A somewhat blurry morning photo of the living room where Don is currently composing a song. He told me once that he always has a song in his head, is always thinking about a song, is always thinking about the lyrics to a song. That explains why I often have to say something twice or even three times to him. He’s in another world. I love hearing the gentle sound of his voice and guitar on this New Year’s Eve morning.
We’re going to have some rain later in the day, so it’s rather dark and gloomy out there. The temperatures remain relatively mild.
Here’s a first. Most of this puzzle has been finished for five days. Then I put together the moon. And then…I could not get motivated to finish the sky. It’s in very subtle shades of pink and lavender and I would stare at it, look at the pieces, and walk away. Don said “Maybe you need a break?” He might be right. Except for the fact that this morning I had the thought, “You need to finish this before the New Year comes.” Sort of a superstitious thought – and I am not superstitious. We’ll see what happens. I just know I’m not motivated and I may decide that it’s done as is.
Last night around 9:30 I got a text from Annie. Annie is my former student from Boston University days. If you remember, I stayed in her brownstone last year during the filming of Spoiler Alert. She and her family had just watched the movie and they were so excited about it. Annie had taken photos of my name(s) in the credits and another of me in my scene. That made me so happy! Whenever someone tells me they saw the movie, I’m thrilled. Annie was one of the few people I told about my scene as Nurse Claudia. I knew she’d keep it quiet and because I was staying with her, I had to share! I think Don, Annie, my best friend Laural, and my sister were the only people in on it for several months because I wasn’t supposed to talk about it. I especially love hearing that no one would have believed Ben was British, since that was the bulk of my work on the film and the reason I was there in the first place.
Don said, “Just think, years from now people will be watching you in this film.” Theater is ephemeral; that’s the joy and wonder of it. Film is a different story.
For those of you who live somewhere else in this world, keep your eyes open. The only thing I’m fairly sure of is that it will open in Great Britain in January. If I hear more details, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Okay. It’s New Year’s Eve. Have a happy one. Ours will be quiet and we’ll be in bed long before midnight. We do have some sparkling apple cider to toast in the New Year. I suggested watching It Happened One Night, and Don quickly agreed. (One of our favorite movies ever.)
I’ll take the day off tomorrow and I’ll be back on Monday.
Happy New Year!
Stay safe.
Happy Saturday.