Word: perfect
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also capped a string of successes that required knocking heads in Sacramento and left both Democrats and Republicans crying in the aisles, wondering what happened to the mousy pencil sharpener who was long ridiculed for having the perfect first name and a series of those anonymous government jobs like lieutenant governor and controller, which are somewhat like assistant manager at the K Mart. "It was 'My way or the highway,'" says a Democratic legislator who had run-ins with Davis early on and found out that the buttoned-up, innocuous-looking Davis could cuss like a sailor. "Sharks are gray...
...have carved into the sides of your nose. Maybe you actually enjoy cleaning your contact lenses. But if you're anything like the 160 million other people in the U.S. who wear contact lenses or glasses, then you've probably occasionally wondered what your life would be like with perfect vision. Oh, what a beautiful prospect! No more foggy spectacles on winter days. No more fishing for dropped contacts in the bathroom sink. No more misplaced glasses when you're rushing off to work...
...also important to realize that 20/20 vision isn't synonymous with perfect eyesight. The standard eye chart measures vision under conditions in which contrast is high. But there are other factors, like how well you see in dim light or discriminate among various shades of gray, that help determine the overall quality of your vision and that can be adversely affected by LASIK...
...left the theater, my initial evaluation of The Limey was "...interesting." But as I proceeded to tell friends to check it out, I realized films don't come out very frequently for which there is no easy reaction. Either you love it (and it was straightforward, practiced perfect entertainment) or you hate it (and it didn't capture that streamlined pulse of Hollywood). But I have to commend a director and cast who take risks in a film where risk is the point...
...favorite directors because he never gives you an "easy" movie. Seven, of course, spooked its way to the top of the box office but I still think 1995's The Game is a better movie--it's artistic, it's surprising, and it's almost perfect. Same thing with Fight Club--though it's hard to endure a second time, you'll have to see it twice to get it. One thing's for sure: it's under my skin. I've been dreaming about it for days. We'll look at Fight Club and yuppie madness in next week...