Sandra Bullock, Christian Louboutin, and Me

So the other day, after I finished my geology reading, Hye-Young, Taylor, and I settled in for a couple of movies and that delicious potato dish we like so much.

We watched The Proposal, which I love.


I also have a confession to make about this movie. Don't laugh. This will make me sound very, very shallow.

But when I first watched this movie over the summer, I had just decided that there was no way on this earth I could possibly be an accountant, and I needed a major switch. I'd picked English, since I'm good at it, but I was having a little crisis since obviously English is not quite as marketable as accounting straight out of undergrad.

Then I saw this movie. And Sandra Bullock played a character who, aside from being gorgeous - and having the EXACT hair I so desperately need in my life - had an AMAZING EDITING CAREER!!


And I thought, "I could DO that!" Okay, so not EVERY English major ends up being executive editor-in-chief or whatever and living at Central Park West.

But I did realize I wouldn't be broke and homeless. After all, Margaret wore Christian Louboutin shoes literally the entire movie.


And that kind of thing gives a girl hope.

Patrick Swayze, 1952 - 2009

Wow. I can't believe that, as I type this, Patrick Swayze has passed on from this life, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a long, eighteen-month struggle. 

 I do not have a lot to say on the subject that has not already been said, will not certainly be repeated, by others older and more qualified to eulogize than I, but I will say this:

 I will never, ever forget the first time I watched “Dirty Dancing.” My Mom insisted, and though I wasn’t excited to turn it on, as soon as it started I never wanted to turn it off. As the credits rolled, the three of us all looked at each other, and my mom finally said, a little giddy, “You wanna watch it again?”  It was what we had all been thinking. She rewound the tape (yes, tape!) and we played it again, right away, not even getting up from the couch.

 I love that movie. I will always love that movie. Thank you, Patrick Swayze. That is how I will always remember you.

 

Just remember

You’re the one thing

I can’t get enough of

So I’ll tell you something,

This could be love because

 

I’ve had the time of my life

No, I never felt this way before

Yes, I swear, it’s the truth

And I owe it all to you