Fantastic Freaks
It is now 2:30 in the morning and I just got back from the midnight showing of "Fantastic Four" a movie adaptation of a classic comic title. I am a closet comic junkie, I grew up on super heroes and action figures, I collected comic cards and "graphic novels". I however pail in comparison to the unique brand of basement dwellers that surrounded me this evening.
I am not sure if you recall the star wars post from a few weeks ago but these people are similar to that. You know the "live with your mom till your 30 because you spent all your money on comic books and pokemon cards" type. Usually have some sort of unkept facial hair, a little over weight, wears sweat pants and a spider man t-shirt with strawberry quick stains all over it. A room full of these die hards.
I will have to say it was actually kind of fun to watch the movie surrounded by these highly educated (in the field of comic trivia with a minor in dungeons and dragons) people. They laughed at all the inside "in the know" type jokes. They were annoyed about all of the stupid previews and actually said something about it. And some how they all seemed to know eachother. It was like some sort of weird frat. or something.
"Hey soandso I didn't know you were a geek to!" seemed to be the common greeting amongst them. Many of these "geeks" disguised themselves as "EMO" punk rocker type but for that hour and a half they were all 9 year old children. Midnight showings are one of the top ten people watching spots in my book. Make sure to show up a bit early so you can get a good look at them as they come in.
But don't let them catch you staring or they might try one of their Harry potter spells on you.
j.
p.s. does any one know of a good way to get strawberry quick of a white shirt?
I am not sure if you recall the star wars post from a few weeks ago but these people are similar to that. You know the "live with your mom till your 30 because you spent all your money on comic books and pokemon cards" type. Usually have some sort of unkept facial hair, a little over weight, wears sweat pants and a spider man t-shirt with strawberry quick stains all over it. A room full of these die hards.
I will have to say it was actually kind of fun to watch the movie surrounded by these highly educated (in the field of comic trivia with a minor in dungeons and dragons) people. They laughed at all the inside "in the know" type jokes. They were annoyed about all of the stupid previews and actually said something about it. And some how they all seemed to know eachother. It was like some sort of weird frat. or something.
"Hey soandso I didn't know you were a geek to!" seemed to be the common greeting amongst them. Many of these "geeks" disguised themselves as "EMO" punk rocker type but for that hour and a half they were all 9 year old children. Midnight showings are one of the top ten people watching spots in my book. Make sure to show up a bit early so you can get a good look at them as they come in.
But don't let them catch you staring or they might try one of their Harry potter spells on you.
j.
p.s. does any one know of a good way to get strawberry quick of a white shirt?
posted by j. at
2:21 AM
2 Comments:
They have STRAWBERRY quick now?! Wow, I've got to try some of that... How was the actual movie, by the way?
Hey! I have actually visited your blog and read your writing...so there. You really write quite well, which makes for an enjoyable, often amusing reading.
~ Moi
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