I had some interesting
moments this past week. Last Monday I did nothing of note... I am not
complaining. Tuesday I drove on down to Lakeland; first, I walked
around their mall for a bit, and that went as expected. I then drove
on over to the nearby Ford's Garage. I have talked about that Florida
chain of restaurants/bars before, and it was just recently that this
location opened; it's closer to me than anywhere else they have a
restaurant... and eventually one will open in Orlando. I had a tasty
dinner along with a coffee porter from Florida brewery Motorworks and
it was called... Midnight Espresso. I was amused as it was a nice
reference to the late 70's film Midnight Express; the beer was not my
favorite but it was alright. One of the bartenders was named Laney,
and I was amused because not only is it uncommon, but I thought of a
certain late 90's teen movie where the lead character was named Laney
Boggs. Henceforth, once I returned home I rewatched She's All That;
it was the first time I saw it on Blu-ray from beginning to end. It
is silly for sure but the movie is inoffensive and as I was in high
school when the film was released in 1999, what a blast from the past
it was between all those actors, the dialogue, the clothing, the
humor, the music, etc.
Wednesday I went with
someone to the local Bob Evans restaurant; I had a tasty Belgian
waffle dinner. Thursday was quite interesting indeed. The drive to
and from Altamonte Springs was full of pretty lousy drivers, some of
them reckless. The way there was rainy, so naturally I saw the
aftermath of several cars in a giant wreck and I am surprised I did
not see more. First, I stopped at the Safeway grocery store, a place
I have mentioned before. Publix is fine as a grocery store and all,
but they have a real monopoly in Florida so it was nice to have
variety. Of course, once I got there I discovered all three Safeway
locations in this state were closing real soon... I was disappointed.
After I purchased various items there, I went to the nearby AMC to
watch The Meg, on their IMAX screen... and also to eat chicken
fingers and curly fries for dinner. The movie was exactly what I
expected it to be: stupid yet still entertaining. I read The Meg book
back in the day... twenty years ago so I might as well have never
read it before.
What likely contributed to
my opinion of the film was the average blue collar family sitting
right in front of me. Dad was acting like this was his The Avengers:
Infinity War; he must have loved the novel. I hope everyone of those
four (mom, dad, and the two elementary school kids... a son and
daughter) loved it, considering what the cost must have been between
the IMAX tickets and concessions. The daughter at times was scared
but otherwise she was fine; I mean, she did not cry or become
hysterical. The son, he must have been a fan. A few times, after a
big scene I would hear him softly yell, “Yay!” That was
tremendous.
As for me referring to The
Meg as The Life Aquatic With Jason Statham, I am stealing a joke I
saw online. Personally, I'd see The Meg again rather than The
Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou once. That is a twee-looking movie from 2004 that
I've never seen but it does also involve a shark. Anyhow, Friday and
Saturday I did absolutely nothing. Sunday, I went to the local Dollar
General to pick up some needed items. I realize it was not the
strongest way to close out a week, yet it is OK. I watched movies at
home and also television programs like LivePD, so I can't complain.
When I return next Monday, I do have a few ideas as to what I'll be
discussing.
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