New Friends

For his Law in Literature class, Kevin had to watch A Man for All Seasons, so last night we went to his classmate's house and watched it with him and his wife.
I'd seen this movie a few times growing up, and I remember the first time I watched it, I thought it was painfully boring. The next time I watched it, I appreciated it more, and this time I really liked it. It's not a fast-paced movie, and you really have to watch it the same way you would read a novel.
Anyway, most of the times Kevin invites me to come hang out with his friends, I am bored to tears. The guys sit around and talk about video games, the wives talk about spit-up and labor pains, and I try to stay awake.
But this time it was completely different.
We had dinner, watched the movie, and then sat around talking and laughing until 11:45. I never stay up past 10:30, and when I do, I do not talk or laugh. But when you have fascinating people to talk to, it is quite different. We had a great discussion about the movie, and since we had all just watched it, we were all equally informed about the topic. We didn't all agree on the movie, which is why it was so interesting to talk about. Then we talked about politics. We did generally agree on this topic, otherwise I don't think I would have liked this discussion.
Then we talked about April Lynn's writing. A while ago, Kevin told me that she was a writer, but I had completely forgotten until late last night. She writes and gets published, and I write crap, but it was really fun to talk about it. We'd read all the same books growing up, and even had the same absolute favorite book: A Little Princess. She thinks The Giver is the best novel ever written for young adult readers, and I thought it was just okay. But we both politely disliked Levin Thumps and his toothpick adventures.
Anyway... I had a blast. It's been a while since I've stayed up so late talking so long and having so much fun.