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Going to the movies by yourself is one of the best things in the whole wide world! IF you can bypass the fat counter and make it into the theatre without buying popcorn, candy, and soda! but, even if you can’t (madonna used to LIVE on popcorn- and she was never super fat!), solo movie going is an epic experience all around! You don’t have to worry about being democratic about your movie choice, it’s 100% YOUR decision if you wanna watch the credits; and there’s no need to make nonstop banter with your annoying friend/family member/or date even. ie: Banter for banters sake. NOT relaxing/super stressful.
By going to the movies ALONE, you don’t run the risk of someone you’re with leaning in to you WHILE the movie’s in progress making some unnecessary, inane comment or asking some WAY retarded question that you can’t possibly begin to answer without missing some pivitol plot point! and you know what? I’d be pissed if someone interrupted me while I was watching the trailers! THAT’S how seriously I take MY movie going experience! (i can’t see a movie if i miss the trailers. i’ll be bummed from the get go.) Don’t you hate when YOU’RE part of a group or duo that YOU would totally hate/give a dirty look to if you WEREN’T with them?! I know! It fucking sucks! That’s why being alone/flying solo can be key sometimes/MOST of the time.
When going ANYWHERE alone, you’re free to be you! (Yes asshole, I KNOW you’re free to be you ALL the time, anywhere, with anyone, but it’s NOT always that easy! you know what I mean!) You’re free to be quiet and silently people watch. free to get lost in your thoughts and daydreams! Free to stare/make eye contact with babes or just people who seem neato/intriguing/or have interesting faces or cool/bizarre fashion sense. You’re free to have moments with strangers! You can eye fuck, judge, appreciate, ignore, inspect, and/or study them. you can listen to other peoples conversations. Who knows WHAT can happen when you leave your house and go somewhere all by yourself?! i mean, hopefully you won’t be robbed. raped, and/or murdered and it’ll be all exciting fun and way upbeat! That’s what I’m striving for! These adventures aren’t limited to seeing movies either! I like to do tons of stuff alone! fuck, masturbating’s a solo sport, and HOW EPIC is THAT shizz?! i know!
I LOVE to go to restaurants alone! I often ride the tram at universal studios by myself too! listen, all you have to do is get in your car/leave your house, and go somewhere in public- solo. It’s not scary! It’s exhilarating! Order tea! Pretend to text if you get self conscious all of a sudden! It’ll pass, I swear!
When I went to see ‘sex and the city 2′, I went full throttle and bought three seats ALL for ME- JUST to avoid the possibility of some annoying person sitting next to me! No scratch that! My having to sit next to ANYONE would have been annoying. in actuality, I was probably the most annoying/anal person in the theatre! and my buying up those seats saved them from ME- but that’s neither here nor there.
Back to going to the movies alone; It’s like you’re alone in public! In fact it’s not JUST ‘like’ that- that’s EXACTLY what it is, and it feels fucking great! sometimes you just need to feel connected. Even if it’s alone, in the dark, quietly watching a movie, surrounded by a bunch of other warm bodies.
i love you!
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I go to the movies by myself a lot now and I looove it.
Have you seen I am Love yet?!
So you bought three seats, sat in the middle one, and snarled “Taken, motherfucker!” at anybody who tried to sit next to you? And if they complained, showed them your ticket stubs? And you didn’t even buy one of those peppermint things? Wow!
Yeah! No one believes me when I tell them it’s OK.
“How to Be Alone” a video by Andrea Dorfman and poet Tanya Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs
This makes me so happy! Being alone is my favorite and I have tons of friends even. It’s exactly what you said and I’m just so much more fun to be with! We get ourselves. I love being able to do random silly little things with myself and interact with passers by, getting to know the world around us. Thank you for ensuring that being alone is absolutely 100% a-okay(: P.s. @ Stephanie Pastel! This post reminded me of that video the milisecond I read it!<3
early matinees are the best.
i love going to the movies alone. people who cant go alone are insecure and dont like themselves very much.
who would you ask if you weren’t able to decipher a line from the plot? the dude who watches the credits every time alone!
When I am at the gym, I sometimes just put my earphones in and don’t turn on the music so that I can avoid talking to people who want to jabber. I just do my thing and LISTEN to what is being said without the obligation of participating in the discussion.People who do not like their own company annoy the shit out of me. My older bro is like that. I love him, but DAMN he can not sit still and NOT engage with someone. My Dad always told me that people like us (loners) can never be bored. If there is nothing to do or look at, we can just close our eyes and see the best show in the world with our own imaginations/thoughts.
i love you too! be my friend?
I like doing stuff alone. going to the movies, going shopping, going to concerts, and going to Disneyland alone. It’s liberating not having to go with someone else’s program all the time. All I have to do is just go and do it. I don’t have to wait for someone. I don’t understand why people think it’s weird. Everyone needs some “me” time.
Scott your Dad is a smart man
I totally agree. People always look at me like I’m insane when I tell them I go to the movies alone but I believe that if you can learn to do to things by yourself you become less lonely AND more independent. Nothin’ worse then being completely emotionally dependent on someone else.
you are such a sweetheart. i love reading your posts. <3 <3
Going to the movies alone is the BEST!
Your post’s makes my day, what you are doing is powerful and real. I went to the movies today alone, matinee like muthafucka!
I would totally buy OnStar..if it was available for my truck! They got this HAWT actress model chick on the comercial. I was totally smitten with her. If I was an eskimo, I would buy ice cubes from her. I bet she is really smart and has a great sense of humor too. (sigh) I bet she has a dudefriend.
it would be “pivotal”
How does buying the 2 extra tickets stop people from sitting there? It’s not like the theatre has assigned seating? I’d think they’d give you dirty looks in a crowded theatre for being a seat hog, no?
In the past two months, I’ve been spending so much time alone. Either my mom forgets to pick me up or a friend leaves me. So I end up eating alone or shopping or doing whatever(I have yet to try a movie..) and it’s great! Get a magazine or a book if you feel weird but really it’s great having ‘alone time.’
OF COURSE IT’S ASSIGNED SEATING! why the fuck else would i buy 3 tickets? that would make NO sense if it wasn’t assigned seating.
you should really cut it out with the fat talk. it’s funny sometimes, but i think you overdo it on this blog. fyi, it’s ok to have a soda or a candy bar every once in a while. i promise it won’t make you gain 1000 pounds. i eat healthy, but i indulge every so often and i have a nice figure.
A few years ago, the Weinberg Theater in Frederick, MD had a showing of “The Flesh and the Devil” that was accompanied by an organist playing along to the silent classic. My friend lived in Fredneck, and I was all excited to go with here, but I found out at the last minute that she might not make it. I was committed to going, even if I had to go alone, so I booked a hotel room and I drove all the way down there from NJ.
The show was fantastic… at the end, when the houselights went up, I got up and looked back hoping Ali came in late and was sitting in the back. Nope… The walk out of the theater was pretty sad for me. I was just absolutely heartsick that night. I tossed and turned in bed at the hotel.
I’ve gone to movies alone… but unlike what everyone here says about it… I don’t like to be alone. The whole point of movie houses is that it’s a social event, you know?
i tots just did a blog post about how great it is to do fun things alone! i had such a good day date with myself…i went to an amazing restaurant in Montreal and bought some great second hand clothes that I wouldn’t have found most likely if i was with someone. Its an epidemic!
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I LOVE going to the movies by myself. It’s normal in NYC so I don’t know why people thing its weird in LA to do so.
As much as I enjoy going to the movies with friends I really do enjoy solo movie watching. I did it for the first time over the summer and every movie I saw during those three months I saw alone and it was GREAT. I actually WATCH movies when I see them alone whereas when I go with friends we joke around or make fun or other things that distract from the movie itself. For some reason whenever I go alone I get weird looks in the theater but the jokes on them because I always have an AMAZING time.