Friday Movie and a Walk

Friday, July 11, 2008
It has been a very slow, lazy few days. Yesterday, I was in another lazy, slow moving mood. I didn't get out of bed until about 4p.m. I only had a couple of bowls of cold cereal for breakfast. With a refrigerator full of about $112 dollars worth of fresh fruits and vegetables, I was too lazy to start my vegetable salad meals. I told myself that I would start tomorrow. So with that pronouncement, I decided that I had a taste for spaghetti. The plan was that since I did not do anything physical, I would walk to downtown Yonkers to the pizza shop and walk back. When I arrived downtown, I ended up going to the imitation 5 & Dime store. I bought a cheap double-fan for the kitchen window. But since the kitchen window is so dirty, I will have to wait until I clean the window before I'll put that fan in the window. I won't embarrass myself by mentioning the number of months I haven't cleaned my windows. After eating my spaghetti (take out) dinner, I ate a 1/2 of a half-gallon of sherbet.

Today, I went to the movie to see Hancock. The movie was okay, not great or even good, but it was entertaining. I have to be honest. A few days ago, I read online synopsises of the movie, and I have to say that based on those synopsises, I was not eager to see the movie.

One of my epals(Macy's Walker) wanted to treat me to a movie and dinner to make up for leaving me stranded at the Bronx Zoo. However, he is just getting settled in New York, and just started working, so I wasn't comfortable with having him pay for a movie and dinner. I did agree that I would go to the movie. MW sent me a texted message to my phone asking for me to choose the movie and the meeting time. We agreed to meet at a movie theater on 34th street. We went to see Hancock at the 5:10p.m. showing.

The movie was okay. Not great, not good, but it was entertaining. To be honest, I went into the movie with preconceived ideas about the movie thanks to surfing the internet. I had already read about the "plot twist" and the plot explanations(about Hancock's powers. I thought the movie was going to really be bad (not the slang meaning good). However, the movie was okay. There were enough plot holes to make a good imitation of swiss cheese, but it was still an entertaining movie.

After the movie, my schedule was wide opened, so I was open to anything MW suggested. He wanted to go to a liquor warehouse in Greenwich Village (downtown NYC). Since I had nothing to do, I agreed. I would have enjoyed walking(about a 30 minute walk), but MW wanted to take the train. Since I don't drink alcohol, it was a bit strange being in a liquor warehouse with with little shopping carts available. I never would have imaged a place where liquor could be bought in bulk. MW bought a half a gallon of rum. After, we walked to Barnes & Noble bookstore. MW wanted to see if the last Harry Potter book was out in paperback; it was not available yet. However, MW did settle on buying the book "Italian Wine for Dummies". Seeing MW taking out his weekly paypack to pay for the book made me feel a little sad for him. Seeing the paypack brought back memories of when I first started working decades ago. And, MW being a bit older than me, only added to the bit empathy I was feeling. I knew I made the right decision about not having him paying for a movie and dinner. MW needs time to get back on his feet.

After B&N, we walked to Circuit City. MW wanted to check the prices for external hard drives. We then visited Virgin Records. MW didn't buy anything, but I bought a CD: Diana Ross & The Supremes - Number Ones. It was a CD of 24 number one hits for only $10. To be honest, I was a bit bored, so I wasn't really paying attention to the various CDs on display, it was only when we were about the leave -- MW mentioned that he had to leave to catch the 9:30p.m. Staten Island ferry. I saw the Ross CD on the way out. I didn't realize there was a whole section of number one CDs, but I did not want to keep MW waiting after he mentioned that he had to leave.

MW took the east side train. Since my train was in the west side of Manhattan, I walked instead of taking the shuttle train (or the crosstown bus). On my way, I was trying to decide what I wanted for dinner. Since I was in the area, I could have went to the diner mentioned a few blog entries ago, but I didn't feel like walking in the opposite direction. I'm a walker, but not really after dark. I settled on Popeye's Chicken. I read my DS9 book on the train, and returned home about 11p.m.


Completion Date - Saturday, July 12, 2008 3:18p.m.
Post Date - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:07p.m.