Annoying

I went to a movie the other night. I was nice to go out with some friends and enjoy a good movie. I was all calm and relaxed having been to a perfomrance by the Utah Symphony Orchestra earlier that evening. My relaxed state of mind did not last very long. During the movie there were not any of those annoying phone rings. It was worse...they were texting each other. This was highly annoying to me because in this great day of stadium seating in movie theaters the glare from the phone screens and key pads were blinding me! Imagine if you will, a dark theater, comfy seats and a large screen to which my eyes are glued and then some random Joe opens his cell phone and blinds the lower left corner of my eye. Now I am seeing spots as I try to ignore the rudeness the Joe when my direct right is blinded by another random Joe! It is now near impossible to see the screen and watch the movie that I paid a dear price for! I have flash spots in both eyes and both Joes keep texting!! This behavior continued througout the entire 2+ hour movie. I am please to announce there were SEVEN random Joes in the audience that night and I had to deal with multiple bouts of blindness! I was so irritated that if I had not been in the company of calm cool and collected friends I would have stood up and shouted, 'For the love of all that is holy. STOP texting for 2 hours. I promise you will live, if it is an actual emergency then leave the theater!' I had it all planned out. I was so hot under the collar that I could barely enjoy the show. I tried so hard to lower my BP and to calm my nerves but it did not work. I was still irritated after the movie. I just cannot imagine having to text someone so bad that I could not wait until the movie was over. I guess since I am of an older persuasion that I do not understand the need to be accessable through a phone 24/7. I like to be lost for a few hours each day-in other words I like to detatch from the world turn off the phone, radio, tv etc and have a little peace and quiet giving my brain a chance to relax. I like the quiet time. Not many people like the quiet time anymore. Everyone fills every moment they have with noise and activity. I say STOP and enjoy the moment you are in now. Enjoy the movie, enjoy the drive, enjoy the rain, enjoy the sun, enjoy the stars, enjoy the silence. And for the love of all that is holy....stop texting during movies!