Just returned from a press screening of the Return of the King this morning.
\nI have several things to say:
\nDefinitely take Kleenex along.
\nDefinitely don\u2019t get the king-size drink before going in.
\nDefinitely plan what you\u2019re going to do afterwards.
\nDon\u2019t do what we did. My wife wanted to stay the afternoon in Lausanne to go shopping (undoubtedly Kleenexes will be the first item on the list) and I wanted to come back and work. The gas station attendant where I stopped to fill up said I should look after that cold before it got worse.
\nNor did I get much work done this afternoon. When our son gets home, I can\u2019t even mention it for fear of spoiling even the tiniest bit of it. But, I can keep my mouth shut for another five days.
\nWhen my wife gets back, (I\u2019ll be curious to see if she actually did any shopping or just sniffled and snuffled in the shops) we\u2019ll probably just sit and hold hands and stare at whatever\u2019s in front of us- it could be the blank wall, it doesn\u2019t matter, our heads are still so full of images whatever you look at is not entirely there anyway.
\nIt\u2019s quite a trip.<\/p>\n
THE REST OF THE WEEK
\nWhat was I up to for the rest of the week? Frankly, I can\u2019t quite recall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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