Monday - Hot and sunny
A good day. I got up this morning after my alarm rang a couple of times. I didn’t want to get up and I actually planned to go back to bed, but I didn’t. Someone was cutting grass outside and used a loud machine to do it so I had to close the window for a while because of the noise.
I watched one of the Pink Panther movies with Steve Martin in it today. Poor Steve. He must have needed some new art for his house. It wasn’t good.
I had some of the peanut butter that we bought yesterday. I found some that doesn’t have any sugar in it, just peanuts and salt. Yes, I know I’m (mildly) allergic, but I’ve been jonesing for peanut butter for a couple of months. I’ll try not to eat too much of it!
I just had a quiet day at home. I wrote a bit of email, watched a bit of TV, both live and from the weekend, and then did a little bit of housework.
F came home tonight and we went to a soba chain restaurant for dinner. It was his idea, and really I had no objections, so it was fine. When we were done there, he suggested seeing a movie. I wasn’t sure if we could see one tonight so we drove to the theatre to check it out.
There were two films playing after we arrived, X-Men and Antichrist. I hadn’t seen Antichrist, but I had heard of it. I tried to explain to F that he wouldn’t like it, but the more I talked, the more he wanted to see it. We went in. He was lucky because it was Men’s Day or something so he got in for quite cheap. I got us some popcorn and drinks and we went in to watch the movie.
It was definitely NOT a popcorn movie. It was one of the oddest films I’ve seen in ages. There was a lot of graphic sex and violence in the film and it wasn’t suitable for most people. I understood the film for about 7/8th of it, but the last bit seemed to come out of left field and was very odd in my opinion.
F and I were quite surprised afterwards with the way the film went and spent a bit of time talking about it. I’m afraid that neither of us really liked the film at all.
We picked up a couple of Coke Zeros on the way home and then had a quiet evening in. I spent a bit of time looking up the movie trying to figure out what it was all about. I’m still a bit lost.
And that was my day. It was fine, but I didn’t get very much done. Tomorrow, I’m back to work with a couple of classes, so I’ll have to get my act together! Wish me luck. Night!
6 comments:
Have you ever tried IM Healthy soy nut butter? It's a great PB substitute--if you can get it in Japan. 'Cause--yikes!--don't mess around with a peanut allergy.
I really enjoy reading your blog, but I have to say, I'm super curious (read: nosy!) about the MIL situation. It's sounds so mysterious...
oh dear, a Lars von Trier movie. I think he himself is the anti-christ. I heard it is one of the most disturbing films out there. I don't think I could handle it. I'm surprised it's in the theaters here...
I've never seen Soy Nut butter here. I've seen sesame paste around, but it has tons of sugar in it. I prefer something with less. And, yes, I'll be careful with the peanut butter! I'm not sure that I'm technically allergic (never been tested) but I have to be careful with things like nuts.
MIL....well, how long do you have? If you go to the archives of my blog, there are bits and pieces here and there, but it boils down to the fact that we lived with her after we got married. The house she lives in belongs to her and my husband jointly. I don't speak Japanese, and especially not her crazy dialect of Japanese, but she thought I should be fluent after living here for 5 years and speaking English all day at work. Anyway...we moved out after 2 years and I've only been back to the house twice or three times I think.
There's more...but I don't want to bring it all up again.
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Mid-Japan-Crisis....I was surprised that they showed it as well, especially in my little city, in the local theater. We don't usually get "edgy" movies! The censors had done their bit with the blurred circles and such so we didn't see a lot of naked bits. Apparently there was a statement (in Japanese of course) at the beginning saying it had been altered for Japanese audiences.
It is a disturbing film. I guess that I'm glad I saw it, but I won't be in a hurry to see another one of his for a while. I had seen Breaking the Waves years ago, liked it, but hated it too. This one...I couldn't in good conscience recommend to anyone I know. I don't know anyone that would enjoy it! I survived it, and I guess that's all I have to say about that!
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Hey, Helen! I hope you don't think I'm prying. I don't mean too anyway. I know for sure that I could NEVER have lived with my (now thankfully ex-) MIL--I'd be writing this from a prison cell if I had to. You're a better person than I am, putting up with it for so long.
Now I'll go back to minding my own business! :)
Don't worry...I didn't want to live with my MIL to be honest, it was my husband's idea. It wasn't good.
I do mention her from time to time so I understand the curiosity. I think it's funny that my husband has to be prodded by me to do things for her though. I wonder if she has any idea that he's not the caring thoughtful son she thinks he is!!!
Thanks for commenting and reading! If I don't want to answer something I won't, so don't worry!
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