early arrivals

Mrs Dust and I have a tendency to go early to movies. Especially on Friday or Saturday nights, we like to be among the first in the theater so that we get good seats. This is also a good opportunity to observe people as they enter the theater.

When I was making plans to go see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night with the guys, it didn't cross my mind that maybe I should wait until about twenty minutes before the movie to show up. The movie started at 9:20 PM. I showed at 8:35. What follows is my life during that time.

The times have been changed to protect the innocent, and because I can't remember exactly to the minute when everything happened.

8:35 - Arrive at the theater. Consider purchasing ticket for movie, but I figure I'll look like a nerd purchasing an H2G2 ticket alone.
8:37 - Attempt to call Mrs Dust to discuss Survivor. No answer.
8:39 - Attempt to call Dash to find out how far away he is. No answer.
8:41 - Consider calling Achtung, but come to the conclusion that he doen't like showing early for movies anyway.
8:42 - Attempt to call my sister to see how things are going. Her roommate says she isn't there.
8:44 - Start to clean numbers out of my phone that are either no longer used or of people that there is no chance that I will ever need to call.
8:48 - Watch the guy changing the movie listings in front of the theater.
8:52 - Attempt to call Mrs Dust again. No answer.
8:55 - Attempt to call Dash again. No answer.
9:00 - See Dash getting out of car across the parking lot. Try calling his phone. No answer.
9:01 - I intercept Dash and we buy our tickets.
9:03 - Dash and I go inside to get out of the cold.
9:09 - I realize that Achtung has tried calling me, go outside and find him.
9:12 - Dar shows, and he is not wearing cadmium yellow.
9:14 - Doc shows at a great surprise to the rest of us because we all thought he was in Wisconsin.
9:16 - Dash convinces us to go to the theater to get seats.
9:18 - Dash goes to get seats. Dar and myself both realize we need to use the bathroom. Doc buys his ticket. Forrest arrives.

See what you miss when you don't show up early.