12-Jun-2006

I'm sure I'm not the first person to say it, nor will I be the last, but I HEART TRADER JOE'S!!!  I got enough food for at least six meals, mixing it up with Italian, Indian, Chinese, and Mexican, for under ten dollars!  Granted, I didn't go for the Two Buck Chuck, mainly because we have a fifth of Belvedere vodka in the office mini-fridge, but all in all, it was a very satisfying trip.

Also, a word of warning to all those who go see The Omen.  First off, on a scale of one to frightening, it's about the equivalent of She's All That.  I don't know about you, but I like my scary movies to, well, scare me.  Take The Exorcist, for example. Did I sleep for a month after that?  Why no, I didn't, thanks for asking.  It's also the only movie I've ever seen in a theater where I looked at my watch every five minutes, not because I was bored, but because I was wondering how much more scariness I could take before I needed to barricade myself in a Catholic church and start reciting Hail Marys.  Am I Catholic?  No, I'm not, thanks for asking.  Second, I was under the impression that, if I went to see The Omen on a Friday at 10:30 PM, not many other people would be there, because other people should have lives that don't revolve around movies.  I was sadly mistaken.  It was a full theater, and a quiet theater at that.  Now I know I've given everyone a strict list of rules for seeing a movie with me, but horror films are a bit different.  In fact, I WANT a loud audience in a horror film.  It is, indeed, a bonding experience, and, to quote Clue, there is safety in numbers, my dears.  Quiet audience in a horror film = boring.  Last off, the kid they found to play Satan - WTF?  I think I did a better acting job in first grade when I portrayed Florence Nightingale for Character Day.  If he's Satan, I only have one thing to say:  Bring it.  But let me go eat some Trader Joe's fried rice first - can't fight small children on an empty stomach.