"Honey, you realize that Mardi Gras, the time of fancy Polish doughnuts, has already come and gone, don't you?"
Hey, I've had these since last Sunday! I was in Publix and, lo and behold, there they were, on a rack by the front door! So, since they were raspberry Paczki, my favorite, I went ahead and snatched them up! I even had one when I got home. The last one was eaten with today's breakfast.
"I sure hope you had something besides all that sugar in your system! You don't need to set off your borderline hypoglycemia reaction, ya know."
No worries, dear, I'd been at a double header, double feature before the store! Today was lovely warm so I got a jump on my A*List! While I was there, I dined on free pepperoni pizza. Yes, that's right: free!!! Thanks for my AMC Rewards and the $10 in AMC gift cards "purchased' with AARP points, I paid nothing for that pizza! Hooray!
"Good for you!!! What movies did you see? Was there a theme?"
Of course there was a theme: mysterious murder movies. Complete with alliteration! (smile!) First up was "Crime 101", with the always-sexy Mark Ruffalo as an aging police detective. Everyone thinks he's after a phantom, not a serial thief. I liked having Chris Hemsworth as the conflicted high-end thief, and nice to see Nick Nolte (happy bday85 to him!), even though he played a bad guy.
"He's gotten a bit raspier, too, but I always liked that about him. What was the chaser to that movie?"
It was a foreign film! "Scare Out", from China, was all about a mole in a national security squad, and the focus is on three of the agents, including the top men, 'Huang Kai' (Zhu Yilong) and 'Yan Di' (Jackson Yee), who are best friends. Suddenly, they're pitted against each other, as the agency comes down on them. Really good movie! Get this: it was even given the approval of The Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China.
"That's interesting. What effect did that have on the movie?"
Well, it became quite political at the end, and very much a piece of propaganda about the importance of country over the importance of self. Of course, that's in keeping with their national security, so it was to be expected. Still, for Americans, especially civilians that have never served in the military, it could be quite jarring. I'm glad I was able to see it today! Next week looks to be fairly busy.
"Oh, wow! Does each little Elvis have something for you to do?"
Yep! Saturday is the only one with no hanger-on... yet. There are several possibilities, but I haven't made a decision on which event. That last one, for Sunday, is a new play from Savannah Repertory Theatre. They've come up with creative pricing to get locals back into their shows, so I'm partaking. You know they lost that place on Broughton Street, right? It was far to expensive to stay in, so they're back to their first locale.
"I welcome the change, both in location and pricing! I guess they're taking a cue from Savannah Stage company. I'm so glad Jayme and her troupe came to town! They're such a good influence on the others."
"Yes, ma'am! Chick-chicka-boom!"
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