Notting Hill

I think this story will be good for me to tell when I could as easily keep it to myself. The story might help with later keeping the memory or it's already in there next to the many, yes many, similar feats of watching a movie trying to fight the emotions for the sake of the people in the room or - when alone - trying to hold a mouth full of generated mucus as long as I need to. Maybe pause the movie and find a door or window or - because the emotionally scenes seem conveniently timed near the end of movies - wait a few minutes, get up, return and find the credits rolling.

Somewhat related due to the morning's events but not the direct cause of, last night around 10 p.m. I had and fought the urge to watch Notting Hill. You know, I didn't fight the thought that this is exactly something I would have done eight years ago. Since using the word "fight" twice now, I see its strength. It wasn't nearly strong because nor did I "fight" myself who would have had to plug in an extension cord, find the VHS tape and power on. I didn't fight it because I didn't perform even half of those actions and was not in a position to emergency stop. I did want to watch Notting Hill though.

Just for facts, Notting Hill was airing on ION in the middle of a Saturday two weeks ago. Matt, home for the weekend with Sarah, was asking to turn back to the Ohio State game for more than just to check the score but to watch until the next foul or timeout. And, oh, I don't know where I came into the movie. Flipping back and forth and commercials in general add to guesses. But it was section enough to make me laugh and to most of all, surprise myself (or not) with a few lines of dialogue before the actors said them. Yes, more "most of all" than reminding me how much not that I loved but that I just did watch Notting Hill on my returns from college. Therefore, not surprising by knowing the words.

Oh, yeah, those were just the facts. My suspicion is I added extra need to watch ... some scenes or all of Notting Hill last night after catching the last 20 minutes of Air Force One earlier in the morning.

(Went idle for more than 30 minutes. Finish later.)