2 evening tickets @ AMC- $15.00
A Large Drink and Nachos- $10.50
A hummer in the movie theater after 5 and a half years of marriage- Priceless...
Having 3 kids, barely making ends meet, and not having any real structure to your life sort of makes it hard to go out to see a movie when you want to. I'm a film buff, and as such, that really hurts sometimes. Especially when the rare opportunity presents itself to hang out with friends and have some "grown-up" conversation, and you get to hear about all the movie experiences other people are having. It's kind of like sex to me. Good or bad... it's always better to be having it than not.
So, we went to the Zoo today with the kids, and my Aunt and her Granddaughter... my first cousin, once removed for those of you keeping track... and then brought them home hoping for some quiet time. That failing, my father offered to watch the kids for a few hours while the wife and I went to see a movie. A rare opportunity that I was not going to pass up. So, I chose "I Think I Love My Wife" A re-make of a French film from the 70's called "Sophie In The Afternoon". It's co-written, co-produced, directed and lead by Chris Rock, so I'm expecting something humorous. No such luck. I was also hoping for something that applied to my love life at this point in time, given that despite having a sex drive that would put a 17 year old to shame for reasons I cannot explain, I am not really getting any. It's not my Wife's fault. She has a few issues that make it difficult for her, and trust me... she tries to keep up with me, and even asks me to seek other women to experiment with... but I just don't think I could get any that I would really want. It's hard to explain... I believe Groucho Marx put it best when he said
"I'd never join a club that would have me for a member."
Anyhow... I digress...
The point that I have strayed so far from is that for once... I am in a movie theater. We go in, and see that there is hardly anyone in the theater already... and the prized back row center seats are up for grabs. By the time the movie began, there was still nobody within a 7 seat radius of us. The movie got boring. It happens I guess. But what got interesting is how my wonderful wife decided to pass the time. Of course as is typical, we started making out a bit... and let that go where it went. Part of me still wanted to watch the movie... but I might remind you... I'm all wound up and really not getting any, so fuck it.
The fantasy scenario happened! I don't think I need to explain in any further detail. One of those things that you hope for, but never really expect. Perhaps I'm getting old and boring if I think this is worthy of celebration... but none of that matters to me just now. I'm in too good a mood.
Ken
