As Jess' driver dropped us off at the apartment building, I was wondering if this was a good idea or not. Some would call us crazy, some would call us stupid, and yet I think, some might dare to call the undertaking that stands in our way, courageous, brilliant, impossible. The task in front of us, I am sure you have heard of it and maybe even attempted yourself. We ring the doorbell and are greeted by a man wearing black, he stands almost eye level with me (this is rare) and say's that his name is mark, I believe him.
There are others there but it is hard to make them out in the dark room, we found our seats and our faces are lit only by the TV on the opposite wall, but this fact goes unnoticed, for this TV, this giver of light, play's a major role in our task at hand.
The task now set before us seems more daunting as the plastic chair threatens to numb my backside after only a few minutes. But yet, this resolve is building up inside of me. I want to make this happen, to follow through. The thing is, thirteen hours of movies is a very long time, and that is what we are talking about here. A Lord of the Rings trilogy, all three movies, back to back to back in a single day. I had thought to be up to the challenge many times before but always failed, this time would be different. The first movie was good as always, the power of the ring and of such intensity to hold on to something that is evil is crazy.
The break in this first part of this uphill battle was welcomed with the preparation of food for lunch. Always a welcome site, helping make chili is something I can do. Then back to the task at hand, the next part went fast, as the smell of the cooking chili and rice was coming out of the kitchen. Then with the sad death of a human and the perseverance of two little Halflings, the first part ended. There was silence in the room, the group had grown as the movie was playing, the silence was broken by a yell of, "Let's eat!" followed by the sound of chair legs moved roughly on the tile floor as chairs were being moved out. We all ate till we were full and shortly started the second part of the day, The Two Towers. As we watched we devoured many a bag of chips and what seemed like a gallon of salsa, both tasty as. This was probably my most looked forward to time. I think I like this movie the most out of all of them.
And then it happened. About a quarter way through the second movie I made a devastating mistake. As more people joined the group I moved down onto the floor with the table right in front of me. I thought this to be a smart move at first since from this position I could easily reach the newly brought chips and dip. It was going well for a while then I realized that this tile floor was going to be the end of me. First off, even though the chair was not that comfortable, the tile floor was even less, also I was surrounded by people and this limited my options of sitting positions. As we came to a break halfway in the second movie, Jess and I began talking and had the option of leaving after this movie and heading out to eat with her parents. I told her that it didn’t really matter to me and that we could talk about it after the movie was over.
As we started to watch the second half of the movie I chose to take a seat near the back which made it possible for me to get not only a chair, but a chair with cushion. So now I was more comfortable but soon a new challenge arrived. Sleepiness.
Despite the action that was taking place on the TV, I was feeling the effects of not doing anything all day and just staying inside. As we finished the movie, which was amazing as usual, Jess and I decided to head out and meet her parents for dinner. I know, we did not accomplish our goal, we failed. The mission set before us was too much, the wanting that I had earlier in the day had dissipated. We said goodbye and headed out the door, as we were leaving the building we talked about the day and agreed that it was ok that we had left when we did, we had a good time with friend and watched some good movies. We ate at a food court for dinner and I drank a coconut smoothie which was very good. Then we headed home and seeing as how tired I was I decided to head to bed. And as I was laying there listening to Jack Johnson and mere moments from sleep I was thinking how it was a good day and how sleep was coming fast. But little did I know…….
There are others there but it is hard to make them out in the dark room, we found our seats and our faces are lit only by the TV on the opposite wall, but this fact goes unnoticed, for this TV, this giver of light, play's a major role in our task at hand.
The task now set before us seems more daunting as the plastic chair threatens to numb my backside after only a few minutes. But yet, this resolve is building up inside of me. I want to make this happen, to follow through. The thing is, thirteen hours of movies is a very long time, and that is what we are talking about here. A Lord of the Rings trilogy, all three movies, back to back to back in a single day. I had thought to be up to the challenge many times before but always failed, this time would be different. The first movie was good as always, the power of the ring and of such intensity to hold on to something that is evil is crazy.
The break in this first part of this uphill battle was welcomed with the preparation of food for lunch. Always a welcome site, helping make chili is something I can do. Then back to the task at hand, the next part went fast, as the smell of the cooking chili and rice was coming out of the kitchen. Then with the sad death of a human and the perseverance of two little Halflings, the first part ended. There was silence in the room, the group had grown as the movie was playing, the silence was broken by a yell of, "Let's eat!" followed by the sound of chair legs moved roughly on the tile floor as chairs were being moved out. We all ate till we were full and shortly started the second part of the day, The Two Towers. As we watched we devoured many a bag of chips and what seemed like a gallon of salsa, both tasty as. This was probably my most looked forward to time. I think I like this movie the most out of all of them.
And then it happened. About a quarter way through the second movie I made a devastating mistake. As more people joined the group I moved down onto the floor with the table right in front of me. I thought this to be a smart move at first since from this position I could easily reach the newly brought chips and dip. It was going well for a while then I realized that this tile floor was going to be the end of me. First off, even though the chair was not that comfortable, the tile floor was even less, also I was surrounded by people and this limited my options of sitting positions. As we came to a break halfway in the second movie, Jess and I began talking and had the option of leaving after this movie and heading out to eat with her parents. I told her that it didn’t really matter to me and that we could talk about it after the movie was over.
As we started to watch the second half of the movie I chose to take a seat near the back which made it possible for me to get not only a chair, but a chair with cushion. So now I was more comfortable but soon a new challenge arrived. Sleepiness.
Despite the action that was taking place on the TV, I was feeling the effects of not doing anything all day and just staying inside. As we finished the movie, which was amazing as usual, Jess and I decided to head out and meet her parents for dinner. I know, we did not accomplish our goal, we failed. The mission set before us was too much, the wanting that I had earlier in the day had dissipated. We said goodbye and headed out the door, as we were leaving the building we talked about the day and agreed that it was ok that we had left when we did, we had a good time with friend and watched some good movies. We ate at a food court for dinner and I drank a coconut smoothie which was very good. Then we headed home and seeing as how tired I was I decided to head to bed. And as I was laying there listening to Jack Johnson and mere moments from sleep I was thinking how it was a good day and how sleep was coming fast. But little did I know…….
1 comment:
That's a good little bit of writing there, bro. And a worthy cause. I think our teammates have all 3 LOTR movies so maybe we can take another crack at the 13-hour marathon while you're visiting...
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