This is a convenient way to avoid studying for a final exam. I can almost rationalize it, unlike games, mindless online link-chasing, tv, or sex toys.

I had a watershed moment yesterday. Ok, I didn't, but I really wanted to use that word. Actually, I watched 'Take The Lead' with a couple friends; they were 'coupled friends', a 'friendly couple'. TWO, "un, deux..." They will, to preserve their[its] good names[name], remain anonymous. But that's neither here nor there. So, what do 'Take The Lead' and 'watershed' have in common, other than a few vowels and consonants? Well, technically, nothing. If you've seen one modern dance movie, you've probably simultaneously seen them all and wished you gone to see 'Scary Movie X' instead. If your judgement is bad enough that you'll go see a 'dance' movie we really shouldn't expect much more, should we? However, if that is your first 'dance movie', it could have been a 'watershed' moment in the sense that sticking your dripping wet hand in an electrical socket is a 'watershed' moment.
Ok, ok, you're probably wondering, "why all this needless self-flagellation? I guess I can see where he was coming from with the sex toys quip..." No, no you can't. There's masochism, and then there's the 'dance movie' concept. [There's the thumb screw, and then there's Margaret Atwood]Nevertheless, I'm experiencing some deferred gratification, sort of like reverse post-purchase anxiety, writing this blog.

Ahh yes, the movie...I'm busy reading a review of "Take The Lead"...a 'refresher', ya dig? Here's an example of a thought[?] that could have been running through my brain during the movie, courtesy of Angie[Rotten Tomatoes]: "Although the film is entirely watchable, the director carelessly exploits the potential for race drama." [NASCAR-inspired soap operas?] There certainly was drama, and there was race; but I don't recall any potential. 'Potential' describes capacity for future development...I guess their 'rainbow coalition' didn't include a flamboyant homosexual and introverted genius...Do I smell a sequel, "Take the Lead: Bayoneting the Survivors?" [based on a movie based on a true story]

"The film is over-long, plot heavy, needlessly complicated and lacklustre, but the moments of dance and music keep it from being a total waste of time." Right...Liz.

Seeking a sophisticated voice to pronounce upon this show,I turned to Roger Ebert. Interspersed amidst his vivid reminiscence was this pearl,"The film is more fable than record, and more wishful thinking than a plan of action. Yet the end credits leave me no doubt that the real Pierre Dulaine's programs have spread to many other schools and that thousands of students are now learning the tango..." from which we deduce the hero can read. He concluded, thoughtfully, "There is a more pessimistic view of urban high schools in another movie opening today, "American Gun," and I fear it's closer to the truth." Yes Roger, the world IS a dangerous place.

Apparently he needed something to bring him down from his 'Take The Lead' induced high.