Lady in the park
or man's face?
This week I'm celebrating:
1) I finally got some work done on my WIP. I wrote 3 chapters (7k) in 3 days. Yay! Now *all* I have to do is revise them.
2) I worked my muse so hard she completely abandoned me when it came time for this post -- thus the odd illusion pic I put above. What does it have to do with this post? Nothing whatsoever.
3) Inspired by Cathy Kennedy (of Curious as a Cathy blog) and her pictures of her ancestors, I scouted for my grandfather on the net. I found one pic. It's in the 40s, on Long Island, and he's standing next to Hedy Lamarr. In fact, it looks like he's got his arm around her! :O
Have you or anyone in your family taken a picture with a big star?
My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
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Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog
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47 comments:
Wow! A picture with that heroine of science, Hedy Lamarr! You do realise that she (and a man whose name I forget)worked out what was intended to be a coding system for submarines and ended up as the basis for the cellphones we use every day? True! of course, it was never used till the patent ran out, but she did receive a special award for services to science when she was an old lady.("About time!" she snorted. I read about it in New Scientist) Did your grandfather ever mention he might have met someone famous? She would have been working on her bit of science when your grandad met her.
Fascinating picture - our psychology students do something like that as part of the course.
I haven't had pics taken, but I've interviewed a few celebrities--all part of being a journalist. Kiefer Sutherland was the biggest star, but Matthew Good was the best interview. I was also once assigned to yell questions at The Rolling Stones as they pushed past me. :)
They're surprisingly short.
Interesting picture indeed, and great things worth celebrating too. Have a nice weekend!
Glad to hear you have had a productive week. On first glance I saw a lady in the park!
Good luck with revisions.
Hedy Lamarr? Impressive.
Three chapters in three days is even more impressive!
And I saw the man's face first.
Excellent work! The muse needed some down time.
Fascinating picture, and no celebrities around here except the few local sports heroes.
Glad you got some writing done. That's awesome!
Good on you for getting those chapters written! I can't wait to read them. I never get photos taken with the stars I meet…. Probably silly, but I never think of it at the time.
Wow! 3 Chapters in 3 days is awesome. I did that a while back but lately I'm lucky to write a paragraph. My brain is like mush...Have a good weekend.
It looks like a lady to me, but I can see the man's face, too. Congrats on the 7K :)
What a cool find about your grandfather! I can't say I know of any celebrity photos with anyone in my family...
The picture is a lady in the park. (In my opinion.)
Congratulations on completing 3 chapters. That's awesome. Makes me feel so slooowww.
I've never seen any of my family in pictures with a star. Maybe I'll be the first. :)
Have a great weekend.
that's AWESOME about Hedy Lamaar! and yay on the writing! I've had a lot of pics with celebs...from like 14-21 ish I was a professional fan girl haha and waited in line to meet quite a few celebs! I also got pics with a bunch when my brother worked for the North Shore Animal League shelter and they had celeb adoption events. and when I was at Conan I met a lot (though didn't get pics with many)) xoxo
oh! and I totally see it both ways, a lady in the park and a man's face ,ha
Congrats on a great word count this week! That's amazing Lexa! Loved the picture and noticed both. :)
I've met several famous people, but the only person I ever took a picture with was Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, which I have since lost. LOL.
I had to update my post because I didn't realize we had a new co-host. Welcome to Tonja! As usual, thank you for hosting CTST. Love you!
3 chapters in 3 days? That's awesome! You were on a roll! I hope that continues. :)
Thanks for sharing the details about TB's giveaway.
I love illusion pictures. I saw a lady in the park first. I had to look hard to see the man's face.
Quite a claim to fame! :)
I see both in the image. I usually do on these things?
Congrats on your writer achievement. Loving that.
Have a great weekend. X
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Yay to getting that writing done. Even muses need breaks ;) And the picture is interesting. I wonder how they do that. . .amazing.
Let the Muse have the weekend off, Lexa. I'm always happy to ponder over an optical illusion. Amazing Hedy Lamarr story. I've nothing to top that.
The pic is definitely a face of a man and of a lady standing beyond a tree. If your muse is taking a break so should you.
Hugs and chocolate!
Congratulations on completing three chapters :)
Neither myself nor my family have had any photographs taken with famous people. I have met the odd local celeb. but no-one worth mentioning.
Have a wonderful weekend! ♥
Pictures like that disorient me because I see one image after the other, repetitively. It's odd . . . but at the same time they are interesting. I think it makes a good writing prompt! :)
Way to go on your WIP!!!
I NEED TO START WRITING!!!
What a lovely drawing. Feels so magical :)
Congrats on making progress on your WIP! Hope you have a nice weekend :)
Congrats on your WIP! I saw the man's face first - took me a while to see the woman! As far as I'm aware no one in my family has had a photo with a celebrity, though I once sat across from Emma Watson in a Starbucks and I've met Philip Pullman - do those count?? Have a great weekend :)
The first thing I see is the man's face. Glad your muse is working overtime.
I saw the woman first.
I've had my picture taken with author Catherine Coulter. We were on a panel together, and after spending some time with her, I really wasn't impressed.
Rachel, those definitely count! Was Philip Pullman nice? I've chatted with George R R Martin in a hotel foyer during a science fiction convention in Melbourne, though that was before anyone outside SF fandom had heard of him. We probably couldn't get him back for a tiny convention now. I've done a panel with Charles De Lint... Well, when you're in SF fandom, you meet quite a lot of big names in writing, ditto with children's and YA fiction. No photos with actors, though I did once chat with George Takei at a room party at a Sydney convention. Lovely man!
And yes, well done on all that writing. It's great to be on a roll.
Congrats on getting some work done on your WIP, Lexa. I know how satisfying that can be :) Sorry your muse abandoned you. Mine take vacations all the time too lol. I don't think anyone in my family has ever taken a photo with anyone famous.. but that was a great find with your grandfather! Have a great weekend!
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I saw the face first. Yay on the 7k. I've never taken a picture with a celebrity.
What an interesting picture - I haven't seen this one before - saw the man before the lady! Well done on writing so much and I am sure your muse will be back shortly. Thanks for the Celebrate - it cajoled me back after having been so busy :) http://lexacain.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/celebrate-busy-muse-giveaways.html
Lovely illustration.
I saw the lady in the park.
Congrats on 7K!
Lovely illustration.
I saw the lady in the park.
Congrats on 7K!
Oh, such exciting things to celebrate, Lexa. good job! Your grandpa must have been a famous person. I think my Dad sat next to a famous actress on a flight to the Bahamas once. My Mom teased him. she said she saw how big his eyes were, even with sunglasses on! Hope you're enjoying the weekend.
Nice on the 7k in three days! I got my pic taken with Neil Gaiman at a signing. That was pretty amazing!
I saw the man. Yay for 7k! I had a picture taken once with Bill Nye the Science Guy. He's famous among science teachers. ;)
Yay for you getting to your writing goals. Um, yeah, my dad got his picture taken with President Ford and my son got his pix taken with Cory Booker and Chuck Schumer when he interned for them. Pretty cool stuff.
I saw the woman walking first. Can you post that picture of your grandfather? This picture would be so neat to see especially since he was with Hedy Lamarr (not Hedley:)). She was one of the great beauties but also highly intelligent who invented, with a Hollywood composer, a system to try to block the radar or something like that. The war people never took them up on it but this is why we have cell phones today. BTW-The was did use it later on. I love her quote "If you want to look beautiful, just stand there and look stupid."
Well done on the three chps... yay. I'll be jumping into them this week:)
I can see a female in the photo.. had to concentrate to see the guy.
Three chapters in three days is awesome!
7K words in three days! No stopping you now! I spotted the outline of the man and the lady in the park is the nose, haha. I had my photo taken with General Veers played by Julian Glover.
Lexa, I need to be removed from Celebrate for a while. I hate for others to stop by when I have no post. I'll catch up later, as I love this blog hop! Thank you.
Hi Lexa, I see both the lady and the man's face. Fun! Also, thanks so much to foxy for sniffing out Fairday's Riddles! Stephanie and I really appreciate you sharing the riddle book. We're on a bit of a writing break this month, but I enjoyed dropping in to visit! :) ~ Jess
That's impressive. My great-great grandfather was an ambassador to China and I have photos of him with the Emperor.
Hedy Lamarr was one beautiful and very smart woman. I can't remember exactly what she invented, but it was significant.
Here's to many more productive days.
Congratulations on the chapters, Lexa. I downloaded the Fairday Riddles some time back and will check out the MG historical fiction. Thanks for letting us know about the freebies!
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