On Thu, 03 Apr 2003 23:11:51 -0800 Victoria Tarrani 
writes:
> Thank you, Shalanna -- I've been ill for quite a while and it's taken 
> a toll.  I
> even had a heart attack last weekend, the had surgery (angioplasty); 
> tomorrow I
> start the work out phase of cardiac rehab.  I went yesterday, but by 
> the time I
> found them I was huffing and puffing and told them I'd had a 
> workout!
> 
> Hey, if anyone wants to know exactly what angina feels like for a 
> character, let
> me know.  I can describe it in detail, ah for the verisimilitude.

BUMMER! Take CARE of yourself....

> 
> CinderFella was actually the first one I thought of when I was 
> looking at the
> basic plot and characterizations.  I tend to think Pygmalion has a 
> root in Ugly
> Duckling, and completely agree that The Princess Diaries is an 
> excellent
> adaptation of same.  One of the best Cinderella remakes is "Pretty 
> Woman," which  also has a bit of Pygmalion influence.

Yeah, but Shaw's entered the public domain (unless you use a Samuel
French script).
=wan smile=

> I tend to think that most of the work is a synthesis of everything 
> we read, see,
> smell, feel, touch, absorb -- it is life when the characters tell 
> their story
> through you, the mere author.

amen

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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. --Mark
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[Courage is...] tasting the vegetable before making a face. --Bernard
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