Friday 26th 2004f November 2004
Thanksgiving 2
There’s nothing I like better in the afterglow of a hangover than watching an old, unashamedly sentimental movie like they used to make, so you can imagine how delighted I am to be sitting here typing as Gone With The Wind plays on TCM. Apparently Scarlett will never go hungry again (sniff).
Julian and Lisa invited me to celebrate Thanksgiving with them yesterday, for which I was very grateful. Not being an American, I don’t really have many associations with Thanksgiving, so it wouldn’t have been disastrous for me not to have anything to do, but it was great of them to invite me into the bosom of their family. Also in attendance were Lisa’s parents, Mark and Marcia, her sister, Amy, and Amy’s boyfriend Isak.
It was a beautiful meal – turkey, two kinds of stuffing, yams, potatoes, chopped liver (purchased by me!), lox, cheese, pumpkin pie, fruit compote… I think there may have been more, but the plentiful accompanying wine has dulled my recollection somewhat. Yes, plentiful. In the absence of my own family, it was nice to eavesdrop on the intrigues of another, in a surrogate kind of way. We even watched a video of the wedding.
How could Scarlett do that Sue Ellen? Marrying Frank like that…
Afterwards I met up with Hugh in the Scratcher – it was his last night in New York. I’ve had a number of boozy evenings with Hugh since he’s been here. He paid for everything, which was great, but he is one of the regular readers of the blog (hi, Hugh!) which can curtail conversation somewhat:
“I though the interesting thing about Troy was…”
“I know, I read your review.”
“Vanessa has gone to Dublin because…”
“I know, you wrote about it.”
And so forth. We had to come up with entirely new topics of conversation. Which was better, anyway.
I’m feeling a little more hopeful than I was the last time I posted, what with one thing and another. There’s no certainty, but my prospects seem a little better than they did. I’ll probably know more soon. And nothing will happen until January, even in the best case, so it’s bread and water for a little while yet. But hope!
I came across this article, which struck a chord. Gonzaga College was not like the American high schools in the article, in the sense that intelligence wasn’t despised, but he does a good job of pinpointing why schools are so awful – the meaningless, the tedium, the horrifying pointlessness of the whole endeavour.
Ooh – Rhett has proposed!
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At 12:36 am on Sunday 28th 2004f November 2004, Shareen wanted everyone to knowI’ve had a crush on Rhett for 12 years.
Clark Gable was the one of the few of the Gone With the Wind team not to win an Oscar. Sad.
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At 1:23 am on Sunday 28th 2004f November 2004, Babs attestedI still get yelled at for never having seen ‘Gone with the Wind’. Never had the urge truthfully. Should I believe the hype??
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At 4:58 pm on Sunday 28th 2004f November 2004, Anthony channelledYes, you should believe the hype – I shall join the chorus of yells. It does exactly what it says on the tin.
And Shareen, I would feel sad for Clark Gable if it weren’t for his millions of dollars and legions of adoring fans. Like you. And Robert Donat was great as Mr. Chips that year. Gable had already won an Oscar, anyway.
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At 12:27 am on Tuesday 30th 2004f November 2004, Babs discoursedI’m thinking I won’t mention that I never saw ‘Goodbye Mister Chips’ either.
So pretend I didn’t just say that.