The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread — Page 413

#10301

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 2:18am

I saw Colin Firth in a commercial for a really bad-looking kiddy movie today and nearly wept. He's over twice my age, but I feel in love with him when I saw Pride and Prejudice when I was 10.

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Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 1/7/06 at 02:18 AM

#10302

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 2:36am

Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice is my downfall. I will lieterally just decide every couple of months that I'm devoting a night to watching P&P and watch all six hours in one sitting. Mr. Darcy just makes me melt in any incarnation, but no one will surpass Firth's. I loved Colin in Bridget Jones and Girl with a Pearl Earring as well, but it is sad to see him doing bad movies (What a Girl Wants, etc.).


See? Slightly Darcy-esque, or at least fun to look at.
Edit: uhh... not sure what happened to the link. It worked before.

Updated On: 1/8/06 at 02:36 AM

#10303

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 9:58am

I liked What A Girl Wants. It technically wasn't a good movie, but he looked really good in it. Actually the more I watched it, the more I liked it. I like a goofy movie once in a while. But Hope Springs...blech! Went straight to DVD in the US.

But back to Raul...he does wear those breeches well.

#10304

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 10:44am

He looks really sexy in period clothes. Wow.

Anyway, I was walking by load-out again yesterday, and they actually let us inside for a couple of minutes, which was really amazing. We had missed the car by a couple of hours, but the candy factory set piece was out.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10305

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 10:56am

Ooh, I love the Colin Firth P&P. It was on recently, so I taped it and watch it quite a bit. Don't think I've ever made it through in one day but gah, I love it.

Skittles, what did you think of Wicked at KC?

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#10306

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 11:25am

What happens to the car now? To storage? Is that where everything else goes? Or do they break it all down and get rid of it or recycle it?

#10307

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 11:26am

Apparently the stuff is going to Japan. I don't know if people are going to like it any better in Japan than they did here, but... well, it's peculiar!

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10308

KITTEN!!!!

Posted: 1/7/06 at 11:21pm

I just got back from seeing the new P&P! It was excellent.

Raul in those clothes....so. hot.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#10309

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:38pm

I love, love, love Pride and Prejudice. But, that's not news to anyone who knows me. Colin is perfection, but I do love the new Darcy. Hell, I loved everyone who ever played Darcy from Olivier to the guy in that strangely Mormon modern adaptation. And yes, Raul wears period clothes well (a mark of a true man, in my opinion, because if you're not that confident - or attractive - you can look ridiculous in those pants). Ok, ladies. I'll stop now.

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"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead." -Tony Kushner's Angels in America

#10310

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:40pm

I think it's just the mark of an ATTRACTIVE man. "True man" is a little much for this one.

So plane tickets to Cincinatti are really expensive.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10311

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:45pm

That reminds me, I need to see the Olivier version of Pride and Prejudice. I've really liked him in other things, so I can see him making a good Mr. Darcy.

I agree that only real men can pull off Regency-era clothes without looking totally ridiculous. Raul passes this test.

#10312

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:47pm

I can't stop staring... he looks so good....

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10313

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:51pm

Yes...he does.

That Olivier Darcy and P&P.....um, it's different. Rather amusing...for possibly the wrong reasons.

#10314

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 8:52pm

Ugh, travel plans. I've had a nightmare of a time booking train tickets/hotel reservations for my trip to NYC this spring. Amtrak's website is not user-friendly at all, and somehow hotel prices seem to change drastically every time I look.

Good luck finding affordable tickets to Cinci! If I can go at all, we'll be driving.

#10315

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:01pm

My mom can't drive long distances, and she's afraid to let me drive more than about half an hour at a time. I wouldn't mind splitting the drive with her or my dad, but I don't think they're willing to go quite to that length for me, my lust, my love for something they don't love, and my half-baked plans.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10316

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:20pm

How many hours is it? How many miles?

Do you not drive much? Is that why your mom's afraid to let you drive more than half an hour?

#10317

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:25pm

I think it's about a 6 or 7 hour drive, as opposed to a little over an hour by plane.

I've only had my license for... a little over two years, but I barely ever drive, because I live in NYC most of the time. My mom thinks I've forgotten how to drive.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10318

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:49pm

That's how far I thought it was.

I could see if she's concerned about city driving, but it's practically all highway. And only one way to get better... Practice!
Insist you must drive daily for hours when home. You've got time. (Of course, maybe not the gas $$). It's not until March.

#10319

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:52pm

That's why she's concerned; highways. It's not that hard! Alas, I won't be home for more than a day or two at a time before March. I'm planning to go to Cincinatti on my spring break.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10320

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 9:52pm

Driving 6-7 hours is not fun, but I'd totally do it for Raul! Unfortunately, I have no one to do it with me, I don't think.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#10321

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:06pm

My mom always thinks I forget how to drive, but I took my driver's test after having not driven once in 4 months and passed with flying colors. She's just neurotic.

I'm probably driving with my dad. We're both okay with long distance driving, so it'll be fine. I may fly back to school, though, since I don't want to deal with going all the way back to DC just to backtrack to fly north again. Whatever. I can't wait

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Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#10322

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:08pm

I'm determined to figure out something. My dad is okay with the driving, and he would split it with me, but he REALLY has no desire to go. He may not even totally hate it, but he just doesn't want to go.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#10323

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:13pm

I love road trips! Pfft, 6 or 7 hours. A blink of an eye.

#10324

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:23pm

Interesting... it's about a 6 hour drive for me, too. The friend I might drag along lived in Cincinnati for a year, so she's pretty used to the drive.

#10325

feeling the withdrawal

Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:52pm

The lack of serious Raul-love these past few weeks has made me sad.

So I'm going to make it happy.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.