Starving artists, RENT, Indian in the Cupboard

[Amber]

--- Scott <insanus_scottus at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Oh Amber shall you take me under your wing? (I can do my own
> laundry.) People always ask what I want to be when I grow up, but it
> sounds foolish and impractical to say a "starving artist". As
> romantic as the concept seems to be I don't *want* to starve. :-)

How about instead of "starving artist" you could say "struggling
artist"? You don't have to starve then but can keep the delicious angst
which seems so romantic!

On a tangent, I've always loved the musical "RENT" and "La Vie Boheme"
is one of my favorite songs from it. "To days of inspiration, playing
hooky, making something out of nothing, the need to express, to
communicate, to going against the grain, going insane, going maaaaad!"
Oh Jonathan Larson, why did you have to leave the world so soon?

> The wizard toys thread reminded me of the "Indian in the Cupboard" 
> which were some of my favourites as well. The movie however would 
> have been *so* much better if they'd just set it in England. Maybe it
> *was* set in England and I've gotten it mixed up with another book/ 
> movie.

Gah, I'd completely forgotten about that book! I believe its got a
sequel to it too, but I remember thinking that it wasn't nearly as good
as the first book. To have a magic cupboard! I must admit that if I had
*had* a magic cupboard, my Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bear dolls
would probably have been stuffed in it post-haste! I never saw the
live-action movie that came out, was it worth seeing? 

~Amber


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