My terrible secret

by Kevin Donahue on February 16, 2003



OK. I'm coming out. I have been holding back this terrible secret all night and I just can't contain it anymore.

I watched Amelie yesterday. You know the little French movie with that all the girls are so in love with. Well, I watched it. Merrin was at work and it was on Tivo and, well, I just watched it.

Worse? I kinda liked it. I know, I know. I'm a man and I'm not supposed to watch this crap. But still – it was kinda good. For those of you who haven't seen it, I would kinda suggest watching it.

Two gripes (and these may redeem me slightly next time I go to Home Depot):

1) The movie is in French with subtitles. Better get the DVD and switch that sucker to English the way God intended. The subtitles are OK, but I recognize just enough of the French language to know that the subtitles were just summaries of the actual dialogue. Plus, if I wanted to read something I would go get a magazine or something.

2) Audrey Tautou, who plays the main character, was pretty good looking. They should have done a better job of making her hotter in the movie. (OK. I threw that one in as a desperate measure to reclaim some shred of my own masculinity!)

I'll be surrendering my man card later today.

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{ 4 comments }

Annessa February 16, 2003 at 10:28 am

Kevin, you don't have to surrender the card just yet. I got the boyfriend to watch it (I refrained from telling him about the romantic subplot on purpose). Worse? He liked it a lot. Even Worse? He kept watching it, even after I dozed off. So if the grump of the world doesn't have to turn in his card, neither should you.

merrin February 16, 2003 at 3:49 pm

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sucker.
Don't worry, I still love you, and would never in a million years doubt the extent of your masculinity. Now, why don't you go use some power tools or something?

Peppermint Tina*:) February 16, 2003 at 4:00 pm

Pull me off the floor! My stomach aches from laughing so hard!

Well, buddy, your BAM points went up a few notches! Of course, this doesn't make you a guuurrrlllllllll!

Man, you just make my day! I've got to get husband to read your blohahahhaog!

Kevin February 16, 2003 at 4:26 pm

Well, thanks for the support. Just to be sure, Merrin & I went out and a little bistro table & chairs. I assembled them without reading the instructions, so I think I was able to swing up a few notches on the man-meter with that. :smile

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