I've got a golden ticket!

So I'm sitting in the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) for a LONG while. Luckily, other than being hungry--I hadn't had lunch yet, I sat in front of the TV in the "waiting" room. It just so happened that there were 2 chairs together right smack in front. Not only did I get the best seat in the room, I also got to have my back to the ever growing line of people. I don't think I've ever seen the DMV office empty--not once. However, it's common to see absolutely no one working up front--taking customers in line and so forth. Literally, there were 3 workers assisting 50 people.

My lucky seating arrangement allowed me to get a front row seat to the movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Oh yea. And no, not the newer version. No one plays the role of Willy Wonka better than Gene Wilder. For some reason I found a good amount of humor watching this movie. No wonder the kid actors in this movie had to see shrinks later in their lives.

The experience of watching this particluar movie in a waiting room full of people from all walks of life was somehow hilarious to me. Most people weren't paying attention to the movie until one of the song and dance scenes of the movie got really loud and some mysterious, unknown person turned the volume down. There is something maddening about watching angry, impatient people and Willy Wonka's Oompa-Loompas singing simultaneously. Not only that, but the Oompas-Loompas are singing about raising kids with morals and values. Then there's the woman swearing as she's walking across the waiting room. Hmmm.

The most amusing part of the movie is when Charlie and his grandpa break out into the song, "I've Got a Golden Ticket!" Here's where I begin to daydream. I glance down at the number on the DMV ticket and at that moment, I had the urge to stand up and sing "I've got a golden ticket!" Instead, I just smiled.