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…but Barkis will do anything for me…
Please note: Any photo can be improved by the addition of a ground squirrel. Here’s how to squirrelize your pics.
the Squirrelizer elevates any photo to fine art
…and not leap to your feet!
This video was made in the Antwerp , Belgium Central (train) Station.
Congrats to Janie–you won the www.random.org virtual drawing for a copy of Anjali‘s book and Just Breathe! Very cool that you support the Humane Society because Anj totally does. See the bottom of this post for today’s drawing.
Jack Wild as the Artful Dodger
Interesting question posed by my friend Suzanne the other day:
Who did you lust after at age 14?
In literature, people. We’re looking for a heartthrob that went viral, starting with a book–like Edward Cullen in the Twilight books. Readers fell in love with Edward, and then they fell in love with Robert Pattinson in the movie.
In literature. We’re looking for a heartthrob that went viral, starting with a book–like Edward Cullen in the Twilight books. Readers fell in love with Edward, and then they fell in love with Robert Pattinson in the movie.What character could you not stop thinking about?Well, lessee. I came up with a few.Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger, as played by Mark Lester and Jack Wild in the Disney musical “Oliver!” — I remember plastering their Tiger Beat posters all over my room.And there was Ponyboy Curtis in THE OUTSIDERS. The movie didn’t come until years after the book and I can’t remember who played him. But I had a paperback version of The Outsiders with a photographic cover, and I was obsessed with the boy in the photo. I wanted to marry him.Oliver Barrett (played in the movie by Ryan O’Neal) in Love StoryLouis & Lestat in Interview With the Vampire (1976)Here are a couple from my mother’s generation:Heathcliff (played in the movie by Laurence Olivier) from Wuthering Heightsand Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind.But to me, the winner is the timeless object of lust, but especially as played by Colin Firth:Fitzwilliam Darcy. I didn’t read the book until I was sixteen, but I swooned over that man, and when Colin played him, I knew I could die happy.It’s hard to think of books that went viral like Twilight! Probably Outsiders.music & filmJackson Brownethe BeatlesShawn CassidyDavid CassidyJohn TravoltaMichael JacksonDonny OsmondBobby ShermanFreddy PrinzRobert Redford/Paul Newman (tho they’re older)Andy Gibb—– Original Message —–From: Suzanne SelforsTo: susan WiggsSent: Friday, May 01, 2009 5:53 PMSubject: conferenceI have to do a 20 minute thing about summer reading and I’m trying to figure out if there was an Edward (Vampire in Twilight) equivalent for my generation, in literature?Mark Lester grew up and became a doctor.
It took me a while to think of a parallel from the Ancient Past. But I came up with a few. Remember any of these?
Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger, as played by Mark Lester and Jack Wild in the Disney musical “Oliver!” — I remember plastering their Tiger Beat posters all over my room.
And there was Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders. The movie didn’t come out until years after the book and I can’t remember who played him. But I had a paperback version of The Outsiders with a photographic cover, and I was obsessed with the boy in the photo. I wanted to marry him.
C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy
70s sob story
Other contenders: Oliver Barrett (played in the movie by Ryan O’Neal) in Love Story
Louis & Lestat in Interview With the Vampire, later played by Tom and Brad.
Sorry, Robert P. You've been out-vamped.
Romeo has been played by a couple of tasty morsels:
I think Zach Efron is their love child.
Leonard v Leo? How are we supposed to choose?
1996 version
Here are some from my mother’s generation:
Heathcliff (played in the movie by Laurence Olivier) from Wuthering Heights
Cathy and Heathcliff, a fun couple
and Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind.
Rhett! Oh Rhett! We DO give a damn!
But to me, the winner is that timeless object of lust, especially as played by Colin Firth:
He must be in want of a wife.
Fitzwilliam Darcy. I didn’t read the book until I was sixteen, but I swooned over that man, and when Colin played him, I knew I could die happy.
Your turn! Post your pre-teen crush (from a book that later became a movie) in Comments and you’re automatically entered in the drawing for Just Breathe AND a copy of the latest in Romeo & Juliet stories, Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors.
I said farewell to winter in style…
last day of skiing at crystal mountain, rainier in the background
…and welcomed spring with a smile!
my bulbs are up
Sister, niece and I picked the hike labeled “most difficult” in Snow Canyon. No wonder we were the only ones on the trail. Big payoff, though. Check out these shots of us scaling the volcano, looking down into the crater and out across the white rock and red rock canyons.
top o' the world
Join me tonight at 8 pm ET (5 Pacific) in the Writerspace Readers Chat Room. Anything goes, and I’m giving away prizes.
http://www.writerspace.com/chat/chat.html
chat chat chat
You’re invited to this fun event, benefitting the West Sound Wildlife Shelter:
Fun! Shopping! Prizes! Calendar firefighters!
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a day at the beach
I had a big editing job on an upcoming reissued historical novel, so we headed for the coast so I could work on it. Oh, and play hooky. Most people think Long Beach is in Southern California, but Washingston state has its very own. It’s deserted in winter. All the better for beach walks…and RUNS.
