Me and my couch

Me and my couch spent some quality time together this weekend. As I mentioned earlier in my post on colds, I was sick as hell and spent at least 90% of my waking hours this weekend laying on the couch under an electric blanket. Because I was on the couch and there was nothing on all weekend, I watched Return of the King on TNT. All three times it was on. The Sunday night showing was cut a little short as I had to go to bed (I was exhausted from my hard day laying on the couch).

This reflective time helped me realize that I have a few favorite moments from the final installment of the story of Frodo and his homies.

1. My absolute favorite moment happens when Frodo just can't go any farther. Sam says. " I can't carry for you... but I can carry you!" I love, love, love those moments of pure, true friendship in books and movies. They make me cry every time. They make me think of all my friends who have carried me when I could no longer carry my burden.

2. When Eowyn stabs the Witch King in the face and kills him. I always love it when a woman stands up for herself and for others in a place where she had not been allowed to do so. I have another moment like this that I still remember from a tv show that will make me look like more of a nerd than this post about LOTR.

3. When the Hobbits bow before Aragorn at the end and he says, "My friends, you bow to no-one," and the whole kingdom of man bows to them. It's humility, and it's credit where it's due.

4. When all those green dead soldiers come out of the boat and across the water. That just looks cool.

It's amazing how much time you have to contemplate these things when you're on a couch for a whole weekend.

Oh, I should also put my favorite moment of the whole trilogy on here. It's at the end of The Two Towers when Sam gives his speech about the great stories and about good in the world. Best moment of the whole story. Love it!