Hello Jerry

So, I've been recording old movies on TCM and the like. Rope with Jimmy Stewart, My Sister Eileen with Jack Lemmon, Woman's World with June Allyson, Bells are Ringing with Judy Holliday & Dean Martin...
It was while I was watching Bells are Ringing that I had to stop it, rewind and watch this particular scene a couple of times...Judy Holliday is convincing Dean that people are truly friendly. She proves her point by saying hello to a very grumpy looking man who is thrilled that someone said hello to him. He in turn says hello to another fellow who says, enthusiastically, "Hello!" and introduces himself as Charlie Bessemer. Charlie Bessemer looks awfully familiar and I'm sure he is, yes, he is, IMDB confirms it...it's Uncle Leo! Len Lesser who played Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. It's just a tiny part, apparently uncredited, but it was fun to spot.
I was especially tickled because one of Uncle Leo's things was saying hello. "Jerry!! Hello!!"
I immediately had to tell John & Greg about it, as we love all things Seinfeld.

I'm still tickled. I just had to tell you about it too!

Lists

I love making lists. Grocery lists, guest lists, to-do lists, etc. I like using a fresh sheet of paper and a nice pen and if I make a mistake, I'll start again.
I began a list too late this week, a list of movies I've watched while we've stayed at home this week. I say too late, because I think I've missed a few. But here it is,
The Cooler
True Love
Across the Universe
Vantage Point
Fight Club
WALL-E
Hancock
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Manchurian Candidate
Kinsey
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Seraphim Falls
Relative Values
Good News
September
Two for the Road
The Last Shot
The House Bunny
21



And now, I need to go to the library. I think tomorrow, I'll stay upstairs...do laundry and lay across the bed and read.

Snowy Saturday

Christmas is over and it was wonderful. We spent Christmas Eve and the next morning with my family. And the afternoon and evening with John's family.

It snowed today and we spent all day in the family room, watching tv and napping. A friend came over for dinner and I threw together some salmon, spicy sweet potatoes and green beans. John used his new wine chiller and that got the ball rolling. I am realizing that we are almost through all the wine we bought in California in 2007. We watched a movie, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. It was really good. Philip Seymour Hoffman is an incredible actor.

We have a party to go to tomorrow. I'm having a little bit of social anxiety and don't feel up to going. But we are planning on it. And we both are off all next week. I hope it lives up to my expectations!