grace went to the Harry Potter midnight showing of "the deathly hallows" thursday night.
i love harry potter. if i could only stay awake at midnight and enjoy myself i would have considered going.
but i have to admit it, i like my sleep. after years of staying awake for way too many hours in the night with babies, toddlers and sick kids, i feel as if i am still playing catch up. (and now i have teens eating into the "going to sleep" end of it...so basically let's just say i have not slept well for 17+ years.)
i digress. where was i?
oh yes, harry potter.
i have read the books too many times to count.
j.k. rowling is a genius, pure and simple.
few, in my opinion match her attention to details and the weaving of a story (7 of them to be exact) quite so brilliantly. (although j.r.r. tolkien and c.s. lewis are CLOSE)
maybe it's all about having lots of initials for a name? how does d.g.l. nielson sound?
anyhoo--i REALLY wanted to see the movie!
if not at midnight, then the FIRST SHOWING of friday morning.
i walked my kids to school, ran home and started calling friends.
did anyone want to come?
it appeared no one could.
(do i have no life?)
don't answer that.
i was feeling apprehensive...i HAD TO go see
the movie.
since no one could go with me, that meant i had to overcome one of my biggest fears/quirks...
GOING TO THE MOVIES ALONE.
seriously, ALONE?
only loosers/dorks/people with no friends go
to the movies alone.
it appeared that i was to induct myself into
that group of people and FAST!
i grabbed my purse, girded up my loins and
drove to the theater.
i walked in, hat pulled down low and picked
the seat of my choice.
i then giggled as i looked around me and saw
at least 20 OTHER PEOPLE (adults!) sitting
ALL ALONE at the movies.
apparently you CAN go the movies alone.
and NOT be a dork/looser/person with no friends.
it was a whole new experience for me and although i missed chatting with friends before the movie started i DID get to eavesdrop on the conversation of 3 ladies behind me.
they were dishing on the new LDS "church handbook" and expressing their taste (and distaste) at how some things had been changed.
NOTE TO SELF: be aware of what you say to your friends next time you go to the movies NOT alone--you never know who may be listening to
your conversations. it MAY just be that lady sitting all alone in the black hat in front of you.
i really loved the movie and can't wait for Part 2, next July.
Who knows, i may even go see it alone.
4 comments:
the more alone Wayne is at the movies the better.
He could sit there all day without a friend in sight.
P.S. I've never seen a Harry Potter Movie - I know full dork mode.
hmmm, should i call wayne next time? we could sit a few seats apart and then i wouldn't feel quite so anxious about being alone.
besides that, he could save my seat if i had to run to the bathroom. it happens sometimes, you know. :O)
Going to the move alone? Yep, I used to do it all the time. No problem with it. Be alone and Be proud.
I will admit it though - I have never read the Harry Potter books and I think that I have only seen 2 of the movies. But Bro and I did go to Opening Weekend of the first Harry Potter in London years and years ago, at the huge Leicester Square movie theater. It was nuts and expensive but a lot of fun.
sam-wow! who knew?! so many COOL people actually go to the movies alone...
i guess i'm cool now! and NOT a dork! :O)
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