Deb's first full day at home with her full-time sling passed a bit better than expected. The pain arrived mid-morning and continued to grow all day. So far it is manageable with half dosage of the pain meds. Tonight we will increase the dosage in the hope of getting a bit more sleep than last night. We removed the sling several times today so that she can excercise her fingers, wrist, and elbow. We also began using the new, fancy ice machine. It works really well, but her bandages are so thick on her shoulder than the cold doesn't fully penetrate. Those bandages don't come off until Wednesday. On that happy day she can also have a shower!
Speaking of showers, it really hasn't stopped raining since about 2:15 pm (it is currently 10:30 pm). We've also had some wicked lightning and a bit of wind. But mostly it is just rain, which is just adding insult to injury. Over 1" so far today. The only day this week it didn't rain was Friday.
It's Deb's month to choose a film festival theme for the weekend (we do a festival each month, in addition to the usual two movies per week). She choose the Hal Roach/Harold Lloyd shorts. Criterion has nine of them, lasting anywhere from 13 minutes to 27 minutes. We watched Billy Blazes, Esq., Captain Kidd's Kids, Ask Father, and the terrifying but very funny High and Dizzy. His female costar is often Bebe Daniels, who plays the lead in the 1930s film 42nd Street. There are amazing sight gags, incredible stunts (no doubles, no nets), very funny situations, and a racist gag as well. Considering the films date from 1919 and 1920, I suppose this is to be expected. Nothing is mean spirited in Lloyd films, and these racist jokes are probably ones that are still being perpetuated today in many cro magnon circles. It's interesting to note that High and Dizzy was made in 1920, three years before his more famous "Safety Last," on the same theme.
A still from High and Dizzy. You get the idea.
Though I liked all four films so far, my favourites were Billy Blazes, Esq., in which Harold (always called "The Boy" tames a western town and wins "The Girl;" and Ask Father, filmed with several classic, fast paced sight gags.
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