Thursday, July 12, 2007

VIP!

I went to see Harry Potter last night. That wasn't even the exciting part. For months, Freya has been hyping the VIP seats she secures at Lowes for functions like HP movies. But I didn't press her for enough information, clearly. Let me paint a picture of the glorious experience of sitting in the VIP seats:

I sink luxuriously into the red leather arm chair and recline to just the right angle. My feet don't quite reach the floor, but that's ok because the chair is wide enough for me to sit cross-legged. In each cup holder, carved into the shiny wood arm rests, I have a pint of Blue Moon with an orange wedge foaming in the bottom. On my lap balances a tray of summer berries soaked in melting sorbet.

Movies, beer, and dessert. I felt like I would die of sloth as I pigged out on the contraband chocolates I sneaked in via my purse. I had enough room in my chair that I could curl up in a ball and unbutton my pants, just like at home!

Have you ever enjoyed a movie like that? In a theater? I strongly feel that I can never return to the common section ever again. I was tempted to tip my sorbet platter over the balcony so it would splash all over the heads of the little people down below, just to remind them that they weren't worthy. I am a Very Indulgent Person.

I would have to say that the only negative aspect of the entire experience was the movie-length:amount-of-beer-I-drank ratio. I just had to pee and, in my frenzy to not miss any of the film, ran as fast as I could to and from the bathroom. Unfortunately, on the return trip I wiped out on the stairs up to paradise and banged my knee. Luckily nobody noticed because they were engrossed in the Christmas scene at #12 Grimmauld Place, which I missed rolling around in pain on the sticky theater floor.

7 comments:

PeaceLoveMath said...

I went to see Harry Potter last night too, but I had to sit in the normal seats and pigged out on only popcorn. The only thing I snuck in was my nalgene bottle so that I wouldn't have to pay for dasani and the exorbitant movie-theater prices. I can't believe you got to sit in a leather chair with beer and sorbet!!

Valtastic said...

How and where are their VIP seats and how have I not known about this?

Katy said...

everyone needs to come to Pittsburgh and have cupcakes for dinner, beer and sorbet at the movies, and recover Sunday morning with vegan brunch.

P said...

More important to ask is where is this theater that has balcony VIP seats? I loooove old theaters! This is the one we had in Lewisburg: http://www.campustheatre.org/images.shtml

It is owned by a professor and partly funded by some arts commissions and shows all sorts of interesting films and hosts mini-festivals. The pictures don't really do it justice. It is restored Art Deco with huge funky murals and light fixtures and is just really cool. Hooray! For old theaters!

P said...

Oh and Katy, I'm gonna be in PA the week after Saranac. If you're serious about a visit I'd love to see you guys and your house!

Valtastic said...

I'm packing my bags right now to visit! I need to do research on that cupcake place and everything else sounds good too...

ninny said...

val - you could be opening your own cupcake place!!