Published on 12, July, 2020
I went to the cinema today - haven't been for absolutely ages, partly though lethargy, but also a significant part was due to worry about how loud/bright/noisy/shiny/peoply it would be.
A good friend asked me to go with her/hubby/their son - I took 2 hours to reply to the text, as you do when your initial thought when anyone asks you to do anything is to scream "no" and curl up in a ball. But I didn't talk myself out of it.
And I'm glad I went, coz it was okay. She's one of the few people who know about my AS, so wasn't surprised when I said "I'll need to wear my earplugs, and I need to sit on the end of the row". It was quite loud, but the earplugs reduced it to an okay level for a couple of hours; it was quite bright, but I shut my eyes in the bright shiny flashy bits, and it wasn't too peoply.
So I'm glad I did it!
I enjoy going to the cinema. My Girlfriend and I tend to go at quieter times.
We do not watch horror or etc.
Yesterday we watched Stan & Ollie and we loved it.
Today we watched Mary Poppins Returns.
We loved them. :-) Stan and Ollie actually caused me to cry a few tears as it was spine tingling watching Ollie deteriorate and fall ill. etc
The seats at Odeon (delux) are so Comfortable. and usually i find it difficult getting comfortable etc.
Further tip. Odeon Delux cinemas have smaller rooms with fewer seats so there are not (loads) of noisy people there
James