I am not a huge fan of going to the movies.  I can’t even tell you the last time I went to see one in the theater.  I remember Forrest Gump… and Titanic… and Blair Witch Project… oh my, has it been THAT long?  OK maybe not, but it’s been awhile.

Back in the day, I had roommates and several people who crashed with us all weekend long.  We saw a lot of movies then.  However, now that we’re all grown up, we don’t have the luxury of seeing each other every day.  When I get together with my friends now I don’t want to spend half of our time sitting in silence through a movie.  We usually have way too much to catch up on to waste time.  Unless you’re a huge movie buff, going to the movies is something you do with people you have little in common with or when things are stale (hellooooo date night).

Another downside to the movies is dealing with the general public.  You all know me well enough to realize I have no tolerance for less than stellar public behavior.  The talking, annoying laughs, smells, and the DISGUSTING chewing habits.  I can’t enjoy a movie through the slobbery popcorn chomps.  If I wanted to listen to that, I’d keep my $10 and put my face near my kitty’s bowls at dinner time.  Actually, she has better manners than most movie-goers.

And frankly, not a lot of cinemas serve beer.  Huge bummer.

That being said, my friends and I are venturing out to the movies this weekend!  We wanted to spend the whole day together, so there’s plenty of time for a movie.  We’re hitting a 10:30 am show to avoid people, too.  Very shrewd.  We still have the beer issue, but that will be rectified at lunch afterward.  Something tells me we’ll need a few after Hot Tub Time Machine.  (ROFL, I kid you not.)