:54:00
I mean, my track record for consciously
choosing men is so horrendous that l....
:54:05
If l...
:54:07
...ever hooked up with somebody good,
it would be pure luck.
:54:22
I'm being careful, okay?
:54:27
Me too.
:54:39
"'The Water Baby.'
:54:41
The midwife knew at first look
it wasn't a normal delivery.
:54:45
The newborn was cold
as it struggled and gasped--"
:54:47
A little louder.
:54:50
"The midwife knew at first look
it wasn't a normal delivery.
:54:54
The newborn was cold as it
struggled and gasped in her arms...
:54:58
...wet and cold with a bluish pallor
that didn't change...
:55:00
...once she cleared its throat
with her finger.
:55:03
It fought for air but
didn't open its mouth.
:55:06
The mother, sweat-soaked
in her bed sheets...
:55:08
...the father, video camera dropping
away from his apprehensive face...
:55:13
...her assistant, on the phone
to the life-support unit...
:55:16
...all seemed to move in a heavy
slow motion, as if underwater.
:55:20
The midwife was halfway down the hall
with the baby before she noticed them.
:55:25
A tiny, half-moon slit below each ear...
:55:28
...lined with a deep crimson membrane.
:55:31
Gills."
:55:49
I never slept with a drummer.
:55:53
Is that good?
:55:56
Probably.
:55:59
It probably indicates some level
of self-respect I've never fallen below.