The Things I Watch and Think About When I'm Not Feeling Well

I've been somewhat quarantined in my bedroom since tuesday afternoon, trying to avoid catching a nasty virus. I felt terrible this morning, but thankfully to this point in the day, I feel better. Not much food in me cos I can never tell if I'm getting hungry or not when I feel icky.

Anyhoo, onward to the subject matter...when I'm in bed pretty much all day, I watch movies on cable. It's really the only time I watch more than an hour or so of tv at one time. So today's movies were "Paper Heart" and "The Proposal". Both in the "romantic comedy" genre.

I must admit a guilty pleasure of mine...no, not ABBA...there's no shame in that. I'm talking about my genuine appreciation of a good romantic comedy. There, I said it.

"Paper Heart" is a quirky flick, shot in a documentary style. Some of it is real, most is scripted, but they intertwine it so well that you catch yourself thinking "oh, that was scripted". It's about a girl who doesn't believe in love, so she sets out across the country to get views on love from randon people and couples. It's actually kinda sweet in parts, funny in others, but someone in an interview said something that stuck in my head...more on that later...

"The Proposal"...thought it was pretty good. Didn't like the ending. Regardless, thought it was a well-done, predictable movie. Let's face it. We like predictable movies like this. Not so much if we're watching a horror or suspense flick, but movies like this NEED to be predictable...we feed off of this stuff. We want to see the people come together, have conflict, then have some perfect get-back-together/i love you and always have moment.

Why? Because that's what we all want in our own lives. It kick-starts our imaginations and hopes that yes,some day, I too will lose my organ-doner,zoo-working wife in a car crash, then later be set up on a blind date at an Irish-Italian restaurant where I have a chance meeting w/ a feisty waitress. We will then fall in love, there will be a montage of special moments, and I will find out that she was actually the recipient of a heart transplant...the very heart my wife donated! Sadly, she'll freak out and go to Italy, and just when you think it's done, I decide to accept her grandpa's ticket and go after her, where I will surprise her on a bicycle w/ a nun riding on the handlebars.My heart beats for her!!! (10 points for what movie that is)

So anyway, back to the statement from "Paper Heart". When asked about romantic love, someone mentions that lots of people get into marriages too hastily. That they don't like being w/ each other, and that was the mistake. You can love someone on some levels and not really like being around them much. It's about the LIKE....we're all happiest when we spend time w/someone we LIKE to be around, so why do we not make that a priority when seeking "the one"?

So yeah, I've been thinking about that all day. I think it's absolutely true...now the challenge is finding someone who LIKES being around me!

I should probably watch more action movies.

Adam