That being said, this weekend has been pretty good so far (at least for you readers who are looking for some entertainment)
Let me take you to Friday.
The day began like a majority of the days this vacation...Not much went on, just slept in, kicked back and relaxed all day.
Finally the sun began to set and I got ready to head to the movies with Brendan Norton, Susan Grimmo, Christian Chrysos, and Alex Accardi. We went into Cambridge to see 'Blue Valentine'
For those of you interested in seeing it, I wont give too much away, but I'll give a real bare-bones review:
At the very beginning I failed to see the overall point of the movie, and as a result I struggled getting into it. However as it progressed I started to really enjoy it. Personally I think Ryan Gosling did a great job and really pulled out all the stops in his performance. Michelle Williams also played her role quite well, it just didn't stand out as much. There were however some flaws to the film, most notably the fact that the writer quite obviously intended 'Cindy' (Michelle Williams' character) to be more of the 'Bad Guy' and get the audience to side with 'Dean' (Ryan Gosling's character).
Now the reason I say that it was intended to be that way is because there was a large focus on Dean's past, showing his work ethic, how he interacts with people, etc. Where as Cindy had very little character development from past to present. As a result, the audience (myself included) really couldn't relate to Cindy because we didn't know anything about her.
That being said, overall I give the movie a B/B+... not perfect, but still really good. If you're thinking of seeing it, I recommend it.
Now lets be honest, those of you reading this most likely came to read about something comical or interesting that happened to me, not my Half-Assed movie reviews. So I have an entertaining encounter to share:
First, any guys reading this can relate to the story I'm about to tell as we've all experienced it at one point or another and it's always horrible. But any ladies reading, let me fill you in... there is an unwritten law of manhood that states, if you go into a public restroom, and someone is using one of the urinals, if there are other urinals available, under NO circumstances is it acceptable to go up and use the one directly next to the stranger already going.... the problem is, not everyone out there abides by this law. When you face one of these 'lawbreakers' you get a similar situation like the one I had...
We had just sat down in the theater, and the trailers had begun when I realized I had to use the restroom. I waited for a lull in the movie(as I had mentioned, it was difficult getting into at first), and I made my move. Now the interesting thing about this particular theater which, by the way, was just called "Cinema" (that point has nothing to do with the story, but as a guy who frequents 'National Amusements Showcase Cinemas' I just found it a little odd) is that you need to go on a Journey to get to the bathroom. You need to go up a flight of stairs, and then proceed down a long, narrow, winding, poorly lit hallway. The bathroom itself is very nice and clean, and I wont lie, I was relieved to see I was the only one in there. I started towards the Urinals, but stopped for a moment or two to check myself out in the mirror.
Suddenly I heard a very faint noise in the distance. As it slowly grew louder I identified it as whistling. Having just been through the spooky hallway, combined with the acoustics of the bathroom, the disembodied sound of whistling getting closer and closer to me made me absolutely terrified. I raced over to the urinals, but before I could even loosen my belt, the door popped open and in stepped a strange man. He was an older gent, probably late 50's-early 60's, short, balding, glasses, and thick beard stubble. He just stood in the doorway and looked at me. Trying desperately not to make eye contact with him I looked straight ahead, but with my peripherals I saw he was beginning his approach towards me. Just as I had finished saying in my head "please don't come up next to me!" He settled in the Urinal directly to my right.
Now ladies, the aforementioned 'unwritten law' about not using the urinal next to stranger? That's inappropriate, but to proceed to strike up a conversation with said stranger, is completely unacceptable..... guess what our friend the Whistler did?
Whistler: (sounds of relief upon use of the urinal) AHHHH-OHHHH!
Me:.....
Whistler: How's it going?
Me.....Fine......
Whistler: Good! Good!
Me.....
Whistler: So... what are you seeing?
Me:.....Blue Valentine.....
Whistler: Nice how is it?
Me: ...Fine...
Whistler: AHHH-OHHH! Feels great, you know what I mean? hahahahaha
Me: (almost in tears of discomfort) ......... yeah.......
Luckily, after what seemed like an eternity, I had completed my 'Business' and dashed out back to the theater.
Let me take a second to clarify, I'm sure he was just being friendly. I don't have issue with people being nice to each other, But at the urinal in the public bathroom is not the time nor the place. No man (with the apparent exception of Chatty-Cathy here) is comfortable talking to another strange man whilst they are in a position as vulnerable as that. As a result, I was being very cold towards him, intentionally giving him short and quick responses. I wasn't TRYING to be a jerk, I just really wanted him to stop talking to me, or at least wait until we were at the sinks. But sadly.... that was not the case.
I realize this particular post is starting to go much longer than my past updates, so I'll wrap it up before it gets tedious for those of you reading, haha.
Until next post....
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