Merry Goes Round

No doubt Jake loves the musical Carousel

We love seeing him film on a carousel  if bring such sweet smiles as he has here.

 Jake was on Coney Island and back to filming Demolition.

It's a now a race to finish filming and promote Nightcrawler

MediaCrawler Tour:






Oct 24  Good Morning America  ABC  8:30 am EDT

Oct 29 The Ellen Degeneres Show,  check local listings for time and channel

Oct 30: Conan  TBS,  11:00pm

Not in so many words

In the small moments of this week many found many those thinking about those they love, those they cherish, those that fill the spaces in their life as friends, family and loves.

Sometimes it is loud and clear

other times subtle

But the sentiment is the same.

And  this week he found another way to say....still and always

Wild Geese

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

~ Mary Oliver ~

And it's not just him , or them,  

  but them ....

While there are are comment and articles saying Jake denied having children during his interview for Prisoners. When he actually found a way to say something  much more:

 "The children I know and love in my life."

Three-fer Reader

Well it didn't take long to find out what Jake was reading out loud next,  because it's already out.

Slipping under the radar is the news that Jake has recorded a trio of classic children's stories for the Nook.


All three are Caldecott Medal-winners by the author & illustrator Robert McCloskey.

In the official Children's Book of Massachusetts, Make Way for Ducklings, Jake reads the tale of the Mallard family of ducks living in the famed Boston Public Garden and trying to cross street with the help of a friendly policeman.

In Blueberries for Sal, it's a trip to the  Maine coast as a little girl named Sal is on a whimsical blueberry picking adventure.

And  in One Morning in Maine, it's more adventures with Sal who spends the day exploring Buck’s Harbour with her dad—and even finally loses her pesky loose tooth along the way.

There is something endearing at the thought of Jake quacking like Mrs. Mallard's ducklings, or making the kerplunk sound of the blueberries dropping in Sal's pail, and him reading the adventures of Sal and her father fishing and exploring the Maine coast.

And most endearing that there probably wasn't much practice needed for the recording, because Jake's shared these books out loud many many times already.

This project of Jake's was done so quietly it's a wonder that anyone knew he did it. Wonder why it was eased out without much fanfare?

Maybe instead those Goosey goslings are more like ducklings and maybe headed up for the Duckling Parade held every Mother's Day in Boston's Public Garden recreating the crossing the street of Mrs. Mallard and her 8 ducklings.

And don't worry about it Austin, there is a McCloskey book for you to read out loud too:

Because if you can do this about coffeecake

Then Homer Price and the donut machine shouldn't be a problem.

Kids Stuff

Jake's still in San Francisco this morning and playing a little peek-a-boo.

My son played peek-a-boo with Jake Gyllenhaal while we were standing in line @ritualcoffee this morning! Great start to the day. :-) - @lifeofc

Back in 2009 Austin's schooled them on Patty-cake on the set of OTH.
"Austin is way cool! When i was there at the beginning of November ... they were filming and then during their break .. Sophia and Jana were play 'patty cake' and Sophia just couldn't do it .. so Austin grabbed a crew guy .. and he was like "this is how you do it!" and he was so good! lol it was funny!" - lee_loverxox (othforums)

Is it any surprise they've got these two down?

Wait ...what were you thinking? It's sounds like they're what?.... : )
Wonder what other games their good at? Hide & Seek? Chutes & Ladders? Don't Spill the Beans?

Kidding around

More pictures of Jake having fun with the kids from San Francisco Boys and Girls Club.

Did I just make a pizza or a yarmulke?

He definitely has an energy that kids are drawn to.And he just shines when he's around kids, is it that kids around?
Looks like Jake had a blastand the kids did too.

CHEESE!

And in case you missed it here's Jake's interview on ENews!

And a couple screencaps of Jake like a "old married man" at wedding.
Stay safe Mr. Nichols! Bug out or hunker down, Irene's a comin'.