tjaden

So, here's the interesting question... is it "appropriate" or acceptable to, in the middle of a movie, lean over and ask:

"Does your father have an aquarium? I think I remember him having an aquarium, but I'm not sure. I know that he liked fish, and that he'd had a saltwater tank, but does he still? Does he have any tropical fish in it?"

Personally, I'm not one to carry on with a discussion right in the middle of a movie with plenty of other viewers sitting right next to you. Unfortunately for me, this seems to be the commonplace practice for my family. Last night, a total of eight commentaries that lasted more than 30 seconds were had between my aunt and mother... enough to gain disapproval and a curt "cough" from a neighbor viewer...

I'd forgotten why I don't go to movies with my family any more.

It isn't a big deal, really, just one of those things that makes "family" such an easy way to express a general feeling of dread... like when a friend asks, "so doing anything over the holiday?" you say "Oh, no, just something with the family" and they immediately understand, and even back up a little bit.

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update: spent the day killing brain cells with paint thinner/paint... not quite sure what my last name is, but i can say that i still love me some blues... so not all is lost, eh?

also had to give a very lengthy explanation that resulted in my telling my uncle that in order for him to get to the portion of what he wanted to read (on a website), that he'd have to scroll down to find it.

tonight: Pretty Girls Make Graves and $2 wells... mmm mmm good.