I think I understood it just fine, unless understanding is meant to imply not hating it with a passion.

Yeah, that's the one. I mean, I understood the point. I think. Kind of. (I did end up thinking of a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.) It was the plot that I was hopeless on. I'm fairly certain there was some sort of plot twist about who bounced and who splatting, but I have no clue what it was.

a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.

Not everyone gets to use that epiphany -- how injured was he?

I don't think they said. Here's the article. The relevant quote:

Baldwin was twenty-eight and severely depressed on the August day in 1985 when he told his wife not to expect him home till late. “I wanted to disappear,” he said. “So the Golden Gate was the spot. I’d heard that the water just sweeps you under.” On the bridge, Baldwin counted to ten and stayed frozen. He counted to ten again, then vaulted over. “I still see my hands coming off the railing,” he said. As he crossed the chord in flight, Baldwin recalls, “I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”

Just watched smallville - enjoied it more than I have in a long time -- lex is so pwetty when he is angry -- and bonus -- a lot less of the hypocrisy ( aww.. clark wants his family to accept his lover giving him nice gifts)

"I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”

Man, that's just wonderful. I love it.

Man, that's just wonderful. I love it.

I just finished the article. It was a fascinating read. I [heart] the New Yorker and should read it more often. Thanks for the link Katie.

I don't think that was Gary Graham. I certainly didn't recognize him. Not that I would complain if he got a part besides The Bitchiest Vulcan Ever on Enterprise.

You're right, it's Christopher Shyer. They look so alike to me.

"I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”

Was this the inspiration for the guy who just went over Niagara Falls and lived? Apparently he was depressed and jobless and his buddy said something about if he lived, maybe he'd get money for it and if he died, well, that solved that.

You're right, it's Christopher Shyer. They look so alike to me.

Geez, they really do. I can's separate them in my mind. I need to see side by side pix.

I think they are the SAME PERSON, only one where's funny vulcan ears and plays a superhe ... wait. Nevermind.

Apparently he was depressed and jobless and his buddy said something about if he lived, maybe he'd get money for it and if he died, well, that solved that.

Except of course, that instead of getting money for it, he's being fined $10,000. OOOOPS!