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troubles that he knew Once again I watched a black and white movie before I fell asleep. This time it was His Girl Friday with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell which I had seen before. From what I can tell the late nineteen thirties was a great time for movies or at least they work for me. Dialogue was so much more important then. Now everything is special effects and action. I often wonder about the clothing that they wear in those films. What I mean is was it the everyday clothing that most people wore or was it something only seen in the movies. I remember my grandpa telling me how men used to wear hats everywhere, but it all seems so distant to me. Then there is the erotic appeal of the nineteen forties woman, such as Lauren Bacall. Repeated door slamming downstairs woke me up this afternoon. I had been warned last night that they were having a birthday party for their daughter at four in the afternoon. The door slamming must have been them bringing stuff into the house for the party since it started before four in the afternoon. Although this was annoying at first, it did let me have a full Sunday by getting me out of bed before midnight. Even though I was awake for most of Sunday, I kept most of my activities to a minimum. About all that I did was read and watch movies. Jeremiah Johnson was on television and that was the end of me for two hours. Since my dad loves it, I've seen it countless times. Not only do I know the dialogue from repeated viewings, but I could probably draw a storyboard of the film. I suppose that to most people it might seem like a quaint genre piece, but over time I have really come to like it. Years ago I would groan whenever my dad would watch it, but I understand the appeal now. There is a certain attraction to just leaving everything behind, which has long been a topic that my dad supports. Even now my dad still wants to retire to Alaska, but I think that he still has to convince my mom to go along with the idea. On the other hand when my parents drove their a few years ago, they both said that they loved it there, so maybe it is just a matter of time.
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