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you could lay your diagnostic hand upon her belly and her throat
by mg at 11:49 PM on October 28, 2002
If my life were a romantic comedy, this would be the part of the movie right after everything has gone to hell, and the protagonist has started rebuilding his life. He may not have the girl/job/hair cut of his dreams, but he is getting by.
There would be a montage signifying the passage of time. It would include all sorts of snippets of supposedly “Every-day” time happenings, grocery shopping with the new girlfriend, riding the subway, using the photocopier at work, dinner with family/friends. It is to show that he is going on with his life, but there are the subtle underpinnings of something being not quite right.
We all know that the hero will find the love of his life/the perfect job/a cute puppy; this is a movie after all. But the montage makes it seem as if that dream is impossible, and that things are, while not perfect, maybe just good enough that the hero should stop even trying for it.
If this really were a movie, things would start wrapping up around at 100 the minute mark. But this is life; 20 minutes have passed just since I sat down to write this. Nothing is any closer to a resolution, certainly not a Hollywood ending. The montage continues, for now.
comments (5)
wait, did you get back together with your girl?
by Linz at October 29, 2002 11:43 AM
That'd be a big "NO." I don't think I'm going to get into any more relationships right now. I'll be saving myself for you.
by mg at October 29, 2002 12:51 PM
"He may not have the girl/job/hair cut of his dreams. . ."
"We all know that the hero will find the love of his life/the perfect job/a cute puppy"
What is the relation between not having the haircut of your dreams and finding a cute puppy? OMG! I just realized it. . .YOU WERE GONNA SHAVE THAT PUPPY'S HAIR AND GLUE IT ON TO YOUR HEAD, WEREN'T YOU?????
Either that or I figure the cute pup comes with a cool hat or something.
by Lucy at October 29, 2002 1:20 PM
Wow Lucy. If every reader was like you, I'd have to be a much better writer. Thanks for noticing that little inconsistency. To tell the truth, I'd actually worried about the parity when I was writing it, but somehow thought no one would notice, and that "puppy" just sounded better. But I love that you read carefully enough to notice, and aren't just critiquing my grammar, like certain other people.
by mg at October 29, 2002 2:10 PM
You mean like pointing out the un-neceesary coma in the lede? :-P
by Muad'Dib at October 31, 2002 1:31 AM