Today’s Lunch Menu: Crisscut Fries with a Side of Gore

Today, while out running an errand for my mom, I decided to watch a movie over lunch. I do this a lot when I’m outside, watching movies alone I mean. It serves me several purposes. One, I don’t end up missing out on whatever available film that even remotely piques my interest. Needless to say, I got tired of always having to time my watching movies to my “friends’” schedules; after all, I have all the time in the world when they don’t. Apparently “work” and this thing called ”salary” are important matters most people tend to prioritize in life. Then there’s also me having to sell my film choices to them. Obviously, they don’t like watching films as much as I do. Two, I can eat my food while inside the dark theater. That way, I don’t have to suffer through the pitiful stares you get from nosy people for having to eat alone. Okay, so maybe you get pitiful stares from others for watching movies alone instead, but at least in the theater the movie and the dark are welcome distractions. Third, it takes up about two hours of my time. And being the unemployed bum that I am, that actually helps a lot to appease my boredom.

I only ever go to 2 cinemas when watching movies alone. Greenbelt 1, that’s the “old” Greenbelt mall, the original one, for those who are only aware of the other newer Greenbelt malls (at some point, you must’ve wondered why the Greenbelt malls were numbered, right?), and Glorietta 4. It’s a bourgeois thing; I get to save fifty or so bucks just from watching at the cheaper cinemas. Granted, Greenbelt 3 theaters have way better seats, but when you’re not watching with anyone, it’s more about the movie than the experience. ‘Cause, really, who are you gonna share the ambience with? Today the line-up included The Hangover, G.I. Joe: Rise of The Cobra, And I Love You So, Book of Blood, and from two weeks ago, The Proposal. There are only two movies I haven’t seen here, And I Love You So and Book of Blood. I’ve already seen The Hangover and The Proposal twice, and loved them both each time. I’ve seen G.I. Joe once and that was enough (I didn’t care for it at all; the acting was god-awful). Now, I don’t understand why there were so many theaters showing And I Love You So. For me, you see one Star Cinema production, you’ve seen them all. They should’ve alotted at least one theater for Harry Potter or something. Orphan would’ve been a good choice as well; I really liked that movie. But maybe Star Cinema paid the Ayala Cinemas a lot or something. I refuse to believe that the people working in Ayala Cinemas intentionally did it because they truly believe that people will flock to see And I Love You So like they did with Transformers or Harry Potter recently. I like to think that people are more intelligent, more sophisticated, and just darned better than that. Anyway the point is, since I’m not going to see a local film unless coerced by “friends” anytime soon, I was left with no choice but to see Book of Blood.

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My New Peanut Butter

There is nothing novel about Nutella. Giada De Laurentiis, for instance, uses it a lot on her cooking show Everyday Italian (seen on Lifestyle Network, ch. 52 on SkyCable). Nutella, for those not in the know, is a hazelnut and cocoa (with skimmed milk) spread, somewhat akin to the likes of peanut butter. Only richer. And creamier. And chocolatier. And oh-so-very-good. Nutella is love. Nutella is godsend. Nutella is my new peanut butter. It actually tastes rather similarly to Ferrero Rocher chocolate; as well they should since Ferrero, as it turns out, had a hand in its development.

As you may, or may not, have already guessed, I’ve only recently given Nutella a try. I’ve seen it countless times on supermarket shelves, but never actually bought even one bottle. I always just walked away. So imagine my delight when I actually decided to give it a shot and found how much I love the stuff. One bite of my plain Nutella sammich and I swear I was orgasming in my mouth. It’s that good. (more…)