Funny Cartoon...Especially for Nerds or New Yorker readers

Santa?

Ingrid as Santa...

Ho Ho Ho...ly shit that's amazing.

A Quest

(Drawing of Ingrid by Adi Price)

Due to my fanaticism for Ingrid Bergman, I have set out on a quest.
I have decided to collect or view all of her films.

So far I have viewed the following:

Die Vier Gesellen
Kvinnas ansikte, En
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Rage in Heaven
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Casablanca
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Gaslight
Spellbound
Saratoga Trunk
The Bells of St. Mary's
Notorious
Arch of Triumph
Under Capricorn
Stromboli
Viaggio in Italia
Elena et les hommes
Anastasia
Indiscreet
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Goodbye Again
Hedda Gabler (Which I'm going to see the new rendition with Mary-Louise Parker in January!!)
The Visit
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Human Voice
Cactus Flower
Walk in the Spring Rain
Murder on the Orient Express

These account for a little more than half of her pictures.
My goal is to see them all. I really love her early Swedish work and foreign (or shall I say not Hollywood) work.
She sought after directors and actors with which she would gain a great experience. She chose people and scripts that were relevant to her and said no to people who were just trying to BS her.

I have been doing a lot of research on Ingrid, due to a project I'm working on and my constant admiration for the woman. The more I find out about her, the more human she becomes and the more real her story.

I feel a disconnect from some actors who have died before my time, but not with Ingrid. Ms. Bergman is still alive and well as far as I'm concerned.

I would recommend any of these movies to anyone.
I've already made friends sit through them, and so far... not really any complaints!
:)

Blame it on the rain

I think the rain just enhances my, and I'll use a borrowed term here... "quarter life crisis."
I don't like the idea that Julia and I are stuck inside today because it just keeps on raining.
Luckily she's napping right now so I have the opportunity to vent.
I am recently inspired to write. I don't know if it has to do with my current state of being poor, creative and it's near Christmas... but who gives a shit? I'm going to write.

I'm not going to discuss this any further. I don't want obligations to anyone but the paper. Plus if I had my idea stolen, I might flip a flop.

I think the "quarter life crisis" nails it right on the head.
I don't know which way to go in life. It's overwhelming. I feel slightly useless to the world. I'm crazy in debt, but want to buy a sweet car (or move somewhere ridiculously expensive and live life in the fast lane), I also just want all of my dreams to come true now.

Patience, Alexis, patience.

It's what I'm constantly telling myself.
It is extremely frustrating to want to prove yourself to the world and yet the world is saying "not now little girl... not now."

I am lucky.
I have the support of my family to let me fly the coup, but also they have my back when my wings break off and I crash and burn to the ground.
I also have a job where they take care of me like a surrogate family.
I also have a sweet living condition, and although I would give anything to be a troll on my own, having Jeff and FF there is way healthier.

I am in debt, and there's no way out of it... thanks college.
I have a BA in Communications, but no one wants me.

I'm thinking Hemmingway...

I'm not going to shoot myself... don't worry... I was thinking more along the lines of writing about my experiences. Then making others read it.
I mean if you don't suffer a bit, or don't go through low periods... life would be so bland and happiness wouldn't mean shit right?

I over use the word shit.

Julia is awake now... I'm going to go make this all into a positive!
:)

Swedish movie time

(Young Ingrid Bergman)

I just finished watching "Kvinnas ansikte, En" or in English, "A Woman's Face." It is the 1938 release and one of Ingrid Bergman's first films. She plays a woman who's face and ego have been corrupted by a fire when she was younger. She is given a second chance when she has plastic surgery and meets a family who nutures her back to being a morally balanced lady.

The movie is quite good and it reunites Ingrid with Gustof Moleander, who worked with her when she was a young girl at acting school.

The movie was remade in America in 1941, starring Joan Crawford. The plot was changed a bit due to the change in locale.

I enjoyed the flick and I would say the highlight, other than seeing a rarely talked about Ingrid Bergman film, would be that the "the end" or "fin" on the last frames of the movie say "slut" which is Swedish for "finish."

I started laughing hysterically because it's not that often that you get to finish a quality film with the word "slut," at least not in English. Granted it wasn't a film in English, only subtitled, but until I learn Swedish, it will be in English to me.

So this is the slut of my blog today.
Slut.

It's been a while

It's true-
It has been a while since I last blogged.
I've been quite busy.

I had to go to a funeral the other day for my cousins grandfather, Harry David Zutz.
He was an amazing man and will definitely be missed. He did so much and the whole ceremony and speeches were very inspirational.

My Uncle Larry told some funny stories about his father. Larry's sister and niece also spoke. His niece, Lisa, works for Sen. (now VP elect) Joe Biden. Joe was a friend of H.D. Zutz, and he spoke at the funeral.
It was quite amazing to see the future Vice President of the United States in such a human form. I will treasure it forever.

Today is great. It's Sunday, but I'm watching Julia so Sarah and Jay can get everything straight for finals. She's napping right now. First time in a LONGGGGG time.

Sarah got me a kick ass book for my birthday (big year for me, 24). The book is called Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940's. It is the coolest. It's a book about EVERYTHING I love. WWII, Cinema, Studio era, Ingrid Bergman, Jeanne Crain, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Hitch...etc.
I am just starting it, but already my inner nerd (most often outer as well) is having a field day.

So I am going to stop blogging now, I'm going to cram in some reading before JIC awakes.

TIna Fey and Writing

Tina Fey is on the cover of Vanity Fair this winter. Annie Leibovitz did the photo spread (so you know it's probably not a big deal at all)... I'm about to grab up Julia and head to the book store. I need to get thank you cards, this new magazine and Julia can play with the trains there since the weather decided to get shitty.


Also-- I have begun another script! I'm excited because I have a somewhat full idea of what I want to write!

That's all for now, the child is summoning me!
:)