I had a college roommate that would talk about how Terms of Endearment made her cry; and when she cried at this movie, she sounded like a cow. It's true. I’ve witnessed it. I was reminded of this as I sobbed while watching ER last nite. I mean sobbed. Full on crying. Very traumatic. Add to that that they were playing Slow Motion by David Gray which is already a sad sounding song. I will forever cry when I hear that song now.
I cry at a lot of movies, shows, commercials, songs, etc. I usually have to restrain myself because someone else is in the room. It's better if it's just my husband because he knows I do this and I don't have to show as much restraint. Luckily my husband was upstairs playing guitar last nite so I had no reservations about just letting it loose.
Unfortunately, it’s very hard for me to hide when I’ve been crying. Due to my sinusitis, even the slightest tear causes my sinuses to swell and it becomes very hard for me to breath. There is usually a lot of sniffling. Oh, and my nose turns bright red.
Recently my husband and I went to a movie with a friend and his girlfriend, one of my not-so-favorite people (actually, probably the least favorite person I know right now – even worse than The Idiot I work with). It was a comedy, but the textbook sad moment came up and I started silently weeping. Well, after the scene was over, I was still sniffling. She turned to me and asks, “Are you crying?” Loudly and incredulously. I’m guessing no less than 15 people heard her. Of course I said, “No,” and restrained myself from adding, “you cold-hearted bitch.” Now, I can laugh about it and it has become a joke with my husband and me. But then, not so thrilled.
PS Another song that will forever make me weep: Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah. Thank you West Wing.
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I'm a cryer, too (and I haven't watched last night's ER yet - have it on the DVR - but now I'm prepared!). The first movie I ever went to with my husband (before he was my husband) was Fried Green Tomatoes. I sobbed. And the worst was Titanic. I sobbed the whole way home. I even cried at Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (yes, a comedy)! But TV shows and commercials get me, too. ER gets me a lot. I couldn't even bring myself to watch the episode when Dr. Greene died. So I sympathize with you in every way (I get all snotty and splotchy when I cry, too). It can be cleansing to have a good cry. Or it can be tiring. Either way, it shows our tender-hearted side, and I think that's a good thing.
i'm not a crier, but i just about cried at the West Wing you reference. You definitely should have added the cold hearted bitch part
OK, I gotta ask - what was the movie you saw with your friends that made you cry?
I definitely know what you mean, too. My willingness for the tears to spring up at the drop of a hat depends on my mood/hormones but it is generally readily available.
I'm not into ER right now. It comes and goes with me. But I remember Dr. Greene dying. Cried. And the finale that coincided with the end of Friends (with Carter's baby)...sobbed. In public. Oh well. So it goes.
*meekly* It was Click. The part about his dad is sad.
Um, can you say pregnancy hormones? I've always been a crier, but it's worse these days. I mean, I cry at diaper commercials, for God's sake!
I had to stop watching ER because I couldn't handle all the trauma AND drama. That, and Bubba doesn't watch 'hospital' shows, so I watch Grey's Anatomy by myself.
My favorite is crying at movies I've seen AT LEAST a dozen times. I know what's coming, yet I still tear up. And I have the same sinus problems, too, there is NO WAY to hide that I've been crying.
I've been feeling a good cry coming on for a few days now...
maybe I should just go ahead and watch that season premier of ER and get it over with.
Of course, now I have the Sarah McLaughlin song 'Terms of Endearment' stuck in my head.
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