Sometimes the day goes just like you expect. And that was yesterday. Sleeping. Cheezy parade. Yardwork. Dinner at Four Square. Which was excellent. A few small service lapses, all pretty much attributable to them being at the end of a long busy holiday. But the food was straight up wonderful (even better than last time, I think).
Last night after we got back I was watching Iron Chef. They were showing one of the Turkey Battles, this one with Michiba vs. a hotel chef from Osaka who does some cooking for the Yakult Swallows. And I noticed, as in the later Turkey Battle with Morimoto, that -- damn, the Japanese like some rare turkey. Both Michiba and the challenger served dishes that looked cooked about as much as a seared tuna. Do they not have salmonella in Japan? Remind me, should I ever end up in Japan not to order any poultry dishes. Cos I'd hate to look like a philistine and send it back, but someone drops a plate of raw-in-the-middle turkey down in front of me and back to the kitchen is where it's going.
Tried to watch American Movie tonight but frankly it was too fucking depressing. I remember reading reviews that complained that the movie was making fun of Chris Borchardt. I didn't feel like they were encouraging me to laugh at him. But everything that was going on was just so awful -- especially when the old uncle shows up and they start hitting him up for money. Perhaps if we'd stuck it out it'd have gotten less depressing and godawful. But I was losing the will to live...
So instead we watched Before Sunrise. Glorious! Very interesting seeing this movie after having seen Waking Life. Not only do the characters re-appear but some of their conversation in WL echoes moments from Before Sunrise. Oh yeah, and the pinball machine.
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