Between the two of us, my best mate Pixie and I exhibit the most comprehensive knowledge of movie and music history. I recently got her hooked on the Internet Movie Database website. Every couple of days, I get a 'did-you-know' phone call from her.
'Did you know that Colin Firth is going to be in a new movie playing a lobotomist?' she said this afternoon.
'No. No way. He can't break my heart like that. It was bad enough he was in that stupid What a Girl Wants.' I replied, feeling a little like a disappointed lover who just discovered that the object of her affection fancied her brother.
'Maybe Livia wants the money,' she said of Colin Firth's Italian wife.
'And he might be thinking about sending Luca and Matteo to some expensive snobby private school.' I resignedly admitted that Mr Darcy already has kids with his Italian wife.
Pixie is the only friend who can comprehend such a devastation.
A few days ago, I was talking to the Mallavian Whiz. The difference in conversation is very clear. There is no mutual understanding at all.
'Knuckle Head is very particular about his food. He orders in a certain way,' said the MW of a guy he has classes with.
'You mean like in When Harry Met Sally?'
'Who?' asked the MW.
'When Harry Met Sally! The movie? Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan?! You've never seen that?!' I was a little exasperated.
'No. So, Harry is a picky orderer at restaurants too?' the MW innocently asked.
`No! Sally! It's SALLY who's the picky orderer!' I almost screamed. 'Have you seen Sleepless in Seattle? Blackadder? Monty Python? Bridget Jones' Diary? ...'
He just kept shaking his head, much to my disbelief.
'You have to be a picky orderer in South Korea,' the MW finally said when I had stopped listing film names.
'When were you in South Korea?' I asked.
'A couple of years ago, when I was there for the IMO.'
'For what? International Monetary Organisation?' I asked.
'No. That's IMF. International Monetary Fund. IMO is International Mathematics Olympiad.'
'Oh,' I said, suddenly feeling very stupid. I suppose that's why the MW is the one going for the university medal and Colin Firth still remains the single most significant relationship in my life.
'Did you know that Colin Firth is going to be in a new movie playing a lobotomist?' she said this afternoon.
'No. No way. He can't break my heart like that. It was bad enough he was in that stupid What a Girl Wants.' I replied, feeling a little like a disappointed lover who just discovered that the object of her affection fancied her brother.
'Maybe Livia wants the money,' she said of Colin Firth's Italian wife.
'And he might be thinking about sending Luca and Matteo to some expensive snobby private school.' I resignedly admitted that Mr Darcy already has kids with his Italian wife.
Pixie is the only friend who can comprehend such a devastation.
A few days ago, I was talking to the Mallavian Whiz. The difference in conversation is very clear. There is no mutual understanding at all.
'Knuckle Head is very particular about his food. He orders in a certain way,' said the MW of a guy he has classes with.
'You mean like in When Harry Met Sally?'
'Who?' asked the MW.
'When Harry Met Sally! The movie? Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan?! You've never seen that?!' I was a little exasperated.
'No. So, Harry is a picky orderer at restaurants too?' the MW innocently asked.
`No! Sally! It's SALLY who's the picky orderer!' I almost screamed. 'Have you seen Sleepless in Seattle? Blackadder? Monty Python? Bridget Jones' Diary? ...'
He just kept shaking his head, much to my disbelief.
'You have to be a picky orderer in South Korea,' the MW finally said when I had stopped listing film names.
'When were you in South Korea?' I asked.
'A couple of years ago, when I was there for the IMO.'
'For what? International Monetary Organisation?' I asked.
'No. That's IMF. International Monetary Fund. IMO is International Mathematics Olympiad.'
'Oh,' I said, suddenly feeling very stupid. I suppose that's why the MW is the one going for the university medal and Colin Firth still remains the single most significant relationship in my life.
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