On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are falling in love with our respective Hollywood crushes, and somehow it’s actually working out. We’re talking about the Roger Michell film from 1999, Notting Hill.
If you had told me that I could have met a charming and beautiful actress just by working in a bookstore, I would have tried a lot harder to get a job at Borders all those years ago.
But no, old me had to be obsessed with just hanging out in their coffee shop and browsing through nonsense all day. Had I been better prepared, I wouldn’t have missed such a guaranteed opportunity so hard.
It makes one wonder where I would be today had I thought different. I’d definitely be out of a job because R.I.P. Borders. On the other hand, would I ever have to worry about work again if my partner was one of the biggest stars in the world?
Hindsight is always 20–20. I think the moral of this story is that we should all be open to new opportunities. If something seems ridiculous or far-fetched at the time, remind yourself not to write it off. You never know when you could fall in love with your own Anna Scott.
Recorded September 22, 2022
Links to Stuff We Mentioned
Notting Hill (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Beavis and Butt-head (TV Series 1993–2011) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
You’ve Got Mail (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Rhys Ifans — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Demi Moore — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Pretty Woman (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Pelican Brief (1993) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Erin Brockovich (2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Jim Carrey — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Garden State (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Will Friedle — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Amber Heard — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Equalizer (2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Bullet Train (2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Emily Mortimer — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Matrix (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
50 First Dates (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)