dorkiness

From windrose:

List five fictional people -- from television, movies, books, whatever -- that you had a crush on as a child (or early teens). Then post this on your LiveJournal so other people can know what a dork you’ve always been.

1. Manolito Montoya from The High Chapparal. Oh, I had such a crush on him when I was five. I remember getting my hair cut short and wanting it to look like his. In fact, I still have a crush on him.

2. Robin Hood (the Howard Pyle version). Serious, serious crush on him when I was about 8 or 9. I was Robin Hood for Halloween in the fourth and fifth grades. I still think he's wonderful.

3. Mr. Spock. Starting at 11, still going strong.

4. Starsky. My first pin-up, in the eighth grade. Now I don't see what I saw in him.

5. Logan (Michael York) from Logan's Run. Hey, it was Michael York.

What was that about being a dork?

Why I don't look to Europe for culture

I went to Cost Plus last night, and bought Spotted Dick in a can. Because I could. Today at lunch I told the people at work that I had bought Spotted Dick. Yes, I used the word "dick" in a room full of male engineers. I suddenly had a bunch of giggly boys talking about zebra-striped dicks, leopard-spotted dicks, and so on. But what does this have to do with the subject header? The guy from France said, "This is what we would talk about at lunch in France." I guess I'm not missing much.