4 June
Well, ask an honest question, get an honest answer, my new title is universally reviled by all who see it, except those that made logos for me. Here's what I posted this morning:
First of all, it's just a great combination of words, it has a rhythm that strikes me, and the sounds work well together. I also like it because it's not an American expression, and it means something different in American English, so it's a layered phrase. There's a cookie biscuit that's supposed to be sweet, and there's a Southern biscuit that isn't, but it can be when you make a strawberry shortcake with it. Also, biscuit can be a sexual expression, I mean calling a girl a biscuit, and I like that.
And also, Russell Crowe said it. But that's not the main reason. It sings in my head."
I hope you lot will grow to like it in time, because it really feels right to me, and I'm not changing it.
So, yesterday I had my first read-through of the Feydeau that I am directing, Ladies Man, with Lee and Lissa.
When I talked with Lissa on the phone, she mentioned that she was really pleased to have the opportunity to work with Lee, as they were supposed to have done a show together, but they had both had to drop out due to the dates changing.
"Really? What show was that?"
"Rehearsal at Versailles."
"Hey, I was in that!"
"Really? Who did you play?"
"Mademoiselle somebody, I've blocked it."
"I was going to play Mademoiselle du Parc."
"That's who I played! It's your fault that I did that piece of shit show! I was miserable and it was awful!"
"Sorry about that!"
We rehearsed in the backyard, what with it being so beautiful and stuff, it would have been a shame to work inside. And we were at my house, because Lee is in Brooklyn and Lissa is farther into Jersey, so my house was the most convenient for once (for once in a show where I wasn't directing Cynthia, that is), but since we are all in the city during the week, and I'll be hanged before I start paying for rehearsal space so soon, someone came up with the idea of rehearsing in Central Park!
I'm right near by it, and it's light until after 8p, so if it's not actually raining, I can't think of a better idea or a sweeter way to rehearse than in the park on a June evening.
You know, unless it's raining.
Will someone please remind me the next time that I go to a Clearview cinema that the nachos are inedible?
I always eat nachos at the movies, I've gone off popcorn completely, and Loews has good ones as does Sony, but I always forget about Cineplex Odeon and Clearview and AMC and City Cinemas, what they are like there, and once it's in front of me, I don't like to say no, and besides, I think that maybe it will be better this time.
I am a hopeless romantic when it comes to nachos.
But, I really want it hammered into my head exactly how bad those Clearview nachos are. They have the nasty chips in the bag and, most importantly, the nacho cheese in the little cup mis-labeled "Spicy Nacho Cheese", when it should more accurately be called "Ass-Flavored Nacho Cheese That You Just Wasted $3.50 On".
O yeah, and I arrived late for the previews is why I didn't do Rate a Trailer™ yesterday, and I didn't see another movie last night as I meant to, so I'll just do the one that I saw. And sorry, Columbine, I haven't seen the one for Hollow Man yet!
1. Scary Movie
I'll tell you, I come to this with a prejudice, as I don't see the point in tweaking Scream since the whole point of Scream was to tweak scary movies, but the trailer really won me over! I mean, it's certainly possible that they put all the funny stuff in the trailer and there's nothing left in the movie, but the whole thing looks shockingly good! I may surprise myself and go see it.
As you may recall, yesterday I bored you all rigid with my dialect talk, and it made me think of a theory that I have that is mine that belongs to me.
It's that everybody has one thing that they are better at than anyone they know. I mean, I'm good at alot of things, I can write and act and direct and sing and take photographs, but no matter how good I am at all of those things, I know people who are better. The one thing that I do better than anyone I have ever met is dialects and teaching dialects. I'm sure that there are other people on earth who are better teachers than I, but I would match my ear for sounds with anyone else alive.
What do you do better than anyone you know? And remember, false modesty is for chumps.
And we're still talking about movies we're obsessed with,
and songs that make us get up and boogie with our bad selves.
Today's horoscope:
Experiment with food today! Try out that new dish you've been thinking about. You may entertain friends or have family taste-test.
One year ago today:
"Did you see my eyes roll back in my head? But I got the line right!"
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