Donna took me to another movie-I brought her a rose

I brought Donna back a single rose- primarily because we made love. Secondly, we made hotel reservations for the beach- we were there last September and decided to return. It is almost too long to wait for a vacation, but it gives me plenty of time to read things that could possibly have anything to do with where we'll be and what we'll be doing. To begin the first-weekend-waiting-for-the-long-weekend, Donna wanted to see a film; I said it would be a good way to look forward to the romantic weekend.
I liked the film as a film; there is a shot-reverse-shot series that begins the credit sequence that seems obvious, but by the end of the film I thought that there hadn't been a top-shot. Minutes after I realized it a well-placed top-shot of the actress was included near the conclusion of the film. The lighting in the film was more than passable for a romantic comedy. While walking back I mention that this was one of the better romantic comedies where there is some thinking, or thoughts with feelings; I prefer it to some of this years' films. I mentioned that the films with Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Anniston are based on the actresses being comedic; whether its fair or not, or accurate or not, I literally said something to the effect  that it was 'Diaz and Anniston on screen shaking around', meaning that they've developed themselves on screen as attractions and part of the film may be centered on their being comedic in a recognizable or individualized way- the humor based on the star. But....I would think there is more to scriptwriting.
Donna recently styled her hair shorter- its pretty. "I cut it with bangs and layered it", she said, staring over my shoulder as I blogged.
So its a new look, actually with several new dresses for the summer that are in fact suprisingly sexy (nice) and later a return to the beach to make the summer nights in some way newer, or more intimate.

Antiquarian Guide through Mount Auburn: Donna asked to pray

Guide through Mount Auburn

This is exactly where we we today-please read the next entry for what the conversation was. She asked if she could see if the church was open so that she could kneel at the alter, but there was a private service. 

Mount Auburn Cemetery: Donna and I at Consecratation Dell-Longfellow House

Mount Auburn Cemetery

We had the idea to visit Mount Auburn again and I thought we would beeline to the grave of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Instead Donna wanted to go inside the chapel to pray. In essence, there is a small wishing well right before reaching it and graves that have statues of angels that date between 1831-1899. Reaching the chapel it was the second time the church had a private service in progress, but there is a statue of a Sphinx right there to from which to begin exploring, so we just took the winding roads. There are more Celtic crosses-with-circles-on-them there than I had first guessed; I should think the Celtic cross is a peace sign. None of the graves are ancient by Boston standard but they are Victorian ornate. There wasn't a sound- untill you stopped to listen to the birds. Not a sound. Of interest, there's a life size statue once you get far enough inside- it dates from 1860 and it turned out to be a Universalist minister. There were more crypts, so I decided to go further in between trees and off of the main paths onto foot paths. There is a secluded spot that is essentially woods if you look for ways to get off the road and onto more bridle path.
Consecration Dell is the most romantic spot in Cambridge, but the pond seems to dry up during the summer. We we visited by a chipmunk. The conversation was actually whether it would be an ideal place to make love.
Again, I wasn't looking specificlly, but I was apparently within yards of the graves of painter Winslow Homer and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. We just followed the meandering roads until it seemed like the right direction and found a rabbit.
  But better yet, after Donna and I had lunch (for my memory's sake let me duly note: Roastbeef and Tuna-melt), we decided to walk the rest of the way to Harvard Square. It really is a shorter walk than while visiting the cemetary. Longfellow Park has a wild bust of Longellow with a frieze in back of it featuring Evangeline, The Village Blacksmith, Miles Standish and Hiawatha. The grounds to the Longfellow House are open untill dusk, and although the visitor's center was closed, there is a flower garden attached to the "National Park-Musuem". In effect the flower you would remember would be gladiolas, but the flower garden was a surprise to Donna after walking through all the shaded green foliage of the cemetary.
There is a pergola- Donna asked if it was a gazebo. The actual house dates back to 1759-Longfellow built additions in 1844. We were escorted to the garden: another rabbit during the same afternoon.

Scott and Donna (playlist): Donna asked if I had blogged about the last time we made love

Oddly, Donna asked if I had blogged about the last time we made love and she is more than right, because it was one of our most intimate times, I had not. What I have been doing is taking notes for my novel and possibly some poetry. So the intensity was to where I would want to leave it as art, or creativity, or poetical.
The last entry was my film of her that I made the night of the fourth and my answer was that I wanted everything left quiet and beautiful. This is the play list, in which I have last year's film of the Boston skyline on the fourth of July together with ("spliced?") this years.
It's cute that she's a little "foggy", ie feminine soft, about my giving the words I've used in bed to a fictional character- they were at the height of my physical attraction, "This I know how to do." and now to include that I have to explain passion and desire during a paragraph-I wasn't hurrying to leave my notes here. But she's right that I didn't date any of my notes because they were headed strait to my novel. The character obviously will not be a postition to measure his words carefully or slowly.
She said something cute during the time in between about the male anatomy that I was hoping to reword for a fictional female character and she also did something cool; we both knew that we were going downstairs and she couldn't get out "Would you mind carrying this", this being her bag, but said "Would you marry me." I gathered she had necessarily been thinking about the last time we made love and that we hadn't really discussed it enough in any direct way.

Scott Lord and Girlfriend: Boston skyline from Donna's terrace,Webcam vi...

This is the second year during which Donna and I watched the night from the ninth floor of her apartment overlooking the Boston skyline and Charles River from Cambridge. Actually, I was her guest last year, but have been here every night since and we now live together.
It was filmed from my Dell mini laptop while handheld, but I like the light in the shot as contrasted from last year. I began raining during the display and in regard to art- I was hoping for her outline.

Scott Lord Silent Film

Scott Lord and Girlfriend: Boston skyline from Donna's terrace,Webcam vi...

This is the second year that Donna and I have spent the night watching from the terrace on the ninth floor, It overlooks the Charles River and Boston Skyline from Cambridge Massachusetts. I'm filming with my Dell mini and holding the keyboard of my laptop while filming handheld. This year, when Boston evacuated for lightning showers, it rained during the middle of the display, but I like the light. As far as art is concerned, I wanted her silhouette with the lights backlighting her.
Leave a comment if you're a semi-professional filmaker or film historian

Scott Lord Film History

Donna took me to another movie (Zelda Strikes Again?)

Donna and I had a luncheon to go to this noontime (hamburgers, potato salad) and after she wanted to go to a film. It's always her choice of which film and we missed Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows, but it was a good film, camerawork included. The beginning shot of interest was a double top shot, ie. two adjacent top shots from different positions, but some of the compositions were well-thought out, not only that but the story is good. There is a supporting actress that actually would qualify more for best actress, if you consider the film.
We were going to walk through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. and follow the river to return here
 nightfall to watch fireworks, but she didn't see any reason or point to it.
Things are romantic, without any emotional roller coaster, and not only that, but the hawk next door has learned how to circle the building and land on the roof.
I'm waiting to film the Boston skyline on my laptop tonight. In short, I have turned 50 and have officially moved in with Donna after informally living with her and being nearly inseperable for a  year.
Donna has on a beautiful new silver dress. In regard to the war, Old Ironsides was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes and I'll try to find a Houghton Mifflin copy of it soon this week. The actual battle that began the war of 1812 from, once again Boston Harbour, dated August 19, 1812.

Scott Lord:Boston skyline from Donna's Cambridge terrace webcam video Ju...

While waiting for this to happen again, this was last year.

50th birthday: It wasn't Rocky Horror that first brought me to Cambridge Massachusetts

This is the copy I'm presently reading.
I turned 50 and if Donna hadn't of said I love you in bed this morning and kissed me in the supermarket, I wouldn't have mentioned. We, or shall I say we, rollercoasted on the day itself. I bought her roses and she took me to the restaurant (spelled right,;out of my head, out of my skin really) downstairs . Tonight I think its the 40th episode of The Shadow of Fu Man Chu, I've listened to, but if you like doing the same thing every night to work on your vocabulary and grammar, there are as many episodes of Inner Sanctum and The CBS Mystery theater that were recorded.
There's probably alot of drama that could have been documented into drama if you had taken our dialouge and written it into a play and from there structured a novel- but why wallow in something that was up and down after having had breakfast together this morning and the birthday was saved or resurrected.






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