snoring through cannes

It has become regular practice to sleep through movies here, and I'm not just talking about me, but pretty much everyone. It's the inevitable result of getting up early to catch the 8:30am screening, perhaps catching another screening somewhere during the day, waiting tables for six hours, and then either going out to party or catching a 10, 11, or midnight screening.

This is not what I do; I know myself well enough to know that waking up early and working all day is sufficiently exhausting to guarantee a two-hour nap through any screening that starts post-closing time, but the story remains the same -- movies are slept through on a regular basis. It's amazing what you can miss when you decide to rest your eyes for just a moment. Whole plot lines, I tell you! Incredible.

In conclusion, it's quite a feat to stay awake through an entire film. Overworked and underpaid, and what's our reward? Two hours in a warm, dark theater with plush seats and a soothing soundtrack. Mmm, sounds like naptime to me.

Okay, I'm off to see another movie.