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Not willing to wait for the Long Way Round sequel to air next fall, I ordered the DVD from England. More on that later.

The following incidents occurred within a half hour last night.

In Long Way Down, Ewan McGregor greets two office workers he hasn't seen in three years with a cheery "Are you married yet?" Irritating.

Then McGregor's wife declares that she, who's never even ridden a motorcycle before, wants to come along and ride off-road with the boys through Africa. Apparently she didn't get enough camera time in the last series. I don't know. What I do know is that this completely disrupts the dynamic of the show. Everyone's uncomfortable, clearly not wanting to tell McGregor what I was yelling at the screen about his wife. Beyond irritating.

Then I called Miss Sue to ask if she wants a half-loaf or full loaf of Christmas kolachi this year. She chose a half-loaf, then in the same breath asked if I'm getting married anytime soon.

Sigh.

Cringe.

"No. Things—"

"Goddammit, John. What is your problem?"

I looked at the phone. "Sue, do you realize we're only 42 seconds into this call?"

"Yeah. Well. What are we going to do with you?"