Ryan Gosling is the reason I work out. I have this fantasy where we start talking at the Cannes film festival after party. We exchange a few pleasantries. He asks what I do. I say I loved him on Blade Runner 2049, he laughs. I get my drink.

"Well, see ya," I say and walk away. I've got his attention now. How many guys voluntarily leave a conversation with Ryan Gosling? He touches his neck as he watches me leave.

Later, as the night's dragged on and the coterie of gorgeous narcissists grows increasingly loose, he finds me on the balcony, my bowtie undone, smoking a cigarette.

"Got a spare?" he asks.

"What's in it for me?" I say as I hand him one of my little white ladies.

He smiles.

"Conversation with me, duh."

I laugh.

"What's so funny?" he protests.

"Nothing, nothing... It's just... don't you grow tired of the egos?"

"You get used to it," he says, lighting his cigarette and handing me back the lighter.

"What would you do if you weren't an actor?" I ask.

"Teaching, I think."

"And if I was your student, what would I be learning?"

"Discipline," he says quickly, looking up into my eyes, before changing the subject. "Where are you from?"

"Norway" I say.

"Oh wow. That's lovely."

"It's OK," I admit. "Not everything is to my liking."

"What could possibly be not to your liking in Norway?" he inquires.

"I don't like snow," I tell him. "It's rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."


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In 1968, our neighborhood was terrorized by the "Seaside Strangler." They never caught him. He's still at large. He could be anywhere.

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My PC specs


bIntel 8088, 4.77 MHz


64K expandable to 256K


IBM PC-DOS (Microsoft MS-DOS)


Cassette port
joystick port
RGB monitor port
composite video output
wired keyboard port
infrared keyboard receptor


PCjr bus (one RAM slot, one modem slot)


Deluxe keyboard
Tecmar jrCaptain memory/IO expander sidecar
BASIC cartridge
Pair of joysticks