The Why? List

The First Day of Work/School After Daylight Savings Time (Spring)

Before: OH MY GOD THE SUN IS OUT!!!

After: Ugh. Time for a nap.

Friday Night Nostalgia: No Homework For the Weekend

Remember how satisfying it was to come home from school on Friday with NO homework? This was especially fulfilling when the weather was warm since you could have those long summer nights outside playing stuff like kickball, manhunt, and laser tag with the neighborhood kids. But then Sunday night came. The sun was setting and 9:00pm was only a few hours away. Damn. But, at least you were going to see your friends the next day. It was all still a little depressing even though you didn’t have any homework…

…until you remembered you had two worksheets for English to do. FFFFFUUUUU-

The Atmosphere of Sick Days

I’ve always remembered how strange sick days were. No doubt they were awesome even though you felt like shit, but everything seems a little less normal. I’ve always noticed that sunlight in the house always looked a little different than usual. It actually seemed to look brighter than it does then when you were at school or work. Not to mention the house was empty since both of your parents were at work. It was just you, a couch or bed, the TV, and The Bucket (and I guess your cell phone nowadays too). Oh yeah. The Bucket. You know which one I’m talking about. Your mom probably washed it in the dishwasher the next day then used it to cook spaghetti.

Still to this day, sick days feel a little off to me. It’s always that combination of a little guilt, sunshine that’s a little brighter, and a little feeling of victory thinking about the suckers who had to work today. But, holy crap…the excruciating pain!!!

Remembering Your Experience With the Theater Audience Every Time You Watch That Movie

I remember when I went to see the first Lord of the Rings in theaters. Fantastic movie. But before the movie started, a large group of about a dozen middle school kids were sitting two rows ahead of me. On this particular evening they felt the need to bring their schoolyard drama to the theater. To put the noise level into perspective, just imagine a hallway in a middle school during class changes. It wasn’t until about 20 minutes in when a guy, who sounded like was in his mid-30’s, yelled “Will you SHUT THE HELL UP!?” that finally made half of them leave and the other half shutting the hell up. Also, an employee finally walked in with one of those spiffy cone flashlights to help alleviate the situation.

It seems like every time I watch a movie, and I had seen it when it was playing in theaters, I always remember the horrible audience experience, if any, that had been attached to it.

Now excuse me while go back to watching “Annoying Commentator In the Seat Behind Me”-…I mean “The Dark Knight.”