So as I've said, writing is good for me. And I need practice. So does my brain. I'm going to just go then. Not going to make this stressful and all organized, just write and publish. Done. So don't judge me if there are errors or if things don't make sense. I'm hoping with each one that it will get better. And if it doesn't, it doesn't.
I love my silent Sundays. One day a week I get to do what I want. I often feel oogie at the end of the day from sitting around so much, but the rest of my week goes so much better with my one day of vegetable state!
That being said, I have a hard time picking what to watch on my one day! I start thinking of one thing and it gets bigger and bigger and more detailed an more overwhelming.... Then BAH! I probably have some undiagnosed something or other, but doesn't everyone? ;-)
So Friday was Gloria Swanson's 116th birthday. Yay! Silent Cinema Sunday decision made! But which movies? A few weeks ago I was on a Cecil B DeMille binge and picked up Don't Change Your Husband and Why Change Your Wife? Then of course, I found out it was a trilogy that started with Old Wives For New.... Sigh. So I had to get that one too. I didn't get a chance to watch them while I was on my DeMille binge, so today is the perfect time, right? Course, because it is a trilogy and I have my undiagnosed something or other, I had to start with Old Wives For New, even if Swanson isn't in it. See how hard my life is?
Swanson has always confused me a bit. I love love love her on screen, but when she's interviewed? Blah. Preachy, boring, no sense of humor. In her roles she's so fierce and beautiful and lush. I guess that shows she really was an amazing actress. And she has profile like a Barrymore. I cannot look at it enough. Just unique gorgeousness!
All three movies were wonderful. Each one better than the last. Each one had some lesson. Was Cecil hanging with D.W. Griffith around this time or what?
Lessons Learned:
Old Wives for New: Don't get old and fat or your husband will replace you, and rightfully so!
Don't Change Your Husband: It's good to change your husband, cause if you do, he'll change!
Why Change You Wife?: Again, if you change your wife, your wife will change!
So many beautiful costumes and sets. I do so love De Mille, and Gloria was always such a perfect pairing with him. Great way to spend a Sunday!
Love,
Olive
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Get Back On That Horse Ollie!!!
I can't believe how long it has been since I've written here! August? My goodness!
I started this as a place to put all the stuff I learned about. I've been lazy! It's just too easy to use Tumblr or Twitter or Facebook or Google+. But even looking at my efforts on those, it's been pretty lazy. Not good. So why did I stop?
First, I started to feel weird pressure in doing this. Like it was an obligation and that made it no fun. I kept thinking "Gotta write this down and organize it and put it in your blog." Stupid. Especially since I don't think anyone is reading this. It's really just me. And I'm fine with that. This is not some weird attention seeking thing that I'm trying to do. It's something that I want to do. No other purpose than "want to".
Second, I realized that my blogging was VERY VERY irresponsible. I'm spreading rumors. I know that. I like rumors though. And as I've said, I really do think lots of them are true. Or have some truth. And I love juicy tidbits. I can't help it. I am all too familiar with checking primary source material, and I know that I haven't been. I'm not necessarily trying to add my dialog to the Silent Film Community, I'm just screwing around. But I guess if felt a little guilty?
Third, I used to be writer. I really really used to be a writer. A published author. I stopped writing for years. Like 15 years, and I've lost it. Being able to write is a gift, but it's also a skill. If you've got it, please don't neglect it. Writing is like reading. It's not innate. It's a skill that you have to hone. People who say they can't get through a whole book don't realize this. They expect to be able to just sit down and do it. Then they get frustrated and give up. Reading is hard. To follow a long story line and remember characters is a skill. It's really not an easy thing that your brain is doing. I was never great with grammar or anything like that(yeah, I'm still not), but boy could I tell a story. I had great tone in my writing too. Looking at my blog I could see that I'd lost it. I think I can get it back though. So I'm going to try really hard to post here. It's healthy. It's good for my brain.
Love,
Olive
I started this as a place to put all the stuff I learned about. I've been lazy! It's just too easy to use Tumblr or Twitter or Facebook or Google+. But even looking at my efforts on those, it's been pretty lazy. Not good. So why did I stop?
First, I started to feel weird pressure in doing this. Like it was an obligation and that made it no fun. I kept thinking "Gotta write this down and organize it and put it in your blog." Stupid. Especially since I don't think anyone is reading this. It's really just me. And I'm fine with that. This is not some weird attention seeking thing that I'm trying to do. It's something that I want to do. No other purpose than "want to".
Second, I realized that my blogging was VERY VERY irresponsible. I'm spreading rumors. I know that. I like rumors though. And as I've said, I really do think lots of them are true. Or have some truth. And I love juicy tidbits. I can't help it. I am all too familiar with checking primary source material, and I know that I haven't been. I'm not necessarily trying to add my dialog to the Silent Film Community, I'm just screwing around. But I guess if felt a little guilty?
Third, I used to be writer. I really really used to be a writer. A published author. I stopped writing for years. Like 15 years, and I've lost it. Being able to write is a gift, but it's also a skill. If you've got it, please don't neglect it. Writing is like reading. It's not innate. It's a skill that you have to hone. People who say they can't get through a whole book don't realize this. They expect to be able to just sit down and do it. Then they get frustrated and give up. Reading is hard. To follow a long story line and remember characters is a skill. It's really not an easy thing that your brain is doing. I was never great with grammar or anything like that(yeah, I'm still not), but boy could I tell a story. I had great tone in my writing too. Looking at my blog I could see that I'd lost it. I think I can get it back though. So I'm going to try really hard to post here. It's healthy. It's good for my brain.
Love,
Olive
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