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  1. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Pity me, everyone; I'm finally having to sit down in front of "Paranormal Activity", to appease the kid. I agreed to do it on the condition that if (when) after thirty minutes I'm not impressed, I can turn it off and go back to "Lolita", or put in my "Gray Gardens" dvd. So far, *yawn*.
  2. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I've seen it before, at least once, but it's one of those I tend to stop at any time I encounter it. To say I 'enjoy' isn't quite accurate, but it's so effectively done, on that visceral level you mentioned. The woman in her beautiful home full of beautiful books and the callousness with which...
  3. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Watching "Fahrenheit 451" just now, on TCM. Along with the likes of "Soylent Green" and "The Stepford Wives" (the original, not the useless remake), these futuristic films equally entertain and disturb me.
  4. ThesFlishThngs

    What Are You Reading

    Though I have a few friends who are all excited about Kindle, it doesn't interest me. The idea of having to rely on batteries or an outlet and adapter in order to read a book is just too disturbing. Give me dusty, musty, yellow-paged, frayed-covered real books any day. And a whole bunch of...
  5. ThesFlishThngs

    Customer Service

    So nice to hear of a happy experience for a change. Congratulations. :)
  7. ThesFlishThngs

    Paranormal Activity

    Hmm. My daughter just came home, proudly bearing her friend's copy, urging us to watch it with her. Not much in the modern thriller department does it for me, and after reading the reviews here, I'm even more reluctant to subject myself to it. (She's already seen it, at the cinema, I think.)...
  8. ThesFlishThngs

    What Are You Reading

    I'd like a review of this one too. Aside from being a fan of his films, there's that tale of him living in Oklahoma City when Lon Jr. was born, and having to dunk the seemingly-dead baby into the icy waters of Belle Isle Lake to revive him. I love that tale, partly because I lived right near...
  9. ThesFlishThngs

    What Are You Reading

    Haven't started it yet, but the hubby gave me "My Lobotomy" for Christmas. Just reading the back cover and intro was disturbing enough to almost make me tear up. It looks fascinating, but I don't feel prepared to delve into it quite yet...
  10. ThesFlishThngs

    As if we didn't chat about pin curls enough. . .

    That's the thing; they look fun and clever, but also like you couldn't get much hair wrapped around such a little thing. Bummer.
  11. ThesFlishThngs

    As if we didn't chat about pin curls enough. . .

    Has anyone tried these hair spools...
  13. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Yes, Christy; there was something so tame about the 50's. After the edginess and noir of the 30s and 40s, the way everything became subtley wrapped up in innuendo and light-heartedness in the 50s is still a little hard to grasp. I find myself appreciating the architecture and decor a little...
  14. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "Period of Adjustment" last night, in the midst of a blizzard. I love that 'Jangle Bells' on the jukebox, and Jane Fonda's histrionics are charming. Today, "Susan Slept Here", which was alright, but not stellar, followed by "Elf", which I reckon is one of the more entertaining modern...
  15. ThesFlishThngs

    What are you wearing today??

    For the first time this winter I dug out my favorite trousers, military surplus wool pants with leather ankle straps! They have buttons for braces as well, but stay up fine without them. Just after this photo, I added a woolly hat and vintage Johnson Mills "Pennsylvania Tuxedo", and headed out...
  16. ThesFlishThngs

    Saddle shoes

    I use mine as walking around shoes, like most people use sneakers. They've been very comfortable for me, but I've never danced in them. I only dance in heels.
  17. ThesFlishThngs

    What are you wearing today??

    Everyone's so dapper and dashing. Though I've got my dancing dress on today, yesterday I slummed a bit, when Tony and I explored the beautiful art deco treasure of the First National Building.
  19. ThesFlishThngs

    Western Wear

    Here ya go then. Authentic western wear, circa. 1970.
  20. ThesFlishThngs

    Western Wear

    In the small town where I grew up, cowboy boots, hats, and belts were quite common. Only a few attorneys and bankers seemed to dress differently, and they stood out for it. Here in the city, western isn't seen so much, except in certain pockets of town; down in Stockyards City of course, and...
  21. ThesFlishThngs

    Winter is Upon us - Especially in the Midwest.

    They still have the fireplaces, but don't use real wood anymore. Just gas logs. :(
  22. ThesFlishThngs

    Winter is Upon us - Especially in the Midwest.

    Remember up until 8 years ago or so, you could get all kinds of military surplus at great prices, through mail order? I have a pair of dark green, wool army trousers (Swiss or Swedish, can't recall immediately), that have little leather straps that buckle around the ankles. So far I've not...
  23. ThesFlishThngs

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Watching "The Trouble With Harry" right now; it's one of my all-time favorite Hitchcocks. You can't beat that wry Yankee wit.

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