MICHAEL SWAN: THE FELLOWSHIP OF A MOVIE MARATHON >>>

As I'm in an especially confessional mood, I will reveal that instead of attending your Christmas party Saturday night - I will be snuggled in a movie seat watching the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy screened back to back to back at the Capitol Theater. Yes, I know. That's only about a 9 on the geekdom scale. Perfect 10s, if you're asking, are reserved for those pallid souls who can't tear themselves away from playing the online fantasy game Everquest to care about anything happening inside the Olympia movie house.

I will stoke my role-playing fantasies with the 10-hour immersion that begins Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when the doors open.

[Capitol Theater, Saturday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m., $10 Olympia Film Society members, $15 general admission at BuyOlympia.com. 206 E. Fifth S.E., Olympia, 360.754.6670]