Monday night. I have to play my darts match. I suck, but win due to my opponents inexperience. I get on his nerve by playing slowly while he throws those metal rods like he was Zeus himself.
After the match a friend of mine tells me that this is the week in which The movie will hit the cinema’s. Oh yeah, that’s right! It’s Lord of the Rings time!
Come Tuesday, two days before Lord of the Rings opened in Utrecht, I had a chance to attend a pre-première viewing. It fell trough at the last moment. A friend of mine had almost tickets through her job, the boss decided that he’d rather spend them on his nephews then on his employees. Drat. Well, no sweat, the movie isn’t going anywhere.
Wednesday was role-playing night. My group was lead to the slumbering place of an ancient Tzimisce we needed to protect and slayed the Zulo aids of our treacherous companion. Exciting, isn’t it.
Thursday, the day the Lord of the Rings finally opened. That same friend from Monday was hired by the organisation to attend in full Middle Earth attire. You know, for atmospheric reasons.
He still needed a Boromir. He’d arrange for the costume, all I had to do was not shave for two days and sit down for the midnight screening afterwards.
Now please note that I’d slept a grand cumulative total of ten hours the previous three days. I was dead tired.
Therefor, I declined.
Then, I remembered that we had promised to open the bar that night. We went to bed at three in the morning, got up at seven again.
Last Friday, BirthdayBoy emails me to tell me that he has four extra tickets to the evening showing that night. I call my girlfriend. She is all smart and adult and says that we shouldn’t do it. I agree after a few moments.
On Saturday, my brother went to see the movie with my dad. They tell me it’s awesome.
Duh.
Then, my brother tries to tell me the story. I correct him from time to time, which reminds him that I’ve actually read the books a few times. He gives up. We play with the kittens some more, as they will be sold today. They shall be missed dearly.
Then, on Sunday, my girlfriend and I exchange Christmas presents. She got me tickets to Lord of the Rings.
How I love that woman.