Okay, now I have the final song from The First Wives Club stuck in my head. Don't laugh; I like that movie!

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Don't read "The Pillowman," Duras's The Lover, and watch Sex, Lies and Videotape all on the same day. It's a lot of human nature and mind fuckery for such a short period of time.

Christina, Melanie, and I rocked the Rick Astley. Dustin did Roxy Music. And for the last song of the night, there was a group sing-a-long to "Piano Man," with everyone's arms around each other, swaying.

And if that's not awesome, I don't know what is.

So... I want to Rick Roll karaoke night. This is the new goal.

Everyone has to rent the following movies immediately:

The Amateurs
Jeff Bridges has a great idea--to get his small town to band together to make a porn film! Bridges' Dude-like character directly addresses the viewer. Yay for breaking down the fourth wall!

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    The emperor was beloved by all.
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