Movie Classics

Follow the Fleet (1936)
Runtime: 110min
Director: Mark Sandrich
Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers,
Randolph Scott, Harriet Hillard

Follow the fleet is a musical about two sailors, two sisters, lots of love, humour and abit of dancing and singing. The sailors Bake Baker (Astaire) and Bilge Smith (Scott) has just arrived with their fleet in San Francisco. Bake tries to win back his old flame and dancing partner Sherry Martin (Rogers) and Bilge starts a romance with her sister Connie (Hillard).

This movie has become one of my favorites. It's witty, romantic and clever, and the chemistry between Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire is marvelous. They are great singers and dancers, has the most amazing body language and face expressions, and the best part is: they feel so real and likable. Fred Astaire may not be the most handsome of actors, but he has more charm than anyone else I can think of. Even though Rogers and Astaire steal the show, there are also some great performances by Randolph Scott and Harriet Hillard (and a tiny performance by Batty Grable as one of the singers).

The movie consists of some of the most wonderfull dance numbers and song performances in a movie classic. Songs like "We Saw the Sea", "Let Yourself Go", "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" has been stuck on my head since the first time I saw the movie. This will always be one of my favorite movies, and Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire will always be my favorite onscreen couple!

We joined the navy to see the girls.
And what did we see?
We saw the sea

Todays buys

I've had a small shopping spree on the net.

This is what I bought:

This book on Book Depository


60 denier seamed stockings from What Katie Did


Glass and silicon ear tunnels in 26mm from Bodyjewelleryshop


And I'm thinking of buying myself som Hawleywoods Grooming Spray
and Layrite pomade


edit:
... and I got these lovelies on ebay

Boardwalk Empire
(19 sep)

Martin Scorsese + Terence Winter (Writer of The Sopranos) + HBO
Steve Buscemi + Michael Shannon + Michael Pitt
+ 1920
=
something to look forward to


In cinematography it reminds me of Mad Men and Carnivale,
which isn't a bad thing.

Shelfari


So... this is my new favorite activity. I love books, I love putting things in lists, I'm a collector and I would love to be a librarian. Shelfari is the perfect site if you feel the same way as I do. Here you have a virtual bookshelf where you can add books you have read, want to read, are reading, your wishlist etc. You can add friends so you can follow their bookshelf, and you can write reviews, edit book- and author pages, join discussion forums etc. It's the perfect "tool" for every book lover. And lets face it; it's much more fun if you got some friends to follow. Here are my profile, so add me if you are making (or already have) a profile:

http://www.shelfari.com/ribbons/shelf

L'ancienne

This is my favorite couple. My grandmother and grandfather. They are so cute.
Pictures from the 40s-50s





Please don't take any of these pictures without permission

So the summer is soon over, but I got two whole weeks off (with three work days inbetween). I'm going home (sweet home) to see my little nephew, my sister and her "hubby" who is home for some weeks. And yes, I'm now officially an aunt! On another note: I've been digging through some old photographs at my grandparents' place, and I've got a hold of some old photographs all the way back to the 30s. I can't wait to show you! And incase you are wondering, this is how I look nowadays:

Today I feel like dancing, singing and generally be Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street

I've had a summer vacation for seven weeks now, and it feels like it's only been two weeks since I finished my last exam for the second semester. The summer goes by so quick and I've only got 5 weeks left, and I guess I have to work at least 15 days of those weeks. That means I have to stay in Oslo most of the time.

I love my work, but I wish I could spend the summer doing nothing. That would make the summer feel endless, and I wouldn't feel like I'm missing one day of the summer when the weather is bad. I love the norwegian summer, but lets face it: most of the days consist of clouds and rain. I would like to feel that the summer was as long as the winter, and that eventually I would get tired of it and wait for the fall to arrive.

You know those summer days you had when you were a child? those summer days that felt so long, to the pont that you actually got abit bored. I would like that. I would like to spend all my days outdoors (even if it rains), just reading and dozing off. Spend all my days at my cabin and the little country place where I grew up (my real home). Where all you hear is the water, the wind blowing in the trees, some boats sailing by, the birds singing and the insects making those little busy noises that they make. Because honestly, the noise from cars and people who are busy is not what I want to hear in the summer...

... and guess what?
Just as I wrote this, the sun came out and I can finaly spend my last day at home reading books in the sun, eating watermelon and breakfast at four o'clock in the afternoon.

This is Edith Piaf. I just adore her. She was this marvellous Parisian woman who had such a wonderfully tragic life.
She was married 3 times & each husband died in mysterious circumstances.
The last one was a boxing champion and she killed him with a fork.
She didn't even go to prison because in France crimes of passion are forgiven.

- If you leave me, I'll kill you.
- If you leave me, I'll kill you... and then I'll kill myself.