I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 by Gurwitch Annabelle

Author:Gurwitch, Annabelle [Gurwitch, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

THIS IS FIFTY

Int. a Bedroom in Los Angeles—Late at Night

It’s not the suburban Los Angeles bedroom you’ve seen in romantic comedies like Knocked Up or This Is 40. This bedroom didn’t have a set designer. It’s not designed. It’s furnished.

The furniture, including a makeup vanity, armoire and set of drawers, is from the Art Deco period, the combined effect almost achieving the look that was once referred to as “shabby chic,” a trademark style that emphasizes the allure of timeworn objects, though in this case it’s a bit more shabby than chic. In just the right light, it might resemble a modest Parisian hotel room in an outer arrondissement, but in full sunlight it’s more akin to a B and B outside Fresno, raisin capital of the world. An upholstered armchair that looks as though a pack of lions has been sharpening their claws on it sits next to an unused cat scratching post.

CLOSE ON: Five different TV remotes piled on a leather ottoman at the foot of the bed. One for the TV, one for the DVD player, one for the cable, one for a VCR that hasn’t been in use since 2001, and one belonging to a laser disc player, a technology that never really took. Each of the occupants suspects there might be a slim possibility that the signal from one of these remotes is doing something that makes the entire system work. It would sound cliché to note that three out of the five devices are flashing 12:00, but you know they are. The VCR simply reads: —:—.

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