HIDE IN THE MUSIC
thoughts too scattered for this movie and it is too late for a refund.
i finish my popcorn and leave.
time for a walk to the water to close my eyes and practice the art of breathing.
as per usual someone wants to speak with me. she wants to know where i got my shoes. they are old and beat-up. i bought them from a second hand shop over a year ago. she is amused and asks after my hoodie.
…in no mood to chat. i decide to be bold.
“I’m going to hide in my music now. Have a good day.”
and, i slip in my iPod ear buds. the volume is low to prevent a worsening of the headache that never seems to want to leave. i drift.
“…Oh, what a feeling.”
diamondfistwerny replied:
I often walk with headsets on even if I’m not listening to music. And if someone annoys me, I pretend I don’t hear them
September 19, 2007 at 5:06 pm. Permalink.
ing replied:
I whip out a maxi-pad and excuse myself. Or say that I “have a meeting.” I haven’t tried this one, but I heard about it: tell the other person that you hear a phone ringing and that since it’s not yours, it must be theirs. They’ll get confused and you walk away.
Which movie did you see? I watched That Obscure Object of my Desire last weekend. It was pretty good.
September 19, 2007 at 5:18 pm. Permalink.
hot-lunch replied:
i can’t quite make it out… is that Lionel’s “Dancing On the Ceiling” or is it the theme from Flashdance?
September 20, 2007 at 10:13 am. Permalink.
matty03 replied:
Mr. Diamond! Yes! Aren’t iPod ear buds the best for city living!!!!
Ing! As you know, I tried that tactic once. I learned my lesson! No. Just the iPod for me! That is considered one of the great films of all time! …I thought it was interesting, but it didn’t quite work me over the way I had expected.
…BELLE DE JOUR — now, there’s a film!
September 20, 2007 at 11:47 am. Permalink.
matty03 replied:
Hot Lunch! Oh, dear! No, that would be “Flashdance”!!!! …no other feeling quite like it. I am just a tad obsessed.
September 20, 2007 at 11:48 am. Permalink.
pakipoptart replied:
I’m guilty of just going up to random people on the street and talking to them. I think I do it way too much. I would probably ask you about your shoes. Anyway, I hope your headache goes away and you get back to work soon! ( :
September 20, 2007 at 1:15 pm. Permalink.
pakipoptart replied:
I’m guilty of just going up to random people on the street and talking to them. I think I do it way too much. I would probably ask you about your shoes. Anyway, I hope your headache goes away and you get back to work soon! ( : ( :
September 20, 2007 at 1:15 pm. Permalink.
pakipoptart replied:
Yikes! Sorry about the duplicate reply…
September 20, 2007 at 1:16 pm. Permalink.
matty03 replied:
Pakipoptart! …don’t ya hate it when wordpress/blogger does that!?!?!? …Yes, I talk to people — too. I think my head was just hurting too much and I wasn’t being very nice.
…but, I still take refuge in the music from time to time.
September 20, 2007 at 1:23 pm. Permalink.
ing replied:
It’s all right to take refuge! We all need that sometimes, you know. . .
September 20, 2007 at 5:30 pm. Permalink.
ginab replied:
sorry for the feeling that won’t turn astray. and movies beyond YOU?
I had something removed today to be biopsied. And I taught with a band-Aid wondering am I bleeding? Then trotted off to see a band in which I found sheer and painful angst.
there is soothing music, I told myself, and now I know where it be: in your iPod. I completely love listening to the discs you burned for me (or to the tracks you burned for me). Thank you again and again and again.
And I hope and I do pray you feel better soon.
-ginab+bb
September 20, 2007 at 10:07 pm. Permalink.
matty03 replied:
Ing - Yes, we do. Those tender mercies I guess.
September 21, 2007 at 6:12 am. Permalink.
matty03 replied:
Gina - Sending you many positive thoughts! Hang in there! And, I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the music!
September 21, 2007 at 6:13 am. Permalink.