14 Bloodsmoke20We started the night at the cinema, and as a gentleman, I let Mary choose the movie. She picked the film Mr. Brooks – probably because she liked Kevin Costner. Eventually, after two and a half hours, it turned out that I like Costner, too, and that Mary’s taste was impeccable, even with movies she had never seen before. Well, at least the story of an exemplary father being a serial killer completely fascinated me. Even though Mary was clearly getting bored of the constant complications in the plot, I was completely hooked. I was more interested in it than the ensuing pleasure. Okay, I know this isn’t quite normal, but what can I do if I’m like that? Movies can be boring to watch if you don’t feel it embrace your soul. I seemed to have matured into a fine boy over my teenage

