it's good experience.
For me it was a Typical Tuesday - though it was Ritchie Blackmore's 70th birthday, and he has been my favorite musician since I was 12, so it's always a special day in that way. I am also very much fascinated with reading about the oligarch rulers of Venice and their history for many centuries in the machinations of world finance. It's kind of a mindblower that the country of what is now called Italy is a fairly recent geopolitical establishment. I suppose much of Europe as we now know it is also recent, but what I am learning is of the power and domination of the City-State in Europe of several centuries ago, up until fairly recently. Cities, such as Venice, established dominance over wide swaths of land in Europe, and they ruled by oligarchy (family rule) for centuries on end.
I only ever knew Venice for canals. I did not know of it's history of the control of banking.
So, as usual, it's all very fascinating stuff to me.
I hope you had a great day, and it looks like you did! I Love You, Elizabeth. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
See you in the morning.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Monday Morning Love (sweet dreams)
Good Morning, my Darling,
I just wanted to wish you a great day and happy start to the week. Pearl has been sleeping through the night for the last several nights, which has meant full sleep for me (yippee!), so I am feeling nice and rested. I'm at home, no plans for today but maybe a morning hike tomorrow. I hope your day is off to a good start. Maybe you've got some new projects planned, or if not, you will soon.
I Love You and will be around most of the day, usual schedule as usual.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55pm : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I'm just finishing up listening to an amazing choral piece by Brahms, called "A German Requiem". Played on the Jim Svejda show on KUSC, of course. Epic singing! Earlier this eve, Grimsley came over. He wanted me to watch a movie with him, called "Idiocracy". It's by Mike Judge, and while I love his "King Of The Hill" TVseries, I was never a fan of "Beavis & Butthead". It was way too obnoxious for me, and too dumb as well. I know that's what Judge is making fun of - the dumbness, but anyway, it wasn't for me. "Idiocracy" is kind of cute, in a condemnation-of-dumbness kind of way, but ultimately it was more of Grim's kind of movie than mine. I am not a huge comedy fan, which I probably already mentioned, but I should qualify it by saying I am not a fan of modern comedy, although again I know that's exactly what Mike Judge is satirizing. It's just that the satire is practically as dumb as the real thing.
But on Thursday, there will be an Ozu movie to get me back on track, lol. :)
Ozu is the remedy to just about anything.
And remember, that's Yasujiro Ozu I'm talking about; not the Greek liquor Ozu. That Ozu is gross! :)
I'm a knucklehead at this time of night.
But I do wish you Sweet Dreams, and I Triple Love You. I hope you had a nice day, too.
Sleep well, my Baby. I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I just wanted to wish you a great day and happy start to the week. Pearl has been sleeping through the night for the last several nights, which has meant full sleep for me (yippee!), so I am feeling nice and rested. I'm at home, no plans for today but maybe a morning hike tomorrow. I hope your day is off to a good start. Maybe you've got some new projects planned, or if not, you will soon.
I Love You and will be around most of the day, usual schedule as usual.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55pm : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I'm just finishing up listening to an amazing choral piece by Brahms, called "A German Requiem". Played on the Jim Svejda show on KUSC, of course. Epic singing! Earlier this eve, Grimsley came over. He wanted me to watch a movie with him, called "Idiocracy". It's by Mike Judge, and while I love his "King Of The Hill" TVseries, I was never a fan of "Beavis & Butthead". It was way too obnoxious for me, and too dumb as well. I know that's what Judge is making fun of - the dumbness, but anyway, it wasn't for me. "Idiocracy" is kind of cute, in a condemnation-of-dumbness kind of way, but ultimately it was more of Grim's kind of movie than mine. I am not a huge comedy fan, which I probably already mentioned, but I should qualify it by saying I am not a fan of modern comedy, although again I know that's exactly what Mike Judge is satirizing. It's just that the satire is practically as dumb as the real thing.
But on Thursday, there will be an Ozu movie to get me back on track, lol. :)
Ozu is the remedy to just about anything.
And remember, that's Yasujiro Ozu I'm talking about; not the Greek liquor Ozu. That Ozu is gross! :)
I'm a knucklehead at this time of night.
But I do wish you Sweet Dreams, and I Triple Love You. I hope you had a nice day, too.
Sleep well, my Baby. I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Sunday Sweet Baby Happiness :):) (Thrice Great Hermes)
Hi Sweet Baby,
I am just getting back from choir practice. A lot of new songs today - new to me, anyway - so I brought next week's song home with me and I will see if I can find it on Youtube : "I Find My Peace In You" by Don Besig.
I have sang my best ever these last two weeks, and I finally feel like I can hit most of the high notes without my voice cracking or going flat. Gaining confidence to sing louder, in other words..... :)
We've gotta sing a duet one of these days. :):)
I am glad to see you back this morning; I saw your Sweet Baby post just before we left for church. I guess you were busy the last couple days, with your screening and maybe at the studio, too. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon. My sister Vickie called and we are both very excited about Hillary Clinton's announcement today. Of course, everyone knew she was gonna run, but now it's official. In 2008, Vickie and I helped work the phones for Hillary's campaign, at the L.A. headquarters, and she wanted to know if I'd be up for it again. I said I'd love to, depending on what my schedule is like next year. I just hope Hillary gets elected this time. It's gonna be her against Jeb Bush, so she won't be a shoo-in. But, it's high time we had a woman President, and she is the right woman for the job. And we get Bill back as a bonus.
It's a hot one here today, so I'm just gonna hang out for now. Maybe later I'll do part of my walk before heading back to Pearl's. Enjoy the rest of your afternoon and I'll see you in a bit. I'll basically be around for most of the rest of the day, usual Sunday schedule.
I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55pm : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I'm just checking in to wish you Sweet Dreams. Not a lot else to report. I hope you had a nice weekend. I have been fascinated with reading about Hermes Trismagestis (aka "Thrice Great Hermes") in Dr. Farrell's "Financial Vipers Of Venice", which I began the other day. Mr. Thrice Great may have been an actual person, but more probably was a conglomerate persona of two gods, the Greek Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. Furthermore, gods (lower case "g") may indeed have been physical beings who led and assisted people in ancient times, and instructed them in various philosophies, helping them to live in civilised societies.
I could go on and on, but I'll leave that to Dr. Farrell. But Thrice Great's idea that mind is universe and God is space, is really something to contemplate. One of these nights I'll go off on a tangent and write about it.
Man, I wish we could sing together, take photos together, do something together. I have so much I'd love to talk about with you, all kinds of stuff, of every interesting subject. I love to think, but I also love to share and discuss.
Well, maybe one of these days we can do that.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I will see you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am just getting back from choir practice. A lot of new songs today - new to me, anyway - so I brought next week's song home with me and I will see if I can find it on Youtube : "I Find My Peace In You" by Don Besig.
I have sang my best ever these last two weeks, and I finally feel like I can hit most of the high notes without my voice cracking or going flat. Gaining confidence to sing louder, in other words..... :)
We've gotta sing a duet one of these days. :):)
I am glad to see you back this morning; I saw your Sweet Baby post just before we left for church. I guess you were busy the last couple days, with your screening and maybe at the studio, too. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon. My sister Vickie called and we are both very excited about Hillary Clinton's announcement today. Of course, everyone knew she was gonna run, but now it's official. In 2008, Vickie and I helped work the phones for Hillary's campaign, at the L.A. headquarters, and she wanted to know if I'd be up for it again. I said I'd love to, depending on what my schedule is like next year. I just hope Hillary gets elected this time. It's gonna be her against Jeb Bush, so she won't be a shoo-in. But, it's high time we had a woman President, and she is the right woman for the job. And we get Bill back as a bonus.
It's a hot one here today, so I'm just gonna hang out for now. Maybe later I'll do part of my walk before heading back to Pearl's. Enjoy the rest of your afternoon and I'll see you in a bit. I'll basically be around for most of the rest of the day, usual Sunday schedule.
I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55pm : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I'm just checking in to wish you Sweet Dreams. Not a lot else to report. I hope you had a nice weekend. I have been fascinated with reading about Hermes Trismagestis (aka "Thrice Great Hermes") in Dr. Farrell's "Financial Vipers Of Venice", which I began the other day. Mr. Thrice Great may have been an actual person, but more probably was a conglomerate persona of two gods, the Greek Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. Furthermore, gods (lower case "g") may indeed have been physical beings who led and assisted people in ancient times, and instructed them in various philosophies, helping them to live in civilised societies.
I could go on and on, but I'll leave that to Dr. Farrell. But Thrice Great's idea that mind is universe and God is space, is really something to contemplate. One of these nights I'll go off on a tangent and write about it.
Man, I wish we could sing together, take photos together, do something together. I have so much I'd love to talk about with you, all kinds of stuff, of every interesting subject. I love to think, but I also love to share and discuss.
Well, maybe one of these days we can do that.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I will see you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, April 10, 2015
Happy Friday Love + Best Wishes (sweet dreams)
Happy Friday, Sweet Baby!,
I am just back from the tire shop, having walked home after dropping Pearl's car off. It's supposed to be ready at 2pm, so I'll be here for a couple hours. I saw your Sarah post, and I was thinking it could mean more than one thing. It could obviously mean that you are happy for her, that she is celebrating her new cd, but it could also mean that you yourself "had an awesome time" at your screening last night. You know, I am a knucklehead, and I realise I got the showtimes wrong, or half wrong. After I wrote the blog yesterday, I re-checked and saw that one screening was yesterday evening (at least I think it was) and then it looks like another one today. Do I have it right this time? I hope so. :)
I suppose if you had a screening last night, that you maybe did not attend Sarah's show. In any event, and whatever the case, I hope you had a great screening last night (if there was one last night), and I am glad that Sarah is having some success as well.
Now, tonight I know there's a screening, so I can't go wrong this time, and so once again I send Super Special Good Vibes and Best Wishes for another successful showing. Prepare for another Home Run!
I am gonna be hanging out at home until the tire shop calls, so I'll be here til about 2.
I Love You! It's another great day. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55am : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I am sitting here listening to the final minutes of the Jim Svejda show on KUSC. All is quiet. I hope you had a good screening tonight. Post some info if you can, when you get a chance. It was a low key day for me, just waiting around for the car to be done this afternoon, and then this evening I watched "The Imitation Game", which was pretty tremendous, though also sad. You probably saw it. I've got a new appreciation for Cumberbatch, too. That was an Academy Award performance.
That's all I know for tonight. I will see you in the morn.
Sweet Dreams. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am just back from the tire shop, having walked home after dropping Pearl's car off. It's supposed to be ready at 2pm, so I'll be here for a couple hours. I saw your Sarah post, and I was thinking it could mean more than one thing. It could obviously mean that you are happy for her, that she is celebrating her new cd, but it could also mean that you yourself "had an awesome time" at your screening last night. You know, I am a knucklehead, and I realise I got the showtimes wrong, or half wrong. After I wrote the blog yesterday, I re-checked and saw that one screening was yesterday evening (at least I think it was) and then it looks like another one today. Do I have it right this time? I hope so. :)
I suppose if you had a screening last night, that you maybe did not attend Sarah's show. In any event, and whatever the case, I hope you had a great screening last night (if there was one last night), and I am glad that Sarah is having some success as well.
Now, tonight I know there's a screening, so I can't go wrong this time, and so once again I send Super Special Good Vibes and Best Wishes for another successful showing. Prepare for another Home Run!
I am gonna be hanging out at home until the tire shop calls, so I'll be here til about 2.
I Love You! It's another great day. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
11:55am : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I am sitting here listening to the final minutes of the Jim Svejda show on KUSC. All is quiet. I hope you had a good screening tonight. Post some info if you can, when you get a chance. It was a low key day for me, just waiting around for the car to be done this afternoon, and then this evening I watched "The Imitation Game", which was pretty tremendous, though also sad. You probably saw it. I've got a new appreciation for Cumberbatch, too. That was an Academy Award performance.
That's all I know for tonight. I will see you in the morn.
Sweet Dreams. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Home Run
Hey Sweet Baby,
I hope I'm not too late to wish you good luck for the first screening, but nevertheless - Good Luck! - and best wishes also for the evening show. I send good vibes for both, and I know you and your film are gonna do great!
I am just back from Pearl's hair appointment. Her car has a flat tire, so I've gotta arrange to get it fixed. I may have to wait til tomorrow morning at this stage, cause by now I'd have to wait for Triple A and then get it to the tire shop and wait there, and I don't think I could get it all done by 4:30. So, maybe just wait til tomorrow. Her car is safely parked at home and she doesn't have to go anywhere else today anyway.
But mainly, I just wanted to cheer you on for the screening, and you are gonna knock it out of the park as always.
I'll be back later this evening. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I hope I'm not too late to wish you good luck for the first screening, but nevertheless - Good Luck! - and best wishes also for the evening show. I send good vibes for both, and I know you and your film are gonna do great!
I am just back from Pearl's hair appointment. Her car has a flat tire, so I've gotta arrange to get it fixed. I may have to wait til tomorrow morning at this stage, cause by now I'd have to wait for Triple A and then get it to the tire shop and wait there, and I don't think I could get it all done by 4:30. So, maybe just wait til tomorrow. Her car is safely parked at home and she doesn't have to go anywhere else today anyway.
But mainly, I just wanted to cheer you on for the screening, and you are gonna knock it out of the park as always.
I'll be back later this evening. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wednesday Night Triple (everything is good)
Good Evening, my Darling,
I'm just checking in to say hi. Nothing to report, really, other than a quick trip to the produce market, I've just been hanging around all day. It was kind of windy and chilly, so I didn't feel like doing any outdoor stuff. Instead, I've just been reading and also watching the first to episodes of "Breaking Bad". Grimsley had the dvd from the library and he left it over here for me to watch. I'd never seen that show, but it's pretty wild and crazy. I can see why it was so popular.
I hope your day has been a good one. I am gonna go for my walk in a little while, and I'll be back later to write more. I still have one final sleep-in, so I can stay up semi-late, lol.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hi, and that I triple-triple........triple-triple........triple-triple Love You.
I could make a song out of it! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back at the usual time)
12:35am : Happy Super Late Night, my Baby. You are probably already asleep, and rightly so because tomorrow is a big day. Everything is gonna go well, and your film is going to receive notice. It's yet another step in the right direction, and soon you will be working on your next film. :)
Not much else to report from me, for today anyway. I have enjoyed my time off, and I even get one last sleep-in tomorrow morn before I head back to work. I will be taking Pearl to her hair appointment, so I've gotta leave here about 11am. I feel nice and rested, everything is good. Got to really catch up on my studies these past few days, and it has been really fun and interesting, in addition to everything else, to try and track my Dad's travels in the war. My next research will be about Nancy, France. That's a town Dad talked a lot about, and I can probably add to the timeline with some info about any battles in that area.
That's all for tonight, Sweet Baby. Tomorrow will be a great day!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams and I will see you in the morning......
I'm just checking in to say hi. Nothing to report, really, other than a quick trip to the produce market, I've just been hanging around all day. It was kind of windy and chilly, so I didn't feel like doing any outdoor stuff. Instead, I've just been reading and also watching the first to episodes of "Breaking Bad". Grimsley had the dvd from the library and he left it over here for me to watch. I'd never seen that show, but it's pretty wild and crazy. I can see why it was so popular.
I hope your day has been a good one. I am gonna go for my walk in a little while, and I'll be back later to write more. I still have one final sleep-in, so I can stay up semi-late, lol.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hi, and that I triple-triple........triple-triple........triple-triple Love You.
I could make a song out of it! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back at the usual time)
12:35am : Happy Super Late Night, my Baby. You are probably already asleep, and rightly so because tomorrow is a big day. Everything is gonna go well, and your film is going to receive notice. It's yet another step in the right direction, and soon you will be working on your next film. :)
Not much else to report from me, for today anyway. I have enjoyed my time off, and I even get one last sleep-in tomorrow morn before I head back to work. I will be taking Pearl to her hair appointment, so I've gotta leave here about 11am. I feel nice and rested, everything is good. Got to really catch up on my studies these past few days, and it has been really fun and interesting, in addition to everything else, to try and track my Dad's travels in the war. My next research will be about Nancy, France. That's a town Dad talked a lot about, and I can probably add to the timeline with some info about any battles in that area.
That's all for tonight, Sweet Baby. Tomorrow will be a great day!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams and I will see you in the morning......
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tuesday Afternoon Love + Mammifer (late night love and studies, Mount Vesuvius)
Happy Early Evening, my Darling,
I just saw your post. For a minute, I was going, "hmmm, I know that name. Where do I know it from"? And then as I kept reading, I said, "Yeah, Mammifer! I saw them open for Alcest in October 2013". Yeah, they were far out. I remember it was just the two of them, and he (on guitar) used a lot of feedback ala SunnO))), and she played minimalist-style piano melodies and sang ethereal vocals. They were really good! I remember they were super loud, too. I'll have to go through my blogs and find the one from the concert, because I know I wrote at least a few sentences about them.
I like their lifestyle, and that they have created their own reality. It is very much the kind of thing I am always talking about, that there is no "set" prescription for a happy life, i.e. because one has earned a college degree, one must now follow the proven formula for a successful career. Or the opposite : because one did not attend college, one must find a job that will provide long-term financial security in order to have stability.
Of course, there is some wisdom in those philosophies that could apply to, and benefit, many people. And as I have also said, for many people, the so-called "proven path" to success, is indeed a good way to go.
But for others, those with a certain type of sensitivity to life, and who also have some saavy about how to succeed slightly outside The System, well, there are other pathways to happiness. The Mammifer duo are a great example of this.
We create our own reality in life, if we want to, and if we have the saavy to do so. We do, and we could do it, too, you know........
:):)
I agree with your other post, too. I am against hunting, but in my case I would be remiss if I did not qualify my statement with the admission that I still eat meat occasionally, and fish (salmon and tuna) are a staple of my diet.
I am 100% against hunting as a sport, and think it should be outlawed in that regard. How would people like it if someone wanted to hunt their dog, just for sport : "Bagged me a 90lb. Lab last weekend".
God Forbid, right?
So the same should be true for trophy hunting of any kind.
It is raining on and off today, so I am gonna see how it is doing outside right now, and I may go for part of my walk if the rain is light or if it has stopped. If not, maybe I will watch an "X-File" or read for a little bit. Grimsley is coming over at 7:45 to show me more from his "Sugar Man" dvd. He wants me to see some of the extras, stuff about Rodriguez that's not in the movie.
In any case, I will be back later. I hope you are having a great day.
I Love You! Great find with the Mammifer article. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:35am : Happy Super-Late Night, my Baby. Tonight, besides hanging out with Grim, I was also catching up on a ton of reading, which included finishing "Where Did The Towers Go", Dr. Judy Wood's outstanding and highly detailed book which offers exhaustive proof that the WTC towers did not collapse as a result of airplane crashes or fires or even controlled demolition, but instead were basically turned into dust as they fell from the top down. It's a book America and the world need to read, but won't. But if they would, they would have a greater understanding of the nature of the kinds of technology that exist in the world. I say all of this with such directness because of what happened to myself and others in 1989, which will one day become known. Part of the power of such technology is that people refuse to acknowledge that it can exist, even though the general ideas behind it's existence have been around for over one hundred years. I myself refuse to be a part of that ignorance (ignore being the key root word), and so I am grateful for such a towering work as Dr. Wood has put forth.........
I know it's a heavy subject, but it's a large part of my studies. The truth is important, especially Big Truth.
I am also just beginning Dr. Farrell's "Financial Vipers Of Venice", which starts out with an examination of the writings of the Hermeticist and heretic Giordano Bruno, whom I had not heard of but who rebelled against the Church in Italy in the late 16th century. I don't know if you are familiar with Hermetic philosophy (I am new to the subject myself), but being a Pagan, you might find some of it interesting. For me, all this stuff blows my mind, and I guess that's what you get when you go to Oxford, as Dr. Farrell did. You get an education into all kinds of esoteric subjects.
And you can get it at home, too.........just by reading. :)
I was also doing some continuing research on Dad's WW2 experience, as reported recently. Having all these days off in a row has given me the chance to catch up on stuff, but anyway, I had remembered that Dad used to talk about witnessing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples. That was a story he told many times when I was little, so.........thanks to Google, I was able to discover that the eruption took place over several days beginning on March 18, 1944. Dad's discharge papers, which Vickie brought over last Saturday, indicate that his unit landed in the ETO (European Theater of Operations) on March 16. They docked in Casablanca and went through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia before moving through the Mediterranean to Sicily and Naples. It always seemed abstract to me until now, and because I have been able to place dates on his journey, it seems more real. Dad used to talk in some detail about his experience in North Africa - riding trains with sword carrying Arabs - but it seems that part of his trip only lasted two days. He was only 48 hours or so into his war experience by the time his group got to Naples, just as Vesuvius was exploding.
Dad tried to relate a lot to me when I was a very small boy, old enough to hear and understand the words, but too young to comprehend. So now I am trying to at least form a timeline of his experience from the details I can remember, the things he told me as a kid.
I know it's all family stuff, but again, it's all part of my studies. To know and understand the past is to gain a greater comprehension of the present, and of how and why things happen.
That's all I know for tonight, my Darling. I will see you in the morn, and I still have two sleep-ins to go. :)
I Love You and hope you had a great day. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I just saw your post. For a minute, I was going, "hmmm, I know that name. Where do I know it from"? And then as I kept reading, I said, "Yeah, Mammifer! I saw them open for Alcest in October 2013". Yeah, they were far out. I remember it was just the two of them, and he (on guitar) used a lot of feedback ala SunnO))), and she played minimalist-style piano melodies and sang ethereal vocals. They were really good! I remember they were super loud, too. I'll have to go through my blogs and find the one from the concert, because I know I wrote at least a few sentences about them.
I like their lifestyle, and that they have created their own reality. It is very much the kind of thing I am always talking about, that there is no "set" prescription for a happy life, i.e. because one has earned a college degree, one must now follow the proven formula for a successful career. Or the opposite : because one did not attend college, one must find a job that will provide long-term financial security in order to have stability.
Of course, there is some wisdom in those philosophies that could apply to, and benefit, many people. And as I have also said, for many people, the so-called "proven path" to success, is indeed a good way to go.
But for others, those with a certain type of sensitivity to life, and who also have some saavy about how to succeed slightly outside The System, well, there are other pathways to happiness. The Mammifer duo are a great example of this.
We create our own reality in life, if we want to, and if we have the saavy to do so. We do, and we could do it, too, you know........
:):)
I agree with your other post, too. I am against hunting, but in my case I would be remiss if I did not qualify my statement with the admission that I still eat meat occasionally, and fish (salmon and tuna) are a staple of my diet.
I am 100% against hunting as a sport, and think it should be outlawed in that regard. How would people like it if someone wanted to hunt their dog, just for sport : "Bagged me a 90lb. Lab last weekend".
God Forbid, right?
So the same should be true for trophy hunting of any kind.
It is raining on and off today, so I am gonna see how it is doing outside right now, and I may go for part of my walk if the rain is light or if it has stopped. If not, maybe I will watch an "X-File" or read for a little bit. Grimsley is coming over at 7:45 to show me more from his "Sugar Man" dvd. He wants me to see some of the extras, stuff about Rodriguez that's not in the movie.
In any case, I will be back later. I hope you are having a great day.
I Love You! Great find with the Mammifer article. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:35am : Happy Super-Late Night, my Baby. Tonight, besides hanging out with Grim, I was also catching up on a ton of reading, which included finishing "Where Did The Towers Go", Dr. Judy Wood's outstanding and highly detailed book which offers exhaustive proof that the WTC towers did not collapse as a result of airplane crashes or fires or even controlled demolition, but instead were basically turned into dust as they fell from the top down. It's a book America and the world need to read, but won't. But if they would, they would have a greater understanding of the nature of the kinds of technology that exist in the world. I say all of this with such directness because of what happened to myself and others in 1989, which will one day become known. Part of the power of such technology is that people refuse to acknowledge that it can exist, even though the general ideas behind it's existence have been around for over one hundred years. I myself refuse to be a part of that ignorance (ignore being the key root word), and so I am grateful for such a towering work as Dr. Wood has put forth.........
I know it's a heavy subject, but it's a large part of my studies. The truth is important, especially Big Truth.
I am also just beginning Dr. Farrell's "Financial Vipers Of Venice", which starts out with an examination of the writings of the Hermeticist and heretic Giordano Bruno, whom I had not heard of but who rebelled against the Church in Italy in the late 16th century. I don't know if you are familiar with Hermetic philosophy (I am new to the subject myself), but being a Pagan, you might find some of it interesting. For me, all this stuff blows my mind, and I guess that's what you get when you go to Oxford, as Dr. Farrell did. You get an education into all kinds of esoteric subjects.
And you can get it at home, too.........just by reading. :)
I was also doing some continuing research on Dad's WW2 experience, as reported recently. Having all these days off in a row has given me the chance to catch up on stuff, but anyway, I had remembered that Dad used to talk about witnessing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples. That was a story he told many times when I was little, so.........thanks to Google, I was able to discover that the eruption took place over several days beginning on March 18, 1944. Dad's discharge papers, which Vickie brought over last Saturday, indicate that his unit landed in the ETO (European Theater of Operations) on March 16. They docked in Casablanca and went through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia before moving through the Mediterranean to Sicily and Naples. It always seemed abstract to me until now, and because I have been able to place dates on his journey, it seems more real. Dad used to talk in some detail about his experience in North Africa - riding trains with sword carrying Arabs - but it seems that part of his trip only lasted two days. He was only 48 hours or so into his war experience by the time his group got to Naples, just as Vesuvius was exploding.
Dad tried to relate a lot to me when I was a very small boy, old enough to hear and understand the words, but too young to comprehend. So now I am trying to at least form a timeline of his experience from the details I can remember, the things he told me as a kid.
I know it's all family stuff, but again, it's all part of my studies. To know and understand the past is to gain a greater comprehension of the present, and of how and why things happen.
That's all I know for tonight, my Darling. I will see you in the morn, and I still have two sleep-ins to go. :)
I Love You and hope you had a great day. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, April 6, 2015
Back From The Huntington + Badgers (halftime) (aww, geez) (Supplier of Magic)
Hi, my Darling,
I am back from an afternoon at The Huntington Library in San Marino. It was a blast - we saw all kinds of botanical gardens including an enormous desert garden, an Australian garden, a beautifully landscaped Japanese garden complete with a large koi pond and, best of all, a life size model of a Japanese house with sliding wall panels and floor mats, etc. I felt like I was in an Ozu movie, it was surreal!
There was a Chinese garden as well, with beautiful pavillions and carved rock sculptures. And finally, there was a rose garden so full of blooms it was an amazing sight to behold. We also went into the main Huntington House where all the art is located, and we saw all the Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds paintings. The most famous ones are "Pinky" and "Blue Boy", which I mentioned from our last trip to The Huntington in November. Last time, we did not see all the gardens because we did not know which path to take to access them. The Huntington property is huge. But this time we found them, and it was really something to see. I am kind of kicking myself for not bringing my camera, but the next time I will bring it for sure.
Well, I know the game is getting ready to start, and I am sure everyone is waiting by their tvs, and the bars and restaurants are packed. I will be watching, too, and I will check in when the game is over.
Go Badgers! One national championship, coming up!
I Love You and will be back in a little while. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Halftime : Good Lordy, Sweet Baby! What a game. I was getting nervous when UW had several turnovers about 10 or 12 minutes in, and Duke went up by six. But then the Badgers went on a seven point run. Boy, Duke is pretty relentless. UW needs to just keep sticking it to 'em and not let up, because they are fast. Badgers gotta slow the game down. Well, anyway, this one's gonna go down to the wire.
Back when it's over. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
8:25pm : Aww, man............I am sorry, my Darling. That last five minutes was tough. The Duke defense really put the hammer down on UW, and then they just kept running and running on offense. What a game, though, and a real nail biter for most of the way. The Badgers would love to have those last five minutes back to do over, but I think the main problem was the speed of Duke. That, and the little shrimp they have who kept running in there for layups.
On the good side, I hadn't seen Frank Kaminsky play before, but he will be a high NBA pick. Is he a senior, or does he come back next year? If he comes back, you guys could get to the championship game again.
Well, my team (UCLA), which was once great, never gets past the final eight anymore, so it was fun to follow your team all the way to the end. I'm sorry they didn't quite pull it off, but it went right down to the wire. Next time they will win it. :)
Best of all, I just saw your post, and I love it! That trumps anything! So, it's still a great day.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I am gonna go do my walk, and then I will be back at the usual time.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:20am : Happy Late Night, my Baby. I am listening to some fantastic Scriabin playing by Vladamir Sofronitsky, who is not well known outside Russia but who is one of the greatest pianists I've ever heard. So much feeling and sensitivity.
Well, what a day. The good and the bad. I imagine there was disappointment around town, but that will wear off and then there will be another high point to look forward to. And, you have a high point coming up directly, in just three days.
Me, I've got three more sleep-ins coming up, and an endless supply of interesting things to think about, and read about, and to do. They aren't always Big Things in the outward sense, but inwardly they are all encompassing, and that is because they come from God, the supplier of All Things.
Remember that God creates Magic (among other amazing things), and that Magic is what happens when you tune in to all the small details of all the things you love about life, and about this world, and then when you - in turn - reflect that love and appreciation back to God, always in the way that you perceive God.
So just notice, appreciate, and reflect. And then watch the Magic happen in your life, and continue the cycle.
Sweet Dreams, my Darling. I Love You and will see you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I am back from an afternoon at The Huntington Library in San Marino. It was a blast - we saw all kinds of botanical gardens including an enormous desert garden, an Australian garden, a beautifully landscaped Japanese garden complete with a large koi pond and, best of all, a life size model of a Japanese house with sliding wall panels and floor mats, etc. I felt like I was in an Ozu movie, it was surreal!
There was a Chinese garden as well, with beautiful pavillions and carved rock sculptures. And finally, there was a rose garden so full of blooms it was an amazing sight to behold. We also went into the main Huntington House where all the art is located, and we saw all the Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds paintings. The most famous ones are "Pinky" and "Blue Boy", which I mentioned from our last trip to The Huntington in November. Last time, we did not see all the gardens because we did not know which path to take to access them. The Huntington property is huge. But this time we found them, and it was really something to see. I am kind of kicking myself for not bringing my camera, but the next time I will bring it for sure.
Well, I know the game is getting ready to start, and I am sure everyone is waiting by their tvs, and the bars and restaurants are packed. I will be watching, too, and I will check in when the game is over.
Go Badgers! One national championship, coming up!
I Love You and will be back in a little while. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Halftime : Good Lordy, Sweet Baby! What a game. I was getting nervous when UW had several turnovers about 10 or 12 minutes in, and Duke went up by six. But then the Badgers went on a seven point run. Boy, Duke is pretty relentless. UW needs to just keep sticking it to 'em and not let up, because they are fast. Badgers gotta slow the game down. Well, anyway, this one's gonna go down to the wire.
Back when it's over. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
8:25pm : Aww, man............I am sorry, my Darling. That last five minutes was tough. The Duke defense really put the hammer down on UW, and then they just kept running and running on offense. What a game, though, and a real nail biter for most of the way. The Badgers would love to have those last five minutes back to do over, but I think the main problem was the speed of Duke. That, and the little shrimp they have who kept running in there for layups.
On the good side, I hadn't seen Frank Kaminsky play before, but he will be a high NBA pick. Is he a senior, or does he come back next year? If he comes back, you guys could get to the championship game again.
Well, my team (UCLA), which was once great, never gets past the final eight anymore, so it was fun to follow your team all the way to the end. I'm sorry they didn't quite pull it off, but it went right down to the wire. Next time they will win it. :)
Best of all, I just saw your post, and I love it! That trumps anything! So, it's still a great day.
I Love You, Elizabeth. I am gonna go do my walk, and then I will be back at the usual time.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:20am : Happy Late Night, my Baby. I am listening to some fantastic Scriabin playing by Vladamir Sofronitsky, who is not well known outside Russia but who is one of the greatest pianists I've ever heard. So much feeling and sensitivity.
Well, what a day. The good and the bad. I imagine there was disappointment around town, but that will wear off and then there will be another high point to look forward to. And, you have a high point coming up directly, in just three days.
Me, I've got three more sleep-ins coming up, and an endless supply of interesting things to think about, and read about, and to do. They aren't always Big Things in the outward sense, but inwardly they are all encompassing, and that is because they come from God, the supplier of All Things.
Remember that God creates Magic (among other amazing things), and that Magic is what happens when you tune in to all the small details of all the things you love about life, and about this world, and then when you - in turn - reflect that love and appreciation back to God, always in the way that you perceive God.
So just notice, appreciate, and reflect. And then watch the Magic happen in your life, and continue the cycle.
Sweet Dreams, my Darling. I Love You and will see you in the morning.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Happy Easter! (A Guy Thing)
Hi, my Darling,
Happy Easter! Man, that was a lot of singing this morning. Several hymns as well as four songs from the cantata. My throat didn't wanna open up during rehearsal, but thank God for cough drops to help avoid squeaky high notes.
The church was pretty full, which was nice, and we had a beautiful Easter service. I hope you are enjoying the Holiday, perhaps with family and maybe relatives, too. Right now I am gonna chill for a little while, then do some vacuuming and straightening of The Tiny Apartment. Maybe watch a movie later, not sure yet.
But I'll be around for the rest of the day, minus my walk. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:20am : Happy Late Night, Beautiful Lady. I wound up watching a movie called "Ice Station Zebra", which my Dad actually took me to when I was a little kid. I think we saw it at the Cinerama Dome, and it was a wide-screen 70 mm picture. Man, they don't make 'em like that anymore. It's again probably a Guy Thing, but it's a classic Cold War movie about an American nuclear submarine racing to the North Pole to recover a downed sattelite before the Soviet Union can get there. Yeah, definitely Guy Stuff, and in fact there's not a woman in the picture, it's all men, lol.
But it really is a classic of it's type, and it was said to be Howard Hughes' favorite movie. He had his own private copy that he would screen over and over again at his mansion......
It's a strange world, Sweet Baby........ :)
That was the extent of the action around here, except for my walk. Easter is one of those days when there isn't a soul on campus, so I had it all to myself.
I hope you had a nice Easter, and if you spent it with family, I hope everybody had a nice day. Also, I forgot to mention last night that I hope you had fun, too, at your club show. It's gonna be a good week coming up, and Thursday in particular.
Maybe tomorrow night, too, if UW can pull it off.
I will see you in the morning, my Darling. I Love You and send you Sweet Dreams.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Happy Easter! Man, that was a lot of singing this morning. Several hymns as well as four songs from the cantata. My throat didn't wanna open up during rehearsal, but thank God for cough drops to help avoid squeaky high notes.
The church was pretty full, which was nice, and we had a beautiful Easter service. I hope you are enjoying the Holiday, perhaps with family and maybe relatives, too. Right now I am gonna chill for a little while, then do some vacuuming and straightening of The Tiny Apartment. Maybe watch a movie later, not sure yet.
But I'll be around for the rest of the day, minus my walk. I Love You! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
12:20am : Happy Late Night, Beautiful Lady. I wound up watching a movie called "Ice Station Zebra", which my Dad actually took me to when I was a little kid. I think we saw it at the Cinerama Dome, and it was a wide-screen 70 mm picture. Man, they don't make 'em like that anymore. It's again probably a Guy Thing, but it's a classic Cold War movie about an American nuclear submarine racing to the North Pole to recover a downed sattelite before the Soviet Union can get there. Yeah, definitely Guy Stuff, and in fact there's not a woman in the picture, it's all men, lol.
But it really is a classic of it's type, and it was said to be Howard Hughes' favorite movie. He had his own private copy that he would screen over and over again at his mansion......
It's a strange world, Sweet Baby........ :)
That was the extent of the action around here, except for my walk. Easter is one of those days when there isn't a soul on campus, so I had it all to myself.
I hope you had a nice Easter, and if you spent it with family, I hope everybody had a nice day. Also, I forgot to mention last night that I hope you had fun, too, at your club show. It's gonna be a good week coming up, and Thursday in particular.
Maybe tomorrow night, too, if UW can pull it off.
I will see you in the morning, my Darling. I Love You and send you Sweet Dreams.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Saturday Sweet Babyism (Badgers!) (Daddio, too)
Hey, Sweet Baby,
Happy Saturday Evening! I am home, we had a nice brunch over at Pearl's. Went shopping, too, and then after that to wash cars. I am still super full, everything was delicious including cheesecake for dessert. I hope you are having a nice day, and I saw your post about the Quercus Land Stewardship. Springtime means burn time, it looks like. And time for documentaries on the subject as well. :)
I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Grim is gonna come over this evening to show me a music documentary that he won't tell me the name of. He wants it to be a surprise, I suppose. I hope it's a good surprise. Grim likes some stuff I'm not crazy about, like punk rock and the Grateful Dead, but then I don't think he'd go so far as to bring documentaries of them for me to watch, haha. Well, I'll soon find out what it is. Continue to enjoy your evening and I will be back later on, at the usual time, and not so late this evening (closer to 11:30ish) because I've gotta get up for church tomorrow morn.
I Love You! Continue to enjoy your evening.......
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11:50pm : Hey, Elizabeth......Wow! Big congrats to you and all Badgers and everybody in your state for your victory over Kentucky today. I had a feeling that was gonna happen, because they just barely hung on to beat Notre Dame last week. But you guys did it. Now all you've gotta do is beat Duke on Monday. I think UW got to the Final Four last year, if I'm not mistaken, and this time you're one step closer.
So go get 'em Badgers!
P.S. I could root for Duke, lol, because my Dad went there for one whole semester, but he hated it (said it was full of snobs) and so he returned home to finish his education at the University of Cincinnati. So I won't root for Duke! You guys should be able to take 'em. :)
Grimsley came over and the documentary he wanted to show me was "Searching For Sugar Man", which, as you probably know, won an Academy Award in 2012. I had never seen it and didn't really know what it was about, but again - wow. What a story. You have probably seen it (it seems everybody has but me), and when I saw it tonight, I was half-certain that it was fictional, i.e. that the guy was a made-up character and the story was a clever script.......until they introduced the guy himself. I am omitting his name just in case you haven't seen it. It's a pretty far out story, and very inspirational.
When it was over, I thought of my example of Emily Dickinson as an artist (poet in her case) who didn't give a hoot about publicity, or even being published, and who stuffed all of her poems into a trunk, only to have her sister find them years later, and she became world famous after she died.
The "Sugar Man" story is not altogether similar to that, but it's along the same general lines. And I imagine you've seen it, but if you haven't, check it out.
The only other thing I did this evening was to do more research on Dad's World War Two records. I have been trying to find out what unit he was with, and today, Vickie brought over his Record Of Separation, which is a document all soldiers were given upon being discharged from the military. It has a limited amount of info, but some of it is very useful. So I was able, through Googling, to discover that Dad was in one of the Signal Aircraft Warning Battalions, possibly the 562nd. I know that it's all probably "guy stuff" and in this case family stuff too, but I was excited to find something, because I have wanted very much to know what my Dad's war experience was, and now I know a little bit more than I did. And, being a Master Googler, I can use this info to hopefully discover more of the story. I will keep trying. :)
Well, I've got another gig to play in the morning, lol. What's the saying? - "Gotta sing, gotta dance"?
Let's just keep the "gotta sing" part, at least for now (and good luck getting me to dance, haha).
But - now that I'm singing, I do gotta sing. It's musical, and it's fun.
We should have a full house on Easter Sunday, so here we go!
I will check in when I get home, which should be about Noon or so.
Sweet Dreams, and I will see you after church. I Love You!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Happy Saturday Evening! I am home, we had a nice brunch over at Pearl's. Went shopping, too, and then after that to wash cars. I am still super full, everything was delicious including cheesecake for dessert. I hope you are having a nice day, and I saw your post about the Quercus Land Stewardship. Springtime means burn time, it looks like. And time for documentaries on the subject as well. :)
I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Grim is gonna come over this evening to show me a music documentary that he won't tell me the name of. He wants it to be a surprise, I suppose. I hope it's a good surprise. Grim likes some stuff I'm not crazy about, like punk rock and the Grateful Dead, but then I don't think he'd go so far as to bring documentaries of them for me to watch, haha. Well, I'll soon find out what it is. Continue to enjoy your evening and I will be back later on, at the usual time, and not so late this evening (closer to 11:30ish) because I've gotta get up for church tomorrow morn.
I Love You! Continue to enjoy your evening.......
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
11:50pm : Hey, Elizabeth......Wow! Big congrats to you and all Badgers and everybody in your state for your victory over Kentucky today. I had a feeling that was gonna happen, because they just barely hung on to beat Notre Dame last week. But you guys did it. Now all you've gotta do is beat Duke on Monday. I think UW got to the Final Four last year, if I'm not mistaken, and this time you're one step closer.
So go get 'em Badgers!
P.S. I could root for Duke, lol, because my Dad went there for one whole semester, but he hated it (said it was full of snobs) and so he returned home to finish his education at the University of Cincinnati. So I won't root for Duke! You guys should be able to take 'em. :)
Grimsley came over and the documentary he wanted to show me was "Searching For Sugar Man", which, as you probably know, won an Academy Award in 2012. I had never seen it and didn't really know what it was about, but again - wow. What a story. You have probably seen it (it seems everybody has but me), and when I saw it tonight, I was half-certain that it was fictional, i.e. that the guy was a made-up character and the story was a clever script.......until they introduced the guy himself. I am omitting his name just in case you haven't seen it. It's a pretty far out story, and very inspirational.
When it was over, I thought of my example of Emily Dickinson as an artist (poet in her case) who didn't give a hoot about publicity, or even being published, and who stuffed all of her poems into a trunk, only to have her sister find them years later, and she became world famous after she died.
The "Sugar Man" story is not altogether similar to that, but it's along the same general lines. And I imagine you've seen it, but if you haven't, check it out.
The only other thing I did this evening was to do more research on Dad's World War Two records. I have been trying to find out what unit he was with, and today, Vickie brought over his Record Of Separation, which is a document all soldiers were given upon being discharged from the military. It has a limited amount of info, but some of it is very useful. So I was able, through Googling, to discover that Dad was in one of the Signal Aircraft Warning Battalions, possibly the 562nd. I know that it's all probably "guy stuff" and in this case family stuff too, but I was excited to find something, because I have wanted very much to know what my Dad's war experience was, and now I know a little bit more than I did. And, being a Master Googler, I can use this info to hopefully discover more of the story. I will keep trying. :)
Well, I've got another gig to play in the morning, lol. What's the saying? - "Gotta sing, gotta dance"?
Let's just keep the "gotta sing" part, at least for now (and good luck getting me to dance, haha).
But - now that I'm singing, I do gotta sing. It's musical, and it's fun.
We should have a full house on Easter Sunday, so here we go!
I will check in when I get home, which should be about Noon or so.
Sweet Dreams, and I will see you after church. I Love You!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, April 3, 2015
Good Friday Service (we did good) (home?) (sweet dreams)
Hi, my Darling,
Happy Good Friday. I am home from church. We sang pretty darn good tonight if I do say so myself. We had readers whose narration is part of the cantata, and they follow the storyline of Good Friday and Easter. We had not rehearsed with the narration before, but it fit right in, and we sang three songs in a row, as part of the Good Friday portion of the cantata. It was fun! :)
On Sunday we will do four more songs from the same cantata, and we should have a bigger congregation than we did tonight.
You are probably in Chicago, so you can read this when you get home. I hope your concert is going well, and I'm sure it is. I'm off till Thursday but I'll still be busy. Tomorrow I will be going back to Pearl's for a pre-Easter brunch given by her daughter. It's a recent tradition and my sister Vickie and her husband will be there too. Then Sunday is Easter, and on Monday, Pearl and Helen (her daughter) are gonna take me to The Huntington Library for an early birthday celebration. I've told you about The Huntington; we went there last Fall. That time, we had lunch at the Tea Room as well, which is a Huntington tradition. This time I'm not sure if we are going for lunch, too, but we are going, so that'll be Monday. The Huntington is a lot of fun and very interesting, too.
I am gonna relax for a few and then go on a late half-walk. Don't feel like doing the whole thing, haha.
I will write more at the usual time. I hope you're having a blast at the show, if you went which I'm sure you did.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
9:45pm : Hi, Sweet Baby. I'm checking back in because it looks like you just posted something on Facebook, or rather "liked" a post by your friend Keith. Because of the timing - right after I posted this blog - I am wondering, or guessing, that it means you didn't go to Chicago? Or maybe you did and you posted from your iPhone. I dunno. But if you didn't go, I hope you are enjoying your evening anyway. I hope if you didn't go that you aren't too disappointed. I know Chicago is pretty far. What, about 90 or 100 miles? That would be like driving to San Bernardino for me. That's a place where they have a lot of outdoor concerts, like they used to have Ozzzfest there, and other shows, but I hardly ever went because it was too far. I don't like to drive that far, myself.
Anyway, I am sure you will go to one of the future Vaskula shows, if you did not go tonight. And you will be going to the club show tomorrow. There will be many shows to come, you can trust me on that!
Well, same plan as before. Half-walk in a little while. I triple-love you. :):)
12:30am: A super-late night post from home, where I immediately revert to my own biological clock and stay up a little later, no matter how tired I am. I did wind up doing most of my walk, 3.75 miles worth, and when I got home a little while ago, I was falling asleep reading my book (still working on Dr. Judy Wood's brilliant "Where Did The Towers Go?").
But The Collins Kids have me jumpin' once again, haha. Sorry about all the Collins Kids videos, my Baby, but I do get a kick out of them. I think they're fun, and they rock. That kid could show a lot of guitarists a thing or two, lol. They're the Van Halen of 1950s rockabilly!
I tell ya - the things I have found on Youtube.
But I wouldn't post it if it wasn't good in some way, and if it wasn't related to Sweet Babyism. Those are the two criteria. :)
That's all I know for tonight, my Baby, on this super-late Good Friday evening. They played the entire St. Matthew Passion on KUSC earlier, and it's gotta be one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed, as profound as the event it describes and represents, through the power of melody and emotion.
I will see you in the morn.
I Love You.
Sweet Dreams.......... xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Happy Good Friday. I am home from church. We sang pretty darn good tonight if I do say so myself. We had readers whose narration is part of the cantata, and they follow the storyline of Good Friday and Easter. We had not rehearsed with the narration before, but it fit right in, and we sang three songs in a row, as part of the Good Friday portion of the cantata. It was fun! :)
On Sunday we will do four more songs from the same cantata, and we should have a bigger congregation than we did tonight.
You are probably in Chicago, so you can read this when you get home. I hope your concert is going well, and I'm sure it is. I'm off till Thursday but I'll still be busy. Tomorrow I will be going back to Pearl's for a pre-Easter brunch given by her daughter. It's a recent tradition and my sister Vickie and her husband will be there too. Then Sunday is Easter, and on Monday, Pearl and Helen (her daughter) are gonna take me to The Huntington Library for an early birthday celebration. I've told you about The Huntington; we went there last Fall. That time, we had lunch at the Tea Room as well, which is a Huntington tradition. This time I'm not sure if we are going for lunch, too, but we are going, so that'll be Monday. The Huntington is a lot of fun and very interesting, too.
I am gonna relax for a few and then go on a late half-walk. Don't feel like doing the whole thing, haha.
I will write more at the usual time. I hope you're having a blast at the show, if you went which I'm sure you did.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
(back in a bit)
9:45pm : Hi, Sweet Baby. I'm checking back in because it looks like you just posted something on Facebook, or rather "liked" a post by your friend Keith. Because of the timing - right after I posted this blog - I am wondering, or guessing, that it means you didn't go to Chicago? Or maybe you did and you posted from your iPhone. I dunno. But if you didn't go, I hope you are enjoying your evening anyway. I hope if you didn't go that you aren't too disappointed. I know Chicago is pretty far. What, about 90 or 100 miles? That would be like driving to San Bernardino for me. That's a place where they have a lot of outdoor concerts, like they used to have Ozzzfest there, and other shows, but I hardly ever went because it was too far. I don't like to drive that far, myself.
Anyway, I am sure you will go to one of the future Vaskula shows, if you did not go tonight. And you will be going to the club show tomorrow. There will be many shows to come, you can trust me on that!
Well, same plan as before. Half-walk in a little while. I triple-love you. :):)
12:30am: A super-late night post from home, where I immediately revert to my own biological clock and stay up a little later, no matter how tired I am. I did wind up doing most of my walk, 3.75 miles worth, and when I got home a little while ago, I was falling asleep reading my book (still working on Dr. Judy Wood's brilliant "Where Did The Towers Go?").
But The Collins Kids have me jumpin' once again, haha. Sorry about all the Collins Kids videos, my Baby, but I do get a kick out of them. I think they're fun, and they rock. That kid could show a lot of guitarists a thing or two, lol. They're the Van Halen of 1950s rockabilly!
I tell ya - the things I have found on Youtube.
But I wouldn't post it if it wasn't good in some way, and if it wasn't related to Sweet Babyism. Those are the two criteria. :)
That's all I know for tonight, my Baby, on this super-late Good Friday evening. They played the entire St. Matthew Passion on KUSC earlier, and it's gotta be one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed, as profound as the event it describes and represents, through the power of melody and emotion.
I will see you in the morn.
I Love You.
Sweet Dreams.......... xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Gigs (Valley, Ozu, etc.)
Hi, Sweet Baby,
Happy Thursday. I'm just back from Pearl's hair appointment. I see your posts - that is cool that Vaskula is playing. Are you gonna sing with them? I read the review from Chicago Reader and your name is mentioned from the EP. It says that Johan (I guess going by John now) is on vocals, but maybe you are gonna sing the songs you're on? If so, super cool! Somebody could video it, and that would be even cooler. :)
Well, I don't know if you are singing or not, but I'd guess you are at least gonna go to the show, so have fun. And have fun at your other show on Saturday night. Are you friends with one or more of the bands? Or maybe just a fan of 'em. Always fun to go to a rock club, in any case.
Speaking of singing, I too will be "playing live" tomorrow night, lol. :)
My gig is at a club called the Reseda First United Methodist Church. We play at 7pm. My group is called The Choir. We will be doing a short set, just three songs, but they are all from the cantata "Out Of The Shadows" by John Purifoy. I've been practicing all week in my car (singing while driving) so I don't screw up. We will also be playing another gig at the same venue on Easter Sunday morning. Another four songs from the same cantata.
Funny stuff. But it actually would be super cool if you are singing in Chicago, perhaps at 10pm, which would be 7pm here in California, and right at the same time I am singing in choir. Have a blast, whatever the case, and I will too. :):)
Well, I am gonna go for part of my walk in a few minutes, and then head back to Pearl's. Tonight is movie night and we are gonna see Ozu's "Equinox Flower", his first film in color. He made 54 films in black & white before he tried color. Wow. That's another reason I like him so much. But I like color too (of course) and I am looking forward to seeing another Ozu film that I know nothing about in advance.
I will be around at Pearl's from 4:30 to 6:30, and then back later at apprx. 10:30. Enjoy your early evening!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I saw your posts a little while ago, and I see I've got it right. The Alex Harper photos were taken in Studio City (aka "The City Of Studios" as per Seinfeld, lol). Studio City is at the southeast end of the Valley (about 15 miles from me), right near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Laurel Canyon, which is a road you can take, instead of the freeway, to get to Hollywood. The house and fence in those pictures definitely looked Valley, and I was originally gonna say Sherman Oaks, which is the town right next door to Studio City. Keep in mind once again that all these towns, including Hollywood, are all part of the City Of Los Angeles. We have something like 32 towns in the Valley alone, but municipally speaking, they are all part of L.A. At any rate, good job on the Studio City photos by your friend. :)
Tonight's film, "Equinox Flower" was excellent. When I say that, I would add the qualifier that you have to really be attuned to Ozu's films, and especially his pacing. These films are pretty much the polar opposite of what is produced nowdays, and I am not making a judgement, just stating the reality. Not a lot happens in Ozu's films, but much is discussed, and much, much is felt. Every shot is composed to the hilt. The actors have all been rehearsed and directed to each and every vocal inflection they will make, to each tilt of the head, everything - right down to the way they will exit a room.
You have to have patience to watch Ozu. There will be no explosions, no "plot" per se. No mystery. Just very simple story lines - and these story lines repeat, in different ways, in film after film - about why a daughter doesn't want to get married. That particular issue is huge in Ozu's films. Almost all issues revolve around family. Men go to bars and drink, while women stay home and fret but get things done. And everybody talks and talks, and discusses, and every single frame is ultra-composed, and so is every single action and movement of every actor. Ozu's films are unique, and very far removed from what today's moviegoer, on average, would consider to be his or her cup of tea.
So why is Yasujiro Ozu considered by many to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time (with myself now included in that group)?
I can't give you a specific reason and I don't want to, because words won't do Ozu justice. His films are too subtle for that. I would just say "see them", but if you do, be prepared, because you need patience. If you have that, once you get into The World Of Ozu, the rewards are great. These are films - and actors - you will never forget.
That's all I know for tonight, my Baby. Tomorrow will be a lot of errands in the daytime (and I am praying as I write that Pearl will sleep through til morning, so that I'll be rested), and after about 1pm or so, I should be home, at which point I am off til next Thursday, with the exception of my gigs!
You have your concerts the next two days as well. Let me know if you are singing, too. If not, then simply enjoy the show, and on Saturday night too. But of course I'll talk to you before then. I will check in tomorrow, sometime before the Good Friday service.
Sweet Dreams, Sweet Baby. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Happy Thursday. I'm just back from Pearl's hair appointment. I see your posts - that is cool that Vaskula is playing. Are you gonna sing with them? I read the review from Chicago Reader and your name is mentioned from the EP. It says that Johan (I guess going by John now) is on vocals, but maybe you are gonna sing the songs you're on? If so, super cool! Somebody could video it, and that would be even cooler. :)
Well, I don't know if you are singing or not, but I'd guess you are at least gonna go to the show, so have fun. And have fun at your other show on Saturday night. Are you friends with one or more of the bands? Or maybe just a fan of 'em. Always fun to go to a rock club, in any case.
Speaking of singing, I too will be "playing live" tomorrow night, lol. :)
My gig is at a club called the Reseda First United Methodist Church. We play at 7pm. My group is called The Choir. We will be doing a short set, just three songs, but they are all from the cantata "Out Of The Shadows" by John Purifoy. I've been practicing all week in my car (singing while driving) so I don't screw up. We will also be playing another gig at the same venue on Easter Sunday morning. Another four songs from the same cantata.
Funny stuff. But it actually would be super cool if you are singing in Chicago, perhaps at 10pm, which would be 7pm here in California, and right at the same time I am singing in choir. Have a blast, whatever the case, and I will too. :):)
Well, I am gonna go for part of my walk in a few minutes, and then head back to Pearl's. Tonight is movie night and we are gonna see Ozu's "Equinox Flower", his first film in color. He made 54 films in black & white before he tried color. Wow. That's another reason I like him so much. But I like color too (of course) and I am looking forward to seeing another Ozu film that I know nothing about in advance.
I will be around at Pearl's from 4:30 to 6:30, and then back later at apprx. 10:30. Enjoy your early evening!
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Happy Late Night, my Darling. I saw your posts a little while ago, and I see I've got it right. The Alex Harper photos were taken in Studio City (aka "The City Of Studios" as per Seinfeld, lol). Studio City is at the southeast end of the Valley (about 15 miles from me), right near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Laurel Canyon, which is a road you can take, instead of the freeway, to get to Hollywood. The house and fence in those pictures definitely looked Valley, and I was originally gonna say Sherman Oaks, which is the town right next door to Studio City. Keep in mind once again that all these towns, including Hollywood, are all part of the City Of Los Angeles. We have something like 32 towns in the Valley alone, but municipally speaking, they are all part of L.A. At any rate, good job on the Studio City photos by your friend. :)
Tonight's film, "Equinox Flower" was excellent. When I say that, I would add the qualifier that you have to really be attuned to Ozu's films, and especially his pacing. These films are pretty much the polar opposite of what is produced nowdays, and I am not making a judgement, just stating the reality. Not a lot happens in Ozu's films, but much is discussed, and much, much is felt. Every shot is composed to the hilt. The actors have all been rehearsed and directed to each and every vocal inflection they will make, to each tilt of the head, everything - right down to the way they will exit a room.
You have to have patience to watch Ozu. There will be no explosions, no "plot" per se. No mystery. Just very simple story lines - and these story lines repeat, in different ways, in film after film - about why a daughter doesn't want to get married. That particular issue is huge in Ozu's films. Almost all issues revolve around family. Men go to bars and drink, while women stay home and fret but get things done. And everybody talks and talks, and discusses, and every single frame is ultra-composed, and so is every single action and movement of every actor. Ozu's films are unique, and very far removed from what today's moviegoer, on average, would consider to be his or her cup of tea.
So why is Yasujiro Ozu considered by many to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time (with myself now included in that group)?
I can't give you a specific reason and I don't want to, because words won't do Ozu justice. His films are too subtle for that. I would just say "see them", but if you do, be prepared, because you need patience. If you have that, once you get into The World Of Ozu, the rewards are great. These are films - and actors - you will never forget.
That's all I know for tonight, my Baby. Tomorrow will be a lot of errands in the daytime (and I am praying as I write that Pearl will sleep through til morning, so that I'll be rested), and after about 1pm or so, I should be home, at which point I am off til next Thursday, with the exception of my gigs!
You have your concerts the next two days as well. Let me know if you are singing, too. If not, then simply enjoy the show, and on Saturday night too. But of course I'll talk to you before then. I will check in tomorrow, sometime before the Good Friday service.
Sweet Dreams, Sweet Baby. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
You've Got It! (sweet dreams)
Happy Afternoon, my Darling,
I am at home after picking Pearl up from her crafts meeting. It's a gorgeous day outside and I am tempted to go for a quick hike, but I also have stuff to do, like laundry and shopping. What should I do? Put the other stuff off? I have about a half hour to decide, haha. If I choose the hike option, I can sneak in a quick one from 3 to 4pm, and then head back to Pearl's. We'll see..... :)
I hope you are enjoying your day, and one more time I must tell you how impressed I am with your commercial. You have got what it takes, and you are gonna make it in your chosen field. You know how some folks in the various fields of the arts, unfortunately, have to have the dreaded "something to fall back on" because they aren't gonna make it?
That's not gonna happen to you.
Now, I'm not saying that a person shouldn't (or should, for that matter) have "something to fall back on", i.e. another way to "make a living" (a dumb phrase) in case their artistic career doesn't pan out. What I am saying is that a lot of folks who are trying to make it in the arts may not have the talent and/or skills to begin with, and for those folks, it might be good to have a second choice. Or not, because I am hardly one to offer advice in that regard, not being a career person myself.
But you, you are not gonna have to worry about any of that, because you are gonna make it. Take it from one who has an eye for such things. All you have to do - and I've been saying this for a while now - is to keep at it, in all aspects, and allow things to keep developing. Also, very important is to slowly decide, as you go along, what kind of "career" you want to have. You can tell I'm not a big fan of that word, lol, and the reason is because it's restrictive. But I realise not everyone thinks like I do, so I'll use that word for now, lol.
But what I mean is that some folks might come right out of the gate saying, "I wanna be a wedding photographer", and then make every effort in that one direction. And that is awesome - if that is both their desire and their specialty.
But for you, I recommend to slowly decide, as you go along, because you have a wide range of talents. You can do commercial work, or artistic work. So - and don't worry too much about this at the moment because you are young and have time to decide - but you could eventually say, "well, I'll do some commercial work, but what I really wanna do is my own artistic vision". Or you could say, "you know, I am really good at commercial work and I enjoy working with clients. That's the way I'm gonna go".
There are all kinds of ways, but I mention this because you see some of these photogs that you are a fan of, some of the fantasy photographers for instance, and they have turned their artistic visions into their own commercial product.
And you write music too (beautiful music!) and so you have an added talent in your arsenal.
The main thing for today, and the near future, is the Intent Factor.
Know that you are going to live your life as an Artist, and take your time, as you continue to work, in deciding exactly what direction you wish to take things. In fact, you never need to make a specific decision, as there are many artistic roads to venture down, as long as you always keep thinking of which idea you might want to work on next.
You've got it, Elizabeth!
I will be back at Pearl's at 4:30, usual schedule all day.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Hi, Sweet Baby. Super late night once again, but all is quiet, and it was a good day. I never did go on a hike, was kind of tired, but no biggie. True hiking season is yet to come, in the Summer months. Now is just warm ups. Speaking of warm, I checked weather.com earlier this eve, and Madison was warmer than Northridge! What in the wide world of sports is going on? I think we were 73 or something, and you guys were listed at 77. My goodness! But I'm glad, and I hope you like it that way. I know you do! :)
I liked your post of your friend's photos earlier today, and if I'm not mistaken, that particular friend lives here in the L.A. area, and some of those pics capture the Valley look very well, with the white picket fence and medium sized tract home. That's perfect Valley.
I Love You, Elizabeth, and I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams....
I am at home after picking Pearl up from her crafts meeting. It's a gorgeous day outside and I am tempted to go for a quick hike, but I also have stuff to do, like laundry and shopping. What should I do? Put the other stuff off? I have about a half hour to decide, haha. If I choose the hike option, I can sneak in a quick one from 3 to 4pm, and then head back to Pearl's. We'll see..... :)
I hope you are enjoying your day, and one more time I must tell you how impressed I am with your commercial. You have got what it takes, and you are gonna make it in your chosen field. You know how some folks in the various fields of the arts, unfortunately, have to have the dreaded "something to fall back on" because they aren't gonna make it?
That's not gonna happen to you.
Now, I'm not saying that a person shouldn't (or should, for that matter) have "something to fall back on", i.e. another way to "make a living" (a dumb phrase) in case their artistic career doesn't pan out. What I am saying is that a lot of folks who are trying to make it in the arts may not have the talent and/or skills to begin with, and for those folks, it might be good to have a second choice. Or not, because I am hardly one to offer advice in that regard, not being a career person myself.
But you, you are not gonna have to worry about any of that, because you are gonna make it. Take it from one who has an eye for such things. All you have to do - and I've been saying this for a while now - is to keep at it, in all aspects, and allow things to keep developing. Also, very important is to slowly decide, as you go along, what kind of "career" you want to have. You can tell I'm not a big fan of that word, lol, and the reason is because it's restrictive. But I realise not everyone thinks like I do, so I'll use that word for now, lol.
But what I mean is that some folks might come right out of the gate saying, "I wanna be a wedding photographer", and then make every effort in that one direction. And that is awesome - if that is both their desire and their specialty.
But for you, I recommend to slowly decide, as you go along, because you have a wide range of talents. You can do commercial work, or artistic work. So - and don't worry too much about this at the moment because you are young and have time to decide - but you could eventually say, "well, I'll do some commercial work, but what I really wanna do is my own artistic vision". Or you could say, "you know, I am really good at commercial work and I enjoy working with clients. That's the way I'm gonna go".
There are all kinds of ways, but I mention this because you see some of these photogs that you are a fan of, some of the fantasy photographers for instance, and they have turned their artistic visions into their own commercial product.
And you write music too (beautiful music!) and so you have an added talent in your arsenal.
The main thing for today, and the near future, is the Intent Factor.
Know that you are going to live your life as an Artist, and take your time, as you continue to work, in deciding exactly what direction you wish to take things. In fact, you never need to make a specific decision, as there are many artistic roads to venture down, as long as you always keep thinking of which idea you might want to work on next.
You've got it, Elizabeth!
I will be back at Pearl's at 4:30, usual schedule all day.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Midnight : Hi, Sweet Baby. Super late night once again, but all is quiet, and it was a good day. I never did go on a hike, was kind of tired, but no biggie. True hiking season is yet to come, in the Summer months. Now is just warm ups. Speaking of warm, I checked weather.com earlier this eve, and Madison was warmer than Northridge! What in the wide world of sports is going on? I think we were 73 or something, and you guys were listed at 77. My goodness! But I'm glad, and I hope you like it that way. I know you do! :)
I liked your post of your friend's photos earlier today, and if I'm not mistaken, that particular friend lives here in the L.A. area, and some of those pics capture the Valley look very well, with the white picket fence and medium sized tract home. That's perfect Valley.
I Love You, Elizabeth, and I will see you in the morn. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sweet Dreams....
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