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Garbo - Portraits from her Private Collection

March 7th, 2008 Amy

Greta Garbo

There is only one thing to say… THANK YOU SO MUCH, Julz!!!!! I just got it in the mail today, and the post office almost spoiled it, because they were about to rip the wrapping to find out what it was! And I was like NO! Can’t you just read the invoice to see what’s inside, plus it’s a gift, you damn fuckers! LOL’ - They looked at me funny because you won’t believe how EXCITED I got when I knew. You could see it in my eyes, Julz - this has been the most surprising, bestest present like EVER… FOREVER AND EVER and always~~~

Hardcover books rock, photography rocks, celebrity portraits rock… so this gift effing rocks!! It’s got sooooo many photographs, and they are all neatly printed on nice paper. My dad even thought they might be real pictures pasted on the paper, haha. Big font for the content, so no need for eye-squinting… and the first chapter, if I read correctly - it’s written by Garbo’s great-nephew. I thought it was such a great read! Here’s an excerpt:

There is a lot about Greta Garbo I did not learn until after she passed away. Her last film was released in 1941, seventeen years before I was born. Until I was a teenager, she was just “Kata.” This was the nickname she was given as a child - after Swedish suffragette Kata Dalstrom - presumably for her strong will.

Kata was my great aunt. Of all my relatives, she was one of my favorites, beloved by my brothers and sisters as well. I remember the times we spent together with a smile. I recall her sidelong glances and her raised eyebrows as her stories were spun to the next level of impossibility. Kata had a great sense of humor, and there were always jokes when she was around. In New Jersey, we accompanied her on long walks and once built a bonfire that could be seen for several blocks. Kata taught me and my siblings how to do cartwheels. She was distressed that we had not learned to do them properly, and we spent a memorable afternoon refining our technique under her critical eye. Kata was an intriguing combination of seriousness and fun.

Garbo - Portraits from her Private Collection - II - A Portrait of Garbo by Scott Reisfield p.26

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Julyssa, det…

September 4th, 2007 Amy

är för dig!

A 5×5in digital charcoal portrait! For making 10% of the comments in this blog~~~ that’s many! Thank you! Si lo quieres, loca… hazme saber para poder mandartelo! Y si lo quieres imprimir tu, o quieres q yo t lo mande jaja~

Julyssa & Me Portrait

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In the 6th Day of Swedish…

September 2nd, 2007 Amy

Julyssa said to me… lol’ - In case people don’t get it, it’s supposed to go with the tune for The 12th Day of Christmas………

Anyway, It’s been 6 days since I began my self-taught lessons in Swedish. It was a crazy idea I had at about 3AM last night (obviously, today.) that I would write my first email in Swedish… lol’ here is what I tried to write!

- jag ska använda med dig! -
Hej, Julyssa (Bruce och Lina) lol’

För första gången, jag ska sök till skriv in svenska. Det är så svår för mig. Det behövds tio minuter till skriv korta meningar! Jag mår liksom lite barn, jag vet inte om jag skrivar väl… fan också!! >,
Det är alla jag kan skriv fär idag! Är det bra? Var snäll, skrivar i engelska eller spanska. hahaha

Amy

Julyssa replied:

- O vad snäll du är! -
Tyvärr syrran ska du lära dig svenska så kan vi lika gärna kommuniciera med det. Tough love. Din svenska är hackig men du har ju precis börjat. Nästa vecka ska jag skicka lite saker som kommer att hjälpa dig.
Nu är jag dock snäll och skriver enkelt för dig!

She can be so good… lol’ - Tack för hjälpen så mychet, Julyssa! Tack för skriver enkelt för mig… hahaha.

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