Ruth Gordon

born as an only child in october 30, 1896 in quincy, massachusetts.
died from a stroke August 28, 1985 in edgartown, massachusetts.



Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
Two-Faced Woman 1941
Action in the North Atlantic 1943
Edge of Darkness 1943
Inside Daisy Clover 1965
Lord Love a Duck 1966
Rosemary's Baby 1968
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? 1969
Where's Poppa? 1970
Harold and Maude 1971

The Big Bus 1976
Every Which Way but Loose 1978
Scavenger Hunt 1979
Boardwalk 1979
Any Which Way You Can 1980
My Bodyguard 1980
Jimmy the Kid 1982
Maxie 1985
Delta Pi 1985
Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1985
The Trouble with Spies 1987



quotes -

"Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom."



"To get it right, be born with luck or else make it.
Never give up.
Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself.
A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never
––I repeat––never, under any conditions, face the facts."



"If you're careful and cautious you'll never be great."



"You've got to take wild, flying chances in life.
People may say, 'My God, how awful,' but you're aiming for something."



"Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use."



"Somebody once asked me, 'What do you actually know?'
I said, 'I know how to put on straight makeup, and that's all I'm sure about.'"



[On winning the Oscar at age 72, after fifty years in show business.]
"I can't tell you how encouraging a thing like this is, for a young actress like myself."



"The great have no friends. They merely know a lot of people."



Ruth Gordon published three volumes of memoirs in the 1970s:
My Side, Myself Among Others and An Open Book.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gordon
and google images

new era

my tv busted.



i was sad, but it turned out all for the better,
since i decided to buy a projector!

i haven't received the screen yet,
but i was compelled to project onto my closet.

what fun!
i'm so happy with it.

i call this Scarlett Lost in My Apartment;


part 1


and part 2.

James McAvoy

James Andrew McAvoy

nicknames: Jamesy Boy, Jimmy, Floyd

5' 7"

born April 21st, 1979 in Port Glasgow, Scotland
moved to London at the age of 20.



married 10/18/06 to actress Anne-Marie Duff.
their child, Brendan, born 2010 in London.



favorite director is Ken Loach
favorite film The Goonies









His fans refer to themselves as "McAvoyeurs" (?!heh)




quotes ...

"Technically actors are just public servants really.
They just tell stories because people need to be told stories.
That's all it is.
And yet we get treated as though we're important."

"I considered becoming a priest very seriously.
I wanted to travel the world.
By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons.
And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!"

"I'd like to keep work work and life life.
It means you've got your life to come back to,
somewhere to come home to at night that isn't invaded by your day."

"St. Elmo's Fire is one of my favorite films.
I like the storytelling of those teenage American films.
You don't get that now.
Teenage American movies are all about sick jokes, puking a lot, arse jokes."

"The minute you start to strategize too much,
the more you start to think you're in control of your own fate.
And you're not, really."

What should an actor should never do?
"Read reviews.
You just try and do your job and not worry about what people say,
because ultimately it can only affect what you do in a negative way.
It can only make you a worse actor."

"Next year, if no one gives me any work, that's fine.
I'm not going to do well anyway.
I'm not an actor, I'm just exploiting this industry."

Ain't Love a Kick in the Head

My favorite song right now.

as sung by Dean Martin

How lucky can one guy be
I kissed her and she kissed me
Like the fella once said
Ain't that a kick in the head

The room was completely black
I hugger her and she hugged back
Like the sailor said, quote "ain't that a hole in the boat"
My head keeps spinning
I go to sleep and keep grinning
If this is just the beginning, my life's gonna be beautiful
I've got sunshine enough to spread
It's like the fella said
Tell me quick ain't love like a kick in the head
Like the fella once said
Ain't love like a kick in the head

christmas party 2011

at The Canterbury for ABC messengers

testing out my new camera:

Lotus

aka indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of india



often used as an example of divine beauty.
its unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul.
the growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise.

a divine symbol in ancient asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment

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the national flowers of both india and vietnam.
native to tropical asia and queensland, australia.
it is commonly cultivated in water gardens.
the roots plant in the soil of a pond or river bottom
the leaves float on top of the water surface or are held well above it

they have the remarkable ability to regulate the temperature of its flowers
to within a narrow range
just as humans and other warmblooded animals do.
they might be doing this to attract coldblooded insect pollinators

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the flowers, seeds, young leaves, and roots (rhizomes) are all edible.
petals, leaves, and rhizome can be eaten raw,
but there is a risk of parasite transmission
it is therefore recommended that they be cooked before eating.
the stamens can be dried into a fragrant herbal chinese tea called liánhu cha.



the seeds or nuts can be eaten raw or dried and popped like popcorn.

the roots are also used in traditional Asian herbal medicine.

the distinctive dried seed heads, resembles the spout of a watering can.
sold throughout the world for decorative purposes and dried flower arranging.

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(thanks again wiki)

Keaton, The Company

looked around to see what Michael Keaton's been up to lately,
and i discovered online, he did this miniseries called The Company,
set during the cold war.
can't wait to see keaton in this.
particularity since i can't recall seeing him in period clothes before...