How a highly-strung ex-consultant watches DVDs

One of my closest friends (it talks and sings to me) during this trip has been Larry the Laptop*. It computes formulae, makes funky-looking presentations, but its most-used function has been its (his?) ability to play DVDs.

I've filled up far too much of my spare time watching DVDs and TV, a fact made worse by the fact I've only had 3 DVDs to actually watch (This obscure but very funny film called The In-Laws, as well as Spiderman 2 and Troy).

Despite having far more free time than I'm used to, I've noticed that I watch DVDs in a very strange way.

You see, I'll fast-forward to all the bits of the movie I like, and just watch those, in some kind of effort to optimise time (rather than sit through all the boring bits, of course!). However, this takes more time than I realise, because I fast-forward too far, then rewind too far, then yada yada yada. Before I know it, I've taken half the duration of the movie to see the four bits I like. But, having still saved so much time, I'll do exactly the same to the other movies. All in all, it will take me 2 hours to watch 8 5-minute scenes from 2 movies of less than 2 hours duration, not really enjoying any of it, and still feeling guilty that I could've done it in quicker time ...

Some people have told me that it takes 6 months after the consulting life to learn how to "chill out". I wonder whether I'll learn quicker than others - or in my efforts to learn this quicker, it'll take me longer ... =)

Blessings
john

"Immortality ... take it - it's yours!"


*I'm kidding, I actually haven't given it a name.
Yet. =)