Word: awkwardly
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...underlying and intangible lack of connection. Dave seemed to have lost his chops, Garrett appeared to have spent every creative idea in the first set and as ever, Brown was inaudible under the weight of everyone else. It seems a shame to bury a talented band under such awkward pretensions...
...while dim lighting renders the room cozy and romantic. On a Wednesday evening, the clientele was composed largely of professionals in their late twenties or early thirties, most of whom appeared to be having a relaxing evening out with friends. The tables were well-spaced to the point where awkward first-daters would have plenty of privacy to share a life story or two over a bottle of red. The noise level remained unobtrusive and for most of the evening was just above intimate...
...life but somehow managed to change me in some critical way. These are folks who have left a lasting impression but whom I have never thanked, probably because there was never an appropriate moment and most likely because it would make for a pretty awkward conversation. Well, the power of the pen can make you do crazy things, especially if FM is involved. So, here are a few of my Harvard angels...
...first, I tried to downplay the awkward spectacle of a bulky six-foot male riding shotgun to a female eight inches shorter and roughly half his body weight, giving our fellow riders the “I’m just letting the li’l lady take my chopper for a spin” nod. Detecting a measure of disbelief on the part of our fellow riders, I soon reverted to the more readily believed “I’ve misplaced my penis and she’s helping me to locate it?...
...dialogue for exposition (“Remember when this happened? You know, right after Dad died?”). A conversation gimmick between Pete and Lanie that is cute at first becomes tired and lame by the fifth or sixth time it is repeated. Furthermore, with its uneven pacing, awkward dialogue, spotty acting and skeletal characters, this American Beauty wannabe fails everywhere the 1999 film succeded...