That Girl

Among my summer goals of reading classic children's books and experimenting in the kitchen is the ambition to watch all the famous old movies I've heard about but never seen. Thanks to the fabulousness of the Richland County Public Library and Netflix's Instant Queue on the Wii, I have been able to see quite a few classics for free! I still have a bunch of Audrey Hepburn ones to go and Gone with the Wind is going to take some time but, I must say, so far I am absolutely LOVING this! I seriously think I may have been born in the wrong time period.

Despite her tragic past and tragic ending (gosh, that only leaves the life between the dashes!), I cannot help but join the millions of fans of Marilyn Monroe. I plan on reading some of the biographies written about her because you just know there is more intellect behind that blonde bombshell persona.

My favorite photo:



Some great quotes (I'm just gonna choose to believe she said this, who knows):

"I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful."

"I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't."

"I've been on a calendar, but never on time."

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

"It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on."

"When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them."

"I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one."

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."