Some of my favorite lyrics of Cole Porter’s Classics
Lets Do it
Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
In Spain, the best upper sets do it Lithuanians and Lets do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it Not to mention the Fins Folks in Siam do it – think of Siamese twins Some Argentines, without means, do it People say in Boston even beans do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
Romantic sponges, they say, do it Oysters down in oyster bay do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams, ‘gainst their wish, do it Even lazy jellyfish, do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it Though it shocks em I know Why ask if shad do it – Waiter bring me “shad roe” In shallow shoals English soles do it. Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
I love Paris
Every time i look down on this timeless town,Whether blue or gray be her skies,
Whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears,More and more do I realize that…I love Paris in the spring time. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles. I love Paris every moment every moment of the year
I love Paris, why oh why do I love Paris because my love is near.
An American History Lesson
My initial approach to most political & science fiction movies are never very encouraging for my poor husband. But then something happens and after watching for a while I always tend to like the story line—The Pentagon Papers is one of those “initially rejected ” movies which I loved and was glued to it till the end and not to mention DID NOT FALL ASLEEP!
Its a film on historical facts about the Pentagon Papers- a top secret and classified study that was developed by the Department of Defense on the political and military views about the US involvement in the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1967. The movie focuses on how Daniel Ellsberg contributed to the publications of this highly confidential study in the New York Times.
The film is fascinating to watch because it depicts the true story of how difficult it is to act for an individual with moral and ethical clarity in a complex system of power. It was rather enlightening because it showed that a nation is greatest when the law is considered to be supreme.
My First Oil Painting Class
I thought painting comes naturally to me, but, today, I proved myself a little wrong. There is a lot to learn about oil painting. The kind of brushes to be used, the method to clean the brushes and also a special oil to make the brush strokes smooth. Mainly the oil that is to be used is Linseed Oil. There is a lot that I found at the local stores, but the one which seems most recommended is the Refined Linseed Oil. Brushes can be cleaned using Turpentine Oil. The oil paints available at the local hobby stores were expensive for me , so I managed to grab a set of 12 20 ml tubes from India. Well! the price wasn’t at all cheap there either, but, the dollar and the rupee differences make it easier for folks like me.
There is something more that I have learned, disposable paper pallets. They are real cool! My friend from whom I was learning actually saves these pallets in a box and keeps them in the fridge for later use…I hope her two little boys won’t think of those as something to eat! Another new terminology in my dictionary of Art is Gesso which is like a primer coat. It can be either colorless or white. Although I have not used it for my painting, but my friend told me that this is used to give a better texture to the painting…it probably makes the canvas smoother. So, gesso should be applied first with a brush on the canvas. It takes 3 -4 hours to dry.
The painting that I am making is of a scenery that I found in the Carmel Gallery Guide. I am using a 11 x 14 inches canvas…I know its rather small, but its a very comfortable size for a beginner like me. I hope to finish my painting soon. If it turns out well, I’ll think of a nice spot on the wall to hang it.
The chase
The raging bull with piercing eyes kept following me wherever I went. The bull even climbed down some stairs while I was in the lift of an old warehouse( more like a typical Hollywood thriller). It played hide and seek with me at a park, but eventually I managed to run away towards my home and before I could see the traces of the fierce looking bull I heard some faint voices as if from a distance calling me so lovingly that I felt so relaxed. It was one of those amazingly calm moments where you are running for your life and suddenly you discover that all that was happening was part of a strange DREAM.
Here is a possible interpretation.
Putting up closet hooks
An unspectacular start to our blog…
I was putting up a couple of hooks in the closet today. Because I did not expect to have the luxury of having studs where I wanted to put them up, I bought some anchors to go with them.
Before I tried to put up the first hook, I tapped on the wall to check if I did indeed have a stud there, and it seemed that there wasn’t. So I happily drill a couple of holes with a 3/16″ quite some ways into the wall, and I try to push the anchors in, but they just would not. So I try to hammer them in, only to have them bend and distort into something unusable, they being merely plastic after all. So then I try put in the screws directly, hoping that the screws would push them in. That does not work either, and the anchors open up before they are in.
Finally, I poke inside the holes (literally) and figure out that there is infact (part of?) a stud behind where I was trying to put in the hook. So I just go ahead and put in the screws directly into the wall slightly away from the holes so that they get covered up by the hook. For the other hook, I tried drilling a small pilot hole first, and after an initial resitance, the drill went through easily, telling me that there wasn’t a stud there, so I could anchor away to my heart’s content, which is what I did.
So the lesson is: if you are not sure if there is a stud where you want to put in a screw in a drywall, first drill a small pilot hole. If the drill bit goes through easily after an initial resitance, then there isn’t a stud, and you should drill a larger hole and put in an anchor. Otherwise, just go ahead and put in the screw.
