Some people these days think romantic comedies are just... garbage. Yeah, content-wise, they might be, but romantic comedies to me... are GREAT! They make me think about God ("Did she just go there?") Yes. Let me give you a VERY brief rundown of my own stream of consciousness:
I went to see a later showing of "Life As We Know It" down on Eisenhower. It was a good little romantic comedy. I laughed (hard), I felt something that could have been sad-emotions, I walked through the happy-I'm-in-love-and-I-don't-care-who-knows-it feelings, and even endured the poor build up in characterization for 'the other guy'. I loved one of the reviews, "You'll never guess what happens at the end!". I like knowing what happens at the end. I like leaving with little warm fuzzies and happy thoughts about life and relationships, with a little twinge of bitter on the side. I like knowing that in these movies, for each of the characters, life is puttering along just fine and dandily, then *gasp* there will be a crisis, but not one of epic proportions that REALLY ruins your life, just one that changes the course of your life... of THEIR life, not mine. There is a good portion of the movie given to the characters to live out and work through the aftermath of the crisis, things get happy, exciting... there is a little depression in the middle, but it DOESN'T MATTER because you *know* it's going to work out in the end. AND you get to laugh a lot in between.
Now there you have it.
The best part about this movie was that my friend and I were the ONLY ones in the theatre. Um. Thankfully I have a friend here because (even though I would have) people would have then seen the reality of my life- laughing alone in an empty theater to a romantic comedy. I do it in my own house, why not pay way too much money to do it in public with a GIANT fountain diet-coke that I paid $5.75 for (really?) and a multitude of candies that cost less than $5.75 at Walmart? Anyway, we were in there alone and it was awesome because we could laugh as loudly and obnoxiously as we wanted to, as well as talk as loudly as we needed to to comment on whatever (oh yeah, we commented- another redeeming quality of romantic comedies, you can talk during them, for the most part, because you pretty much know you're not missing some cathartic event that changes the whole course of the movie).
The funny thing about these movies is that they let me joyfully assess (<- that is a dangerous word, my friends) my life. I am pretty confident that my life is going to be like a romantic comedy, and right now I'm in that part where the girl is puttering along and life is life, happy, sad, work, all. These movies let me be a little girly and contemplate one day possibly having someone to love for the rest of my life, and still make me thankful for everything I have, now. Being thankful reminds me of God because that is to Whom I ultimately owe all my gratitude. Thinking about God opens up a crazy can of gummy worms that I usually just dive right into. This evening/morning, as my heart and mind went to thinking more about God, I was thinking just about how much I want to "live for him" and remembering what it means to do that, how to do that, and how much BETTER that is than trying to live for myself. How all of that comes out of watching a romantic comedy, I don't know. But that is how romantic comedies work for me. I think of love, I think of life, I think of God. Love = Life = God. Therefore, if A=B, and B=C, then A must = C. Love = God.
But one day, I'll kiss a man and he'll remind me that God is awesome ;).
I am only 1 hour and 25 minutes into Friday, and it has been a good time.
♥,
Lindsay
P.S. By teaching a child how to read and better comprehend, one is also helping to improve a child's mathematical abilities (word problems, comprehension, etc.). Think about becoming a mentor today (then act on it!). I am supposed to use my sphere of influence to spread the word.
P.P.S. Rehearsal tonight was just another one of the wonderful Thursdays we've had. I'm so thankful for the people who volunteer their time to the band and for this church. The Anchor worship service really has a lot of wonderful, awesome, amazing things going on. You should come. 11:15AM, Isle of Hope UMC in the fellowship hall. Just walk in and look a little lost, someone will help you becoming found.
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