In its never-ending search for balance, The Universe started Monday off at a break-neck pace.
My head is spinning. And I suspect that all of this frantic racing around the office can only be some sort of sick retaliation for my lazy Sunday. I spent the entire day reclined (getting up only for more Frosted Mini Wheats) with a very handsome, mustached private investigator. In Hawaii.
I guess we did dodge a bunch of bullets and go swimming at least twice an episode, but imaginary exercise never counts.
A few weeks ago, Ben gifted me with Season II of Magnum P.I. I don’t think he understood that when I said, “wow, thanks!” I mean, “I’m gonna need some time alone.” I really can’t help getting all hot-n-bothered over that gorgeous, sensitive, gun-carryin’, Ferrari-drivin’ P.I. I love him. So much so, that when I woke yesterday, head screaming from too many cocktails the night before, I decided needed a little TLC from TM P.I.
And by 'a little,' I mean six hours.
Ordinarily, days in which I do not leave my apartment make me feel guilty and like I’m unwittingly suffering from borderline personality disorder. But when I have a goal…say, of watching the entire second season, it’s not a day wasted. It’s a study in culture, damn it. And it’s clearly what the baby jesus meant for his day of rest.
You know, except for the dirty thoughts about Tom Selleck.
will you hate me if i admit i always got magnum mixed up with matt houston? same hair, same moustache, same dimples, same classic television writing, same PI'ing. Of course, I was also convinced for years that Higgins was moonlighting as the voice of KITT...
Posted by: brando at May 9, 2005 03:34 PMI know what you mean about Tom Selleck - yummy. I've never liked taches, but he could convert me. Of course, having read your post I now can't get the theme tune out of my head. I wouldn't mind, but it's damn difficult to sing!
Posted by: Clare at May 9, 2005 03:50 PMYou know, I could grow a mustache, too.
Posted by: G at May 9, 2005 04:08 PMhey man, as far as i'm concerned, ol' baby jesus totally wanted dirty thoughts about tom selleck. i mean, would baby g's dad have created a man in that image if he didn't?
Posted by: madamemycroft at May 9, 2005 04:19 PMNow see I always liked Fall Guy better simply because it had Heather Locklear on a few guest episodes AND T.J. Hooker as well. Now that is some classic television. I could only take a limited number of Dynasty episodes by the way.
Posted by: jimmy c at May 9, 2005 05:24 PMWe're definitely in sync today! Magnum PI was my first "crush" when I was little... As a girl growing up in the 80's, I think that was required. No other man can (or should) wear a moustache like that. :) I didn't know about the DVDs! And frosted mini wheats are my most recent dessert/breakfast food addiction. :)
Posted by: angelix at May 9, 2005 05:29 PMFish - Welcome to a long chain of women. You are at least a 3rd generation Tom Sellick lover. My grandmother and mother both swooned.
Posted by: Mike at May 9, 2005 05:52 PMmmmmm... snacky tom selleck. i, too, love magnum p.i. with a mildly inappropriate fervor. who else could wear those short shorts and make it hot?? no one, that's who.
Posted by: kilowatthour at May 9, 2005 05:53 PMAmen on the feeling of "wasting" free time. I always feel so unproductive when I don't run errands etc. on my days off, but if I plan to sit at a bar all afternoon chit-chatting, that's ok. Bizarre.
Posted by: WindyLou at May 9, 2005 06:14 PMI'm w/ you! No one could rock the shorty shorts quite like Thomas Magnum.
For Fish fella readers - it makes a great Halloween costume.
Posted by: PLD at May 9, 2005 06:27 PMAha...so I am not the only one who wastes the Sunday away...anyway, if your brain is actively engaged, it's not really waste, is it?
Posted by: Artamatician at May 9, 2005 08:01 PMbrando,
The actor that moonlighted as the voice of KITT was on St. Elsewhere - William Daniels. Oh dear lord, why did I know that and why did I admit it on the internet? [sigh] I'm so alone.
Posted by: ccs178 (Chris) at May 9, 2005 09:57 PMHa! Beuatifully written Miss Fish! At first I was wondering WHY on earth anyonbe would kiss a man with a moustache though! Sorry guy with mos but I don't think it would feel nice! ;)
It's a quirky love, but it'll do!
PS My friend has ordered my T-shirt for me! So when it comes I'll do a photo and post!
Posted by: AdventureGirl at May 10, 2005 02:15 AMHe Mr S was an early fantasy of mine too, but I could never help wondering what his moustache would smell like. Tequila? Chilli dogs?
Posted by: Captain Beefheart at May 10, 2005 05:00 AMIt's time to join the living in a large way. The living are going out for adult beverages soon, and that means you...and your twisted infatuations with unbuttoned men.
Posted by: StephanieKlein at May 10, 2005 08:24 AMGod, I love that show. Oh, to be there on the couch watching Magnum instead of at the dreaded computer lab finishing up my final...
And by the way, the voice of KITT was also the next-door-neighbor, Mr. Feeny, in "Boy Meets World." Damn, it is very sad that I know this. And very sad that someone as cool as KITT could also be as dweeby as Mr. Feeny.
Oh man, that rhymes. Stop me now!
Posted by: Caitlinator at May 10, 2005 09:55 AMSo, the whole Republican/card-carrying-spokesman-for-the-NRA thing didn't ruin Tom Selleck for you? He was a childhood hero, but I died a little inside when I found out his politics.
Posted by: D at May 10, 2005 11:13 AMFish, we need to talk. Tom is a nice guy and all but he's hardly resourceful. A cool lookin' hawaiian shirt and mustache wont mean shit when youre trapped in a freezer with no visible means of escape.
Think about it.
Posted by: Richard Dean at May 10, 2005 01:03 PMSelleck IS man personified. Loving him is the law.
Posted by: Wondy Woman at May 10, 2005 01:09 PMThat is what Sundays were designed for. Feel no guilt! Just enjoy!
Posted by: Carrie at May 10, 2005 07:00 PMI SO agree with you! I loved Tom Selleck (still do) when I was little. My mom used to like to embarrass me with a little story about my Magnum, P.I. days. When I was 4 or 5, my parents and I were walking in a park, and I proceeded to walk some ways in front of my parents. When my parents told me to come back and walk with them, I turned around and cheekily told them, "No, Magnum and I are walking together." Not much has changed in 20 years. Still taking walks with imaginary guys because Lord knows there aren't any real ones around. Glad you enjoyed your day of rest.
Posted by: Ashleigh at May 10, 2005 08:54 PMI always wanted Tom Selleck and Jaclyn Smith to get married. In my opinion, they were the two most beautiful people on earth....might still be :)
Posted by: MsOktober at May 10, 2005 09:03 PM