It’s a bright and sunny Friday, almost 8:30 in the morning, and
I never slept a wink last night. Not a single fucking wink!
Under the circumstances I really don’t feel too lousy, although I’m sure
not sleeping will hit me later like a ton of bricks. By the way, somebody please remind me to ask my R.N. [send me an
EMAIL] for a stronger bedtime sedative when I see her today! She’ll be here at 11 to check my vital signs and treat the crappy skin and pressure sores on the back of my thighs. And, of course, my C.N.A. will be here at 10:30 for bathing and hygiene.
It’s a busy, busy morning for your favorite bed-bound invalid.
I’m amusing myself right now with
THE BLUE ANGEL (1930) starring Marlene Dietrich in her earliest breakthrough movie role. This is a risqué subtitled comedy from Germany set in a seedy little night club (think
Cabaret with Liza Minnelli) … and believe it or not, I think Dietrich was actually plain and unattractive here. She’s probably 20 pounds heavier than when she arrived in the U.S.A. a year or two later, her hair was brown instead of blonde, her nose was wider, the shape of her jaw was different, and even her
voice was an octave higher (which could have been due to the film’s lousy sound recording). I’d be willing to bet that Dietrich had some major plastic surgery and one hell of an extensive makeover before she started working in Hollywood. Check this out … how much different she looked four years later (and four years older) when she made
The Scarlet Empress in 1934 at Paramount!
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| Marlene Dietrich in “The Blue Angel,” 1930. |
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| In “The Scarlet Empress,” 1934. |
In case you ever wonder why I have this obsession with classic movies, I guess it’s because I’m completely housebound now, I can’t walk and I can’t even
stand up … all leading to a sad and sometimes scary decline in my overall
physicality that’s been creeping up on me for the last ten years. And now that I can’t get out of bed any more, I’m left with five simple options for entertainment:
- SAM, when he’s in the mood. (He usually is in the mood, actually.)
- CLASSIC MOVIES on our big-screen TV. (Thank God for TCM.)
- EATING THINGS.
- THE HOWDYGRAM. Part of this complete breakfast since 2007!
- Designing products for THE HOWDYGRAM STORE on Zazzle.
Look, ma ...
more FREE FONTS! Today I’ve only got four for you, and that’s because I think I’m burned out. There are simply fewer and fewer new fonts that interest me any more. Most are too similar to the thousands I already have (I’m even considering a massive
purge in the next couple of weeks), but until then I’ll continue to add a few new interesting faces when I run into them. Like
these, for instance. Download links appear below the graphic.
You’re welcome.
Success. I’ve received my latest drug requests … a
stronger bedtime sedative and
more “happy” pills! Yesterday my hospice M.D. approved doubling my dose of Trazodone (a sedative I’ve been taking for about eight years) to 100mg and increasing my dose of Amitriptyline (an antidepressant) to 50mg.
This is fabulous. I get more and better drugs without introducing something
new with potential side effects! I took my first 100mg Trazodone last night and slept for nine hours.
Woo-hoo!
Yesterday I uploaded more new designs for mugs and greeting cards to
The Howdygram Store, and here are a few examples for your possible interest. Thank you.
And now I think I’m ready for a nice afternoon nap. Thanks for stopping by today, and please shut the lights on your way out, okay?
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