1) I went to see Batman vs. Superman on Saturday night and I liked it. I don't care what anyone else says, it wasn't terrible. It was dark and kind of humorless, but it wasn't a bad movie. If you want a funny superhero movie, go see one from Marvel! I even liked Ben Affleck as Batman! So there, world! Someone out there liked it.
I didn't have the best time while I was in the theater, though, because a teenage couple decided that they were going to sit right next to me and carnally explore one another during the movie. I was so grossed out. It was a weird situation, because even though there was an almost entirely empty row just ahead of us (we were in the back row of lower seats) and, in fact, many other places they could have sat, these two goobers decided that sitting right next to me was the best course of action. When they first came in and sat down, I thought they were preteen kids coming in with their parents and they just didn't want to sit right next to them. The boy sat down next to me and then the girl sat next to him. I was uncomfortable, because I don't like strangers sitting that close to me when they don't have to, but what could I do? Then they got up, moved down a seat to leave one in between us, but then got right back up and moved back. Then the guy raised the armrest in between them and the girl pretty much lay down in his lap with her feet up on the seats ahead of us. I glanced over and saw how old they were, realized they were on a date, and prayed that they'd just watch the movie and leave each other alone.
That prayer was not answered.
Look, I was a teenager once and did my fair share of movie theater kissing. However, when I knew I wasn't going to be watching the movie, I didn't sit right up in front of the theater, pressed up against a perfect stranger while I was doing it! They were practically in my lap! It was like they saw me and thought "Oh, she looks nice and squishy, let's go lie on her while we are publicly inappropriate!" They were literally so close to me that I could smell what she'd washed her hair with, and the grease from whatever restaurant they'd had dinner at. I could feel their body heat, and that is closer than I allow a lot of people I know and like to be to me. Really, if I want to feel your temperature through your clothes, I'm really going to want to have to be that near to you at my own discretion. I'm also going to expect you to take me to dinner and I at least know you're first name! Oh, and they were kissing SO DAMN LOUD. It was gross. So gross. I was so uncomfortable, but I didn't know what to do! I wanted so badly to be mean and say something rude to get them away from me, but I couldn't do it! Times like this are when I really wish I hadn't had politeness instilled into my brain. I simply didn't know what to do. Had I known that there were empty seats on the other side of my friend, I'd have just moved, but I thought the seats were full. I didn't want to have to drag Steve and Anthony off somewhere else in the middle of the movie. I was stuck. Y'all, by the time the movie was over (2.5 long ass hours later) I was afraid I was going to need to go to a clinic for an STD panel and pregnancy test. Oh, and to top it off, when that dumb chick wasn't attached to her boyfriend's face, she was texting, and the light from the screen was in my eyes. So...yeah. Good times.
But Wonder Woman was in the movie, and she's been my favorite since I was young enough for Underoos, so I was glad for that!
Bleh. I still feel unclean.
2) So, I've been going to physical therapy for my back/neck and it is actually noticeably helping! The woman is from my church, and the pastor's daughter, and she is the DPT at the clinic I'm going to. I'm glad for that, because I feel more comfortable knowing the person who is helping me. She was glad that I wanted to come to her clinic, because where she's located is in a pain management center and she told me that a lot of the people who come in to be assessed are people with chronic pain and on really hardcore pain meds, and that there isn't really anything she can do to help them.
I am someone she can help! Yay! What she is helping me with is to stretch the muscles in my neck and upper back, which is helping me regain the natural curve to my spine. I have to do a lot of weird neck stretches and posture exercises. She also applies this heated thingie (that is it's scientific name, I swear) to my neck and back, and she digs around in my muscles with her exceptionally bony fingers to undo knots and realign some kind of thing I have in my neck. If it wasn't for the more painful things, it would almost be like going to a really unusual spa for an angry massage. My favorite thing, though, is the E-Stim machine! She applies these big pads to my neck and back and sends electric pulses into my muscles. It was the thing I was worried about before, thinking it would be like electro-shock treatment, but it is very nice and relaxing.
In fact, when I told the pastor that I liked it, he brought his own at-home e-stim machine to let me try out. His daughters bought him a small one to use after he plays golf. I was willing to give it a shot, but unfortunately, it wasn't a nice as the big, professional machine and I couldn't quite get the setting right and it was actually kind of painful. I reached over to turn it off, and I accidentally turned the knob the wrong way! That was incredibly unpleasant! I did manage to turn it off before I did myself any more damage, but I think I'm going to leave the e-stim treatments to the professionals. :)
3) There was more, but I can't remember what it was! I'm sure it was entertaining, though. :) I'll probably remember it later.
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