Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #14

 

(After telling Klara that they have been pen pals all along...)

Alfred Krelik: Are you disappointed?

Klara Novak: Psychologically I am very confused... but personally I don't feel bad at all.

~The Shop Around The Corner

I bet you thought the AOL voice that announced that, You've Got Mail, was all about the movie, You've Got Mail. Nope. Before that was, The Shop Around The Corner. I love these gentle old black and white movies. No mentions of the internet, I mean was that even a gleam in anyone's eyes in 1940? No cynical look at life. Just two people falling in love in an old fashioned way, during the holidays. Getting to know someone's heart, deeply, is the way to do it. My husband and I knew each other forever, before we realized in wasn't that we were best friends, we were in love. It was that prior friendship that lead to the deepest of love. That's why I love this film so much. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie, You've Got Mail, and I will be featuring it between now and Christmas, but this one is special to me. If you can find it, watch it! Check Turner Classic Movies, they have it often during Christmastime. Watch, The Shop Around The Corner, first, then watch, You've Got Mail!

Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #10

 

"When Love Feels Like Magic, It's Called Destiny.

 When Destiny Has A Sense Of Humor, It's Called Serendipity."

Serendipity

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It's time for a little romance, right? Well, this movie definitely fits the bill! John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale are mesmerizing! Curl up with your favorite person, or pet, and just enjoy the love and chemistry between these two actors. This movie will make you believe in magic, and destiny!

 Oh, yeah also serendipity!

Autumn Amas Veritas

"I didn't ask for it to be over, but then again, I never asked for it to begin. For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets."

~Unknown

Alan Silvestri - Amas Veritas play

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Alan and I were driving down Grizzly Peak Blvd this evening, on our way to do some Christmas errands, but I couldn't think about the things on the to do list, because there was the most amazing sunset happening over the bay, so vibrant, so striking that I kept expecting it to make some kind of noise! Music I think.

Yes...

Music!

Amas Veritas











I wish the photos were sharper. I wish I could have held each and every turn. I wish I was looking at that amazing sunset right now, because I know I will never see it the same way again. I wish autumn would never leave. Sigh.

"I didn't ask for it to be over, but then again, I never asked for it to begin. For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets."

That's the way it is with love and autumn I suppose.

Happiness.

~Me :)

I Want A Monkee And A Monkey

"Without music life would be a mistake."

-Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

I have researched all kinds of music quotes to go with my entries about my great love of music, but somehow I keep coming back to this one. It sums up how I feel about music completely. It is also how I still feel about Micky Dolenz. If you have been reading me for long, you know I have been hopelessly in love with Micky Dolenz for about... oh... 43 years or so. LOL. Some of you probably remember my great excitement a few years ago, when I got to go to one of his concerts on the beach in Santa Cruz in 2005. It made my year, and fulfilled my lifelong fantasy of finally getting to see him preform in person. He came into town, broke my curse with Santa Cruz, and hasn't been back since. And I just checked, and he is not on the list of scheduled performers for the summer concert series. So, is there a new curse? Will he ever comeback? Or is it actually that the curse wasn't broken, and that is why he hasn't been back since? LOL. Micky... I miss you!

Give me your opinion. Will Micky ever comeback to Santa Cruz? Do you have a favorite Monkee? And what type of animal monkey is your favorite. Personally, I love chimpanzees. I would own one if I could. How about you? Would you prefer a monkee or a monkey?

The Monkees

-OndineMonet