The last movie I saw in a movie theater was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
The movie was mostly bad.
More importantly, this has been the longest I’ve gone without visiting a movie theater since I can remember. There might be a few months in my life without a movie theater experience, but never an entire year.
When she was “very” pregnant with me, my mom asked the doctor if it was okay to go to the movies so she and my aunt could see Grease. (My name may or may not have been influenced by that film.) So it’s within the realm of reason to say I’ve been to the movies before I was born. And it explains how the hand-jive was encoded into my DNA.
Even with a vaccine, I can’t imagine going to the theater for at least another 6 months, probably longer. And that’s assuming theaters will still exist.
Yes, there are billions of streaming movies to watch at home. But it’s not the same. I miss the big screen, the popcorn, the trailers, laughing together, screaming together, inhaling mucus droplets from dozens of strangers. It was a shared experience. I miss it.
I probably sound like your great-great grandfather lamenting the loss of vaudeville. GET OFF MY LAWN WITH YOUR LOUSY FORTNITE AND YOUR TICKY-TOCKS!
Now that we’re all bummed out, here are some Lego bits and pieces. Today we find…
A Stupid Plane
I’m being harsh, but this is a very dumb plane. Guess what — the propeller does not spin. This tiny propeller is the exclamation point on the end of a miserable year.
Reese feigned interest in it but was easily distracted by a bird. Birds are nature’s planes. And (well-trained) mice are nature’s roller skates.
The good news: It came with a weird pink piece. I don’t recall getting a piece this color before. It’s both engaging and off-putting, like a hot dog.
It’s hot dog pink.
I’m not sure if I love it or hate it. Either way, it’s interesting. just like a hot dog.
The better news: You can take the wings off the plane and turn them into giant obsidian swords.
And the propeller fits on Robot Snowman’s head.
So it’s not a bad day. Not bad at all. Things are looking up!
Day 17 Rating: 1.9 out of 5 (Points added for swords and propeller beanie.)
See you tomorrow!
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