May 21, 2002
As I was watching the first part of Spider-Man last week (the part before Peter Parker gets bitten) I found myself grimacing at most of the stuff Peter said and did. Not because they were poorly written or acted, but because I'd tried them all so many times and knew they were doomed to failure.
Now, I know that Peter's written that way on purpose -- he's supposed to be a kind of Everyman, and piss-poor luck with women is definitely a part of that. The eerie thing is just how much I was/am like Peter. Glasses? Check. Wimp? Check. Out of shape? Check. Pining away over a girl he's known for a decade? Check. Check a couple times over, actually. Geekish hobby? You're looking at mine.
The only real differences are that the women in my life weren't next door -- probably the only reason I'm still sane -- and I don't look like Tobey Maguire. But if anyone out there has a spider that seems to be glowing in the dark, let me know.
