Category: movies

Live long and prosper.

Leave a comment

To celebrate the life and career of our favorite alien scientist, here are some of my favorite excerpts from Leonard Nimoy’s first memoir published in 1975, I AM NOT SPOCK (a very misleading titled, for it is clear he loved that green-blooded Vulcan).
RIP, Mr. Spock…

I am not Spock.
     Then why does my head turn in response to a stranger on the street who calls out that name? Why do I feel a twinge when someone says, “What happened to your ears?”
     I am not Spock. Then why do I feel a wonderful warmth when I hear or read a compliment aimed at the Vulcan?
     Spock for President reads the bumper sticker on teh car in front of me. I’m filled with pride and I smile…
     Recently I sat with a group of actors I’d just met… As I was leaving one of the actresses said, “Leonard, we love you.” I smiled and I was warmed. I said, “Thank you” but I wanted to add, “I’ll tell him when I see him.”
     She loves Spock! I know it! I’m sure of it!…
     That’s nice. More than nice, it’s wonderful. But standing silently behind my shoulder is a very jealous, ever-present Vulcan!!

SPOCK: Tell her I accept her compliment, emotional though it may be.
NIMOY: What compliment?
SPOCK: She said they love me.
NIMOY: That is not what she said. She specifically said, “Leonard, we love you.” And I know there’s nothing wrong with your hearing!
SPOCK: If you’re so certain of her intent, why are you becoming agitated?
NIMOY: That’s ridiculous. Every time I’m paid a compliment you grab it away. You grab it up for yourself!
SPOCK: Would she have paid you that compliment if not for me?
NIMOY: No!
SPOCK: Then how can you claim it for your own?

     Sometimes I’ll get on airplane and somebody’ll flash me the Vulcan salute. Or some nice lady will ask for my autograph and I’ll proudly sign “Leonard Nimoy,” and then she’ll say, “Please sign it Mr. Spock. That’s the way my son knows you.”
     Sometimes I get tired of the struggle and I simply sign, Spock. I tell myself it’s faster. It’s only five letters instead of twelve. But who am I kidding? No one. I do it because the look in this particular child’s eyes says, “I love you, Mr. Spock” and I know that if I signed any other name, two people would be cheated: The child and Spock, and I can’t do that. I don’t want to hurt that child, and I must be fair to the Vulcan. I think he would do that same for me.

And this is made of just too much awesome to not share…

Where, oh where, has Ophelia been. . .

2 Comments

So it’s been about a month since I’ve blogged. It’s summer, it’s so blooming hot in Texas, and I just haven’t been in a bloggy kind of mood. I’m sure you know how that goes. That’s not to say I haven’t been meaningfully occupied (as “I am very busy and important,” to quote Bridget Jones).

Here are some of the fun things I’ve been up to:

I organized my iTunes library (more on that later).

I went through two edit passes on my upcoming NA (new adult) novel: Definitely, Maybe in Love (MUCH more on that later).

I started writing a new story–which I plan on finishing this week before my writers’ group.

I’ve been listening to Sara Bareilles’s new record The Blessed Unrest pretty much nonstop.

I swam a bit, bought a new patio chair, got a nice tan, talked to my mother several time, hmm, what else…? Oh, yeah, I made soup. Twice.

I’ve been drinking this:

I’ve been doing a lot of fun novel reading:

Matched – Ally Condie
Where We Belong – Emily Giffin
The Summer I Became a Nerd – Leah Rae Miller
The Ocean at the End of the Lane- Neil Gaiman
Losing It- Cora Carmack
Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
Billy & Me – Giovanna Fletcher
 
But most of all, I’ve been doing some pretty major vegging out. Meaning, I’ve watched a butt-load of TV and movies. For example, I caught this flick:

And then went home and watched this one…

This one:
Oh, and then I had a Star Trek weekend. Check it out…I watched the first (new) movie, the new-new movie…
Star Trek II – Khan, III – Lookin’ for Spock, IV – the whale one…. 

And then the first TEN episodes of this:

So yeah, for the most part, I had a very productive month. But now it’s back to the “real life” of writing and blogging and not sleeping. Hooray!

Hey there, Khan.

Where, oh where, has Ophelia been. . .

2 Comments

So it’s been about a month since I’ve blogged. It’s summer, it’s so blooming hot in Texas, and I just haven’t been in a bloggy kind of mood. I’m sure you know how that goes. That’s not to say I haven’t been meaningfully occupied (as “I am very busy and important,” to quote Bridget Jones).

Here are some of the fun things I’ve been up to:

I organized my iTunes library (more on that later).

I went through two edit passes on my upcoming NA (new adult) novel: Definitely, Maybe in Love (MUCH more on that later).

I started writing a new story–which I plan on finishing this week before my writers’ group.

I’ve been listening to Sara Bareilles’s new record The Blessed Unrest pretty much nonstop.

I swam a bit, bought a new patio chair, got a nice tan, talked to my mother several time, hmm, what else…? Oh, yeah, I made soup. Twice.

I’ve been drinking this:

I’ve been doing a lot of fun novel reading:

Matched – Ally Condie
Where We Belong – Emily Giffin
The Summer I Became a Nerd – Leah Rae Miller
The Ocean at the End of the Lane- Neil Gaiman
Losing It- Cora Carmack
Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
Billy & Me – Giovanna Fletcher
 
But most of all, I’ve been doing some pretty major vegging out. Meaning, I’ve watched a butt-load of TV and movies. For example, I caught this flick:

And then went home and watched this one…

This one:
Oh, and then I had a Star Trek weekend. Check it out…I watched the first (new) movie, the new-new movie…
Star Trek II – Khan, III – Lookin’ for Spock, IV – the whale one…. 

And then the first TEN episodes of this:

So yeah, for the most part, I had a very productive month. But now it’s back to the “real life” of writing and blogging and not sleeping. Hooray!

Hey there, Khan.

Annette Funicello…I’ll miss you

Leave a comment

When I was a kid, we got the Disney Channel when it was brand new. It didn’t have any “new” programming yet, so it showed the old stuff. I remember running home from school to watch the B&W Mickey Mouse Club.

Of course Annette was my favorite.

And the classic Disney movies were the BEST. She was so darling in Babes in Toyland and The Shaggy Dog. And don’t get me started on Beach Blanket Bingo. (Wasn’t Frankie such a babe?)

 
Let’s rock out once more with Annette and Tommy:

And lets not forget…

We’ll miss you, sweet Annette. Say hi to Jimmy from me!

Annette Funicello…I’ll miss you

Leave a comment

When I was a kid, we got the Disney Channel when it was brand new. It didn’t have any “new” programming yet, so it showed the old stuff. I remember running home from school to watch the B&W Mickey Mouse Club.

Of course Annette was my favorite.

And the classic Disney movies were the BEST. She was so darling in Babes in Toyland and The Shaggy Dog. And don’t get me started on Beach Blanket Bingo. (Wasn’t Frankie such a babe?)

 
Let’s rock out once more with Annette and Tommy:

And lets not forget…

We’ll miss you, sweet Annette. Say hi to Jimmy from me!

Pretty Women

2 Comments
Happy Friday! 
Every day is better with a little Johnny Depp, don’t you think?



Pretty woman. . . are a wonder.

Pretty woman. . . stay within you.

Pretty woman. . . blowing out their candles, combing out their hair. Even when they leave, they still are there.They’re there!

Pretty woman. . .how they make a man sing.