Monday Movie Marathon

As the Gods of Wet Weather seem fit to cause a postponement of my cycling regime, I’ve decided to set myself a challenge that doesn’t rely on clear skies and warmth. Starting at midnight, I am going to spend 24 hours watching non-stop films. I’m allowed to go off to use the toilet, but only for the briefest time possible. Apart from that I have to stay sitting on the sofa, and there has to be a film on or I’ve failed. There are a couple of other rules and regulations: I’m allowed to make myself a hot drink, but only once every four hours; I can make myself a hot meal at 8am and 1pm, but it has to be something from the freezer that I can put in the microwave, so that I only have to leave the sofa for two two-minute bursts ( 1 – to put the meal on to heat, and 2- to get the meal and cutlery from the kitchen) Otherwise, I am only allowed to use the contents of a picnic coolbox from Argos, which has to be in position beside the sofa by 11.55pm tonight. So far I’ve placed inside it a six-pack of Lucozade, a 2-litre bottle of water, a multipack of Sainsburys cereal bars and a Wagon Wheel. Later I shall make myself some peanut butter sandwiches and steal some of Hannah’s apples from the fridge. The coffee is on, my pile of 13 DVDs is ready, and I’m actually excited already. I’m going to start with ‘Batman Begins’ and end with ‘The Last Starfighter.’ (It’s relevant because the first one contains the word ‘begins’ and the final one contains the word ‘last.’ Aren’t I clever??) In between those films our train shall be visiting some old favourites like ‘Ghostbusters’ as well as pulling into some previously unvisited stations like ‘No Country For Old Men’
If I’m not insane or dead by 0001 Tues I’ll let you know how I got on...

RC 16-5-10