Girls Nite Out
Tonight was girl’s night out. Five of us from the chorus got together for dinner and a movie. It was a lot of fun.
It was a good opportunity to vent and to rip apart all the stuff in the chorus that is bugging us. I am by no means alone in my irritation.
So it was a case of misery loves company.
But the good thing is, you get lots of support from everyone else and someone can always find some way to switch the situation to some sort of humor. It helps to not take it all so seriously.
Before meeting everyone, Dee and I went to Buck A Book. I am very proud to report that I did not buy a single book for school! Normally I spend a fortune on stuff for the kids and things to use in the classroom, but I’ve vowed to stop doing that. No one appreciates it, so why should I do it? The school system can supply the materials; it’s not going to come from my pocket any longer.
I did buy some interesting cards to use in my artist journal for inspiration, and a couple of things to use as stocking stuffers at Christmas. I also got a great "Make Your Own Journal " kit that is normally thirty dollars at the Learning Store for only $3.99. I think it will be a neat thing to make and use for some stamp or art project.
Then there was the movie.
We went to see "The Sixth Sense", which is normally not the kind of movie I go to. I hate movies that are scary or gory, and I was afraid that this would be one of those movies. I had actually considered going to see another movie in the same theatre and meeting everyone when the movies got out. But then it seemed stupid, so I agreed to go to see this one as long as I could sit on the aisle so I could leave if it got too bad for me. I had visions of being in a panic the way I was when I went to see "The Exorcist".
Was I ever wrong!
This movie was fabulous. The young boy was one of the most wonderful actors I have ever seen! He was on one of my favorite episodes of Ally McBeal, about a dying child who wants to sue God, and he got to me then. He really got to me tonight as well. Bruce Willis was also excellent, and he is not usually one of my favorite actors. He was very low key and compassionate, and someone you liked throughout the whole picture.
There were some scary parts where I jumped, but there was nothing that made me feel as if I needed to run from the theatre. I’m not sure if it was because I knew there was an unexpected twist at the end, or if I just have amazing powers of deduction, but I did guess the ending. I figured it out during the kid’s play. I was proud that I had figured it out, but I don’t know that I would have been thinking about it if I didn’t know I should be trying to find something.
Anyways, go see this movie, even if you’re a chicken about this kind of film. You do come away with a good feeling. And you’ll want to talk about it with someone else who has seen it.
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