I’ll be heading out to the shooting range in a couple of hours. For my private lesson. I am really hoping to figure out what the heck I’m doing with these handguns, gang. If I can finally figure out how to at least LOAD THE BULLETS, I should be in really good shape!
Now, when I watch a TV show where people are using handguns and shooting really fast, I think: Nope, I’d be dead already. I’d still be trying to figure out which direction to squeeze the bullet down into the loading thingie…
Anyway!
Yesterday was a cool day.
I worked on the script for about 2 1/2 hours over the phone with Peitor.
And here’s subtle hint of what happens in the new opening teaser:
And we’ll be working again later this afternoon, but until then, there’s not much I can really do, typing-wise, so I was finally able to watch a movie online that I’d been trying to make time for this past month.
A guy I follow on Instagram had sent me the link and wow, was it a fun movie.
A classic from Japan, 1963, “The Elegant life of Mr. Everyman“, directed by Kihachi Okamoto. A satirical comedy, in English subtitles.
You can watch it free, online, HERE.
And yesterday afternoon, I was looking for a poetry book in my many bookshelves — looking for a specific poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (I found it), but while looking for the book, I found a different poetry book that I’d forgotten about. I’ve had it forever and I really love it:
But when I opened the inside cover, I was astounded to see that I had bought the book when I was 15 years old! (At the full price of $1.95!!) I’ve had this book for 50 years!
(That was my name prior to 2 marriages. I can’t believe I ever had such neat handwriting. My handwriting now is a sort of scrawl.)
Anyway. I loved this book because it has both the English and French versions of each poem, so it helped me learn French. (By age 15, I had already been studying it for 6 years. ) (And as of this morning, I’ve been studying French for 56 years…)
Such incredible poets are in this anthology:
And while looking over this book again, and after having seen another classic Japanese film yesterday (I have seen many over the years), it struck me that I have always done stuff like this and that I’ve had an incredible life. In the world in my mind, anyway.
You know, I don’t want to sound like a snob, but the other night at the memorial dinner at the yacht club, I was quietly appalled that I was the only person at a table of 11 adults who could read and speak French.
No one else at the table could read or pronounce the French wine labels on the wine menu.
What the heck happened? When I was growing up, most of us studied French at school. Some kids chose Spanish or German, but the larger portion of students chose to study French. The French club at my Junior High School was huge. We watched French films, learned popular French songs, went out to French restaurants, even went out Christmas caroling and sang carols “en francais”!! It’s just so strange to me that this part of our culture has also fallen away.
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Okay, before I forget —
Yesterday afternoon, il donaldo trumpo posted a popcorn meme. And then another popcorn meme last evening. So I guess, get ready. For something intense. And remember that we’re watching a movie:
“READY TO ROCK ANOTHER WEEK!!!😎🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳”
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And also, the White House sent out a general message yesterday to text the word AMERICA to (202)-933-9934 to receive direct updates on everything that’s going on in the White House.
I’d suggest doing it because I’m getting the feeling that things are going to be getting intense. Still wondering what’s going to happen on April 2nd… (Liberation Day)
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Nick Cave has added more dates to his upcoming European Solo Tour w/bass player.
Buy tickets here! (You should probably hurry because a ton of these shows have sold out.)
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And I think that’s it for now!
Enjoy your Monday wherever you are in the world!
Thanks for visiting.
I love you guys. See ya!
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Here’s some great music from the soundtrack of “Yojimbo” (1961). Yet another film I saw many, many, many years ago. Enjoy!!
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