Sorry I haven't been able to participate in the, um, intense debate. But I told you kids that I was laying off the internet for a bit. Don't make me come in there!
I've only just skimmed the plethora of comments that came up while I was enjoying one of the better sleeps I've had in a while (courtesy of a bed at the lovely The Gables in Beach Haven, where the wi-fi, Jeffrey Wells will be happy to learn, is fantastic), but I note that Evelyn R. probably has more expertise in Zizek than I ever will, and I'd like to tell Bill that he can come to my film festivals and screenings any old time. As I mentioned I would be in a previous post, I'm actually at a film festival now—one of recent provenance, called the Lighthouse Film Festival , where I'm going to moderate a couple of "Breakfast With The Filmmaker" events, see a couple of movies (as it happens, they'll be screening Panahi's Offside as a gesture of solidarity with the filmmaker) and then try to, you know, relax as I attempt to figure out what the hell to do with the rest of my life. So behave, kids, I don't need more stress while I'm trying to formulate major life decisions! (I know, I know, I bring it on myself.) Also, I have a completely non-political Blu-ray Consumer Guide to finish! And as you can see from the above photo, I haven't even gotten outside yet! Have mercy!
Glenn Kenny, you are looking fit.
I know how that sounds.
But really, you look fit.
Aw, thanks Glenn!
Along with John M’s fit comment, you seem awfully chipper lately, too. Good on ya.
Thanks much, gents. John M., I take the compliment completely in the spirit in which it was intended. I’ve shed almost 60 pounds—the equivalent of a small child—since we propitiously met face-to-face on that bus queue last Thanksgiving. This means those Victor Buono/Laird Cregar-type film roles will be harder to come by, no doubt; on the other hand, it beats dropping dead before you’re 60.
And now, My Lovely Wife and I will go for a walk on the beach.
You look downright skinny, Glenn. Keep it up!
I hope you’ll take this in the spirit in which it is intended also, but 60 pounds is not equivalent to a small child. I have two small children and the oldest doesn’t yet weigh 35 pounds.
So double congrats on the pound-shedding!
Seconding (fifthing?) the compliments on the look.
You’re wasting away to nothing! And you’re skinny, too….
Seriously, 60 pounds?!? Your next posts should be about cardio and diet routines. I’m only half-joking. Quarter-joking, really. What’s the routine?
Nice work!
You’re ready to don a wig and join a KISS tribute band as Paul Stanley. Well done, Glenn.
Also, I have only just read the previous post and its comments. Exciting!
Ed, I told you “beauteous” was le mot juste. Although I almost went with “soigné.”