My boss made me the woman I am today.
I was a mousy little thing when he first employed me; did everything he said unquestioningly, even rummaging in huge bins to retrieve things he'd thrown away and coming back to the office filthy.

Of course my nature and eagerness to please made such an impression on him that before long he was punishing me for the smallest mistakes: typing errors, not enough sugar in his tea. Not just verbally disciplining, but physically, too. Even more strangely, I found that I was actually enjoying it. The more time I spent with him, the more my confidence grew and I started to dress better, and invite the punishment that mistakes would bring.

One day, it all stopped. Just like that. Things built up to such a climax that we ended up fucking on his desk, and after that, he fired me, ashamed of his actions. I was in pieces. In the meantime I had ended up engaged to another man, a childhood friend, but my heart simply wasn't in it; he couldn't give me what I needed, he bored me and I would only let him make love to me - the most frightful, tedious, vanilla lovemaking, which I didn't even pretend to enjoy, so much was my mind with my boss - with the lights out. On the day I was choosing my wedding dress, I ran to my boss's office and begged him to give us a chance. He agreed, on one condition: I stay motionless in his chair for three days and nights.

Some tried to talk me out of it, some encouraged me, comparing it to similar acts of religious devotion. At the end of the three days, however, I had been true to my word: singing to myself to keep myself occupied, not eating, not drinking, motionless, and when he returned, he took me home to bathe me, care for me and that is where I remain.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 21:32, 32 replies)

This sounds incredibly fucked up...
...unless it's some reference which I don't understand.
(firestormviper!!1 approaching god through cigarettes, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 21:41, closed)

It's a reference.
Promise :)
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 21:53, closed)

It's a filum
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_(film)
( monkeybananaraffle, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:27, closed)

Never seen it
I feel very uneducated popculture-wise now :P
(firestormviper!!1 approaching god through cigarettes, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 10:53, closed)

You
need to stop watching that bloody film! Or I WON'T come down there, I WON'T spank you, and you most definatly WILL NOT be tied up!
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 21:58, closed)

*pouts*
Do I have to? *looks mournful*

*considers options*
*stops watching that bloody film*
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:00, closed)

Ahh, Maggie Gylenhall
There's something I realy like about that film, beyond the obvious of course. It's the bizzare little office he has, so strange and like a movie set or something. I don't know how to describe it, meh.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:27, closed)

I loved the whole aesthetic of the film
as well as the content.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:31, closed)

Yes. The aesthetic was spot on
It made you wonder at one stage wether he was just very rich and had set up the whole office as a front to play out his particular thing. Or at least I wondered that for a bit anyway.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:34, closed)

It is my new favouritest film ever.
Mr Pot will tell you so as I flailed muchly to him about its awesomeness.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:36, closed)

It's certainly a good film
only seen it a couple of times. Might watch it again this weekend now I've been reminded
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:47, closed)

Do it do it do it.
Interesting to do so if you work in an office. Damn good job my boss is a) gay and b) not my type.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:52, closed)

Oh, yeah. Never worked in an office!
In actual fact most of my knowlege of offices comes from Office space and other pop culture references. Thankfully I saw office space and such before I saw secutary, otherwise I would have a rather stranger idea of office work.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:58, closed)

I only know what I'd seen on TV
and now working in one I know it's not really like that at all. Wouldn't want it to be like Secretary since I work with 20 people not one!
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:03, closed)

Yes, Secutary would have been an altogether different film
With 20 people working in that office. Also probably a fair bit more contraversial.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:23, closed)

Also, not much arm space
if they were all restrained. It would be like some kind of windmill ballet.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:31, closed)

Mind you....
With 20 of them one of them might have been able to change the water in the water cooler...
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:38, closed)

Aww, that made me giggle :)
she's as klutzy as me, definitely.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:44, closed)

I felt hideously embarrased for her!
I hate cocking up on something when you've just started a job or something!
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:46, closed)

I'm appalling.
I've broken a mug, spanged myself in the head with folders, accidentally flashed my pants to half the office and once my bra to a very embarrassed male colleague. I r disaster.
( Maladicta, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 13:27, closed)

It is also the bestest film I have ever seen.
Two so very broken people finding each other - wonderful. Gives everyone hope.

Anyway, he only has a wank over her after the "worm incident;" exertion of power, you see. The first time they fuck is after the bathing - he finally submits to her.

The whole film is just perfect. It's only defect is the fact that she doesn't open her eyes before sucking on the milkshake when he finally gives in to her (at the end of the wedding dress sit-in). How did she know it was him? It could have been her boyfriend at that stage in the plot.

Oh, and it's all about the accent with Maggie G.
(dxg, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 22:55, closed)

I love it a big huggy bunch.
My bad, will correct in a moment :) had a discussion with Mr Pot over whether they actually fucked then or not...

Trust, I think, there; she trusts him implicitly so in her eyes, who could it be but him?

I just think she's adorable :)
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:01, closed)

It all hinges on the "Demoi, Iowa" line before the resolution right at the end.
You just know she's going to spend the rest of her life teasing these exqusite details from him.

(And, yes, I am watching it - again - right now).
(dxg, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:20, closed)

It's beautiful. You just know
they'll have a wonderful life together.
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:32, closed)

Favourite. Movie. Ever.

( Bats, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:35, closed)

Certainly going that way here!
DVD should arrive tomorrow...
( Maladicta, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:36, closed)

CLICKED
:D
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 2:10, closed)

Haven't seen the film sadly
But I will look out for it now because of all the god things you've said.

Love this anecdote about it on the Wikipedia page:

"A relatively small, independent production, the filming of Secretary was not without mishaps. Notably, in one instance the film-makers accidentally obtained shooting rights for the wrong park. Gyllenhaal supposedly encouraged them to hastily shoot the required park scene anyway whilst crew members distracted the local police."

What did they do? Buy them a box of doughnuts or something?
(Capo, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 6:36, closed)

EVERYONE should watch it.
Except kids. That would be wrong.

I love production anecdotes, too; random things the actors got up to on set, things like that.
( Maladicta, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 13:42, closed)

I want a girlfriend like the girl in the film
I actually had to fire the last one for real. :(
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 18:03, closed)

Maggie G
Mmmmmmmmm!!

*click* for sparking some nice memories old bean.
(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Wed 24 Jun 2009, 16:20, closed)