Mark Arbour
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Thanks for the great review! I think you're pretty spot-on here, but I'd note that we've seen Zach react like this before, more or less. Once he's made his decision, he's pretty direct, especially when the person he's dealing with isn't really useful to him anymore. Sadly, that's where his parents are at right now.
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You're the first reviewer to note that Parnell was Brian's last name. We'll see how that works out. I think that JJ fits perfectly into Alex's princess scenario, but I'm not sure he'll be understanding if Alex has a slut on the side.
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It try to keep things exciting. This story has been a little happy and stolid by CAP standards. So far. :-)
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Thanks for the nice wishes. Busy times. I wrote these scenes with JJ and chuckled at how much self-control he had to exert. Part of him wants to completely maul Alex, while he has to also keep himself restrained.
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I think that being around Will's family has probably smoothed some of Zach's rough edges, and that's probably given him more capabilities to scheme if he needs to. He's smoother now, and more credible.
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I think what you're seeing with Zach is that ruthless feature that Will identified in him. He tends to look down at his teammates, and while he uses the term "tool" in a colloquial way, in a sense, that's very real, because they are simply people there to do the job he needs them to do.
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It's funny, you can almost feel JJ's patience wearing out when he's with Alex.
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September 21, 2002 Honolulu Zach We’d ended up beating St. Louis High 31 to 21, which should have been a major rush for me, but it wasn’t. My ankle was fucked up again, and I hadn’t been able to play for the rest of the game. It was agonizing to watch the game, this major contest that I’d been looking forward to for damn near my entire life, and not be able to play. Every roar from the crowd, every success or failure, was sheer agony. Gehrlich had come over and trie
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What she said. Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday!
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September 20, 2002 Boston JJ We sat in the limousine, stuck in traffic as everyone tried to exit Fleet Center at the same time. I was usually able to insulate my life from the masses, but during these public events, sometimes you just had to sit back and deal. I briefly fantasized about how nice it would be to have an expensive express exit that most people couldn’t afford. I glanced over at the car next to us, and saw an obese couple singing loudly with their
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They've been some good years. Congrats!
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I'd like to say that Westie is incredible, but that would be an understatement. Focusing on the purser's margin for profit, it is interesting to reflect back to the Spithead Mutiny, where one of the major complaints was that the purser was taking two ounces out of every pound of meat...hence the term "the purser's pound", which was 14 ounces. For the sailors, it must have seemed incredibly unfair, but to the pursers, I suspect having that eliminated seriously impacted the profitability of their jobs.
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Welcome back! You have been missed. I'll comment on Alex below, but I think you're being a bit unfair to Will. We've seen a pretty pronounced change in Zach, and part of that is him actually falling in love. Will's feelings for Zach are just as strong, so even while he's self-absorbed, he does try to go out of his way to prop Zach up, and to show him that he loves Zach. I think he's genuinely trying to be a good boyfriend. And it's always great to hear from you as well! I think your last paragraph sums up the quandary any member of the family will be in if they try to warn JJ about Alex. I wonder if Alex doesn't seem a bit off-putting because he tends to be like a pinball, bumping from guy to guy.
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There's always something lurking in the background. We'll see how it ends up.
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Great review! I think the car thing probably isn't a huge deal since Zach lives relatively far from school, and it doesn't sound like he socializes with his friends enough for them to hang out and spot Will's Ferrari, but you never know. I like that you saw JJ's perspective on this thing with Alex. Everyone is freaking out about what a scumball Alex is, but he seems to really help JJ out.
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Thanks for the review. How is it that Frank is the only one who turned out well? I think that's the cycle that people/families get into, which is why there is so little social mobility in the US. They grow up in abusive or failed households...and then we expect them to turn out to be wonderful. It happens, but rarely, which is why Frank is unique.
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Thanks! Fixed.
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I've been there lots of times! When I'm on Manchester, I usually head for Faracci's instead.
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Dude, sometimes you are so profound. :-)
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Glad you liked the chapter. It makes sense that the freedom that driving provides would be more important to Will than most, Ferrari or not. His driving motivation has been to be independent, and this would seem to be the final major piece that's missing.
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Hmmm. I'd say that Alex is an enigma, and Hammer is the creep. :-)
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I'm glad I was able to help you out on your birthday! I think that Matt paid the bill, but just said the cash to go to Sydney was from both of them...not that it matters overmuch.
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Late to the party, but hopefully it's a fashionable kind of late. I hope you have a great birthday! If you went out for dinner, let me know where. If it's good, I'll check it out!
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September 17, 2002 Atherton, CA Will I went up to the office and signed myself out, since I was leaving school early. My last class was study hall, and that was just an opportunity to do homework. After the nightmare that was 9-11, the school and my teachers had really been easy on me when it came to absences. It was like there was an unwritten deal between us: as long as I kept my grades up and did well, they didn’t bust my ass about being gone. Of course it to
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