I was 12 the first time I was seriously attracted to an older man. I had just seen White Nights, and fell in love with Mikhail Baryshnikov. And man, did I want to be a dancer! I wanted someone with his eyes and accent and body to hold me and dance with me the way he did in the opening sequence of that movie. And I wanted to dance to Say You, Say Me by Lionel Ritchie.

Misha's (I can call him that) grace, beauty and passion are legendary and unparalleled. He oozes sex appeal. I watched White Nights whenever it was on cable. The politics of the story was lost on me, but the dancing! The dancing was so moving. I am a fan of ballet (and Misha) because of that movie.



There's more August Movie Madness over at Jen's. (photo from here, movie sequence from You Tube)

Sunday News That Didn't Make the News

Does nose candy age the same as wine?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/08/ap/strange/main4333847.shtml

This will be me one day with my son. I can almost guarantee it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/07/ap/strange/main4331473.shtml

[photos from AOL News, AP]

Feline Hale Bopp prepares to demonstrate what a catwalk is really about at a cat fashion show in New York on Aug. 7. Show cats clad in everything from an Elvis costume to a sequined satin dress strutted their stuff at the city's Algonquin Hotel.

Members of Spain's Olympic synchronized swimming team practice in the pool on Aug. 6 in Beijing. The hybrid of swimming, gymnastics and dance emerged as an exhibition sport at the 1948 Olympic Games and debuted as a full medal sport in 1984.

Farmer Rhett Davis put up a backyard fence made from three cars after his new neighbors complained about his Utah property. "This is just a fun way for me to say, 'Hey boys, I'm still here.' This is my redneck Stonehenge," Davis said.

Isabella the dog nurses three 3-day-old white tiger cubs July 30 at the Safari Zoological Park near Caney, Kan. The cubs' mother abandoned them.