Summer Movies - ET

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One of the things I miss most right now is going to the movies. I've always loved going to see movies on the big screen. I was lucky enough to even work at a movie theater for a while in college. I don't know what the first movie my parents took me to see, but I do have some memories of going to see
ET when I was four years old.

On the surface, it looked like it was going to be a cute kid's movie, but it ended up freaking preschool me out. The beginning was dark and kinda scary for a four year old. Though this is probably the first time that I had even heard of D&D since that's what they we playing at the start of the movie.

The ET character was a little freaky too - though I do have memories have having and loving a plush ET doll. But it was a scene near the end that was scariest for me.

It was the scene where ET and Elliott are in the sterile room. It was partly because Elliott was sick and ET was dying but it was also the visuals of scientists in white, PPE suits. It was just terrifying if you are four.

I've rewatched ET several times, and I remember feeling vaguely anxious watching that part of the movie even when I was older. It had quite an effect on me!

I honestly think I would have loved it if I was a little older. It's all fantasy and science and the alien can be pretty cute too! But not really appropriate for a four year old.

Do you have any movies that scared you as a child?

The Pandemic Diaries - The ER Visit

I've been meaning to blog about this for a while but kept forgetting. But I hope to start blogging more.

On April 19th, I fell off my carport. It wasn't a huge drop but I watched my right foot bend upwards in a way it shouldn't have.

The pain was immediate and very high. My husband and kid had to help me inside and onto bed. I iced it and elavated it, but it was still very painful the next day so I had my husband take me to the ER.

We pulled up to the entrance of the ER and they had a tent set up. They had several people stationed there in full PPE gear. After I told them why I was there, they asked me the standard COVID questions and took my temperature.

I was rolled into the building in a wheelchair and my husband had to stay outside in the car. It was more than a little bizarre because the waiting room was empty.

After waiting only a few minutes in the waiting room, I was rolled back to a room. I didn't have to wait very long before someone came to check me out.

They brought an x-ray machine to my room and got the x-rays done. The doctor was very attentive, coming in to check on me several times.

In the end, it was one of the fastest ER visits I've had. The x-rays showed I just had a sprain though it was a pretty bad one. They gave me prescriptions for pain medicine and a referral to the orthopedist.

I only saw one other patient - they had been moving her in a bed when I was being rolled back to a room.

Though I was anxious about going because of the virus, I'm glad I went. They were very professional and I felt safe. I'm glad they were taking extra precautions. I do have to wonder how different it would be now, nearly two months later.