A friend of mine and I went to a matinee earlier today. I love seeing movies, but I can’t help but get anxious whenever I go to the theater. I just hate being late. And by late, I mean I hate not being extremely early.
When I was in high school and would meet friends at the movie theater, I would always show up a good thirty minutes before any one else. I just don’t want to risk missing anything. Worse, I don’t want to walk into a theater that already has the lights turned down and the movie-goers settled in. It’s rude to the others and super embarrassing.
I get this anxious feeling whenever I am late to class, too. I would rather skip a class than walk in five minutes late. This isn’t new; as I kid, I would wait at the bus stop for forty minutes even though the bus came at the exact same time everyday… I just couldn’t risk it. Once the teacher starts class, I’m not interrupting. And I can’t walk into a movie theater after the lights are turned down and the previews start. Luckily, my friend and I got to the theater in plenty of time. My desire to be early isn’t a problem for me, it’s only a problem for the friends I drag an hour early along with me.
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