in a recent article of mine, suspeckted (who shall henceforth be known as 'the man all women should love', or 'tmawsl' for short), actually expressed a preference for a woman who was pale, clever, interesting, quirky, and occasionally downright freakish over a world-renowned beauty.

now, the choice of a woman who loves acting because she wants to vicariously live the life of a serial killer isn't for every man, i agree. there are men who would worry about this. men who would prefer someone a little 'easier' to understand. someone more reliable. less confronting. more pink. yes, that's it. pinker, and pretty.

yet, in charlize theron vs christina ricci, suspeckteds' verdict was christina. women of the world who are not 6 foot tall and 100 pounds, who are not possessed of a year-round tan, perfect teeth and a bone structure hand sculpted apparently by god himself, you may now officially rejoice.

a clever, well rounded, funny, artistic and, frankly, awesomely nice fellow has chosen us !. the imperfect us of the stubbornly pale complexion and unfashionable independence and opinions. we, of the view that 'electric eyelash curlers' should be a title for a book about female stupidity as opposed to a feminine necessity.

the inherent female dual nature isn't always appealing to men when it makes itself so apparent in an individual woman. the need to boost ones' ego by having a female partner whose attractions are obvious to others is the downfall of many an otherwise decent man. i swear sometimes men feel sorry for me because i lack the motivation to paint and pamper for their viewing pleasure.

but suspeckted doesn't . kudos to you, my friend. what a shame christina doesn't know how lucky she is.