2004-08-23

* * * We were watching Taking Lives last night, and Ethan Hawke came onto the screen. We always mock Ethan Hawke when we see him, because of the award shows we’ve seen him on wherein they introduce him as “Actor and Novelist Ethan Hawke”, because hello? How pretentious is THAT? You KNOW he’s got it written into his contract (do they have to sign a contract to appear on an awards show?) that they have to introduce him that way. “Oh look,” I said when Ethan Hawke appeared on the screen. “It’s actor and novelist Ethan Hawke!” “Actor, novelist, and philanderer Ethan Hawke,” Fred corrected. A minute later, as Ethan Hawke’s character was sketching a picture, I said “Oh, is he supposed to be an artist too?” When the sketch was finished – and a pretty good one, at that – Fred said “Actor, novelist, philanderer and ARTIST Ethan Hawke!” Ten minutes later, when Ethan Hawke was charming the pants off of Angelina Jolie’s character, Fred ammended the title. “Actor, novelist, philanderer, artist, and LADY’S MAN Ethan Hawke!” Which for some reason struck my funny bone, and I laughed until I cried. That Fred, he’s a funny bastard. Taking Lives is not great cinema, but it wasn’t horrible, either. It had a nice little twist – two of them, actually – at the end, but too bad we figured both of them out before they were revealed. Do Canadian police often ask for help from FBI profilers? That seems odd to me – I would think that Canada would have their own version of the FBI and their own profilers. Anyone know? The oddest thing about this DVD is that it actually has a gag reel on it. It’s very unusual to see a gag reel on a suspense/ thriller type movie – you almost always see them on the comedies. I watched the gag reel this morning and it’s nothing to write home about, nothing terribly funny, but that Angelina Jolie sure is a giggler, isn’t she? Speaking of Angelina Jolie, Fred LURRRRRRRVED her in Hackers, but thinks she’s gotten weird-looking since. I’m kind of the same way with Ethan Hawke – I loved and adored him in Dead Poets Society, but hasn’t really done anything for me in any of his movies since. I’m sure he’d be heartbroken to know that.

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When I was in Maine last December, I did a lot – A LOT – of shopping. One of the things I bought a lot of was bath bombs at Crabtree & Evelyn. Not only is there a Crabtree & Evelyn in Freeport, but there’s also one in the Maine Mall in Portland. I stopped in both those stores to check out the after-Christmas sales, and I ended up buying a TON of bath bombs in the “water” scent. They were marked down from some ridiculous price (maybe $7 each?) to $1.30 each. I love bath fizzies and when I find a bargain like that I’ll stock up. I used up the last bath bomb last night, and I guess I never realized before just how strong the scent is in those bath bombs. I woke up this morning and the scent was really strong on my nightgown, but even when I got dressed, I could still smell it. I haven’t taken a shower yet, and I feel like I have a fragrance force-field that reaches to ten feet in every direction. People probably think I’m one of those obnoxious women who sprays half a bottle of perfume on herself every day. But I’m not! I swear! One little squirt o’ perfume in the area of my cleavage is all I use. No wonder it takes me forever to use up a tiny little bottle of perfume.
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Speaking of scents and all that, you know what the best smell in the world is? Lemon. Fred uses fresh-squeezed lemon in his iced tea, and I always want to stick my nose in his tea and sniff wildly the way the cats do. I was about to say “I wish they made lemon-scented perfume”, but I thought for a moment, and then I went to my email and found the link to Demeter that wonderful reader Wendy sent me, and I looked, and voila! Pink lemonade cologne spray. Woot!
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Pet store kitty pics are hither.
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I don’t believe I’ve mentioned that Spanky loves to sit in the sun, have I? ]]>

31 thoughts on “2004-08-23”

  1. I don’t believe that Canada has it’s own version of the FBI. Probably the Mounted Police would be about the closest.

  2. The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police – of which my husband is one) is a nation-wide police force with many specialized branches – forensics, investigations, etc. and they do have their own profilers. I can only see them getting the FBI’s help if it were a cross-border crime.

  4. Hi Robyn – do you remember Love’s Fresh Lemon line? They had the cologne spray, the shimmering body lotion and the powder. Like Love’s Baby Soft, I loved them way back in the dark ages of the ’70’s….I wonder if they still make it?? I’ll do some searching and let you know if I find anything….:)

  5. Okay, this is probably gross to some, but I really love the smell of Jean Nate. It is lemony and good.

  7. Hey Robin ,
    I’m going to maine Sept. 10th , Portland and boothbay Harbor. Can you reccomend any “must see” places ?

  9. I watched that movie this weekend as well. I’m in Canada and i’m also Canadian. As it was announced that the FBI agent Scott would be coming up to help with the investigation i said – out loud – “what the fuck, we don’t have FBI in Canada!”
    It became a bit more clear later in the plot that she was actually coming from the US, but it still struck me as a little weird.
    The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are our version of the FBI. The RCMP handle a lot of things though, with a lot of different divisions.

  11. darn you Robyn! You told us about “Entourage” and now I am hooked on it after only 2 shows! And then just when I was into it, the commercial comes on TV saying there are only 2 shows left……GRRRRR

  12. I hope that previous comment didn’t come off sounding uh, bitchy….didn’t mean it to. What with Six Feet Under and a hundred other shows, the last thing I needed was another one I couldn’t live without!! wheeeeee!

  14. Dang! Laurie in NJ bet me to the punch! I used to douse myself in Love’s Fresh Lemon. It was fabulous and smelled just like fresh cut lemons. Ah, that sure brings back some memories. Too bad they don’t make it anymore! So now that the 2 Lauries (Loris) have dated themselves, have a good day.

  16. Add Lori 3 to the list of Lori’s who LOVE Love’s Baby Soft and Fresh Lemon. Oh, the 8th grade boys – they loved the Baby Soft. Kind of creepy I thought.
    As for Demeter scents, the ones I have bought smell exactly like they say – I bought “Grass” thinking it would be woodsy and well, it smells like my front lawn. “Sugar Cookie” is cool for about a minute before it drives you nuts. Bottom line – great smelling stuff if you really want to capture THAT smell.

  17. Which one is the black, fluffy kitty on “three”?
    And my parents live in OOB, you know… maybe I could have my mom buy you some…

  18. I live in Vancouver, BC and a local guy named Kim Rossmo who has a PhD in criminology invented a crime-fighting tool called geographic profiling that is now used by the FBI. When it comes to tracking serial killers, cross-border and international consultation goes on, as various forces have specializations.

  20. Laurie/ Lori/ Lori 3 – I only vaguely remember the Love’s Fresh Lemon, but I don’t think I ever used it. It’s apparently been discontinued, but a look on eBay has turned up a few bottles up for auction. 🙂
    Kalli – My grandmother used to get perfume and makeup samples from a friend; one of the samples she always got was Jean Nate, so as a result, smelling it always makes me think of spending the night at her house.
    Mocha – let me think about it! 🙂
    Starr – that sounds gooooood. 🙂
    Kathy – I know, doesn’t it suck? No doubt we’ll have to wait two years for the next season. Those bastards!
    Lori 3 – You’re right, the Demeter fragrances always smell exactly what they say they smell like. I had a bottle of Angel Food scent, and loved it – but I found that after wearing it just a few times I was tired of it. I’m thinking of getting some of the room spray in the pink lemonade scent.
    Susan – That’s Mr. Fancypants, who ran away a little more than a year ago – we’re still hoping he’ll come back home one of these days. 🙂

  23. As another Canadian from Vancouver, currently living in Kelowna, reader Lesley is correct regarding Kim Rossmo, however while the FBI thinks his geographical profiling is the cats ass …some top brass in the RCMP thought otherwise and pink slipped Kim. The was the last I heard anyway.

  24. Robyn… Fresh makes a grrrrreat scent that I’ve been wearing for a month or so, called Lemon Sugar. Yes, I loves me some lemon, too! I got it at Sephora online. Also, their scent called Sugar Blossom is really nice, too!

  25. Hi Robyn, i was just wondering if it’s possible the petstore kitties be adopted by international families? i just fell in love with Crookshank & hubby fell in love with Dinky so we are curious as to international adoption policies 🙂 thanks.

  26. Two words for you……KIEFER SUTHERLAND.
    I read your post about Taking Lives with baited breath, hoping to get something (a crumb, perhaps?) of information about my beloved Kiefer and how others possibly share my lust for him.
    It was not to be…………

  27. Annick Goutal makes the BEST smelling lemon scent ever in the history of scents. It’s called Eau d’Hadrien. My husband just loves it when I wear it!

  28. Hey Robyn..remember Little House on the Prairie and Laura Ingalls lovin’ the Lemon Verbena? Heh.
    And about the toes. Totally sucks but aren’t all the toes the “piggy”?
    Have you seen Ethan lately? He looks so emaciated, it doesn’t help him out at all. I have never thought Uma Thurman was beautiful either.

  29. Since everyone has replied about Canada and consultation with the FBI (without much consensus, I might add), I’d like to comment on something else in the movie. People from other parts of Canada and Americans who haven’t spent much time in Quebec wouldn’t notice this but, as a native Montrealer…
    The movie was set in Montreal, Quebec, but I’m pretty damn sure that the ENTIRE movie was filmed in Quebec City, which is about 3 hours north of Montreal. You know how, at the beginning of the movie it says “Montreal – present day” at the bottom of the screen? That big old building in the background is the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City.
    The movie was okay, I like Ethan Hawke and Angelina Jolie, so I didn’t really care. It was more amusing than anything else 🙂

  30. I laughed about your comment on Ethan Hawke and how he’s always referred to as actor & author.
    He bought a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia, that’s only accessible by boat. I laughed at your comment because the local paper had pictures of him every time he ventured into town to buy donuts (Tim’s as Canadian’s would guess- every blasted time he was identified as “well-known actor and author”.
    But what I thought was really funny was that his little kids travelled with their pet cats. I can just see kitties being trilled to spend the summer hauling ass to Nova Scotia from where ever they live, and then going back and forth to the island by boat.
    But right after that I saw John Kerry’s daughter telling about the trip with the hampster, so I guess the cats can thank their lucky stars it wasn’t worse.
    Pat

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