My husband was wearing a very sharp-looking pinstriped suit and a fedora hat as he crossed the lunchroom with his tray. But why wasn’t he coming to sit by me? Why that Guy-like sneer on his dear face? This was upsetting. I would have to console myself with the Fudgesicle on my tray, such frozen confections a regular Friday treat.
A fedora hat, made by Borsalino. Norsk (bokmål)â¬: En fedorahatt, laget av Borsalino. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It had also been quite a surprise to discover the former cook’s house on the old farm property had a door that led to a long flight of stairs down to a basement. Quite surprising because the little house, as we have always called it, sits on concrete pillars. And then to discover that mystery basement was connected to the basement cafeteria at our old elementary school. Never mind that the school was a good 13 miles away from the little house. I had strolled in quite easily as if it were only yards away.
Our dreams can and do often defy logic. I had what turned out to be a very long nap once I had settled down in my sleep mask with the air conditioner humming away, combatting the soaring temperatures outside. So much for my plans to go to town this afternoon. I was in dreamland with my husband kitted out like Heinz Kruger–and looking just about as friendly–while I consoled myself with chocolate.
I wonder what sort of dreams RA dreams. We know he has dreamed of himself in character before. He found himself dreaming John Porter’s dreams while filming Strike Back. Perhaps he is now a warrior dwarf when he closes his eyes at night. Playing Thorin almost 24 hours a day could be wearing on a fellow’s pysche, I am thinking.
Guy had him walking around with a face like thunder for three years, and Lucas–poor Lucas!–reliving those awful memories of torture and despair to the brink of suicide had to be so difficult for an empathetic soul such as Richard.
Here again I find myself, like so many others, thinking, “Richard, you really do need to do something lighter, something witty and sweet and romantic, something all about LOVE . . .” I think that could garner you some really lovely dreams. I would hope so, anyway. Maybe a few along the lines of the rather steamy fantasy/dream sequence in SB . . .
Dear Richard, as I look forward to seeing you on the big screen as Thorin, I also eagerly anticipate your future roles and the new characters you will introduce to us. Even if they are characters from classical literature who have been played on screen many times before, I know you will put your own special stamp on them, allow us to walk in their shoes and join in their journey in your own estimable way.
Who knows what the new roles will be for our Richard? What dreams he will dream?
In dreams, indeed. All that fluidity and timeless illogic that can sometimes add up to truth — so disconcerting at times. It’s easy to see the origins of yours. Benny as the nattily dressed killer got his pistol to kill the real villain, Mr. Rattlesnake, while you rightly stayed out of his way, rewarded with chocolate. Chocolate is the time-traveller’s drug of choice, transporting you to anywhere on your timeline. In your case, it took you through a “worm hole” back to high school, when you and Benny were first sweethearts. Your dream says trust the guy in the fedora; he wants to love you and protect you.
I suspect that Richard dreams of Middle Earth, but anachronistically modified with odds and bits from real life, e.g., Bilbo answers his mobile and says, “It’s for you,” or his horse starts complaining about the costume in perfect English, or the wrong kind of pizza is delivered to Bag End. I hope his dreams are a lot better than this, and may the best ones come true.
Hear, hear! You said it, girl!
Oh I do so wish that Richard would do some lighter stuff in the near future. Is there a lot of fighting in The Hobbit? I bought the book and will read it before the movie comes out.
Too funny you should mention a fedora hat! Some cosmic fedora hat shift in the universe that invades both dream and reality?
I thought about you when I was driving to work early this morning FedoraLady! There was a very stylish girl riding a bike and wearing a cool checked fedora hat. This usually peeves me to no end as the law in my country states you should wear a bicycle helmet and it could actually save your life.
Anyway, I look closer and it turnes out that the funky fedora hat WAS the helmet
You should get one in every colour available!
Check it out
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I hope Richard is having lovely dreams…he so often invades my dreams!!