Lord of the Rings - All At Once!

Once a year, my friends and I all get together for a day to watch all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back. Not only do we watch these incredibly long movies - we watch the extended editions that weren't released in theaters. That's over 11 hours of awesomeness!

Now, you may think I'm crazy. But you're wrong. Think about it, and you'll realize there's no other way to possibly watch these movies. By going through this journey, you're actually mimicing the arduous path of the fellowship. It's not a fun romp in the woods. It's a friggin' slog to Mordor.

We've been doing this for 8 years now, and each year takes on a special flavor. The best thing that happened this year was during the first big battle in Moria. Our friend brought his two young boys, and the yougest was standing up and bellowing mighty battle cries at the screen, doing his part to help out the good guys. He's 3. He's amazing. I can only hope my future kids will be that epicly cool. I plan to start them early by putting headphones up to my wife's pregnant belly and playing the soundtrack. That'll work, right?