Ok. So I was supposed to have training next week which was going to prevent me from taking Friday off but then the training was canceled so I am again planning to take Friday off. It's probably going to take me at least 2:30 hrs to get to Boston with traffic and at best it will take me an hour to leave from the time I get off work so I am thinking I will be there Thursday night 7:30pm at the earliest. BTW Robin where am I driving to?
This is good that we are meeting up cause I am missing the AJB pump fake, the Modaff incredible-bad puns, the Robin being loud because he's drunk, happy or mad, the P Loyal "Oh you" and the Rissa "Might Could".
Oh and I learned a fairly complex and strategic Argentine dice game that I thought you guys might like. We just need someone to bring 5 dies.
P.S. Rissa to answer your question about Maverick you need only to pay attention to the lyrics of the song:
I don't wanna be the moth around your fire
I don't wanna be obsessed by my desire
I'm ready, I'm leavin'
I've seen enough
You play too rough
and
After chasin' sunsets
One of life's simple joys
Is playin' with the boys
He doesn't want to come on too strong to this new chick because he'll get hurt if he lets that be the sole focus of his life so he goes out with the boys, enjoys "one of life's simple joys" and gets some perspective before he goes over to her place. And then he sleeps with the girl which is basically having his cake and eating it too.
The whole movie is basically about power plays: Maverick and the girl, Maverick and Ice man, Americans and Commies. See Maverick approaches her in the bar, sings this song in front of everyone embarrassing her and demonstrating unwavering self confidence and asserting himself as the dominant male (point 1 maverick). She rejects him for the old guy (point one Charlie). She turns out to be his instructor putting her in a position of power over him (point two Charlie). He corrects her information on an enemy fighter capability and refuses to give her the specifics of his engagement (point 2 Maverick). She then asks him out putting the ball in her court (point 3 Charlie). He makes her wait for him (point 3 Maverick). In class she teaches his maneuver "as an example for what not to do" (point 4 Charlie). She sleeps with Maverick (13 points for Maverick, game over, checkmate, gin and Yahtzee).
These are some important lessons here you can't learn from reading Harry Potter Rissa.
