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So I was watching "Beast Over Hammersmith" from my Early Days DVD earlier this evening. I had planned to do this all day at work, and when I finally got home very late today (19.15) and having supper very patiently with my parents (hell, I even fixed it!), I went upstairs to my room, and, after taking some time to convince my DVD player to run properly, I started the video.
It all went perfectly fine until mid-"22", when all of the sudden, my mother came in, phone in her hand. Of course, it was as always, she spent some time in my room talking to the person on the other end of the line before handing it to me. It was my brother who wanted to ask me something and apparently tried to strike up a conversation afterwards.
Now, I don't know what part of the setting did not spell out DO NOT DISTURB: Was it the fact that the lights were out and replaced by a single candle, the fact that the volume was turned up more than usual or the fact that I was actually staring at the box, an occasion that occured about five times within the last two months? OK, so I didn't tell my parents not to disturb me, but I thought that sometimes, it's just obvious. Besides that, I was presenting myself completely tired and easily annoyed earlier. So, my mother could have guessed that I'm not really up for any phoning, especially because she knows that I hate phoning to begin with.
My brother of course did not hear from my voice that I was completely annoyed by his call and of course posed the completely superfluous question "am I disturbing you with something?"... and, of course, he was tired too, so he spoke slowly and quietly, stretching the whole thing again.
I hate telephones!
Needless to say, the whole thing pretty much spoiled the atmosphere that had set up, and I wasn't into the rest of the film as before.
Sorry, I had to vent.
It all went perfectly fine until mid-"22", when all of the sudden, my mother came in, phone in her hand. Of course, it was as always, she spent some time in my room talking to the person on the other end of the line before handing it to me. It was my brother who wanted to ask me something and apparently tried to strike up a conversation afterwards.
Now, I don't know what part of the setting did not spell out DO NOT DISTURB: Was it the fact that the lights were out and replaced by a single candle, the fact that the volume was turned up more than usual or the fact that I was actually staring at the box, an occasion that occured about five times within the last two months? OK, so I didn't tell my parents not to disturb me, but I thought that sometimes, it's just obvious. Besides that, I was presenting myself completely tired and easily annoyed earlier. So, my mother could have guessed that I'm not really up for any phoning, especially because she knows that I hate phoning to begin with.
My brother of course did not hear from my voice that I was completely annoyed by his call and of course posed the completely superfluous question "am I disturbing you with something?"... and, of course, he was tired too, so he spoke slowly and quietly, stretching the whole thing again.
I hate telephones!
Needless to say, the whole thing pretty much spoiled the atmosphere that had set up, and I wasn't into the rest of the film as before.
Sorry, I had to vent.