In Like Flynn

Just a few thoughts today, in no particular order:

• I'm a huge fan of superlatives. Two posts in a row had the word "best" in the title. And I just said I'm a "huge fan." I could've said, "I like to use superlatives sometimes." Honestly, that's just how I talk. A typical conversation with me at dinner might go a little like this:
  
  Me: "This pizza is fucking awesome."
  You: "Yeah, it's pretty good."
  Me: "It's really fucking good."
  You: "The beer's not bad either."
  Me: "You ain't kidding. Yuengling's the best! The oldest brewery in the U.S."
  You: "So, how was the Built to Spill show last night?"
  Me: "It sucked! I used to really love their music, but somehow they've turned into a jam band. Some of the songs went on for like 15 minutes. Ridiculous."
  You: "You go out after the show?"
  Me: "Yeah, we went to Las Vegas Lounge. I got wasticated. It was fantastic!"

  Please take note - conversations with me are never that one-sided. I just wanted to illustrate a point. Seriously, I'm a good listener. I promise.

• I have less than one week of total freedom remaining. I start my new job on Monday. Since moving to Philly two months ago, I've been trying to focus as much time as possible to the job hunt. I haven't been hanging out at the park, taking the dog on long walks, spending my afternoons at the gym, etc. I wanted to feel productive, so I've spent a good chunk of the daylight hours working on my resume and applying for jobs.

  But now, the daylight hours are all mine. So what do I do? Well, yesterday, I blogged, watched a movie, played THUG 2 on PS2, and ate a ton of food. Man, I really need to get out of the house.

• Ever say "in like Flynn?" I'm sure some of you have said it. I mean, it sounds kind of lame, like saying "chillin' like Bob Dylan," or "in there like swimwear." Okay, maybe you haven't said it, but perhaps you've heard it before.

  So I was wondering where that phrase came from. At first glance (and first Google search), I noticed the name Errol Flynn. Okay, that makes sense. Errol Flynn was pretty smooth. He played Robin Hood. Cool guy, right? So it must mean "I'm in there like that smooth handsome actor who played Robin Hood."

  Not so fast. "In like Flynn" is basically another phrase for, "Awesome, I got away with statutory rape. I am so in there." Case in point, from World Wide Words:

  An American expression meaning to be successful emphatically or quickly, especially in regard to sexual seduction, refers to the Australian-born actor Errol Flynn. His drinking, drug-taking and sexual exploits were renowned, even for Hollywood, but the phrase is said to have been coined following his acquittal in February 1943 for the statutory rape of a teenage girl.

That's all for now.