THB #259: Sick

There is something about being sick that reminds me so much of experiencing a movie that matters to you.

The human body is, on the whole, such a remarkable piece of machinery that when even a small part is broken in some way, it tends to refocus your entire life for a period. When something as simple as a head cold comes along and fuzzes out your central console, your head, the entire world can be instantly become about nothing else but returning to basic functionality.

The most simple things in our lives are suddenly challenged. Since the cold that my 12-year-old manifested early last week from friends from school visited me on Wednesday night, it was a sniffle. By Thursday, it was exhaustion and a wet nose. Cancellations of 2 screenings. By Friday, I was too weak/dizzy to safely drive the kid to school. 2 interviews were cancelled. And another screening. Plus my wife was now experiencing the symptoms at her work. Would I be okay Saturday morning to see Strange World? No. The plot rem…