The collected works of ScottyB

Tonight I asked myself if back tickles - or a lack thereof - could cause back ache.

Is it plausible that due to an absence, or poor offering of the regular back tickles that accompany a movie viewing, you as the ticklee could cause the tickled to somehow be so disoriented and confused by the absence of this normally guaranteed procedure, as to cause discomfort to the point of pain?

At the mere mention of this concept, I was shooshed - a quite regular response to my typical sarcastic behaviour and train of thought - however, as my mind further delved into this unusual and quirky dilemma, I realised that there may indeed be some genuine substantiating evidence to support this theory.

What exactly that substantiating evidence is I’m not too sure yet, but what I do know is the two; back tickles and back ache are related. And not just because they both have the word ‘back’ in them either. It is possible that back tickles relax the muscles - so the absense of them causes the muscles to tense up which eventually leads to back pain. Maybe its a rhythmic, massage-like treatment for the muscles of the back… and without it, all hope is lost.

Well maybe its not that dramatic.

On the topic of dramatic, tonight I watched a film called The Covenant.

A thriller/action flick which reminded me quite a bit of The Craft. Generally The Covenant received pretty bad reviews, but was well received by forum dwellers, so I decided to give it a go. It doesn’t really rank in there with the ‘teen-flick’ category despite the audience its aimed at.. I found it a little bit darker - also interesting considering the PG-13 rating.

Regardless, it was a pretty easy flick to watch; not boring, enough of a story to keep you interested and even guessing. A few funny moments, a bit of eye-candy in the way of special effects (the crash and the spider scene were favourites.. quite impressive) and I’ll probably end up watching it again some time.

Hard to believe its Friday already. These weeks really do fly.