an ode to robert downey jr. May 13, 2008
I loved you in “Weird Science”*, even though I was supposed to hate you. I pined for you in “Less Than Zero“, even though I was supposed to pity you. I wanted you in “Two Girls and a Guy“, even though I knew I’d be the feisty but less hot brunette who ends up losing the battle for your affections. Like Jason Bateman, you have risen from the ashes of my first pre-teen, proto-sexual crush like a phoenix of pure charisma and spot on comedic timing. So hats off to you, Ironman. You’ll always be a superhero to me.
*What, no link to a picture? Isn’t this whole post just an excuse to link to pictures of your childhood crush? Alas, I can find none of RDJ as a blazer-sleeve-rolling, jelly-bracelet-wearing, pre-metro-sexual. But maybe you can make a computerized version of him on your IBM with your phone modem and he’ll come to life and teach you to be cool.
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