film gabbery

When I was a young lass I saw movies all the time, and if I wasn't allowed to see it, my mother would gladly tell me the entire plot. I "saw" scores of movies that way. I went to college and saw movies on my own, or rather with my roommate and friends. Four years of basically sometimes going to see bands, or clubbing, but mostly, just movies. We were film geeks.

And then when I graduated and still hung out with those kids in college, that was what we still did. Or I did it alone; I didn't care, and it was easier to sneak into the second-matinee that way. I saw at least two movies for four years of college and two years of living in Raleigh. And, hell, a year of living in Redmond. Movies really aren't a social activity, in my book; they're what you do when you're sitting at home alone (or with a bored roommate), or have a boring boyfriend, or film geek buddies. I mean there's nothing like watching a movie with film geeks and drinking eggnog or hot chocolate or wine (or a combination of those). But it's just a little antisocial, and that's not really what I'm like nowadays.

So instead of watching movies all the time, I go to clubs or bars and dance or talk to people. Steve and I will go to movies, or stay at home and watch them, but that's when we feel like being antisocial, really. Or like dorking out. We mainly only see movies at Cinerama, and most the time we have a lot of people with us, but you know. I rarely get the urge anymore to see films by myself, because I have "better" options.

( I saw LOST IN TRANSLATION last night. )

btw

I think we get to vote on the smoking ban in seattle soon. I'm against it personally, so I'm registering and stuff.

talking about talking about it

I found this to be a fairly interesting link. Although I literally only know like three guys who are into sports. Well, I guess I went to school with people who were but that crossed gender lines. I don't really think of basketball as all that severely manly a sport, anyway, since my college roommate was way into the NBA (as well as tennis). Besides I don't really consider someone being "into sports" if they're only into basketball or baseball. Or even only hockey or only football. My dad was into football, basketball, and baseball, and I was so bored Sunday afternoons growing up because of this.

In other news, I finished Candide, and I'll have my eggs in the Age of Enlightenment.