I love watching Mason’s gears turn. Last night he walked into the living room on a mission. “I need a cardboard box. I’m building a personal movie theater.” Susan found him a box, and a few minutes later he reappeared with this on his head:

The box has a small opening into which you can place an iPod/iPhone. Mason sat around the living room for a few minutes last night watching YouTube videos with a box on his head before he went to bed. It was the most ridiculous thing ever.

After he went to bed, I decided to make my own.

Mine as you can see had to be a bit larger to accommodate an iPad. My original design required the viewer to insert his or her head up into the box. The first modification I made was turning the back of the box into a “flap” to make viewing a bit more comfortable. I also added a box containing a case of soup cans to the top of the theater to weigh it down to keep the cat from flipping the box over and smashing my iPad. These are the types of things we theater owners have to think about.

Inside the theater there are three rows of seats. They’ll hold 3 3/4″ (aka “Star Wars scale”) figures but for my test run this morning, it was a solo viewing.

With the lights out you can still see the outline of the chairs. I plan on covering them with fabric later tonight. Not really. Well, maybe.

The debut of the theater was a success, so much so that Mason was almost late for school. After the debut showing of “The Empire Strikes Back,” the theater showed one Three Stooges short and one episode of Woody Woodpecker. The theater is now closed so that I can add an external set of computer speakers to pump up the theater’s sound system a bit. You can also rent out the theater for $1 per movie. All proceeds will go toward our furlough fund.

Also, Susan thinks I’m an idiot.