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[shadowkat]

It's pathetic really...but I write better at night than in the morning. I am a bit of a night owl. Mornings don't quite work for me. I like the silence at night. The only sound the whirl of my air purifier and the buzz of my fridge. I live in a city, but I've grown so used to its rhythms...that I barely notice them. It's a bit like living in the country and not noticing the crickets? After a while, the roar of cars in the distance is less noisy than the clatter of crickets and cicadas.

Have decided to write stories again, but not to care if I can get them published. I may publish them myself or post them to my journal. May do the same with what I've written to date. The point is to write. And keep on writing. The world be damned. It does like to beat up on one. Doesn't it? To further that end (writing not being beat up by the world) - I wrote one page tonight of a new story. Hey, it's a start. And I've decided to try a first person narrative structure for a change of pace. We'll see how that works.

Flirting with seeing Iron Man 3 this weekend. Asked MD, but she only has time for brunch even though she wants to see it. Not quite sure I want to see it with anyone though. Movies aren't really a social activity, they are more solo. You sit in the dark, aware of the people around you...yet at the same time alone. It is just you and the screen. In some cases I prefer seeing movies alone, much like I prefer watching tv shows alone - you don't have to worry about anyone's reaction but your own. Your opinion or view of the show or movie is not colored by another's scream, yelp, laugh, or sigh. Nor are they talking over it. And if they hate it - it doesn't color your enjoyment of the film or show. Had a friend once who used to sigh her way through movies. Highly annoying that. It always distracted me from the film. I'd think, does she hate it? Does she love it? Is this just a nervous reflex?
From what I've read to date - the film looks like fun, a popcorn flick. Like the Avengers, except with more character development and less action. The sort of flick, you watch, you enjoy, then forget about later. Just what the doctor ordered. I have Argo at home, I don't need to see deep and meaningful. Besides, it stars Robert Downy, Jr - who I will watch read the phone book.

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[kathyh]

In some cases I prefer seeing movies alone

I thought I was the only one with this weird quirk. It's OK if my husband is with me but he is very easily distracted by other people being distracted, which in turn distracts me. When I'm on my own I'm (hopefully) too immersed in the film to notice what's going on around me.

I'm flirting with Iron Man 3 too but I will definitely be on my own for that.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

The other nice thing about going by yourself to movies - is you can sit anywhere ...there's more options. Granted it can pose issues when you have to get up to go to the bathroom and don't want to worry about people stealing your stuff or your seat. So there is that. But otherwise, I sort of prefer it.