Eugene Fitzherbert is the man of my romantic fantasies. Forget the Harry Connicks, the John Cusacks, the Mr. Darcys of the world; Eugene is my man. And, if you (no not you Megan Stanish) but you, the everyday Joe can tell me who Eugene Fitzherbert is I’ll send you a WritersLi.P.P. t-shirt in honor of your correct answer and the wonderful Pam Asberry’s birthday (August 15th). Of course, that makes talking about my favorite heroine impossible, but what the hey, let’s talk men for a minute.
Eugene travels the countryside under an assumed name. He lives on the constant cusp of being caught. For what, you ask? Well, my friends, Eugene is a criminal. So what if he’s sexy in his own cartoonish sort of way. Morals and values do not exist in this man. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that he’s not afraid to try new things like singing and sharing his feelings. Though I imagine these to be foreign concepts to most men, Eugene is willing if only to win the love of the woman of his dreams.
Admit it ladies, if you had a man fighting for you, diving off a cliff to get to you, wouldn’t he be your prince charming in thief’s clothing? Imagine, if you will, a man who risks it all to rescue you more than once, who would take a dagger for you; wouldn’t you want to turn around and rescue him from his misgivings about adult life? *insert ballad here*
And, can you tell me why codependence sheathed in romance is okay?
But seriously, if your romantic life could be contained in the pages of a novel that it takes a week to read, or a movie it takes an hour and twenty minutes to watch, then why wouldn’t you want your hero to be someone loathsome like Eugene. Aren’t the ones you have to work for, and on, the most rewarding?
Have I stirred interest or opinion in you? Do share. And don’t forget, be the first to tell me who Eugene Fitzherbert is and the best looking t-shirt in the blogosphere is yours!
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I know the answer but I cheated. ;-) Fun post, Lindy! :-)
Ha! Thanks!
Oh man! Totally had to cheat. I even saw the movie and I didn't remember his name... For some reason I was thinking Romancing the Stone but I just knew that character's name was Jack.
If I say Tangled now, do I maybe get a chance at the T-shirt????
Or is it someone else?
Love this idea. Made me think.
Tami
I had to hold back from commenting yesterday because I didn't want to blurt it out. You failed to mention that he doesn't care what color your hair is or whether it's long or short. ;) Ah, Eugene...
Thanks Tami! I'm glad this made you think. I love a good hero,and Eugene is one of those.
You win the t-shirt! *sirens blaring; lights flashing* Congratulations! Sendme an e-mail with your size and let me know if you will be at GRW on Saturday and I'll get it to you. - Lindy
Actually Megan, he has a thing for brunettes. Ha! Thanks for holding your tongue! I knew it would be hard especially if you've seen that movie and read those books, oh I don't know, a gazillion times. :-) Ah, motherhood. - Lindy
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