Announcement: My mom has a new celebrity crush: James McAvoy.
She was hiding her interest pretty well, until a benign disagreement over what to watch on TV after dinner almost devolved into fisticuffs. I desperately wanted to see the season premiere of Community and she was adamant about watching Becoming Jane.
Mom - Have you ever heard of the author Jane Austen?
Me - (eyeroll) Yes mother, I’m familiar with Jane Austen (Blogger’s note: FYI, I’m a f*cking English major, damn it.)
Mom - Well I want to watch this movie about her. I heard Anne Hathaway is in it and I only caught a few minutes of it once, but it looks very interesting.
Me - It also stars Professor X.
Mom - Who?
Me - James McAvoy? The guy who played Charles Xavier in X-Men First Class?
Mom - (blank stare)
Me - Remember? He’s the guy who was telepathic?
Mom - (blank stare)
Me - His friend was the Holocaust survivor who could bend metal with his mind?
Mom - (Squints eyes. Shrugs shoulders.)
Me - Jesus Christ! (changes channel to Becoming Jane)
(A wild James McAvoy appeared!)
Mom - Oh! Oh! It’s him! It’s him! I can never remember his name! (pauses and stares lovingly at the TV) I don’t know why but…I like him very much.
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He’s handsome, Scottish, and charming. What’s not to like?
Plus, did you check out that lip-biting action at the top? Growl!
