letdown

one of the most inconsequential letdowns of my life was when i read "pygmalian." i was 17 and in a super serious relationship with oscar wilde. and what do you do when you're infatuated with someone? that's right, you get to know their friends. thus "pygmalian."
also known as "my fair lady" except not because of the absolute lack of "by george, i think she's got it"/"the rain in spain"/"i've grown accustomed to her face" moments.
let. down.
age 17 was also the year i waited in line to see "phantom menace" on opening day thinking i was finally going to experience first hand "star wars" awesomeness.
letdown.
i mean, completely unimportant in the grand scheme of things but still.
letdown.

Comments

Chad Can Plan said…
It sounds like a very abusive relationship with George Bernard Shaw. And with George Lucas. I've been there too with Avril Lavigne's third album.
Thu Sept 24, 06:23:00 pm
Jay said…
Transformers. Nuff' said.
Thu Sept 24, 09:42:00 pm
john said…
What do you mean, disillusioned? It's a great story: A man of stature, against all odds and opinion, recognizes the true inherent potential of an individual born of the lowest caste of society and raises that individual to heights that exceed all expectation. Sure, that person will eventually turn against the very society that foolishly embraced them and gave that individual standing, but our own perceptions of class, mobility, and potential are challenged in the process. It's very dynamic. Maybe less Jar-Jar and more comic relief could have helped. But you can't deny that was one awesome 2-on-1 lightsaber battle at the end...
Fri Sept 25, 11:06:00 am
Heather said…
I believe in a bit of selective memory when it comes to such matters. In my head Oscar Wilde did not write "The Portrait of Dorian Grey" and "The Phantom Menace" and company were never made.

It's better this way.
Fri Sept 25, 12:15:00 pm
Chester B. said…
George Lucas should just move to France and keep his grubby mitts off our collective childhoods.
Thu Oct 08, 07:48:00 pm
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