Not something I want to think about at a restaurant
I went to Memphis BBQ for a nice quiet dinner and saw this sign in the bathroom. Thankfully I saw it on my way out, not before dinner. Dear Memphis BBQ, please consider better wording on your bathroom signs…people are trying to eat.
Weird movie weekend
Also not on yesterday’s list was a movie called “Suspension”. It’s a story about a man who gets in a car accident. His family is killed but he ends up with the ability to stop time afterward. The dude goes a little nuts though and the implications and morals of what you could do if you could just stop time whenever you wanted to are very interesting. This movie was a brilliant idea but executed poorly. The story was kinda garbled and the acting was…sub-par…although it’s an indie movie so I don’t expect too much and that wasn’t a big problem for me. I can’t really recommend it unless you’re like I am and are really willing to watch a bad movie with some redeeming qualities just because you like movies so much.
Indie sci-fi funosity
I read an article that mentioned a list of movies that challenge the way you think about reality…or something like that. Anyway, I’ve seen a bunch of them but some I hadn’t so i decided to watch as many as I could this weekend. The ones I have seen on the list were all really good (except for “Donnie Darko”) so it definitely encouraged me to watch the rest.
The list is
The Truman Show (1998)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Waking Life (2001)
The Matrix (1999)
Dark City (1998)
American Beauty (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Brazil (1985)
Network (1976)
The funny part is that the pictured movie is called “Primer” and wasn’t on the list but was referenced in the comments by the indignant fans of the movie who couldn’t believe it had been left out. It’s about a couple engineers who stumble upon a very weird side effect of a machine they make that gives them anything they want, but there’s always a consequence. Totally a fun movie but one that’s probably worth watching more than once, or once with a quick follow up on wikipedia to figure out what you missed.
Mysterious computer repair
It’s not a mysterious computer, it’s a mysterious problem. OGG shut it down the other day and then it just wouldn’t reboot. I’m theorizing that it got too hot but that’s just a guess on my part. I’m cracking the case to take a look inside and hopefully it’s something simple like a fan got unplugged or something. I like these little hunts sometime. The thrill of the chase! You can run but you can’t hide, little computer problem. I will hunt you down and I will fix you!
Shown actual size
Justin drug me all the way to the far end of town to take me to Acura to both drop off and pick up my car from the shop. I figured the least I could do is spice up the journey by recommending a place for dinner I had heard good things about but never tried. Hash House a go-go calls itself “Twisted farm food” and it is that. The most amazing thing is the size of the plates. Using my (not insignificantly sized) hand as a reference you can see the plate is about the size of a garbage can lid. I can’t think of something the same size but with a more appetizing metaphor so garbage can lid it is. The food is all amazing, the atmosphere is friendly, the wait staff is totally on the ball…it’s hard to ask for much more than that in a dining experience.
Damn you Whole Foods
I love Whole Foods. I always leave there feeling like I should do something unwholesome, immediately, to get the hippie off of me but they have some great food. Unfortunately, they do -not- have great prices. I’m not sure it’s “gouging” but it seems unfair that eating organic and/or healthy should be this expensive. I’m having to put that side for the moment though because the salmon-spinach-feta and teriyaki-tuna burgers are just about ready to plate and if they taste as good as they smell, it’s going to be worth it.
