I can feel the weight of the line I drew inside

[sovay]

Today is beautiful and I have so much work to do. I am seriously considering running some errands just in order to experience direct sunlight.

1. Courtesy of rushthatspeaks: the ten worst U.S. aircraft. I'd heard about half of these and laughed my way horrifiedly through the rest. It's worth it for the description of the de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle alone. Don't try to drink anything while reading.

2. Furthering the theory that I should just spend the summer haunting various movie theaters around town, the Somerville Theatre has announced its summer schedule of repertory series and midnight movies. Yes, Bullitt (1968). My mother showed it to me in high school because of the car chase; it should really be something on a big screen. Yes, Get Carter (1971). I was just thinking that I needed to see it, having read the source novel Jack's Return Home (1970) in March. Yes, Ocean's 11 (1960). I am generally indifferent to the Rat Pack, but I love the heist and I love the twist and I should really have recognized Richard Conte when I saw him years later in The Big Combo (1955)—"Never the luck." Double-featured with The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)? Oh, sure, twist my arm. I suspect that being shown it in a high school sex ed class immunized me against ever wanting to rewatch The Breakfast Club (1985), but El Topo (1970) has always sounded as though it was made expressly for midnight showings and I'll take any excuse to catch Fright Night (1985) and Barbarella (1968). Also on my calendar is this Sunday's screening of Flesh and the Devil (1926) with live music. I like John Gilbert even when he doesn't talk. I always like Garbo.

3. I am delighted to know that the iron of Tutankhamun's dagger is of meteoritic origin. Despite not having a lot of the metal to work with, 18th-dynasty blacksmithing skills seem to have been fairly badass. Never underestimate the ancient world.

4. All things considered, I find it very convenient that Derek Sculthorpe's Van Heflin: A Life in Film (2016) came out earlier this year. It is apparently the first full-length biography of the actor. I had just gotten to the point of wanting one. Thanks, universe!

5. I am honored to be Yoon Ha Lee's favorite living poet.

Comments

[yhlee]

I hope you get to enjoy the beautiful day!

Meanwhile, I'm going to hide inside from the Baton Rouge rain. *wry g*

[sovay]

Meanwhile, I'm going to hide inside from the Baton Rouge rain.

Don't worry, by the time I got out of the house, it was drizzling!

[yhlee]

Aww, man! Sorry to hear. I didn't mean to jinx you...

[thawrecka]

I can't imagine why The Breakfast Club would be played in sex ed class, though then again my high school health/sex ed classes played an episode of Growing Pains and 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light', so I shouldn't be surprised.

[sovay]

though then again my high school health/sex ed classes played an episode of Growing Pains and 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light', so I shouldn't be surprised.

Yikes.

(Technically speaking the class was called "Life Skills," but all I can remember is the awkward sessions about eating disorders, sex education, and also being shown Philadelphia (1993), probably in an awkward session about AIDS.)

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

It's worth it for the description of the de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle alone.

I think I HAD heard of that one, though only thanks to Skin Horse.

Despite not having a lot of the metal to work with, 18th-dynasty blacksmithing skills seem to have been fairly badass.

Huh. Yeah.

I am honored to be Yoon Ha Lee's favorite living poet.

Congrats!

[sovay]

I think I HAD heard of that one, though only thanks to Skin Horse.

I think I missed that! Which story arc?

Congrats!

Thank you.

[teenybuffalo.livejournal.com]

The giant flying set of coffee-grinder blades was my favorite, too. My heart goes out to the designer, who I'm sure envisioned the operator sweeping across the battlefield striking terror into the foe, and not quivering on top of the tiny little perch lest he fall off and get ground up.

[sovay]

My heart goes out to the designer, who I'm sure envisioned the operator sweeping across the battlefield striking terror into the foe, and not quivering on top of the tiny little perch lest he fall off and get ground up.

I always liked that the test pilot was awarded the Distingushed Flying Cross for actually test-flying the thing. I hope he also got hazard pay.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That is pretty wonderful that you are Yoon Ha Lee's favorite living poet ♥. You introduced me to Yoon Ha Lee's work, and the way you guys inspire each other is something I love.

And yes! about that dagger! I've been saying to everyone that they should make a picture book about the creation and presentation of the dagger, starting with the meteors streaming to earth--and the illustrations should be done in ancient Egyptian style.

... We just saw How to Marry a Millionaire and enjoyed it tremendously, and I was telling everyone that you had written a review of it and talked about the one who goes up to the lodge in Maine (that was the part of your write-up that I remembered)--but I can't seem to locate the entry! Am I imagining this review?

[sovay]

You introduced me to Yoon Ha Lee's work, and the way you guys inspire each other is something I love.

It makes me really happy.

I've been saying to everyone that they should make a picture book about the creation and presentation of the dagger, starting with the meteors streaming to earth--and the illustrations should be done in ancient Egyptian style.

You should! I think it would be beautiful. How are your hieroglyphs?

Am I imagining this review?

I'm afraid so! We spoke about the film briefly on LJ, but I've never written even a sketchy review of it. I'll have to see it again and write it up.