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It's amazing what I can do when the lights go out
David In Indy:
First of all, let me set the stage for you.
It is 10:15 pm, and I am just about to watch "Brokeback Mountain" for the umpteenth time, and suddenly the power goes out. There is a massive thunderstorm moving through Indianapolis (the tornado sirens were even sounding), my boyfriend Cory is snoring like a freight train upstairs (yes, he sleeps like the dead... nothing can wake him up) and my 2 year old golden retriever Cody is frightened to death from the storm. So I sat down on the floor to comfort my dog who is shaking like a leaf, and hoping the power would come back on soon (it took 4 hours). Sheesh! Life in Indiana.
Suddenly I began thinking about "Brokeback Mountain". And you know what? I "watched" Brokeback Mountain from beginning to end in my mind. (It is too late now, but tomorrow I am going to go check and see if I missed anything). I actually saw the whole movie in my mind! I watched it. All of it, I think.
Can anyone else do this? I sure hope I am not the only one!
Boy! Talk about an obsession! Maybe I better get some therapy!! ;)
Ellemeno:
I have done this too, but imperfectly. There have been nights that that is the only way I can get myself to leave here and go to bed. I haven't done it in a while, I might be better at it now, but there always has come a point where I bog down and get confused about what comes next. But I'm sure I can do it better than 95% of the world population (though sure not 95% of THIS population).
I have started having urges for the short story again, which I haven't read in maybe a couple of months. That might be a good goal, to memorize the story and be able to recite it, letting the panels slide forward. Help keep the Alzheimer's at bay too.
welliwont:
What a good idea, David! I'm gonna try that! :) :)
gattaca:
I have done this - but it's done in individual scenes:
* When I'm walking around the desert terrain in the morning.
* Just as I turn the lights out and I am waiting for sleep - I play out scenes
* If there's a visual trigger during my day (a man wearing a Stetson standing in front of a mailbox, for instance)
The soundtrack plays constantly in my head.
David In Indy:
Well, I am certainly happy to hear I am not the only one who does it!
--- Quote from: JakeTwist on June 18, 2006, 01:05:19 pm ---What a good idea, David! I'm gonna try that! :) :)
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Give it a try! You will probably amaze yourself at how much of the movie you can actually remember! It's pretty cool!
--- Quote from: Elle-Effen'-Meno on June 18, 2006, 02:50:57 am ---But I'm sure I can do it better than 95% of the world population (though sure not 95% of THIS population).
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If you are in the top 5%, you must be in the same group I am! ;)
--- Quote from: gattaca on June 18, 2006, 01:19:29 pm ---I have done this - but it's done in individual scenes:
* When I'm walking around the desert terrain in the morning.
* Just as I turn the lights out and I am waiting for sleep - I play out scenes
* f there's a visual trigger during my day (a man wearing a Stetson standing in front of a mailbox, for instance)
The soundtrack plays constantly in my head.
--- End quote ---
Oh , the desert would be the PERFECT place to think about Brokeback Mountain! I sure wish I lived near to one. My neighbor's sandbox is the closest thing to a desert around here! :(
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