A Night At Rick's

I have to confess something, that I don’t like confessing.  Lately my anxiety has been kicking my butt.  I don’t like admitting things like that.  Mainly I don’t like talking about my emotions.  (Always happy to listen, never will turn anyone away who needs a shoulder to cry on).  Please don’t worry about me though, I’ll be fine.  This thing tends to work itself out.  

This morning I was really feeling it.  I was excited to go to lunch and then work.  Mainly cause I got to hang out with some awesome people.  I knew the matinees would end and I’d be clocking out.  I didn’t want to come home, eat dinner, watch some TV, and turn out the lights.  Mainly being around people tends to help, strangers or not, it tends to help.  I was thought ahead this morning and purchased the last ticket to make the 7:15 Casablanca sell out.  Luckily it was for my favorite seat, front row on the edge, where the screen hovers above me.  I did this so I wouldn’t disturb anybody, in particular on Valentine’s Day.  That same reason could be why I purchased a ticket to Sunday’s matinee showing of The Wizard of Oz.  Not sure if I’ll need it or not but I like to have my options open.  

Boy am I glad I went to the movie tonight.  Casablanca is one of my favorites with a great ending.

250 people were there, with me, for the sell out.  I watched the crowd trickle in and noticed that outside of each individual group, everyone were strangers to one another.  During the next two hours there were no women, no men, no republicans, no democrats.  Race, age, and religion didn’t matter.  All the problems of the world were left outside.  Everyone was cheering as the events of the film unfolded.  When the order was given to “round up the usual suspects”, at the end of the movie, a standing ovation was given.  I’ve only seen that twice in my moviegoing years.  It felt really good to be part of that.  

I enjoy experiencing movies on the big screen.  I’d seen this one before but it has been almost a decade since.  I’ve watched the DVD in the interim.  There’s magic though in going to theater.  It’s the way movies need to be experienced.

I reinforce that this anxiety thing will work itself out, it has in the past, and will continue to do so.  I will continue to soldier through this.  In the meantime I end with my customary let’s watch a movie!