30 Days of Creativity 2012: Day 18

Today’s theme from 30 Days of Creativity is “Yellow.” At first, I vaguely mentioned doing something based on the movie I Am Curious (Yellow), even though I was way too young to see that one. I probably still am.

However, Lindsey gave me a [figurative] thunk on the head and said, “HELLO? Beatles fan? Yellow Submarine?”

Of course. And as I mentioned earlier, today is Sir Paul McCartney’s birthday.


The Ram directs a scene from Yellow Submarine. Monster High’s Abbey, Cleo, Frankie, and Operetta can’t really fill out the Fab Four’s suits; but then again, who ever could?

Other Day 18 creations can be seen here.

30 Days of Creativity 2012: Day 17

Today’s theme from 30 Days of Creativity is “Pop.” Though using pop as another word for “father” wasn’t included in the description, it is Father’s Day in the U.S.


The Ram directs a scene from Father of the Bride. Monster High’s Draculaura is escorted by Gerald O’Hara (Scarlett’s father!) in his period attire. But at Lindsey’s request, I went with the movie’s 1991 remake instead of the 1950 original just so I could put the bride in sneakers.

Other Day 17 creations can be seen here.

30 Days of Creativity 2012: Day 15

Halfway there! Today’s theme from 30 Days of Creativity is “Monster.”


Today, the Ram steps off the movie set to take on the small screen, directing The Twilight Zone Season 2, Episode 6: “The Eye of the Beholder.”

Other Day 15 creations can be seen here.

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30 Days of Creativity 2012: Day 14

Today’s theme from 30 Days of Creativity is “Quotation Marks.”


The Ram directs a scene from the movie He Said, She Said.

I’ll admit that early in the month, when I was in the planning stages for the Ram’s movies, I saw today’s theme and was stumped. It was Tom who suggested this 1991 Kevin Bacon movie.

“Good idea,” I said. “Is that the one with Elizabeth Perkins and Alec Baldwin?”

“No,” Rhonda said. “You’re thinking of [1988’s] She’s Having a Baby with Elizabeth McGovern.”

“Oh, yeah.”

What is it with Kevin Bacon, romantic comedies, and Elizabeths?

Other Day 14 creations can be seen here.

Thanks, imdb.com, for giving me a photo of the movie’s set-within-a-set to work from.

Legacy Writing 365:165

Since I recently shared a picture of my nephew Daniel with his bicycle, this one caught my eye as I was paging through a photo album. Josh was around four here and living on an Army post in Kentucky. I was visiting, and some things I remember that happened during that trip include:

  • One of the twins–I think Gina–injured her finger in a door, and her parents took her to the emergency room. This explains why, in photos from that morning, Sarah’s hair is an uncombed mess (the one who went to the doctor was groomed; the other was left with Aunt Becky, who didn’t think to brush her hair). Being left with Aunt Becky might also explain why Josh was on his bicycle without a shirt. Kids didn’t wear bike helmets in those days, but I could have made him get completely dressed. Sorry, buddy. At least he’s wearing shoes and a belt. He looks so blond here, and SO LITTLE on that bike. I like the contrast of badass cruiser handlebars with training wheels.
  • This may be the visit when a babysitter was brought in, and the grown-ups went to see a new movie that came out that summer called Star Wars. That movie managed to infiltrate just about every part of our lives, including our language. We loved it.
  • It was definitely where I was when the news broke that Elvis died.