Taking a break

Spent all day home sick with a migraine and a stomach bug, watched a lot of movies, while trying not to move too much.  Pretty In Pink was on the tv yesterday, and I saw part of it, which put a bug in me to rent it, so I've now watched it a few times.  It was always my favorite of the brat-pack movies as it's a bit gritty and romantic as hell.  It originally had an ending where Andie ended up with Duckie, but apparently that didn't screen well with the audience, so they changed the ending for Andie and Blane to end up together, and really, when you watch it, from the get go, there's so much connection between Blane and Andie, how could it be any other way?  Duckie's a great guy, but there is no obstacle to overcome there, and she would be settling and not getting what she wants.  (There's the attraction of our believing we can get what we want and not have to settle.  That we can break the idea of "out of our league.")  I remember when this movie came out someone I knew commented how she didn't like it, she thought Andie overreacted, especially on the first date when she didn't want him to see where she lived because she was poor. I remember thinking at the time, "Yeah, but you're rich, you have no idea what that would be like to be ashamed," and that she was lucky.  I possibly have agreed with her more over the intervening years, but I get where Andie's coming from, and Molly's performance is honest and raw; it's hard to admit those emotions.  Andrew McCarthy is lovely...he lights up the screen when he's on it, he's not on it enough.  And James Spader and Annie Potts are gorgeous, but Steff is such an ass that I never paid attention to him before.  He lurks on the scene, with barely any emotion crossing his face.

Still have about 400 pages to finish before Saturday, beginning to feel some sympathy for Kate, she has no one to turn to, everyone that should be protecting her is using her for their own ends.  She's done nothing wrong, except to exist and be beautiful.  Well, Newman Noggs is on her side, but what can he do?  He is by far my favorite character thus far, and then perhaps Smike.

Need to post before I lose my miraculous internet connection.

Peace