“Barry,” my cousin Mike said, “I think it’s time.” It was clear that my brother didn’t feel the same way, but he only shrugged, which Mike took as agreement. “Dave,” he said, giving the words as much gravity as he could muster, “Go get the dictionary.” I was nine years old, and a tag-along. I’d walked in on my brother telling a story about how—during school that morning—a girl he knew got her period in the middle of French class. And I laughed like the dickens. And then they called me on it. After I’d lugged the dictionary down from the spare room, Mike told me to look up the word period and read out the definition. “The end of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action?” “Keep going,” he said. “The full pause with which a sentence closes?” “Not that.” “An interval of geologic—“ “Gimme that!” He yanked the book towards him, read down the page, and pointed me towards the definition he’d found. Menstruation: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from pu...
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Although, right now, one advantage of being single is that EVERYONE is a freebie. That's really exciting, come to think of it. Think of all the beautiful people I could have.
Maybe I should make a 'No-bies' list instead. Comprised of all those lame-asses who I wouldn't even take donations to fuck.
;)
Courtney: 'No-bies'? Genius.
The sure-fire winner that night:
Sleepless in Seattle.
I am going to cite My Fair Lady as consummate evidence that she was a very fine and very under-appreciated actress. No, she didn't do her own singing. Neither did Natalie Wood. Yes, the cockney is phony, but it's rock solid, and, besides, that (or the inverse) is what the story is about.
But I'll concede that Wait Until Dark is an overrated clunker, in spite of a watertight plot, a believable performance as a blind woman, and Alan Arkin.
It's one of those movies that always makes me smile, no matter how bad my mood is.
Bill -- I did think Audrey was charming in "My Fair Lady", though.
Yes, but it is also well known that you like eleven year old boys.
==> It's one of those movies that always makes me smile, no matter how bad my mood is.
Much like an unconcious eleven year old boy?
Breakfast at Tiffany's* - I didn't buy Audrey Heburn in that role for a second. It did, however, give me a big fat man crush on a young George Peppard.
Sabrina - Sarah nailed it. There was nothing remotely redeeming or appealing about William Holden's character.
My Fair Lady - Haven't seen it, but I'll need a little Hepburn break before I get to that one.
*And can't we all admit that Deep Blue Something ruined this movie for the entire world back in 1996?
Todd Pipes (vocals, bass) was fired from his job as an English teacher at a private Christian school when the song began to get local radio play and parents complained that their children were being taught by a rock & roller.
Ha!