Clive Owen Wednesday

Ran across this article in TimesOnline asking if Clive is the new Cary Grant. You be the judge.




Here's a quote from the article:

His burgeoning status as a Hollywood sex symbol, for instance, is charmingly dodged with, “Hahaha, I don't consider myself to be that. It's never an issue for me, hahaha!”

I'm not obsessed with Clive Owen or anything, hahaha! I just appreciate the man's talents, hahaha!

No #$%&, Sherlock

Okay, I know I've written about this before, but I'm so pumped about the new Sherlock Holmes movie, which promises to be far more action-oriented than any Holmes incarnation we've seen to date. After seeing Robert Downey Jr. as Ironman (currently, my favorite super hero movie), I have no trouble buying him in a physical role. However, Jude Law as a "bruiser"...well, let's just say, I'm trying to keep an open mind. I do love these pictures of the pair. (Thanks, Moviefone!)

As I'm currently working on a continuing character series of my own, I hope to soak up a little inspiration from the quentessential sleuth.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess

I'm so happy that I share my birthday month with one of my favorite writers, the incomparable Dr. Suess (Theodor Seuss Geisel). I love most all the Dr. Suess tales, including the classics: The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who!, Green Eggs and Ham. But my absolute favorite is I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

Borrowing Wikipedia's description--This is a tale of a young person who discovers the troubles of life and wishes to escape them. Through a series of adventures experienced when trying to reach the mythical city of the title ("where they never have troubles/at least very few") the protagonist comes to realize that he must face his problems instead of running away from them.

I used to read this book to my twins when they were little, and I always thought the underlying message was beautifully subtle and yet quite powerful.

According to Wiki, the protagonist's yearning for Solla-Sollew, and his difficulties in getting there, foreshadow a darker phase of Seuss's writing. I'm all about the dark, so I suppose it's little wonder that I'm drawn to this book over his previous works.