You wouldn’t think it was such a big deal. It isn’t like I talk during the movie. So it’s not like going to lunch or dinner alone, where you have no one to talk to and you feel like everyone in the joint is looking at you and thinking you are a loser. No one can see you once the lights go down. But during that 10-15 minutes while you are waiting for the lights to go down and the previews to come on, you do feel like everyone is wondering what is wrong with you that you are sitting in the movies by yourself.
I had to go to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by myself, though. I’m guessing it won’t be playing much more. I couldn’t go earlier because I was busy traveling all freakin month long! Any way, I got there early because I had read the movie times wrong and thought it started 10 minutes earlier. Damn dyslexia!!! I was the fourth person there after one cutsie couple and one man sitting by himself. He looked creepy. But maybe that was just me being prejudice and thinking that because he was at the movies alone. No, I take that back. Another guy came in later who was by himself and he didn’t look creepy. (He was kind of cute.) Definitely the first guy looked lecherous or something very creepy. I didn’t like him sitting behind me but the only row behind him was the last one. I don’t like sitting in the last row.
I had popcorn and a drink. That was my reward to myself for being brave enough to go to the movies alone. It’s not like seeing the movie would be a big enough reward in itself. Nope, gotta reward myself with popcorn with extra butter and salt! Mmmmm! So I sat down with my popcorn and drink, took a piece of popcorn and started texting. Oh, which I don’t recommend by the way. My phone ended up all greasy from the extra butter (flavoring) I put on the popcorn.
PJ had gone to the movies by himself on Saturday, so I told him where I was. I told him I know it sounded silly but I hated going by myself. He admitted to hating it too. Since there were two guys there by themselves and I’ve seen guys by themselves at the movies before, I was starting to think it was just a girl thing. But maybe not. Maybe everyone hates going to the movies alone, it’s just guys are better at faking confidence in such things.
Any way, the movie was good. The popcorn was rocking…although I’d like to figure out how to shake up the bag and get the butter flavoring all the way down. Maybe next time I’ll bring an extra bag to put some popcorn in to make it so I can add all sorts of extra fat and salt. Of course, it might be another 3 years before I go to the movies alone! Ha!
there are a few more movies out that I'd like to see. Julie and Julia , The Time Traveler's Wife and I think one more. But, I can wait til they come out on DVD. I want to read the books first, too, if possible. I always like the books better. Lots more interesting details in a book. And, if I watch a movie, I almost never bother to read the book later. Maybe those are just excuses to not go to the movies alone. Although, maybe I will in December. I want to see Robert Downy Junior and Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes, on the big screen. Two sexy men at once... be still my heart!
Yup, sex and popcorn...two things that can drag me out to the movie theater alone! ha!
btw, the title of this blog from one of my favorite movies (as a kid). It's called the Rescuers - a disney flick. The little girl, Penny, is the one who says it to two alligators that were going to escort her to her room. She is quite sassy and brave. I wanted to grow up to be just like her! I got the sassy part down!
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