Sunday evening
Finally got online! My brother was hogging the internet. Yes, I hate to admit it, but we've only got dial-up, and that means only one person online at a time. Also means no one can phone in, which really doesn't bother me a bit. That's what my cell phone is for. 
Right now I am wearing my lovely new tee shirt designed by MacDaddy Tatsu, which can be purchased from his shop, Myxis. The design is fabulous. The tee shirt, although probably made in a sweat shop in Mexico (yes, it's made in Mexico), is well-constructed. You should definitely check out his shop and see the great stuff he has designed.
Late last night/the wee hours of this morning I enjoyed two Bette Davis movies. The first one was "Now, Voyager" (1942). The last line of the movie will stay with me forever: "Oh Jerry, lets not ask for the moon. We have the stars." The movie was incredible, on so many levels, and I empathized with Bette's character so much. The second movie was "Jezebel" (1938) and, again, it was fabulous! I can see why Bette Davis became such an icon of movies. This woman can say more with her eyes that most people could ever hope to say in words. Nor did the actress shy away from playing tarnished/damaged characters. If you haven't seen "Now, Voyager" or "Jezebel", do check them out. They are available on video but you can often find a Bette Davis picture playing somewhere on cable or late-night television.
It's been eons since I watched any of my classic movies. I'd forgotten how powerful black and white movies can be. I am so against the colorization process that many movies have undergone. It diminishes the movie. There is something compelling about watching a serious picture done black and white. I can't even begin to imagine watching Ronald Colman in "A Tale of Two Cities", filmed in 1935. Watching as he gives his speech "It is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better place I go too than I have ever been," mixed with the somber tones of the black and white film, makes his speech even more compelling. I remember being in high school english class and the class moaning about having to sit through a b&w film of this classic. However, by the end of that film, there wasn't a dry eye in the classroom.How I wish those actors could see a classroom full of jaded students of the future watching their movie and responding so emotionally. What a tribute to the acting and techical skills of all involved.
This afternoon I enjoyed re-watching "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". I am such a fan of Richard Dreyfuss. If you haven't seen him in the Section Eight Production called "Fail Safe" (also filmed in b&w!), do check it out when it comes on again. His performances always move me. Perhaps because he has such an average countenance -- he's not that attractive, but he's compelling. With this afternoon's movie I found I still get weepy at the end. I have a little close encounter-type story, but I'll spare you the details here.
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One of my all-time favorites..." "Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."