…that is, unless I’m strapped down in a chair and / or in complete darkness and / or in a place where it is socially unacceptable to move around and make noise.
I’m quiet in this place
Is that normal?
Last night I was watching a really good film at home (The Great Gatsby) yet I struggled to sit and watch it. I spent the first 90 minutes of the film talking about the film, fiddling with a random piece of Lego, browsing through various books on the shelf behind me, posting on Facebook, checking Facebook, commenting on Facebook, stroking a random cat or fiddling with my hair.
The Lego I was fiddling with
Why is that? What is wrong with me?
The irresistible bookshelf
So when I was on the toilet later in the middle of the night, I wondered whether there were other people similarly affected by this condition and whether if more than one of them lives together whether they actually get to watch anything.
The cat I was stroking rather than focusing on the film
Ironically, however, during the last 15 minutes of the film I fell asleep (even though it was very good) so I must have put the Lego down at some point before then.
Love in the 1920s
I don’t think I will be watching Lord of the Rings anytime soon.
July 5, 2014 at 3:28 pm
The Hobbit Part 1 is still on the shelf, wrapped on plastic, waiting for you. But if tying you up and turning the light out is what it takes to get you to concentrate on a film, I’ve got no problem helping you out.