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So yesterday I experienced exhaustion like I never have before. I was more exhausted than when I used to swim the Mile (60 or 66 laps, I forget) and the 1000 (40 laps) in one swim meet. More exhausted than when I used to play three water polo games in one day. More exhausted than the first day of college when I decided to go to a diner with my new friends and pull an all-nighter before my 8:00 am class.
This weekend we shot two engagement sessions and one family session. That’s three sessions in one weekend after a full week of teaching 10th graders. That’s no joke. I had this whole plan to got get a much deserved (and frankly, much needed) mani-pedi after school. Things changed when I almost fell asleep on my lunch in the teacher’s lounge.
I high-tailed it back home still convinced that I was going edit the five shoots I have pending, do laundry, clean my lenses, blog, the whole nine. Instead I laid down on said laundry to watch TV. What did I watch? Armageddon. With commercials. When commercials came on I’d flip between TLC (Say Yes to the Dress!) and HBO (A Knight’s Tale). But I would always come back to Ben Affleck and his quest to save the planet from impending doom.
What’s worse, I was actually anxious. This tells you my state of delirium. I was anxious about the outcome and cried at parts. Will they be able to drill the hole in the meteor? Did Owen Wilson really just die? How is Ben Affleck going to make it back to the rest of the crew? Oh, (and my favorite) will Bruce Willis be able to push the button for the nuke after he fell through that hole? These are all thoughts that ran through my head. I experienced a full run of emotions. I realized while sitting there crying with Liv Tyler after she was finally reunited with Ben–there is something seriously wrong with me.
And can I just say…Michael Bay really needs to chill on those slow motion shots. Geez.
Love, e
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Adiene Murillo - Ha! That’s awesome. You do realize that they probably added a good 1 1/2 to 2 hours of commercials in there. Sometimes when I have so much to do, I end up doing nothing at all, kind of as an act of rebellion. Like now, when I should be working on my research paper and not commenting on your totally awesome and hilarious blog. You rock!
P.S. The little phrase I have to enter to prevent spammers: “observers reactors.” Just thought I’d add that in here.
Lainey - I like the way you look at things: procrastination as a form of rebellion. I’m totally going to see things that way. YOU are awesome and hilarious!