The fledgling Artist

@jenwriter17 A favorite with a lot of people around here is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).  Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is a classic, and very funny.  It’s about the rocky transition from silent films to talkies in 1929.  Oklahoma! (1955) is also very good.  That one’s unusual for an old musical in that it actually has a villain.  A real…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 What about the title “Underneath”

@jenwriter17 A whole bunch. 😛 But presently it’s Tom Sawyer, 1973, by the Sherman Brothers.  This is the song I’m on right now:  A Man’s got to Be What He’s Born to Be (Not such a great message, but… 😉  I like the song Gratifaction better.

Also, looking at pictures of the flash floods in my county last night:

Wow, right? Thankfully we li…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 I’m here for a little bit, trying to prepare for a conference call which I’ll have in a couple hours. (Law school. 😉 )  And getting distracted listening to musicals.

How’s your editing coming?

@alia Okay, goodbye.

@alia That’s amazing!  Praise God!

Are you writing now?

@alia Whoops! Was she locked in, or did she just decide she preferred being inside?

Last night it rained buckets and there was a flash flood.  We had to rescue the rabbits from drowning, literally, since a river is now where their cage used to be, on the low ground in our backyard.  They spent the night in our basement in an extra dog cage.

Do y…[Read more]

@alia The Meet Me in St. Louis Celeste Holm was in is the 1966 tv remake.  Is that really the one your mom likes?  Most people only know the 1944 version with Judy Garland.  (I have never heard of the ’66 version until now.  The only versions I’d heard of were the ’44 version and the ’59 version with Jane Powell.

Oh, I haven’t seen Tom Saw…[Read more]

@alia Ginger Rogers is most famous for her work as Fred Astaire’s leading lady, but she is also known as an amazing comedienne and dramatic actress in her own right.  Walter Pidgeon is one of the greatest male actors from the 40s and has been in lots of stuff.  His most frequent partner was Greer Garson in a lot of drama films, but he’s also w…[Read more]

@alia Don’t worry about the Lesley Ann Warren version.  I just recommended it because it’s another version and because the singing is pretty good, but I don’t really like the acting.  I’ve just been watching clips and remembered that.  If you want to see what it was like you can fine a lot of short clips of it on YouTube, but the Julie Andrews ve…[Read more]

@alia Oh, that is the one by Rodgers and Hammerstein.  I just looked it up and it says for the 2013 adaption on Broadway they wrote a whole new book and added a few songs R&H had written separately to the score.  So, it’s got a lot of the same songs, but it’s not quite the same musical.

I’m listening to it now, though, and you should listen t…[Read more]

@rochellaine They care, but they don’t understand why I might do a crazy thing like write all night when I have a burst of inspiration or something that other writers understand.  And you guys can answer my questions when they can’t.  That’s all I meant by it.

@silverclaw-bonnetfolly I would say expressing how their donation helped you and what you are going to do with it is good, like Jenna said.  Having it simple and grateful is going to be a lot better than a cheesy flowery speech.  Also, choosing/making a nice card can help tell them that you value their support.  Did you post this topic on SE?  The…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

1. My favorite character is Jax.  *hugs him* He is very headstrong and brave, while still a kind gentleman.

2. My favorite scene would have to be the one near the end when Uma and Rin say they’ll be friends forever…it’s so sweet and you really triggered a lot of emotion.  🙂

3. Hmmm…no specific scenes.  Some sentences here an…[Read more]

@seekjustice Haha, I actually do like fractions. 😮

I should definitely go to bed.

Oh yes, of course.  Just let me know, and I’ll see.  I just meant that it can’t be tonight or any nighttime, so it’d have to be either morning or really late night for you, (if I got up really early in the morning,) because I can’t wake everyone up in the middle o…[Read more]

@seekjustice Hooray!  Another for my side.  Fractions forever! 😛

Did you ask your mom…I mean…mum? 😉

Cool.  Maybe we can try it out tomorrow.  When would you like your book finished?  I would assume as soon as possible, of course, but is there a deadline?

@seekjustice Plus, it would be really cool to talk to you for real… 😉

@seekjustice Ugh, math. 😛  I have a kind of random question: Do you like fractions or decimals better? 😉  I like fractions better, but most of my siblings prefer decimals.

Skype is free download, I think.  If it’s possible for you to check it out and see if it’ll work I’d love that, because it would be much easier for me to have a direct ch…[Read more]