Anya ,'Touched'
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Well, the people closest to him called him Hubie. He was also an identical twin, which also has appeal, or at least gets a person noticed. But mostly he managed to be smart, funny and kind all at the same time, which is usually a 2 out of 3 deal at best, for most people.
He got around it by being a musician. That's always deadly.Oh, yeah.
I do think Jack is a variation on the most simplistic or extreme Guido thing. Especially considering that his nicely-born heiress was married to an upper-class twit, and she's recovering with someone who isn't afraid of his own sexuality.
Just so long as it's duly noted that not only is Jack a better lover than Sebastian, he could spot him 30-40 points on an IQ test and still come out ahead. t g But yeah, I'm definitely playing with that trope a bit--there's the contrast between what they (and the reader) know to be a well-rounded relationship that's as much about true minds and kindred spirits as physical passion and what the world around them thinks they're about when their affair is discovered.
Just so long as it's duly noted that not only is Jack a better lover than Sebastian, he could spot him 30-40 points on an IQ test and still come out ahead. But yeah, I'm definitely playing with that trope a bit--there's the contrast between what they (and the reader) know to be a well-rounded relationship that's as much about true minds and kindred spirits as physical passion and what the world around them thinks they're about when their affair is discovered.
There, of course, you're getting into the territory that keeps me prickly: the idea that the woman mustn't actually enjoy the sex.
Note to historians:
Girls like orgasms. Orgasms are fun. You'll get my multiple orgasms when you pry them from my cold dead -
Never mind.
If they do that, it's time to call paraphilia, no?
Deb, you made me choke. Hee!
Beverly, I was just about to say Clive Owen. That is a nifty (cough, cough) picture.
I think ima have to pull an allnighter to complete an essay and get everything together.
I have chugged a latte with an extra shot, I'm wearing comfy jammies, I have a full pack of smokes, and goddamn am I pissed that my real job is getting in the way of the job I really want.
Allyson, bebe, go get 'em. Draw blood, honey.
Bev, I missed the Clive Owen meeting, but if you want to substitute Nigel for Clive in the "unmoanable names" category, I'm down with that...
Go, Allyson!
I cribbed the Owen shot off ita's site. Where she also has many shots of Mr. Firth, just to give equal time to a nummy treat for you.
