Day 240: There's only us, there's only this...
Last night we all went to see Rent together. I had a grand night last night. We all piled into my card with my collection of the Offspring blaring over the speakers, and when we got to the theaters we bought tickets and headed inside. In the cinema there was a girl named Annie whom Del talked to (but I think we scared her off, because she booked it near the end), us and an elderly couple. I was impressed that they stayed through the whole movie, but as we left, while the credits rolled, they smiled at us.
The first time I saw Rent I had all the music in my head and I was trying to place voices to faces and understand what was going on. The second time around...oh, powerful. I listened to the songs obsessively after my first viewing, and became more aware of things. I can't remember the last time I cried over a movie in the cinema. This might have been the first time. But during "Without You," at the end, when Collins is holding Angel as she slips away and he's crying and the girls sing, "I'd die without you" I just started to sniffle. Next to me Del was already sniffling away, and I was surprised to hear that BenTen was sniffling as well. Then the funeral came, and I just lost it. I was snifflined and crying and utterly gutted. Me and Del and BenTen all just sort of curled in on each other cried together, and tried to flash watery smiles at each other in the darkness. So many moments in that movie were more painful the second time around: the look on Roger's face when he tells Mimi "the fires there are never ever gonna start" and when he's kneeling beside April as she shoots up, and the look on Mark's face right before the final song...Yes. I cried during a movie. And it was okay.
The best thing about that night is that we were all together. For a moment we sat there while the credits rolled, and we began to sing. Del and I died on a soprano note that neither of us had any chance of hitting after having cried, but we were all together. I think I sort of weirded out the others by dragging them into a hug when we got outside of the theater. I was so excited to go, and afterwards when we got out I was exhilarated and broken all at once. We climbed into my car, cranked up the Offspring and hit the Maverick for some caffeinated study aides. By the time we got back to the dorms it was barely a quarter to ten, and we all spilled into my room to listen to all the Rent songs we loved. Erin came in during La Vie Boheme and got to watch us all dance and sing - even Josh and Del, neither of whom love to dance at all. We split up the roles and sang and danced and just cheered like crazy. (Erin was Collins, Del was Angel, I was Mark, Seirra was Roger, Josh was Mimi, and I think BenTen was Maureen. *smirk*) I'm sure the other girls on the floor thought some really strange party was going down in my room, but we were together and alive and full of energy and it was awesome.
I've always been dubious of defining songs and theme songs, but if our crowd has any theme song, it's probably La Vie Boheme. When that song comes on we all unite for some singing and dancing and mischief.
Last night was one of the most awesome nights of my life. I can't remember the last time I was that happy. It was amazing. I do love all my friends.
The first time I saw Rent I had all the music in my head and I was trying to place voices to faces and understand what was going on. The second time around...oh, powerful. I listened to the songs obsessively after my first viewing, and became more aware of things. I can't remember the last time I cried over a movie in the cinema. This might have been the first time. But during "Without You," at the end, when Collins is holding Angel as she slips away and he's crying and the girls sing, "I'd die without you" I just started to sniffle. Next to me Del was already sniffling away, and I was surprised to hear that BenTen was sniffling as well. Then the funeral came, and I just lost it. I was snifflined and crying and utterly gutted. Me and Del and BenTen all just sort of curled in on each other cried together, and tried to flash watery smiles at each other in the darkness. So many moments in that movie were more painful the second time around: the look on Roger's face when he tells Mimi "the fires there are never ever gonna start" and when he's kneeling beside April as she shoots up, and the look on Mark's face right before the final song...Yes. I cried during a movie. And it was okay.
The best thing about that night is that we were all together. For a moment we sat there while the credits rolled, and we began to sing. Del and I died on a soprano note that neither of us had any chance of hitting after having cried, but we were all together. I think I sort of weirded out the others by dragging them into a hug when we got outside of the theater. I was so excited to go, and afterwards when we got out I was exhilarated and broken all at once. We climbed into my car, cranked up the Offspring and hit the Maverick for some caffeinated study aides. By the time we got back to the dorms it was barely a quarter to ten, and we all spilled into my room to listen to all the Rent songs we loved. Erin came in during La Vie Boheme and got to watch us all dance and sing - even Josh and Del, neither of whom love to dance at all. We split up the roles and sang and danced and just cheered like crazy. (Erin was Collins, Del was Angel, I was Mark, Seirra was Roger, Josh was Mimi, and I think BenTen was Maureen. *smirk*) I'm sure the other girls on the floor thought some really strange party was going down in my room, but we were together and alive and full of energy and it was awesome.
I've always been dubious of defining songs and theme songs, but if our crowd has any theme song, it's probably La Vie Boheme. When that song comes on we all unite for some singing and dancing and mischief.
Last night was one of the most awesome nights of my life. I can't remember the last time I was that happy. It was amazing. I do love all my friends.