I’ve had mine on vibrate for years. Texting doesn’t trigger it, only calls. It’s been great. I look at my phone only when I’m ready to look at it.

When I see it in a movie I’m watching, I’ll just talk to the TV “So, you’re not going to get on the radio and call for help? You just saw a guy get pulled away into the darkness. No? Wait, you’re going to slowly walk into the darkness? You are the main character after all, so I guess you just want me to see what’s in there. Thanks, I guess.”

I love riffing on bad movies. When the character is finally around other people I’ll say “Oooh, guys… she has a secret! It’s pretty important. Probably something that will kill everyone in the station. I would tell you guys, but I think she wouldn’t want me to share it.”

I’m just going to start pronouncing it “The Gulf of MEH-he-co”, really laying on a heavy Spanish accent for clarity.