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There is an Italian movie called "E mor con un felafel in mano" which means "he died with a felafel in his hand". That's one of the greatest titles I have ever heard. I discovered this when I looked up the actor Noah Taylor. He was the computer geek in Tomb Raider. He was also Hitler in the tv movie "Max". John Cusack was in Max, too, and he didn't get paid because he wanted to make sure it got made. That's the kind of guy he is. He's also the kind of guy who stars in tv movies with the amazingly lovely Molly Parker. I had a crush on her way back in grade three.

That's how it all got started. My coworker's boyfriend went to school with Joe Sakic, so I had to mention that I went to school with Molly Parker. "Which one is she? Was she the one in that movie about Hitler that had John Cusack in it?" (Yes.)

Actually, it started further back with talking about her boyfriend wanting to get a book about Steve Nash. But he's from Victoria. "Who's the guy from Burnaby? Is that Yzerman...?" (No.)

The path from Victoria, at Steve Nash's place, to Italy, with felafel-eating dead dudes, is a twisty one. And I think I might still have that crush on Molly. Al liked Marie, but I thought Molly was more appealing. She had a serene dreaminess to her, like she was living in her own pleasant little world. I wanted to live there, too.